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Easter bunny shoot page 3

On track Simon Spencer–Bower, driving Alastair Hey’s McRae Formula 5000 single-seater, tried out the new Highland motor racing circuit in Cromwell over the weekend.

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bookreview Monthly library column page 7

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Uncertainty for camps Campground managers’ jobs may go Caroline Harker

Great results for mountain bikers page 12

World champs considered page 16

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QLDC has called for Expressions of Interest (EOI) from people keen to lease the council’s four campgrounds including the Wanaka Lakeview Holiday Park and the Glendhu Bay Lakeside Holiday Park. This could have a significant impact on the lives of Chris and Keith Waddell, who sold up in the Bay of Plenty six months ago and moved south to manage the Glendhu Bay campground, on the understanding they had a two year contract.

The manager of the Wanaka campground, Kelly Campbell, finished working at her camp on Tuesday, so will not be affected by any changes. She is being replaced by a temporary manager in the interim. The other council campgrounds affected are the

Queenstown Lakeview Holiday Park and the Arrowtown Holiday Park. Campground managers are not allowed to speak to the media regarding the situation, according to their supervisor and Queenstown campground manager

decision,” he said.

Earlier this year the council agreed to “continue its involvement with traditional Kiwi-style camping facilities to provide affordable accommodation…[however it]… would not operate camping facilities

It’s effectively testing the market to inform any future decision.

Greg Hartshorne.

EOI documentation says preference would be given to parties interested in leasing more than one campground, which indicates current managers will probably not be applying. CEO Adam Feeley has said calling for EOI does not mean any changes are definite. “It’s effectively testing the market to inform any future

which competed with equivalent or greater facilities being operated by the private sector.”

Other camping grounds in the Upper Clutha region include Lake Outlet Holiday Park, Lake Hawea Holiday Park (Hawea Motor Camp), Luggate Camping Ground, Albert Town Camping Ground, Aspiring Campervan Park, Pleasant Lodge

Holiday Park, Wanaka Top 10 Holiday Park and camping facilities at the Makarora Tourist Centre.

EOIs have to be with the council by May 3 and Adam Feeley will present another report in June which will look at ways to reduce the operational costs of the campgrounds… “via a commercial arrangement for private provision of camping facilities at these sites.”

The Glendhu Bay camp was leased to Herbie Illingworth for 17 years, before the council decided to take back its campground leases in 2010. Last year council did a major upgrade of water and sewage infrastructure at the camp. During their six months at the helm Chris and Keith Waddell have built up a good reputation amongst both campers and neighbours at Glendhu Bay.

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inbrief Arts funding up for grabs The Upper Clutha Arts Council is holding an information evening to encourage people to apply for arts grants before the funding year ends in June.

Council chair Susan Manson said there is a surplus of funds this year, and groups can apply for up to $2000 towards a project. The Council also offered a “guarantee against loss” in case an event failed to break even, for example if ticket sales were less than expected.

The Arts Council is a voluntary organisation and meets once a month to assess grant applications for both the Central Lakes Trust and the Creative New Zealand Creative Communities Scheme.

To be eligible, groups (not individuals) must be pursuing an arts project, but do not have to specifically be arts groups. Susan emphasised that only the project itself had to relate to the visual, performing or written arts.

The information session will be held at the Wanaka Library on Tuesday from 7pm. Susan said there would be an “informal rundown” of how the funding works, followed by tea and questions.

Local book sales benefits LandSAR Tim Brewster

- Laura Williamson

Wanaka LandSAR has had another $4500 added to its building fund thanks to the sales of a book based on a local farming family.

High Country Legacy, written

by Alex Hedley, chronicled the history of the Aspinall family farming Mount Aspiring Station in the Matukituki Valley.

Sue Aspinall said the

publishers, Harper Collins, asked the family to nominate a charity to donate part of the book sales toward.

“We’ve had four generations involved in local search and rescue and we

think their building is a fantastic project,” she said.

Sue is pictured here with Bill Honeybone of Harper Collins presenting the cheque to Geoff Hatten (right) of Wanaka LandSAR. photo: wanaka.tv

Trading over Easter Laura Williamson None of the businesses spoken to by the Wanaka Sun that had opened over Easter weekend were visited or warned by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE).

Under the Shop Trading Hours Act, shops could not trade on Good Friday or Easter Sunday without an exemption.

Defying Easter trading laws could mean a fine of up to $1000. In Queenstown, which has been designated a tourist destination, businesses are exempt from the holiday rules, but Wanaka is not, a distinction that has long been described as unfair and inconsistent by local

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shop owners.

The lack of inspections reflects a different approach to the enforcement of the rules this year. According to MBIE spokesman Alastair Stewart, “this year we visited businesses that we received a complaint about, and who we have previously warned or prosecuted.”Heexplained that a complaint about a shop that had not been warned or prosecuted in the past would only receive a warning letter from the Ministry.

Waitaki MP Jacqui Dean said she was “really pleased” to see the new approach. “It is more reflective of the way most of New Zealand society is going, and of people’s attitudes to Easter

trading,” she said. She said trading opportunities during times like Easter were important to help businesses see through lean times such as the autumn shoulder season. Jacqui has twice, unsuccessfully, tried to amend the shop trading laws through private member’s bills, and called the anomalies regarding Easter trading “shameful”.

Steve Worley, owner of Yes, Photo & Digital on Helwick Street, who has faced court proceedings in the past for non-compliance of the Easter trading laws, said business was brisk over the weekend. “We had lots of tourists who were happy the shop was open,” he said.

Late summer tourist boom March and April have been even busier than January and February for local tourism-related businesses according to Lake Wanaka Tourism General Manager James Helmore.

“We have had an increase in visitor numbers from overseas, especially the US, Korea, Japan, Germany and France,” he said. “And the domestic market is really strong.”

In the last financial year domestic visitor numbers were up by 22 percent, and James said that trend is continuing, although it is not as strong.

“Activity providers are reporting more New Zealand customers,” he said. In the last few years international visitors have done fewer paid activities than they used to, so local providers are glad to see more Kiwi customers, James said.

“Our local activity providers are all pretty busy and they are beating last year’s figures,” he said.

The traditionally quieter shoulder season is from late April until earlier July, however James said numbers are still increasing during those months compared to previous years. “There are still troughs and highs but the troughs are not as deep as they used to be,” he said.

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Mobile woes vented online Laura Williamson Frustrated Vodafone customers in Wanaka took to social media last weekend to complain about what they felt was poor service over the Easter holiday period. More than ten posts and comments on the Vodafone New Zealand Facebook page between Saturday and Sunday identified problems such as intermittent service, not being able to send texts and texts arriving hours after they had been sent.

One of Saturday’s posts asking, “When are you going to sort Wanaka out?

Perhaps you should sort your 3G service out first in the rest of the country before you worry about serving up 4G on your doorstep?”, referring to Auckland’s 4G service, attracted 20 “likes”.

Another user commented, “You really need to sort out your service here in Wanaka.

Every holiday period when people come to town, it cannot handle the usage and can take up to a day to receive a text.”

Arna Craig, who runs an online marketing service from home and uses her mobile phone for business, contacted Vodafone through both Facebook

and Twitter. She said she had no access to the 3G network all weekend, meaning she was unable to retrieve emails and was having difficulties sending text messages to other iPhones. She said her worse problems, though, were in making and receiving calls, with her phone failing to connect and not ringing when

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for the weekend, but that demand had been higher than anticipated.

Michelle Baguley, Vodafone New Zealand’s external communications manager, said there had been a “huge volume of traffic” over Easter weekend, and that the network had experienced a lot of congestion, for which she offered “sincere

Every holiday period when people come to town, it cannot handle the usage and can take up to a day to receive a text. people called her. She added she had had similar issues during Challenge Wanaka and over the New Year period.

She said she was concerned that she had been offered no long-term solutions by the company.

“What I’m looking for is what they are going to do the next time we have a long weekend?”

Arna said she would be contacting Vodafone for compensation.

Vodafone responded to most of the posts on the social networking site, pointing out that an extra Cellsite on Wheels (COW) had been deployed

apologies”. She said upgrades to speed and capacity in the Queenstown and Wanaka area would get underway next month, to be completed by June.

She added that local event organisers who were expecting a large turnout could contact Vodafone ahead of time and that the company could put measures in place to deal with loading issues.

In the meantime, customers experiencing problems could continue to use Facebook, Twitter, email, telephone support and the Vodafone Community forum to report issues.

Easter bunny shoot The Christchurch team, Wabbit Warriors, of Joel Syme and his son Luke, 12 and Phill Sparks and his son Fletch, 10 (at the rear), shot 1153 rabbits at the Central Otago 23rd annual Great Easter Bunny Hunt to win third place. The boys, who were not shooting, managed to stay up all night spotlighting and picking up the rabbits

shot by their fathers. This was the first Wanaka farm they’d shot in their three years of competing at the event and they were pleased with the draw as it had “more rabbits than any other farm” they had shot.

A 26-year-old man shot himself in the hand when he slipped on rugged ground on a

Queensberry farm during the bunny shoot. He also injured his forehead when he fell. He managed to apply first aid to his wounds and walk back out to his camping site. He was air-lifted to Dunedin Hospital.

Four hundred and thirtytwo competitors shot more than 18,000 rabbits during this year’s event. photo: nikki heath

Climber to Burwood Caroline Harker The climber who survived a 140m fall on Mount Awful in Mount Aspiring National Park last Wednesday (March 27) was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to mountaineering in 2010.

Wellington lawyer John Nankervis, 66, slipped on mixed terrain above Gillespie Pass while climbing with three Wellington friends. John has a badly damaged back and has broken his ribs, arms and pelvis. He was first thought to have serious head injuries but these are relatively superficial.

His fellow climbers called the Rescue Coordinator Centre with an emergency locator beacon and he was taken by helicopter to Queenstown and then Dunedin Hospital. He is now in intensive care in Christchurch and will be transferred to the Burwood Spinal Unit. The full extent of his back injuries will not be known for about

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six weeks.

Emergency services said he only survived the fall because he was wearing a helmet and he got help quickly.

John has been climbing for more than 40 years and is held in high regard in the New Zealand mountaineering scene.

He has completed more than 50 first ascents in the Southern Alps and climbed extensively overseas including in the Himalayas and the Andes.

He has taught mountain skills and safety training to new mountaineers for 20 years and is a pastpresident and life member

of the New Zealand Alpine Club.

When John received his Queen’s Birthday Honour in 2010 he said he was very humbled. He was well aware of the importance of safety and the risks involved in mountaineering.

“I’ve been doing it for a long time, and I’ve managed to survive, but there have been many situations where we have fetched people from down ravines, been caught by storms, and were lucky to survive.

Good judgement only goes so far,” he was quoted saying to a Wellington newspaper after receiving the honour.

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Radio gaga Autumn is here all right.

The nights are closing in quickly, the temperature is dropping and our numbers are rising. The last month hasseenrecordattendances at our drop-in sessions (6pm to 10pm Fridays, 3pm to 10pm Saturdays) and the launch of many of our programmes for 2013. We’ve even begun planning for this year’s Matariki celebrations on the Dinosaur Park.

We’re also looking for young people who would like to air their views on anything in this very column; this isn’t just a space for us youth workers to chunter on!

The next exciting programme rolling off our production line is our very popular annual radio presentation course.

Facilitated by Sam Hudson, of Wanaka Beats / Sweet Beats fame, it is now in its

third year and has been updated and improved through the feedback we’ve received.

Starting on Tuesday April 16, it will run for six weeks and cover the planning and producing of a radio show, legal issues, mock (and real) interviews, tips and tricks, and loads more.

This year we’ve added two four-hour DJ workshops on Saturday mornings too,

and it’s only $40 for the whole lot. Bargain.

If you want to find out more about the radio course, writing a column for us, our drop-in sessions or anything else we offer; contact us on 443 5880, email kahu.youth@xtra. co.nz,FacebookKahuYouth Upper Clutha or check our website at www.kahuyouth. org.

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Plunket sale One mum’s trash is another mum’s treasure, and bargain hunters will have plenty of chances to make at deal at the Upper Clutha Plunket Winter Garage Sale this Saturday. The sale starts at 10am at the Presbyterian Hall on Tenby Street, with items including kids’ and babies’ clothing, toys, pregnancy clothes, cots, prams and high chairs on offer.

People wanting to sell pre-loved items (excluding carseats) can book a table through Diane Williams at Upper Clutha Plunket, or drop items at the Plunket rooms if they did not want to do the selling themselves.

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Calling all ducks Laura Williamson

Local duck hunters will get a chance to quack their way into the history books when the Upper Clutha heat of the New Zealand Duck Calling Championships is held in Wanaka on Thursday, April 18.

Event organiser Grant Lawrie said the winner of the Upper Clutha round, to take place at the Speight’s

Ale House, will be eligible to compete at the New Zealand final in Dunedin in June. The victor in Dunedin will represent New Zealand at the World Championship Duck Calling Contest in Arkansas. He said this was the first year New Zealand had been invited to send a duck caller to the world champs.

Grant said the event

would be “a lot of fun” for competitors and spectators alike, and that the Ale House would be decorated with camo and would house a mai mai for the day.

The competition would also be a showcase for the skill involved in duck calling. “There are a variety of ways to duck call, and everyone has their own style,” Grant said. He said that calls have to be

varied according to terrain, such as a pond versus a paddock, and according to the species of duck. A call helped to lure a duck in by indicating to the bird that the environment was safe.

The calling contest will kick off at 6.30pm, and event organisers were still looking for people with duck calling expertise to serve as judges.

ticketgiveaway The watermelon blues Legendary bluesman Watermelon Slim, accompanied by Steve “Guitar” Gilles, is bringing The Up Close & Personal Tour to Luggate Hotel on April 13. Bill “Watermelon Slim” Homans, well-known for his moves on the slide and the lap dobro, is also a skilled raconteur, farmer of watermelons, former Mensa member, fencing scholarship recipient, Vietnam vet and 240-point bowler. During his 30-plus-year career, he’s won several awards and has performed with such artists as Bonnie Raitt, Robert Cray, and the late John Lee Hooker.

The Wanaka Sun has two double passes to give away to his gig – simply email your contact details to admin@thewanakasun.co.nz with “Up Close & Personal” in the subject line.

MAC Youth MP A Mount Aspiring College student will represent the Waitaki district as the area’s Youth MP this July in Parliament.

Eden Brown, 15, was selected by National MP Jacqui Dean to represent the area for the twoday parliamentary visit in July.

Eden will be joining 120 other young people from around the country to debate legislation, sit

on select committees and ask parliamentary questions of cabinet ministers.

A member of the MAC debating team and the student trustee on the school board, Eden said he has always been interested in politics and is strongly considering a career as a politician.

As a National party supporter, he wrote to Jacqui Dean at the

suggestion of MAC principal Wayne Bosley ,and found out about his successful bid on Tuesday.

This Friday he will be introduced by Jacqui to local members of the National party at the Waitaki District’s AGM in Wanaka.

The Youth MP programme was introduced in 1994 and is now held every three years.

Tea and tiny cakes Tea and tiny cakes were on the menu at a high tea held to acknowledge elderly people and their volunteers on Wednesday. About 70 people went to the high tea, which was held at the home of Salvation Army Senior Services Coordinator Jo Shaw. Pictured are Marilyn Gordon, Jo Shaw, Maree Reid, Ian and Joy Kane, Margaret Thomson and (in front) Jean Hudson and Joan Bairstow. photo: caroline harker

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Our monthly column where Wanaka librarians review books they are enjoying.

An aggressive male and badly behaved youths

Paranoia I believe a health warning should be attached to Joseph Finder’s thriller “Paranoia” along the lines of ‘induces tension; don’t expect to sleep before the book is finished’. I was tired, I knew I was tired, but there was no way I could rest easily without knowing the ending to this well-conceived suspense novel.

Thriller writer, Joseph Finder, has a knack of taking a fairly ordinary situation and placing his flawed protagonist in such a bind it leaves the reader breathlessly

By Joseph Finder

turning the pages to the final resolution.

“Paranoia” focuses on company fraud and espionage.

With the arrogance of youth, tempered by a decent heart, the hero foolishly crosses swords with his vindictive boss, who blackmails him into spying on a rival company. As the stakes escalate, so our naïve champion becomes even further mired in dishonesty, until he realises that, even if he achieves the impossible and discovers

A glass panel, that formed part of a covered walkway outside the Ritual Cafe on Ardmore Street, was smashed. Wanaka Police are seeking witnesses to the incident. They believe the offender used a glass bottle to smash the glass.

the secrets, his Machiavellian boss will still betray him to the police. He must fathom how to turn the tables on his superior, remain undercover, and not go to prison.

Written in the first person narrative, the reader cannot fail to be caught up in the protagonist’s impossible choices. And the final betrayal is such a satisfying surprise, one has to smile at Finder’s ultimate deception.

Wanaka LandSAR were called to the Rob Roy walking track last Wednesday to assist a female who received moderate injuries after falling 10m down a bank. She was flown out by helicopter for treatment of her injuries.

Police dealt with an incident at the McMurdo Park in Albert Town on Thursday where a youth pushed a 10-year-old girl off her bicycle and went on to punch and kick her.

On Saturday evening officers were called to a number of youths being disorderly outside a liquor store. Their behaviour was allegedly so bad the manager closed the shop.

A youth was dealt with for trespassing in the early hours of Sunday morning on Meadowstone Drive.

Wanaka police caught a drink driver, who blew just over the legal limit, on Anderson Road in the early hours of Saturday morning. That evening a male was arrested for breaching the liquor ban on Ardmore Street.

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Blues meltdown Laura Williamson Albert Town is set to come down with a case of the blues next Saturday (April 13) when three acts take the stage at the Albert Town Tavern as part of the Albert Town Blues Meltdown.

Headlining the show will be Billy TK Jnr and the Groove Shakers from Auckland. Named New Zealand’s premier guitarist

by New Zealand Musician Magazine, Billy is currently touring his new album Blues Benediction. His South Island tour will be followed by a trip to Europe to promote the record at Northern

Hemisphere festivals. He has also been given a headline slot at the Gympie Music Muster, one of Australia’s top festivals, the first blues musician to do so.

Billy will be supported

by Ramblin’ Rick Stringer & The Federation from Queenstown and Warwick Murray & The Strange Brew from Wellington.

The Federation opened the Fiji International Jazz & Blues Festival in 2012, and Warwick (nicknamed ‘Electrolux’ because “he sucks like one” according to gig organisers) is one of New Zealand’s best harmonica players.

A 17-year-old male was located by police last Thursday and arrested. He was wanted on warrant for failing to appear in court.

On Sunday a male was arrested for being aggressive to New World staff. Once arrested the male assaulted and injured a police officer and now faces four separate

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

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sunnews TedX available live online Three Wanaka locals are speaking at a sold-out TedX event in Queenstown tomorrow (Friday) which can be listened to live on the TedX Queenstown website. The event starts at 1pm and includes talks

by Steve Henry, Jeromy van Riel and Ella Lawton.

Steve will be talking about the future of tertiary institutions. After 30 years’ teaching he believes the greatest success happens when people learn through experience of real projects, something he said few tertiary institutions enable in ‘business as usual’. He will show how this thousand-year-old industry is on the cusp of profound change.

“I was a part of the team that designed and delivered the MAC Hostel on the basis of empowering the teenagers to be the best they could be through shared outdoor experiences, which was very different from ‘school as usual’ back then,” he said.

Steve currently runs the Centre for Sustainable Practice at Otago Polytechnic.

Jeromy van Riel has Dutch ancestry but has lived as Maori with Maori for 22 of his 34 years. Jeromy will offer his perspective on how anyone can connect with the concept of being indigenous. Scientist Ella Lawton will talk about her PhD subject: The New Zealand Footprint Project.

Past pondered at exhibition

The special theme competition at the annual Wanaka Arts Society Easter Exhibition was won by Esther Dexter for her painting Buried in the Past (pictured). This year the theme was “Between a rock and a hard place”.

Esther said she hopes her painting will make viewers ponder what is buried in the past. “On a literal level, the hard rocky hillside is full of reminders of our ancestors and a bygone era,” she said. “These memories are caught and buried in

the mountainside.”

The exhibition’s overall top prize and the viewers’ choice prize both went to Arts Society president Suzie Ruddenklau for her painting Hunters & Gatherers.

Second prize went to local sculptor Liz Hall for her

piece Captivated.

The competition was judged by Bannockburn artist, sculptor and teacher Megan Huffadine. The guest artist was former advertising man Roy Meares, who is best known for the Southern Man Speight’s series.

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BOARD Happy birthday to you happy birthday to you happy birrrrthday dddaaaaaaaaaaay dear delys, happy birthday to you, hiphip hooray hiphip hooray, hip hip hooray!

Well done to everybody involved in creating the roundabout.

All you camper tourists, that stop dead in the middle of the road. That almost killed motorbike riders last week. Go home be 4 ya actually do kill sum one Too often I see problems and frayed tempers at the Albert town bridge. How hard is it to give way to all traffic heading out of town to Hawea? It’s not “I was here first “or “it’s my turn” its just give way to all traffic until clear. It’s simple. be patient.

We cannot continue 2 take our wealth from nature. We must learn a new way, a way 2 cultivate wealth like nature 2 provide affluence without effluence.

Love dogs, hate when they run out barking and snapping at children. Owners please be aware of what your dog is doing, or they’ll be in the pound before you know it.

If you want to open on Easter to make money good on ya, but don’t act like you’re providing an essential service.

PLEASE, CYCLISTS, STOP TEARING ALONG THE RIVER TRACK BETWEEN GUNN RD AND THE OUTLET. IT IS NARROW AND WALKERS ARE GOING TO GET INJURED. Shouldn’t it be the consumers who decide whether to shop, to eat out or in, to drink, to spend their money on activities or simply go on the beach during easter. Surely the law can be decided by consumer action, or inaction, instead of the cobbled together mess of rules we have re: easter trading.

Less DOC and council workers = less taxes and rates, what’s the problem?

Happy 8th birthday Minnie From your favourite auntie xxx So a quick refresher on roundabout rules… look right and give way to all traffic to the right, drive left and indi-blinking-cate your intentions. thank you

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editorial While few would disagree with QLDC trying to save money, ratepayers would probably like to have some say in how this is done, rather than be given soundbites such as ‘redundancies are confirmed’. What’s happening to the democratic process?

Ratepayers should be able to publically debate the worth of different services. Some of us would rather have a good library with plenty of intelligent staff than more fancy pavements. Others might be happy to see Lakes Environmental ‘amalgamated’ back into council.

But at what stage will those of us who pay for these services be consulted?

Council’s 250-odd staff have access to the council’s 300-page draft organisational review, but neither the public nor the media do. No wonder rumour and speculation are rife.

In this day and age it becomes harder and harder for the media, and by extension – the public, to get information. More and more staff at our councils and government departments are banned from talking to the media by their employers, and are inclined to obey when their jobs are at risk.

In theory we live in a democracy. Let’s make that in practice too.

Future proofing park Reading the article in last week’s edition of Wanaka Sun with regard to Father Brian moving on and the FOPP opposition to the angle parking got me thinking.

I remember when Pembroke park was just “the 26 acre”, barren, covered with viper’s bugloss, orange poppies, a few pine trees, the well worn track from Dungarvon to Roche and sod all else.

Now with some landscape enhancement, planting and irrigation it is becoming a focal point for our growing town. Lush green grass, trees that have survived drunken attacks, local cricket, football, Frisbee, skateboarding or just lazing about sucking up the summer sun. All this has been made possible by people recognising it is an asset, as are many, many parks and reserves in New Zealand and the world over. Enhancement + Utilisation = Futureproof Park, I would have thought.

So what the heck is wrong with finishing off a job well done?

The Brownston Street thoroughfare needs upgrading and angle parking would complete a well thought-out process. I get the feeling the council need to assure the FOPP (and all other people) that once completed, Pembroke park shall not shrink evermore and only be further enhanced by more planting...all kind of trees - native or otherwise, autumn colours are important if you’re going to have a ‘Festival of Colour’ after all.

In closing, to all the other Friends of Wanaka people who get sick and tired of watchdog groups undermining progress - Speak up.

Rock on Good Peeps G.Brett Nicol

write to the editor Let the community know your views, email your letter to: editor@thewanakasun.co.nz

Encroachment blight As residents and landowners in Wanaka since 1962, myself and my wife have witnessed many changes over time which generally appear to be for the betterment of both the area and township.

For what it is worth, my term and contribution as an elected councillor of the then Lakes County Council [latterly reformed into the QLDC] was one of escalating development.

Pembroke Park plan was conceptualised and formally established as a designated protected area of open space for such as sports and general recreational activities. The above park status was regarded not only as a local community asset but for all members of the public to enjoy. One very significant example of this is the annual Upper Clutha A&P Show which attracts several thousand people to Wanaka and its environs. Of concern is the fact that Lake Wanaka has historically flooded the low-lying town centre and Pembroke Park area at Roy’s Bay foreshore. This is a natural event which will occur again in the future.

In our opinion Pembroke Park land belongs to all New Zealanders and was legally designated to remain such in the true spirit of such beliefs.

It would appear that a short-sighted business few now intend to erode the public asset for short-term advantage, which in our opinion is contrary to its conceptual mantra.

We hear discussions regarding insufficient parking space in the Wanaka CBD and links to further encroachment onto Pembroke Park. I point out that parking space has already been taken at the Dungarvon Street side to service CBD overflow.

Various other potentially suitable parking sites available and adjacent the town centre which should be further investigated for public use.

Since my term as a councillor, developers in Wanaka have noticeably enjoyed the luxury of avoiding being required to provide specific parking space designations with the QLDC receiving contributions in lieu thereof.

Wake up people of Wanaka – do not let this detrimental encroachment blight and impair one of our town’s last remaining unspoilt assets.

Bill Durry

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Great results for mountain bikers A team of 13 kids from Mount Aspiring College (Unspoked members) competed in the South Island Secondary School Mountain Bike Championship in Dunedin on March 23 and 24. The event included cross country, which was held in Bethune’s Gully on the Saturday, and a hill climb and downhill which were on Signal Hill. The cross country covered some smooth flowing and fun trails and some very tight competition in the under-15 boys.

Alex Young had a tussle with two other riders, leading for the first two laps, but he couldn’t sustain the pace and finished third with Janus Staufenberg closing the gap and finishing fourth out of 29 riders. In the under-13 category Julius Staufenberg, sprinting to the line, was a close secondandSamCopeland came in fourth.

In the under-13 girls Phoebe Young came first and followed up with another first in the gruelling hill climb

on the Sunday. In the under-13 boys Sam Copeland came second.

Paul Wright, nursing a couple of broken ribs which prevented him competing in the other events and on a borrowed trail bike, managed a respectable fifth place in a competitive field on the hill climb.

The downhill was a challenge for most of the Wanaka kids due to a lack of experience of this type of racing. Wilfred Spearing was looking strong in the under-13

event until a nasty crash near the finish. Max Watt rode well to win third place. Callum Rennie (pictured) was ninth in the under-15 downhill event.

Overall results had Phoebe Young first, with Alex Young and Sam Copeland second in their categories. Mount Aspiring College came second overall, with one parent saying it was”a fantastic result, and shows the effort and skill every one of the team put into this weekend.”

Highland on right track The new Highland’s motor racing circuit in Cromwell has been acclaimed as one of the top tracks in the country following its first competitive event last weekend.

An estimated 12,000 spectators attended two days of racing which coincided with 100 years of motorsport in New Zealand, organisers said.

A number of former New Zealand motorsport identities including Jim Richards, Greg Murphy and current supercar driver Craig Baird present

at the event, said the track and facilities were world class.

Driving a McLaren MP4-12C GT3, the only one of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere, Craig had the fastest lap of 65 competitors around the 4.5km track in a time of 1:41.9.

Wanaka pilot Simon Spencer–Bower traded his Robinson helicopter for a few laps in a 600 horsepower McRae Formula 5000 singleseater owned by his friend Alastair Hey of Queenstown.

“The track was

amazing. You almost need a navigator to get round it, but it was a real pleasure,” Simon said.

The $20 million facility includes a motor museum which was officially opened by Sir Colin Giltrap (pictured), and a go-cart track.

Along with a number of specialised track racing cars - Aston Martins, Ferraris and Porsches - Datsuns and a BMW Mini also took to the track.

The next scheduled event is an Australian GT motorcycle race in November 2013.

PHOTO: Oliver Young

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Alex on form Last weekend two Wanaka mountain bikers travelled to Hobart, Tasmania, to compete in the Oceania MTB Championships. Paul Wright, who was still nursing a couple of fractured ribs, and Alex Young (pictured). The trip was an amazing experience for the locals on a reasonably easy, but dusty, track. Alex Young (under-15) came second and Paul Wright came ninth (under-17).

World champs considered With the number of jetsprint fans exceeding all expectations at the inaugural event at the Oxbow Aqua track in Wanaka last weekend, organisers are considering a pitch for the world championships.

The estimated 7000 spectators were “way above the numbers we were expecting. We would have been happy with 1000,” former world jetsprint champion, Chris Munro, who designed the track and helped organise the event, said.

“Some drivers said it was the best

course they had driven on.”

DriverDavidSimmons(Hastings) and navigator Pip Thompson were pictured in action in the Jetpro 400 Class which was won by Wanganui’s Gerry Linklater.

A number of North Island drivers had not been to Wanaka before and described the area “as a paradise on earth,” Chris said.

The facilities coped well and the response from competitors had been very encouraging,

he said.

He and the other organisers are going to consider their options for the future over the next few weeks, but the idea of holding the world jetsprint championships on the course has already been suggested.

Thegroupareplanningtoholdan annual event over Easter Weekend to work in with Warbirds over Wanaka and the Highland Park motor racing event which also held its first event last weekend.

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A first for Carl in Canada Wanaka snowboarder Carl Murphy won first place in the men’s snowboard cross at the 2013 International Paralympic Committee Para-Snowboard World Cup at Canada’s Big White Ski Resort.

“I can’t get the smile

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off my face,” Carl said, “not only to win by a good margin but this win is my first World Cup win ever.

I have had lots of seconds and thirds over the past six years of racing world cups but today was my first to stand at the top of the podium.”

Carl, who is a belowthe-knee amputee, posted the fastest times of the day to win by more than three seconds over second placed Evan Strong (USA).

“It was an awesome day of racing and Carl was on fire,” his coach

Adam Dooney said. “Carl has been working hard on a few aspects of his riding since the European events and has also made changeswithhisapproach to race day; it is great to see it all come together and especially at his pinnacle event for the year.”

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PHOTO: Oliver Young