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Wind in the sails The Wanaka Yacht Club’s annual regatta was held from Friday to Sunday with 30 boats racing in four categories.

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Rose battered, unbowed page 2

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Underage booze irks campers Tim Brewster

Garden gets gong page 5

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An incident last weekend involving a 16-year-old local boy who had been dropped off at Glendhu Bay Holiday Park with a chilly bin of beer allegedly supplied by his parents, to camp with friends, has angered a group of Wanaka families camping nearby.

It was alleged the boy gave beer to another underage boy. The beer was then confiscated by the family group when he arrived to eat dinner.

The youth who had been suspected of giving the beer to his friend then approached the family group and harangued them for taking the beer and demanded it be returned.

When his request was refused, and he was told the beer would only be returned to the adult who supplied it, the youth swore at the group and went away.

“You only need one parent to give alcohol to their children and then not supervise them to potentially cause harm to a lot of others,” one

parent who asked not to be named said. There was a number of young teens socialising at the camp and the incident and peer pressure to drink upset some of the group. “Alcohol being supplied to unsupervised underage teens is one of the most

the staff for confiscating the beer.

Police were called to the incident and the youth camper was given 30 minutes to pack up and leave the camp with a potential charge of disorderly behaviour being laid on the father. A trespass order is

also included a bottle of spirits was removed. His parents then arrived at the camp and the father became abusive and threatening and at that stage the police were called. The management handled the incident in a very creditable way. We’re not

We’re not babysitters to watch over kids getting drunk with no adult supervision. Things get out of hand and it ruins things for everyone. contentious issues we have to deal with as parents of teenagers in this town.”

The parent praised the camp management for later confiscating the beer from the unsupervised youth, but was astonished to hear the boy’s 52-year-old father had arrived at the camp and allegedly abused

also being processed, the camp management said. QLDC holiday parks manager Greg Hartshorne confirmed the incident had taken place. “Management was made aware there was an underage youth who had been dropped off with a tent and a chilly bin of beer. He was spoken to and the alcohol which

babysitters to watch over kids getting drunk with no adult supervision.

Things get out of hand and it ruins things for everyone.”

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inbrief Last flights for Wanaka Air New Zealand flew in and out of Wanaka for the last time yesterday. The company announced late last year it would be stopping the service as it was not profitable. Wanaka Airport operations manger Ralph Fegan said the “unreliability factor” of the weather had been very bad for quite a long period last winter which hadn’t helped the service. Many people were booking flights in and out of Queenstown because they didn’t want to take the relatively high risk of Wanaka flights being cancelled due to weather.

He also said the middle of the day timing of the flights didn’t suit most business people.

“We hope something else will happen someday but that would need a population explosion,” he said. “We need the numbers to make it work.”

On your trolley Home made trolleys of all shapes and sizes are expected at the inaugural trolley derby which is being held as part of Hawea’s traditional Town Versus Country event on Waitangi Day. The derby will be held on a grass slope which runs from Flora Dora Parade down to Scotts Beach and will have competitions for different age groups.

Organisers have asked competitiors to bring “helmets, knee pads and anything else which will help cushion any tumbles”.

Rose battered, unbowed Tim Brewster

Zealand’s top medal prospects for the Sochi Winter Olympics next

Wanaka-based freeskier Rose Battersby (pictured), who was hospitalised earlier this week with a lumbar spine fracture after a crashing on a jump, is now expected to make a good recovery following surgery on her spine.

She has been communicating with family and friends through facebook, making this post after surgery: “My spine has now been put back together and I am pleased to say that my toes can wiggle.”

Rose was doing a practice run prior to the X-Games slopestyle finals in Aspen, Colorado. She misjudged her take-off on a large gap jump and landed on her back on the flat before sliding down into safety netting. One of New

of NZ Snowsports said.

Despite the serious crash she

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year, Rose, 19, was transferred to a hospital in Denver and operated on yesterday Alex Kerr

appears to have been in good spirits since being hospitalised with an earlier posting yesterday

morning just hours prior to her surgery.

“I’m currently in a hospital somewhere in Denver pumped up on liquid happiness. I have broken my back but can feel and move my arms and legs. I have my best friend/bodyguard [coach Peter Legnavsky who has been with her since the accident] at my side so no need to worry.

Thanks for all the well wishes, I’ll keep you posted.”

Peter has been coaching Rose for more than a year and describes her as “tough, a rock star on skis. She is exactly what she needs to be to win in ski slopestyle”.

Rose placed ninth in the invitation-only event last year and is currently ranked fifth in the world by the Association of Freeski Professionals.

Levy liable for fire frenzy Tuohy’sfarmownerJohn Levy has been found liable for losing control of a permitted burnoff fire on Mount Roy in October.

In a report from the QLDC Wildfire Investigation Officer, James Cowan, John was criticised for not continuing to monitor the perimeter of the fire after he had thought he had put it out.

As the permit holder for the fire which he lost control of, he will bear the $40,000 cost of fighting the fire which damaged 116ha of farm land, 17ha of conservation estate, fences, powerpoles, the electrical supply to a transmitter and threatened two homes.

Inthereport’sconclusion

James wrote: “The permitee has failed to notify the escapes as they have happened during the process of his burn and has failed to recognise these escapes as warning signs that additional vigilance was required to control his burn. Mr. Levy has not conveyed to me that he is wellexperiencedinburns of this nature and given the high risk site he was burning this has more than likely contributed to the escapes”.

The Department of Conservation has yet to examine the report before they can make a decision whether to proceed with prosecution, Wanaka spokesperson Annette Grieve said. photo: supplied

LINZ could help Caroline Harker Despite broken promises in the past, Hawea campaigners feel confident LINZ will come to the party and help combat problems caused by freedom campers along the side of Lake Hawea. LINZ met with Hawea representatives at a meeting chaired by QLDC Deputy Mayor Lyall Cocks on Friday.

“I think something will happen this time,” Hawea Community Association vicepresident Di Turnbull said. “And if it doesn’t we won’t give up and we will keep going back to

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LINZ until it does.”

Di said they discussed putting an information sign at the Neck and a toilet at Deep Bay and LINZ representative Dianne Cardwell said she would come back with a response from LINZ head office within three months.

The information sign would include general tourist information on the area as well as notices about campsites, toilets and freedom camping regulations.

“It would need to have enough information to entice people to stop and read it,” Di said. The sign would be funded by LINZ

and QLDC, and the HCA has been asked to come up with information to go on the sign.

“We would also like a toilet there, but the most pressing need is at Deep Bay [further along the western side of Lake Hawea],” Di said.

Di said although nothing had happened after meetings with LINZ in the past, she felt positive this time. She said if the signage and toilet are approved by LINZ they will be in place before Christmas 2013.

inbrief Rowers to the rescue A suspected arsonist setting fire to a large pile of driftwood at Waterfall Creek was surprised by the arrival of a rowing crew last Sunday.

James Redai, Jarrod Wellman and Nick Jackson were training for the national rowing championships in February, when they spotted a man in his 20s lighting a large pile of driftwood near the start of the Millennium Track. When he saw them, he moved away and disappeared into the bush. The rowers then noticed smoke rising from the pile.

They rowed to shore just as the flames burst into life and were then joined by a passing motorboat which had buckets on board, James said.

They managed to extinguish the fire and the fire brigade were also called. The man was found sitting in the bushes and was spoken to by the fire fighters. No charges have been laid at this stage.

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Changes afoot at Pembroke Park

No shooting policy at airport

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Caroline Harker The first Wanaka Community Board meeting of the year had a lively public forum with three people speaking about parking on and around Pembroke Park.

Chamber of Commerce Chairperson Alistair King supported proposed angle parking along the Brownston Street side of the park. “It’s diabolical there at present,” he said. “When it’s busy and there are cars parked on both sides of the street you can’t get through.” Council staff have proposed no parking on the

residential side of the street and angle parking on the other side.

Brownston Street resident and Friend of Pembroke Park Loris King spoke against the proposal saying the park is meant to be reserved in perpetuity, and taking park land for angle parking for CBD users contravenes existing rules and regulations. Fellow Friend of Pembroke Park Father Brian Fenton also spoke against the proposal.

He said diverting throughtraffic to Riverbank Road and levying businesses to pay for customer parking would alleviate the problem

without compromising the park.

If the council proceeds with the angle parking proposal it would first have to amend the park management plan.

The Community Board agreed to recommend Council seek public submissions on the proposed amendments.

WCB Chairman Lyall Cocks said he would be disappointed if a clause providing for a cark park incorporating 60 car parks and six bus parks on the McDougall Street side of the park, was not removed from the plan.

Hunters have been banned from Wanaka airport land following an incident where a couple of .22 cartridge shells where found on the ground outside a hangar door. Operations Manager Ralph Fegan said people had been shooting there for a number of years but there had been similar incidents in the past and a decision has been made to ban all hunters before any damage is done.

“There are millions of dollars worth of aircraft in those hangars,” Ralph

said. “Anybody with a brain knows how easy it would be for a bullet to ricochet off something and drill through a hangar damaging a plane or a helicopter. The pilot mightn’t know anything was wrong until he was up in the air.”

Ralph said from now on gates would be locked and he would be the only person allowed firearms at Wanaka airport. He shoots birds which can interfere with aircraft, especially magpies and spur winged plover. photo: nikki heath

Change for WOF Newer cars will only need to get warrants of fitness annually under new laws announced by the Government.

But vehicles registered before 2000 will still face six-monthly WOFs, Associate Transport Minister Simon Bridges said today.

The Ministry of Transport estimates

the changes will benefit motorists and businesses by $159 million a year through savings in inspection and compliance costs, justice and enforcement costs, and time spent by motorists getting their WOF. The key changes include an initial inspection for new cars, followed by

annual inspections once vehicles are three years old, annual inspections for vehicles three years and older and first registered from 2000 and six-monthly inspections for vehicles first registered before January 1, 2000.

“The new regime also recognises that the quality of vehicles and their safety features and performance

are improving over time,” the minister said.

The changes have been opposed by the Motor Trades Association who said that not only will 2000 jobs be lost in the industry, but vehicles could be potentially more dangerous and cost more to maintain due to the longer time between inspections.

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inbrief Lamb on the menu Thirteen restaurants have entered this year’s Central Otago and Lakes District Lamb Dish of the Year. Diners can rate the lamb they eat in participating restaurants, on a number of elements including taste, tenderness and creativity, during the month of February. Local restaurants entered in the competition are: Bannockburn’s Carrick; Wanaka’s Relishes Café; and Feast Bar & Dining, Golden Gate Lodge, The Moorings Restaurant & Bar and Wild Earth Restaurant & Cellar Door, all from Cromwell.

The winning lamb dish will be announced at the Upper Clutha A&P Show on Friday March 8 as part of the Beef + Lamb New Zealand Golden Lamb Awards.

Search for site Caroline Harker Wanaka dirt bikers have big plans for their new club including a permanent long-term bike track with keyed access, parking and amenities.

Wanaka Off-Road Motorcycle Club founder and president Graham Dunbar said he hopes it will be run like a golf club - with local members and ‘green fees’ available for visitors. There will always be someone on duty and the track will have limited opening hours, partly due to the noise factor.

“It’s a very popular sport and it’s healthy apart from the emissions and the noise,” Graham said. “We want to fit in with farmers and neighbours.”

The club is looking at a number of possible sites around the district. Graham said getting a long-term venue

is crucial. “Tracks with a casual arrangement have a limited life. We don’t want something that can change on a whim.”

He has a list of 60 people who ride regularly in the Wanaka area and hopes to have 100 members in the club. “There’s a huge kid and youth population of bikers,” he said. “People are fizzing on it.”

The club site will have

tracks for different ages and abilities and Graham hopes they will have strong links with other clubs, especially Cromwell, which has a good race track and Queenstown which uses a recreational track in Kingston. The Wanaka club also plans to have monthly trail rides around the district and beyond. Graham said the sport of off-road motor biking is growing rapidly, especially amongst female riders.

“There are 45,000 dirt bikes in New Zealand,” he said. “They’re the modern equivalent of a horse.”

Graham is the events manager at Cardrona Alpine Resort so he has plenty organisational experience. He is currently doing a degree in applied management through Otago University, majoring in sport and tourism.

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Garden gets a gong Caroline Harker Pat and Keith Stuart’s Warren Street garden has become the first in Wanaka to be assessed as a Garden of National Significance.

To reach these lofty heights a garden must meet certain criteria laid down by the NZ Gardens Trust.

These include good design, good plant collections, attention to detail and, a little disturbingly for Keith, they must be well maintained.

“You’ve got to keep it right up to scratch all the year round,” he said. Pat seems less perturbed. She claims to love every aspect of gardening and works in theirs from 8am until 5pm most days. “Unless the lake’s beautiful and flat and then I’m waterskiing.” Keith, at 84, (“He’s my toy boy”)

loves to spend his days in their wholesale nursery in Studholme Road, which means he doesn’t have much time to help Pat. With two part-timers he produces thousands of plants for landscapers and garden centres as far away as Coromandel. “We grow things the big box stores don’t have,” he explains.

This includes the sterile cross hellebore Moonshine, he and Pat famously bred 30 years ago. Pat wants Keith to give up the nursery, not the least because she does the bookwork which she hates, but despite a couple of years of ill health Keith isn’t interested. “I’m getting stronger all the time,” he claims.

Pat manages to look after their one acre home garden with a part timer helping her for about six hours

a week.

When the Stuarts bought their section in the mid1970s it was a peat bog covered with blackberry, cutty grass, willows and “every weed you could

special plant collections, a scented garden, potagers and a rock garden. At one time they operated a floral studio and a garden centre from there too.

Keith’s favourite part is

think of”. It took them years to drain and clear the land which now features streams and ponds, woodland and water gardens, herbaceous borders, natives, succulents, alpine plants and roses,

the water features, most of which he built himself with big machinery diverting the multitude of springs into streams which run into Bullock Creek. Pat doesn’t have a favourite area, but her

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greatest joy in the garden is creating different colour combinations. “The fun part is the planting,” she said. “I’m always creating new areas.”

Anyonewhohasvisitedthe garden won’t be surprised theGardensTrusthasgivenit national recognition.

“National gardens are outstanding in most ways, and have a distinct identity of their own, a character that gives them an edge,” according to the trust. There are only four other Gardens of National Significance in the region: the Blair garden and Chanticleer in Queenstown, Clachanburn in Ranfurly and Briar Dell in Cromwell.

The Stuarts garden can be visited by appointment and will be open during the Festival of Colour in April. photos: wanaka.tv

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sunnews Back to school A district-wide road policing campaign will target excessive speed around schools and school bus routes next week at the start of the 2013 school year.

“Our aim is to prevent fatal and injury crashes involving children around schools,” District Highway Patrol Senior Sergeant Steve Larking said. “It’s a new term and a new start for some students so we need to be extra careful with our driving habits around schools. Parents need to be mindful of not double parking or parking on yellow lines when dropping students off and give themselves plenty of time to get children to school safely.”

Drivers travelling at 5kph or more over the posted speed limit will be issued an infringement notice.

The school year begins today for Mount Aspiring College students, and on Monday, February 4 for Wanaka and Hawea Flat primary schools.

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After 18 years in the water, the Minaret Station barge’s pusher boat got an out of water survey at Waterfall Creek last week. The boat weighs 65 tonnes and measures 15 metres by six metres. photo: wanaka.tv

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Suffer the slings and arrows Caroline Harker To be or not to be in Tracing Hamlet is the question male thespians have another chance to ask themselves. Two actors have pulled out of the Festival of Colour production for

personal reasons so there are two roles up for grabs.

Tracing Hamlet is this festival’s community theatre production and stars Mount Aspiring College drama students and musicians as well as local adults – some

of whom have never been on stage before. It is being directed by Sara Brodie, who did Riverside Drive two years ago. The play is a deconstructed version of Hamlet and will be performed at Puzzling World.

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Sport awards deadline

Sunshine sounds The second biennial Shotover Sunshine Festival (SSF), hosted

by Mc KPz, will be held on Saturday February 9 and promises “New Zealand’s finest musical whanau delivering nothing less than a live music spectacular”. The line-up for the Shotover Riverside festival includes Kora, The Black Seeds, Tiki Taane (acoustic), Ladi6 , The Upbeats,

Sola Rosa, Ahoribuzz, The Peacekeepers, Sunshine Sound System, Mc Tali, Funkommunity, Rhythmonyx, Soulsystem and K+LAB. “The festival is a celebration of the many things for which we are thankful,” Simon Hendi aka Downtown Brown said. “Awesome NZ music, culture & landscape, Waitangi unity, and the birth of Bob Marley.”

and choose the top five in each of the categories (senior sportsman and woman, junior sportsman and woman, team and coach), to be judged. The winners will then vie for the supreme award and a services to sport award will also be chosen by the judges.

Bill said even though Central Otago had lots of top, world-class athletes, people shouldn’t let that deter them from nominating sportspeople who may not have reached international level in their sports.

“A lot of people think they’re not good enough or they’re embarrassed to be nominated, and they think they haven’t got a chance, but I say let the judges make the decision.”

The awards also included a junior roll of honour which recognises those junior sportspeople who may not have made the junior sportsperson category of the awards, but who were still talented sportspeople and were worthy of recognition.

The awards ceremony will be held in Queenstown on April 5.

Organisers will make use of the later 1am finish time to put on an extended lighting and video installation. They also offer a VIP option this year which offers priority parking, a private marquee with indoor and outdoor seating, as well as bar and bathroom facilities. Discounted bus tickets, return from Queenstown and Wanaka, are available online.

ticketgiveaway The Wanaka Sun and the Shotover Sunshine Festival are giving away one general admission ticket including a return bus ticket, and two VIP upgrades, perfect for somebody who already has a ticket to the event.

Email admin@thewanakasun.co.nz naming three of the kiwi bands featured at this year’s festival to go into the draw to win one of the prizes.

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Central Otago sports clubs and organisations have until March 1 to nominate their top sportspeople for this year’s House of Travel Central Otago Sports Awards.

Awards co-ordinator Bill Godsall of Sport Central said nominations were now open for the awards: “It’s very important for people to give us nominations for their club or sport so their sport at least has a chance to be recognised.”

The judging panel, led by Central Otago District Mayor Tony Lepper, will assess all of the nominations

Rotary treats RSA Last year’s trip up the Nevis for Cromwell RSA members organised by the local Rotary Club was so successful they have just had another one. Lex Mclean spoke

to the group about the area’s gold mining history before they had a picnic lunch in an historic crib. In the afternoon they visited Ben Nevis Station where

they were entertained with old-time music-hall numbers by the Fine Thyme Singers, and the day was rounded off with tea and cakes and the odd beer too.

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“Thanks to our friends in the Nevis Valley for once again making us so welcome in their slice of paradise,” Rotary club member Derek Whelan said.

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A speedway first

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This Friday and Saturday, the New Zealand Speedway Championship will be held at Cromwell’s Central Motor Speedway for the first time.

Central Motor Speedway members have been busy since the venue won the vote at the 2011 Speedway New Zealand AGM to host the event. They have encircled the track with safety fencing and have re-clayed the track among other projects.

Nineteen of the best North Island drivers and 21 of South Island’s best including NZ1, the current champion, Geoff Baron, NZ2 Brett McClymont and NZ3 Paul Cressy will compete as well as the South Island Saloon Championship first, second and third place getter, Daryl Ainsley (Cromwell), Rob Flood (Blenheim) and Walter Whittleston (Christchurch) who will lead the Mainland charge.

Father and daughter tramping Three girls and their dads took advantage of the fine weather and tramped up the Motutapu Track to the Fern Burn Hut for an overnight stay.

(From left) Nova, 7, and Scott Gillam, Minnie, 7, and Finlay Gilmour and Hana,

8, and Joel Dean did the 7km track in less than four hours, which included time for swimming in the burn and a picnic lunch.

“I love tramping,” Minnie said after the expedition. “When can we do it again?”

The tramp is the first part of the multi-day Motutapu Track. It begins near Glendhu Bay and passes through farmland, beech forest and upland tussock to the Fern Burn Hut. Beyond the hut the track continues on over steep tussocky ridges to

Macetown. (Macetown is 15km from Arrowtown - up a 4WD track with 22 river crossings).

This latter part of the track is mainly a poled route - rather than a benched track - and has developed a reputation for being challenging. photo: caroline harker

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BOARD Loving the knitted monster feet on the dinosaur at the lake front playground , makes me smile everytime i am there !

A really good idea for the markets to combine! United we would look impressive and become a real event. Divided we just have to struggle harder to get the people to multiple events. Diversity brings more potential customers!

If God wanted exotics around Wanaka, Hawea or anywhere else around the district, how come they weren’t here from the beginning when he supposedly created everything?

It’s great to see all the bracken coming away on mt Roy after the fire. I don’t know what all the fuss was about.

Travel along any of our rivers and you’ll see willows. look in any direction and you’ll see more non-native trees. Little late to start blocking the planting of exotic trees. So get over it and breathe the fresh air they provide us and enjoy the colours.

If you want to be surrounded by natives move to Makarora Why o why do people insist on watering grass 4 hours in the mid day heat have they not been reading the info on how and when 2 water!

Angle parking is a must on Brownston Street. The once and only metre on the reserve is nothing compared to the reality to the future growth of Wanaka and influx of visitors. Most of us would say it was commonsense and we still have the lovely reserve to enjoy. So where’s the argument?

editorial How long will it take to stop the human waste on our scenic reserves and lakesides?

There seems to be huge amount of volunteer effort, particularly in the Lake Hawea area, over the past few years that finally seems to getting somewhere thanks to their constant lobbying of LINZ. Installing more toilets is one solution but people’s behaviour when they need a toilet and there isn’t one nearby is very hard to control. Someone who insists they “want to be closer to nature” which one campervan driver said to justify their overnighting in a scenic reserve will also be the same person who leaves an unpleasant reminder of their stay without onboard facilities.

The companies that rent vans that have no toilet facilities on board are not helping the situation.

Their customers generally spend the least, use up as much of our taxpayer funded resources as possible and are drawn here by the offer of a cheap self-contained holiday. They need to take responsibility for providing travellers with an unacceptably cheap alternative which force communities like Lake Hawea to clean up after them.

On Wednesday Jan 16, at about 2:25pm, nurse Julie attended my wounds on site after a car accident, while travelling to Wanaka with her family, near Ranfurly.

Without hesitation, she showed great courage, compassion and care in very trying circumstances, dressing wounds through the broken windscreen of my vehicle which was lying on its side, putting her own person at risk of injury.

I and my family offer our deepest gratitude to you Julie, and your family. I’ll never forget you.

I must also thank the fire crew, ambulance staff, a local GP, the rescue helicopter paramedics and pilot, and the musterers and local farmers, all of who assisted at the scene.

Peter Smythe Auckland

Happy 40th dj dan, really wish we could be there with you, miss you bro! Have an awesome day.

Luckiest people on earth, love being able to escape the office and go for a swim at lunchtime. Wouldn’t survive the heat without the deliciously cool lake.

The views expressed in the text board and in the Letters to the Editor are those of the author alone and not necessarily those of the Wanaka Sun.

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Consideration for “Mother Nature”

Thanks nurse Julie

Wanaka Spring feature My mind boggles at the complaint made by Simon Williams (Wanaka Sun, January 24) to the council concerning a council worker spraying a few weeds around the water feature. Even if the worker over-sprayed into the water, within a minute the offending ‘Round-up’ would be so diluted as to be almost immeasurable.

Within a few minutes there would be not a single molecule left of the spray in the pond.

But, let’s turn this little negative into a fantastic positive – let us market the spring as the ‘world’s first homeopathic spring water’. Bottle it, sell it.

Homeopathy is usually water that has initially had a tiny amount of a substance/ingredient added to it. It is then diluted with one hundred times more water, diluted again, and again, for often thirty times (this dilution is called 30C , C = 100 times).

This is the equivalent dilution/pollution of tipping a spoonful of chemicals (in homeopathy it is sometimes a poison) into the Pacific Ocean, mixing it up, and taking a homeopathic sample from the ocean that basically has no chance of having one single molecule of the original substance. The Homeopathic Council of New Zealand accepts and admits that in truth there is almost certainly not a single molecule of the original ingredients in homeopathic solutions; however, they state that the water has ‘the memory’ of the ingredient in it - water with a memory.

So, by now the water in the Wanaka spring’s pool is well and truly a homeopathic solution, it could be a big business – think big – think Lourdes.

Stuart Landsborough Wanaka

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We are fortunate to live in Aoteraroa/ NZ. It is sad that people do not recognise and appreciate the spectrum of values related to native plants, communities and indigenous ecosystems.

My world view is aligned with Gaia; the primal Greek goddess of the earth. I do not subscribe to a Christian God created in the image of Man. I prefer to have empathy with ‘Mother nature’, and the stability and sustainability of the Earth’s natural systems.

I consider that to interpret everything in terms of human experience and values, and regard human beings as the central fact, final aim and end of the universe to be extremely selfindulgent. Furthermore the opinion that it is our ‘god given right’ to burn forests, drain wetlands, harvest the oceans, and dare I say it wage wars, is a great folly for ‘mankind’.

I challenge B Fenton to perceive values beyond his personal aesthetic related to a ‘Vermont like’ landscape. The Upper Clutha basin has already been dramatically modified and in parts degraded by man. Where opportunities exist we should be planting native species to assist in the rejuvenation of indigenous communities. In so doing we will restore inherent values of the landscape and assist in the health and stability of Gaia.

Alan Cutler Albert Town

Spring feature As a daily visitor to the community spring it is obvious there is a minimum amount of weeds growing in these extremely well built gardens. These weeds could easily be removed by hand, deeming sprays completely unnecessary. The spot spraying done has killed some weeds which can been seen dead around the garden. There are more weeds clearly visible that have not been sprayed, nor have they been hand weeded.

Regardless of whether or not the spring is advertised as drinking water, people drink from this area, dogs drink from the pool and children play around the pool. My son for one has a great time throwing stones into the water from the edge. It disgusts me to know council sprays this area where tiny feet run around and play, now at risk of picking up carcinogenic chemical salts into their pores. It takes only two seconds on google search to find the truth about Glyphosate and its persistence to cause cancer and other nasty illnesses. Glyphosate is also eco-toxic, as it states on its label and should not be used in or around waterways.

The community spring was built in dedication to the purity of the living water systems that it represents and also in honour and respect of the lake and surrounding landscapes. To poison such an entity is disrespectful to its intent.

Tim Ryan Wanaka

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crimescene Theft, fraud and alleged disorder Last Tuesday, a 54-year-old local female has been arrested for kicking and damaging a pokie machine at the Water Bar. On Friday a 24-year-old local male was arrested for disorderly behaviour outside the same bar.

On Saturday a 17-year-old male from Alexandra was arrested for disorderly behaviour in Hawea.

A 52-year-old Wanaka man is being investigated in relation to an incident of alleged disorder at the Glendhu Bay Holiday Park last Thursday when alcohol was seized from his 16-year-old son by the proprietor.

On Friday a local male was warned for fraud when he sold a car to a young tourist falsely claiming it had a warrant of fitness and registration. The funds have been recovered and returned to the victim.

Crowd pleaser Wanaka umpire James Blunt (right) was pictured with former New Zealand and Wellington player Ewen Chatfield (foreground) and bowler Wade Cornelius (Canterbury) during Sunday’s Choice Hotels Masters Series in Alexandra. The Molyneux Park crowd was treated to some quality cricket in a game which featured a host of cricket legends including Scott Styris (captain), Mark Greatbatch, Geoff Allott and Roger Twose on the MoleMap Masters team and former Black Cap Shane O’Connor on the Otago Country team.

Local man Jonathan Homer was first up to bat for Otago County in pursuit of 213 but the home team came up short of the target. More than 100 children enjoyed a morning of coaching with the Masters team before the game.

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A burglary was reported from a shed at a Stone Street address on Friday, January 25. The next day a Honda VT250 motorcycle, registration number A2GKC, was stolen when left overnight outside of the Department of Conservation. Police would appreciate any information regarding the theft. On Sunday a theft was reported at Wanaka Subway. Police have video footage of the offenders and advise them to hand themselves in before Constable Barham pays them a visit.

Police dealt with a motor vehicle collision on the West Wanaka Road on Friday. On the same day a 30-year-old Indian male was dealt with for driving in a dangerous manner on the Lindis Pass.

If you have information on any crimes call 0800CRIMESTOPPER (0800555111).

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Cycle Tour Guides - Winter 2013.

Wanted - Two passionate cyclists with great organisational and people skills to lead our Kenya and Tanzania cycle tours for 3 months during our NZ winter. Experience in the travel, tourism or hospitality industry preferred. For details please email john@escapeadventures. co.nz

Oakley Eyeware. New styles and ranges arriving this week at Racers Edge.

Come in and look.

Don’t forget Giant Bikes Demo day 5th Feb at Sticky Forest car park, 5pm at Peninsula Bay. The full range of Giant Mountain Bikes.

STUDIO FOR RENT. Self contained, modern, fully furnished, wifi. Single person only. $180pw + bills. 3mths min. 0211 619 334

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Part-time cleaner required. 10 hours/week, evenings only. Email admin@queenstowncleaners.co.nz to apply or for more info.

Roofer required, full time, good wages and conditions, 2 or more years past experience, ph Dave 021 766 307 Want to earn some extra money meet people join AVON Today. Free to join free starter kit full training. 0211293327 now

for sale Garagesale 9am Sat/Sun 2/3 Feb @ 58f Dungarvon St. Ladies bike Skis Clothing Crockery Linen Books Bric-a-brac.

802sqm section for sale, Little Maude Drive, Lake Hawea. Walk to lake/shops, mountain views. Price negotiable, phone 4439310 or 021656655.

Clothes drier for sale, $90ono, ph 4434175 Bike boys BMX 16in wheels, for age 4-6, as new in box, $110 ph 4434929 Square drive, purlin, stainless screws and driver bits. Free Wanaka delivery.

Trade pricing. www.superscrews.co.nz :)

Icebreaker sale on until mid Feb at Racers Edge. 30% off entire range. Buy online at www.racersedge.co.nz High5 Nutrition now at 30% off at Racers Edge. Great price on tasty gels.

Organic Eco Tan. No parabens, no chemical smells, just gorgeous, chocolate coloured skin. Email team@organicexpress.co.nz for a free e-brochure.

Pony poo-gold for your garden! 7/4 trailer load $30 delivered ph/txt Grace or Julia 4434494, 0275091972 Poultry wheat and barley 4 sale, whole or crushed. 021 251 5510/4434944.

Recycled wine barrel wood . T-light candles, Fruit platters, clocks, pens for sale Artisans. Ardmore st .Wanaka Super fresh fruit and vege - we support local growers wherever possible. organicexpress.co.nz Trek WSD Road bike. Madone 4.5 Full carbon, womens 50cm frame size with Lezyne pump, CatEye wireless computer, Shimano pedals. $2500 Bianca 021 242 6004 Youth Gul full wetsuit for sale- 2-3 mm.

74 cm chest- fit 9-11 yr old girl. As new condition- hardly worn- great graphics! $70 ph Julia 0275091972

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Artisans studio, 56 Ardmore St, uniquely handmade goodies made right here in paradise! Open everyday

Beautiful china tea cup bird feeders, great for attracting wax eyes and bell birds to your garden. Make the perfect presents $20 ph or txt 021 680 110

Barista Training in Wanaka. Thursday 7th Jan, 1 day course 9-3. $150. Call 0800800415 to book

Cobcraft pottery kiln $850, Slalom Kayak $390, Liquid Logic Remix59 kayak $1890, Solid wood doors $250, Rocking chair $560, 0211119218 Two couch beds $100 each, coffee table $40, sisson kayak $300, potters wheel $100 ph 443 4486 CHILD’S PORTABLE COT with mattress and bedding. Very good condition.$60.

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Queen size bed. Great condition. $150 ph 0272737663 Garage sale Furniture, clothes, baby stuff, household items & heaps more.

Sat2nd & Sun3rd Feb. 54 Bills Way 10am -4pm Huge range of summer clothing upstairs at the new Salvation Army Family Store.

Bike Wanaka membership drive race.

Supported by Racers Edge – King & Queen of Sticky Forest 23rd Feb. Earth Healing Meditation each 3rd Wednesday of the month at The Wanaka Wellness Centre. 8PM 24 Dungarvon St. All welcome! Jen 443.1672 Electronic keyboard, piano lessons.

Suited to pupil’s age, stage, and music preferences. Phone David Strang, an experienced music teacher. 443-8681.

Gentle yoga connecting movement with breath. 9:30 ea Mon and Wed 9 Tyndall St. $10 classes. All welcome. Jen 443.1672 Glider Trail Flights. Motor up-glide down, awesome fun for the whole family.

Call U-Fly 443 4005 for info or that perfect gift voucher.

Is food a problem for you? There is a solution. Call 0274164691

Get ready for the bike race season with Racers Edge. King & Queen of Sticky 23/02; White Hill Classic 02/03; Queenstown Bike Festival 23-31/03…

Learn TAEKWONDO in Wanaka with International instructor, examiner and referee Laxman Basnet, 5th degree Black Belt. Phone 0220841746 for details Love-a-Bubble! For parties, events, celebrations of all kinds, all ages :) Gigantic Bubbles, Bazzilions of Bubbles, Bubble workshops. Diana 021400857 / 4432629 Managers Certificate Training (LCQ) in Wanaka. Friday 8th Jan, 1 day course 95. $210. Call 0800800415 to book Mums n bubs yoga 10AM ea Thurs 9 Tyndall St. $10 classes. Prenatal classes avail ea Tues 7.30PM. 443.1672 or 022.097.4596 Music lessons in piano, saxophone, clarinet, flute. Call helen 0212921485 or 443 2631 Ju Jitsu, 6pm Friday, 7 Gordon rd, 021 1440254 Muay Thai,Kick Boxing,6pm Wednesday, 7 Gordon rd 0275 886464 Salvation Army Family Store MonFri 10am – 5pm, Saturdays 10am- 4pm.

Open for sale of pre-loved goods and donations. Help us to help others.

Speak with Confidence course starts next Thursday 31st, spaces left, contact Lee 443 1447 or email leeball40@gmail. com :-) Sunday craft market this week!

Handmade new zealand arts and crafts direct from the artist to you!

U-Fly is flying daily from first light until dusk, try a flight at this special time of day. Book online u-flywanaka.co.nz or email ruth@u-flywanaka.co.nz Vocal lessons, song writing and musicianship. For pure enjoyment or to performance level. Call Diana 021400857 or email wanakamusiccentre@gmail.com YOGA LAKE HAWEA; sun @ the lake 9am/ mon eve 7pm. Deepen your practice.

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rent Acc. Short term. 3 Bed Rm Hse. Close to town. 03 4536958.

FURNISHED ROOM. ALBERT TOWN. Quiet living, nonsmoking single/couple $130/$180/ wk. (Power extra). Own bathroom. I/N. Ph Maryann 4436463 0211101160

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ASPIRING MASSAGE WANAKA. Deep Tissue. Sport. Relaxation.Trevor Bailey. Full time massage since 1994. Ph 4432993 or 0274222455. www.aspiringmassagewanaka.co.nz

MAC uniform – girl’s culottes wanted, thank you. Please call 021 999 370 or 443 4039.

Babysitter available in Wanaka.

Please call 021 999 370 or 443 4039.

MASSAGE THERAPY, Sportsmassage, Deep tissue, Relaxation.Treatment work and stress release to rejuvenate. Ursula Krebs, Dipl.

Massage Therapist, ph: 027 6602271.

Cult Skate Wheels | Sabre Longboard trucks in Wanaka. Available online by NZ distributer. www.terrabangskate.com Website Design & SEO Professional Web Design Services, eCommerce and Online Marketing. www.web4wanaka. co.nz • 027 472 9908” Dog walker available Monday to Sunday in Wanaka. Please call 021 999 370 or 443 4039.

Dogs are healthier and happier when they are walked. Dog walking avail with PET CARE SERVICES WANAKA. Ph 021 201 1121 Enjoy Ayurveda Full Body Massage to rejuvenate the body and other Ayurvedic therapies to relax the nervous system.

Call Martin 4435712.

Experienced caretaker available now to look after your property. Ten years caretaking experience with small and large properties. Excellent references.

Please call 443 4030 or 021 999370.

FREE children’s programme, teaching kids how to keep safe & cope with effects of family violence. contact maxine.blair@ barnardos.org.nz FREE LEGAL ADVICE at Community Networks Wednesday 13 February 12,30pm,Bookings call 4437799, Girl Friday: no job to small. Please call 021 999 370 or 443 4039.

Going away? Who will feed the cat?

PET CARE SERVICES WANAKA visit daily, water plants and check home security too. Ph 0212 011121 House and pet minder available, local, mature, honest female. Any dates during January to April please phone 021 680 110 or 443 1017 Immerse yourself in beautiful sound therapy! Quartz crystal singing bowls for deep relaxation/energy balancing. 1.30PM each Mon. 9 Tyndall St. Jen 4431672.

LYMPHATIC CLEARANCE AND MASSAGE: Lomi Lomi, Warm Stone. Treat your Self.

Motor home & caravan repair and restoration. Steve Rumore 443.1672 Need to get organised? Experienced PA ready to help. Please call 021 999 370 or 443 4039.

Party Planner: Taking the stress out of your party. Available in Wanaka. Please call 021 999 370 or 443 4039.

PET CARE SERVICES WANAKA. Looking after your dog in my home when you are out of town. Overnight or longstays. Ph 021 201 1121 Septic Tank Cleaning and servicing, Ph Aaron, Septic Tank Cleaners Wanaka 4434175 / 0800885886 Porta loo hire and cleaning, ph Aaron 4434175 Sump cleaning, roadside, driveway, pump station, etc ph Aaron 4434175 Oasis septic tank servicing and cleaning, approved oasis service agent Wanaka Ph 0800885886 Bike, run or XTerra Tri, get prepared for your next goal. Servicing, Parts and Nutrition - Racers Edge has it all. 03 443 8855.

WHEELS TO DUNSTAN:Free daily transport to Dunstan Hospital & Alexandra specialist appointments,Bookings call 4437799 Yes school holidays are almost over, time for yourself . New colour or restyle call or text Rika the Hairfairy 0273169463

wanted Volunteers wanted @ Salvation Army Family Store, any day Mon-Fri 3.305pm, Saturday 10-12, 12-2, 2-4pm. Please call in if you are able to help.

Wanted Agee preserving jars, cash payed 0211222855 Wanted: land to lease for club recreational motorcycle facility. All things considered, but priorities are noise containment and long term sustainability.

Contact club president on info@ridewanaka.com or 0275-439779.

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sport results Bridge results: Kingsway Stakes 3. North/ South:- Gerarda Herlihy, Deirdre Lynch 65.56% 1.

Clare Ssurr, Ann-Louise Stokes 64.86% 2. Jan Baird, Sandra Simmers 55.69% 3.

East/West:- Lynne Fegan, Maggie Stratford 67.36% 1. Marion Furneaux, Jenny Pryde 60.69% 2. Mark Harry, Gavin Stevens 55.00% 3. Friday Bridge 25 January: North/South:- Fran Holmes, Daphne Stewart 62.15% 1. Sherril Harries, Mo Schofield 58.68% 2.

Richard Freeman, Deirdre Lynch 49.31% 3. East/ West:- Jacqueline Roberts, Sue Young 65.15% 1. Noeline Goldsbrough, Pat Ross 57.14% 2. Margaret Newell, Shona Watt 52.38% 3.

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Records broken Successful on Pisa High temperatures did little to slow down competitors in last week’s Big Easy mountain bike race and mountain marathon.

“The top competitors in this event made this event look real easy,” Highland Events organiser Ed Stevens said.

The event which starts at the top of the Pisa

range and finishes at the Albert Town Tavern attracted a record 265 competitors.

Mel Aitken of Dunedin was third overall and took 18 minutes off the women’s previous record held by Whitney Dagg of Dunedin, Alex McGregor took 19 minutes off the men’s mountain bike record and Kathy Kelly broke

the women’s mountain bike record previously held by Jo Williams (pictured) of Wanaka who placed third.

Luis Alonso Marcos of Spain won the men’s mountain marathon in 3:28:06. Luis has completed seven marathons on seven continents and this first one in Oceania completes his Grand Slam.

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Wanaka Yacht Club held its annual Regatta last weekend with about 30 boats racing in four categories during the three days. The weekend was characterised by light, warm, steady winds with six races deciding the overall winners of the regatta, and a separate endurance race testing a different set of skills on Sunday.

Junior dinghies represented the largest fleet or division in the race

with 11 single-handed juniors, mostly from Wanaka and Dunedin, battling it out. Most line honours in this division went to Wanaka’s high achiever India Fitzgerald.

However, following the application of a nationally recognised handicap system to allow for boat type, Dunedin’s George Early won the overall junior title.

The senior dinghy category was won by Queenstown’s Andrew

Child and the trailer sailer division by Southlander John Dale on his Noelex 22 Slipstreak.

The one-design Etchells division, was dominated by co-owners Jeff Mercer and Kevin King on board Grenade. Their win also earned them the title of Etchells National Freshwater Champion.

Point of Sail won the endurance race to Mou Tapu Island on Sunday and Dunedin’s Will Early won the Ruby Island endurance

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race for dinghies.

Club commodore Geoff Dickey said the regatta was a great success and thanked the volunteer helpers and generous sponsors. “We’re a very inclusive and friendly club,” Geoff said, “so dust off your trailer sailers and come on down and give it a crack.” Wanaka Yacht Club runs junior and senior learn to sail programmesandThursday night racing for seven months a year.