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Te Kakano wins supreme award Te Kakano Aotearoa Trust won the Supreme Award at the 2013 Trustpower Queenstown Lakes District Community Awards in Queenstown on Monday. PAGE 2

Big day for sports facility Wanaka’s three council representatives will be wearing a few new hats from today, pending the approval of the mayor’s report at the first meeting of the new council. PAGE 3 THUR 14.11.13 - WED 20.11.13

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Little dancers The Music Box dancers, from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, was performed by the three and four-year-old pre-school dancers at The Oscars on Saturday. Pictured are eight-year-old Isabella Soper, Sydney Dow, Indi Picard, Molly Phillips, Hannah Thomas, Anika West, Madison Smith, Eilish Keane and Neve Morrison. Story page 12

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New vision for campgrounds Tim Brewster Wanaka Sun

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Family-friendly ‘ecoparks’ - using sustainable expertise, solar energy and waste products from the timber industry to heat water - are a vision for the future of Wanaka’s two councilowned campgrounds by the new managers, but they need a long-term lease to commit to the project.

Wanaka residents Rudi and Aggie Sanders are part of CCR Ltd, a consortium with Queenstown campground operators Tony and Erna Spijkerbosch who have signed

a three-year management contract with the QLDC to manage the councilowned properties.

The contract means Rudi and Aggie

“The Wanaka campground would be considered as part of any overall long-term lease strategy for the district’s council run campgrounds,”

We very desperately want to put in improvements such as a new, safe playground at Lakeview. could not commit to substantial investment in the campgrounds, but that could change with a long-term lease, Rudi said.

chief executive Adam Feeley said. A public proposal by newly-elected councillor Calum McLeod to site a sports facility building on the site

in the campground area is unlikely to proceed, but could still happen with the new council discussing the project today.

“The council has endorsed the Three Parks site and we are currently progressing the Wanaka Sports Facility on that basis. We would only re-address this if the council took a different position on the WSF,” Adam said.

During discussions council had indicated they would consider a long-term lease, Rudi said.

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Te Kakano wins supreme award ... Continued from page 1 Adam said the Council has the ability to bring forward negotiations of a long-term lease, with the option of a public tender decided in negotiation with CCR. Rudi and Aggie were the leaseholders for the Wanaka Top 10 Holiday Park on Aspiring Road for 14 years and the Spijkerboschs have more than 20 years running campgrounds which could have been a factor in them getting the contract, Rudi said.

Adam said the amount of the tender was confidential under the Local Government official information act, with price one of the factors for the decision on evaluating the tenders.

Aggie will manage the Wanaka Lakeview Park with some of the existing staff and Chris and Keith Waddell will continue to manage Glendhu Bay campground as they have for the past year.

“We very desperately want to put in improvements such as

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a new, safe playground at Lakeview, a pool and a [inflatable bag] jumping pillow for children, but we don’t want to commit ourselves. An ecopark is the master plan and vision. We really want that ‘wow’ factor when people come in. You keep the kids happy and everyone is happy,” Rudi said.

The plan includes a central water-heating system powered by waste products from the timber industry which would heat showers and a pool, solar panels which can return power to the national grid and passive energy-efficient buildings. Having the Otago Polytechnic sustainability course involved and possibly having some space on the campground could see students researching and creating projects as part of their courses.

“We could create a real synergy with them. It would be win-win.”

Rudi said the campgrounds are a large source of revenue for the town and the ‘ecopark’ concept could be a good

draw-card.

“With our Dutch background, we like things to make economical sense and be efficient. If you have passive buildings using little energy, you get your costs back, then using waste products for heating and Bob is your uncle.”

U n d e r t h e management contract, Rudi and Aggie are able to set the accommodation rates and their first decision has been to retain current prices but halve the rental rate for caravans, which doubled to $700 a year in a contentious council decision more than a year ago, resulting in some owners moving them away. “We want those people to come back. Many have stayed for years. They have relatives and friends who use them.”

A council report on the campgrounds in 2008 estimated that by 2013 700,000 people per year would stay at the Wanaka area campgrounds and spend $7.5 million in the area.

Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun Te Kakano Aotearoa Trust won the Supreme Award at the 2013 Trustpower Queenstown Lakes District Community Awards in Queenstown on Monday. Te Kakano has a community-based native plant nursery that specialises in propagating plants of local origin and supports native habitat restoration in the Upper Clutha Basin. Established

six years ago, the group has had almost 500 people volunteer. The Trust will represent the district at the 2013 Trustpower National Community Awards in March 2014.

“A huge congratulations to the passionate volunteers and trustees of this trust for their ironclad commitment to connect this community and a growing number of others with their land through hands-on involvement in looking after it,” QLDC

Mayor Vanessa van Uden said.

The awards aim to recognise and reward the outstanding contribution voluntary groups and organisations make in our community. A record 38 entries were received this year and the winners included several local volunteer groups.

Warbirds over Wanaka won the Heritage and Environment category; Wanaka Land SAR won the Health and Well Being

category; Montessori Children House was the runner up in the Arts and Culture category; the Lake Hawea Community Centre Committee received a commendation in the Sport and Leisure award; Hannah Gerrard was the runner up in youth spirit category; and the Hawea Flat School Grans were runner up to winners Kahu Youth in the Education and Child/ Youth Development category.

Christmas foodbank drive Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun The sixth annual Wanaka Sun Christmas Foodbank Drive will be held on Wednesday December 18.

The foodbank drive was started in 2008, when Wanaka Sun owners Aaron and Nikki Heath heard that the community foodbank supplies were almost empty in the days before Christmas.

With incredible support from more than 50 local volunteers, as well as the sirens and lights from the Wanaka Police, Upper Clutha fire brigades and

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St John, the drive was speedily organised to navigate the streets of Wanaka and surrounds,

gathering donations to replenish the foodbank just three days before Christmas and in time for

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the food to be distributed

by Community Networks to local families in need.

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Big day for sports facility Caroline Harker Wanaka Sun Wanaka’s three council representatives will be wearing a few new hats from today, pending the approval of the mayor’s report at the first meeting of the new council.

Of greatest immediate interest to ratepayers on this side of the hill is probably the appointment of councillors Ella Lawton and Calum MacLeod to the Wanaka Sports Facility Steering Group, along with former members Jonathon Walmesley and Duncan Good. The group’s brief is: ‘to guide the project through the various design and consent stages in close liaison with the project manager’.

Calum said the Wanaka public will be in charge. “I will be their gofer,” he said. “Everything has changed – including the design of the facility and the team working on the project.

I think it’s time to talk to the people who are going to use it.”

The Wanaka Sports Facility (WSF) is the first item on today’s agenda. Councillors will vote on approving the revised layout (done by architectural firm Warren and Mahoney) and whether or not to go ahead with plans to buy an additional

arguments so far [for the current proposal] are thin. Why does it need to be so expensive? Why does it need new land? I’m open-minded but I just need to be convinced. It’s still all about getting the best bang for our buck.” Calum said he and

My strategy is not to stop the facility, but the arguments so far [for the current proposal] are thin.

1.7ha from Willowridge which, in theory, would allow the facility to be completed by 2016. This would involve renegotiating the stakeholder deed with Willowridge to grant QLDC access and title to the land earlier than is currently agreed.

Calum’s election manifesto included looking at the option of a much cheaper sports facility.

“My strategy is not to stop the facility,” he said. “But the

NZTA discuss slip site New Zealand Transport Agency performance manager Peter Connors was in Wanaka and Makarora on Thursday to discuss the Diana Falls Slip on State Highway 6, between Haast and Makarora.

The NZTA has spent $2 million managing the slip site and Peter said there was no financial impediment in dealing with it. “This road economically, with an outage, is a significant loss to the economy and it is well recognised,” he said.

Contractors have been working on the slip seven days a week to keep the road open from 8am to 6pm (unless heavy rain forces its closure).

About 50,000 tonnes of rock and debris have fallen from the slip face since September 10 and an estimated 10,000 tonnes of loose material remains on the slip face.

There is a possibility of extending the road opening hours but, as the contractors still need daylight hours to manage the slip site safely, this may require some daytime closure to work at the site. Night-time closures will remain in place until April next year.

Mayor Vanessa van Uden are working towards a “positive resolution for Wanaka.”

Ella agrees there are more questions to be asked. “We need to be sure there are no major risks in terms of buying that land,” she said. “It’s interesting for new councillors to come on board on a project which has already had a huge amount of work done on it. We can question it, or we can put our

trust in our predecessors.”

As well being part of the WSF group, other new roles for Calum include being on the Property Sub-committee and the Resource Consent Commissioners Appointment Sub-committee. He and Ella will be on the Dog Control Committee, and Ella will also be on Destination Queenstown, and be deputy leader of the Planning and Development Portfolio, with Cath Gilmour as leader.

Councillor Lyal Cocks will be the leader the Infrastructure and Assets Portfolio and on the Long Term Plan Working Committee. He will also be on the Chief Executive Performance Review Committee and the Otago Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Joint Committee (as an alternate to the mayor).

All three Wanaka councillors will be on the Wanaka Airport Management subcommittee.

inbrief Threshold costs The traffic calming “thresholds”, which were installed at each entrance to Cardrona at a cost of $40,000 for the installation, were removed last week. Queenstown Lakes District Council general manager infrastructure Erik Barnes confirmed the estimated cost or the removal of the “thresholds” and reinstatement of the road was $15,000.

The $50,000 beams are reusable in another “appropriate location”.

Fatal crash A Wanaka whitebaiter, 68-year-old Ian Charles Horrax, has drowned after the vehicle he was driving crashed over a steep bank and into the Turnbull River near Haast at about 7.30pm on Monday. The 75-year-old passenger managed to escape through his window before the Toyota Rav 4 sank. The vehicle, which was washed 100m downstream, was recovered from the river later that night. The cause of the crash is being investigated.

Women want to shape our future Caroline Harker Wanaka Sun Wanaka women Longview Enviornmental Trust project director Prue Kane and media company director Celia Crosbie are standing for positions on the Shaping Our Future steering group. Elections are being held at the AGM which is in the Cardrona Hall at 4pm today. Other nominations have been received from Queenstown-based CEO of Christchurch Airport

Jim Boult, Queenstown businessman Trent Yeo and U3A representative and economist Dr Ralph Hanan.

Of the current steering group Sally Battson, Ella Lawton and Vanessa van Uden are standing down, and current chair David Kennedy and members Pete Bullen and Alastair Porter will stay on for the next three years.

The steering group needs a minimum of six members, so at least three of the nominees will

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be elected.

The guest speaker at the AGM is Dr Maggie Lawton who will talk on the growing involvement of local communities.

Shaping Our Future was established in December 2010 with the support of the Queenstown Lakes District Council, Otago Polytechnic, Ngai Tahu Tourism, Destination Queenstown, Lake Wanaka Tourism, and the Wanaka and Queenstown Chambers of Commerce.

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Young collectors of art Caroline Harker Wanaka Sun Wanaka children aged between five and 18 had an opportunity to choose an original print of their own on Monday afternoon.

Muka Gallery founders Frans Baetens and Magda van Gils were exhibiting lithographs, and selling them at cost. This is the third year they have been to Wanaka and about 100 children saw the exhibition.

The philosophy behind Muka Youth Prints is that the best way for young people to become familiar with contemporary art is for them to own a piece themselves.

Adults are not allowed into the exhibition and the artists’ names are covered to ensure children choose an artwork they like, rather than one by a well-known artist. Third-time exhibition visitor Ben McMurry, 7, is a printmaker himself and he chose a work by Dick Frizzell. Ben is pictured above with Tara, 6, and Amber, 8, Hewitt.

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Frans and Magda had their first exhibition for children 27 years ago. It was intended to be a one-off, but was so popular they have been exhibiting for children ever since. They now take an exhibition around New Zealand every year, and to Europe every second year.

They have exhibited prints by 160 artists over the years, including 60 from overseas.

Muka Youth Prints is a nonprofit venture, but Frans and Magda love doing it.

“We’re now seeing a second generation,” Frans said. “It’s wonderful to see people who chose lithographs for themselves years ago bring their own children to do the same.”

The Wanaka exhibition is organised by Wanaka parent Annie Davies, who

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used to take her daughter Milly (now 12) to Dunedin to see Muka Youth Prints.

She asked Frans and Magda if they would like to take their exhibition to Wanaka and they were happy to come.

“It’s a good thing to do,” Annie said. “It’s wonderful for children to be exposed to art at an early age.”

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Pet walk for annual appeal More than 20 dogs and 40 people took part in Saturday’s Otago SPCA walk, which coincided with the annual appeal. Local SPCA volunteer Judy Young said $2320 was raised. The raffle was drawn under police supervision, with ticket number 289 the winner.

Judy also told the Wanaka Sun the SPCA in Alexandra has three young tabby cats looking for homes. Closer to home, twoyear-old Gulliver and six-month-old Hudson are two young cats also looking for new homes. They are currently lodging at Aspiring Veterinary Centre.

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Picnic time for literary types Wild weather didn’t deter librarians from turning up to a public picnic put on for them by the Wanaka Public Library Association (WPLA) after a difficult year. There was a good showing from the public too, who were there to support (pictured) redundant librarians Sue Terry, Diana Cocks and Jude Terpstra; WPLA’s Nicola Martinovich; WPLA members Prue Wallis and Kate Bariletti, former library manager Sue Gwillam (now library and service centre coordinator) and librarian Deirdre Wither.

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bookreview Queenstown & Central Otago Best Bike Rides Caroline Harker Wanaka Sun The Kennett Brothers’ new book Queenstown & Central Otago Best Bike Rides is a great guide for anyone wanting to explore rides in the Wakatipu basin, down and around the Clutha River and around Wanaka – so locals might be disappointed our little town isn’t mentioned in the title. That aside it’s a comprehensive guide to 18 trails, mountain bike rides and road

rides, with useful notes on degrees of difficulty, distances, times and route descriptions. One noticeable omission is the Lake Hawea lakefront track – a great favourite and certainly a highlight of tracks out that way.

Descriptions of the rides around Queenstown include trails to Jacks Point, Seven Mile and Macetown as well as the increasingly popular bike park at the top of the gondola. Trails along the Clutha included in the

book cover everything from the Outlet to Lawrence. The book offers riders the chance to have route descriptions all in one place, and being pocket-sized it is handy enough to take on rides and cheap enough ($15) to be a stocking filler. It’s also a good little book to have in any Upper Clutha home to be shown to all those visitors who come here to enjoy the landscape we live in.

The Kennett brothers (Simon, Paul and

Jonathan) are well-known in cycling circles, having published nine cycling history books and 15 cycling guidebooks since 1991. They seem to be dedicated to encouraging people to use cycle trails and mountain bike tracks throughout the country.

They also design cycling and walking trails and project manage their construction. They have been working on the New Zealand Cycle Trail project since 2009.

bookgiveaway The Wanaka Sun has two copies of the book to give away, simply tell us your favourite bike track in Wanaka via email admin@thewanakasun. co.nz or comment online at Facebook/WanakaSun to go into the draw.

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Old classic places second Caroline Harker Wanaka Sun Good old Chelsea Sugar has won second place in the Wastebusters’ 2013 Best Packaging Awards for its white sugar paper bag that has been around for ever. It was beaten by Rethink - a new company which makes lightweight biodegradable organic cotton produce bags as an alternative to

plastic bags for fruit and vegetables. Third place went to Ecostore for its packaging range – which is recyclable, contains recycled content, is made with water-based glues, has recyclable labels, and metal free triggers on its spray products.

Fruit and vegetable packaging also won the Worst Packaging Award which went to Progressive Enterprises for selling fruit and vegetables

on polystyrene meattrays wrapped in plastic.

Second place went to Dell Computers and third place went to Nespresso Coffee Capsules.

The Awards were decided by 15,632 votes. Unpackit is run by Wastebusters’ Sophie Ward and Gina Dempster (pictured) to encourage people to choose smart packaging and raise awareness about the issue of packaging waste.

Tutus tiki tour The Royal New Zealand Ballet, now in its 60th year, has embarked on a 47-centre ‘tiki tour’ of heartland New Zealand which will reach Wanaka on December 5 for its show in the Lake Wanaka Centre.

“The 2013 edition of TOWER Tutus on Tour includes a few blasts from the past as well as some RNZB premieres,” RNZB Artistic Director Ethan Stiefel said.

“Classical and contemporary selections are capped off with a newly-created production of Peter and the Wolf. If any ballet programme could define the phrase ‘something for everyone’, this show just might get as close as one can get.”

The highlights of the show include excerpts from Flower Festival at Genzano, FrENZy, Through to You by New Zealand choreographer Andrew Simmons, Little Improvisations, Don Quixote pas de deux, and a new version of Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf by RNZB choreographers Brendan Bradshaw and Catherine Eddy and narrated by New Zealand comedian and television personality Te Radar.

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Bee swarm at pre-school Tim Brewster Wanaka Sun A self-titled “wanna-bee-keeper” working as a trainee teacher successfully removed a swarm of bees that gathered in the grounds on the Aspiring Beginnings Early Learning Centre on Tenby Street.

Early Childhood trainee teacher Nick Cane was on duty last Thursday when bees started swarming in the playground.

An amateur beekeeper, with family members who had kept bees as well, Nick went home to don his grandfather’s beekeeping gloves and his own protective suit. Wielding a bucket, he approached the football-sized swarm which had

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formed on a tree in the corner of the playground.

Annabelle Tamblyn, 4, was one of 20 children along with

their teachers who watched Nick capturing the bees with great interest from behind closed windows.

“He put the bucket up and tried to catch the queen bee,” she said.

After a couple of taps the queen fell into the bucket with the majority of the bees following.

Nick then relocated them to a hive owned by another beekeeper in the area.

Annabelle had been playing in the sandpit when the swarm arrived. “I saw several bees and then they all started coming.” She said she wasn’t scared of the bees, “because I was brave. My Dad’s a beekeeper.”

Riding for an end to violence Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun The White Ribbon Ride is coming to Wanaka next week to promote an end to violence against women. The campaign is organised by the Families Commission to encourage men to take action and end unacceptable levels of violence towards women.

One woman shared her story with the Wanaka Sun: “When he drank too much he could be nasty so I made sure I was ‘good’ so he would not be nasty. It did not work.

The first punch was when I

was pregnant. The demands, along with put-downs and further kicks, slaps and pushes increased. He tried to strangle me once. I distanced myself from friends. It became serious and I was a nervous wreck.

Eventually I did leave. That is a big story too. I received counselling regularly for 6 months and worked out what it was about me that was vulnerable to this type of person. It was a revelation and mostly about self-worth.

I applied techniques I learned from counselling and books to ensure I would not get caught again in a domestic violence

relationship. It worked and now it is just a story from my past.

“The truth is people from all walks of life can be or become abusers. They can be of any profession, be rich or poor and come from the best or worst families. The same for victims. I am grateful to Upper Clutha Women’s Support. It was my story. They listened and supported me, recommended a counsellor who was fantastic.

I got to understand the wheel of violence and how to help myself get through and come out the other side a more capable and confident person.

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I know it is hard because of kids, the wider family, friends, fear of failure and stuff like that to ask for help and talk about the violence but it won’t stop unless you do ask for help.”

Local coordinator for the Upper Clutha Women’s Support Group, Jude Battson said local women, girls and families who are experiencing abuse of any form are encouraged to contact their doctor or the police who have a dedicated woman officer who is trained to support and help victims.

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Creepy men, locals breach bail

Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun Saturday afternoon’s MAC students’ concert at the River House was an amazing afternoon, according to Head of Music Angela MoteAndrews.

“It was a great opportunity for the music students to perform at this great venue,” she said. “Many people who had never been to the River House were blown away by the location.” The students were well supported by their peers and a wide range of people from the community.

Pictured on the stage in front of the Hawea River are Main St band members Ella Glynn, Connor Ceci, Caleb Nicol, Sam Hadida and Jacob Banks.

Police are asking for awareness of potential “creepy men” as the summer temperatures rise and more people start sunbathing. They are asking members of the public to contact them immediately if they see any suspicious behaviour. “With the sun, comes sunbathers. With the sunbathers, comes creepy men who like to approach sunbathers. Creepy men are not welcome in our town,” constable Dion Phair said.

A local business was burgled last weekend with the offender making off with a substantial sum of money from the till. Constable Dion Phair reminds business owners to lock their premises after hours and to ensure money left on-site is fully secured.

Two locals were arrested for breaching their bail conditions.

One driver will go to court for dangerous driving on Mount Aspiring Road.

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A number of youths have taken to swimming in and around the marina. Harbour Master Marty Black said this is not the place to be taking a dip. There are fuel containers and pumps that could pose a risk to any who ingest any fuel that has made its way into the water.

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

Rule update Wanaka has held its third place in the Gigatown competition with 97165 points, after first-placed Oamaru with 174207 and second-placed Porirua with 130826. Gigatown Wanaka has a rule update for those who are getting involved on facebook: For comments on facebook posts to count as points, there needs to a few words posted as well as #gigatownwanaka. Chorus are looking at overall page engagement so the more comments, posts of photos on registered facebook pages, and general interaction including the hashtag are counted and increase Wanaka’s overall score.

Fund raising choir About 200 local kids are joining kiwi entertainer Jackie Clarke and musician Nathan King on stage today for the annual Kids for Kids concert. Jackie and Nathan are on a 32-show tour which began in May raising funds for World Vision. Kids for Kids aims at encouraging young people, their families and communities to make a difference in the lives of children around the globe.

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Caroline Harker Wanaka Sun A book on New Zealand rivers with pictures by local photographer Aliscia Young (pictured) is being launched in Wellington today. Rivers: New Zealand’s Shared Legacy is written by her father David Young, and is a revision of Faces of the River which was published in 1986. The original book featured photography by Bruce Foster, however publisher Random House

contracted Aliscia for the revised version.

Not just a coffee table book, it looks at what has happened to our rivers over time and considers conservation, pollution, ecology, and Maori claims.

“The book looks at different people who live along the rivers and the challenges we face for the future of our waterways - culturally, environmentally and politically,” Aliscia said.

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rivers and something I have wanted to explore with my photography.”

The book features eight rivers including the Clutha and Aliscia’s photographs include one of irrigators using Clutha River water near Luggate.

“Irrigation has its place if it is used appropriately, according to what the land can take and most importantly in terms of the scale of the visual, cultural and downstream effects,” Aliscia said.

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Primary school hangi The completion of their Maori Studies Unit was celebrated by students of Wanaka Primary School and their parents with a hangi on Sunday.

“As a very dedicated small parent team we wanted to show our support to our school by organising a hangi that every child and staff member deserve,” one of the organisers Paul Tamati said.

Local businesses had been PHOTO: MANDY ENOKA very supportive donating food for the hangi at short notice and had been much appreciated, he said.

“Overwhelmed by all this aroha and kindness all our kids are definitely able to top their week off by enjoying a Maori cultural experience that belongs to each and every one of them.”

youthmatters Welcome to a column that provides a forum to address issues relevant to the wellbeing of our community, including youth and their families.

Ideas for parents with teenagers: They push and push and it goes on and on, but it’s your job to keep them safe and look after their future. Here are some things you can do to support your teenager: Make time – make time to be

Your decisions – there will be

with them. Talk to them about what they are doing and thinking. Have fun with them, tell jokes, laugh.

times when you do need to make decisions for them because it’s your job to keep them safe and help them grow into adults.

Do it together – still do things together. Walks, weekends away, playing games, shopping, going to events.

Their decisions – let them make their own choices so they can learn to make decisions. Talk through options with them. Negotiate. If they make mistakes talk through what else they could have done.

Respect their feelings – teenagers often feel strongly about things. Listen to them, talk about what they are thinking. Often teenagers get angry with you because they feel safe enough to express those feelings.

Unconditional love – keep loving them, even when it’s really hard.

Hold your ground – stick to your decisions, but be flexible when it matters.

Consistent parenting – make sure both parents work together.

Rules must be consistent even if you are not living together.

Through a combination of quality time invested in your teenager responsible supervision and monitoring, and support from others, you can keep your child safe on their journey into adulthood.

A&P Show gives fundraising opportunities Community organisations are being invited to take up an offer to fundraise at next year’s Wanaka A&P Show.

The Wanaka A&P Show, held on March 7-8 next year, is calling for organisations, groups and clubs to apply to fundraise at the annual event. Run by the not-for-profit organisation Upper Clutha A&P Society, the A&P Show gives free sites to a select number of registered charitable organisations as part of its support.

“With the huge crowds that the Wanaka A&P Show brings in over two days, it’s the perfect opportunity for organisations and clubs to hold their main annual fundraiser. We provide that avenue and bring the people in,” show coordinator Jane Stalker said. “The show is a community event and it’s important for us to give back to the community that supports us. By us giving organisations a free site at the show, it’s allowing small organisations to maximise their opportunities.”

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sunnews Come have lunch with MasterChef winner Nadia Lim FRIDAY 22 NOVEMBER at 12:00pm Venue: Edgewater Cash bar available

gold wings Winging into Wanaka The New Zealand Gold Wing Riders paid a visit to the residents of the Aspiring Retirement Village on Wednesday. They were invited there by fellow member Jim Faulks, pictured here with Jody Harding. Jim has been a member of the club for 13 years, but sold his bike last year due to health reasons, and is now retiring from the club. He and wife Carol have been on many club trips all over New Zealand, so Wednesday was a day of reunions for them both. The riders are currently on a five-day South Island tour.

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Join Nadia Lim as she shares her passion for delicious, healthy food that is simple and easy to prepare. This, her second cookbook, presents carefully thought-out meals which include Nadia’s trademark nutritional analysis, and many Glutenfree, Dairyfree and Vegetarian recipe options.

Tickets $20, includes lunch

available from Paper Plus Wanaka A donation from this event will be made to Wanaka St John

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Aspiring gymnastics on display Olivia Shaw, Stella Dineen and Ayla Howard, all 6, practise a few poses on the beam prior to an informal gymnastics display in the Lake Wanaka Centre on Tuesday.

“It was just a low key event, a chance for kids to perform,” coach Katharine Nicholson said. The Aspiring Gymsports club has more than 70 children involved.

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A night at the Oscars Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun More than 200 dancers performed to music from Academy Award films in Dance Wanaka’s annual recital, The Oscars, on Saturday.

Five teachers choreographed the show in which dancers performed to music

from films including Ghostbusters, Fame, Lion King and Oliver in ballet, jazz, hip-hop and contemporary styles of dance. Sixyear-old Amy Benson and seven-year-old Kaia McElrea are pictured dancing to the Lion King’s “Just can’t wait to be King”.

“It was fabulous to see the dancers shine on

stage and have a real theatre experience with beautiful costumes, full stage lighting and sound,“ Dance Wanaka Director Anna Thomas said.

Forty-five preschoolers took part in the matinee show, dancing to music from The Little Mermaid, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and The Muppets.

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BOARD UNIFORMS FOR THE SENIORS IS NOT WHAT WILL MAKE THAT PLACE A DECENT SCHOOL, THE STUDENTS NEED A REASON TO RESPECT THEIR SCHOOL & THEMSELVES EARLY IN COLLEGE. THAT SHOULD BE EARNED NOT FORCED. CLEAN GREEN NZ? FORGIVE ME IF I AM WRONG. WERE YOU WEED SPRAYING BROOM UP ANDERSON ROAD AREA? IF YOU WERE PERHAPS IT WOULD BE MUCH BETTER TO CUT THESE PLANTS DOWN THEN SPRAY THE SMALL GROWTH COMING AWAY AGAIN. I AND OTHERS DO NOT LIKE SEEING DEAD SHRUBS LEFT FOR THE WORLDSTO SEE. MAYBE YOU THINK I AM FINICKY? GREAT TO SEE `WIFI IN SCHOOLS` LETTER AND APPRECIATED REFERENCES - THANK YOU PIP HARKER! TIME WE ALL TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR CHILDREN`S HEALTH! WANAKA SWIMMING POOL 1/2 HOUR PAR BOILED, 1 HOUR FULLY COOKED! PLEASE SAVE SOME ENERGY, PLEASE!!

MOUNT IRON - A STROLL MAYBE MORE OF A CLIMB. IT CERTAINLY IS A CHALLENGE BUT MOST SATISFYING ONE AT THE SUMMIT. ENJOYED BY SO MANY – ANOTHER OF WANAKA SECRETS. AFTER – A WELL DESERVED COFFEE, WELL I THINK SO!

EDITORIAL Could the district have a new role hosting well-heeled petrol-heads?

If the number of Aston Martins and other high-end modes of transport in town last weekend was anything to go by, the Highland Motorsport Park could be a valuable asset for the Wanaka economy.

The sort of people who fly their Ferraris over here to race for the weekend won’t be driving around at night looking for a freedom camping spot and they certainly won’t be relying on instant noodles to stretch their holiday dollar out.

The Aussie visitors here for the first time seem determined to come back and enjoy the vineyards, scenery and the many other charms of the area.

Provided we continue to beat them in rugby, they are welcome as some of our most enthusiastic advocates for the area.

The builder of the track, Tony Quinn, is thinking big and seems to (literally) have the drive and dollars to follow through.

Hosting a Grand Prix in Cromwell would have been laughable several years ago. Now it seems to be a matter of when, not if, and the tourism benefits from one of those, as other towns have found, are substantial.

Fossil-fuelled activity may be getting less and less fashionable, but while there is motorsport, it might as well be just down the road.

SHAME ON “TALENTED INDIVIDUALS” IN WCB. DON`T FORGET SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND CULTURAL WELLBEING. NOISE SENSITIVE LUGGATE WHINGER. THAT NOISY PLANE, A P51 MUSTANG, COULD WELL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR ABILITY TO LIVE PEACEFULLY AND FREE IN LUGGATE, AS IT WON WW2 IN EUROPE. GO THE MUSTANG! ROAAARRRGGMM! IMAGINE IF TREES PROVIDED WIFI SIGNALS. WE`D BE PLANTING THEM EVERYWHERE WE COULD! IT`S A SHAME THEY ONLY GIVE US THE OXYGEN WE BREATHE TO SURVIVE. SINCE WHEN DID BEVAN PLACE BECOME A FREE RANGE DOG PARK? NOT EVERYONE APPRECIATES THE FOUR LEGGED VISITORS HAVE ANY OTHER CLUBS BEEN LOCKED OUT OF THEIR PREMISES BY COUNCIL FOR OVER NINE MONTHS WHILE THEY THINK ABOUT THE BUILDING? WE CAN`T EVEN ACCESS OUR GEAR AFTER OPERATING FOR FORTY YEARS THE MAYOR HAS MADE A DECISION FOR DEPUTY AS IS HER RIGHT. SHE ALSO MADE A GOOD DECISION TO REMOVE THOSE INSANE ROCK HEAPS @ BOTH ENDS OF CARDRONA. THREE YEARS AGO YOU LEFT ME MUM....I STILL MISS YOU LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY .YOU WERE MY FRIEND...

MY MOTHER AND MY ROCK.IM SO GLAD TO HEAR YOU AND DAD ARE NOT IN PAIN NOW AND ARE LOOKING DOWN ON ME. AGREE RE NO WIFI-PARENTS & TEACHERS TAKE HEED. A SERIOUS HEALTH HAZARD, CHILDREN MOST VULNERABLE, LET’S PLUG INTERNET BACK IN-IT’S NOT DIFFICULT!

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

Sustain community wellbeing The reality that in this day and age, numerous tree stumps are left to burn and smoulder within a few hundred metres of a local primary school, I counted 13 at one stage, reveals to me something much larger at play within our councils and governments and within the communities locally, regionally and nationally.

That we are being represented by illusionary vision, (government tourism marketing; clean, green nz, when clearly we are not) and dare I say arrogance (lack of respect and compassion for others, the environment and a belief of being above the law, and often policies and laws that favour a few and disable many, like being able to light fires that smoulder for days, produce air pollution, which effects the whole community at large) which are ingrained within antique policies and approaches to business, on how we manage our community well-being, our land, water and so forth.

This is 2013, not 1962, and the community at large, councils/ government need to catch up. There needs to be urgent revision, inclusive community democratic consultation, and some really serious forethought about the reality of how to manage the future of our community. Such as in cases like the surprising and undermining decision to merge intensive farming and all its well-known environmental/health impacts within a growing community and pristine environment and if in fact this can be sustained in a healthy, respectful, and mutually beneficial way?

Carmen Howell

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Interesting sludge option I read with interest recent articles on a proposed sludge drying facility in Luggate, the end product recycled as composted material onto farmlands. I say interest because the idea strikes me as a great one. Monitored under strict guidelines, management and testing surely this can be beneficial to some underutilised land while reducing ratepayers’ cost, all from an obvious source – poo.

Rabbits and birds already crap freely on pastoral lands, effluent is recycled by the dairy farmers and irrigated back on to the land, all manner of composted animal manures dug into our gardens.

I’m sure my bio-waste is good enough to use if equine, ovine and galline work in my vegetable patch. We need balance applied to any project that impacts on our surroundings.

So I do some reading: The Global Atlas of Excreta makes interesting ablution literature. Many countries use the resource in forestry and on farmlands. There is plenty of data on systems, heavy metals and pathogens, all you want to know about the nasty business, essentially raising the profile of a way forward.

I fully respect the right to question and protest, this is the NZ way - yell a lot because we don’t want it in our backyard or fully understand. Those most closely affected will want assurances that it’s safe, but I feel we need to look more closely at the idea and not just perceive it as a bad one. Get some perspective, be forward thinking, raise the bar on waste management, embrace the idea and ensure it is managed properly.

G Bart Nicol (abridged)

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

I read Pip Harker’s letter with interest and then went on the Ministry of Health’s website. It states quite clearly that WiFi is harmless and speaks of safe exposure levels and no scientific evidence to show harm. I wonder, does she expect us to disregard the Ministry’s information?

J Smythe (Retired teacher) Wellington

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AYURVEDA EXPO; science of self healing.

Free info evening with demonstrations purely to showcase ayurveda’s signature therapies. Dec 4. Lake wanaka Ctr

GET YOUR lions heritage calendar from paper plus, library, hospice shop and le jardin. 15.

Profit to hospice trust.

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

VINTAGE CAR restoration, mechanical & electrical, MOTOR HOME & CARAVAN repair and restoration. Steve Rumore 443.8854 or 022.176.2748

GREAT, SMALL business for sale. Can run from home. Inexpensive, low overheads Owner moving. 034452323

RECONNECT WITH a sense of deep peace and love for FREE! View 15 min film The Message at WWW.LIVING-PRESENCE.ORG

HAWEA PLAYGROUP r selling funky 2nd hand kids sunhats, playdough, kids clothes n books during sessions (-: check us out on Facebook!

RIPPON DANCE-OFF! Auditions for exciting opportunity to dance on the Rippon stage! For details email rippondance@gmail.com or visit the Rippon Facebook page :)

ANTENATAL MUMS n Bubs YOGA! Bring your new blessing with. Each THURS 1:30 PM. 181 Cemetery Rd. $12 classes. Jen 443.8854 ASPIRING MASSAGE WANAKA. Deep Tissue - Relaxation. Trevor Bailey. Full time massage since 1994. Ph 4432993 or 0274222455. www.aspingmassagewanaka.co.nz EARTH HEALING Meditation 8PM 3rd Weds of each month at 24 Dungarvon St/Wanaka Wellness Ctr. All welcome! Jen 0220974596 EXPERIENCED HOMEOPATH and Healer at Wanaka Wellness Centre. Visit www.intelligenthealth.com for details or call Linda on 0211468041 for an appointment.

GENTLE YOGA connecting movement with breath, and You. 9:30 ea Wed. 557 Aubrey Rd. $12 classes. All welcome! Jen 0220974596 LYN BROWN BOWEN and JSJ Practitioner treating out of Wanaka Wellness Centre. For appts/info pls ph Lyn 4437388 www.naturalhealthwanaka.co.nz MASSAGE IN Wanaka. Not only amazing massage but all your Beauty needs . Wedding Make up as well. www.massageinwanaka.co.nz. Ph 03 443 8448.

MASSAGE THERAPY, Sportsmassage, Deep tissue, Relaxation.Treatment work,stress relief.

Ursula Krebs, Dipl. Massage Therapist. Ph: 027 6602271, mobile service available NEW GENTLE YOGA CLASS w Jen 5:30PM EA TUES at Wanaka Wellness Ctr 24 Dungarvon St. $12 classes. All welcome! 0220974596 QIGONG CLASSES: ancient Chinese healing system for body rejuvenation & mental clarity.

Gentle yet powerful. James 443 4122 ROWING MACHIN . Rent it long or short term.

Contact Neda 0211612885 SADHANA LIVING: flourish with time tested conscious care ; Yoga & Ayurveda. Rejuvenation & self care. Ayurvedic massage, consultations.

Info @ www.thesadhanastudio.com SPRING INTO Summer Detox Online Challenge. Lose weight, increase your energy, upgrade your lifestyle! www.nirvanaretreat. co.nz or call 4432252 for details.

WWW.EUTOPIAWANAKA.COM MOBILE massage. Priced realistically, massage shouldn’t be a luxury when its a necessity. Call carol 0221979171

employment LOOKING FOR a part time housekeeper. Must be a hard worker, a can do attitude, great customer skills. Send CV to: hotel2014@hotmail. com

HULAHOOPS? ADULT Dance/fitness, lighter circus, isolation, collapsable travel and kids hoops available. Contact Jo/ FantailHoops9382@gmail.com, 02108289987 LIFESTYLE PROPERTY for sale in Tarras 20 acres. Home and good income from B&B cottage, olive grove. Call 034452323.

SALVATION ARMY Family Store Mon-Fri 9am – 5pm, Saturdays 9.30am- 4pm. Open for sale of pre-loved goods and donations. Help us to help others.

POULTRY WHEAT and barley 4 sale, whole or crushed.30kg 4 $25.. .. 021 251 5510/4434944. ü PRIVATE SALE 802sqm, Little Maude Drive, Lake Hawea. Walk to lake/shops, mountain views. Price negotiable, phone 4439310 or 021656655.

URGENT – VOLUNTEERS wanted for Friday afternoons 1.30 -3.30pm at The Salvation Army Family Store – please call in for more info 48 Helwick Street

SGT DAN Poultry layer mash $25 for 25kg.

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WIFI RISKS - on YouTube ‘Dangers of Wifi’ , ‘Wifi in schools - The Facts’ ‘Smartmeters + EMF Radiation - Health Crisis’. Websites; safespace.net.nz , banthetower.co.nz , stopsmartmeters.org.nz , electromagnetichealth.org

SUZUKI ESCUDO 1992 manual 4x4 Great truck very reliable, cheap to run. Current Wof and rego $2900. leaving country 0210586723 WIDE RANGE of Hula hoops for sale. Made with energy and inspired by circus. Contact FantailHoops 02108289987 BEAUTIFUL CHINA tea cup bird feeders, great for attracting wax eyes and bell birds to your garden. Make the perfect presents $20 ph 443 1017 or txt 021 680 110

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

ADVENTURES FOR girls, come to an info evening on girl guides and see how you and your daughter can be involved! Thurs 21st, armstrong room, LWC BEST COCKTAILS in town? Lalaland has you sorted! Pop in for a world class cocktail on our sunny balcony CHEAPEST DRINKS in town? $4 jamjars and tap beer all day everyday @ LaLaLand cocktail bar!

FREE PICK up service for your household donations please phone The Salvation Army Family Store 443 5068 to arrange GIRL GUIDES, pippins and brownies information evening, Thurs 21st Nov, 7.30, Armstrong room, LWC.

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LIFE STORIES writing and book design.

Memoirs, histories, letters, diaries - transcribed and published. www.timeofyourlife.co.nz. Contact laura@timeofyourlife.co.nz or 443 4629.

DELICIOUS INEXPENSIVE, central otago olive oil. Bulk supply. BYO bottle. Soul foods.

SALVATION ARMY all clothing just $1 only on Saturday 16 November 1- 3 pm only

SUPPORT HEALTHY breasts please. Ride 2 Recovery horse trek 4 Breast Cancer Foundation. Sponsorship forms @ Wanaka Wellness Centre - Wanaka Lakes Health Centre Community Rooms - Lake Hawea Store - Wanaka Community Networks.

LALALAND LOUNGE bar, the place to be, where the drinks are awesome and the smiles are free!

2 RETRO swivel arm chairs green with black vinyl $40 each,old clothes dryer goes well $30 ono ph 4439383

82 Anderson Road, Wanaka P 03 443 1114

OWN YOUR own business, work from home.

Low cost and overheads. Owner selling to move north. 034452323

SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAMME COORDINATOR wanted for immediate start, 30 weeks per year, 20 hours per week,Call Community Networks 443 7799 for more information,

PONY POO - Gold for your spring garden! 7/4 trailer load $30 delivered ph/txt Grace or Julia 4434494, 0275091972

“Quality mechanical repairs at an affordable price.”

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WANAKA WINDOW CLEANING professional, friendly, efficient service. Enjoy those mountain views. High, awkward windows a specialty.

Paolo 021 0572505/ 4432420 WEBSITE DESIGN. Time to upgrade your website? Weka Web create high quality, beautiful websites at affordable prices. Call 4437937, info@wekaweb.co.nz WHEELS TO DUNSTAN:Free daily transport to Dunstan Hospital & Alexandra specialist appointments,Bookings call 4437799 WWW.MYEVENTPHOTO.CO.NZ IS live! For professional sport and event photography contact Jeremy today 02102793681

thanks THE SALVATION Army Store wishes to thank everyone for shopping at our store, with your purchases we can help people in need in our community.

CONGRATULATIONS ANNA of Dance Wanaka for all your hard work in putting together 2 fabulous Oscars dance shows over the weekend!

Thank you!

HAWEA PLAYGROUP thank the Med Market 4 yur support at Wanakafest, the HOT lemon honey ginger cordial was a life saver (-:

WIN A fisher & paykel prize valued over $4000! talk to jennian homes in November & get in the draw. 027 513 8780

WANTED IS ANYONE sending a furniture load up to auckland nov-jan? Have one chair and box happy to pay to go in your load. Pl ph 0212011121

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THE SALVATION Army Family Store would like a strong volunteer to help with heavy lifting.

2 BEDROOM cottage in Mount Barker, 10 min from Wanaka, heat pump, fully furnished, no pets please ph 443 7641

VOLUNTEERS WANTED for the Wanaka Sun Christmas Foodbank Drive please contact organisers Nikki 027 2467835 and Alan 0274 457167.

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

PRISTINE STEAMING” , professional to steam any kind of garments and suits. ph. Neda on 0211612885 or E : pristinesteaming@gmail.com

WANTED: SHIPPING container 0274338974

ALL SEWING repairs and alterations. Problems solved. Helpful quality service. Please call to discuss. Phone Sue 027 247 2181 FOR ALL your sewing requirements. Personal or commercial. Quality prompt service. Please call to discuss. Phone Sue 027 247 2181 FRENCH TUITION - interested in learning conversational French or need help with NCEA? Contact Asher on 0274435354 IECO SOLAR: Wanaka’s water heating specialist. Call today for all your local solar supplies, maintenance and installation requirements 034436027 0211067043.

JP SERVICES at Community Networks Tuesdays1pm and Fridays 10.30.For appointments call 4437799 MOVING SOLUTIONS Ltd. Free quotations and advice for household removals. Call 443 5774 txt 0210482729 or email rhonda@movingsolutions .co.nz.

PEST CONTROL. Have you noticed the flies about? Call Jae Services. We will take care of it. 4431150

what’s on QIGONG WORKSHOP in Kurow on 23-24 Nov. QiGong has a focus on health and improving life. Tutor is Vanessa Lukes from Christchurch.

Further details contact Rosina. 0272280677, or 03 4360 445.

WANAKA WASTEBUSTERS AGM, Thursday Nov 21st , 7.30pm at the St John’s room, Link Way. All members and interested public welcome. $1 CLOTHING sale, on all clothing at the Salvation Army this Saturday November 16 from 1 – 3pm only LALALAND LOUNGE bar, open 4pm-2:30am, 7 days. Happy hour 5:30-6:30pm daily, $5 basics & wine and $4 jamjars & tap beer OMG! DON’T miss t exhibition of handcrafted fibre n textiles this Fri 2 Sun in t Pavilion, Minaret Lodge - follow t balloons!

THE CARDRONA Vintage Fair - Sunday 24th November from 12pm at the Cardrona Hotel.

See you there!

THE NEXT Sunday Craft Market is on the 24th, come on down to Pembroke Park, for great handmade N.Z arts and crafts.

MOVING ON? Wanaka Wastebusters picks up donated goods for free, call 443-8606 to help us help our community and the environment.

Resaleable condition only please.

TRAVEL INSURANCE get a quote online now PLUS House, Cars, and Boat. www.bradleynuttallsouth.instantcover.co.nz

WANAKA SUN Christmas Foodbank Drive will be held on Wednesday December 18.

OVERSEAS CHRISTMAS mail closes soon, come on down to the Sunday Craft Market on the 24th and pick up some fantastic N.Z arts and crafts

VASECTOMYS AVAILABLE here in Wanaka with Dr Simon Brebner at Aspiring Medical Centre.Ph 443 1226 for an appointment to discuss.

WORKING IN a bar? Licence Controller Qualification course Monday 16th December 9-5 in Wanaka. $230pp. Call 0800800415 for details.

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sport results RIPPON ROSEBOWL 2.

North/South:- Kenneth Roberts, Lynne Fegan 61.37% 1. Dorothy McDonald, Bob Menlove59.47% 2. Kay Ross, David Brewer 58.30% 3. East/ West:- Lynne Clay, Michael Metzger 60.75% 1. Jan WynWilliams, Jan Cunningham 57.00% 2. Jenny Pryde, Lyn Robinson 53.50% 3. Friday Bridge 8 November. North/ South:- Lyla & Bryan Hensley 57.41% 1. Pam Taylor, Ann Paterson 56.94% 2. Fran Holmes, Jenny Turnbull & Noeline Goldsbrough, Jean Stokes 54.40 3= East/West:Lynne Fegan, Vivienne Christie 59.49% 1. Josey McKenzie, Lynda Hodge 55.56% 2. Joy Baxter, Rosemary Boswell 54.40% 3.

WANAKA BOWLS RESULTS Monday 2x4x2 1 Rob Mathewson and Brian Holmes 2 Don McLeay and Madeleine Wilson 3 Charles Kiewiet and Marj Morrish.

Friday Progressive Skip 1 K Chartres 2 Michael Barnett 3 Scottie Culverwell. Third 1 John Barton 2 John Barrow 3 Neville Dippie. Lead 1 Ray Hughes 2 Charles Kiewiet 3 Robyn Chartres LAKE HAWEA GOLF CLUB Results Stableford Men 1 Gerry Browne 42 2 Red Stevenson 38 3 Ian Brown 38 4 Dick Sullivan 34. Ladies 1 Bronnie Stevenson 39 2 Bernie Raffe 37. Nearest the pin No 1 Kahu Vincent, No5 Kahu Vincent.

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Temuka double in fish comp Tim Brewster Wanaka Sun

going to the longer fish.

Mitchell McCutcheon of Lake Hawea was the top junior competitor with a Rainbow weighing 1.28kg.

In the children’s division, Wanaka’s Kahlarni Hondelink caught both the heaviest rainbow at1.014kg and Brown trout at 1.696kg.

An estimated 140 competitors took part over the two day event raising $769 which will be put toward buying an emergency defibrillator for the Lake Hawea Community Centre.

Despite the efforts of a number of locals, Philip Fitzgerald of Temuka won the $500 prize and trophy for the biggest fish at the Lake Hawea Hotel annual competition with a 3.24kg rainbow trout.

Another Temuka Fitzgerald, Hayden, won the prize for the largest brown trout weighing 2.74kg, with Barbara Poots of Wanaka catching one of the same weight, and the award

sportbrief Lakefront juniors’ duathlon Six-year-old Max Byrne was one of more than 100 kids who took part in the MoreFM Kids Duathlon during the weekend. Max placed second in the sixand-under boys’ event which involved cycling and running along the Wanaka lakefront.

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Motorsport weekend a hit An estimated crowd of 12,000 watched the inaugural Highland 101 motor racing event in Cromwell last weekend, with park owner Tony Quinn teaming with New Zealand driver Fabian Coulthard to win the 25-lap race.

Driving a Darrell Lea Aston Martin, Tony and Fabian won the event by 34 seconds ahead of some highly-rated Australian GT teams in the 33-car field.

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Changes to course Following feedback, the Challenge Wanaka team has made some changes to the run and 180km-bike courses for next year’s event. For the bike course there is a sharp left hand turn just before reaching the Red Bridge, the route then goes 8.5km to Tarras and back, replacing the Queensbury-return leg. On the run course, the two-way section between Eely and Beacon Point, as used in this year’s course, has been adopted.

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