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Children from Hawea Kindergarten visited Glendhu Station yesterday to learn about what happens in springtime and to see their two new hens. The kindergarten’s hens were killed by ferrets and it is getting new ones from Organic farmer John McRae . “It’s good for the children to see where the hens come from,” their teacher Ros Gould said. The children have been studying the life cycle of hens and the farm visit included a look inside the grading room where eggs are sorted for market. John McRae surprised them with gifts of half a dozen tiny pullet eggs for each child to take home.
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Ski season turnover for a number of Wanaka businesses appears sluggish despite the best snow conditions in decades and 10,000 more airline seats from Australia flying into Queenstown. “We’re getting discovered by mistake,” car rental business owner Barry Bruce said. He said a number of clients who had never heard of Wanaka were amazed at what was on offer in the
area and once they had spent time here were “fizzing” at the end of their holiday. Bed-nights for Wanaka in July show a 3.6 percent increase from the previous year with 59,838 in total. Queenstown showed a 10 percent increase for the same time period according to Statistics New Zealand. A businessman in the area since 1998, Bruce said frustration with the lack of promotion of the area was one of the main reasons he had decided to put himself forward as a candidate for the Wanaka Community Board.
“I’m really disappointed by marketing in Wanaka. We’re going backwards in a growing market.” Racer Edge co-owner Steve Schikker has been involved in the industry since the mid-1980s and said it had changed substantially with the introduction of the internet. He said potential visitors were booking their holidays much later with a much faster booking turnover. Wholesalers also found it much easier to sell Queenstown as a destination with a large number of beds close to the town centre and being able to offer
ski shuttles instead of renting a car to drive over to Wanaka. Three weeks of unsettled weather after the July school holidays also had a big impact. Steve was part of the Wanaka Winter Marketing group from 1993 to 2009 when it was disbanded and the work taken over by Lake Wanaka Tourism. “We’re pretty well served by Lake Wanaka Tourism. I know how hard it is. It’s so difficult getting people to Wanaka.” Story continued page 2
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Alternative sports facility Winter business Continued from page 1 Property management company Accommodation Wanaka reports being busier than last year. Co-owner Peter Barrow said the company built their own stand-alone marketing structure investing heavily in website technology and online booking systems to market the 150 properties with an estimated 1000 beds they manage. The way holidaymakers book their holidays and accommodation has changed markedly over the past six or seven years, Peter said. “They’re now waiting for good snow and book last minute after looking for good deals online.” “We’ve had our worst August in seven years,” Bridget Parker of Archway Motels said. “I think since the winter marketing group stopped, numbers have just started going down.” She is also the Wanaka Motel
Association president and said a number of members had noticed a downturn in the past few years. Outdoor goods retailer Steve Hart said his ski rental business had been
town. However, zone changes in the past had focussed on residential accommodation close to town and attempts to develop high-density visitor accommodation had been blocked. Lake Wanaka Tourism
We’re pretty well served by Lake Wanaka Tourism. I know how hard it is. It’s so difficult getting people to Wanaka. down 20 percent on the previous year, with August slightly up due to independent travellers. “We need a dedicated winter marketing group. We need to identify our market and go after it.” Other sources who have been strongly involved with the Wanaka ski industry for a number of years said the matter was far more complex, with visitors needing a variety of accommodation within walking distance of
general manager James Helmore had not replied to questions about winter visitor numbers, strategy and allocation of funding at the time of going to print. According to its website Lake Wanaka Tourism is funded predominantly from a tourism levy determined as a percentage of the commercial and accommodation rate and collected by council on behalf of Lake Wanaka Tourism.
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QLDC election candidate Calum MacLeod wants the council to abandon its proposed $16 million sports facility in Wanaka and build a much cheaper one instead. “A Wanaka contractor built one for $3.1 million in Gore,” he said. “I’m sure we could do something similar here for $5 million.” The MLT Events Centre in Gore has four indoor courts, two lobbies and changing rooms. The Wanaka Sports Facility (WSF) would have three indoor courts, a reception, changing rooms, two playing fields with lights and three outdoor courts with lights. Calum has spoken to 38 sports groups identified by council as ‘stakeholders’ in the proposed facility. “Twenty-eight of them told me they are not interested in using it,” he said. “They already have their own facilities,
are considering getting them, or are happy with the facilities they are currently using.” Calum said groups that are interested (basketball, gymnastics, hockey and netball clubs) all said it
$16.84 million can be put to better use. He proposes: $5 million be spent on an indoor sports facility (similar to Gore’s one) at the campground site; $2 million on upgrading the camping ground, $5
This is an opportunity to get it right. The money’s in the budget, the reports are done, the structures are in place and we already own the land. Do we really want a white elephant noone is going to use? would depend on the hire costs. He has looked at the WSF budget (in the District Plan) and concluded with its estimated annual revenue ($165,000) and expenditure ($1,029,750) it would have an operating deficit of $864,750 per year. “That’s $2,370 a day. Hardly bang for our buck,” he said. Calum believes the
million on swimming facilities (upgrade existing pool at the college and add a kids’ pool and a learn-to-swim pool), $2 million for changing rooms and toilets at Kellys Flat (and maybe also at Hawea and Luggate), and $840,000 for the skate park extension. The remaining $2 million would be used as a trust fund for the new Upper Clutha Sports
Community providing $200,000 in interest each year for use by sports groups. “This is an opportunity to get it right,” he said. “The money’s in the budget, the reports are done, the structures are in place and we already own the land. Do we really want a white elephant no-one is going to use?” Meanwhile QLDC put out a press release last week saying council commitment to the sports facility remains unchanged. The proposed completion date is early 2016 and concept designs will be available for the public before Christmas ‘provided agreement with the developers is secured.’ The press release quotes CEO Adam Feeley ‘said that the single most important step in the project was to confirm access and title to the land at Three Parks and North Three Parks where the sports facility is to be sited.’
Avalanche dogs pass test Tim Brewster Wanaka Sun Wanaka’s avalanche dogs and their owners are ready to head for the hills following a successful assessment of their skills. Four local teams from Treble Cone-based Aspiring Avalanche Dogs have been passed for operational status, enabling them to be deployed by police for NZ LandSAR following their annual assessment on the Snow Farm. The tests include finding two people buried in separate snowcaves and finding an article wrapped in scented cloth in a 1.5 acre area in under 20 minutes. “This is a great achievement for our team, especially after the huge
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setback we faced when [dogs] Zeplin got shot and Blizzid retired in the same year a couple of years ago. We went from having three operational dogs and one trainee to having three trainees and one operational dog. We have
now reached our goal of having four operational teams which means we can have two operational teams on the hill every day of the week and in doing so we have achieved another NZ first of having four operation teams
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based on a ski-field,” AAD spokesperson Matt Gunn said. Pictured are Brendon Kearns and Millie, Matt Gunn and Rocket, Callum Grant and Zeffer, and Andy Wardell and Tuki.
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Search for missing Canadians
A group of Wanaka residents wants the ward to break away from Queenstown and become a separate district, saying competing resort towns should not share the same council. The group, which calls itself Project Forward (PF), is led by scientist and father of three Graham Berry. “Project Forward is not a criticism of current QLDC management,” he said. “Instead it is about aligning goals and incentives which will improve governance.” PF is employing a consultant to look into the financial viability of a stand-alone Wanaka. Graham said preliminary research shows Wanaka can go it alone without a significant rates rise. Most of the current Wanaka council and community board members believe the group is wrong about that, and do not support the proposal. Mayor Vanessa van Uden said Wanaka would lose current “economies of scale”. Deputy Mayor Lyal Cocks and councillor Jude Battson said it would require a rates increase of at least 6.3 percent for Wanaka to break away, and councillor Leigh Overton said Wanaka would lose its share of the Queenstown Airport dividend and the current “three percent subsidy we gain from the Queenstown ward”. Wanaka Community Board (WCB) member Mike O’Connor is against the proposal, however member Bryan Lloyd said he is interested in the findings of the consultant. “No harm done in becoming better informed,” he said. New council candidates Liz Breslin and Ella Lawton expressed interest in the
Police search and rescue crews along with LandSAR volunteers continued the search yesterday for two Canadian nationals, Connor Hayes, 25 and Joanna Lam, 24, who have been missing since September 10. They were last seen at Fox Glacier. The rear wheels and chassis of their wrecked rental van were located on Tuesday in a gorge off the Haast Pass road at Haast Gates. A fuel tank, believed to belong to their vehicle, was found on the beach about 50km from where the vehicle is thought to have left the highway. Ground search teams, a helicopter with spotters, and two jet boat teams were involved in the river and land search which started at first light yesterday. Police have not yet been able to confirm whether the pair was in the vehicle when it left the road.
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proposal but both said their immediate concern was for the wards to work better together. “We need to build better
and Barry Bruce are open to the proposal, whereas Ross McRobie is against it. “I love the concept of autonomy; of total community-
I see Queenstown and Wanaka markets as quite different beasts and think they need to be treated diversely. relationships between the Wanaka and Wakatipu wards in order to maximize potential opportunites,” Ella said. “I see Queenstown and Wanaka markets as quite different beasts and think they need to be treated diversely,” Liz said. “Whether with one council or two, I think Queenstown and Wanaka have to find ways of working together beneficially.” Of the three new WCB candidates Rachel Brown
led development,” Rachel said. “At this stage I favour the Central Otago model with community boards to represent each district [Wanaka and Wakatipu] and make all the local decisions, and a council [with different members] to focus on planning and strategy.” Barry Bruce said, (with regard to tourism); “Wanaka does need to develop its own identity and flavour – living in the shadow of Queenstown is of negative
assistance.” Ross McRobie said the two districts are distinct but “also complement each other and work well together.” Graham Berry said almost everyone he talks to likes the idea - if it can be done without significant changes to rates and revenue, whereas Vanessa said the majority of Wanaka ratepayers believe they are well served by the current structure. “There seems to be a perception among some members of the Wanaka community that Queenstown makes all the rules and imposes them on Wanaka,” she said. “Actually the Wanaka community has more opportunities in a lot of ways to be involved in what happens in their community through the community board structure.” Graham said making Wanaka a separate district would be straightforward due to changes to the Local Government Act made last year.
A tourism workshop focussing on developing more business from the growth in Chinese visitors to Wanaka has been postponed until October. The presenter for the “Preparing for China Workshop” can not travel to Wanaka as State Highway 6 remains closed due to a large slip.
Power for the people Caroline Harker Wanaka Sun Wanaka Wastebusters has changed its electricity supplier to Pioneer Generation. General Manager Sue Coutts said not only will this save Wastebusters money, it will keep the spending local and help non-profit organisations. Pioneer Generation is owned by the Central Lakes Trust (CLT) which has provided more than $60 million in grants for community projects in the region since its inception in 2000. Pioneer CEO Fraser Jonker said the power company “likes to have customers like Wastebusters, who like to do the right thing” [purchase power from a company which puts profits back into the community]. Last year Pioneer paid a dividend of $4.6 million
to the CLT. The trust was created when the Otago Central Electric Power Board (owned by consumers) gave it assets valued at $155 million. “In 1999 the government forced a split of generation and lines,” Fraser said. “Consumers decided to sell the lines (to Aurora) and
grant covers 40 percent of the project cost which will see the skate park more than double in size.) The largest grant in the July round was $1.7 million which went to the Wakatipu Wilding Conifer Control Group for the eradication of wilding pines over a four-year period. The trust has
We support them and they support us. It’s a win-win situation. keep the generation. They set up the Central Lakes Trust which has invested the cash from the sale of the lines - to make money for community projects.” In its latest funding round (July), CLT made 11 grants totalling over $2.22 million. This included $140,000 towards the extension of the Wanaka Skate Park. (The
also established a contestable fund of $150,000 to help support the purchase and installation of defibrillators in high foot traffic areas throughout the region. Fraser says Pioneer doesn’t actively market itself widely, but targets specific market segments. “The big power companies have the scale of operations and the
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volumes to be able to handle small [domestic] customers,” he said. “If someone approached us we would talk to them, but we target larger customers we want – those who we think will want to support the community. What we can offer them is help to be more energy efficient – which will reduce their overall energy bill.” Pioneer customers include some schools and home handyman stores. “We support them and they support us. It’s a win-win situation,” Fraser said. In December last year Pioneer bought a Meridian Energy subsidiary company, Energy for Industry Limited (EFI ), valued at more than $50 million. Fraser said this means the company will have more profits to put into the community via the Central Lakes Trust. PAGE 3
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Rippon Open Air Festival is back next year for the tenth time and the Wanaka Sun has another general admission ticket to give away to one lucky reader. This week’s question is: name one band listed in last week’s Wanaka Sun who PHOTO: WANAKA.TV will be playing on the main stage on February 1 at the 2014 Rippon Festival. Email your answer and contact details, by Monday at 9am, to admin@thewanakasun.co.nz to go into the draw. The winner of last week’s draw is Jo Day, who correctly identified one of the bands in the first festival line-up to win her spot at the music-lovers event. Caroline Harker Wanaka Sun Speech and Language Therapists Turid Peters and Bridget McArthur (pictured) were at the supermarket yesterday answering questions about their work. “People didn’t realise
the range of stuff we do,” Turid said. “We can make a huge difference for people who have had strokes or brain injuries. Speech therapists have a thorough understanding of anatomy from the chest upwards and can also help with
feeding and swallowing difficulties, as well as speech problems,” she said. “When a child has trouble latching on it can dovetail into language disorders,” Bridget said. Both women emphasised the importance of people having the best speech
and language skills they can. “Communication has a huge impact on everybody’s life,” Bridget said. The women were speaking to the public as a part of Speech and Language Therapy Awareness Week.
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Convention centres coincide inbrief Tim Brewster Wanaka Sun
Aim to re-open road
The developer proposing a privately funded convention centre in Frankton said he is continuing his plans to lodge a consent application despite a unanimous resolution by the Queenstown Lakes District Council on Tuesday to lead the development of a $50 million convention centre on the Lakeview site. The vote coincided with the day of confirmation of the Frankton proposal. In a public forum prior to the meeting Remarkables Park Ltd, co-director Alastair Porter said he was confirming plans he had made public in January of this year for a building catering for up to 650 people with parking for 1100. Asked yesterday whether Remarkables
The New Zealand Transport Agency is aiming to have a single lane of State Highway 6 between the Gates of Haast Bridge and Haast Pass Summit open by tomorrow (Friday). A large slip at Diana Falls has closed the highway since Wednesday, September 11. “The original slip was about 40m wide, but additional debris that has been washed down since then, has increased the slip width to almost 80m, and is much higher also. Debris is now piled higher on the road, bringing an added complication to clearing work”. Agency West Coast Area Manager Mark Pinner said. More heavy rain is forecast for the area today and tomorrow, which may cause further delays.
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Park Ltd would still be proceeding following the council vote, Alastair said they would. “Absolutely. Ours wasn’t an either/or situation. I just wanted to make sure they were aware of our plans. We don’t have a problem with competition. It’s close to the airport and the Hilton and it will have an advantage to
Wanaka people as it is privately funded and won’t incur rates.” “I’m totally confident about ours,” he said when asked if he thought there would be enough business for two convention centres. He said the company had no experience with the conference business, and would contract the centre out. “We’re land
and property developers. We won’t be the operator and we don’t want to be.” He said the company plans to lodge the consent application for building on a greenfield site next to Remarkables Shopping Centre and start building early next year with the project completed in 12 months time.
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crimescene Wheelbraces, assault, gross exhibitionism and a dodgy cyclist A confrontation with potentially “dire consequences” between one group of local males, armed with wheelbraces and a knife, and three visitors has resulted in joint charges of assault with a weapon. Four Wanaka males who were already known to police for previous behaviour were identified using CCTV footage on the lakefront in the early morning incident on September 6 after a complaint was made a day later, Senior Sergeant Allan Grindell said. A specialist cleaning crew was required to clean up after an intoxicated 21-year-old Swedish woman urinated in her cell in an “exhibitionist” manner after being arrested in town on September 15. “It was pretty disgusting,” Senior Sergeant Allan Grindell said. “She chose to make a display of herself despite the new cells having a toilet with a privacy screen.” The woman’s 27-year-old Welsh boyfriend was also arrested for obstructing police. Police believe having more than alcohol in her system was a factor in her behaviour. The two have been released on a pre-charge warning. A cyclist displaying “extremely suspicious behaviour” in Nichol Street, Lake Hawea is being sought by police. A European male of slim build with an estimated height of 5’9” to 6’ and dark curly hair, wearing black clothing on a dark coloured mountainbike was seen checking mailboxes in the street during the day on September 12. Police are asking for any information on the cyclist and asking members of the public to contact them if they see any suspicious behaviour. “Reports of such behaviour are treated as gold by police,” Allan said.
Businesses vie for awards Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun Two Wanaka businesses are vying for votes in the Made In New Zealand People’s Choice awards. D-fa Dogs and The Slammer operate from their Wanaka headquarters and manufacture their product in New Zealand, despite most of their markets being offshore. Manufacturing outdoor gear for dogs, D-fa Dogs was set up in 2009 with a plan to take its range to North America. Four years on it now sells its product in nine countries. The Slammer is a ‘revolutionary’ piece of hardware intended to make short work of heavy
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duty jobs around a building or landscaping site. Described as ‘a combination of crowbar, spade, axe and grubber’ The Slammer
is designed for use in tough, tight conditions and is a manual alternative to heavy machinery or herbicide use. The Slammer
Super support for fundraiser Boobs ’n Bubbles breast cancer fundraiser exceeded all expectations with a provisional amount of more than $21,000 raised. Jude Smith, who was part of the organising committee, said the community support was incredible with local residents and businesses donating everything from auction items to accommodation for the guest speaker (Betsy Mahoni Rae pictured) and sponsoring everything
from the hall to the advertising. The New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation Chief Executive Evangelia Henderson said it was a “truly fantastic result”. It was “also a reflection of the wonderful Wanaka community who all banded together to support the event in aid of the breast cancer cause, she said. “I believe that almost everything was donated for the event, which is an amazing achievement.” PHOTO: ROSIE FORD
Police are also still seeking information following an incident outside the Plunket Rooms just before 1am on Sunday September 8 which they and ambulance staff attended. An 18-year-old woman received injuries to her head and nose and her boyfriend received a cut above his eye.
If you have information on any crimes call 0800CRIMESTOPPER (0800555111).
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is also used in First Response situations where sites need to be cleared, rubble broken up and heavy items levered apart, to facilitate rescue. These Wanaka companies are up against much bigger competitors in the awards such as Griffins and Whittaker’s. Meanwhile New Zealander of the Year Awards Manager Glyn Taylor is encouraging people to nominate community groups which ‘make your community a better place to be’. Votes for the Made in NZ People’s Choice awards and nominations for the New Zealander of the Year awards (including Community of the Year) can be made online.
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Flood readiness meeting The Otago Regional Council and Queenstown Lakes District Council’s annual flood education programme includes a public meeting in Wanaka. It will be in Spencer House Mall on Thursday October 24 (5pm – 7pm). The programme aims to raise awareness of the risks associated with high lake levels, and the need to be prepared. Staff from both councils will attend the meeting, which has been rescheduled from this month.
Sweet rewards for cake auction Holy Family Catholic School’s Mount Aspiring class cake auction was a “great success”. The children
designed and made cakes which were sold for $60 to more than $200. “This generous community astounds me,” teacher Kirsten
Moore said. “We have made more than $2500 and donations are still rolling in.” The funds raised will be donated to Ronald
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Garage sale fundraiser More than 200 people attended the Wanaka Hospice Shop garage sale, raising about $3000, at the event held during the weekend. The shop was broken into the previous weekend, with jewellery, silverware and other items taken. Since the theft, donations of money and goods for the shop including a security system and labour have been offered to the shop.
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Native plants total 2000 Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun Another 200 native plants have been put in the ground at the Shortcut Road carpark this spring, bringing the total number of plants to more than 2000. Chosen for their suitability for the conditions in the area, plantings include fescue and silver tussock, porcupine shrubs, Coprosma propinqua,
kanuka, ribbonwoods, cabbage trees, Coprosma rugosa and broadleafs. Other species already planted on the site include the nationally threatened Leonehebe cupressoides, Halls totara, Myrsine divaricata, Ozothamnus vauvilliersii, Coprosma intertexta (also at risk), South Island kowhai (as part of Project Gold) and lancewoods. Project coordinator Anne Steven said due to high rabbit numbers
in the area each plant has been individually protected with a 600mm wire netting cage. “An egg powder/resin repellent spray is being trialled on the short tussocks just planted,” Anne said. “Good growth is beginning to change the character of the area, transforming areas of pine tree and pest broom waste to a richly diverse native shrubland framing the Clutha River trail.” The spring planting was
all done by volunteers, with funding from the Central Lakes Trust and the F&B Horner Fund. The Upper Clutha Women’s Lions have funded a solarpowered water pump which will be used during the summer months. This is being installed by site neighbour Graeme Taylor. Gilbert van Reenen (pictured) was amongst the volunteers this spring. See Sunspots for details.
Keep the sunshine out Children at a local childcare facility have a bit more protection to enjoy the long sunny days, thanks to a selection of new sunglasses. Wanaka optometrist Tui Homer donated the eyewear to Riverside Educare in Albert Town. “As adults we naturally grab our sunglasses as we head out of the door and I feel it is just as important to get our young ones into the same habits,” she said. Modelling their new glasses from left are Ella-May, Anika, Lauren, Tui Homer, Cooper with Deacon, Ben, Tom, Niamh and Gretchen in front. Behind are Liliana and Max.
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youthmatters Welcome to a new column that provides a forum to address issues relevant to the well-being of our community, including youth and their families.
Screentime and sleep We start this month with a contribution from ‘urspace’, the guidance team at Mount Aspiring College, looking at adolescent stress and sleep problems linked to screen time. Our young people live in a world that is technologyrich, and with more and more of their schooling, socialising and communicating taking place through computers, tablets and mobile phones, excessive screen time may be interfering with one thing teenagers need a lot of: sleep. Recent psychological studies have examined the impact of excessive computer use on brain development and the increase of sleep disorders among young people. Professor Susan Greenfield, in the UK, has undertaken research that suggests the ‘screen culture’ of our computer age may be changing the brains of our young people in ways that could have a serious impact on personality and behavior. It seems excessive computer time can contribute to the development
of sleep disorders, with sleep patterns being disrupted by latenight computer use past 10pm and into the early hours of the morning. Growing adolescents should have nine hours of quality sleep for optimal health. Without this, students are tired the next day, have difficulty waking up in time for school and have concentration problems in class. Sleep deprivation leads to impaired cognitive functioning and decreased immune system functioning, also contributing to an increase in illness. The brain needs time to wind down after exposure to screen activities. Light from computer and phone use prior to sleep interferes with the natural body clock as the release of the sleepinducing chemical, melatonin, will only occur when it is dark. It may also be the case that home wireless networks (Wi-Fi) and phone use may be impacting melatonin release to cause sleep problems.
So what are some solutions? • Close-to-face screen-time needs to stop an hour before the intended sleep time. • Turn off the home wireless router at night. (This will prevent unnoticed internet use.) • Turn off any mobile and hands-free phones or move them well away from beds. • Educate yourself and your children with why good sleep is so important. Build it into your family culture like cleaning your teeth. Information courtesy of Patrick Sherratt, author and educator.
Future topics will include Internet safety, parenting of adolescents, drugs and alcohol, and bullying. The Youth Matters group is made up of local counsellors, social workers and health professionals.
Fashion fundraiser
Hawea Flat School children performed to open the Lake Hawea Community Centre fashion evening last Thursday night. More than 280 people attended the sold-out event. “It totally exceeded our expectations,” organiser Elisabeth Horrell said. “We estimate we have raised more than $7000 with all the proceeds from the night going towards the Hawea Community Centre.” PHOTO: ANDY WOODS
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Local females high five Tim Brewster Wanaka Sun Snowboarder Rebecca ‘Possum’ Torr was the highest placed New Zealander in last week’s invitation-only High Five Burton snowboard event at Cardrona Alpine Resort, Possum just missed out on a podium spot to place fourth followed by another local, Stefi Luxton in fifth. Their results, against some of the top women riders in the world, are a big boost to New Zealand’s Olympic medal hopes with slopestyle to be included at Sochi next year. Multiple X-Games gold medallist American Jamie Anderson placed first in the event followed by Finland’s Enni Rukajärvi and Silje Norendal of Norway. Stale Sandbech of Norway won the men’s slopestyle event followed by Kyle Mack with Japan’s Yuki Kadono third. The top spots in the women’s snowboard halfpipe competition were taken by three American riders, with former Olympic gold medallist
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Kelly Clark first and Chloe Kim and Gretchen Bleiler second and third. Japanese riders took two out of three spots in the men’s halfpipe with Taku Hiraoka winning and Ryo Aono third, and American
Greg Bretz placed second. New Zealand has four nation spots allocated for women’s snowboard slopestyle with a final selection made in January, Snowsports NZ said.
Women Seeking Adventures Women seeking outdoor adventures now have a Wanaka based operation to link up with and try new things. Women’s Adventures NZ has established a South Island branch coordinated by local adventure enthusiast, Lynette Gordon. “I find adventuring in all-women groups very
liberating. Women are usually motivated by fun, think laterally and when supported by other women, they try things they may never have tried before,” Lynette said. The company has been running weekend outings and overseas trips since 2009 with activities ranging from a day’s ocean fishing to cycling tours in Samoa.
“Most adventures need a basic level of fitness but are also very doable, with an age range from 20’s to 70’s. Age is just a number, it’s your attitude that counts,” says Debbie Goldingham, Women’s Adventures NZ founder. “It’s a great way to meet new friends with like minded interests.” *ADVERTORIAL
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Futsal cup night The last kick of the regular futsal season was a mighty shot on goal and required a heroic dive to the left by the Ordinary Joes keeper. The Joes game was lost, trailing 6-3 to Your Mums Athletic in the seventh/ eighth place play off, but the commitment, brevity and desire advertised all that has been great about futsal this year in Wanaka. The young Academy side took on the Brazilian Ballstars in the Cup Final and won, ten goals to nil. Finally their coach, Passionate Pete, could smile and genuinely say “well done lads, you played brilliantly”. And they did. A tactical change saw the young lads consistently deliver shorter passes, play with greater width and much more patience in front of goal. The remainder of the Cup night saw games played at a very social level with an enjoyable and relaxed atmosphere. The A Team lined up for the bronze medal match
against the Cape Horn Kings. Despite some spirited cheering from the excitable crowd, mostly for the colourful South Americans, the A Team proved way too strong, clearing out for a simple 6-0 victory. WPC took on The Misfits for the Tea Cup (fifth/sixth place playoff). WPC were never going to lose but, despite being up five-nil up at half time, were held to just one goal for and two against in the second half. The final match of the night was a fast-paced
affair between the Ordinary Joes and YMA. It was a classic encounter but YMA deserved the win in the end. At the end of the season the results are: the Ballstars won the league; Academy won the Cup; and the A Team (pictured) finished third in both competitions. Next week the futsal continues with a different format. It’s Immigration Cup night where all the players make up teams from the country of their birth.
Bike skills and thrills A new initiative being launched next month by Sport Central aims to teach children of all ages and adults to ride bikes and improve the skills of those who can already ride. Sport Central coordinator Bill Godsall said he was “pretty aware” there was a whole section of adults who had never learnt to ride a bike and who may be too embarrassed to go and learn somewhere. “Even if you can ride a bike, if you want to brush up on your skills and maintenance of your bike, then you should enrol in the programme,” Bill said.
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The programme was also targeting people wanting to compete in cycling events such as triathlons, or people wanting to cycle the Otago Central Rail Trail. There will be four major components of the programme – learning to ride, basic off-road riding skills, maintenance, safety and bike and helmet set-up, and an obstacle course. Bill will run the course, along with former New Zealand representative cyclist and bike development officer Shane Melrose from Wanaka and it will be held here on October 8.
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BOARD WANAKA STATION PARK HAS SO MUCH TO OFFER, THE CHILDREN CAN ENJOY THE SWINGS, THE RHODODENDRON DELL IN A SHORT WHILE WILL BE A SHOW TO SIT AND ADMIRE THE BLOOM OVER A CUPPA. BUT THE LIME AVENUE, I CALL IT THE CATHEDRAL WALK, THE VARIETY OF WOOD AND BULBS ARE SOMETHING NOT TO BE MISSED. ANOTHER ONE OF WANAKA’S SECRETS. TO WHO EVER IS WHACKING THE TOP OF THE KNOBS SITTING ON MY ELDERLY NEIGHBOURS FENCE ON ARDMORE STREET PLEASE CAN YOU STOP IT AS IT MUST BE A NUISANCE TO CONTINUALLY RE-ERECT. I RESPECT TEACHERS AND THE WORK THEY DO. BUT WHEN I TALK TO A TEACHER ABOUT MY CHILD, THEY OFTEN TALK TO ME LIKE I’M A CHILD. JUST REMEMBER, RESPECT WORKS BOTH WAYS. LET’S KEEP TALKING FOR OUR KIDS’ SAKE. I AM A YR13 MAC STUDENT AND HAVE LIVED HERE SINCE I WAS BORN. EVERY WEEK I READ THIS MESSAGE BOARD AND IT NEVER FAILS TO SURPRISE ME. THE AMOUNT OF PATHETIC TEXTS COMPLAINING ABOUT SMALL THINGS IN OUR AMAZING COMMUNITY IS DISHEARTENING. GET OVER IT AND TRY TO ENJOY WHAT THIS STUNNING TOWN HAS TO OFFER. THERE IS A LOT OF HARDWORKING PEOPLE OUT THERE AND I’M SURE THEY REALLY WANT TO HEAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEM AFTER A HARD DAYS WORK. THANKS. HAWEA COMMUNITY LADIES THE FASHION SHOW WAS WELL DONE AND ENJOYED BY MANY. JOSEPH DE MAISTRE, 1753-1821. “EVERY NATION (REGION) GETS THE GOVERNMENT IT DESERVES.” WANAKA NEEDS YOUR VOTE. WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO HAVE OUR SAY. BE INFORMED ABOUT QLDC & COMMUNITY BOARD CANDIDATES’ POSITIONS AND OPINIONS. VOTE WITH CARE. IF YOU HAVE THE POWER TO MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY, DO IT! THE WORLD NEEDS MORE OF THAT. FIRST WE GET ANOTHER OFF LICENCE, THEN NOT ONLY DO WE GET A PARTY PILL SHOP BUT THEY MAKE IT TOO. WHAT HAPPENED TO COMMUNITY CONSULTATION ON SUCH MATTERS? WHEN WILL QLDC REPLANT WATERFRONT WILLOWS AND ASPIRING RD ASH TREES ALL CUT DOWN IN AUTUMN? HOW ABOUT BOYS IN BLUE PARKING IN LUGGATE INSTEAD OF WANAKA...BOY DO THEY SPEED IN OUR TOWN WHY CANT PEOPLE IN HAWEA RECYCLE PROPERLY! THERE ARE TOO MANY BORING YES MEN IN LOCAL POLITICS LETTING THE FAT CATS GET THEIR WAY. TIME FOR SOME FRESH ENERGY, PASSION AND TREND BUCKING I THINK. HAPPY, SMILEY, LOVELY, SUN-SHINY BIRTHDAY LITTLE SIS. WE’RE SAVING A BIRTHDAY SONG (OUT OF TUNE OF COURSE) AND CHEERS FOR WHEN WE SEE YOU NEXT IN THE NOT-SO-DISTANT, RIGHT-AROUND-THECORNER FUTURE, YEAH! XX
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EDITORIAL Unanimous agreement by councillors at Tuesday’s QLDC’s extraordinary meeting on the proposed Queenstown convention centre had a decidedly unconventional twist. At the last hour, a fully privately-funded alternative in Frankton was presented by Remarkables Park Ltd codirector Alastair Porter. He said he not only had the land and the zoning, but also the money, ensuring no ratepayers would need to stump up. Where is this going to go? Do we support the developer or the council? If we choose the latter, and Wanaka residents have to contribute to the project, how do we benefit? We have enough trouble prying business out of Queenstown’s booming winter trade as it is. Will our independent operators have to go over the hill to tout for business or will there be some form of Wanaka-friendly arrangement to share a slice of the cake? If the private project proceeds there is a good chance they’ll ring-fence conference business to ensure a decent yield from commissions and other spin-offs. Business is business after all and possession usually means cashflow only goes one way.
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To the people standing for Council - what I would like to see in Wanaka is people standing for something and to see specifics. To me the fundamental thing about Wanaka is its beauty and the feeling it has of being relatively undeveloped. You can have small towns with great communities and you can have big resorts in stunning settings. But it is not often that you find a small, undeveloped resort in such a stunningly beautiful setting of lakes, rivers and mountains. This is a big part of the magic of Wanaka. So I would like the development of the town to reflect this: At a basic level can we lift the style of our streetscapes? The most important thing is to keep Wanaka beautiful, that is why we all came here, and parts of it are becoming pretty ordinary and poorly designed. Wanaka needs a decent swimming pool. Wanaka needs a sheltered downtown meeting place. Wanaka needs more parking, but do it imaginatively, not just by creating a huge carpark on Pembroke Park. Let’s plan for more Arrowtown/Queenstown-style side streets and alleyways - connecting Post Office Lane and the area behind the Wanaka Hotel and on down past the Library. What about a Wanaka Museum? The history of the area is fascinating: Can someone pull it together and display it in a building somewhere, near the Public Library? What would it cost for Wanaka to partner in Otta Sealing the Matukituki road from Treble Cone as far as the first ford? It would be good to link the Aubrey cycle way on to the bottom end of Aubrey Road past the Catholic primary school and close to the primary and high school and connecting to the Sticky Forest. Ditto on developing SH6 cycling verges between Hawea and Albert Town, Luggate, Cardrona and Wanaka. Are we planning for future growth, for 1800 new houses? Should the old police station land be sold? Is Council reinvesting in Wanaka, or identifying Wanaka sites for such things as swimming pools, new schools or a Sticky Forest park? Does QLDC produce accounts that show expenditure against rateable income in the Wanaka area as opposed to the same in the Queenstown region?
With reference to your article ‘A little respect’ (September 12, 2013), I find it disappointing to hear of some misinformed locals starting up a new group called “Respect Wanaka”. As a Wanaka resident and ratepayer I get tired of continuous complaints about how Wanaka is the “poor cousin” to Queenstown, and how the ward should break away and stand on its own. Here is some food for thought: Queenstown Lakes District Council has done and continues to provide major improvements for the Upper Clutha, including road sealings, footpaths, tree plantings, car parks, Wanaka Airport improvements, roundabouts and water upgrades. This financial year, $614,000 is earmarked for Stage 1 of the $16.7 million Wanaka Sports Facility – concept designs are expected by this December – and $80,000 for Wanaka Library book replacements. It has awarded $147,000 in grants to various Wanaka organisations. There are many more budgeted projects – all this information is publicly available. Queenstown ratepayers actually fund part of Wanaka’s infrastructure expenditure, yet you don’t see them complaining. If Wanaka were to be funded as a stand-alone ward, based on figures from the 2013-14 Annual Plan, there would be a funding shortfall of an estimated $1.14 million. If this were rate-funded, it would increase our rates by 6.3 percent and reduce rates in the rest of the district by 3 percent. Regarding the “Respect Wanaka” group asking locals to vote “no confidence” in the mayoral candidates – why not find someone from Wanaka to stand for mayor, instead of just complaining? And as for the Library and the job losses, redundancies are an unpleasant reality of a publicly-funded organisation trying to be responsible with our money. But the Library is not the only part of our local authority that has been affected – while 7.25 full-time equivalents were reduced to 4.8 FTEs at the Library, QLDC staff overall went from 266 FTEs to 229 FTEs. Wanaka isn’t going to achieve anything by bickering with Queenstown. By all working together we can achieve the best for our district.
Meg Taylor (abridged)
Well, well the tables have turned. The QLDC mayor and CEO have expressed shock that a private developer has come forward to build, with private funds, a convention centre. But alas, it is to be built on zoned ready property in Frankton and not Queenstown. This, after many meetings and consults and expert input declared that without the convention centre in Queenstown “it would undermine the economic growth of the CBD in Queenstown.” Once again it’s all about Queenstown. While Queenstown is an important hub for all the district towns, it is not the only town that is concerned with economic growth. Was the shock because of Frankton or was it because of all the prior consults? Remember the consults made in Wanaka regarding Wastebusters and the library and then to be mostly ignored. Yes, it hurts. But there is a silver lining, the ratepayers’ money that might have gone to the convention centre in Queenstown could now be funnelled toward the sports centre in Wanaka. What does need to happen is that the rift between the various QLDC towns needs to heal. Changing the district name to Southern Lakes District Council would go a long way towards this.
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sport results BRIDGE RESULTS: Championship Pairs Silver. North/South:- Clare Scurr, Ann-Louise Stokes 62..45% 1. Jan Lyness, John Lyness 59.29% 2. Allan Kelly, Georgie Roberts 58.89% 3 East/West:- Laraine Shepherd, Max Shepherd 64.23% 1.Sherril Harries, Mo Schofield 60.67% 2. Kate Coe, Lesley Davies 57.71% 3. Championship Pairs Bronze. North/ South:- Bruce Cathie, Maggie Stratford 65.89% 1. Josey McKenzie, Carol Orbell 61.46% 2. Julie Mulholland, Kate Summers 58.07% 3 East/ West:- Denise Bunn, Alan Bunn
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62.22% 1. Elaine Herbert, Shona Watt 54.26% 2. Jan Cunningham, John Mercer 53.69% 3. Friday Bridge 13th September North/ South:- Bruce Cathie, Ena Leckie 60.42% 1. Joy Baxter, Lynda Hodge 54.43% 2. Fran Holmes, Karolyn MacAndrew 52.34% 3. East/West:- Josey McKenzie, Barbara Waterworth 63.07% 1. Jan Cunningham, Jan Wynn-Williams 58.52% 2. Sherril Harries, Mo Schofield 54.55% 3. Wanaka Intermediate Tournament. Intermediate:- Alan McRae, Susan McRae 60.88% 1. Jocelyn Evans,
Joy Hughes 55.91% 2. Jan Ireland, Elspeth Welsh 55.5% 3.. Junior:- Josey McKenzie, Barbara Waterworth 56.54% 1. Sherril Harries, Mo Schofield 52.91% 2. WANAKA BOWLS FRIDAY Progressive Skips 1 Don McLeay 2 K Chartres 3 Scottie Culverwell Thirds 1 John Barton 2 Rob Mathewson 3 Maida Baxter Seconds 1 Ian Fletcher 2 Dick Patterson 3 John Lischner Leads 1 Beaton Marr 2 Norman Matheson 3 Oscar Verbiest
LAKE HAWEA GOLF RESULTS. 4BBB TOURNAMENT. Stablefords. 1 Tony Arscott & Neil Matchett 50, 2 Dick Sullivan & Gerrard Haggart 47, 3 Ashley Hale & Tyler Hale 47, 4 Neville Roberts & Lou lou Roberts 44, 5 Steve Innes & Rick Johnston 44, 6 Tim Henderson & Tony Brent 43, 7 Skip Johnston & Graeme Rive 42. Straightest Drive. Tony Brent. Longest Drive Neil Matchett. Nearest Pin no 5 Tony Arscott. Nearest Pin no 1. Cris Morrow. Two’s Kahu Vincent no 10 Tony Arscott no 14.
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Baseball call-up Tim Brewster Wanaka Sun
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Strong efforts at tournament Tim Brewster Wanaka Sun Rugby, hockey, soccer and netball teams from Mount Aspiring College headed north to Christchurch last week to take on the rest of the South Island in the annual secondary schools tournament. The teams experienced a range of weather with snow, sun, hail and torrential rain during the three-day tournament. After playing only two games together before the tournament, the first XI soccer squad (Luke Buchanan pictured top) just missed out the semi-finals. Playing last year’s winner, Waimea, in the quarter-finals, the MAC team went down 3-2. The team finished with a good win, however, finishing in seventh place after beating Botany Downs whom they had lost to in their first game of
Could baseball be Wanaka’s newest sport? Mount Aspiring College student Ethan Chinowsky is keen to find out. Moving here early this year with his New Zealand mother and American dad, Ethan, 15, is a huge enthusiast and would like to see some of the local sporting talent involved. His mother Tracey said there have been offers of support from Baseball New Zealand and Sport Central and she is happy to get involved helping getting things organised. “A lot of kiwi kids already have great athletic and ball skills. If we get enough kids, Sport Central will help out.” She and Ethan are looking for interested children and parents to consider setting up a little league and junior competition. “It gives kids an
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the tournament. The MAC under-15 rugby team bounced back after suffering a heavy loss (36-5) to Motueka in their first game, to follow it with a draw. Two consecutive wins against Dunstan High School and Westland followed on the second day and a win against Greymouth on the third day. The team finished fifth in Division Two.
The first MAC mixed hockey team to compete in tournament week managed to place sixth overall after a last-minute decision to attend when a place was suddenly made available. The team came sixth overall with the team commended for its strong sense of sportsmanship, team manager Sue Telford said. The team normally plays in a social grade
in the Upper Clutha competition and the players showed a great attitude against more experienced teams she said. (Bradley Jackson pictured). The school netball team won the B grade plate, finishing 17th overall, with highly competitive games against a number of Christchurch sides. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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