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Daniel Goodman is pictured on the new course of the 2013 Wanaka Urban Downhill mountain bike race on Saturday.

Completing two runs in the time-trial race, the competitors started on Lismore Park, rode down the stairs, through Opium Bar, onto the balcony and down a truck’s loading ramp, across the road and through the bottle store to the finish line.

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Wanaka business leaders say the town is determined to win a competition which will make it the first in the southern hemisphere to receive broadband at speeds up to 100 times faster than most cities around the globe.

Chamber of Commerce chair Alistair King said this would make the town more attractive to people in high-powered careers such as software development, film and television, education and specialist

health areas. He said it would have a huge impact on the growth of the local economy, and lessen its reliance on tourism.

“The Chamber wants to see the economy diversified and growing, and this all backs off having enough bandwidth. You couldn’t come up with a greener way of creating more jobs,” he said.

When Wanaka was not included in the Government’s Ultra Fast Broadband initiative, a group of local business and community leaders, led by Alistair, got together with Chorus (which is running

the competition) and they came up with a plan, with the support of the Queenstown Lakes District Council, to bring next generation fibre broadband to town. It will be rolled out to business premises in the CBD by the middle of next year and extended to other business and residential areas in the future. (Some of the town’s newer subdivisions already have it).

This means Wanaka can now take part in Chorus’ year-long Gigatown competition. The winning town will get a one gigabit-per-second internet connection.

The winner will be decided by the amount of user-generated social media content and online community engagement. There are about 25 ‘towns’ in the competition from Oamaru to Porirua. Since the competition launch on Monday Gigatown Wanaka has received a thousand ‘likes’ on Facebook and people across the district are getting behind the competition. Points earned by each town are adjusted relative to the town’s size.

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Safety demo at whitewater park Caroline Harker Wanaka Sun A group of experienced whitewater river users is running a special day of activities at the Hawea River Whitewater Park to pass on some safety skills, on Saturday (November 2, 11am).

“We’re just being proactive and making sure the park is used safely,” Central Otago Whitewater chair Gordon Rayner said.

“We don’t have a lot of rules and regulations there and it can stay that way if there aren’t any accidents. Most of the safety things are just common sense, but they may not be obvious to non-kayakers.” Gordon said some users don’t understand the necessity of wearing safety helmets, or that the willow trees downstream of the park can be a serious hazard.

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Serious Fun Riversurfing have organised the day to focus on nonkayaking users of the park, primarily boogie boarders. “We want to teach those users how to operate on the waves safely, and give them some basic whitewater safety skills enabling them to look after themselves and others,” Gordon said. We hope parents will come and see how to make sure their kids

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are safe.”

There will be a number of activities including ‘how to’ demonstrations and fun competitions with prizes.

“The Whitewater Park is a tremendous, free, local recreational asset and we want to make sure that it is used by all responsibly to ensure it can continue to be used and enjoyed for years to come,” Gordon said.

Road closure meetings rescheduled The New Zealand Transport Agency has rescheduled the Makarora and Wanaka community and tourism industry meetings which were cancelled two weeks ago. The meetings are an opportunity to discuss concerns regarding the Diana Falls slip and closures of State Highway 6 through the Haast Pass and talk about any ideas or solutions to improve communications.

The Wanaka meeting will take place from 4.30pm to 6pm at the Edgewater Resort Summit Room. The Makarora meeting will take place from 1.30pm to 3pm at the Makarora Tourist Centre. Both meetings will take place on Thursday November 7.

The group behind the proposal includes Hetty Van Hale (Infinity Investment Group), Ross McRobie (newly-elected member of the Wanaka Community Board), Peter Marshall (a founder of Eftpos NZ and now head of Tallon Systems), Duncan and Kelly Good (Ray White and Diverse Limited respectively), Steve Turner (Broken Shed Vodka) and Tony Williams (Williams Hotel Group).

“Our vision is for Wanaka to develop as a world-class innovation hub,” Alistair (pictured) said. “We already have entrepreneurs with brilliant ideas living and working here, now is the time to harness, share and promote this culture for the benefit of the town’s economy.”

The group is now working with Chorus on a proposal for Wanaka to create and manage its own 5G WiFi network in

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the town centre that will be accessible by anyone with a suitable device.

“We’ll be working closely with Chorus

as well as local and national government to develop these proposals further,” Alistair said.

How to support Gigatown Wanaka Anyone with an email address can accrue ‘gigapoints’ and support the town. They can join up on the gigatown website; like the GigatownWanaka facebook page and share posts; and register their own facebook page, and create content using Wanaka’s hashtags (#GigatownWanaka or #GigatownWKA).

Gigapoints can also be earned by using #GigatownWanaka or #GigatownWKA when posting on Twitter, Instagram, Flickr, YouTube, Tumblr, registered Facebook pages and blogs, or when commenting on these posts.

Five-day rural mail Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun Rural posties and residents are pleased the Government and NZ Post have decided to continue to deliver mail in country areas five days a week. Waitaki MP Jacqui Dean is also in favour of the decision.

“Rural delivery is part of the fabric that holds rural communities together,” she said. “The rural mail contractor provides a lifeline – mail, newspapers, medicines, spare parts, animal health supplies, even flowers.” Jacqui said the decision means contractors will still have viable businesses and be able to maintain the services they provide

to the rural community.

“I got lots of feedback from rural communities concerned at the [proposed] reduction in service, and passed that on to the appropriate Ministers. I’m really pleased that they have listened, and taken the needs of rural folk into account.”

She said rural communities must support the rural delivery service if they want to see it continue into the future.

Federated Farmers National President Bruce Wills said many rural businesses are still heavily reliant on a five-day service.

“Whilst technology is changing the way we communicate, and

eventually we will see a decline in postal deliveries, we are not there yet.

“There are still some 86,000 rural people off-line, where rural post is a daily fixture in the running of their businesses and households,” Bruce said.

Meanwhile NZ Post will cut urban deliveries to three days a week, from June 30, 2015. In the face of declining volumes, the stateowned postal service has made changes to its Deed of Understanding with the Government for the first time in 25 years.

The company reported a 29 percent drop in profit last year as its traditional letters business weakened.

Bar alert app to be used A system to help the bar owners share information on potential troublemakers using a smartphone application is being trialled in Wanaka.

The QLDC is trialling the new information-sharing initiative with ACC, police and the hospitality industry and it should reduce antisocial night-time behaviour in Wanaka.

Eight licensed premises have signed up for the trial, which will see them using the ACC-funded voxer app on Nokia Vodafone Smart Minis to alert each other about intoxicated or abusive patrons.

QLDC Regulatory Manager Lee Webster said that if one bar took action to exclude a troublesome patron, other premises would hear about it straight away, as would the police and liquor inspectors.

So far, Opium, Bullock Bar, Mint, Barluga, Woody’s, Raspberry & Gin and Waterbar have signed up to use the new system. Lalaland and Fitzpatrick have also indicated they will be joining shortly, according to the QLDC.

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Feedback wanted on council goals Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun The council wants public feedback on the new strategic direction chapter of the District Plan Review, by Friday November 22. The chapter proposes six specific goals.

“We started off with a clear intention to simplify things, and that still holds true,” Mayor Vanessa van Uden said. “But having looked at what people were telling us, we realised that we needed to step back and look at the bigger picture first.”

The first of the six goals is to ‘develop a prosperous, resilient and sustainable economy’.

This includes: recognising, developing and sustaining the Wanaka and Queenstown CBDs as ‘the hubs of New Zealand’s premier alpine resorts and of the district’s economy’; promoting innovative and sustainable enterprises that contribute to diversification of the district’s economic

base and create sustainable employment opportunities; and maintaining and promoting the efficient operation of the district’s infrastructure and airports.

The second goal is the ‘strategic and integrated

apparently means ensuring urban areas are ‘desirable places to live, work and play’ and protecting the district’s cultural heritage The fourth goal is the protection of the natural environment and ecosystems.

We started off with a clear intention to simplify things, and that still holds true. management of urban growth’.

The objective is to ensure urban development occurs in a ‘logical’ manner by: promoting a compact and integrated urban form; managing the cost of council infrastructure; and protecting the district’s rural landscapes from ‘sporadic and sprawling’ development.

The third goal is to have a built environment which takes into account the ‘character of individual communities’. This

Managing the impact of development on the natural environment is a key issue ‘given the growth pressure the district faces’. Identifying areas of significance is considered the best way to protect the most vulnerable areas and species.

The water quality of the district’s lakes and rivers is also to be acknowledged as important not only for environmental reasons but as part of our tourism industry.

The fifth goal is that distinctive landscapes are protected from ‘inappropriate development.’ Objectives here include: protecting the natural character of certain landscapes from the ‘adverse effects of subdivision, use and development’; recognising there is a ‘finite capacity’ for residential activity in rural areas; and recognising the ‘importance and appropriateness’ of farming in rural areas.

The last of the six goals is that the district has a ‘safe and healthy community which is strong, diverse and inclusive for everyone’. This includes access to community housing, having a mix of ‘housing opportunities’, and providing a ‘high quality’ network of open spaces and community facilities.

Feedback requested by the council before November 22 is informal and will not exclude anyone from taking part in the formal submissions processes next year.

Object, witnesses still sought

New rules for special liquor licences Anyone wanting special liquor licences for events planned for before the middle of February must apply by December 18. This is due to changes in the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.

QLDC Regulatory Manager Lee Webster said people often leave it late to apply for a special licence, but under the new law, all applications must be made at least 20 working days before the event. (There are exceptions for unforeseen events such as funerals.). A ‘working day’ excludes weekends, statutory holidays and any day between December 20 and January 15.

Another change under the act means applications will be decided by new district licensing committees (DLCs). Opposed applications will be decided at full DLC hearings, whereas unopposed applications can be decided by the DLC chair.

There will also be new fee rates for special licences. These generally depend on the size and number of events covered by the special licence.

QLDC staff are contacting the organisers of major summer events to suggest they get their applications in as early as possible.

Tim Brewster Wanaka Sun The mystery object which flewthroughthewindscreen killing recent Lake Hawea resident Rutger Hale on the Wanaka-Hawea highway last Thursday morning is still to be identified but is definitely not a bullet, police revealed yesterday.

“It is definitely not from a firearm,” Detective Sergeant Brian Cameron said.

Provisional examinations

by Environmental Science and Research have provided theinvestigationanestimate of the dimensions and shape of the object which caused the death by blunt force trauma to the head but police did not want to

make those public at this stage he said.

“We are keeping an open mind. In terms of information from the public we’ve had a very positive

Helicopter crash inquiry The pilot landing a helicopter which rolled over and crashed into another stationary helicopter on the Tyndall Glacier on Monday is in a stable condition in Dunedin Hospital but still unable to speak to investigators, his employer, the Queenstown- based Helicopter Line, said.

Company CEO Jeff Staniland said they had a policy of not revealing names and other than saying he had “definitely suffered from concussion,” did not want to speculate on the nature of the injuries.

Some of the 11 passengers in the two helicopters had been treated for “cuts and bruises” and had been released from medical care.

The area used for landing had been used previously by the company for snow landings, he said, and he was unsure how long the investigation would take by crash inspectors.

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission opened an inquiry into the accident with the organisation reporting that two Commission investigators travelled to the accident site on Tuesday. The helicopters have since been recovered.

Second working bee There will be a second spring working bee at the Hawea Food Forest on Saturday (November 2, 9.30am-12.30pm).

This will including mulching trees, some planting and staking and some labelling. Organiser Ben Elms is asking people to bring wheelbarrows if they can.

“Herbs, perennial ground covers, flowers, Elaeagnus Ebbingii, berries of any sort and natives will all be received with thanks,” he said.

witness had also reported seeing a car towing a boat pulled over to the side of the road in the area at about the same time of the incident, which had

We are keeping an open mind. In terms of information from the public we’ve had a very positive response. response.” A driver of a white utility in the area at the time of the incident had been spoken to, but police are also wanting to speak to other drivers of similar vehicles who may have been driving on the road that day between 6am and 6.30am he said. A

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been passed by a white utility. “We haven’t had a huge response from drivers [of those vehicles] and we need to speak to anyone,” he said. A specialist team of up to eight police had been clearingscrubandsearching the area over the past two days.

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inbrief Training for volunteers’ managers Volunteering Central is holding a workshop in Cromwell for people who work with volunteers.

The ‘Planning the Perfect Volunteer Programme’ workshop is being held next Tuesday (November 5, 10.30am – 2pm).

“Whether considering setting up a volunteer programme or already involved in an existing one, you can join Volunteering Central to ensure you are getting the basics right, or to evaluate and improve your current practices,” VC’s Gillian White said.

All areas of volunteer management will be covered at the workshop and resources will be made available, she said. Contact Gillian for full details and to reserve a space.

Second placing for rockers Caroline Harker Wanaka Sun Local rock’n’rollers Raewyn and Gordon Hall came home from the national championships with a second placing on Monday. “We made mistakes in the practice area but we did everything right on the floor,” Raewyn said. “Our coaches [Ann and Gus Lammers] were delighted and so were we. I was so happy I cried.” The Halls were beaten by a couple who had won the diamond section (60 years plus) four years in a row. “They better watch out next year,” Raewyn said.

Ten members of the Central Otago Rock’n’Roll club went to the championships with the Halls to support them. “It was a huge weekend with lots of excellent dancing,” Raewyn said.

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Grants approved for Central Otago Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun In its latest funding round this week, Central Lakes Trust approved $292,675 towards projects and activities in its region, including guarantees against loss for Central Otago Regional Choir ($5500) and

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NZ Secondary Students’ Choir ($4000).

The 60-member NZ Secondary Students’ Choir, which includes four Otago students, is planning its first visit to Central Otago.

The internationally-recognised choir will hold rehearsals in Queenstown next January and play one free outdoor concert in

the town, as well as two ticketed concerts in Wanaka on Friday January 24 and Alexandra on Saturday January 25.

The Central Otago Regional Choir’s spring 2013 and autumn 2014 concert series comprises three public performances in Alexandra, Wanaka and Queenstown. “Not Such a Silent

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Night” will be held in December 2013 and a “Tribute to Mothers” will be held in May 2014.

Wanaka groups benefitting from this round of grants are the Alpine Community Development Trust with $45,000 for operational expenses and Challenge Wanaka Sports Trust with $19,100 for event expenses.

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Skatepark project imminent Tim Brewster Wanaka Sun Wanaka skatepark is on track to be twice its existing size by the middle of next year and could be used as a venue for international ‘BowlA-Rama’ events as well as catering to professional snowboarders and freeskiers during winter months.

A grant from the

Otago Community Trust of $40,000 has increased the existing funding to $346,000, enabling construction on stages one and two, Wanaka Skatepark Trust spokesperson Eddie Spearing said.

The build on the two stages which include the ‘Clover Bowl’ with sides extending up to ten feet high is expected to take three months.

Eddie said the Trust is still waiting for confirmation on their preferred builder and is hoping to make an official announcement soon on exact start dates.

The existing skatepark ha s mo r e high le ve l riders in winter than summer as a number professional snowsports athletes are in the area and the park could host a

substantial competition during winter to tie in with events such as the Winter Games, he said.

“Build palaces, breed kings,” is a slogan he had been using for the past seven years during which the project had been underway.

As well as the 230sqm Clover Bowl, the two new stages will have rails, a shaded area and a garden.

Concert ‘just for fun’ Caroline Harker Wanaka Sun Mount Aspiring College music senior students (pictured) are enjoying their music so much they are putting on a public concert, “just for fun”.

“They really want to do an outside concert,” MAC Head of Music Angela Mote said. ”I hope the community will support them and come along, especially the River House regulars.” The concert

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is being held next Saturday (November 9) at 3pm, and the audience is invited to bring a picnic and enjoy the music on what organisers hope will be a sunny afternoon by the river. Entry is by gold coin donation.

The music will range from contemporary to jazz to rock. There will be an acoustic set and performances by two bands, Main Street and Fire Eyed Society, as well as a jazz set by

the school big band (Year 8 - 11 students) and a rendition of The Girl from Ipanema from three international students (two Brazilians and an Italian).

The River House, a private home on the main road to Hawea north of Albert Town, has been a popular music venue featuring small indoor and outdoor house concerts during the past few years.

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Art on show Year 11 art student Holly Bailey, 16, is one of about 60 Mount Aspiring College senior art students whose portfolios will be on public display at the school on Monday (November 4, 2pm – 4pm). MAC Head of Art Murray Allen said some of the students’ portfolios have been sent to Wellington for mediation, however the rest will be on show for anyone who is interested to have a look at. The portfolios include photography, painting and design from Year 11-13 students.

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Climate change lecture Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun Leading climate researcher and author Dr Jim Salinger (pictured) will go beyond the climate change debate, when he speaks at the Lake Wanaka Centre on Monday November 4.

“It’s time to stop debating the how and why, and to look at what is actually happening as our world gets warmer,” Jim said.

Jim has been involved in researching and monitoring past and current climate trends and leads an international team examining the effects of climate change

and its fluctuations on agriculture and fisheries, and agriculture on climate. In his new book, “Living in a

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food supplies and public health.

Jim holds a PhD from Victoria University of Wellington and an MPhil

It’s time to stop debating the how and why, and to look at what is actually happening as our world gets warmer. warmer world: how changing climate will affect our lives”, he brings together some of the world’s leading scientists to find out how a changing climate will affect the world’s rainfall, glaciers, biodiversity,

Wet, cold weather over Labour Weekend may have dampened spirits but could have resulted in very few incidents for Wanaka police to attend to.

“We got away pretty good really,” Senior Sergeant Allan Grindell said.

His report sheet for the week consisted of a mystery piano in bad condition being left on the property of Te Awa road, two intersection collisions with no injuries and one local male driver returning a breath test reading of 958 milligrams of alcohol per litre of breath, more than double the limit of 400 milligrams.

in environmental law from the University of Auckland. In 2012 he was the Lorrey Lokey Visiting Professor, Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University.

Reports of a missing German tourist last seen in the Dingleburn near Lake Hawea and claiming to be heading for Mt Cook Village, had not been confirmed with no identity of the person and no search had been initiated, Allan said.

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Minister told “approve the project” Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun Conservation Minister Dr Nick Smith yesterday inspected the site of the proposed Fiordland monorail, met with the applicants, and released official advice from DOC and the Hearing Commissioner recommending he approve the project subject to extensive conditions.

“This ambitious $200 million project involves the building of the world’s longest monorail to enhance the experience of the hundreds of thousands of visitors

travelling between Queenstown and Milford Sound,” the Minister said. “I wanted to see for myself the areas affected by the construction of the two terminals and the 29.5km-long, six-metre wide corridor that would be cleared to make way for the monorail through public conservation land. I also wanted to thoroughly scrutinise the impacts on the Snowdon Forest and its wildlife, as well as understanding the effects on the existing recreational users of the area.”

The Commissioner’s report was welcomed by applicants

Riverstone Holdings Ltd (RHL) yesterday.

“The monorail route has been developed in consultation with the Department of Conservation over eight years and we agree with the Commissioner that it meets the required legal tests and is able to be granted with conditions that carefully manage its impact,” RHL managing director Bob Robertson said.

“We believe passionately in this projectandhaveworkedincredibly hard to develop a proposal that would deliver a world-class experience with only minor

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environmental impacts.”

Minister Dr Nick Smith said he would discuss the proposal further with the New Zealand Conservation Authority and consultDOContheWorldHeritage status of the area. “I am looking forward to having some time to reflect on my site visit and the hundreds of pages of submissions and advice I have read over the past week. I hope to be in a position to make a decision before year’s end, subject to being satisfied that I have all necessary information needed to make a good decision.”

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Urban downhill The following day mountain bikers raced through the mud and rain to compete in the Urban Downhill. Oban Hansen, from Hawea, (pictured bottom left) was the second best of the local riders in under-16 division, coming 12th. In the open men’s division Dean McKay, from Wanaka, (pictured right) was 31st, Wanaka’s Alex Kingsley (pictured bottom right) was 35th and Queenstown’s Jarrod Healy was third (pictured centre).

Wanaka’s Jen Raymont and Joseph Nation of Christchurch won the open divisions. The under-19 winners were Connor Sandri of Oamaru and Phoebe Coers of Dunedin. Queenstowners Benjamin Rafferty and Matthew Gillian won the senior and under-16 men respectively.

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Passion for Fashion was the first event on a packed schedule for last weekend’s Willowridge Wanakafest. More than 500 people attended the catwalk event at Mitre 10 last Thursday, with models showing off the best of local fashion. Pictured are Chris Walsh leading out the South Beach models (above); Anna Meehan, Britt Hawes and Simon Meale modelling for Eyes on Ardmore (left); Scarlett Nelson, modelling her mother’s clothing line “Scarlett and Victor” (right).

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On Friday, despite the rain and cool temperature, 23 entries which included more than 40 vehicles, several zombies, a troop of dancers and rowing quad took to Ardmore Street for the annual street parade. The winning float was Wastebusters (pictured below).

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Taking a polar plunge

More than 30 people braved the 10 degree lake water for the Wanaka Pharmacy Polar Plunge on Sunday morning before a large, appreciative crowd. Most of the polar plungers took part in fancy dress with some also acting the part, including a couple of pirates duelling to the edge and two cops getting the better of two robbers before taking the plunge themselves.

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Young swimmers on fire Tim Brewster Wanaka Sun Young Wanaka swimmers seem to be on track for another strong competitive season following last weekend’s Orca Swim Club Labour Weekend Meet in Invercargill.

The fourteen-member squad competed against 180 swimmers from Canterbury, Otago and Southland and were the top performing squad for teams with 15 or fewer swimmers. Emily Heath and Jack Findlay placed first in the 10 and under girls and boys respectively, the team placed first in the 10 and under mixed team freestyle relay and third in the 11 to12-yearold mixed relay.

Five of the team qualified for the junior nationals in Wellington and, following a total of 148 races, 68 percent of the squad achieved personal

I love Wanaka. I’ve been coming here since 1955 and have lived here since 2000.

It’s a great town with lots of nice people, but I have an over-riding sense of disappointment – not with our town but with us, the citizens, and some of our attitudes.

Small towns work differently to cities; everyone knows everyone, or at least knows who everyone is, and we talk. Occasionally somebody will say something that sounds profound and within days the whole town is saying the same, as if it’s well thought out and based on reliable and deep research and an element of well-considered study, and here’s my problem, often it is not.

So let’s get to it: I worry about our deeply entrenched negativity and suspicion of Queenstown, and this ongoing vein of thinking that Queenstown is evil, against us, we get a poor deal, and there is a conspiracy over the hill to ensure we never prosper. I think this long-standing piece of collective thinking is nonsense and has no basis in fact. As a community, I suggest we need to take a more mature attitude to the region. At times I am embarrassed by our naivety and inability to look at the facts, understand our place in the region, and learn to be more proactive in our relationship with our neighbouring regions.

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best times.

With the Otago championships in December this year instead of later in the season the young swimmers had “to start firing a bit earlier,” Wanaka Swim Club head coach Fiona Hezinger said, with a five-day swim camp held during the

last school holidays.

“It helped a lot of them step up to the next level, especially mentally.”

The two training sessions a day during the camp and staying together as a team replicated competition days with consistency in training over the past few months, paying off for a number

of swimmers, she said.

Pictured, back row from left: Shanee Sanders, Noel Bisson, Emily Heath, Emily Findlay, Tom Heather, Kobi Stevens, Jack Findlay.

Samantha Garrick, Shaneil Coupe, Annabel Carter, Jaime Toepfer; front: Jasmine Murray and Grace Heath.

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So I put a line in the sand: this is all nonsense and we should look at the facts.

If you study the QLDC budgets, you will discover Wanaka gets, when measured by population and almost any other measure, a much bigger spend than we would be entitled to under a system of money generated in a region. The Queenstown ratepayers subsidise Wanaka in seven-figure sums and we get a great deal. When I was CEO of Lake Wanaka Tourism, I worked for years with Destination Queenstown and the QLDC. At no time did I find them anything but proactive and positive toward Wanaka. They don’t see us as a negative or a threat, just a very complementary asset to the region.

Without Queenstown our tourism industry would be devastated. Those of you who think Wanaka is the prime driver of tourists coming to Wanaka need to think again. Queenstown is our best asset. They have a huge marketing spend worldwide compared to us and they use it to promote the whole region.

Here is an example. During my time at LWT I was responsible for the Asian region for the Southern Lakes, Fiordland looked after Europe and Queenstown looked after the Americas. Visitor numbers from Europe and America to Wanaka went up every year. Queenstown and Fìordland did a marvellous job for us, and still do.

Back to the things we say at social opportunities and putting tourism aside.

How many of you have said at some point (you probably need to take some truth serum here) “we don’t want MacDonalds/Warehouse/other franchise” here, but sneak over the hill to get the kids or grandkids a burger, or buy a shirt at the Warehouse. That’s okay, but stop deriding these places or stop going there. You can’t have a buck each way if your argument is to be credible.

Which brings me to another thing: Do you ever hear yourself saying “I wish more people would shop locally,” but on a regular basis you find yourself in Dunedin, or Balclutha or Invercargill or Queenstown, or the Gold Coast with shopping a prime motivation.

If you really want a vibrant retail and industrial sector in Wanaka that is sustainable via a reasonable profit, you need to fess up and truly shop locally when you can.

I suspect the retail, industrial and hospitality sectors in Wanaka are incredibly difficult, and many small businesses make wages at best, because we sneak across the border more often than we should and this has been a very long-standing habit.

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Mitchell and a combined under-15 girls crew of Wanaka’s Olivia Pearce, Helena Crawford, Maddy Ball and Etta Grant from Dunstan coxed by Beth

sportbrief Wanaka’s Paralympians With 128 days until the start of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, three Wanaka-based athletes have had their selection confirmed to make up the New Zealand team.

Vancouver gold medallist, skier Adam Hall, is joined by snowboarder Carl Murphy and sit-skier Corey Peters who will both be making their Paralympic debut.

The event is being held in Sochi, Russia in March next year following the Winter Olympics.

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How many of you have heard the expression “’we don’t want another Queenstown”? Wanaka will never be like Queenstown: the geography is different, our tourism is different, the demographic is different, the climate is different and, at current growth rates, we will never have the population.

And, what is so terrible about Queenstown? I believe almost all the people who visit Queenstown have a great time. Some find it a bit fast so end up in Wanaka, but equally some find Wanaka a bit sleepy so end up in Queenstown. It’s called points of difference, both towns are great and we complement each other.

I saw in the media a quote from Lake Wanaka Tourism that we are now the adventure capital of New Zealand, not Queenstown. What rubbish. Queenstown have spent many decades becoming probably the world’s best hard-adventure capital, and they deserve that title. Wanaka also has a wonderful adventure industry with world-class and often unique activities, but we also have a softer, more family-oriented tourism industry that gives us a strong point of difference that complements Queenstown, as their stuff complements ours.

So how do our tourists get here and why? The vast majority of international visitors come to Wanaka because their prime attraction is Queenstown. Just look at the traffic coming our way over the Crown range since the road was improved. Queenstown Airport delivers huge numbers to Wanaka all year round, and large numbers of skiers are delivered to local skifields from Queenstown by their marketing muscle.

Even our traditional domestic visitors, who may have a holiday house here, will almost always have a day in Queenstown during their stay, because it is fun and offers a contrasting experience.

The truth is Queenstown is our friend. We are one community separated by some hills, embrace it or reject it at your peril.

Tim Brewster Wanaka Sun Young Wanaka rower Riley Bruce was the first single scull across the line in last weekend’s 18km Cromwell to Clyde race with in a time of 1:15.02 with team-mate Nathan Redai the third male. Ten members of the Wanaka Rowing Club took part in the annual Labour weekend race which had one of the largest fields ever, with teams from Marlborough, Canterbury and Southland travelling to compete.

Wanaka rowers also competed in two coxed quad sculls. Jill Austen, one of the club’s masters’ rowers, stroked the boat for the under-16 girls team of Billie Scurr, Paige Murdoch and Huitau Roberts, coxed by Alex

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Gale, finished in a time of 1:32.

Wanaka rowers pictured from left are Jill Austen, Helena Crawford, Alex Mitchell,

Paige Murdoch, Huitau Roberts, Billie Scurr, Beth Gale, Riley Bruce, Nathan Redai, Olivia Pearce and Maddy Ball.

And then, what about our airport, and losing the Air New Zealand service to Wanaka. Some here want to believe it was lost because of Queenstown Airport or some fault of the council or airline. The truth is we lost it ourselves because we just didn’t support it enough. A few hardy souls tried their best but as a community we failed to make a social contract strong enough to ensure enough tickets were sold year round. Never mind the prices, we should have been organised enough to make sure it worked.

This type of failure could and will happen again with other services, transport and the like. We are actually spoiled for services in Wanaka and we need to be very aware of that.

What about those who live in Wanaka? We have an unhealthy demographic in Wanaka. It’s fine to have a strong, wealthy retired community, those folk have worked hard and good luck to them, they are a vital part of our community. But we need a strong and varied demographic including young families, driving the engine room. Right now, we are losing young families because they just run out of steam. So we need to stop saying “if they want to come and live Wanaka they need to realise it’s a lifestyle choice, and they won’t be paid much”. Rubbish. Young families need a vision for their future, especially for those raised here. We need to find a way to pay better wages, which is difficult but a reality, and we need young people here on a long-term basis. The cost of training and replacement of staff is huge and drives down quality, so let’s confront the issue. I don’t know what the solution is but a solution we need, and soon.

Finally, for those of you who may be new to Wanaka, and might have bought a lifestyle block, consider this: Wanaka has a rich farming history, many of these people’s families have been here since the 1840s. They know and understand this place better than most. They have fought the dry, the deer, the rabbits, the broom, the gorse, the cold and the isolation. So when you see a fire, or a poison sign or something that seems to be an annoyance to your new lifestyle, stop and think again. This is high country. It’s tough out here, and to manage it tough decisions are required. Poisons and other stuff are part of it all. If you can’t handle the reality of this old land, then maybe you need to think again.

So back to the beginning, I love this town, and I think I have a good understanding of it. I have been coming here for almost 60 years, but we are small and sometimes we start to convince ourselves of things that are just myth, gossip and hearsay, and that is a problem.

If we want to be taken seriously by the wider regions, and the wider world, and we need to be less defensive, less suspicious and more proactive.

Look at the detail, the facts, the truth, because in reality we have nothing to fear but ourselves.

Time to move on, cheers.

JOHN ALLDRED Who likes living in Wanaka.

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EDITORIAL Is Wanaka destined to be a town of high achieving athletes, adventurers and innovation geeks?

There are worse options. The fever of excitement over Gigatown and the notion we can become a hub for remotely run businesses and still live in an area most people view as paradise is very attractive.

Wanaka is already well-represented in a number of sports, and with the up and coming youngsters we have charging around the mountains, tracks, roads and swimming pool it appears that part of our future is looking good.

We have a year to go to try and win the Gigatown competition in a race that appears to be the social media equivalent of Dr Seuss’s ‘Horton Hears A Who.’ Our small town needs to make enough of an impact to see off places like Oamaru, Masterton and Dunedin.

If we do get the opportunity to be chosen for our one gigabit-per-second reward who knows what difference it will make?

Will Wanaka become the thriving micro equivalent of a silicon valley but with better scenery? Getting blindingly fast broadband by spending some time online instead of paying for a massive upgrade is a tempting proposition But if we don’t get involved, we won’t know. Let’s give it our best shot and gig it up Wanaka.

Response to doctors Drs.Garrett, Jones and Davies are of course quite right in stating that thermography doesn’t diagnose breast cancer but neither does mammography. Both raise suspicions that have to then be further investigated. The beauty of thermography is that it reveals unhealthy breasts that logically have to precede the development of a cancer - sometimes by years, as confirmed by 40 years of thermography research. This alerts the patient and a knowledgeable health practitioner that something is not normal and lifestyle and other changes can be then monitored for either reversal to normal or for further investigations following deterioration. Any cancer larger than a pinhead will show heat from the new blood vessels but thermography also uniquely reveals fibrocystic inflammation and hormonal imbalances. Thermography is an FDAapproved adjunctive investigative device and the InfraMedic Mammovision camera and software are EU registered as a medical device. Unfortunately, three leading medical journals have confirmed that at best, mammography has a 20 percent failure rate either way. This is because it looks for something white on a white background whereas thermography uses colour to represent heat.

M.Godfrey MBBS (Retired GP, Tauranga)

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Tim Brewster Wanaka Sun Wanaka Olympic triathlete Nicky Samuels is the new Xterra world champion and US$20,000 richer in her second attempt at the off-road triathlon discipline. She finished the 1.5km ocean swim, 30km mountain bike ride and 10km run in a time of 2:57.48, two minutes ahead of the secondplaced woman. Another Wanaka athlete, Braden Currie, placed fifth in the men’s event in 2:39.05.

“I came into this race with a big question mark over the bike section ...

I know that I can swim well, I love running on challenging off-road courses just like we have at home in Wanaka but with my lack of time on the mountain bike I was

concerned with how my technical skills would stack up,” she said.

After competing in the London World Series triathlon final in September, she returned to Wanaka to train for the Hawaiian event and gained some muchneeded experience in mountainbiking.

“There is only so much you can do in three weeks but I think one of the hardest things was the battering that was taken on my hands and arms not used to that constant off-road shock absorption.

I got into some solid hill reps and in my last week before heading off did seven reps up Mount Iron to try and simulate what I thought the course would include in Maui.”

The result was the second fastest bike time

in the women’s division, covering the course in 1:52.26 and maintaining her lead for the run to the finish.

It was Nicky’s first visit to the island and she said she signed up for the event prompted by her aunt who wanted an excuse to go to Hawaii.

“This is a tough event and the Maui course was a brutally tough course.

With the combination of little wind, hot humid temperatures (30+ degrees Celsius), dry, dusty and sandy terrain just adds to the swim, bike and run.”

After a few days relaxing in Hawaii after the event, Nicky and husband Steve Gould are heading for Australia and back to the tarmac for the Noosa triathlon this Sunday.

Fast work from Wanaka Speedy footwork from Wanaka runners of all ages in the Cromwell half-marathon on Sunday resulted in some good results including the top three women’s spots.

Floortje Draisma took the overall women’s title, winning in a time of 1:27.45 followed by Merryn Johnston (1:29.46) and Wendy MacCulloch (1:33.44). Mike Coombe placed second in the veteran men’s division and was third overall in a time of 1:20.22. Floortje is better known as a mountainbiker and adventure racer and said it was her first time competing over the distance. She said she was thrilled by the number of Wanaka people competing, many for the first time.

“There were lots of new people who all ran really well. It was really good.”

The Holy Family School ‘Lightning Bolts’ relay team came second overall in the schools’ division and were the first primary school to finish in a time of 1:47.18.

Team members Ben McLachlan, Ned Hudson, Lukas Schafer, Laurie Watson, McKay Watson, Will Pryor, Thomas Benson and Oisin Corbett all ran between 2.8km to 4km in the event.

In the 10km road race Oska Inkster-Baynes was the overall winner in a time of 31:57, with Leith Huffadine third in 40:47.

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sport results LAKE HAWEA GOLF CLUB 28th October Labour Weekend Ambrose. Men 1st R Johnston, T Arscott, N Matchett, D Sullivan 55.6 2nd J Cotter, T Cotter, C Grant, L Grey 56.4 3rd K Vincent, G Morgan, J Bop, B Burgess 58.7 Mixed 1st A Burke, A Burke, M Nyhon, Rin 60.4 2nd B Westland, T McCallion, A Rowley, J Wardell 61 Most Golf: N Brown, A Brown, K Ross, L Thurlow Nearest the pin No1 A Dovey No 5 N Matchett Straightest Drive No7 L Thurlow Longest Drive No6 T Arscott. Thanks Joy Hanson Lake Hawea Golf Club

3rd Marj Morrish and Ivy Urquhart Friday Progressive 18.10.13 Skip 1st Scottie Culverwell 2nd K Chartres 3rd Coleen Landsborough Third 1st Shirley Ironside 2nd Dennis Schofield 3rd Maida Baxter Lead 1st Norman Matheson 2nd Dick Patterson 3rd Meryl Firman Friday Progressive 25.10.13 Skip 1st K Chartres 2nd Brian Dawson 3rd Coleen Landsborough Third 1st Graeme Ferguson 2nd Jon Barron 3rd Robyn Chartres Lead 1st Alison Brown 2nd Sandy Morris 3rd Shirley Ironside

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Alwyne Haworth, Betty Swift 53.70% 3. Friday Bridge 25October. North/ South:- Mo Schofield, Deirdre Lynch 59.11%1. Jean Logan, Kate Summers 57.29% 2. Jenny Pryde, Lyn Robinson 53.13% 3. East / West:- Vivienne Christie, Lynne Fegan 58.39%1.

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Junior Championship Pairs. 23 November. North/ South:- David Brewer, John Cook 58.33% 1 Judy Cook, Lynne Fegan & Noeline Goldsbrough, Bridget Rennie 2=. East/ West:- Charles Kiewiet, John Mercer 59.38%1.

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Bare-knuckled victory for Sanna Tim Brewster Wanaka Sun Fighting bareknuckled for the first time, Wanaka’s Sanna Karlsson defeated the reigning champion in her first bout to go on to win the Mas Oyama Karate New Zealand full contact title in Wellington last weekend.

Sanna, 24, has been training in Muay Thai under the tutelage of Brett Harrold for two years and has had two novice fights previously, but this was her first full contact tournament and she was unsure how it would go.

“I had no idea. The plan was to take one fight at a time. I got a kick to the head in the first round. I’m pretty bruised.”

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was an Australian blackbelt holder and a combat instructor who won last year’s tournament, which added to her pre-fight nervousness, she said.

“I shouldn’t have googled her before [the fight],” Sanna said. She overcame her nerves to win the bout and the following two to take the title.

Sanna said she had been training eight hours a week to get as fit as possible and had posted a 1 hour 30 minute time for running three laps over Mount Iron just prior to the tournament.

“It’s been a huge challenge and a long road for Sanna. From the tears of all the pain and hard work to the tears of joy on Saturday you could see she probably never had ever dreamed of that moment. And that moment only came about from her hard work, focus and determination,” Brett said.

The full contact rules did not allow punches or elbows to the head but did permit kicks with the fighters not wearing head protection or any hand coverings.

Skaters gathering Isley Tata, 5, was the youngest competitor at the Cheapskates regional skate jam on Sunday.

The event attracted 30 competitors with a number of Dunedin skaters joining the predominantly Wanaka-based entrants at the skatepark. Chey Grace placed first in the open 17 years and under division followed by Sam Wilson and Andy Prouse. Niwa Warner won the 16 and under category with Joel Roberts and Roscoe Moore second and third.

The 12 and under event was won by Charlie Hurley followed by Manu Bernard and Scott Thomas.

PHOTO: RUTH BOLGER

THURSDAY 31.10.13 - WEDNESDAY 06.11.13