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Charity shop prices criticised The Salvation Army will review what it charges for items at its Wanaka shop following strong community criticism that its prices are unaffordable. PAGE 3

Cold showers at pool queried Complaints of an inadequate hot water system resulting in cold showers for children at the Wanaka swimming pool have been responded to by QLDC general manager operations, Ruth Stokes. PAGE 4 THUR 10.10.13 - WED 16.10.13

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Freeride World Tour Head Judge Dion Newport gives a pep talk to the young big mountain competitors during the Junior Nationals last week.

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With the status of the Haast road (SH6) changing “by the day” and potential slips at Knight’s Point possible, road access to and from the West Coast could potentially cause a dramatic change in the tourism market for Wanaka operators.

Travel wholesalers and inbound tour operators have already started sending customers into Dunedin and then transporting them straight to Queenstown, which could affect Wanaka, QLDC deputy mayor Lyal Cocks said at Tuesday’s full council meeting.

After a ten-day closure in September, following a massive slip at Diana Falls, the road reopened, but it was closed again last Saturday when an estimated 20,000 tonnes covered it after heavy rain and will result in “uncertainty in route security for some months yet,” according to the New Zealand Transport Authority.

At Knight’s Point, a slip starting 5m from the road edge and travelling 250m directly down to the sea could require $2 million of remedial work, primarily an anchored piled wall on the seaward side of the highway, should any further deterioration take place.

“This work would only be undertaken in the event of further deterioration at the site which places at risk the loss of access along this stretch of road,” NZTA Christchurch highway manager Colin Knaggs said.

“Major tour companies have started re-routing away from the West Coast and we’re still getting a picture of that,” Lake Wanaka Tourism general manager James Helmore said. “This is off-peak.

What will happen in peak time will be overflow in the Mackenzie Country, and after that they will either come here or Queenstown.

There’s positive and negative in the mix.”

James said the LWT has been moving quickly to reassure wholesalers and inbound tour operators.

Business manager Geoff Marks had been travelling the country talking to wholesalers and inbound operators and 4500 emails had also been sent out attempting to reassure agents, James said.

The NZTA, which contracts out work on SH6 to engineering consultants Opus, who then subcontract to Fulton Hogan, said the time of year is not good for stability in the area.

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Road uncertainty Continued from page 1 “Unfortunately, spring is the season for the greatest rainfall in the Haast area, which also means it is the greatest time for uncertainty with route security along this section of the highway.

There is no immediate engineering solution to resolve the closures being created by heavy rain falling in the area,” NZTA performance manager Pete Connors said.

The Knights Point slip first occurred in October 2012, and the area has

been monitored on a weekly basis since.

“There has been no further movement of the slip, despite the area experiencing some of its worst-winter weather in some years. It is anticipated that in even the worst case scenario of rapid deterioration at the site, single lane access will be able to be maintained.”

As part of the assessment, NZTA said five 25m-deep core samples were taken from the site, which revealed a mix of sandstone and mudstone. “These

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materials have been deformed over time through land movement, resulting in a complex geology of steeply dipping beds and discontinuities in the layers of material.

Weathering and erosion has further accelerated the effects of these geological processes.”

The slip at Diana Falls is considered to be the largest in 40 years in the Haast area. Formed from a rough track into a road in 1966, and sealed in 1995, the Wanaka -Haast Road carries an average of 523 cars daily according to the NZTA.

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New coastguard boat launched Jessica Maddock Wanaka Sun

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The conductor hunt Jessica Maddock Wanaka Sun Wanaka choir Treble Tones is on the hunt for a new conductor.

The group has been without a formal conductor since July, when Teresa Thornton left Wanaka for Hong Kong.

And, despite advertising, it is yet to find a replacement.

One of the choir’s 12 members, Kirsty Barr, said two other members - Frances Cowie and Christiana Grohs - had been filling in admirably, but it was difficult to conduct and sing so the choir was hoping to find a dedicated conductor.

The two women would lead the choir during its next performance at the Wanaka Probus Club’s end of year function in November.

The group would also

perform Christmas carols at the library in December.

“Being without a formal conductor has given us a great opportunity to hone our own skills to fill this gap (but) we’re still looking for a formal conductor. “(We’d) love to hear from any potential conductors or musicians … so the group can focus on the singing.”

Treble Tones was formed about 18 months ago and has performed several times, including at local festivals and with ukulele players.

Kirsty said the choir strove to achieve a “unique blend of female voice songs with close harmony.”

The group performed an “eclectic” mix of songs from different cultures and the genres included contemporary, spiritual, soft rock and classical.

“We sing … Pacifica songs to the Beatles and beyond … from the delicate to more punchy songs such as “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore” to the beautiful “Rose of Sharon.”

The choir would also like to hear from local people with particular musical skills which they could teach the group.

Pictured at choir practice on Monday were Sally Battson, Marjon Gilbert, Jen Rumore, Frances Cowie, Susan Turnbull, Christiana Grohs, Kirsty Barr and Sarah Ballard.

(Absent were Liz Ritchie, Steph Combe, Kaye Caughey.)

Wanakapella, a local men’s and women’s choir, was also seeking a conductor.

Coastguard Wanaka Lakes, which until now has relied on using private boats, has bought a specially-fitted vessel for rescue operations.

The 6.7m boat, built

by Naiad, was unveiled in Wanaka on Friday.

Among the audience was the wife and two young children of the boat’s former owner, Owen Wright, who was killed by falling rocks as he walked home over the Port Hills to Lyttelton following the Christchurch earthquake on February 22 2011.

Coastguard Southern regional manager, Cheryl Moffat, said the boat, which cost $40,000, had

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been modified to suit its purpose as a rescue vessel, including the addition of electronic equipment donated by Coastguard Dunedin.

It had twin outboard motors of 140 horsepower each.

The boat was funded by grants from the Otago Community Trust, the

Grant & Olive West Trust, the Lion Foundation, the Wanaka Rotary Club and the Lottery Grants Board.

Coastguard Wanaka Lakes had 24 volunteers at various stages in their training.

Since forming two years ago, they had been involved in six search and rescue operations – four

on Lake Wanaka, one on Lake Hawea and one on the Makarora River.

Cheryl said four of the operations h ad involved fatalities, which was particularly hard on volunteers in small communities.

“In a larger location, you’re not usually going out to search for people you know.”

Before Coastguard Wanaka Lakes was established, the service was performed by the Land Search and Rescue organisation.

Pictured (inset) are the founders of the organisation: Alistair King, Andrew McKenzie, Johnny Rogers, Arne Gawn, Liz Rogers, Alan McKay and Jim Talboys.

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Burning parker A car that started to blaze in New World carpark while its owner was elsewhere was attended by the Wanaka fire brigade on Monday.

It’s suspected a bird’s nest in the engine may have been responsible.

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Charity shop prices criticised Jessica Maddock Wanaka Sun The Salvation Army will review what it charges for items at its Wanaka shop following strong community criticism that its prices are unaffordable.

Nearly 100 comments by about 50 people were posted on an online forum over four days this month, before administrators closed the discussion.

Many criticised the prices, saying they were out of the reach of people in need and not in keeping with the Salvation Army’s purpose.

Some claimed new items could be bought for less and others said they had donated goods and been shocked by the prices the Salvation Army sought for them.

Its Queenstown Lakes District corps officer, Shaun Baker, said it aimed to keep prices on “essential items,” such as standard clothing, crockery, cutlery and bedding, at a minimum.

But it charged more for higher-value goods, for example original paintings, rare china

and labelled clothing, to fund its community services.

“The more we get, the more we can help the community. I don’t apologise for putting high prices on non-essential items, but we have to look at whether we’re putting them up too high.”

He was confident the price

money raised at the Wanaka and Queenstown stores was spent in the district.

The Salvation Army was also criticised for leasing prime real estate on the corner of Helwick and Brownston streets. It was planning to expand its store by 80sqm, by taking over the

The more we get, the more we can help the community. I don’t apologise for putting high prices on nonessential items, but we have to look at whether we’re putting them up too high. of “essential items” was similar throughout the country, but said the cost of “high class” items may differ, depending on the socio-economic status of the area.

Prices were set by the paid store manager, and overseen by himself and a consultant.

Managers researched websites such as TradeMe before pricing higher value items, and the

Picture Lounge, enabling it to sell furniture.

Shaun said, while the lease had been signed before he transferred to Queenstown from Pukekohe in south Auckland, he had found a main street location there had resulted in higher revenue.

Two of the organisation’s four Queenstown premises were also in the resort’s centre – on Shotover and Camp streets. The

Stormcover stupidity

Vandalism over the past month along Anderson Road and Mount Iron Drive has taken a more dangerous trend with stormcover drains being removed overnight.

Local resident Kim Nicol, who goes for early morning walks,

has reported four incidents to the QLDC in the past few weeks and is furious.

“I hope they’re some transients who will move on to apply their great minds to something else.”

She said the council has been very quick to follow up on reports, but there is substantial potential for injury the following

inbrief Identity theft growing Identity theft is one of New Zealand’s fastest growing crimes and National Identity Fraud Awareness Week, running from October 13 to 19, aims to remind people how important it is to safeguard personal information, particularly when online.

The 2012 Perceptive Monthly Omnibus survey found 62 percent of 18 to 24-year-olds didn’t dispose of confidential documents safely and 21 percent of New Zealanders place confidential documents straight into the bin. The awareness campaign lists some simple steps to prevent identity fraud, including shredding all personal and financial information before disposing of it; avoiding giving out personal details or sending money over the internet to people you don’t know; lock all personal documents in a safe container when not in use; ignoring suspicious mail and emails; locking your mailbox or using a PO box; avoiding storing personal information on mobiles and laptops; checking billing and account records carefully; choosing strong passwords and not using the remember password function; and installing anti-virus software.

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other two were in the industrial areas.

Another of the Salvation Army’s practices which was criticised online, of sending high value items donated to the Wanaka store to Queenstown, where they could fetch a higher price, had been abandoned, Shaun said.

The organisation’s South Island family store consultant, Robyn Tsukigawa, said there were prices and goods to suit all budgets at the Wanaka store.

She believed the organisation’s prices were similar to other charity shops, such as the hospice and the Red Cross, and cheaper in some cases.

“If we’re giving goods away for nothing, it defeats the purpose.

We run (family stores) solely for the purpose of making sure the community is being looked after.”

Shaun said he would visit the Wanaka store in the next fortnight to review its pricing methods.

The Salvation Army declined to provide its financial data for the Queenstown Lakes District, or the cost of renting its Wanaka premises.

morning for cyclists or pedestrians, especially children. The tampering with stormcovers follows a spate of billboard damage and other petty vandalism in the area over the past few weeks.

“They’ve obviously got into the habit of heading home late at night and doing stupid stuff,” Kim said.

Central Otago Health Services Ltd (COHSL) has announced the completion of the Dunstan Hospital CT scanner project, with the close out of the fundraising for the project.

“The fundraising for the project has been a major effort for the Central Otago and Upper Clutha communities and we are most grateful for the magnificent support provided,” COHSL Chairman Russell McGeorge said in a press release. “This project has been a great example of a community supporting and providing a needed facility from its own resources without relying on government support, and it is a project we can all be proud of.”

Funding for the $1 million CT scanner equipment package was achieved through a Central Lakes Trust grant of $955,000 and $45,000 from Central Otago Health Inc. Funding for the $377,000 CT scanner suite construction was raised through donations from the public and various organisations, as well as the Lions and Rotary Clubs of Central Otago and the Upper Clutha, and donations from Friends Of Dunstan Hospital and COHSL. - Staff Reporter

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Cold showers at pool queried

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Lake Wanaka has won the top destination in New Zealand in the TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice 2013 Awards. Lake Wanaka was named alongside six South Island destinations and is recommended by the travel website as appealing ‘to both adventure lovers and relaxation-minded travellers’ and ‘an ideal spot to go fishing, hiking, skiing, wine-tasting or golfing’. The awards are based on millions of reviews and opinions from TripAdvisor travellers.

New trustees for OCT The Otago Community Trust has appointed two new trustees, following the retirement of Gary Kircher and Nicola Taylor. The two new trustees are Gina Huakau and Pip Laufiso.

Gina is a Senior Lecturer and Kairakahau Tautoko at Otago Polytechnic, as well as a director of Traction Lab Ltd and has extensive community involvement with Maori and Pacific Island organisations.

Pip is the Executive Officer for the Arai Te Uru Kokiri Training Centre and has been involved in a wide range of community-based organisations, initiatives and activities locally and nationally for many years, with her key interests focussed on arts and education.

Gary retired after one four-year term while Nicola retired after two four-year terms. Helen Webster was recently reappointed for a second fouryear term.

Complaints of an inadequate hot water system resulting in cold showers for children at the Wanaka swimming pool have been responded to

by QLDC general manager operations, Ruth Stokes.

Staff had been aware of the problem and had trialled an interim measure which had been unsuccessful and they were now looking at o ther methods.

“We are getting quotes for a couple of options and hope to address the problem permanently within the next month,” she said.

Parents spoken to said they often had to take children home for a hot bath, or had started to drive to the Queenstown or Cromwell pools.

“Unless it’s early morning, the showers are mainly cold… we don’t use them now. [We] drive them home quickly and get them in a hot bath. Through winter we pulled out of lessons and swimming for the

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kids as it’s just too cold and they get sick,” Dean Hunter said.

Julia Hunt suggested on the QLDC Facebook page that if the showers are cold, swimmers should get a discount.

“I’ve had this discussion with senior staff at QLDC before.... QLDC were supposedly seeking quotes

during term two. We are about to head into term four. QLDC are charging a fee for a swim and a hot shower. If there isn’t going to be hot water at the end of the day, don’t charge full price or offer a refund / discount. You wouldn’t expect to pay for a meal at a restaurant at full price if you were

expecting a hot meal and you received a cold meal.”

Ruth also said council were expecting a cost estimate within the month for extending the existing pool to accommodate a “pop up” pool suitable for toddlers.

“Once we have this we will know whether this is a viable option

within the budget we have available, or whether we need to pursue the outdoor option, which could only operate in terms four and one.

Once we know which option we are taking forward, I will have more definitive imeframes.”

Film festival inaugural grant scheme Jessica Maddock Wanaka Sun The New Zealand Mountain Film Festival Charitable Trust is running its inaugural grants scheme this year and hopes it will become an annual event.

The funds were raised mainly by an auction of items donated by local businesses, plus a small profit from this year’s festival.

Festival director Mark Sedon said the trust was accepting applications for funding until October 30.

It had $3500 to give to

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causes which aligned with the organisation’s goals.

Through the annual mountain film festival, held in Wanaka and Queenstown, the trust aimed to promote a healthy, active lifestyle, encourage young people to go on safe outdoor adventures, work with others on youth development, help people with disabilities take part in outdoor activities, and promote arts, film, culture, the environment and enjoying the outdoors.

The grant scheme had been established to fund,

for example, adventure filmmaking courses and adventure skills training for young people, local environmental projects such as river clean-ups and native tree re-planting, and to help people with disabilities buy specialist sporting equipment.

The trust had received six applications so far.

To apply, write a one-page letter explaining what the money would be used for, the total cost of the project, and how much was wanted from the trust, and post it to the NZ Mountain Film Festival

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Charitable Trust Board of Trustees, PO Box 563, Wanaka 9343.

Mark said people or businesses could also become a friend, patron or benefactor of the festival by making a taxdeductible donation.

“Our friends, patrons and benefactors allow us to plan and prepare the festival, as well as keep ticket prices at a level whereby all members of our community can afford to attend.”

Next year’s festival would open on July 5.

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Local chefs host long lunch Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun Three of Wanaka’s finest chefs will contribute two dishes each for the six-course degustation lunch to be held for the first time at this year’s Willowridge Wanakafest.

The David Reid Homes Lake Wanaka Chefs Long Lunch (3pm, Saturday October 26)

will feature dishes from James Stapley of Whare Kea Lodge (pictured), Leungo Lippe of Boa Boa and Shane Avant of The Landing.

“The lunch should be a lot of fun for us chefs,” award-winning chef James Stapley said.

“It will be like eating out at three different restaurants in the one place – so a real

treat for guests. The food and wine scene in Wanaka is growing every year and it’s great to be able to celebrate our local produce and talent with fantastic events like Willowridge Wanakafest.”

Tickets to this exclusive event, which are strictly limited to 35, go on sale today on the festival website.

ticketgiveaway The Wanaka Sun have secured the only tickets to be given away to the degustation event. To be in the draw to win two tickets (valued at $135 each) email your contact details to admin@thewanakasun.co.nz, or enter on Facebook/WanakaSun, and tell us who is sponsoring the long lunch.

Hawea possum control New principal Jessica Maddock Wanaka Sun Possum traps are being laid on 6000 hectares around Hawea to check whether there is bovine tuberculosis in the area.

The organisation TB Free New Zealand has contracted Excell Biosecurity to lay traps from Lake Hawea to the Grandview Range.

TB Free spokesperson Nikki Penno said no poisonous bait would be laid.

Instead, “leg hold” traps would be used and postmortems carried out on the possums to determine whether they carried bovine tuberculosis (TB).

Written consent had been given by the occupiers of the land and, if they were concerned about their pets’ safety, “live cage” traps would be used.

Both types could trap

animals up to the size of a dog.

Post-mortems would also be carried out on any ferrets caught, as they too carried TB. At present traps were being laid on the flat land and work on the hills would begin in about a fortnight.

The traps would be removed in around three months.

Warning signs had been erected and dog owners were advised to keep their animals on a leash.

TB Free aims to eradicate the disease from New Zealand’s cattle and deer herds and from wild animal populations, particularly possums which are responsible for most of the farmed livestock infections.

It prioritises its work into three categories – firstly, TB eradication areas, where intensive possum eradication work

was carried out, followed by surveys to confirm TB was no longer present.

The second category was TB-free area protection – which the Hawea work fell under – where possum numbers were kept low to prevent TB from being spread into cleaner areas.

The third category was called infected herd suppression and covered areas where TB was known to occur and it was therefore deemed unf e a s ible to tr y to eradicate it.

Instead, occasional possum control work was carried out to minimise the number of cattle and deer infections.

As funding allowed, eradication methods in these areas would increase.

Category one work was also planned on land from Wanaka, along the Clutha River, to Lake Dustan and over to Kingston.

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Jessica Maddock Wanaka Sun A new principal of Wanaka’s Holy Family Catholic School has been appointed.

Board of Trustees chairperson Mark Watson said Jo McKay would

two pre-school-aged children.

Mark said Jo was well grounded and an extremely good educator.

She had the strategic vision necessary in a growth town and would fit in well with the community.

We had a great calibre of people to choose from and we’re thrilled to bits to have Jo McKay. lead the school from the beginning of next year.

She has been the acting principal and deputy principal of Saint Paul’s Catholic School, at Richmond, near Nelson.

Jo would move to Wanaka with her husband, Grant, and

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The vacancy attracted 10 to 15 applicants and three extremely “robust” candidates were interviewed, he said.

“We had a great calibre of people to choose from and we’re thrilled to bits to have Jo McKay.”

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crimescene Graffiti teen caught, drunks arrested Two drunken males were arrested at the Mint Bar for breaking in and stealing food and drink. They have been charged with burglary offences.

A local youth has been reported to Youth Aid after he covered a number of local businesses with graffiti. He admitted that he was intoxicated when he committed the offences.

There was one vehicle crash this week. The motorist was driving too fast.

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

Winners Congratulations to last week’s giveaway winners.

Kathy Dedo and Jane Hawkey both won a double pass to see ‘Gifted’ at the Lake Wanaka Centre on Monday October 14. Tickets are still available from the i-Site.

Grant Clothier, Emily Moore and Jo Nicholas each won a copy of Anna Coddington’s album. Anna is performing at the Federal Diner tonight.

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Street appeal for breast cancer Jessica Maddock Wanaka Sun A street appeal for breast cancer, which affects one in nine New Zealand women, will be held on Friday and Saturday.

Collectors will be on the streets and at shopping centres asking for money for research on new treatments, awareness and education programmes, and to support women with breast cancer.

The annual Pink Ribbon Street Appeal is the notfor-profit New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation’s largest fundraiser.

Its chief executive Van Henderson said breast cancer

was the most common cancer among New Zealand women,

and she urged women to be “breast aware” from the age of 20 and to have regular mammograms from 40.

In addition to lumps in the breast, other symptoms of breast cancer could be changes in the skin of the breast, including dimpling, puckering or redness, changes in the shape or size of the breast, unusual breast pain, changes to the nipple, for example, an inverted nipple, and a discharge from the nipple.

Pictured fundraising during last year’s Pink Ribbon Street Appeal are Mia Carter and Crystal Johnson.

Public energy forum for the district Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun A public energy forum will be held in the Wanaka and Queenstown council offices at 4.30pm next Thursday October 17, to present the findings of the Shaping Our Future

‘Energy Futures Task Force’ and to discuss the task force’s draft report (available on the SOF website) and its recommendations.

The 16-person volunteer task force delivered its draft report to the S OF s te e r ing

group, outlining five preliminary recommendations: to define the energy profile of the district; to understand the built environment and its energy impact; to engage with governance and regulatory bodies;

to foster innovative solutions (including solar, biofuels and wood energy); and to engage with energy stakeholders. “ T h e f i v e recommendations are clearly outlined, they cover energy demand,

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energy supply and how the two should meet for future energy resilience,” SOF chairman David Kennedy said. “It’s a sensib le, prag matic report that offers an initial pathway towards a well-planned energy future.”

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inbrief Start of season The first race of the Central Otago Wakatipu Cycle Club’s new season was held on Sunday with the 40km graded race from Cardrona to Wanaka return. Results for the A/B grade were Dave Drew first, followed by Gavin Mason and Dougal Allan. Brett Dingel was first in the C grade with Russell Lawry and Mark Quickfall in joint second. The D grade winner was Dan Bently, Peter Hewitt was second and Lesley Logan was third.

The next event is the 52km Graded Scratch Race from Alexandra to Omakau return this Sunday.

Station officially opens Senior Sergeant Matenga Gray, Southern District Maori Pacific ethnic response adviser, presents a Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of Ngai Tahu to Wanaka Police Senior Sergeant Allan Grindell yesterday, to mark the official opening of the police station.

The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Grant Nicholls, and National MP Michael Woodhouse, who officially unveiled the plaque, both addressed the 60 guests which included representatives from tangata whenua, local government, the community and LandSAR, together with police staff.

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Staff and the public took part in a dress-up day and ‘onesie’ theme on Sunday to help Cardrona Alpine Resort celebrate the last day of the season and possibly the last day of belonging to its Australian owners, Veall’s Securities, last Sunday. The resort declined to provide actual numbers but said they had a record season.

At the last Queenstown Lakes District Council meeting of the triennium, the council, in its capacity as the Queenstown Lakes Rural Fire Authority, resolved to support an enlarged rural fire district for Otago.

The report considered at the meeting stated there was a strong national drive to amalgamate rural fire authorities and there were clear benefits to be realised through amalgamation. Senior executive of the existing Otago rural fire authorities have already agreed to support an amalgamation.

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Snow Park moves on Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun Relocatable buildings which housed a café, retail and rental area, first aid centre, ticket office and staff quarters at the Snow Park are being put up for sale as part of a “new direction” for its owners.

The existing bar,

restaurant and apartments are being retained, with the carpark area and space where the relocatable buildings currently are targeted for development to suit the Southern Hemisphere Proving Ground’s corporate driving experiences and conferencing plans, spokesperson Steve

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Gould said.

Despite being closed to the public, the single chairlift at the purpose-built freestyle park continued to turn this winter as the SHPG hosted private race-training groups.

It is also considering a dedicated racetraining facility in the future.

Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun Wanaka Sun staff had the pleasure of being guest judges this week for the Lake Wanaka Signature Dish, which continues until October 25. Thirteen local restaurants are taking part in the event and are judged in four categories: use of local ingredients, matching with a local beverage,

taste and presentation.

The winning dish will be announced during the Willowridge Wanakafest this Labour Weekend.

“We’re encouraging people to come dine at one of our great restaurants and try a Lake Wanaka Signature Dish,” festival organiser Laurel Morrison said. “They can vote for their favourite and be in the chance to win one of three ‘Foodie

Passports’, which gives them three free meals out in Wanaka.”

Wanaka Sun judges dined a Alivate, Federal Diner and the Spice Room and said: “Well cooked and beautifully presented South Island seafood platter, and the view was spectacular,” (Alivate); “Tender, moist and tasty beef, with creamy polenta and a perfect wine

match,” (Federal Diner); “Delicious meal of local lamb shanks paired with wine from Bannockburn,” (Spice Room).

Other event for food connoisseurs during the festival are the four master classes from top local chefs which include tips on cooking with wine, making cocktails and creating dishes with raw foods.

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Gold at awards

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The 2013 Awards for Excellence in Residential Property Management were announced in Auckland on Saturday and local firm Housemart came out on top. Wanaka-based property manager Colleen Topping won Residential Property Manager of the Year, with colleague Katrina Roberts from the Queenstown office the runner-up. Andrea Bono from the Wanaka office was named Residential Property Management Support Staff Person of the Year and Liz Jeffrey the runner-up. The company also won the Property Management Agency of the Year title for the second year running.

Standing at St Ninians Tim Brewster Wanaka Sun It was standing room only for a recent celebration marking the 75th birthday of St Ninian’s Church.

Several generations of the ‘old’ Hawea families who had been involved in the church over the years were present. The Kane, Urqhuart and Drake families, who have

been in the area for six generations, still attend the church built by their forebears, parishioner and local historian, Shona Lorimer said.

The service was led by Diane Gilliam-Weeks, the minister of the Upper Clutha Presbyterian Parish, with a sermon delivered by Bruce Fraser, Moderator of the Synod of Otago and Southland.

The celebration also included a performance by a large group of Mainly Music children who use the church, and a cake replica of the church waas presented to go with tea following the service.

Pictured are Shona Lorimer holding flowers, Diane Gilliam-Weeks, Rena Cowie (seated) a n d J e n n i McDougall.

Starting to fly at Warbirds An Airborne Trike, a Team Rocket and a homebuilt Murphy Rebel are three of around 25 sport aircraft heading to Wanaka next Easter, but organisers of the Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow are looking for more.

Microlights, ultralights, experimental aircraft, replicas and others were being sought to show people how inexpensive it can be to enter the world of aviation for work or pleasure, event manager Mandy Deans said.

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Musical summer in Hawea Jessica Maddock Wanaka Sun Local artists will be a large part of a new music festival at Hawea this summer.

Former Wanaka woman Sarah Perriam’s online media and event promotion firm, Dunedin-based Rural TV, is behind a country rock and pop festival at the Lake Hawea Hotel on New Year’s Eve. Called The Branding, the festival will feature Wanaka musicians Jody Direen and Maggie Ruddenklau.

Jody was the recipient of the 2012 Horizon Award and released the first single, called Loud, from her second album

last month.

The winner of this year’s Toyota Star Maker, Kaylee Bell of Australia, will also perform, along with Cameron Scott from South Canterbury, who won the 2013 Horizon Award, and Bex Murray of Lake Tekapo.

Other artists include New Zealand Gold Guitar Award winners Aaron Jury of Kaitangata and The Heartleys, made up of Kayla Martin and Taylor Cairns of Gore, who also won the award for best group or duo at last year’s National Country Music Awards.

Jody said it would be “unique” to have such a large number of New

Zealand country music artists performing at one “new year style concert.”

Reaction to her new single had been “really positive,” she said.

The song was available through her website and Facebook page, but the number of downloads would not be known for a couple of weeks.

It had not been uploaded to Itunes yet but would be shortly, she said.

The music video would be released by the end of the year and the second single early next year, followed by the album.

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BOARD CONSUMERS HAVE A RIGHT TO CHOOSE IF THE PRODUCE THEY PURCHASE HAS BEEN PRODUCED IN CONTACT WITH ANY TOXIC HUMAN WASTE. ANY PROPERTY ACCEPTING CONTAMINATED WASTE FROM QLDC’S PROPOSED POO FARM SHOULD HAVE ALL PRODUCE RECORDED & TRACKED SO CONSUMERS ARE AWARE OF ITS ORIGIN. EVERY YEAR I SAY TO MYSELF IN THE LOVELY SPRING SUNSHINY GOODNESS OF EARLY OCTOBER I’M GOING TO PLANT SOME PLANTS, YEAH! AND EVERY YEAR THE SUNSHINY SUNSHINE TURNS TO FROST AND MY POOR EAGERLY PLANTED DARLING HANG THIER HEADS. NEXT YEAR CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE REMIND ME TO WAIT UNTIL LABOUR DAY! IT’S A SHAME THE COUNCIL STAFF IN WANAKA DO NOT GIVE THE PRIVATE SWIM TEACHERS THE SAME RESPECT AS THEIR OWN. ONE POOL, TWO SETS OF RULES BY THE LOOK OF IT. IT’S BIT PETTY TO ENGAGE IN STONE THROWING TACTICS JUST BECAUSE YOU DON’T LIKE SOMETHING, DON’T YOU THINK.

EDITORIAL The role of the Salvation Army store in Wanaka came into focus last week, with a number of opinions voiced on its pricing and who should benefit from the organisation.

The Sallies themselves are presumably bound by some sort customer confidentiality and did not respond to the online forum so it was open slather on them.

What the debate did highlight was the disparity between what people in the Wanaka area think is poverty and who needs help from a charity like the Salvation Army.

Feeling upset about not getting a nice bit of jewellery at the price you want is a long way from worrying about feeding the kids over the weekend.

The reality is, on a day-to-day basis the Salvation Army centres deal with the most hard-up people in our society, providing shelter, food and clothing.

To do that they have their shops and pricing structure and if people don’t want to buy, they don’t have to.

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Tim Brewster Wanaka Sun Performances by young skiers and snowboarders at last week’s Junior Nationals point to a strong future for the sports in New Zealand.

“I have seen a huge growth in the numbers in the past few years and the level of skiing has been increasing at an alarming rate,” head freeski judge Dion Newport, who has been judging the event

for the past decade, said.

“I think the reason the level has got so high, so fast, is the facilities the top young guys get to train in every day at Cardrona Alpine Resort and other parks in NZ. Also the fact that several kiwi skiers have made it to the international stage.

This paves a path for the rest to follow.”

More than 200 skiers and snowboarders between the ages of five and 18 competed in a range of

disciplines, including dual giant slalom, ski and boarder cross, big mountain, halfpipe and slopestyle.

Along with more familiar names such as Beau James and Jackson Wells who won their ski division titles, Luca Harrington, Zoi Sadowski-Synnott, Nate and Zac Teen, Olivia Jones, Tim Herbert, Nico Porteous and other title winners have all competed for a number of years and could be the names to

watch in coming seasons.

“Stand-outs coming down the track are the obvious Wells brothers, not far behind them are more Wanaka local brothers Hank and Finn Bilous, not to forget the import brothers of Miguel and Nico Porteous,” Dion said.

Pictured on the youth boys’ podium are from left Finn Bilous (2nd), Jackson Wells (1st) and Miguel Porteus (3rd).

After 17 years of adaptive snowboarding and racing competitively for the last seven, Lake Hawea’s Carl Murphy has been awarded the title of snowsport athlete of the year as well as the top adaptive award.

Carl, 34, was born with his right lower leg missing and competes in snowboard cross, in which he is ranked as the world number one by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

Last season he won his first IPC World Cup in Canada and is now focussed on winning gold at the upcoming Sochi Winter Paralympics in February.

“I hate to lose so I guess you can say winning is my motivation. There is also the huge honour of being able to represent New Zealand at the highest level. Not many people get the chance to race for their country,” he said.

Carl works as an architectural technician 20 hours a week and, as a father of a two yearold, managing his home schedule around training and competing in the Northern Hemisphere and constantly worrying about funding means home-grown support is crucial.

“My wife has without a

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doubt helped me the most.

She is always supporting me, holding the fort behind the scenes. Further to that the support from Snow Sports New Zealand and High Performance Sport New Zealand has been crucial. As everyone knows, the 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics are next year in Sochi, Russia. Winning gold at this event is most certainly my major goal and has been for a long time now.”

The awards evening featured predominantly Wanaka-based athletes with sit-skier Cory Peters winning the award for the best breakthrough season,

Jossi Wells judged the top freeskier in the country ahead of his younger brother Byron, and his father Bruce awarded coach of the year. Crosscountry skier Nil Koons won the top award for his discipline, Christy Prior was judged the country’s highest performing snowboarder and masters’ ski racers Sue Unger and Walter Unterberger won their respective categories.

Adam Barwood was judged the top performing alpine ski-racer and Nicole Ellis from Ohau was awarded snowsports instructor of the year.

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Stefan Schwarz was the top local performer at last week’s national climbing cup, winning the under-18 youth A bouldering title.

The Wanaka Cliffhangers team also gained two third places, to Josh Rogan and James Suddaby in youth C and D respectively.

The club also had a number of “close to podium” finishes of fourth and fifth places at the Rotorua event, coach Loz Ogle said.

Pictured is Wanaka’s Jessa Bennett, 12.

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sport results BRIDGE RESULTS: Glendu Pairs 3. north/south:- Dennis Pezaro, Terry Wilson 62.28% 1. Errol Kelly. Jo Wallis 60.64% 2. Ian McDonald, Sue Orbell 59.98% 3. East/ West:- Selwyn & Pat Green 66.56% 1. Murray Pryde, Hugh Simmers 60.53% 2.

Kate Coe, Helen Cornwell 58.22% 3.Friday Bridge 4 October. North/South:- Deirdre Lynch, Mo Schofield 57.94% 1. Vivienne Christie, Josey McKenzie 57.41%.2. Jean Stokes, Ann-Louise Stokes 56.35% 3. East/West:- Rosemary Boswell, Mary Gibson Collings 62.80% 1. Bryan & Lyla Hensley 55.06% 2. Joy Baxter, Barbara Waterworth 54.76% 3. Hunter Pairs:Nicola McGregor, Ann-Louise Stokes 62.50% 1. Richard & Annie Freeman 56.94% 2.

Blair & Ruth Coghill 55.56% 3 Hamish Taylor, Heather Wellman 52.78% 4.

39, Murray Hyndman 39, Tom Moore 37. Women’s 4 club Stableford-Maire McElrea 40 points, Kate Norman 38, A. Rowley 36, Jan Allen 35, Barb Kane 33.

LAKE HAWEA GOLF CLUB RESULTS 6 October Lake Hawea vs Tarras 1 Dick Sullivan 41, 2 Neil Matchett 40, 3 Gerrard Haggart 40, 4 P Wardell 39, 5 Ashley Hale 39, 6 = Alan Easter 37, Tyler Hale 37, Ken Galloway 37, Dave Trevathan 37, Skip Johnstone 37. Ladies 1 Carmel Hyndman 33, 2 Kay Ross 32, 3 Jane Wardell 30. Closest to the pin No1 Allan Easte, No 5 Rick Johnston. Lake Hawea 34.5 pts beat Tarras 32.3 pts.

WANAKA BOWLS RESULTS Friday Progressive Skip 1 John Barton 2 George Russell 3 JimYoung, Third 1 Michael Barnett 2 Maida TARRAS GOLF RESULTS Baxter 3 Neville Young, Lead Men’s Stableford-Beau 1 Charles Kiewiet 2 Dennis Trevathan 45 points, Colin Schofield 3 Shirley Ironside.

Pledger 41, Ken Galloway

SNOW SPORTS NZ 2013 FREESKI & SNOWBOARD NATIONAL CHAMPIONS RESULTS: Ruggies Ski boy: Finley Melville Ives, Snowboard girl: Amarnie Barber, Snowboard boy: Campbell Melville Ives, Grommets Ski girl: Nate Teen, Ski boy: Luca Huck Harrington, Snowboard girl: Charlotte Lyell, Snowboard boy: Zephyr Lovelock, Rippers Ski girl: Zac Teen, Ski boy: Jasper Bloomfield, Snowboard girl: Cool Wakushima, Snowboard boy: Mitchell Davern, Shredders Ski girl: Fiona Murray, Ski boy: Nico Porteous, Snowboard girl: Zoi Sadowski Synnott, Snowboard boy: Ronan Thompson, Youth Ski girl: Olivia Jones, Ski boy: Jackson Wells, Snowboard girl: Lucy Hayes, Snowboard boy: Matthew Cox, Junior Ski boy: Beau James Wells, Snowboard girl: Georgia Baff, Snowboard boy: Timothy Herbert.

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Grassroots snow buddies Tim Brewster Wanaka Sun A new grassroots mentoring programme is pairing Olympic snowsport hopefuls with primary school students in the Upper Clutha.

The Wanaka Ski and Snowsports Club selected five students from local primary schools to receive a grant towards their snowsport development for 2013.

Each student received a $250 grant towards their instruction, a WSSC family membership and was buddied with one of the

club’s senior athletes, plus a potential 2014 winter Olympian to follow during 2014 and to introduce to their school.

“It is the first year the club has offered this award and we hope to foster the enjoyment of snowsports in the Upper Clutha and endeavour to increase the awareness of local children of what they can achieve if they wish to pursue their snowsports dreams,” club spokesperson Bonny Teat said.

The club’s senior athletes Bex Sinclair, Beau James Wells, Piera

Hudson, Sam Lee and Nick Rapley were paired with Angus Wallis, 5, from Makarora School, Thomas Benson, 8, from Holy Family School, Bella Soper (pictured), 8, from Wanaka Primary School, Jack Willson, 9, from Tarras School and Imogen Dougherty, 10, from Hawea Flat School.

The athletes would visit the primary schools early next term now their New Zealand on-snow training is finishing and before they return to their Northern Hemisphere programmes.

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Wanaka swimmers first shield win Tim Brewster Wanaka Sun Young Wanaka swimmers seem destined for another strong season after winning a coveted club trophy for the first time last weekend.

The Wanaka Swim Club team of 24 were among more than 140 swimmers from Otago and Southland competing in the Queenstown Early Bird Swim Meet and

were the top performers in seven out of ten agegroup categories.

The club was awarded the Queenstown Swim Club shield for the first time in the seven-year history of the event, after scoring the most points.

Grace Heath, Rory Read, Emily Heath, Fergus Read, Kenzie Findlay, Gregor Findlay and Dylan Brady all won their respective categories with Noel Bisson, Erin

Cubie, Jasmine Murray, Wilfred Spearing and Leo Staufenberg also achieving first place finishes.

Disabled swimmer Kylie Pilkinton was named by the team as swimmer of the day in her first-ever big meet, after achieving personal bests that were up to 20 seconds faster than her previous times.

“It was so great to see all the kids doing

personal bests at this time of year. They are all looking great in the water and their hard work over the winter is paying off,” Wanaka Swim Club head coach, Fiona Hezinger, said. Pictured holding the shield with assistant coach Merryn Johnston (left), Fiona said the club had been growing strongly over the past two years with a number of younger swimmers becoming involved.

Riley rowing on form Tim Brewster Wanaka Sun Wanaka rower Riley Bruce helped the Otago province take the honours at the Mainland Interprovincial championships at Lake Ruataniwha last weekend.

Riley, 15, who won the under-16 Maadi Cup title earlier this year,

raced in the under-20 sculling team partnered with Alex Yarnell, and won gold. Riley then won silver in the single sculls and was part of the Otago under-20 quad and open eight which won bronze.

His tally of ten points helped Otago win the team’s event with a total of 56, three points clear of second-placed Southland.

The Otago men’s sculling team is coached by his father, Rob. Prior to the championships, Riley and Nathan Redai competed in the R2K Single Sculls regatta, placing first and fifth respectively in the under-15 division. Riley won the under-15 division with Nathan fifth in the same event.

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Annual field and scrub shoot The Wanaka gun club held its annual field and scrub shoot at the weekend, with A grade, B grade and unregistered divisions in two rounds of 40 targets. Results in first 40 targets were (A grade) 40 R Sandford, 38 J Healy, 37 F McGarvie, 36 B Thurlow, R Craigie, J Fookes, R McBride. (B Grade) 38 A Radford, 32 P Cooke. (C Grade) 33 C Scott, 31 P Nelson, 30 L Jocelyn. (Unregistered) 40 P Studholme, 37 R Jackson, 35 T DuPont.

In the second 40 targets round the results were (A Grade) 39 R Sandford, 37 R Craigie, 36 F McGarvie, J Fookes, 35 R McBride. (B Grade) 36 A Radford, 35 P Cooke. (C Grade), 33 C Scott, 32 P Nelson, 31 L Jocelyn (Unregistered) 36 R Jackson, 35 P Studholme, 32 T DuPont.

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