Wanaka Sun

‘Lowlife scumbags’ A break-in and theft from the recently-opened hospice fundraising shop on Ballantyne Road has brought out the best of Wanaka’s community spirit with an “outpouring” of donations and offers of help. PAGE 2

A little respect Comments made about the quality of representation for Wanaka by the existing QLDC executive and mayor on a facebook page have been challenged

by Vanessa van Uden. PAGE 3 THUR 12.09.13 - WED 18.09.13

WANAKA’S INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER

inside:

Rollercoaster veggie gardening PAGE 7

Spring

storm

After a warm winter, with the local record-breaking mean maximum air temperature of 10.3C, this week’s spring storm has blown away the cobwebs, and had locals reaching for winter coats again. Lake Wanaka’s water level rose half a metre to 277.43m above msl yesterday after the storm passed over the South Island bringing with it heavy rain, strong winds and an impressive thunder and lightning storm.

School reference garden PAGE 9

sunviews PAGE 11

Cross-country gold for Ella and Gregor PAGE 16

PHOTO: WANAKA.TV

Twelve years of local news The Wanaka Sun turns 12 this week and to help celebrate being the town’s only independent newspaper we’ve had a makeover. A redesigned masthead and a bigger presence online with regular social media updates help us continue to engage with our readers and advertisers.

What won’t be changing is our ongoing focus on local community issues, news and the endeavours of the people in this area. We will continue to write stories on the homegrown efforts and activities, both modest and otherwise, that make the Upper

Clutha a place where a diverse range of people choose to live. From old rivalries to neighbourhood disputes, from a fundraiser for a family having a rough time to the exploits of our incredibly talented young (and not so young) community, if it’s a Wanaka story it’s a Wanaka Sun story. Some of the issues we’ve been writing about this year include roundabouts and road bumps, development, chemical spraying, burn-offs, cyber bullying, unsupervised teenage drinking, QLDC shenanigans, water quality and library and DOC layoffs. As always

we welcome any other suggestions from the community.

As Wanaka’s only local newspaper for more than a decade we’ve also seen our share of odd behaviour over the years. A hysterical council worker burst into the office once after his vehicle was photographed parked illegally. (We believe his boat also managed to park itself illegally on the lake bottom.) We’ve had people claiming they didn’t know they had been interviewed despite the reporter recording the answers and the interviewee posing

for a photograph. We’ve even been harangued for highlighting local voluntarily-organised sports ahead of commercial ventures.

Just like every other small business in town we experience the ups and downs of Wanaka’s seasonal influence. As a business that relies solely on advertising it can be a bit of a balancing act but we’re grateful when people do support us. If we continue to get that support, we’ll remain your local, independent source of community news for many more years to come.

sunnews

‘Lowlife scumbags’ Tim Brewster Wanaka Sun

Signs vandalised

A break-in and theft from the recently-opened hospice fundraising shop on BallantyneRoadhasbrought out the best of Wanaka’s community spirit with an “outpouring” of donations and offers of help.

“It’s mind-blowing really, people have been so generous. It’s why we live here, it’s such a great little community,” trustee Ray Rudkin said.

SincethetheftonSaturday night, donations of money and more items for the shop including a security system andlabourhavebeenoffered.

Ironically a fundraiser and garage sale planned for this weekend had the goal of buying a security system, Ray said.

“We might have been a bit naïve. We are isolated out there and we were planning on getting security but this lowlifescumbagbeatustoit.”

Security footage from a camera next door showed a slender individual carrying a suitcase,buttheoffenderwas yet to be identified, he said.

The cash float of $260 and a number of items such as jewellery were taken. Ray said it was hard to put a price on the total amount as the items were all donated.

PHOTO: AINSLIE GEMMELL

Stormy skies Cody Gemmell, who turned six today, watched on as a thunder and lightning storm brought 19.4mm of rain to the Wanaka on Tuesday.

State Highway 6 from Haast to Makaroa is closed until at least midday today with storm-related slips and debris blocking the road. NZ Transport Agency West Coast Area Manager Mark Pinner said yesterday the sites “are still very active with rock coming down from above the road”.

PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Caroline Harker Wanaka Sun Council candidate Ella Lawton was disappointed to be rung on Sunday morning and told her campaign signs had been knocked down overnight. When Ella and

her campaign manager Nathan Weathington went to the roadside location (outside DOC headquarters) they realised other candidates’ signs had been knocked down too, and it wasn’t a personal attack.

Ella’s signs had only gone up the day before.

She, Nathan and her brother were armed with hammers and quickly put all the signs back up. “We’ve had lots of grateful thanks from the other candidates,” she said.

Herbs and green drinks Wanaka herbalist Isla Burgess will be doing a Q and A on local herbs and herbal medicine at Green Drinks tonight (September 12). Isla has a masters degree in holistic science and is the director of the International College of Herbal Medicine.

She is currently reading and researching ‘plant-directed learning and different ways of knowing’.

Green Drinks is a monthly event and tonight’s session starts at 6pm at Urban Grind.

Quake heard not felt More people heard the freight train-like rumble of last Thursday’s 4.3 magnitude earthquake than felt it. Located 40km north-east of Wanaka at 7.37pm, the maximum calculated intensity felt in the Otago and Southland region was described as ‘light’ on the Geonet website, with the calculated intensity at the site of the earthquake recorded as ‘strong’. “Heard it more than felt it,” was the general consensus voiced on the Wanaka Sun facebook page directly after the event.

Island planting day Tim Brewster Wanaka Sun Space on the boat for volunteers is filling up for a planting day on Mou Waho Island this weekend, with between 70 and 80 native plants ready to be used for the restoration project.

The planting day is a cooperative effort between DOC and Forest & Bird and includes up to 20 species provided by Te Kakano nursery.

Eco Wanaka Adventures operator Chris Riley is providing transport to the island

and will also be giving a guided walk and providing afternoon tea for volunteers.

The restoration project is in its seventh year and interested parties are asked to register with biodiversity ranger Florence Gaud at the Wanaka DOC office

to ensure they have a place, as numbers are limited.

Volunteers are asked to bring a shovel, wear workboots and bring their own lunch.

See sunspots for details PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Speech therapy awareness Caroline Harker Wanaka Sun It’s Speech and Language Therapy Awareness Week from September 16 and local therapists will be visiting schools, preschools and the medical centre.There will be a display in the library and on Wednesday (September 18) therapist Turid Peters will be outside the supermarket (10.30-1.30) with a display showing different kinds of speech therapy and problems they can help with. Turid works PAGE 2

with children under the age of three, however the display will be relevant to people of all ages.

“Communication disorders can’t be seen but they have an enormous impact on people’s lives,” Turid said. “After a stroke, trauma or brain surgery adults can present with a range of difficulties that make communicating very difficult. The classic example is knowing what you want to say but your brain can’t make the connections to allow you to say it.”

Turid said therapy can also help

THURSDAY 12.09.13 - WEDNESDAY 18.09.13

children who are behind in language development, have processing problems, are not able to produce some sounds, stutter, have difficulty eating, or have problems with reading or writing. “There are so many different problems out there that people live with, that speech therapists can help with,” she said.

Other speech and language therapists in town include Sue Weir who works with children in schools, and Susan Helmore and Bridget McArthur who work with children and adults.

A little respect Tim Brewster Wanaka Sun Commentsmadeaboutthe quality of representation for Wanaka by the existing QLDCexecutiveandmayor on a facebook page have been challenged by Vanessa van Uden.

The Respect Wanaka page was set up by tourism operator John Wellington and asked voters who are dissatisfied with the current mayor, Vanessa Van Uden, to make an informal vote on the mayoral candidacy.

By not selecting Al Angus or Vanessa, and writing Respect Wanaka on the mayoral ballot paper, the mayoral vote will be deemed invalid, the page organiser, John Wellington said. Doing so will not invalidate the voter’s choice for council or community board candidates he said.

John said he and a number of other Wanaka residents have been “fairly peeved” with a “series of decisions”, and the manner they have been made, such as the recycling contract and the reduction of library services.

“We’ve been totally ignored and dismissed.

Personally I think we need better representation.

There is a total Queenstown focus.”

Wanaka resident and former Dunedin mayor, Sukhi Turner, contributed to the page commenting: “Wanaka deserves better representation on QLDC. We are being treated like

sunnews

raised in the comments.

They have not been ignored and they have not been dismissed. They have got an answer they didn’t like. We represent 22,500 ratepayers (who are the people who pay for the services) and make hard choices with all of those ratepayers in mind.

Undoubtedly it would have been the easiest path to do

We’ve been totally ignored and dismissed.

Personally I think we need better representation. second-class citizens.

We need a mayor that listens, rather than one who regurgitates the company line! We also need councillors who have some guts, and are not easily swamped by the Queenstown imperatives.”

Vanessa responded to the comments yesterday in an email to the Wanaka Sun and provided a list of council work completed in Wanaka over the past few years: “In response to their specific concerns

what some of the Wanaka community wanted and give in to their demands.

In my opinion that would not have been the best outcome for the Wanaka community or the greater Queenstown lakes district community. Both of the services referred to in the examples given are funded by everyone and we have an obligation to deliver them at the best value to the whole community.

That is what we have done.”

New outdoor Plunket playground Upper Clutha’s Wanaka Plunket room’s new outdoor playground should be on track for its official September 20 opening, despite some rain delays.

Special protective matting has been laid down with the playground featuring a tunnel and a play structure for children under five. “It’s a cool little area,” Upper Clutha president Carol Wyeth said. The group first attempted to build the area using volunteer labour but had to resort to fundraising to pay for the work, she said.

PHOTO: WANAKA.TV

Elmslie certification pleases Wanaka’s Elmslie House has received the Ministry of Health four-year certification.

It’s the second time the Presbyterian Support Otago home has received the top certification and it’s one of only six southern district aged care facilities to currently hold the honour.

PSO’s Chief Executive Gillian Bremner said such comments endorsed the organisation’s belief that ageing could be a positive experience.

“Everything we do at Elmslie is with the aim of providing residents with a sense of contribution and satisfaction with everyday life. To that end we know staff do a great job, but having it officially endorsed for a second time is extremely satisfying for those who work hard every day to achieve it,” she said.

Elmslie House is home to 31 people, with a further 25 residents in the adjacent Wanaka Retirement Village.

THURSDAY 12.09.13 - WEDNESDAY 18.09.13

PAGE 3

sunnews

Never pay for a line ad again...

Knocking the bastard off Caroline Harker Wanaka Sun Three Wanaka mountaineers were i ns tr ume nta l in the making of Beyond the Edge – a 3D movie about the first ascent of Mount Everest. The New Zealand-made film received rave reviews after its premier at the Toronto Film Festival last week, and opens in Wanaka in October.

Adventure Consultants owner Guy Cotter (who has summitted Everest four times) took cameraman Mark Whetu with him on an Everest expedition earlier this year to get background shots for the film. Guy and local mountain guides Mark Morrison and Calum Grant worked closely with the film crew in the Southern Alps, helping them shoot re-enactments of the original climb with actors. Guy was in

PHOTO: SUPPLIED

charge of locations, safety and logistics.

The shoot involved moving one and a half tonnes of equipment and 24 people into the mountains by helicopter most days.

“Helicopter logistics were a big part of it,” Guy said.

He had to find locations which could be used as well-known features of

Everest – the top of the Tasman Glacier became the Kumbu icefall, and the highest slopes of Minarets near Mount Cook became the summit ridge of Everest.

“The director [Leanne Pooley] wanted jeopardy for those locations,” Guy said. “She was seriously scared when getting out of a helicopter – balanced on one skid - at 10,000

feet near the summit of the Minarets with vertical drops of several thousand feet on either side,” he said. “Taking people to those locations safely takes a lot of time and effort, and you can only do it when the conditions are perfect. But they really do look like the top of the world.”

Guy said filming safely in the mountains is a

Free text message classifieds from the Wanaka Sun

02 20 786 778 * 20 word limit, standard network rates apply, deadline Tuesday 4pm, text message only.

PAGE 4

THURSDAY 12.09.13 - WEDNESDAY 18.09.13

slow process. “The safety aspect was about group management, education and using ropes when necessary,” Guy said.

“It’s a delicate balance – if we’re too conservative nothing gets done, but if we’re not conservative enough, things invariably go wrong.”

Guy and his team had to teach everyone mountaineering skills.

Mount Cook resident Sonam Sherpa, who plays Tensing Norgay, was an experienced mountaineer, but Nelson actor Chad Moffitt, who plays Sir Ed, had almost no climbing experience.

Screen doubles, including Calum Grant, were used for the “slightly more out there stuff”.

Guy said he and Cinema Paradiso owner Calum MacLeod are hoping to make the Wanaka premier of Beyond the Edge a fundraiser – probably for something to do with youth.

sunnews

New DP for MAC Dean Sheppard, Mount Aspiring College’s new deputy principal, was welcomed to the college last week. He has worked in Wellington for 14 years, since completing his Diploma in Teaching, and was Year 12 Dean and teacher in charge of agriculture, horticulture and viticulture in his previous role. He will be joined in Wanaka by his wife, daughter and dog in the coming weeks, and most of his extended family is already living in the region.

Former Deputy Principal Greg Thornton has taken up a position as viceprincipal in Sha Tin College in Hong Kong.

Songbook and Six String

Learning to be tidy kiwis

Singer-songwriters Paul Ubana Jones and Bryce Wastney are bringing their nationwide tour, Songbook and Six String, to Wanaka on September 22. The two well-travelled performers will collaborate on each other’s songs and share tales of life as professional musicians.

“We are really looking forward to performing for audiences in this exciting new format,” Paul Ubana Jones said. “People often ask me about the stories behind the songs and enjoy tales from the road. Sometimes when it’s your own journey you forget how unusual the life of a touring musician is for most people. I’m also looking forward to performing with Bryce. ”

To celebrate Conservation Week children from Wanaka Preschool (pictured) have been learning about being tidy kiwis, and children on the Explorers Programme picked up litter at Wanaka Station Park this week. “We want to foster a sense of responsibility for looking after the environment and promote being environmentally friendly,” teacher Lucy Robins said.

PHOTO: SUPPLIED

FRESH JUICES & REAL FRUIT SMOOTHIES

Speed (candi-)dating Caroline Harker Wanaka Sun A new concept in political campaigning is being tried out at the Albert Town Tavern next week. Called speed candidating, it works a bit like speed dating, though it’s arguably not as exciting.

Wanaka community board and council candidates will sit at tables in a room and anyone who’s interested will have two minutes to talk to each candidate about whatever they like. After two minutes a bell will ring and people will move on to the next

candidate. Experienced MC Ed Taylor will be the bell ringer and run two sessions. Both will be held on September 19, one at 10am and the

Residents Association and the Chamber of Commerce are holding a candidate forum on September 24 at Edgewater at 6pm.

The forum gives voters the opportunity to find out about candidates and their policy positions. other at 5.30pm.

There are also lots of other opportunities for people to meet the candidates during the next fortnight.

The Wanaka

“With a number of new faces amongst the nominations for Wanaka representatives, and twice the number of nominees as places for Wanaka’s three

councillors, the forum gives voters the opportunity to find out about candidates and their policy positions,” Wanaka Resident’s Association representative Sally Battson said.

Other meet-thecandidates sessions in the next couple of weeks are being held at the Hawea Community Centre (September 17, 7pm) and at Makarora (September 26, 7pm).

Candidates will also be speaking at the next Rotary Club meeting which is at the Albert Town Tavern (October 1, 6pm).

Spencer House Mall

03 443 4222

To celebrate 12 years of the Wanaka Sun...

12% off new advertising for the next 12 days.

P 03 443 5252 E marketing@thewanakasun.co.nz THURSDAY 12.09.13 - WEDNESDAY 18.09.13

facebook/ WanakaSun

PAGE 5

L RICE L T

sunnews

crimescene Violence and dishonesty A set of skis was stolen at Treble Cone.

A purple single-speed bike valued at $1600 has been taken from Upton Street.

The Hospice Shop in Ballantyne Road was broken into on Saturday night (see story page 2).

A young lady has been defrauded when doing a deal on TradeMe. Police staff have been putting flyers on the windscreens of unlocked cars left at night with items of value visible. They are also warning people not to leave items in an unlocked car while in the supermarket or going out to dinner.

A drink driver blew well over the 650 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath, lost their licence immediately for 28 days and will be required in court.

Fighting, assaults and threats were all a feature of the weekend with a number of violence and dishonesty offences reported to police.

A rock was thrown through a window on a dwelling in Albert Town while the residents were asleep.

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

Barry promoting businesses Caroline Harker Wanaka Sun Wanaka Community Board candidate Barry Bruce wants to see local businesses flourishing and believes getting more tourists here is the answer.

“We tend to live in the shadow of Queenstown,” he said. “The number of visitors to Queenstown is not reflected on this side of the hill.” He said international visitor numbers here are down by 11 percent and he wants to change that. “I know a lot of people in business

in town. They’re not getting the sustainable growth we would like to see.”

A businessman himself, he came to live in Wanaka with his family in 1998 and established Inland Autos and Wanaka-Renta-Car with his wife Sue. Four of their six children also live here. Daughter Jo manages the Wanaka Hotel, daughter Jody is a property valuer, son Tim runs the Wanaka Auto Centre, and Annabella, 14, is at Mount Aspiring College.

Bruce first came to Wanaka in 1975. “I immediately wanted

to live here,” he said. “I came back year after year but prices were getting further and further out of reach. In the early 90s I managed to get a stake in the place.”

Barry said he would rather see ratepayers’ money spent on Wanaka sports facilities than a convention centre in Queenstown. “I’m in favour of a convention centre but not at ratepayers’ expense,” he said.

Barry said if elected he wants to encourage QLDC “to work with the community rather than being an authority”.

PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Markets galore Caroline Harker Wanaka Sun Wanaka could have three markets operating this summer. A new craft market is being held in the courtyard outside the Federal Diner on Sunday September 15 (not September 14 as reported last week). The Wanaka Sunday Craft Market is starting again at Labour Weekend, and the Wanaka Farmers’

Market will probably move outside for the summer on the Thursday before Labour Weekend.

“Once we make the decision to go outside we stay there for the rest of the summer season,” Farmers’ Market spokesperson Nick Busse said. “We don’t want to confuse people by changing back and forth depending on the weather.” The Farmers’ Market is held

weekly on Thursdays from 4pm, in Spencer House during the winter and on Pembroke Park in the summer.

The Wanaka Sunday Craft Market is held throughout the summer on Pembroke Park and runs from 10am until 3pm. Coordinator Susan Manson said there will be flyers in the council office next week for people who want to have stalls at the market.

Local artists exhibit An exhibition of paintings by two Wanaka artists opens at the Ceres Gallery in Bannockburn tomorrow (September 13).

Philippa Jones (right) is showing a series of oil paintings titled Brave Odyssey and Michaela Robinson (left) has abstracts on canvas. The gallery is run by Odelle Morshuis who founded the Hullabaloo Art Space - a cooperative art gallery in Cromwell Historic Precinct. The exhibition will run for a month.

inbrief Volunteers needed Shortcut Road planting project coordinator Anne Steven hopes for a good turnout of volunteers to help plant 100 tussocks this Saturday afternoon (September 14). “If we get eight or ten people that’s only ten to 13 plants each,” she said. Last Saturday seven people were ‘flat out’ planting 150 native trees and shrubs as part of the restoration project. Anne said a solar-powered pump is being installed soon, which will make watering a lot easier.

Community awards Entries for the TrustPower Queenstown Lakes District Community Awards close at 5pm on Friday September 20. The Awards, run in partnership with QLDC, recognise and reward voluntary groups and organisations, with more than $5000 in prize money.

“Now it’s your chance to say ‘thanks’ to these volunteers who work hard for your community by entering them in the TrustPower Community Awards,” Community Relations representative Jess Somerville said. “It only takes a few minutes to enter a voluntary group but it will make a real difference to the volunteers you are recognising.”

New SCA for QLDC QLDC has appointed Michele Poole to the position of Senior Communications Advisor. Michele was formerly the Communications Manager for Environment Southland.

She has extensive knowledge of local government and, in particular, expertise in Civil Defence Emergency Management, forming part of a ‘parachute’ team of practitioners who have been called upon to respond to national emergencies.

PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

PAGE 6

THURSDAY 12.09.13 - WEDNESDAY 18.09.13

ticketgiveaway

sunnews

gardentips

from Dr Compost

Rollercoaster veggie gardening

PHOTO: WANAKA.TV

Rippon Festival 2014 From soul to punk, hip hop to electro, the eclectic line-up for the tenth Rippon Festival includes Electric Wire Hustle, Homebrew, Fat Freddy’s Drop, The Phoenix Foundation, Ladi6, Die!Die!Die!, Kody Nielson, BrockaflowersaurusRex, Myele Manzanza, The Digg and Some Other Planets. Special guests P Digsss, KPz, Ria Hall, Sunshine Sound System, DJ

Reno and Peacekeepers complete the mix. In the Rippon Hall, Gold Members will be treated to performances by Warren Maxwell, Jesse Sheehan, Danny Fairley, Zoe Moon and Lips.

Tickets are on sale now through Ticketek, Café Gusto and iSite Wanaka but if you want to be in to win a ticket with the Wanaka Sun read on.

The not-for-profit music festival, run by

Lake Wanaka SouNZ Inc, has been held in Wanaka since 1998.

More than $70,000 has b ee n p ut ba ck into supporting music, youth and the environment since that first event.

To go into the draw to win a general admission ticket, name one band in the original 1998 lineup, email your answer and contact details to admin@thewanakasun. co.nz by Monday at 9am.

Spring seems to have hit us early this year.

The wee cold snaps in the last two weeks are a timely reminder that the weather can and will do anything. But thank you weather gods for such a warm August, especially those last two or three days out in T-shirts and, yes, bikinis. I have it on good authority confused Australians were out baking in their

by hot winter days.

How can we grow veggies successfully if one day it’s -2C and the next it’s +18C? One solution is to tweak their environment to reduce the extremes. Here are some options: Cloche hoops: Recycled irrigation pipe can be used to create hoops for little cost. You can also be clever building frames out of recycled timber

the plants out of the frosty hollows. The bed warms up quicker in spring and plants have a better chance of not getting frosted by hard and late frosts Loose frost cloth: You can leave frost cloth or wind break loosely draped over your veggies to give short-term protection during cold days and nights.

Ben Elms (aka Dr Compost) gives advice and runs workshops to encourage home composting and reduce waste, funded by Queenstown Lakes District Council. His first spring Wanaka workshop will be on raised beds and veggie gardening, Thursday Sept 19, 6-8pm at Aspiring Beginnings, gold coin donation.

In the garden this month With all this warm weather the weeds are having a great time. Weed and prep your beds ready for planting. Lime, compost and mulch ready to go.

Sow a green manure of lupines, mustard or phacelia in those beds you’re saving for later in the season.

Glass and tunnel houses need the same attention. Get those weeds now before they take control and create more work for you later. Again lime, compost and mulch ready for planting. Still early for planting those exotics like tomatoes, grow them inside until you’re ready to plant out.

Sold out fundraiser Organisers of the Boobs n Bubbles Breast Cancer Society fundraiser are delighted that tickets have sold out for the event. The funds raised by the auction, being held at the Lake Wanaka Centre at 5.30pm today, will go towards YWCA encore program – Mobility Assistance.

Pathways are key to a gardener’s sanity. Weed and create something more permanent. Or cover with something to stop the weeds growing and invading your patch. In the short term, cardboard or old carpet can be used.

PHOTO: SIMON WILLIAMS

beach gear.

The great thing about this weather is it invigorates us out of our winter slumber and into early spring gardening nirvana. We had a similar situation last year, yet the growing season didn’t take off until December.

The ground stayed cool and one hard spring frost smashed a large majority of fruit trees in the district.

The problem with this on again-off again weather is the plants have no idea what’s going on. I have pak choi and mizuna plants that are confused as heck. Normally a great spring salad, they are now going to seed confused

and cloth, or you can buy ready-made hoops.

Cover the hoops with either micro clima, frost cloth or some kind of wind break/shade cloth. You’re not looking to create darkness, your cloth needs to allow light in. What you’re doing is creating a stable microclimate that hopefully won’t see crazy temperature extremes.

This is a great investment of time and money. In the height of our sweltering summer you can use the same hoops and cloth for growing leafy salad greens.

Raised beds: Used in combination with the hoops, raised beds lift

Build another bed. If you’ve got great deep volcanic soil teeming with life and rich organic matter you must live somewhere far away. If you live in Central Otago, try a no-dig raised bed, a great way to kick-start a new bed or reinvigorate a tired one.

Sow those seeds. Brassicas, lettuces, spinach, tomatoes, capsicums, eggplants, onions.

If you’re following the moon, sow: today for leafy lettuces and broccoli. September 13 to 18 for fruiting crops like tomatoes and pumpkins.

September 19 to 26 for root crops like carrots and onions. But remember today is always a good day to sow a seed whatever the moon might say.

Buy a few seedlings to get a head start. Remember to give them at least a few days acclimatising to your garden before you plant them. Plant with plenty of compost goodness mixed in the hole.

Keep composting!

advertise in the P 03 443 5252 THURSDAY 12.09.13 - WEDNESDAY 18.09.13

PAGE 7

To celebrate 12 years of the Wanaka Sun...

12% off new advertising for the next 12 days.

P 03 443 5252 E marketing@thewanakasun.co.nz

facebook/ WanakaSun

PAGE 8

THURSDAY 12.09.13 - WEDNESDAY 18.09.13

sunnews

Wanaka Signs now with 3D capabilities As Wanaka’s longest established sign business, ten years of applying graphics to helicopters, cars, building and old coreflute signs have now been enhanced by the 3D capabilities of a CNC machine now on the premises.

“As well as 3D lettering for signs, other projects currently being discussed are lampshades, loudspeakers, even a jet-boat so it really has a broad appeal,” owner Sean O’Connell said.

The scope of materials able to be used include laminates, woods, acrylics and even metals such as mild steel and aluminium enabling custom panel shapes and providing a cutting and engraving service to engineers, designers and trades people.

With a degree in Industrial Design and a background in plastics manufacturing, Sean has a wealth of knowledge in materials usage and 3D construction.

“We like people to know we make a lot more than signs. We have expertise with custom wallpapers, maps, prints and even

family photos have all been printed on our wide-format printer. A range of vinyls, papers and canvases to suit are all available along with our in-house design expertise.”

“As well as maximising the visual impact of your brand we like to focus on the small details, too, so your

project is finished to the highest standard.

As Wanaka’s leading signage business, we’ve successfully completed a wide range of projects for businesses from the ski industry and construction to real estate and retail.

The CNC machine will ensure an even better service. ” *ADVERTORIAL

School reference garden Tim Brewster Wanaka Sun A gardening day at school for 11 Wanaka Primary School students resulted in 48 plants as a start for a native reference garden.

Gypsy Ferguson, 7, pictured here, was part of the group taking part in an environmental option for EOTC (Education Outside

The Classroom) and instead of going skiing have recycled paper, made worm farms and, with the assistance Te Kakano nursery, started their native garden, teacher Jo Roberts said.

The reference garden will eventually have 160 plants of 18 different native species planted and landscaped in

such a way that the students will be able to ‘play’ amongst the plants and be able to identify them up close from the plant tags installed.

Half of the 48 plants were supplied

by Te Kakano, with the remainder provided through a Paper 4 Trees scheme which credits plants to the school children for recycling paper.

PHOTO: TE KAKANO

THURSDAY 12.09.13 - WEDNESDAY 18.09.13

PAGE 9

sunnews

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

Speaking from among the bones

By Alan Bradley

There is a handful of authors whose next book I eagerly await and Alan Bradley is one of them. “Speaking from among the bones” is the latest book in his series of detective novels set just after World War II. The series stars Flavia de Luce, at age 11, the youngest of three sisters who live with their father in a crumbling old pile. Flavia’s mother, who owned the house and had plenty of money, disappeared on a mountain climbing expedition when Flavia was about two. As no trace of her can be found her fortune is inaccessible.

The family therefore, live frugally, trying desperately to hold onto the family home. Her father, a war veteran, who has never recovered from the loss of his wife, sporadically

notices and attempts to educate his three daughters but prefers to focus on his stamp collection.

This lack of supervision is a blessing for Flavia as it allows her to concentrate on her passion for chemistry and poisons in particular. Her great uncle, who was also interested in chemistry, has outfitted a suite of rooms in one of the wings of the house as a laboratory and this has become Flavia’s domain. It also allows her to follow her predilection for snooping and has resulted in her becoming embroiled in the investigation into five murders to date.

In this latest book, the tomb of St. Tancred, the patron saint of Bishop’s Lacey, the village in which the de Luce family resides, is to be opened as part

of the celebration of his 500 years of interment in the church. Flavia, of course, has found out when this disinterment is to take place and is firmly ensconced as one of the opening party, but when the body of the organist is discovered in the tomb, then Flavia overhears the vicar being pressured by the bishop to halt the

disinterment, she has to find out what is going on.

The appeal of these books lies not only in the clever plot but in the characters that become more defined and engaging in each tale. Flavia’s relationship with her sisters is always highly entertaining. Dogger, originally her father’s butler but now general factotum of the estate, has suffered some event so horrifying that every now and then he retreats into a world of his own. The cook Mrs Mullet, tortures the English language as well everyone with her cooking, not to mention the vicar, the inspector and various villagers who all contribute to the charm and context of these stories.

- D Wither

PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Third Relay For Life Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun The third Relay For Life Central Otago, to be held at Cromwell Racecourse on March 15, 2014, is launching this Monday, September 16, at Community Networks on Brownston Street. Relay For Life is a community team event and the world’s largest fundraising event.

About 80 teams and 1500 people participated at the last event, with organisers hoping for the same kind of numbers. They have

also appointed a Youth Chair who will be working closely with the schools to generate some interest and encourage more young people to get involved.

Since the 2012 Relay For Life in Central Otago the Cancer Society has been able to employ five staff in Central Otago, including Supportive Care Client Support staff Glenys Campbell, (for Alexandra, Teviot Valley and Cromwell) and Raewyn Robertson (for Wanaka, Tarras and Luggate), pictured at last

year’s event in Cromwell.

The society has become more accessible to Wanaka residents with an office established in Community Networks’ rooms and now provides practical and emotional support to approximately 220 individuals and their families. The society also provides information about various cancers, has developed support and educational groups and helps to run the Look Good Feel Better Workshops across the region.

Rotary book sale The Rotary Club of Wanaka is holding its annual book sale from Friday 4 to Sunday 6 October with drop-off points available around town. Books in good condition, as well as CDs, DVDs, puzzles and games are being sought and can be left in the specially marked trolley at Mitre 10 and at Video Ezy. The proceeds from the three-day sale go towards local community projects.

PAGE 10

THURSDAY 12.09.13 - WEDNESDAY 18.09.13

sunviews

TXT MESSAGE

BOARD THINK SERIOUSLY ABOUT YOUR VOTE. WANAKA IS UNDER THREAT. WE NEED INTELLIGENT, COURAGEOUS, EXPERIENCED REPRESENTATIVES WHO WILL WORK TOGETHER FOR OUR TOWN. FROM A NON-PARTISAN COMMENTER. SO I FOUND OUT THE WANAKA RIFFRAFF MOTOR CYCLE GANG ARE FUTURE OLYMPIANS!! I REALLY HOPE THEY ARE SPENDING MORE TIME SKI BOARDING AND LESS TIME INTIMIDATING LOCALS ON THEIR MOTOR BIKES. GOOD LUCK. WHAT’S WITH THE COP PARKED ON MT ASPIRING RD IN THE MORNING WITH TWO WHEELS PARKED ON THE KERB AND TWO ON THE RD-WHEN I’VE BEEN TICKETED BY POLICE BY PARKING THE SAME WAY HERE’S AN IDEA LET FARMERS TAKE WATER FROM RIVERS FOR DAIRY AND CROPS BUT MAKE IT A REQUIREMENT THAT IT IS TAKEN FROM DOWNSTREAM OF THEIR PROPERTY

EDITORIAL How active is Wanaka at this time of year? And the visitors are only a small part of it.

Lake Hawea has a fashion fundraiser for their community centre, Boobs n Bubbles is raising money for breast cancer and there’s a cake auction at Holy Family School with baking from students in support of one of their classmates.

Plant-directed learning anyone? The month’s Green Drinks talk from herbalist Isla Burgess will help you get to grips with that. The Burton Hi Fives slopestyle and halfpipe finishes tomorrow with an after-party at the Lake Wanaka Centre.

Wanaka just seems to love a good gettogether. That appears be the overriding theme speaking to visitors. The people they meet here are generally friendly, interested in the outside world and love to have a good time.

Let’s hope that continues as the town evolves.

Dyslexia support

WHAT’S WITH THE GANG WANNABES HAHA! ATTENTION SEEKERS. THE RODEO TRACTOR DAMAGED. HOW CAN YOU SAY IT WAS IDIOTS IN OUR COMMUNITY? COULD IT NOT HAVE BEEN SOMEONE FROM OUT OF TOWN? DID YOU HEAR THE ONE ABOUT THE MAN WHO GOT COOLED TO ABSOLUTE ZERO? HE’S 0K NOW. SADLY NOT 1 OF OUR POLICE STAFF WAS AVAILABLE ON SUNDAY 2 FINGERPRINT THE BREAKIN @ THE HOSPICE SHOP. IS CATCHING THIEVES NOT A HIGH POLICE PRIORITY IN WANAKA? THE WAY PEOPLE TREAT YOU IS A STATEMENT ABOUT WHO THEY ARE AS A HUMAN BEING. IT’S NOT A STATEMENT ABOUT YOU....SO I GUESS SOME PEOPLE ARE STILL JEALOUS AND INSECURE...

RESEARCH SHOWS THE MORE AFRAID OF SPIDERS YOU ARE THE MORE LIKELY YOU ARE TO FIND ONE IN YOUR BEDROOM. PLEASE TELL ME I WASN’T THE ONLY ONE TO SHRIEK AT EVERY CLAP OF THUNDER PLEASE! HEY BANANA AND BICHAEL (SEE WHAT I DID THERE?) HOPE YOU HAVE A SPIFFING SMASHING ANNIVERSARY, WHERE HAVE ALL THE YEARS GONE EH? BIG LOVE FROM YOUR FAVE SIS/SIS-IN-LAW AND HIMSELF 

With reference to the article ‘Dyslexia Support Group’ in a recent edition of the Wanaka Sun, I was disappointed to read that one of the attendees at the meeting stated that she is sick of being ‘the squeaky wheel’ in her efforts to get more help from schools, for her son and other children, who have dyslexia.

Teachers are charged with helping every child in their care to achieve success in all curriculum areas, and are almost, without question dedicated to this end.

Going to see a teacher need not be a daunting experience, as teachers, along with parents, want the best for all students in their classes.

Schools in the Upper Clutha area include Professional Development for dyslexia in their annual budgets, and many principals and teachers often attend courses and workshops on this subject, in their evenings and weekends, in order to be better equipped to address the learning needs of the students in their classes who have this condition.

Tutor, Jo McArthur states in the article that ‘teachers are not trained in dyslexia yet.’ A blanket statement such as this, about all teachers, is not based on fact, and in my experience many teachers including specialist resource teachers of learning, who are employed to work in all schools, are very qualified to teach students with unique learning differences.

I suggest that the support group for parents of dyslexic children acknowledges the skills of the teachers in their schools, and if they consider that they have additional knowledge or skills, then share them.

Remember that when parents and teachers work together, the student gains the most.

Noelene Pullar

Guidelines for letters and texts to the Wanaka Sun The Wanaka Sun no longer accepts letters or texts that directly respond to the author of previous letters or texts. If you wish to reply to another letter or text, stick to the topic involved and try to advance the debate so that other readers might join in the discussion. Correspondents should not engage in recriminations against earlier correspondents.

Letters of fewer than 200 words and texts of fewer than 25 words are preferred.

Letters or texts may be edited for clarity, length or legal reasons.

Letters can be sent to editor@thewanakasun.co.nz with “Letters to the editor” in the subject line, or can be posted to PO Box 697, Wanaka 9343. Texts can be sent to 021986786. The Wanaka Sun can not acknowledge receipt of letters or texts.

The Wanaka Sun reserves the right to edit, abridge or decline letters or texts without explanation.

Issue 626 Thursday September 12, 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 and Cromwell.

Phone: 03 443 5252 Fax: 03 443 5250 Text view: 021 986 786 Text classified: 022 0786 778 Address: Upstairs Spencer House, Wanaka Postal: PO Box 697, Wanaka Editorial manager: Ruth Bolger editor@thewanakasun.co.nz Journalists: Tim Brewster journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz Caroline Harker newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz Production: Adam Hall production@thewanakasun.co.nz Advertising: Amanda Hodge advertising@thewanakasun.co.nz Rosie Ford marketing@thewanakasun.co.nz Accounts: admin@thewanakasun.co.nz Printed by: Guardian Print, Ashburton Delivered by: Wanaka Rowing Club Published by: Wanaka Sun (2003) Ltd Distribution: 7500

THERE BE PIRATES ARRRRG

For Wanaka news and events

IT’S HARD TO EXPLAINS PUNS TO KLEPTOMANIACS – THEY’RE ALWAYS TAKING THINGS LITERALLY I VOTE YES TO ‘SOUTHEN LAKES’ MUCH BETTER NAME!

Like us on facebook

THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THE TEXT BOARD AND IN THE LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ARE THOSE OF THE AUTHOR ALONE AND NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE WANAKA SUN.

TXT THE WANAKA SUN

021 986 786 THURSDAY 12.09.13 - WEDNESDAY 18.09.13

facebook/ WanakaSun PAGE 11

sunsport

Hockey blues The Upper Clutha Senior Men’s hopes of reaching the season final were dashed on Monday night as they went down to their first defeat since May against a strong Queenstown Blue line-up. Needing a win to seal their final berth, UC started brightly and took an early lead through Jeff Ward. Both teams were pressing forward in an entertaining first half but UC suffered a blow when central defender Rich King was forced off with a rib injury. That forced Dylan Bradley to fall back into defence and curtailed Rueben Ward’s ability to press forward. Queenstown were able to mount the more sustained pressure to grab an equaliser before the break. UC came out battling in the second half and once again took the lead as Dylan Bradley got forward, but as the half wore on UC were pegged further back and conceded three goals. The game finished UC 2, Queenstown Blue 4.

PHOTO: WANAKA.TV

Top snowboarders challenged Tim Brewster Wanaka Sun After several days of off-snow competition including sheep herding, segway racing and rally driving, 60 of the world’s top snowboarders get down to business today for the Burton

Support for team NZ About 40 members of the Wanaka Yacht Club gathered to watch the first day of Americas Cup racing, inspired by the Emirates Team New Zealand two wins against Oracle Team USA. The club is gearing up for the new Thursday afternoon regatta season, which begins on October 10. New club commodore Quentin Smith hopes this enthusiasm will extend to a great turn-out for the race series.

PHOTO: CHRIS RILEY

Hi Five halfpipe and slopestyle event.

New Zealand women Shelly Gotlieb (pictured) and Rebecca ‘Possum” Torr were among the fastest drivers in allwheel-drive mini cars at Highland’s Motorsport Park, earning positions as team captains for

the remainder of the events. Following the driving challenge the selected teams were hosted at Oxbow Lodge, overlooking the Clutha River, and competed in skeet shooting, operating a hydraulic digger, herding sheep and racing segways.

The on-snow slopestyle competition starts at Cardrona Alpine Resort today from 11am, with the halfpipe competition held there tomorrow. Both events will be streamed live onto screens at Urban Grind on Ardmore Street.

Youngsters charge Gun Barrel Tim Brewster Wanaka Sun Young local skiers and boarders benefited from a freeride coaching day on Treble Cone last weekend prior to the Pump Mini Mountain competition.

World Heli Challenge 2012 winner and Freeride World Tour competitor Nat Segal of Australia was present to provide tips and tactics to the competitors along with Treble Cone coaches.

An estimated 80 local children, aged from three year-old Zander Birkby to 13, took part in Sunday’s ‘Expression Session’ on Treble Cone’s Lower Gun Barrel with fresh snow and sunny conditions reported.

In the ski event Manu Barnard won the13 and under male ski title with Maggie Little the first

PHOTO: SUPPLIED

female. Ben Harrington won the boys’ 11 and under age-group with River Mutton placing first in the female category.

Huck Harrington and Florence Marshall won male and female categories in the 9 and

under age group, with Jesse Mutton and Nate Teen winning the 7 and under event.

In the snowboard competition Madeleine Thompson won the 11 and under girls’ competition, Roman Alty the boys’ 9

and under age group and Zavier Taylor the boys’ 7 and under event.

Pictured here are competitors Phoebe Young, River Mutton and McKenzie McDougal taking a break from the event.

Exercise can be bad for you There are limits to how much exercise is good for health, welfare and longevity, according to Dr Lindy Castell who is speaking at Edgewater next Friday (September 20). She says there is considerable evidence that immunodepression occurs as a result of strenuous exercise, particularly after endurance events. In addition, a high incidence of upper respiratory illness is often reported. Several studies have examined the provision of different nutritional supplements to aid more rapid recovery and they will be discussed during the talk. Lindy is a physiology research fellow at Oxford University.

Her talk, Is Exercise Bad for You, has been arranged by the Wanaka Branch of the Royal Society.

PAGE 12

THURSDAY 12.09.13 - WEDNESDAY 18.09.13

sunclassifieds trades&services SIGNS, DESIGN & PRINT

Classifieds

advertise your trade or service fixed position & FREE design

CALL 03 443 5252

DRAINAGE

TIMBER SUPPLIER

CURTAINS

SPAS & POOLS

PANELBEATING

TREE SERVICES

sport results NEW ZEALAND AGE GROUP CHAMPIONSHIPS U8 (1km) Male 1 Monty Gibb 2 David Fonseca Female 1 Hana Jones 2 Zoe Nicholson; U10 (3km) Male 1 Daniel Wright 2 Ben McMurray 3 Jacob Fonseca Female 1 Olivia Jones 2 Isla Nelson 3 Emily Nicholson U12 (3km) Male 1 Campbell Wright 2 Ben McNabb 3 Lukas Schafer Female 1 Meg Creagh; U14 (3km) Male 1 Will Nelson Female 1 Ella Creagh 2 Iona Morton; U16 (5km) Male 1 Paul Wright 2 Luke Wright 3 Harrison Brown Female 1 Ella Maluschnig 2 Josephine Schafer; U18 (5km) Male 1 Tristan McKenzie Female 1 Katerina Maluschnig; Open (5km) Male 1 Andy Pohl 2 Bryan Pepper 3 Luca Bormolini Female 1 Sam Bondarenko 40-49 (5km) Male 1 Bob McLachlan Female 1 Keri Barnett 2 Andrea Murray 3 Kaye McFatlane; 50-59 (5km) Male 1 Keith Murray 2 John Hogg 3 Steve Maluschnig Female 1 Kathy Deacon 2 Phillipa Dobson-Brown 60+ (5km) 1 Mary Lee.

BRIDGE RESULTS: Championship Pairs Silver. North/South:- Bob Menlove, Maggie Stratford 65.38% 1. Murray Pryde, Ken Roberts 61.92% 2.Clare Scurr, Ann-Louise Stokes 59.81% 3 East/West:- Mary Gibson Collings, Jacqeline Roberts 58.65% 1. Allan Kelly, Georgie Roberts 57.50% 2. Jan Lyness, John Lyness 53.85% 3. Championship Pairs Bronze. North/South:- Bridget Rennie, Barbara Waterworth 63.69% 1. Peter Hart, Jill Millar 58.63% 2.Annette Clements, Sue Orbell 54.17% 3 East/West:- John Cook, Judy Cook 61.31% 1. Julie Mulholland, Kate Summers 59.82% 2. Judy Muir, Heather Wellman 51.19% 3. Friday Bridge 6th September North/South:- Mary Gibson Collings, Sherril Harries 68.06% 1.

Rosemary Boswell, Lynda Hodge 62.96% 2. Errol Kelly, Ena Leckie 55.79% 3. East/ West:- Kay Beadle, Ann Patterson 665.74% 1. Josey McKenzie, Barbara Waterworth 57.41% 2. Vivienne Christie, Jenny

Muir 52.78% 3 LAKE HAWEA GOLF RESULTS. Mt Maude Stablefords. Men 1st. Neil Matchett. 39. 2nd.

Dick Sullivan. 36. 3rd. Neville Roberts. 35 on c/b Ian Brown 35. Bryon Burgess. 35. Ladies.

1st. Maire McElrea. Nearest pin. Dick Sullivan.

WANAKA BOWLS RESULTS Tuesday 2x4x2 Pairs 1 John Barton and Don McLeay 2 John Gale and John Maddison Friday Progressive Skips 1 John Gale 2 Betty Russell 3 Kay Chartres Thirds 1 John Barton 2 Graham Ferguson 3 Malcolm Baker Seconds 1 Bruce Hamilton 2 Ray Hughes 3 Charles Kisweit Leads 1 Jon Barron.

TARRAS WOMEN’S 4BBB STABLEFORD TOURNAMENT 1-M. Robertson and R. Wilson 48 on count back 2-J. Gibson and B. Annan 48 3-M. Deans and A. Perkins 46 4-A. Hill and P. Jennings 45 5-A. Rowley and H. Scott 44 on count back Nearest the Pin-K. Dixon, Longest Putt-J. Gibson Two’s-M. Robertson

THURSDAY 12.09.13 - WEDNESDAY 18.09.13

PAGE 13

sunclassifieds

Classifieds vehicles for sale

for sale

notice

services

wanted

2003 MITSUBISHI lancer ,144km very good condition, $5.000 ph 443.1229 or 021.1890036 , thanks

WILSON GOLF clubs SW = 3 iron, rescue, 3 & 5 woods, TM driver, bag $250 Call John 027 447 9433

JP SERVICES at Community Networks Tuesdays1pm and Fridays 10.30.For appointments call 4437799

PAUL UBANA Jones and Bryce Wastney Sun 22 Sep, 6:00pm–9:00pm Edgewater Hotel, Sargood Drive, Wanaka Door sales $30

ISUZU MU. Great truck but have to sell. $3800 o.n.o Phone or text 0274167802

BEAUTIFUL CHINA tea cup bird feeders, great for attracting wax eyes and bell birds to your garden. Make the perfect presents $20 ph 443 1017 or txt 021 680 110

GET GROWING workshop on veggie gardening run by Dr Compost and master gardener Frankie Deans. 30 years local know how and tips. Thursday 19th September, 6-8pm, Aspiring Beginnings. www.wanakawastebusters.co.nz

PRISTINE STEAMING of Wanaka is professional to get rid off wrinkles from any type of garments, suits and etc. Contact 0211612885

COME TO Kai for a session of Poetic Justice Monday 16th at 7pm.

FORD COURIER ute flat bed 2.8l petrol manual 4wd 165k $6,999 ono call john 027 447 9433 SUZUKI GN250 2006 for sale, 20.000 km, 2.000 $ or near offer, contact 02108306804 for more information

for sale ROADBIKE: 52CM Specialised Venge Pro, selling frame and Ultegra components as new, with Fulcrum “O” wheels S/H. Has to be seen and ridden $3850 ono. Call Tup 443 9310.

Thanks.

BBQ GRILL. 4 burner with hose, regulator and cover. $50 ph 021 055 5543 DELONGHI ELECTRIC OIL FILLED HEATERS, Rarely used, very good condition, ph 4439132 SNOW CHAINS fit 4WD, As new. never usd, Ph 4439132, WINE RACK metal plastic covered, Holds 12 bottles, Ph 4439132, STEEL BUNK BED. Double below, single top.

With inner spring mattresses, all excellent condition. Ph 4438413 or 0272665497 VOLKL KARMA skis, 169 length. Hardly used.

Immaculate with marker bindings. $550. Ph 0278792401.

BOYS ORANGE and grey ski jacket and matching salopettes in excellent condition hardly worn . Size 9-10 years $100 . Tel 443 2133 DURANCE FRENCH room fragrance and pillow spray. Available now at Health 2000 on Helwick St. FULL SET GOLF CLUBS carbon fibre shafts, incudes bag. Offers Ph 0272665497 or 4438413 KAREN DESIGN lamps only $45 at Health 2000.

POULTRY WHEAT and barley 4 sale, whole or crushed.30kg 4 $25.. .. 021 251 5510/4434944. ü ROSSIGNOL BANDIT B2 ski boots. Hardly used $400. 299mm. Ph 0278792401.

SGT DAN Poultry layer mash $25 for 25kg.

4434944 VANITY. (WALL hung) $100 see it on Wanaka Live/market place/household ph. 0272 730 730 PONY POO - Gold for your spring garden! 7/4 trailer load $30 delivered ph/txt Grace or Julia 4434494, 0275091972 CHILD’S SCOOTER. Pet Rat cage. Bathroom heater. Kneeler stools. See on Wanaka live/ market place /household Ph.text Steve 0272 730730 DRESSER. PARTIALLY restored. See it on Wanaka Live/market place/household ph txt.

0272 730730 PRIVATE SALE 802sqm, Little Maude Drive, Lake Hawea. Walk to lake/shops, mountain views. Price negotiable, phone 4439310 or 021656655.

SANCTUM ORGANIC Skincare. Affordable creams and cleansers now available at organicexpress.co.nz

free FREE HORSE manure. Great for spring gardening. Come help yourself. Phone 443 8332 or 021 1565882 FREE PICK up service for your household donations please phone The Salvation Army Family Store 443 5068 to arrange WANAKA BREASTFEEDING support group have a free resource library avalible anytime.

Call/text kate 0276957772 for up to date info, books and dvds.

WHEELS TO DUNSTAN:Free daily transport to Dunstan Hospital & Alexandra specialist appointments,Bookings call 4437799

lost LOST SILVER bracelet between racers edge and caltex about midday Monday REWARD 021 689719 LOST!!! VERY sentimentally-dear earring.

Silver with two spherical fire opals hanging one under the other. Jen 443.1672

notice COMMUNITY NETWORKS School Holiday Programme 30 September to 11 October.

Bookings open 16 Sept,www.communitynetworks.co.nz ECO FRIENDLY cleaning products. Affordable Kiwi brand Pure Blend now available at organicexpress.co.nz FARM FRESH fruit and vege. organicexpress. co.nz HABITAT RESTORATION planting with Te Kakano, Sun, Sep 15th, 10am at Roys Bay West (Stage 4). All welcome. www.tekakano. org.nz

ICAN SCHOOL HOLIDAY 2 DAY CONFIDENCE & CATWALK COURSE Monday Oct 7th & Tuesday Oct 8th QPACT Building, Queenstown Central. Opportunities in Fashion Shows, TV & Film, Stills, Promotional & More. Contact: tracy@icanmodels.com 021 81 8318 www.icanmodels. com 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.

PRIMARY SCHOOL Op Shop. Open 12-4pm Tuesday & Thursday. Back entrance to school off Totara Terrace.

REVIVE RETREAT Information Talk - Sunday 15th September, 11am to 12pm at Wanaka Wellness. Call Jeanette 021405216 www. nirvanaretreat.co.nz SALVATION ARMY Family Store Mon-Fri 9am – 5pm, Saturdays 9.30am- 4pm. Open for sale of pre-loved goods and donations. Help us to help others.

THE PEOPLE’S Bread. Freshly milled wholegrain sourdough. Come sample at the Farmers Market and see why people are choosing The People’s Bread as their daily bread.

URGENT – VOLUNTEERS wanted for Friday afternoons 1.30 -3.30pm at The Salvation Army Family Store – please call in for more info 48 Helwick Street WANAKA YACHT Club race series commencing 10 October. See http://www.sportsground. co.nz/wanakayachtclub/ for details of how to join in the racing fun, or about our structured and affordable learn-to-sail programmes.

NEW CLOTHING going out daily at The Salvation Army Family Store 48 Helwick Street.

rent

ORGANIC ECO Tan. No parabens, no chemical smells, just gorgeous, chocolate coloured skin. organicexpress.co.nz

4 RENT: comfortable 3 b/r home central lk Hawea. Furnished $275/wk until 20th Dec. Ph 0278972714 or 034435262. Thx

ORGANIC PRODUCE - we support local growers wherever possible. organicexpress.co.nz

FURNISHED ROOM. ALBERT TOWN. Ready end Sept for quiet living, nonsmoking single.$130/wk ( Power extra). Own bathroom, I/N. Ph Maryann 4436463 021 1101160

THE WANAKA community board makes decisions for wanaka. Vote Rachel Brown to work for you. Www.rachelbrownwcb.com VOTE ELLA LAWTON FOR COUNCIL! Passionate, energetic, and committed to inspiring an even better community experience.

HIGHLY IMPRESSIVE RESUME! WANAKA BREASTFEEDING support group meets the first Monday of every month, at the Plunket rooms 10.30am-11.30am, all welcome.

WANAKA BREASTFEEDING support group offer free phone support and home visits contact Kate 0276957772/ 4432635 or Steph 4438017.

HORSE GRAZING/AGISTMENT, short or long term-secure & safe individual paddocks use of facilities & riding area including all weather arena. On site owner close to Wanaka. Juliat@ ihug.co.nz 0275091972 $1 CLOTHING rail changed weekly come and check it out at the Salvation Army Family Store

NEW SEMI furnished, elevated, sunny, 2 bedroom apartment suit prof couple ready to rent 6th October $350 per week, no pets. Reece Cres enquiries Liz 0277639608

services STAND OUT with branding by adamhalldesign. M: 021 029 49218 E: adamhalldesign@gmail.com GARDENER: DO you need help in your garden? I am a passionate gardener with years of experience. Please call Martin 443 5712 GENERAL HANDYMAN painting (interior and exterior) and gardening good rates call John 027 447 9433 INLAND REVENUE are at Community Networks Thursday 12 September 9am 1pm,For help with personal or business tax,child support,student loans or family tax credits call 4437799 to make an appointment.

DON’T WANDER lonely as a cloud .. come to Poetic Justice.

For FREE listing text your advert to

READY NOW for your brick block or stonework phone 443.1229 or 021,1890036 low affordable rates for yr project

FOREST & Bird invites to Restoration Planting Day, Mou Waho Island, Sat 14 Sept.

Bring your lunch and shovel. For reservation contact: Flo 443 5373

SKIING ALL DAY? Responsible, experienced 11 year old boy will give your dog a walk & play! 30min $7. 443-1672 or 022.097.4596

POETIC JUSTICE Wanaka Monday 16th September 7pm upstairs at Kai. All welcome to read, all welcome to watch.

SUPERANNUATION DO you need to apply, You can do it at Community Networks Friday 20 September. Call 443 7799 for an appointment,

THE MESSAGE film launch & experiential workshop! International spiritual teachers Helen Whitewolf & Polaris 21 Sept 1-4 PM Wanaka Wellness Centre. $30. 443.1672

GET NOTICED with stationery by adamhalldesign. M: 021 029 49218 E: adamhalldesign@gmail.com

body & mind

VINTAGE CAR restoration, mechanical & electrical, motor home & caravan repair and restoration. Steve Rumore 443.1672 or 022.176.2748 YES ONLY 1 week to go and stars in your eyes is here I can help you look fab for your evening out call or text Rika The Hairfairy 0273169463 TE KAKANO thanks BNZ for helping out on Closed for Good last week. Plants looking great by Stoney Creek!

ACAPPELLA WOMEN’S choir seeking a conductor. Please make enquiries to Kirsty at 0272005111.

EXTERIOR PLASTERERS / Labourers wanted to join local team. Ph Simon at Alpine Plastering Ltd 0272431222.

BE SEEN with advertising by adamhalldesign. M: 021 029 49218 E: adamhalldesign@gmail.com RESPONSIBLE, HARDWORKING 18 year old girl looking for work. Cleaning, babysitting, dog walking, or similar. Text 0278100603 ROWING COACHES desperately needed for this season. Even 1 day a week is a help!

Please contact Amanda 021 247 8879

wanted WANTED TO RENT. Local Family, two adults, two children, looking for a nice house to rent, preferably longterm. Would prefer large garden close to the lake or a rural property. please contact 0211507042.

WANTED CLIP clothes hangers, please drop into The Salvation Army Family Store 48 Helwick Street.

WANTED TO buy small trailer for feeding out etc...Behind 4-wheeler ph 0275091972, 034434494 WANTED. 2/5 bedroom house long term rental. must have minimum 2 car garage.

0226975875 Joseph.

WANTED. WORKSHOP/SHED 100/200m2 long term rental must be secure. 0226975875 Joseph.

WHAT’S ON LOCHCEOL (MUSIC) will play at Wanaka Library on Saturday 21 September at 1:30.

This is a free community event arranged by WPLA. NEW CRAFT market: Sunday September 15, Federal Diner Courtyard 10am-2pm.

Showcasing the most individual, contemporary, alternative handcrafted goodness Wanaka has to offer.

ACRYLIC/GEL NAIL extensions available @ Karuna Full shellac colour range &free nail art with every service ph,tx 0226541230 ANTENATAL MUMS n Bubs YOGA! Bring your new blessing with. Each Weds 11:30 AM. 9 Tyndall St. $12 classes. Jen 443.1672 AYURVEDA MASSAGE after a hard work out - a day on the mountain or as a relaxation. Call Martin 443 5712 www.ayurvedaora.com EARTH HEALING EQUINOX Meditation changed to 21 September 7PM at 24 Dungarvon St/Wanaka Wellness Ctr. All welcome! Jen 443.1672 EXPERIENCED HOMEOPATH and Healer at Wanaka Wellness Centre. Visit www.intelligenthealth.com for details or call Linda on 0211468041 for an appointment GENTLE YOGA connecting movement with breath, and You. 9:30 ea Mon, Wed & now THURS. 9 Tyndall St. $12 classes. All welcome. Jen 443.1672 IMMERSE YOURSELF in resonating sound.

Quartz crystal singing bowls for deep relaxation/energy balancing. 1.30PM each Mon. $20 pp. 9 Tyndall St. Jen 443.1672.

LYMPHOEDEMA RELIEF: gentle MLD treatment reduces swelling caused by surgery, injury or poorly formed lymphatic system. ph Maryann 4436463 021 1101160 MASSAGE THERAPY! Sportsmassage, Deep tissue, Relaxation. Treatment work, stress release.Ursula Krebs, Dipl. Massage Therapist, ph: 027 6602271. mobile service available NEW YOGA offering: Deeper movement with breath flow yoga practise. Enhanced distinctions, awareness and refinements. $12 9:30AM Thursdays 9 Tyndall St. Jen 443.1672 NUB WELLBEING for deep relaxation, destressing, energy re-balancing, recharging, your healing boosted, re/connection with your inner self. Txt/ph Libby, 021 1731350.

PRENATAL YOGA class openings now! Time to connect with the miracle inside of you.

Mondays 11:30 9 Tyndall St. $12/class. Jen 443.1672 SPRING CLEAN YOUR BODY: With Verdant Health’s September special. 50% off a naturopathy, herbal or iridology consultation. Phone 02108278207 WARM, RELAX, NURTURE. Therapeutic treatment Lomi Lomi (Hawaiian) Massage warm coconut oil, full length body strokes. Ph Maryann 4436463, 021 1101160 WWW.EUTOPIAWANAKA.COM SIONAL, experienced mobile 0221979171

02 20 786 778

20 word limit - deadline Tuesday 4pm - standard network rates apply PAGE 14

THURSDAY 12.09.13 - WEDNESDAY 18.09.13

PROFESmassage.

ds

sunclassifieds rent

thanks

advertise your trade or service fixed position & FREE design

CALL 03 443 5252

THURSDAY 12.09.13 - WEDNESDAY 18.09.13

PAGE 15

sunsport

Rowing coaches required Wanaka rowing club is seeking coaches in order for the sport to develop in the area.

“We’re looking for people who have knowledge or experience of rowing, not necessarily with coaching experience,” club spokesperson Amanda Inkster said. The club can help with coaching skills for experienced rowers and could just be seeking one or two sessions’ commitment a week she said.

See sunspots for details

Young biathletes on exchange Tim Brewster Wanaka Sun Young New Zealand biathletes who have been training alongside some of the world’s best at the Snow Farm, now have an opportunity for Northern Hemisphere training as part of an exchange.

The five athletes, Katerina Maluschnig, 18, Olivia Thomson, 18, Tristan Mckenzie, 17, Alex Thomson, 16 and Paul Wright, 16 and their coaches Nadine Cagney and Ashleigh Trainor travel to Sveg in Sweden this December. They will attend a school which has biathlon and crosscountry skiing as part of its curriculum.

The programme also includes competing in races against members of the Swedish National junior team as well as

regional events, chairman Biathlon NZ Executive Committee John Burridge said.

In July, two Swedish athletes and their coach were hosted by Biathlon NZ following a meeting through the International Biathlon Union between NZ delegate Phill Thomson and his Swedish counterpart, Patrik Jemterborn. A subsequent funding submission to assist developing nations such as New Zealand was accepted by the IBU, helping cover the costs of the exchange.

There will also be development programmes for the two coaches supporting the athletes, offered by the Swedish coach, Erik Albinder, who came to New Zealand in July. At the end of the Swedish

PHOTO: SUPPLIED

training programme the team will travel to Northern Italy to compete.

Katerina (pictured) and Olivia will stay on to work with the Italian coach Luca Bormolini, who has been based at the Snow Farm for the past few seasons, with the goal of competing in the IBU Youth World Championships at Presque Isle in Maine, USA, in early 2014, which will be the first time New Zealand has had a team in the event, John said.

National Age Groups The New Zealand age group cross-country championships were held at the Snow Farm last weekend with a large number of Wanaka participants.

See results page 13

Cross-country gold for Ella and Gregor

PHOTO: TONY GOMEZ

Ella Landreth (right) and Gregor Findlay (above) were Wanaka’s top performers at the Otago Primary and Intermediate School Cross-country Championships. Ella won the girls Year 5 event and Gregor the boys Year 8 category at the championships held in Dunedin last weekend. The competition was attended by 87 schools with an estimated 800 children taking part. Central Otago schools also won a trophy for having the highest number of top ten placings.

PHOTO: CARLA GREENBANK

PAGE 16

THURSDAY 12.09.13 - WEDNESDAY 18.09.13