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An incident earlier this winter, involving a commercial jetboat on the Clutha River unexpectedly encountering a dozen SCUBA divers from a Christchurch dive school, could easily have ended in tragedy, the boat driver said. Matt Dyer was driving a Lakeland Adventures jetboat heading up the river from the Albert Town bridge in August when he spotted a diver in the water. “I thought, where’s his mate? And then saw another diver on shore with a dive flag.” Matt assumed there were only two divers as he saw no other flags but then saw a fin break the water
further up the river. “They started popping up along the river for an estimated 300m. One almost passed right under the boat.” He saw no more flags until what he presumed was the “tail end Charlie” of an estimated dozen divers who had an inflated visibility “sausage.” The incident highlights the need for visibility and safe water practices as summer approaches, QLDC harbourmaster Marty Black said. “Coming into swimming season swimmers must use common sense, i.e. wear bright caps, swim in a group with a kayak escort or in the safe swim zone.” Swimmers doing the popular snorkelling trip from the Outlet
to the Albert Town bridge on the Clutha River are also required by law to use a dive flag, with an inflatable visibility sausage strongly recommended he said. Not using a flag or an approved visibility device while snorkelling on the river incurs an instant fine of $500. Following the incident Marty contacted the Christchurch company who has assured him they have added to their existing safety plan by committing to contacting commercial operators and the harbourmaster prior to any more Clutha River trips. A report on the incident was also passed onto Maritime New Zealand Marty said. “It’s just by sheer luck no
one was injured.” None of the commercial jetboat companies who operated on the river had been contacted by the dive trip organisers prior to the August trip. “Wasn’t good enough really,” Matt said. After dropping off his clients Matt went back to speak to the group and received an apology from a woman leading the party. She told him the company had done several trips down the river in the past but had never seen any boats before. “The river is fine if people are visible. Even if it’s just snorkelling. I’ve done hundreds of trips down the river and never seen anything like it before.”
Summer water safety reminder from Harbourmaster Marty Black: Life jackets On boats 6m and under lifejackets must be worn at all times and because of the design of other boats like bow riders that are just over 6m, life jackets should be worn. Children ten years and under must wear a life jacket at all times. Paddle boarders on the Clutha River must wear life jackets. On the lake within 200m of the shore a lanyard from the board must be attached to the ankle; life jackets to be worn more than 200m from shore. There is an instant fine for non compliance of $300.
Swimmers and snorkelling Coming into swimming season swimmers must use common sense i.e. wear bright caps, swim in a group with a kayak escort or in the safe swim zone. If snorkelling on the Clutha River you must use a dive flag plus a bright vertical sausage. There is an instant fine of $500 for non compliance.
Matukituki and Wilkin rivers Prior to boating advise the commercial operators.
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inbrief New events office The new Queenstown Lakes District events office was open for business on Monday with appointment of Simon Green as event facilitator with QLDC. “There are so many event and business opportunities in the Lakes District and this is a role that the community, through the Shaping Our Future forum, told us we needed,” QLDC Mayor Vanessa van Uden said. Community arts facilitator Jan Maxwell and Simon will work together in the events office to support existing events in the area and promote the district as an event location.
More blasting More blasting was carried out yesterday to stabilise a major slip on State Highway 6 about 16km south of Makarora. NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) area manager Central Otago, John Jarvis, said the job follows on from blasting at the site last Thursday. “This work is important to our continuing efforts to stabilise this slip that came down nearly eight weeks ago. Because the site is in such a confined area, traffic delays are unavoidable.” John said it would be at least another two weeks before both lanes of the highway are open.
Working on water waste The QLDC hopes to save almost $100 million by reducing the cost of treated water to ratepayers over the next ten years. “Here’s the simple message: if we use less treated water, we will pay less for infrastructure, in fact millions of dollars less,” Mayor Vanessa van Uden said. In June, QLDC made resolutions to reduce water consumption in the district. In the last two 10-Year-Plans, it has identified water demand management as a key issue for the district with the cost for water projected to be reduced to $72 million from $171 million in 2009.Understanding the massive cost of water to ratepayers is critical to changing the way we use it, Mayor van Uden said. “It has always been a challenge to shift people’s mindset because we live next to huge bodies of water
but the cost comes in treating it,” QLDC infrastructure general manager Erik Barnes said. As well as rolling out a summer water conservation campaign
about water conservation for the future because it’s a global issue and it’s not going to go away,” Erik said. Other initiatives included establishing two water
Our children will need to understand about water conservation for the future because it’s a global issue and it’s not going to go away. beginning next month, the QLDC is finalising two contracts to cover a three-year education campaign. “We have a number of initiatives including working with our young citizens through the existing Enviroschool structure. Our children will need to understand
conservation gardens and a campaign around optimal irrigation and watering. “From the summer peaks we experience, we know irrigation is a major component. A massive amount of water is wasted through daytime watering,” he said. Council would also look to its
own water use. “Ideally we are looking to use the likes of untreated bore water for parks, reserves and playing fields,” he said. It already had several examples where it used untreated water for irrigation such as the Lake Hayes showground and was working closely with Lakes Leisure on several initiatives. “Leak detection is another ongoing body of work but we also want to understand household use. We have been metering all households in Luggate for that purpose and we plan to meter pockets of properties throughout the district from early next year, on a voluntary basis, to help us draw the picture,” Erik said. Council was not contemplating introducing compulsory metering at this stage but it might be a consideration in the future.
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Hand ‘coughs’ and pens The children at Oanaka Riverside childcare centre, who are curious about the different jobs people do, had a visit from Senior Constable Mike Johnston last week. Kahu room lead teacher Lizzie Macfie said the children were
interested in Mike’s uniform and the things he carried. They also sat in his police car and tried on his extra police hats. They found out “he always carried lots of pens, that the police are there to help people,
and sometimes if someone was really, really naughty the police put them in [according to one child] ‘hand coughs’,” Lizzie said. “It was a great day and the children loved this interaction with a real police officer.”
QueenstownLakesDistrict Council made a surplus of $17.3 million for the 2011/12 financial year according to finance general manager Stewart Burns. This figure includes council subsidiaries; the Queenstown airport, Lakes Leisure and Lakes Environmental. Stewart said the money will go towards capital cost and debt repayment. The current council debt is more than $100 million. It was forecast to be nearly $400 million in ten years time, but the revised district plan has reduced that to less than $200 million. The surplus made in the past financial year includes $4.3 million of unrealised losses from the revaluation of investment property. Operating revenues were up by 18.6 percent on last year and operating costs were 4.5 percent
under budget for the year. Operatingexpenditurewas $3.6 million (4.5 percent) below budget. “It’s a great result and means that we were able to stay within budget from an operating perspective. It has been achieved through savings across most activities,” Stewart said. “During the 2011/12 period Council continued to work towards debt reduction and the adoption of an affordable 10-Year-Plan in June this year, which we achieved. The positive results were based on stronger revenues and effective cost controls.” He said there was a significant drive towards value for money during the year, which included a three waters contract review, a reduction in staff costs and a review of organisational performance management.
Freedom camping opinions voiced Caroline Harker A camping ground owner and a freedom camping advocate were the only two speakers during the public forum at an extraordinary QLDC meeting on October 19 where the amended freedom camping bylaw was adopted. Aspiring Campervan and Holiday Park owner Richard Hutchison told the council he had been advised by a councillor that caravan parks were needed several years
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ago, before building his one. He said freedom camping had eroded the already small profits of accommodation providers, meaning there was little reinvestment in existing facilities. He also blamed this for the overseas visitors’ perception that New Zealand’s accommodation standards were going backwards. He asked the council to ensure the bylaw did not allow unlimited access by freedom campers, which he said would help businesses such as his to
remain viable. New Zealand Motor Caravan Association spokesman Allan Miller criticised the legality of the stance taken by council staff in the report on freedom camping. He said the only way to reach a final decision on freedom camping issues was via a court of law. He said he thought eventually a council somewhere in New Zealand would be taken to court on the matter and hoped it would not be the Queenstown Lakes District Council.
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Lakes Environmental general manager regulatory and corporate services, Lee Webster, also spoke at the meeting. He said the bylaw was the most appropriate and proportionate way of addressing the freedom camping problem throughout the district. He said other options such as education and signage had been considered, and the council’s legal position had been strengthened by amendments which allowed freedom camping in some areas of the district.
‘We want to bike to school’ Caroline Harker Some ten year olds got a taste of political lobbying on October 31 when they spoke at the QLDC works committee meeting. “We asked them to make a pathway between Lake Hawea and Hawea Flat School because kids are bikingalongGladstoneRoad and it’s too dangerous,” Lily Roberts, 10, said. “There are heaps of trucks and cars going fast and it’s a narrow road.” Indigo Hemingway, 10, also spoke to the committee. “We read them some letters from kids at school,” he said. “Lots of kids wrote asking for a bike track beside the road so they can get to school safely.” Hawea Community Association chairperson Rachel Brown, who accompanied Lily and Indigo, said about 30 children regularly cycle from the lake to the school along Gladstone Road. “Sometimes their parents go with them because they know it’s dangerous,” she said. “I’ve also spoken to about 30 other children who would bike if there was a
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path for them.” The path would need to be 4.75km long. “It’s fundamental for children to be able to bike to school safely,” Rachel said. “I think it’s far more important than bike tracks for tourists.” She said Wanaka locals on the works committee seemed supportive and the problem could be getting Queenstown councillors on side. “They think the number of children is very
small,” Rachel said. The proposal for the bike path is supported by the Upper Clutha Tracks Trust, and by Hawea Flat School principal Sue Heath, who is regularly rung by people concerned about the safety of children biking on Gladstone Road. Rachel said if the council supplied personnel to manage the building of the track, the school and the tracks trust would apply for funding.
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Disparate views on water Caroline Harker Hawea Flat water is clean and pure according to Protect Our Water spokesperson Kim Fogelberg who has just finished a second round of tests on local bores. “All nitrate results to date have been extremely low. There’s nothing wrong with our water,” she said. This is contradicted by the Otago Regional Council’s recently published review of Hawea basin groundwater which states: “Groundwater quality is excellent throughout most of the basin. The exception is at Hawea Flat settlement, where samples show elevated nitrate-nitrogen concentrations. This
effect is probably caused by septic tank leaching, although further investigations are required.” The review, written by ORC scientist Scott Wilson, said bores in
protect water supplies from contaminants... [It] will not protect water supplies from farming activities, but it would place restrictions on future septic tanks. The disadvantage of
All nitrate results to date have been extremely low. There’s nothing wrong with our water. Hawea Flat should be drilled to a minimum of 24m. “The immediate threat to the Hawea Flat community water source is septic tank effluent,” it states. “The operative water plan allows for a Groundwater Protection Zone to
this option is that any discharge of sewage becomes a discretionary activity, which means that an ORC resource consent would be required for new septic tanks, or changes to existing septic tanks. The proposed Plan Change 6A is expected to protect the Hawea Flat water
supply from farming activities.” The report advises restrictions on groundwater allocation due to a large disparity between the location of water permits and water availability. It said a disparity also exists between potential demand and recommended groundwater allocation, and said irrigation races would be a preferred source of irrigation water supply ‘if they are accessible’. The report also recommends restricting groundwatertake when Lake Hawea falls below its operational level of 338m. Scott suggested it is time for further community consultation.
Road closure The second stage of the Mount Aspiring Road reconstruction will begin next week. “Existing road layers need to be excavated and replaced and that will require some closures,” QLDC project manager Rob Darby said. “We will however try to keep disruption to a minimum.” Residents will still have access though some short delays are expected. From November 5 to 23, temporary road closures will take place between 7am and 6pm, over a 400m length of Mount Aspiring Road from the Meadowstone Drive intersection to the Sargood Drive intersection. Rob said work will include a mountable roundabout and pedestrian refuges at the Sargood Drive intersection, installation of street lighting, and kerb and channelling. The project is scheduled to finish by mid December.
Old tree removed by council Old age determined the fate of this willow tree on the lake front which was felled on Monday. QLDC parks manager Gordon Bailey said no more trees along the lake front are scheduled for removal at the moment. Replanting is scheduled during winter. Trees in the district are assessed each year and when considered unsafe or a hazard a formal evaluation is carried out by a qualified arborist. PHOTO: wanaka.tv
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inbrief Parenting through the early years Hawea Kindergarten is having a fundraising evening with local parent coach Liz Maluschnig. She has plenty of advice for parents of pre-schoolers especially on getting co-operation during those tricky times. There will be a variety of trade stalls and supper is provided. The event is being held on Tuesday November 6 at the Hawea Flat Hall. Doors will open at 7pm and Liz is speaking at 7.30pm.
Sun protection essential Tim Brewster Wanaka children need more protection from potentially damaging UV rays if they are to avoid becoming part of New Zealand’s high skin cancer statistics according to a former chemist. Richard ‘Hutch’ Hutchison said there is a “serious lack of understanding and government support” about the dangers of excessive sun exposure. “The ‘slip slap slop’ campaign is not taken seriously. Adults can choose to go for health checkups but young children don’t have a choice,” he said. Richard, who was strongly involved in anti skin cancer campaigns in Tasmania, said the amount of sun protection, such as the quantities of sunscreen required to be effective, was grossly underestimated. While going past last week’s primary school sports competition in Wanaka, Richard estimated more than 70 percent of children were bareheaded in the sunshine, a situation that would have the schools liable for prosecution in Australia where he used to live he said. Wanaka Primary School and the Holy Family Catholic School immediately responded to questions about the school sports and their respective sun protection policies. WPS has a health and safety policy on UV protection with compulsory hat wearing in unshaded areas through terms one and
four as outlined on their website. “The wind at the sports meant a number of children lost their hats and they were a problem - mine included - it is a straw hat and blew off and went under a car
doesn’t seem to spread beyond them.” Holy Family School acting principal Paul Cartlidge sent a copy of the school’s sun protection policy which is based on Cancer Society guidelines.
The ‘slip slap slop’ campaign is not taken seriously. Adults can choose to go for health checkups but young children don’t have a choice. and got squashed. The hats had to come off to compete and also just blew off whilst children were waiting. Despite our asking children to wear sunhats a lot still come without them,” school principal Dr Wendy Bamford wrote in an email. “We have full compliance within the school gates but this
It makes hat wearing compulsory in terms one and four. He also referred to the windy conditions on the sports day and the difficulty of teachers manning events and also enforcing hat wearing. A recent report from Otago University said the number of deaths from melanoma in New Zealand
is “unacceptable” with primary schools a “very good place to start” to protect children. Associate professor Tony Reeder directs the university’s Cancer Society social and behavioural research unit which did a study examining changes in sun protection between 2005 and 2009 at 189 randomly selected state primary schools around the country. “We found that encouraging use of sun protective clothing remained the weakest area for schools; only 43 percent in our study had met this criterion by 2009. The next weakest was in providing or working towards adequate shade in school grounds through trees or shade structures, with only 52 percent meeting the requirements,” Professor Reeder said. The latest results for deaths caused by melanoma are from 2009, with 326 deaths, 213 male and 113 female. The report stated central government needed to take a much stronger role in reducing the incidence of melanoma. “It has become largely the responsibility of a charity, the Cancer Society of New Zealand, to introduce and sustain health promotion efforts in this area. We believe public agencies such as the Ministries of Education, ERO and the Ministry of Health need to start taking a similar level of responsibility for sun protection as they do for other health and safety issues in schools.”
Rates reallocated At a full council meeting on Tuesday councillors adopted a rates replacement proposal for the district. “We discovered that the rating structure we moved to
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after the rates review was not delivering all of the results we had intended, it was not equitable to some ratepayers and we decided to fix it before instalment two,” QLDC
finance general manager Stewart Burns said. In September anomolies found in the rating system caused some ratepayers to pay disproportionally more
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than others in the first instalment of their rates and some to pay less. Changes to the affected rates will be reconciled over the remaining three instalments.
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inbrief Lakes Leisure appoints CEO Lakes Leisure appointed Ruth Stokes as chief executive officer. Ruth has worked in the planning and delivery of arts, community services, sport, recreation and parks, and has also operated in infrastructure, banking and international consulting. “Ruth’s experience working with [council controlled organisations] as well as in the wider council environment, places her in extremely good standing for the challenges of the role,” Lakes Leisure board member Peter Faul said. “Her work in those organisations was predominantly community focused and she is very passionate about improving the quality of life within our community which is one of Lakes Leisure’s key objectives.” She will take the position on November 12.
Wearable creations final fling Caroline Harker The Wearable Creations team has had three busy days rigging lights, doing sound checks and rehearsing this week with the first show of the three-night run opening tonight. Directors Teresa Goodwin and Kate Ross, assistant Wendy-Ann Copeland, sound man Grenville Craig and lighting expert Matt Gunn have worked around the clock on what they hope will
be the best show yet. It’s the last one for Teresa and Kate, who started Wearables in 2001, but there are plenty of people keen to take over. “It will be good to pass it on when we’re on a high,” Teresa said. “It’s time for us to sit in the audience. Well I will. Kate, I’m sure, will be designing costumes.” As well as helping many of the 24 acts with their choreography Kate has an entry in this year’s show. As usual, content of the
show remains secret until it opens. Kate and Teresa have revealed there are up to ten people on stage for each of the 24 acts and inspiration for entries comes from a huge range of things from volcanoes and hunting to preschools and vineyards. A decade on, Kate said that many of the entries still surprise her. “Some of them are incredible,” she said. “And this year’s props have my eyes standing out on stalks. They’re so, well, large.”
About half the entrants have been in Wearables before, the rest are doing it for the first time. Some model their own creations, but most use models. “Working with artists is challenging,” Kate said. “With Grenville and Matt’s help we have to get what’s in their heads onto the stage. But we love it.” The show runs until Saturday. See sunspots for details. PHOTO: wanaka.tv
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Traces of Hamlet Caroline Harker “Though this be madness, yet there is method in’t.” This may be the case for those who audition for Tracing Hamlet this weekend, and they must remember: “This above all, to thine own self be true.” Director Sara Brodie (Riverside Drive) is keen to see everyone from the ‘slightly curious’ to the ‘wildly ambitious’, including people who auditioned for Riverside Drive but didn’t get in. “I adored some of the people who auditioned but I couldn’t cast them. I hope they will come back this weekend.” Shakespeare’s Hamlet is a tragedy set in Denmark. Prince Hamlet takes revenge on his uncle Claudius for murdering King Hamlet, Claudius’s brother and the prince’s father. Prince Hamlet then succeeds to the throne and marries Gertrude, his father’s widow and his own mother. The play portrays true and feigned madness, overwhelming grief
and seething rage, and explores themes of treachery, revenge and incest. Sara’s play, Tracing Hamlet, will feature some of Shakespeare’s original text but not in the usual order. The play is being performed at Puzzling World and the audience will move around the complex doing a puzzle of their own - finding out
what happens in the play and to Hamlet himself. “It is a community show so I haven’t fully constructed the script yet,” Sara said. “It will be driven by what I see this weekend.” Sara expects to cast a lot more females than are in the original play. She is also auditioning high school drama students and already has a MAC band and a school-girl singing group working on Ophelia’s lines, using them as lyrics for songs they are composing. “I’ve also sent them a song from the period called ‘Lady if you so spite me’. The lyrics are quite risqué so the girls will be enjoying them.” For years Sarah has wanted to do a play where the audience move around and is very excited about the potential of her chosen venue. She hopes for a good turn-out at the auditions. “I want people to be brave and come along,” she said.
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See sunspots for details. Caroline Harker Visitors to the Frankfurt Book Fair were astonished by images of New Zealand. “People just couldn’t believe the beauty of it,” author Annabel Langbein said. “They didn’t think it was real.” New Zealand was the country of honour at this year’s fair and hundreds of kiwis were there showing off our books and our country. A 20 minute audio
visual about New Zealand played in the main pavilion. “It was full of fantastic images,” Annabel said. She also showcased the country with a choreographed show about what a ‘free range lifestyle’ is. Clips from her television show were projected onto huge screens and Annabel demonstrated various recipes to an audience of about three hundred people. “I would take a dish and finish it in front of them while I
told stories. One was about jumping out of a chopper doing live deer recovery. They loved it,” she said. Annabel has been going to the book fair for more than 20 years. Nowadays 65,000 Germans come to New Zealand every year. Last year the country of honour was Iceland and tourism there had a huge boost in numbers after the fair, so a similar rise is expected for New Zealand.
Outdoor stage success Mount Aspiring College’s new outdoor performance area is getting plenty of use despite not being officially opened until October 20 due to bad weather. Last Thursday Year 10 students showcased their talents. The open-air stage and landscaped quad cost $60,000 and was financed by Central Lakes Trust, Friends of Mount Aspiring College, the board of trustees, local families and families from Christchurch who enrolled their children at the college after the earthquake. PHOTO: wanaka.tv
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Army on the move Salvation Army shop manager Lynette Thompson (left) and Jenny Mitchell gathered the last remaining boxes of goods for their shift on Tuesday. After three years in their premises next to Community Networks, volunteers took two days to move the contents of the shop to its new home on the corner of Brownston and Helwick Street.
Ten Te Reo Maori students from Wanaka and two from Cromwell are hoping another eight will sign up for a Level 6 course next year, otherwise they won’t be able to continue with their studies. Tutor Jeromy van Riel needs a minimum of 20 students to run the ten weekend course. The syllabus includes Maori history and lore, the great migration, traditional songs and leaning to talk in depth about the history and symbolism of a marae. The course would be conducted
entirely in Maori. Jeromy is hoping to find the extra eight students in Cromwell and Queenstown. The current Level 5 Upper Clutha students
Hardy-Hesson, Merlissa Gerritsen, Elaine McNoe, Frankie Dean, Careen Kemp, Jenny Merton and Adair Simpson, with Jeromy on the far right.
It was great for them to be in a real life Maori language situation. spent last weekend on a marae at Port Levy (Banks Peninsula). Pictured with their tutors and a Level 6 class from Christchurch are Paul Tamati, Marilyn Steele, Rachel Brown, Briar
The only Wanaka student unable to attend was Jude Terpstra. The group has studied Maori for three years and will graduate in December. Some of them started years
ago, and they have all had to wait between two and five years to do the level 5 course in Wanaka, because there weren’t enough students until this year. “I call them the survivors,” Jeromy said. “They’ve worked really hard for this.” He said spending the weekend on the marae, speaking only Maori, was great for their confidence and learning. “It was great for them to be in a real life Maori language situation,” he said. “Some of them will be the next Maori teachers in Wanaka.”
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inbrief Two trophies for vineyard Bannockburn vineyard Akarua winery won the Red Wine of Show and pinot noir class trophy for its 2010 pinot noir at the Five Nations Wine Challenge on Friday. Akarua winemaker Matt Connell said it was “fantastic” for Akarua to gain recognition for the 2010 vintage. “This competition has particular significance for me because it is invitation only, so you know that you are up against the best of the best as only seven wines of the same varietal from each country are invited to take part,” Matt said. “To end up with the Trophy and then Red Wine of Show is certainly a major highlight in my career to date.” Five judges, representing five countries (New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Chile, and Argentina) scored 540 wines over three days and New Zealand won 4 of the 16 trophies.
Tim Brewster Central Otago optometrists are planning on walking 24km this weekend to raise money for the blind. Wanaka’s Tui Russell is joining up with three others as part of the national campaign Eyetrek 2012 which is fundraising for the Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind’s (RNZFB) digital library and their talking book service. The fundraiser involves a number of the country’s eye surgeons as well as optometrists who are using sections of the Te Araroa national walkway
for their walks. “Optometrists have a reputation of being the pasty, geeky kind so we thought we’d break the mould and get us some juicy blisters in the name of the digital library,” Tui said. She is pictured here with Wanaka resident Norman Pittaway who is one of the users of the digital talking book service. The 24km route begins at Lake Hawea and heads along the river track, crossing the swingbridge and heading up the Clutha to the Outlet before going into Wanaka.
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Primary sports day out Tim Brewster The Upper Clutha primary schools’ sports day was reported to be a great success despite blustery conditions. Holy Family School sports coordinator Amanda Starkey said there was a great attitude from the students with the whole school taking part. “It was great to see some of the five-yearolds who were so nervous at the start of the day performing so confidently later on in the morning. Six of the school’s senior students won a cup with a number of the juniors also receiving fair play awards. Bridget O’Brien,
Harry Hughes, Louis Hughes, Ollie Williams-Holloway, Sammy Burke and Thomas Benson won their age group events. At Wanaka Primary School eight special awards for sportsmanship were presented to junior athletes following the sports day. They demonstrated perseverance, on-going commitment to help others or made excellent progress: William Munsey (room 5), Will Anderson (room 7), Emily Redwood (room 8), Jaxon Kennedy (room 8), Jamie Olley (room 8), Eve Bretherton (room 8), Eva Gilberston (room 8), Emily Schmidt (room 7). Senior athletics results are still to be confirmed.
Hawea Flat School had an estimated 150 children attend the sports event. Two special awards for sportsmanship were presented to Muireann Green and Nova Gillam. Results from the 50m final: (5year-old girls) 1st Lucy Landreth, 2nd Amelia Louden, 3rd Tara Hewitt (Hawea); (6-year-old girls) 1st Billie Crowe (HFS), 2nd Mia Carter, 3rd Estelle Gellatly. (5-year-old boys) 1st Henry Bowering, 2nd Riley McRae, 3rd Lucas Parry. (6-year-old boys) 1st Josh Allison, 2nd Tay Simpson (Hawea), 3rd Cobi Millar. Pictured is Tana Hansen of Hawea Flat School competing in the long jump. PHOTO: wanaka.tv
Stellar street-sprint Wanaka builder Matt Edgar has had a great start to his streetsprint racing career, winning the open title for two-wheel drive cars in last week’s Cromwell event. Racing his 1979 Toyota Corolla DX with a 1600 cc 20 valve turbocharged motor which puts out at estimated 500bhp,
Matt completed the 1.5km street course in 57.9 seconds. Matt has had seven seasons track racing sport saloons and decided to try the streetsprint for “something different,” he said. He now has the bug and is planning to tackle some more street events and is on the waitlist for the upcoming Coronet Peak hill climb. PHOTO: tim brewster
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BOARD Damo! Happy birthday bro and good luck in the new job xx To kennedy cres residents please can you tie your dogs up on sunday night and monday morning so we can put our rubbish out and not have it ripped apart every week, blue bags are expensive!! Who cares what tourists think of burn offs they don’t farm it Regenerating native bush on mt roy? don’t think so, too much bracken but not now, Job well done on mt roy, it will be nice and green in a few weeks plastic trees wood work?? Melt them down to fit height restriction when the rules change as they are bound to do Is it just me or is anyone else out there in noncompliance land wanting to plant a big tree or several big trees before we are reduced to planting just pansies, dwarf variety of course..... Can we not enjoy the uniqueness of albert town and the right and privacy to have trees on our property in consideration for our neighbours without having such extreme new height restrictions. I question the generation of people that want this to happen. Are trees not part of our view and life. 2 Road cyclists side by side on a yellow line with traffic approaching on the cardrona rd. . .nowhere to go! Refused to move to single file. Come on guys, Road courtesy goes both ways. . Respect gets respect. Arrogance like that causes accidents, maybe some innocent cyclist like me, yes, I ride too. I hate the fires too but beware, what if they start spaying poison instead? :-( Hey you in the opulent on-road all-wheel drive, it’s Wanaka. Perhaps you misread the sign. Could someone explain the difference between a `local` and a `real local?!` What a load of rubbish. You’ve been noticed in ur fancy cars putin ur household rubbish in lakefront bins. Shame on you, buy blue bags like the rest of us. Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power. What the peloton doesn’t get is that they are using the road as a sporting venue, not for transport. Using their logic, why not a game of “touch” on Ardmore st. School kids in the pub in school uniform every other night well after 8 pm, while parents drink .. Not a good look ...
editorial When the heat comes on in Central, the lakes and rivers become a refreshing, exhilarating environment for residents and visitors. Lake swimming, paddle boarding, pontoon leaping, jetskis, waterbiscuits, waterskiing and wakeboarding, river rafting and all other things involving water play become a major focus for a lot of people. What isn’t so pleasurable is the lack of forethought and bad judgement calls made around water. If harbourmaster Marty Black has said it once … lifejackets. Be visible in the water. Five knots when 200m from shore. Look where you’re going and use a spotter if you’re towing someone behind the boat. Watch kids around water and teach them to swim. Buddy up on the river. Water Safety New Zealand tells us that 123 people drowned during 2011, up 41 percent on the previous year and the worst annual drowning toll on record since 2003. As of last week, 76 people have drowned so far this year. As an outdoor loving population down here, we should ensure we have the skills and judgement to enjoy the water safely. Let’s aim for a record summer for all the right reasons.
The solution is simple No matter your stance on burn-offs it was not good to see the hill go up in flames. I watched all night from Eely Point and can honestly say the only thing that stopped the flames was the flames themselves. Despite the best efforts of the fire fighting teams, both in the air and on the ground, the sheer ferocity of the fire looked unbeatable. The arguments can go on (as they have done year after year in Wanaka) but the solution seems rather simple. The question is not “are burn-offs good or bad”, the question should be “how do you stop an unpredictable fire”. When burn-off advocates can control, with certainty, the fires they light, then go ahead. Until then, and until they can predict wind shifts, other methods should be considered. G Kearns Wanaka
That’s right, cycling’s full of great role models and healthy attitudes; visa for Lance Armstrong anyone?
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Does timsfield lake hawea have different rules for unleashed or roam free dogs? 2 the woman in the charity shop on Saturday who was giving the staff/volunteers a hard time i was so embarrassed 4 u if u do not like it simple do not shop there 19 years and not a “local”? - you’re doing it wrong Wanaka and the world are very different places today than what they were back in the day when farmers burnt hillsides and it was acceptable.. It’s no longer acceptable so Time to change your ways guys new locals are the ones who have made wanaka what it is today not old locals or farmers. New people have brought their skills, knowledge, businesses, Experience, families and money here. if it wasn’t for them wanaka would still be like it was back in the70s or 80s. It is so frustrating a shop advertises specials 4 the week u go 2 shop and find empty shelves why? Happy 1st birthday to our beautiful baby girl Zia. Love Mummy and Daddy.
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A bench with metal legs was stolen from the rear of Federal Diner. A male has been stealing DVDs from the library, watching them and then returning them to the library with the security locking mechanism damaged.
Cyclist hit A cyclist was hit by a vehicle while crossing the road on State Highway 84. “I am pleased to report the cyclist only suffered cuts and bruises from the impact but it could have been a lot worse.” Constable Peter Reed said. “This is a classic example of the need to ensure you are visible on the roads. A set of good bicycle lights could be the best investment you ever make.”
Vandalism Last Saturday police received reports of graffiti on the skate park in Wanaka. The window of a caravan at the Luggate camping ground was forced open. However it doesn’t seem that entry was gained.
Miniball season starts in Wanaka this term with more than 200 players from Years 3 to 8 expected, Wanaka basketball chairperson Kate Jerram said. The competition only goes for one term because of restricted court space but the sport helps develop valuable skills for a number PHOTO: wanaka.tv of sports.
Changes to heli challenge A new Junior World Heli Challenge event and a revised elite format to the World Heli Challenge were announced yesterday. “For the past couple of years we’ve developed the concept of selected Young Guns in the competition so this is a natural progression to involve more junior skiers and boarders,” event founder and director Tony Harrington said. “There is such strong interest coming from young athletes from around the world we’ve decided to create a tailored event just for them.” The junior challenge will be for 15 skiers and 15 snowboarders aged between 12 and 16 years. It will include one heli-access competition day during the week long challenge. There are also changes to the World Heli Challenge with a restricted line-up limited to just 32 skiers and boarders; 24 males and 8 females. “This is an elite and unique event and by keeping our numbers contained we have better options for accessing new terrain and hidden stashes down the Southern Alps to take the competition to a whole new level,” Tony said.
Drink driving A male was detained for drink driving on Ardmore Street last Saturday night. He blew twice the legal limit. He will appear in court and will face a fine and a term of disqualification.
Bad reversing A 99-year-old male received minor injuries when he was knocked over in the car park at an elderly residents’ home. The driver did not see him when she reversed. A lady was knocked over when reversed into by a vehicle parking on Dunmore Street.
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Upper Clutha Rugby Football Club Notice of AGM: To be held at the Clubrooms on Monday 19th November 8pm. All interested Parties are cordially invited. Agenda Items and Apologies to The Secretary PO Box 209 Wanaka. Urban DH timing cable taken saturday nite. Any info please. Reward for return no questions asked. Wanaka Wearable Creations tickets: still available for tonight (Thursday November 1). Call into the LWC to get yours. Friday and Saturday shows are sold out. Watch out for David Reid Homes stunning new show home soon to be under construction at 7 Hollyhock Lane, Far Horizon. Well done to Fitzys for keeping the live music going 5 nights a week. Amazing talent in this town. Glad I can go see it on a regular basis somewhere.
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sport results Bridge results: Championship Pairs 11.Silver Section. North/South:-Dawn & Terry Wilson 63.07% 1.Murray Pryde, Ken Roberts 60.04% 2. Patrick Kennedy, Ena Leckie 58.14% 3. East/West:- Gerarda Herlihy, Madeleine Reveley 59.28% 1. Margaret Hunt, Jenny Muir 58.14% 2. Mary Gibson-Collings, Deirdre Lynch 55.68% 3 Bronze Section: North/South:- Alan Chisholm, Ken Muir 55.82% 1. Pauline Davidson, Jane Hamilton 54.50% 2. Lesley Hook, Carole Turner and Fran Holmes, Margaret Newell 53.17%= 3. East/West:- Trevor Buchanan, Michael Chapman-Smith 62.50% 1. Annette Clements, Sue Orbell 59.23% 2. Karolyn Macandrew, Jenny Turnbull 51.49% 3 Friday Bridge 26 October: North/South:Ann Paterson, Pam Taylor 57.14% 1. Michael Chapman-Smith, Margaret Waterman 56.75% 2. Elle & Des Johnston 51.19% 3. East/ West:- Mary Gibson-Collings, Mo Schofield 63.10% 1. Fran Holmes, Daphne Stewart 60.71% 2. Alwyne Haworth, Pat Ross 57.14% 3. Open Graded Thursday 25.October: North/South:- Dorothy McDonald, Nan Ottrey 69.79%1. East/West:Val & John Wormald 52.08% 1.
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Lake Hawea Golf Club 28 October: Championships R Stevenson beat T Cotter 5/4, J Hanson beat K Todd 5/3, M McElrea beat B Stevenson 4/3. Stableford Competition Men 1 R Stevenson 44, 2 G Browne 39, 3 A Hale 39, 4 B Burgess 38, 5 T Arscott 37. Women 1 J Hanson 34, 2 M McElrea 34. 2’s G Browne No 14, A Hale No 14. Closest to the Pin A Hale Wanaka Bowls Results Week ending 26:10:12 Friday Progressive Skips 1 M Barnett, 2 E Ottrey, 3 K Chartres, Thirds 1 F Anderson 2nd M Wilson 3rd T Tovey. Leads 1 D Schofield, 2 G McCarthy, 3 N Collings, 4’s N Young, J Barton, M Firman, D Byers. Women’s Fun/Mini Tournament 1 Alma McRae, Min Mayen, Lynette Wilson – 42pts, 2 Alison Hebbard, Alice Turnbull, Madeleine Wilson – 39pts, 3 Noeline Turner, Elaine Herbert, Robyn Chartres – 37 pts. wanaka golf club results: Saturday Ladies Medal & Putting D1 1 Colette Kelly, 74 ocb, 2 Sue Collinson, 74, 3 Nora Hastings, 75. Putting - Noeline Raffills. Men Best Nett D1 1 Simon Fraser (Riverton), 65, 2 Tony Harwood, 66, 3 Skip Pot-
ter (Tarras), 69. D2 1 Neville Findlay (Chisolm Park), 64, 2 Mike Kelly, 68 ocb, 3 Jeff Niederer, 68. Tuesday Ladies GNZ Medal & Putting D1 1 Sue Collinson, 66, 2 Margaret Read, 67, 3 Janet Sutton, 71. D2 1 Chris Willson, 67, 2 Vicky McRae, 69, 3 Bev de BeerLamont, 73. D3 Margaret Anderson, 75, Colette Kelly, 79, Margaret Anderson, 80. D4 1 Alison Stretch, 74, 2 Nan Hogan, 77, 3 Pam de Beer, 78. Hole in One Margaret Marshall on No.6. Wed Stbfd D1 1 Rex Lambert, 39, 2 Arthur Dovey, 36 ocb, 3 Russell Shaw, 36. D2 1 Tony Waterworth, 38, 2 Stephen Poperwell, 38, 3 Mel McLellan, 36. Nine Hole Ladies Stableford 1 Kaye Hodge, 22, 2 Stephanie Still, 16 ocb, 3 Gina Campbell, 16. Nearest the Pin Eleanor Lloyd Men’s 36 Hole Championship D1 Gross 1 Samson Kim, Queenstown, 143, 2 Graeme Barbara, Wanaka, 146 Nett 1 Tony Brent, Wanaka, 135, 2 Moon Kim, Queenstown, 137, 3 Russell Shaw, Wanaka, 140. AM Medal Isaac Davidson, Wanaka, 68, PM Medal Bob McRae, Wanaka, 66. D2 Gross 1 Brendan Anderson, 163, 2 Warren Sutton, 169. Nett 1 Graeme Begg, 135, 2 Russell Leary, 135, 3 Wayne Chamberlain, 135. AM Medal Logan Harris, 68, PM Medal Robyn Read, 69.
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Strong first hit out for rowers Wanaka Rowing Club’s gained some strong results from its young new rowers at the first regatta for the season. The Aoraki 1000m regatta offers combination events for new rowers to row with more senior rowers. The club took a squad of 18 to the regatta at Twizel, including eight new novices aged 13 and 14 to gain podium places, with all rowers getting into an A final. The senior boys’ crew of Jarrod Wellman, 18, Nick Jackson, 18, James Redai, 17 and Jamie Bowley, 17, won the men’s open coxed four and men’s open coxed quad coxed by new coxswain Alex Mitchell.
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James Redai was also first in the under 17 single sculls, closely followed by Jamie Bowley second. The pair then won the men’s under 17 double sculls and men’s open coxless pair Nick Jackson and Jarrod Wellman were second in the men’s open double
sculls and then teamed up with new rowers Jack Porter and Nathan Redai, both 14, for the men’s 50 percent novice quads to win another first place. Jack and Nathan (pictured) were second in novice 50 percent double sculls and made the final of the boys’ under 15
double sculls. Anna Watson Taylor was second in the women’s open single and fourth in the women’s open quad combined with the under 15 girls: Nell Varney, Nina Bowley and Kath Millis, and fourth in the open double with Nell Varney. All three under 15 girls – Nell, Nina and Kath made the under 15 single sculls final The novice girls’ quad (Mia Heath Dyer, 13, Maddy Ball, 14, Tayla Farmer, 14, Olivia Pearce, 14, Bridie Hurley, 14, Helena Crawford, 14 and coxswain Alex Mitchell, 13) had some great races in quads and doubles with all of them reaching an A final.
Run for mental health Well known Wanaka plumber Jup Brown, who in the last couple of years has run the length of New Zealand and Japan, told the Wanaka Sun his friend Perry is also on the run to raise awareness and more than $30,000 for the Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand. Fielding man Perry Newburn was in the area last week on the Great New Zealand Run. The run is
about 5300km long; it will take 71 days to complete and his goal is to touch small and large communities along the way, raising awareness of mental wellness. Last Thursday was day 57 of the run and on his daily blog Perry wrote: “a pretty good day today although it was a long haul over the Crown Range ... The scenery again is magnificent around here which is making the running
so much easier. There were a few donations today so thanks everyone - so much appreciated. Need to keep this going as there are less than two weeks to go now. Tomorrow we head up the valley towards the Haast Pass so looking forward to it.” Donations can be made through Perry’s website.
Style from Grace Twelve-year-old Grace Thomson, riding Rostroon Bronspur, is the Level 2 pony dressage champion for Southland after a muddy weekend competition in Gore. The pair also placed third against horses and ponies in the Holyport Trophy: a level 2 dressage test for under 21-year-old riders. photo: supplied
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