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Enthusiasm for the 1920’s era of flappers and speakeasies prompted some Wanaka locals to prepare for the upcoming movie premiere of The Great Gatsby. Pete Legnavsky, Sonia and Mark Richter, Shannon Van Walt, Brona Parsons, Rachael Bowering and Hannah Stevens gathered on the Wanaka lakefront yesterday afternoon to sip bubbles and celebrate the extravagant Gatsby lifestyle. The Great Gatsby premieres in Wanaka on June 6. PHOTO: WANAKA.TV
Queensberry 1080 use queried Tim Brewster
Love yoga long time PAGE 7
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One of the largest and most complex rabbit poisoning operations planned by the Otago Regional Council in the Queensberry area is angering some of the 58 residents, who feel they have a lack of choice in the matter. Just over 2000 hectares of farmland above the subdivision up to the top of the Pisa Range will have carrots laced with 1080 and pindone dropped by fixed wing aircraft and helicopters, with some of the 280 hectares that make up the subdivision spread with pindone-laced carrots. Mike Burrowes and Caitlin Harvey live on a fully-fenced lifestyle block that borders the farmland above them and are concerned about possible 1080 runoff and the amount of pindone required for the heavily-infested bare section in front of them. “We potentially are going to have 1080 right along our back boundary and the hills above, and then pindone along our entire front boundary. We feel gutted that although our property is not deemed to have a rabbit issue,
we suffer the possible risks and whatever else (the unknowns) due to our neighbouring properties having issues,” Caitlin said. “On our property we have all our own meat, pigs, sheep and cows, as well as two milking cows, chickens, a large garden, fruit trees and three
“We can’t understand why other methods haven’t been explored and incentives given, such as rabbitproof fences, active shooting…more environmental ways,” Caitlin said. Another resident, Robin Dalton, said he had mixed emotions about the operation.
We can’t understand why other methods haven’t been explored and incentives given, such as rabbit-proof fences, active shooting…more environmental ways. young children. We do everything as organic as possible, using no sprays or chemicals and organic feeds. We are concerned about the long-term and short-term effects of poison use in the area.” The couple, pictured on page 3 with their seven-month-old son Nico, are also concerned the gully and steep hillside above them could enable the 1080 to run-off into waterways around the area.
“It was quite draconian by council. We were asked to report what control work we had done and then simply told it was not adequate. It seemed as if they had already made up their minds.” He said he knows something needs to be done, but is concerned there is no sure way of ensuring the 1080 will not make its way into waterways. Rabbit numbers are “way beyond” being controlled by other methods,
council senior field advisor Peter Preston said. He said the legal compliance limit set for rabbit numbers on land using the Modified McLean Scale is three (signs infrequent with heaps more than 10m apart, odd rabbit may be seen), with many areas in the Queensberry area as high as six (signs very frequent with heaps often less than 5m apart over the whole area, rabbits may be seen over the whole area) on the scale. Landowners may control numbers themselves using whatever methods they prefer, but if unsuccessful, council can step in as a last resort and take over the job at the owner’s expense, Peter said. Much of the difficulty at Queensberry is the large number of different landowners, with an estimated 30 of the 90 not resident in the area. The control work will only be done on properties that have a rabbit problem, with all those owners he has been able to contact agreeing for the work to be done. Story continues page 3...
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Celebrating Sir Ed
QLDC draft annual plan submitters speak today Almost 40 Wanaka submitters to the QLDC draft annual plan will front up today (Thursday) and address their submissions to a number of councillors. A total of 300 submissions were received by the council, with an overwhelming majority of the Wanaka-based ones objecting to proposed changes at the Wanaka Library. Others address the possibility of moving the Wanaka Sports site back to the Wanaka Camping Ground and the option of leasing all QLDC campgrounds to private operators. The hearings start at 9.30am in the Armstrong Room of the Lake Wanaka Centre and continue until 2.15pm.
Children at Hawea Flat Primary marked the 60th anniversary of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay’s ascent of Mount Everest on Wednesday with a fancy dress day. Students dressed up as climbers, modern or historical, with some children wearing their costumes from the school’s upcoming school production, ‘Sir Ed You’re A Legend’. Pictured, from left: Tana Hansen, Kirsten Blackley, Jono Watson, Red Simpson, Liam Paulin Kemp, Micah Cousins, Luca Harrington, Leithen Henderson, Astelia Aubrey, Isla Heath Dyer, Dylan Rimmer, Thomas Gibson. PHOTO: WANAKA.TV
Plans for hospice Wanaka could have a hospice in two years’ time if a new trust succeeds in its aims. The Upper Clutha Hospice Trust, instigated by Bev and Ray Rudkin, is looking into the feasibility of a palliative/respite care facility in Wanaka, and says the initial response from the community has been positive. It has already
received some offers of major assistance, and fundraising for the proposed facility is almost underway. The trustees are Ray Rudkin, Neville Dippie, Margaret Hay and Russell McGeorge, most of whom have direct experience of dealing with cancer or other life-threatening illnesses. They say the growing number of
people over 65 years old in the district, and Wanaka’s remoteness from facilities in Cromwell and Dunedin, are their motivating factors. The trust’s preliminary concept for a hospice is based on using the facilities, skills and experience of groups in the Upper Clutha, including retirement village
operators, GPs and Dunstan Hospital. The owners of Wanaka Self Storage have offered the premises where Serendipity was in Ballantyne Road as a location for a hospice shop. Volunteers have been refurbishing the premises with help from local tradespeople. Trustees hope the shop will open in mid-June.
Plants from the ashes DOC ranger Sharon Haarsma tends to one of 150 native shrubs planted on the site of the Hikuwai Conservation area damaged by fire in March. With the conclusion of the investigation into the fire that burnt 1.2ha of vegetation within the area in March, DOC staff last week cleared the site of burnt kanuka and replaced the damaged rabbit proof fencing. DOC Area Manager, Paul Hellebrekers, said they would welcome local residents “to take ownership of the new plants by watering them during dry periods until they become established.” PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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Signing in 1080 use queried Wanaka is getting two new entrance signs in July, but the design is being kept secret until the grand unveiling. One will be near Puzzling World and the other next to Oakridge Resort. The signs will be made of schist and metal. They were designed by a group representing the Wanaka Residents Association, the Upper Clutha – Wanaka Lions Club, the Rotary Club, Lake Wanaka Tourism
and the Wanaka Community Board. The cost is $10,000, with half the funding contributed by the
“We worked to the criteria of classy, simple and relevant,” said working group member Tony Brown.
We worked to the criteria of classy, simple and relevant. Lions, Rotary and the Wanaka Residents Association and half funded by the QLDC.
“The final design meets the criteria, but also has a unique addition,” he said. All will be revealed in July.
Guiding skills earn summit
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Hawea climbing guides played a strong role in the 60-year anniversary of Edmund Hillary’s successful summit of Mt Everest, with local guiding company Adventure Consultant’s summiting with a team of seven. The company had its first guided expeditions to Everest in 1992 and this year celebrated its 20th expedition with a summit on May 21. The team was led by Lake Hawea’s Dean Staples. Dean has now summitted Mount Everest a record nine times, as well as many other peaks in the Himalaya and elsewhere. He followed his Everest summit this year with a Lhotse summit, becoming the first New Zealander to summit both mountains in just over 24 hours,
just days after fellow AC Guide Mike Roberts from Queenstown summitted both mountains within 35 hours. “What a brilliant year it’s been here on Everest,” Dean said. “Everyone on the team is just thrilled with the results. Due to the general good weather throughout the summit period we didn’t experience any crowding issues, as all the teams were spread out over a week of summit days. I was really pleased to be able to climb Lhotse also with Thomas, after so many years of coming here and looking over at it from Everest.” Lydia Bradey of Lake Hawea and Ang Dorjee Sherpa rounded out the AC Everest guiding team. This was Lydia’s third
Everest summit. In 1988 she became the first woman to ascend Mt Everest without oxygen and in 2008 guided AC’s Everest trip, successfully summitting again, 20 years after her first summit. Another team, climbed Lhotse, the world’s fourth highest peak at 8,516m, on Wednesday, 22 May. Company CEO Guy Cotter was lead guide on this expedition with general manager Suze Kelly (pictured) climbing as a member of the team. This marks the sixth 8000metre peak for Guy, having already summitted Everest four times, Manaslu (8156m), Makalu (8481m), Cho Oyu (8201m) and Gasherbrum II (8035m). In addition he has climbed all the Seven Summits.
Continued from page 1... While some residents manage the numbers in their own area, they continue to be infested by rabbits from neighbouring properties who don’t do any control, he said. “What I would like to point out is that while people may not like toxins, if they follow up [with ongoing rabbit control] they won’t have to use them again.” Fears the 1080 poison will affect waterways are unfounded, he said. “It has never been an issue with water contamination.” The use of 1080 has a history of controversy in New Zealand with accusation of misinformation on both sides of the debate. Environmentaladvocate group Forest and Bird combined with Federated Farmers to present an information sheet on 1080 which validated a 2011 study by the Parliamentary
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Commissioner for the Environment which stated 1080 was safe and necessary. “Forest and Bird has mainly been a supporter of 1080 in the use of aerial drops targeting possums. Because 1080 operations dramatically reduce possum numbers and often kill rats, stoats and deer, this allows native bird populations to recover and then thrive. It is just
one tool in the battle against pests, the best of the worst evils. Since its initial introduction, the techniques and method have hugely been hugely improved; it does not break up into smaller particles; is coloured green and flavoured with cinnamon which makes it less attractive for birds and more enticing for possums,” Central Otago F&B chairperson Mark
Ayer said. “1080 is biodegradable, so it does not remain in the soil or waterways. Most 1080 operations are done in winter and spring seasons in which wet conditions help the poison to break down.” The user-paid poison drop planned for a fortnight in either July or August will vary in cost from $60 to $170 a hectare.
Worldloppet bid for Merino Muster Two of the directors of the board of Snow Farm (NZ) Ltd, Tom Pryde and John Burridge, have stepped down, one of whom is planning big things for the Merino Muster crosscountry ski event. Snow Farm (NZ) is a subsidiary of Pisa Alpine Trust (PACT), and both Tom and John will remain as trustees of PACT, with John staying on as Trust
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Chairman. John will also head up a new second subsidiary company under PACT to run the Merino Muster, with an eye to having the race accepted as a Worldloppet event. Worldloppet is an international federation of cross-country ski marathons, founded in 1978 in Uppsala Sweden. The aimof Worldloppet is to promote the sport of cross
country skiing worldwide by conducting marathon ski races around the world. If the Merino Muster is accepted, it will be able to run under the Worldloppet banner, and will issue and stamp Worldloppet passports. “Being accepted into the Worldloppet organisation will have a significanteconomicimpact on the whole Central Otago region. It will inevitably
attract large numbers of overseas competitors, including many wealthy and older participants who tend to travel to all Worldloppet events, and also many of the top World Cup distance skiers,” John said. The Snow Farm (NZ) Ltd board will now consist of Peter Soundy as Chairman, and John Hogg and Mary Lee.
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Hoping to inspire Caroline Harker Inspired by Ted Talks (global conferences on ‘ideas worth spreading’), the Kahu Youth Trust is holding an event called Inspire Wanaka which is intended to be ‘an entertaining, educational and enlightening night out’. The fundraising event will feature five people speaking on topics they are passionate and knowledgeable about, interspersed with live music and discussion over food and drinks. David Musgrave, a flaxseed oil farmer from Geraldine, will talk about what he calls ‘The Dance of the Hormones’. “There’s something for everyone in David’s talk, from how the environment affects our hormones to sex,” said Kahu Youth Trust chair Graham Berry. The other speakers are all locals. Designer Kathryn Harper’s talk ‘Don’t Call Me Quiet’ looks at the effects of labelling children and what can be done about it. An
elective mute as a child, Kathryn will include her experiences of growing up ‘quiet’ in her talk. She is writing a book on the same topic. Engineer Steve Rumore’s passion is for what he calls better design ideas - which he will discuss in relation
June 6 and Graham Berry hopes it will become a regular event. “We want to make this one so good that everyone will want to come to the next one,” he said. Toastmasters have been helping the speakers prepare for the event and the talks will be illustrated with
We want to make this one so good that everyone will want to come to the next one. to the ‘wasteful built-in redundancy inherent in everyday items’. The other two speakers are Te Reo Maori teacher Jeromy van Riel and Centre for Sustainable Practice leader Steve Henry, both of whom recently spoke at a TEDx event in Queenstown. Jeromy is passionate about all things Maori and he will talk about identity and being indigenous. Steve will talk about transformational learning and his ideas on the best learning coming from within. Inspire Wanaka is being held on Thursday
audiovisuals. Graham has been the trust chair for about 12 months. He has previous experience as a city councillor in Christchurch, where he was involved in a number of youth projects. “Kahu Youth is all about giving kids a sense of belonging in the community,” he said. “It absolutely works. We’re very lucky to have two professional youth workers [Richard Elvey and Angie Griffiths] here.” See sunspots for details.
Under 17 rugby Upper Clutha’s Tom Scurr makes a run for the try line against South Otago in the club’s U17 rugby game on Saturday. Wanaka delivered a convincing 50-0 win. PHOTO: ANDY WOODS
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Dyslexia doco a hit Caroline Harker A documentary on dyslexia had people queuing in the street on Sunday and two extra screenings have been organised. Dyslexia was only officially recognised by the government in 2008 and now parents in particular are clamouring for more information about it. While most schools do acknowledge dyslexia, there is no Ministry of Education funding for additional support of diagnosed students, nor for assessment. Three years ago local woman Karen Ruddenklau started working as a dyslexia tutor and demand for her services has been so high that two other women (Jo McArthur and Johanna Vermeulen) have also trained and started working as tutors. Another, Lucy Fullerton, is now in training, and Kip McGrath offers special help for dyslexics. The film attracting so much interest is ‘The Big Picture - Rethinking
Dyslexia’, directed by Jamie Redford (son of Robert). It has just been released in New Zealand and demand to see it is high all over the country. Wanaka’s first screening was at Cinema Paradiso. People who were turned away on Sunday evening were offered the opportunity to see it later the same night at the Presbyterian
Church Hall, and Andrea and Callum McLeod have agreed to screen it again at Paradiso this Sunday (May 2). The film stars a range of dyslexics from small children to successful professionals. Its message is simple: dyslexia is a neurological issue, not a character flaw, and definitely not a lack of intelligence. Talents
that usually come with it include strength in critical thinking, problem solving and reasoning. Dyslexics tend to think in pictures rather than words, so reading will be difficult for them, but they are capable of achieving whatever they want to. Estimates for numbers of people who are dyslexic range from one in five to one in ten, which means up
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to 140,000 schoolchildren in this country have it. The Dyslexia Foundation of New Zealand (DFNZ) defines dyslexia as an alternative way of thinking. It affects both girls and boys and tends to run in families. Famous dyslexics include Richard Branson (who features in The Big Picture), Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, John Lennon, Whoopi Goldberg and Orlando Bloom. DFNZ says dyslexics’ greatest problem is usually low self-esteem, however it only becomes a disability if it is not appropriately addressed. Now that this is more widely understood it is no wonder people are queuing up to find out more about it, and that specialist tutors are being booked up as soon as they are trained. Pictured from left are dyslexia tutors Karen Ruddenklau, Johanna Vermeulen, Jo McArthur and Kip McGrath’s Nikki Shaw.
inbrief Emeritus lecture for Wanaka Emeritus Professor Jim Flynn, of Otago University, is giving a lecture entitled ‘Master of your soul: Literature and philosophy’ on Tuesday June 4 in the Presbyterian Church Hall. Jim is an Emeritus Professor of Political Studies who has been profiled in Scientific American and has given an invited TED talk. He is well-known for work on the “Flynn effect”, the documentation of IQ gains from one generation to the next. The talk is part of the new Wanaka branch of the Royal Society programme, and is open to the public.
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inbrief Rally for female flyers The annual rally of the Zealand Association of Women in Aviation is set to be held at Wanaka Airport over Queen’s Birthday weekend. NZAWA represents women from all areas of aviation, including recreational and commercial pilots, air-traffic controllers, as well as microlight and glider pilots. The rally will include social gatherings, two days of competition and keynote addresses from two speakers, balloonist Pauline Hickey and Capt. Christine Walsh, deputy chief pilot for the 737 and 737 MAX programs and member of the 787 flight test team. Christine replaces Capt. Suzanna Darcy-Henneman who was originally scheduled to speak. The public are invited to attend the keynote speeches on Sunday June 2.
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from Dr Compost
An autumn tidy up Winter is almost here. We keep getting little reminders, Jack Frost blasting us now and again, but, really, what a mild autumn. Not too many inversion days sucking the sunshine bank dry. It’s still warm enough to venture into your veggie garden, tidying up from the great, long growing season. If only
can get the empty beds ready for spring: No-dig garden. This is a great technique that can be applied to a tired veggie garden which needs a big boost of nutrients and organic matter. No weeding required, all the weeds just get covered up. First cardboard the bed,
Tenth birthday for Mainly Music Upper Clutha Mainly Music is turning ten. A celebration will be held to mark the birthday on Queen’s Birthday Monday from 4 to 6pm at the Wanaka Presbyterian Community Church Centre on Tenby Street. There will be a “Mainly Music favourites” session, followed by a sausage sizzle and birthday cake.
its ready to go. Manure, manure and a bit of straw. I prefer this version. Load up the veggie bed with manure, chop it in a little and cover with a good straw mulch. This allows a little less leaching of nutrients, a good supply of organic material for nature’s little workers to chomp through and incorporate into your soil. Compost and straw. If you’ve got a plentiful supply of compost, give the bed a generous helping. Spread evenly over the top and cover with straw. All that biology will burst into life come spring and give you a great head start. Bokashi buckets. Keep on digging those full buckets of kitchen scraps into your garden all winter long. When it’s frozen for a few days or more dig it into your compost heap. Fantastic way to
rejuvenate those glass and tunnel houses for the next productive season. Chickens can do the work for you. Build a portable coop that fits over your veggie bed. Chickens will eat all the weeds and bugs, scratching in free fertiliser. Too easy. Green manure. Plant some mustard or blue lupins; dig them in when they’re still young. A bit late for this now, but look at what else may have germinated this autumn in your veggie beds. If they’re young and sappy, then dig them in. Or just pull-em, drop-em and rot-em! Happy hibernating, see you in the spring for some more top tips. Ben Elms (aka Dr Compost) givesadviceandrunsworkshops as part of the Dr Compost project to encourage home composting and reduce waste, funded by Queenstown Lakes District Council.
June in the garden Harvest time. Get preserving and share or swop your surplus. PHOTO: SIMON WILLIAMS
it was this good every year. This article is about what you can do to get ready for spring. Yes, spring is only around the corner, with only four months until the equinox. There are lots of things we can do to prepare for spring, so we can hit the ground running and spend more time on sowing and planting, less time on weeding, fertilising and prepping beds. One of the disadvantages of such a long autumn is those pesky weeds keep growing. Best to look at them as a resource. If they haven’t gone to seed, pull and place on your veggie garden so they can break down over the winter months feeding the soil. Or put them in a bucket of water, let them rot and, presto, free liquid fertiliser. If your beds aren’t full of winter goodies, here are some different ways you
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then add alternate layers of carbon-rich ingredients (such as shredded cardboard, newspaper, straw, garden cuttings, dry grass, leaves) with layers of nitrogen-rich ingredients (such as animal manures, bokashi bucket contents, fresh grass, fresh weeds). Finish with straw. Go as high as you can. This bed has all winter to break down and do its thing. Come spring you will sow seedlings direct with a handful or two of compost. This is the kind of bed I build at my Get Growing workshops, and there are pictures up on the Wanaka Wastebusters website. Manure, manure, manure. This is an ‘old fashioned’ technique that has been used forever. Load up your veggie bed with animal manure and dig it in. Leave uncovered and let the frosts do their bit. Come spring
Clean up Clean up those veggie beds ready for next spring. A bit of effort now reaps rewards come springtime. Clean up your tunnel or glass house. If you’re not growing anything over winter, clean out all the greenery, manure it up and straw mulch, ready for spring. Leave those doors open in the cold snaps. You don’t want aphids and their friends wintering over and getting an early head start when it warms up.
Feed and plant Give winter veggies a liquid boost. Make one up with some manure in a bucket. Dilute 10 to 1. Time to plant your garlic, traditionally on the shortest day, but any time from now on is good. Only plant the biggest cloves with a generous handful of compost.
Composting Rake up leaves and make yourself some leaf mould for next year. Put them in a compost bin and weigh down. Cover with a permeable cover, to let that moisture in. Make a hot compost heap. The autumn garden is packed full of carbon and nitrogen ingredients to get your heap steaming. Tidy up any paths in the veggie garden, cover with cardboard and wood chip over that. Often those paths are where our weedy friends get started.
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Pink sweets and ribbons
Dope, drunk driving, collisions, stealing and fighting
Pink sugary offerings greeted customers at Wanaka’s ANZ bank on Monday as part of a Pink Ribbon Breast Cancer Awareness fundraiser. Along with a number of homebaked items brought in by staff, lamingtons from a local bakery were donated giving Jen Anderson and Riley, 21/2, pictured with staff members Nick McDonald and Ann Brown, an energetic start to the day. The morning tea raised $1059.20. PHOTO: TIM BREWSTER
Love yoga long time
Police apprehended a male driving under the influence of cannabis and two other local drivers were apprehended with breath alcohol levels of 638 and 817 milligrams respectively. A 23 year-old Hawea man was arrested for stealing tools and a gas regulator from a building site in Albert Town and police were also called out following a report of two teenagers fighting in Luggate. Two vehicle collisions were also reported with one on the Crown Range road and another on Cardrona Valley Road after one vehicle crossed the center line.
Caroline Harker There have been people teaching yoga in Wanaka for more than 25 years, however in the last decade it has really taken off. Now there are about a dozen people offering classes and it’s no longer seen as something only ‘hippies’ do. Practitioners are teaching people of all ages and backgrounds from computer geeks to farmers. Jill Midgely, who teaches in the Maungawera Valley, has a class of nine men. The first person teaching yoga here was Deb Thompson, back in the 1980s. One of her students, Christine Callanan (pictured right), set up Wanaka’s first yoga centre above Soulfood in 2003. “I wanted to make yoga as accessible as possible,” she said. “We weren’t doing it to make money. I owned the building with Callum [Urquhart] and we couldn’t have done it without his generosity.” About the same time Swenja Stellfeld (pictured left) closed her yoga centre in Queenstown and moved to Wanaka. She helped Christine set up the Wanaka Yoga Centre. “It was pretty much a charity to the community
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but got regular classes in a space devoted to yoga off the ground in Wanaka,” Christine said. “It was my dream baby. Swenja was a godsend because she had run her own studio in the past, so appreciated what was involved.” They both ran classes there and the centre was available to other teachers too. Numbers attending began to build, particularly during the winter season. After five years Swenja
A group of lakes district residents were awarded New Zealand Citizenship by QLDC mayor Vanessa van Uden on Friday. Children from the Queenstown Primary School new entrants’ class sang the National Anthem at the ceremony and everyone was presented with a native tree. Pictured with the mayor are (front row): Thomas Montgomery, Damian Foster, Jennifer Judge, Mary Black, Siobhan Waterhouse, Emma Thompson, Caroline Pillay and (back row) Mark Murphy, Michael Judge, Paul Sewter, Euan Simpson, Alexander Black, Ronald Black, Aklesh Mannu and Sebastian Scott.
set up her own studio in Hawea Flat, and Christine closed the centre and began teaching from home. Nearly three years ago Swenja went overseas and most of her former pupils started taking classes from two of her protégés, Jill Midgely and Keri Addison. Other teachers in the area now include Stella Senior, June Rumore, Shannon Turner, Nicci Huston and Carmen Howell. Swenja returned to Wanaka this
year and is teaching again too. “It’s interesting to see the changes in people in the time I’ve been away,” she said. “So many more people are doing yoga.” While classes here generally focus on the physical perspective (poses and stretches), yoga originated in ancient India and traditionally includes mental and spiritual aspects. Hindu monks brought it to the West in the late 19th century,
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and in the 1980s physical (Hatha) yoga became very popular. “Everyone gets something different from it,” Christine said. “For me it’s a way of seeing the world.” For Swenja, whose initial interest was in the physical poses, it has become a way of living. “It gives me the ability to look at situations from a different angle,” she said. “Yoga comes into all aspects of my life.”
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Win in tough conditions Al Bertini
Wanaka FC played host to league leaders the Queenstown Rovers last Saturday, a testing 90 minutes in tough windy conditions that were not conducive to Wanaka’s slick, free flowing style of play. The Rovers always provide great opposition and they were certainly not afraid of Wanaka, having beaten the yellow and blacks on the opening day of the season in Queenstown. Three points were the priority, whilst revenge was also at the back of the boys’ minds. Prior to the game, the Rovers sat in 4th place on 17 points. But they
had a game in hand over their old rivals, meaning a loss for Wanaka, and Queenstown winning their game in hand would see Rovers leapfrog Wanaka in the table. Striker Finn Moore was unavailable and with injury preventing Conor Ceci from taking part, Wanaka called up Connor McLean to the starting lineup and re-shuffled the pack to accommodate the absentees. The wind was playing havoc and early indications were signalling to a scrappy contest. Stray passes, aerial football and clumsy challenges were frequent in the opening stages. Wanaka hit the bar with ten minutes gone, but that was as
close as either team got in the first half. The second half served up much of the same and the game really could have gone either way, with both teams trying in vain to find that defence-splitting pass. With the clock winding down and a share of the spoils looking likely, captain courageous, Allan Carmichael, picked the ball up out on the right, cutting in on his favoured left foot. The central midfielder shook off the attentions of his marker and, with only one thing on his mind as he bore down on goal, unleashed a rocket from 25 yards which burst the back of the net to open the scoring and
seal the deal for Wanaka with only ten minutes left to play. Wanaka held out to the end and were extremely fortunate to take all three points. At the end of the day though, the team who wants it most prevails, not all matches can be pretty and it’s the end result that counts. Earlier in the day, the Wanaka Braves got back to winning ways with a convincing win against Rangers, dominating from start to finish. The home side ended up 3-2 winners, lifting them to mid table status. This Saturday FC are away to Lakes United and The Braves are away to Rovers.
Rowers finish close and Marg takes prize
Little rippers Coach Grant Lawrie took a group of future rippers through their paces last Wednesday as part of an introduction to rugby programme for Under 5s at the Wanaka rugby grounds. He said the weekly sessions were a chance for pint-sized players, most of them aged three or four, to learn a bit about the sport before moving on to Rippa Rugby. “It’s about making the kids associate rugby with fun,” he said, which, judging by the smiles in the photo, is working a treat.
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Wanaka’s contribution to Otago rowing was recognised last weekend with Marg Galloway, pictured, winning the cup for administrator of the year at the sport’s provincial awards ceremony. Maadi Cup winner Riley Bruce, the club’s U19 four and coach Dave Varney were also considered strong contenders for their respective categories.
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Racers Edge joins R&R Sport Racers Edge is pleased to announce that it has become an R&R Sport franchise. Racers Edge and R&R Sport complement each other well, with both stores stocking similar product lines and sharing the same values that are born from a love of the outdoors and a strong sense of adventure. The opportunity to merge these two great brands came from Lucy Fullerton’s decision to sell her 25 percent share of Racers Edge, allowing her to pursue other career paths. Lucy’s ten years in Racers Edge have been memorable for her dedication to outstanding customer service and the evolution of Racers Edge Bike. Lucy is an enthusiastic person and a talented athlete and will continue to be a great ambassador for Racers Edge and a riding companion to many of you. The R&R Sport Company is a true ‘blue and gold’ Otago institution. Its roots and head office are still based in Dunedin. Mat Woods, Managing Director of R&R Sport, has always enjoyed Wanaka for its recreational opportunities and he and his family now live
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in Wanaka. Wanaka has been on the R&R Sport radar for some time and he is thrilled to have been able to link these two great companies. Mat says, “during the last six weeks we have been totally focused on implementing
new systems and we’re now pleased we can offer our clients the benefits from the R&R Sport franchise”. Steve Schikker (Shaker), owner and Manager for 120 years, can only see positives in this merger.
“Charlie and I will still run the store with backup and support from a very successful national organisation. Racers Edge has an exciting future and will continue to provide the same customer focus and sense of fun that our
customers have always enjoyed”. Charles Cochrane, owner and Store Manager, is also thrilled with the merger. “The opportunity to offer our customers broader and deeper product lines excites me,” he says. “The ability to source stock from the other nine R&R Sport stores throughout the country, support our amazing sponsored athletes and provide the best loyalty system in New Zealand, are huge positives. The ‘Over and Above’ (O&A) loyalty programme, is totally customer-focused giving customers the ability to save 10 percent-50 percent off a wide range of products and we will even give them an instant $10.00 store credit when they sign up!” says Charles. Our staff are the key to the business and are chosen for their enthusiasm, expertise and practical experience – regularly using the gear they sell. They have a genuine passion for the outdoors and assisting customers with their adventures. As the outdoor community and range of activities grows in this region, Racers Edge and R&R Sport encourage you in your adventures. “See you out there!” *ADVERTORIAL
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BOARD I BET THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA WAS COMPLETED IN LENGTH OF TIME BEFORE OUR WANAKA ROUNDABOUT.... TEN MEN...ONE SHOVEL.... JUST BECAUSE YOU’RE IN A BIG TRUCK DOESN’T MEAN YOU CARRY ON THROUGH THE ROUNDABOUT WHEN I HAVE MY INDICATOR ON..UP ANDERSON RD....SOME PEOPLE REALLY NEED TO RESIT THEIR LICENCE 26 WEEKS TO BUILD THE NEW WORLD. HOW LONG TO MAKE THE ROUNDABOUT ? LOVELY TO SEE THE SNOW – TIME FOR SOUP AS A VOLUNTEER AT A LOCAL CHARITY SHOP, I GIVE UP MY TIME TO HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE, I AM DISAPPOINTED BY PEOPLE WHO FEEL THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO COMMENT ON THE PRICES WOULD THEY DO THAT IN ANY OTHER SHOP, I THINK NOT. I WAS TERRIFIED BY A LARGE DOG, WHY ARE THERE SO MANY DOGS NOT ON LEADS IN WANAKA?
EDITORIAL Yesterday marked the 60th anniversary of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay’s ascent of Mount Everest, the day a New Zealander and a Nepalese Sherpa stood, for a moment, at the highest point on earth. Last week, Wanaka guiding company Adventure Consultants did the same, with Lake Hawea’s Dean Staples making his ninth summit. And in Hawea Flat yesterday, students at the primary school dressed the part of mountaineers past and present to celebrate such accomplishments. While it must be hard for them to understand the magnitude of Hillary’s feat, how the top of the world’s highest mountain, in 1953, might as well have been on the moon, they will get this: that people from small places can do big things, and that those who live at the bottom of the world are capable of great heights. Great to see our kids so inspired by a legend. It makes you wonder what they’ll knock off some day.
BEACON POINT ROAD IS 50KM, PLEASE SLOW DOWN LOVE THE NEW ROUNDABOUT IT WILL BE MUCH BETTER WHEN PEOPLE LEARN TO USE THEIR INDICATORS SO I DO NOT HAVE TO GUESS WHERE THEY ARE GOING TO THE ANGRY BALD MAN IN THE WHITE CAR WHO I GAVE A FRIGHT TO WHILE I WAS GETTING INTO RIGHT TURN LANE ON MY BIKE AT ALBERT TOWN TURN OFF...I AM SORRY I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE CAREFUL AND LESSON LEARNED. THE ABUSE GAVE ME A FRIGHT TOO.
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An accomodating pharmacy I am a ham radio operator and last night listened to a recent traveller from Hawaii extolling the wonderful people of Wanaka. Evidently a travelling companion had forgotten to pack their heart meds and fortunately happened to go into a very accommodating pharmacy in Wanaka. The assistance given without great drama did more for our tourism industry than thousands of advertising dollars. They were elderly and really appreciated the no-fuss understanding and supply of what was needed to get them through their holiday and home. Patricia Dallas Hawaii
Majority use Mr Feeley claims that the Wanaka Library is “not used by the majority of the community. The community as a whole is paying for a service not agreed to.” Does the majority of the community use the public swimming pool? Will the majority use the proposed playing fields? Do the majority of Otago residents utilise the Dunedin stadium? Do the majority flock to use the $800,000 flying fox playground behind Mitre 10? We all pay towards these facilities and I am sure the majority will never use them. Therefore your library argument does not add up. K Collins Albert Town
Issue 611 Thursday May 30, 2013 Free delivery to Wanaka, Wanaka surrounds and Cromwell urban and rural mailboxes, PO boxes in Makarora, Cromwell, Haast, Wanaka, Albert Town, Hawea. Distributed to motels, hotels and cafes plus businesses in the Wanaka central business district and to drop boxes in Wanaka, Queenstown, Arrowtown and Cromwell.
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Winter Games entries confirmed Russian snowboarders Iouri Podladtchikov (pictured) and Ursina Haller are confirmed entries in the Winter Games this August, organisers said. Known as ‘I-Pod’, the Russian-born ranked 2nd in the 2012/13 TTR World Snowboard Tour and performed the first ever competition ‘YOLO flip’
– a switch frontside 1440 at the X Games Tignes SuperPipe. Ursina took silver in half pipe at this year’s FIS Snowboard World Championships in La Molina, Spain and finished 10th in the final FIS World Cup rankings. Winter Games NZ 2013 takes place over 11 days
from 15-25 August at the resorts of Coronet Peak, Cardrona Alpine Resort, Snow Farm and Snow Park, along with the Maniototo Curling International Rink. The competition is the last major qualifying event before the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.
Catholic schools celebrate
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Amy Morris, Harry Hughes, Barnaby Jackson, Thomas Benson and Olivia Huddleston were among the children and teachers celebrating NZ Catholic Schools Day with an afternoon of games and socialising last Thursday at Holy Family Catholic School. “For us it’s about celebrating the fact that we are free to practise our faith in NZ,” acting principal Paul Cartlidge said. PHOTO: NIKKI HEATH
Tri course record for Wanaka athlete Wanaka triathlete Nicky Samuels not only took first place in a field of pros at the Columbia 5150 triathlon in Columbia, Maryland on May 19; she broke the course record. Her record-breaking performance came despite a bout of flu which had affected her training in the lead-up to the race, and a hilly run, which she described as “one of the toughest runs I have ever done in a triathlon.” Nicky flew to France the day after the event where she will base herself, racing and training, for the next seven weeks.
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sport results TARRAS MENS GOLF RESULTS 25 MAY Purvis Cup ( Medal ) R Pearson 82-14-68, M Hervey 84-12-72, D Trevathan 82-10-72, G Rive 90-17-73, H Reinecke 81-8-73, C Still 96-22-74, S Johnston 84-10-74 Putting R Pullar 24, R Pearson 27, G Rive 29, M Hervey 30,D Trevathan 31, R Gibson 31, H reinecke 31, K Galloway 33, M Hyndman 33 UPPER CLUTHA SENIOR NETBALL RESULTS A Grade: Maxim Pioneer 35 v Cromwell A 26 – POG Nicola Templeton. Arrowtown 29 v MAC A 26 – POG Briony Wilson. Senior Reserve: Edgewater 22 v MAC B 21 - POG Karlee Fox. McGregors Pioneer 39 v Cromwell B 15 POG Kim Binns. MAC Y10A 34 v New World 20 – Amy Jolly. Nulook Hawea 30 v Alice 25 – POG Arna Craig. B Grade: MAC Wellman 16 v MAC Engineers 14 - POG Jennaya Wilkinson. MAC Black 15 v MAC Blue 8 – POG Emma Waser. MAC Marine 24 v MAC Lakeland 13 – POG Beth Gale. MAC Blue 23 v MAC Y9A 20 – POG Bronte Husband. MAC Black 27 v MAC Gold 9 – POG Paige Murdoch. Speights Ale House Player of the Night – Thursday Arna Craig & Friday Beth Gale WANAKA STADIUM BOWLS RESULTS Monday Edgewater Trophy: 1st Bill Turnbull, Ritchie Muir, Ralph Templeton; 2nd Tim Scurr, Kathleen Sutherland, Colin Leckie; 3rd Don Urquhart, Ethel Templeton, Roy Tempero. Tuesday Afternoon 2x4x2 Pairs:
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1st Trevor Tovey & John Lischner; 2nd Geoff Thomas & Judy Davey. Tuesday Evening Trades Competition: 1st BNB: B Mowat, N Guise, R Key; 2nd Bowl ‘m Over: J Parrant, J Limmer, A Wavish; 3rd MAC: R Bruce, B Osborne, A Curteis. Wednesday Afternoon Triples: 1st Kathleen Sutherland, Kura Urquhart, Fran Duncan; 2nd Glad Cross, Peter Wilson, Ivy Urquhart; 3rd Mary Gledhill, Madeleine Wilson, Izzy James. Wednesday Evening Trades Competition: 1st Trail Enders; 2nd Haggis; 3rd G & T. Thursday Afternoon 2x4x2 Pairs: 1st Peter Herbert & Neville Harris; 2nd Henry Thayer & Marj Morrish; 3rd Noeline Turner & Bruce Hamilton. Thursday Evening Trades Competition: 1st M Robinson, L Allison, K Allison; 2nd R Anderson, E King, P Davidson. Friday Progressive: Skips - 1st John Barton 2nd Michael Barnett 3rd Peter Gray. 3rds - 1st John Maddison 2nd John Gale 3rd Don Stretch; 2nds - 1st Robyn Chartres 2nd K Chartres 3rd Gerard McCarthy. Leads - 1st Roger Knowles 2nd Eleanor Lischner 3rd Neville Dippie. Wanaka – Clyde Interclub: Wanaka 110pts – Clyde 106pts WANAKA GUN CLUB On Saturday 18th May, the Wanaka Gun Club hosted the Central Otago Championships with a record number of 66 entries for this competition. Results as follows. 25 Skeet. A grade, 25 R Craigie, L Rodgers, C Waghorn. B grade, 23, B Bringans, John Sutherland, J Manson, P Black, S Diack, B Brand. C grade, 24 H Smith,
23 R Bell, Jess Sutherland. H O A Skeet after shoot off Lindsay Rodgers. 15 Minis, A grade, 15, M Lovett, B Walker, C Pilcher, D Briggs, B Gare. B grade, 12, W Morris, 11, R Diack. 10, J Crafts, J Diack. C grade, 13, F McKenzie, 10, J Windley, Z Potoczny, S Sanders. H O A Minis after shoot off Craig Pilcher. 10 Pair Double Rise. A grade, 20, R Craigie, 19, L Sanders, C Waghorn, B Waugh. B grade, 15 A Stuart, 14,J Diack, 13, P Williams. C grade, 16, J Windley, 15, R Buchanan, F McKenzie. H O A. Doubles, Richard Craigie. 25 Points Score, A grade, 75, W Rooney, C Pilcher, E Bennie, R Kelly. B grade, 71, R Diack, 69 J Diack, 66 P Williams. C grade, 71 S Sanders, 65, R Buchanan, 63J Windley. H O A , Points, after shoot off, Craig Pilcher. 25 Single Rise, A grade, 25, Bringans, C Rooney, W Rooney, H Bell, M Sime, B Walker, C Pilcher, L Sanders, L Maxwell, N Rule, S McKerchar, M Dobbie, J Sutherland, P Black, B Thurlow, B Warnock, S Diack. S Sutherland, B Gare, E Bennie, G Searle. B grade, 24, P Williams, 23 R Diack, 22, J Crafts, J Diack, C grade, 25, F McKenzie, 24 S Sanders, 23, R Buchanan. H O A Single Rise after shoot off, Cameron Rooney , Brian Thurlow runner up and Craig Pilcher 3rd. 25 Single Barrel. A grade, 25, C Pilcher, C Waghorn, R Everett, G Searle, B grade, 22, P Williams, 21, W Morris, 20, J Diack, June Briggs. H O A Single Barrel after shoot off, Colin Waghorn. HIGH OVER ALL for the day went to Colin Waghorn on 181, A Grade was won by Craig Pilcher on 179, B grade, Peter Williams on 155, and C grade went to
Rob Buchanan on 155. Veterans, Ray Everett 170, Damiam Briggs 169, Brian Thurlow 164. Juniors, Britany Pilcher 159, Rachel Bell 157, Garth Sanders 156, Shane Sanders 154, Juvan Diack 150, James Crafts 139. Ladies, Natalie Roony 177, Jess Sutherland 162, Brittany Pilcher 159, Rachel Bell 157, Rebecca Searle 135, June Briggs 83. BRIDGE RESULTS: Championship Pairs 7. Silver Section. North/South:- Jenny Barratt, Ena Leckie 60.42% 1. Dorothy McDonald, Nan Ottrey 57.71% 2. Gerarda Herlihy, Deirdre Lynch 56.25% 3. East/West:- Laraine & Max Shepherd 61.36% 1. Lynne Fegan, Maggie Stratford 54.77% 2. John & Jan Lyness 54.09% 3.Bronze Section:- North/ South:- Joan & Ross Moon 58.73% 1. Peter Herbert, Lyn Howson 55.95% 2. Kirsty Hewitt, Bridget Rennie 54.37% 3. East/ West:- Annette Clements, Sue Orbell 63.89% 1. Beaton Marr, Noelene Raffills 50.40% 2. Judy Muir, Heather Wellman 49.21% 3 UPPER CLUTHA JUNIOR RUGBY RESULTS: Results below, Missing U7 Stags and Rams and U9 Gold U7 Gold 1 draw and 1 loss U7 Black had 2 wins U8 Black lost Cromwell 6-2 U8 Gold beat Arrowtown U9 black beat Wakatipu 10-5 U10 Black drew with Roxburgh U1o Gold beat Cromwell U11 Bye Open grade Gold beat Alex 72 – 0 Open Grade Black beat Wakatipu U14 lost JMGC 64-10 U16 beat SOHS Colts 50-0
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YAMAHA WR250 1997 Twostroke Dirt Bike, great runner, goes hard. Just had work done. Good all rounder moto $2300 Ph: 021-766680
THE OVERWHELMING response to “The Big Picture-Rethinking Dyslexia” documentary = another screening Sunday 2nd June 4.30@ Cinema Paradiso.
LEICA CRF 1200 Rangefinder in metres. In mint condition $680. These are around $1200 from the shop. Ph: 021-766680
AUTO OPENING gates Custom made to your design here in Wanaka in steel or timber. Handy Solutions happy to quote any job. 0272080175 / 4434078
1996 TOYOTA Hilux surf SSR-X for sale. Manual, petrol, 2.7litre wide body. Awesome winter vehicle. $8k o.n.o 034434684
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notice INSPIRE WANAKA: Fundraiser for Kahu Youth Thought-provoking speakers and talented young musicians. Thursday June 6, LWC, 6.30pm, $35. Tickets: Kahu Youth, Medical Centre and Federal Diner . HAWEA PLAYGROUP Winter Garage Sale / Cafe, Sat 15th June, 10am-2pm, Hawea Flat Hall. Tables available $15 txt Kelly 2 book 021 054 2153. ANOTHER SCREENING of “The Big Picture-Rethinking Dyslexia” this Sunday 2nd June @ Cinema Paradiso 4.30. limited seating, gold coin. CYBER BULLYING is a form of teen violence that is ugly .get educated and help stop this cruel crime.www.bullyingstatistics.org. FREE LEGAL ADVICE at Community Networks Wednesday 5 June 1-2,30pm,Bookings call 4437799, HOUSE OF Travel invites you to a European river cruising information evening 18th June @7pm. Please call 4436350 to register JP SERVICES at Community Networks Tuesdays 1pm and. Fridays 10.30.For appointments call 4437799 LOST IN the mess? Text the Wanaka Sun on 0220 786778 for your free classified listing: 20 word limit, standard network rates apply. MUAY THAI, Kick Boxing Beginers 6pm Monday, Advanced Wednesday 6pm, 7 Gordon rd 0275 886464 THAI BOXING, Muay Thai, Kick Boxing, Self Defence, Fitness, Flexibility. Private lessons, nz/oz senior instructor, Brett 0275 886464 PRIMARY SCHOOL Op Shop. Open 124pm Tuesday & Thursday. Back entrance to school off Totara Terrace. SALVATION ARMY Family Store MonFri 10am – 5pm, Saturdays 10am- 4pm. Open for sale of pre-loved goods and donations. Help us to help others.
HOLIDAY RENTAL - 2 bedroom home available to rent from 12 July – 3 August sleeps up to 4 people. Log burner, 5 min drive to Wanaka, 30 second walk to local pub & shop, established private section. Perfect for ski holiday. Email adamhalldesign@gmail.com for enquiries. FURNISHED ROOM. ALBERT TOWN. Suit quiet living, nonsmoking couple.ii$180/ wk ( Power extra). Own bathroom, I/N. Ph Maryann 4436463 021 1101160 AN EXCERCISE rowing machine and get your upper body toned and strenght you’ve always wanted, from the comfort of your own home. Contact 0211612885 THREE BEDROOM modern furnished sunny appartment with heatpump in wanaka $330 per week ph 0275543200 TO LEASE modern workshop with two offices in established wanaka business park $190 per week. Ph 0275543200 SPACIOUS, MODERN 2 bedroom sleepout. 15mins from wanaka. $195 per week excl. 0211734994. 4435696. 802SQM, LITTLE Maude Drive, Lake Hawea. Walk to lake/shops, mountain views. Price negotiable, phone 4439310 or 021656655.
for sale ARMCHAIRS. MATCHING pair. Blonde wood with green upholstery. $35 each. Ph. 443 5107 NOW IS the time to feed the birds Beautiful china tea cup bird feeders, great for attracting wax eyes and bell birds to your garden. 20 ph or 443 1017 txt 021 680 110 CANE FURNITURE for sale 2 plant stands 1 mirror double bed head phone 4438786 CANNONDALE F29 1, 2013, size m, LEFTY fork, sram, trade me #594867400, txt 0221512399 west coast CHEST FREEZER 50 litre for sale. 600w x 640d x 900h. 021 0275 9199 DOG TUCKER!! 0274167802 ECO WINTER Tan. Self tanning lotion. No parabens, no chemical smells, just gorgeous, chocolate coloured skin. organicexpress.co.nz ELECTRIC HEATER Oil filled, Very good condition, $40, ph 4439132 F&P FRIDGE model C3 1410h 640d 600w 021 0275 9199 POULTRY LAYER mash $25 for 25kg. 4434944 SNOW CHAINS to fit sabaru plus 2 other sets phone 4438786 UNIDARE NIGHTSTORE Heater. 3.12 kW Hardly used. $550 ph. 4435249
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CLEANER AVAILABLE hawea mum looking for cleaning work reliable honest with great attention to detail contact nicola 4435497 or 0211090493 DESIGN THAT simply works - website, poster, pamplet etc. $50 an hr flat rate. For free quote - simplydesignsnz@gmail.com DOLLY’S LASH perming @ Karuna 28 Dungarvon St FREE DELIVERY - when you buy your groceries online at organicexpress.co.nz Wanaka, Albert Town, Hawea and Hawea Flat residential areas. I LIKE ironing any one in lake hawea $25 a basket ph 0275221666 do a great job IN HOME PRIVATE YOGA LESSONS! One on one or small groups. Very experienced teacher ph 0224689643 LIFE STORIES writing and book design. Memoirs, histories, letters, diaries - transcribed and published. www.timeofyourlife.co.nz. Contact laura@timeofyourlife. co.nz or 443 4629. LYN BROWN BOWEN and JSJ Practitioner also treating out of Wanaka Wellness Centre. For appts/info pls ph Lyn 4437388 MASSAGE THERAPY! Sportsmassage, Deep tissue, Relaxation. Treatment work and stress release to rejuvenate. Ursula Krebs, Dipl. Massage Therapist, ph: 027 6602271 mobile service NEED CREATIVE graphic design solutions? Contact Wanaka’s local design agency Blend Creative. hello@blendcreative.co.nz // 021 178 7883 // blendcreative. co.nz ORGANIC PRODUCE - we support local growers wherever possible. organicexpress.co.nz TREAT YOURSELF today.massage or beauty.you deserve it.massage in Wanaka.03 443 8448. ULTRA SONIC cleaning. Blinds, lights, smoke damaged items etc. Ring Jae Services 443 1150
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UC hockey roundup UC Women played the Wakatipu team last Saturday. Despite dominating the field for the first half, and a few chances to score, they could not get the ball into the goal. They picked up the pace again in the second half with some strong runs and after two minutes Lizzie Cook made a break, dribbling through the defence making a great cross from right wing into the circle to Greta Mason, who converted from in front of goal. Three minutes later Upper Clutha were awarded a penalty corner which Debbie Forrest put into the net. The team then sat back on their lead and played too defensively, allowing Wakatipu back into the game when they pulled a goal back, but the final score remained 2-1. Katie Cochrane was player of the day with some great individual skill from the back. Next game is UC Vs Maniototo at 3pm on June 8. In the junior section, weekend hockey was weather-affected with the fun sticks and mini sticks matches cancelled on Sunday due to the heavy overnight rain.
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Both our Kiwi sticks played on Saturday, with the UC Jaguars beating Terrace Breakers 13-0 and the UC Hornets going down 7-3 to Queenstown. The Jaguars put on their best team performance of the season, defending high on the pitch and pinning Terrace into their own half. Tom Heather was player of the day in a defensive midfield role, breaking up any potential attacks and getting us back on the offensive. Ocean Allemann scored six goals, Ruby Burke added four with two from Milly
Robinson and one from Lily King. The Hornets put in a battling performance against Queenstown and showed real improvement on previous weeks. We were caught napping in defence early on and reached the turn 4-1 down, but came out firing in the second half to get back to 4-3 and looked likely to draw level. In the end Queenstown proved too strong and scored three late goals to leave the final score 7-3. Our goals came from Milly Robinson and two from Ruby Burke.
Wednesday night saw the first 11-a-side game of the season for the Kwik Sticks. We played Alexandra and through some quick passing from the forwards and good dribbling skills we got the first goal thanks to Briar Hight. From there the Upper Clutha team became complacent and struggled to defend against waves of attacks from the Alex team. Our star goalie and man of the match Ollie McKenzie performed heroics to keep the halftime score to 2-1. Halftime saw a reshuffle in defence and some stern words from the coach and had the team raring to go for the second half. After the break we looked a different team as we started to work together and the defence got back when needed. Upper Clutha created scoring chances but unfortunately the Alex defence was too strong. The opposition never stopped looking for our goal and we were caught short again in defence, but managed to scramble the ball clear, signalling full time with the score still at 2-1.
OGB tested by Wakatipu For the second week in a row the Open Grade Black team were down by a try within three minutes of the opening whistle. From this setback they started to take control, with Max Watt scoring just on the 10 minute mark with a surging run inside the Wakatipu 22m, breaking a number of tackles on his way to the line. The team definitely showed better recycling at the breakdown than in previous weeks with the ball getting out to the half back and quickly
distributed along the back line, although at times it seemed like they were going through the motions with little mid field penetration until Julius Staufenberg gradually started to create good go-forward ball with some great straight tackle-breaking runs. This provided the OGB team opportunities to score tries from second and third phase play. At halftime Upper Clutha appeared to be in control, however Wakatipu stepped it up competing in all facets
of play in the second half, but without being able to score. Others to impress for Upper Clutha were Henry Hardaker at prop, Satja Ellis on the wing and Lachie Weir. Upper Clutha ran out the winners 39-5 with tries to Lachie Weir (2) with Max Watt, Masyn Opetaia (pictured), Toby Jarvie, Julius Staufenberg and Nico Bowering scoring one each and Sam Knight with two conversions. The team travels to play Alexandra at Queens Birthday Weekend. PHOTO: TIM BREWSTER
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