Lock-down rehearsed A “lock-down” has been practiced at Mount Aspiring College for the first time, so staff and students know what to do if an armed or threatening person is on or near the school grounds. PAGE 2
Lakefront management plan The draft Wanaka Lakefront Reserves Management Plan is to be considered, and possibly amended, by the Wanaka Community Board before it is released for public submissions. PAGE 3 THUR 20.03.14 - WED 26.03.14
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Signs to warn drivers ducks may be crossing Ardmore Street have been erected at either end of Pembroke Park. The two signs cost the Queenstown Lakes District Council about $500. They were suggested by Wanaka resident Karen Neilsen after she saw one of a pair of ducks run over on Ardmore Street last year. Wanaka ward councillor Lyal Cocks voted against erecting the signs.
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Jessica Maddock Wanaka Sun A group formed to advocate for the Wanaka Library says it remains “hopeful” the facility will not become a one-stopshop providing a range of council services. The idea was mooted during a restructure of the Queenstown Lakes District Council last year. There was strong community opposition to the plan, along with a proposal to reduce the number of library staff from nine to six employees, or 7.25 to 4.7 fulltime equivalent positions. A member of the recently-formed
Wanaka Public Libraries Association (WPLA), Kate Bariletti, said while the group lost its bid to save the library jobs, it hoped the council would heed its opposition to the service centre being merged with the library. “It is our expectation that it will not proceed,” she said. The WPLA requested the council review its library services, and a taskforce – comprising local librarians, community group representatives, teachers and library consultants hired by the council - was formed, and chaired by the mayor Vanessa van Uden. The taskforce has developed recommendations on how library
services could be provided in the future. These recommendations, which are on the council’s website, were presented at a public forum in Queenstown last night. A similar forum is being held at the Lake Wanaka Centre tonight from 6.30pm and the WPLA is urging people to attend. One of the consultants’ recommendations is the “physical integration of customer services with library where possible/appropriate.” Wanaka ward councillor Lyal Cocks told the Wanaka Sun this change would require approval by elected members, not just council management, as it related to service levels.
Councillors had not supported moving the customer services department to the library, when it was first suggested during last year’s restructure. Lyal said no decision would be made until councillors had considered the taskforce’s recommendations, following this week’s public forums. However, in response to an inquiry by the Wanaka Sun, the council’s operations general manager, Ruth Stokes, confirmed “all customer services staff, not just Wanaka, are being trained in basic library functions as part of our move to one contact number for Story continues page 2...
Lock-down rehearsed Jessica Maddock Wanaka Sun A “lock-down” has been practiced at importance and that was why they Mount Aspiring College for the first were involved in the debrief, he said. time, so staff and students know what Wayne said the college had considered to do if an armed or threatening person running a lock-down drill in the past, is on or near the school grounds. and an incident at Palmerston, in east Principal Wayne Bosley said the Otago, five years ago had encouraged college had never faced such a situation staff to go through with it. and while he considered it was unlikely East Otago High School was lockedto happen, the school was duty-bound down on police advice in 2009, when an to provide a safe environment for its armed couple, from Palmerston North, students and staff. It was no different who were fleeing from the police, were to running drills so students and in the area. Christopher Shaw, who staff knew what to do in the event of was 25 at the time, and his 20-yeara fire or an old partner earthquake, Stacey It would be very sensible he said. Snelleksz The were for schools to test out Wanaka pursued police various parts of their emergency b y t h e supported police from the college’s preparedness plans Oamaru to decision to Palmerston. run the drill and had endorsed its The pair had fled Palmerston North safety procedures. Police officers fearing Child Youth and Family were Aaron Nicholson and Phil Vink had also going to take Snelleksz’s one and taken part in the debrief, Wayne said. three-year-old children. The Education Ministry’s Head Over three days, they stole a firearm, of Sector Enablement and Support, ammunition and a vehicle, among other Katrina Casey, said school boards of items. With the police in pursuit, Shaw trustees were charged with ensuring crashed the vehicle near Palmerston students and staff were provided and the pair took off on foot. Shaw with a “safe and healthy physical and shot at the police and at a helicopter, emotional environment.” and used one of the children as a “Decisions about practising for an human shield, before the couple emergency, such as a fire evacuation, were arrested. earthquake or lock-down, are a board Following a jury trial in the High decision…In our view it would be very Court at Timaru in late 2009, Shaw was sensible for schools to test out various sentenced to nine years and 11 months parts of their emergency preparedness in jail and Snelleksz was sentenced plans, much in the same way that it to 22 months’ imprisonment and is for other organisations.” ordered to pay $15,000 in reparation. During the drill the college’s students Wayne said while the drill debrief and staff practiced the actions they highlighted some areas where the would be expected to take if such an school’s emergency procedures could incident were to occur. be improved, he did not think it would Wayne said students responded to be necessary to run another lock-down both the drill and the debrief well. practice at the college this year. Avoiding alarming them was of great
No hearing date set Caroline Harker Wanaka Sun An Environment Court hearing is beginning in Queenstown on Monday (April 24) following an enforcement order which stopped a farmer ploughing his riverside south Hawea Flat property. Case manager Christine McKee said the hearing would take at least two days and include a visit to the property. The enforcement order was obtained
from the court by Forest & Bird on March 3. The society objected to farmer Dugald Innes ploughing the land, claiming it was covered with indigenous vegetation and was part of a 590ha area which had been identified as a Recommended Area for Protection (RAP) in 1984. It appears neither council staff nor the farmer knew anything about the RAP.
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Campaign for dyslexic kids Caroline Harker Wanaka Sun Parents of dyslexic children in Wanaka are being encouraged to campaign for their kids during Dyslexia Advocacy Week (March 17 – 13). Mount Aspiring College Special Needs Coordinator Dawn Bosley said most dyslexic children who need help at school are identified by about Year 9. “There is a wide range of dyslexic traits and some students need a lot more support than others,” she said. Although dyslexia has now been officially recognised, Dawn said there is no funding given to schools to help them with the condition. She said
the best way for parents to get extra help for their children is
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to have them tested for dyslexia. This costs between $400 and $600. Once diagnosed, students can
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Five-year-old Wanaka Primary School pupils proudly display their “litterless lunchboxes.” The school has been working with Wanaka Wastebusters staff in recent years to promote packaging-free lunches and the initiative, which is also already in place in Wanaka preschools, is now being introduced at Mount Aspiring College. Principal Wayne Bosley said the school’s “Team Green” was working toward a “bin-free” campus. ... Continued from page 1 library functions as part of our move to one contact number for all council services and to be able to provide cover if required in libraries, due to leave or training commitments.” The Wanaka Sun understands local customer services staff have already been told they will be moved to the library. Council management did not respond when asked whether this was correct, and Lyal Cocks said
it must be a misunderstanding or miscommunication. Most of the task force and consultants’ other recommendations, which will be discussed at tonight’s public forum, relate to using new technology at the district’s libraries, along with earlier opening hours and some evening hours, a vehicle with library technology on-board which would deliver to communities which did not have libraries, such as Cardrona and Luggate, and a new library, with a learning centre and
Tourism and visitors A Tourism and Visitor Forum, which will discuss the future of the tourism and visitor economies in the region, will be held in Wanaka on April 10. It is the fifth Shaping Our Future forum. SOF chairman David Kennedy said the forum is open to all and encourages everyone to attend and contribute to creating a plan for the future. “Tourism is the main driver of the Queenstown Lakes District economy and so a far-reaching discussion about tourism is relevant to everyone in PAGE 2
get funded help such as reader/ writers for exams. The Wanaka Dyslexia Support Group has a display at the library (pictured). The group has donated three copies of a documentary The Big Picture; Rethinking Dyslexia to the library, and recommends it as essential viewing for anyone with an interest in dyslexia. “Proving that dyslexia is a neurological issue and not a character flaw, The Big Picture beautifully illustrates that while the condition is an obstacle, it also carries some unique advantages, and ultimately can be overcome,” support group material states.
the Queenstown Lakes District. This forum is not about marketing, or how to attract more visitors, but more about taking a good look at the direction of our tourism and visitor economies and making any adjustments we need. Are we heading for big issues and if so, what changes do we need to make to avoid them or to positively affect our future?” A facilitator will guide the process which will be run in World Café style.
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café, at Frankton. Vanessa van Uden said the purpose of the forums was to “test these recommendations with the community before they go to the council for final consideration. If something significant has been missed, then this is the time to identify that.” “Depending on what the council decides, they may be incorporated into the Draft Annual Plan and budget, for consultation with the community.”
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inbrief Crown Range delays Delays should be expected on the Crown Range in the coming weeks. Preparatory work began this week, with the full resurfacing due to start next Monday. The road will remain open, but motorists should expect delays between the Crown Terrace and the junction with State Highway 6. The alternative route between Queenstown and Wanaka via Cromwell remains available and the road between Cardrona and Wanaka is not affected. Most of the work is expected to be completed by Easter.
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Lakefront management plan Caroline Harker Wanaka Sun The draft Wanaka Lakefront Reserves Management Plan is to be considered, and possibly amended, by the Wanaka Community Board before it is released for public submissions. The plan covers 14 reserves from Glendhu Bay to the Outlet Camp, totalling 315ha. It includes reserves at Damper Bay, Waterfall Creek, Wanaka Station Park, Roy’s Bay, Eely Point, Bremner Bay and the Wanaka Marina, as well as Glendhu Bay, the Outlet and much of the lakefront strip in between.
Non-profit organisation, Aspiring Avalanche Dogs, season pass raffle is underway for this year. Aspiring Avalanche Dogs work alongside the Mountain Safety Council, New Zealand LandSAR, the Department of Conservation and the New Zealand Police, covering Treble Cone, Cardrona, Snow Farm, Coronet Peak and The Remarkables, as well as backcountry heli-ski terrain across the region, to help locate people caught in an avalanche. The raffle will be drawn next Friday afternoon (March 28) at Kai Whakapai, by Treble Cone’s Pip Gillespie. Tickets are available at Racer’s Edge and there will be music and spot prizes on the night.
The draft plan notes that “due to the very prominent locations and high use recreational and economic values of these reserves, any change to the use and/or character of the reserves, is likely to meet with strong opinion and/or resistance from the community. It is imperative that council engage in meaningful community consultation whenever changes to the reserves are mooted.” The draft plan, with it’s reserve-specific objectives and policies, is expected to be released for public perusal and submissions shortly.
It is apple chutney time again Due to the success of last year’s inaugural event, Local Food Wanaka is holding a second Great Autumn Apple Drive. People are invited to turn up at Rippon Hall at 10am on Saturday April 12 with lots of apples to make into chutneys and sauces. Organisers have an expert chutney maker from the White House coming along to help. There will also be a workshop on pressing apples and fermenting juice for cider. Anyone wanting to attend should bring a gold coin donation, apples, pears, green tomatoes, onions, jars, a big chopping board, a sharp knife, some lunch and plenty of enthusiasm. Everything else will be provided by the event organisers. About 100 people brought 1200 kilograms of apples to Rippon last year. “We really had no idea how many people were going to attend so when people started lining up at the kitchen with car bootloads of apples, we were beyond thrilled”,organiser Sophie Ward said. Another organiser, Petrina Duncan, said most of the apples
were foraged from roadside trees and may have otherwise gone to waste. “The 2014 season looks like an absolute bumper one for apples, with trees already laden so people won’t have to search hard to find apples to bring along,” she said. The organisers are encouraging people to pick and store apples prior to the event. They are asking people not to strip trees which they don’t own, unless they have permission. People foraging apples from trees on public land should leave some on the trees for other people. Anyone with surplus apples and pears they would like to donate to the event, is invited to get in touch with Local Food Wanaka. The group was started in 2012 and has held a number of other events including a spring seed swap. “The group is working to increase local food resilience by actively promoting local food initiatives in our community and learning how to utilise our local edibles, first and foremost,” Sophie said. See sunspots for details
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Preschool plaque unveiled MAC monthly The MAC monthly column is compiled from Mount Aspiring College students contributions.
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Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun Wanaka Preschool celebrated reaching silver Enviroschools status last Thursday with the oldest child and youngest child,
Zoe Gumpatzes and Kyan Gawn, (pictured) unveiling the plaque. Parents, staff, children and Simon Williams, from Enviroschools, attended the ceremony followed
by morning tea made with food harvested from the preschool and teachers’ gardens. The preschool plans to install water tanks and build an echo hut. 2013 artwork by current Year 13 student Hye Seo. Hye used Seraphine Pick, a New Zealand painter, to explore figure field painting. She also used fashion photography as further inspiration.
Preparing for Macstock By Phoebe James, Level 3 Senior music students at Mount Aspiring College have been busy preparing for their annual Macstock concert, showcasing the wide range of talent the college offers. On April 10 at the Lake Wanaka Centre, students will perform a wide range of music, suitable for all. As Level One music student Helena Crawford explains: “Macstock creates a cool environment for us to work in because it’s a proper concert, and it’s an assessment as well. We’ve got a venue, and it’s exciting because everyone’s playing music together at a genuine gig.” Tickets are just $10 at the MAC office, and are on sale shortly. We would love to see you there for a night of wicked times and epic tunes.
These Lego robots (pictured) were created by the Year 10 electronics class at Mount Aspiring College. The idea is to create a robot that can follow a line to get out of a maze as well as respond to obstacles.
Opinion: Thoughts on the selfie By Kirsten Jongsma, Level 3 Selfie: A term used to describe the action of someone taking a photo of themself. The selfie is now a large part of the content found on social media. Facebook, snapchat, instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest and Twitter are all platforms for selfies. The way in which selfies are exhibited and shown to an ever-increasing audience ironically serves to take away from their title “selfie”. People are constantly uploading, liking and commenting on selfies distributed across the internet, allowing others to be exposed to and involved with their own selfies and in turn being exposed to and involving themselves in others. What do selfies achieve? Are they a means of attaining external gratification when people make an effort to find a materialistic way to feel good about themselves? Are they a symptom of people trying to fulfil the need to be in control? Or are they simply a person taking a photo of themselves and sharing it with the world because they can, and they want to? Personally I think selfies achieve all three outcomes. While selfies could be seen as a way to cover insecurities, they also build confidence within a person. Someone who can stand and take a photo of themselves and say “This is me: this is what I look like. I accept that and I’m working with what I’ve got” is demonstrating “self’”belief. I think that uploading a selfie shows a sense of personal acceptance and character. I’m getting quite philosophical about selfies when really, they are what they are. They’re a prevalent component of today’s media, they help celebrities market themselves as a brand, and they’re a bit of fun for the general public. Selfies have sculpted the media sphere into what it is today and nothing can change that. So I think people should take selfies if they want to, and shouldn’t take them if they don’t. PAGE 4
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Aircraft versus supercar World aerobatic champion Jurgis Kairys, flying a Sukhoi 29 aircraft, will race four-time Bathurst V8 Supercar winner, Greg Murphy, driving the Highlands Motorsport Park Lamborghini Superleggera, in a dash along the runway at the Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow. Both the Sukhoi and the Lamborghini can reach 325kph. Jurgis is planning to fly upside down. “I’m not sure how I’m going to go against Jurgis and if he wants to fly
upside down that’s fine, just as long as I’m not expected to drive backwards or something,” Greg said. Greg is also looking forward to watching the #GigatownWanaka Jet Racing which has been billed as the world’s fastest motorsport. “That is going to be something to watch,” he said. “I’m bit of a speed freak but I’m glad it’s those guys flying those jets and not me.”
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Jessica Maddock Wanaka Sun Four Wanaka bartenders have entered a national competition to represent New Zealand at World Class, an international event to find the world’s best bartender. All the local contestants work at Lalaland. The bar’s owner and operator Shannon Sanderson (pictured) has entered the elite category of the national competition, and staff members James Crinson, Ben Clark and Nicholas Bolnnard have entered the apprentice section. The winner of the elite category will represent New Zealand at World Class, the international
championship involving the top bartenders from 55 countries. Last year was the first time New Zealand was represented at the event, by Auckland-based bartender Jason Clark who had also worked in Wanaka, at Lalaland when it was called Apartment One. Jason came fourth in the international competition. Shannon said competing in the elite category “is not just about who can make the best drink.” Contestants had to create cocktail lists tailored to various customers, they would be visited by judges posing as customers, they had to train staff, sit a written test, and host
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a party. Shannon’s party would have a Mediterranean theme and be held next month. “It’s about the full package.” The top five contestants in New Zealand would compete in a finals event in Auckland. Last year was the first time Shannon had entered the national competition, at which he was placed third. In the apprentice category, entrants had to create a drink and “make it famous,” Shannon said. The date and location of the international competition was yet to be announced. Last year it was held on a cruise liner in the Mediterranean.
Quilt raffle benefits scanner Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun Doris Studholme, pictured left, was thrilled to win the quilt raffled recently by Aspiring Quilters. A long-time resident of Wanaka, Doris said she always supports local causes but had never won anything before. She loved the bright cheerful colours of the quilt and had been hoping she would win it. The quilt was made with contributions from every
member of the Aspiring Quilters. Club President Margaret Jefferies said the raffle had been well supported and they would like to thank everyone who bought tickets. The money raised is being donated to assist with the ongoing maintenance costs of Dunstan Hospital’s CT scanner. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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Kayaking king coming to town Caroline Harker Wanaka Sun The author of what has been described as “the kayakers bible”, New Zealand Whitewater 5, is moving to Wanaka in October. Graham Charles wrote the first edition of the guidebook for Craig Potton in 1997, and has averaged a new edition every three years since then. The latest edition has detailed information on more than 50 new runs, bringing the total to 180 (including 12 in Otago/Southland). Graham’s kayaking career spans more than 30 years and includes competing and instruction, and, for the first four editions of his book, he had paddled every river mentioned. He’s proud of the book and sees it as an important and reliable source of information. The trips he writes about range from “easy float” to “full-on hairball unscoutable gorge waterfall” runs. For each trip there is information about how difficult it is, flow, gradients, times, access details and shuttle distances. There is plenty of humour, some cautionary tips and tales, information about the kayaking history of some runs, and a strong conservation message.
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“Our issues as kayakers in New Zealand are access, water quality and sustainable or mitigated use of river environments,” Graham writes in his introduction. “Access to rivers is becoming an issue at a number of sites around New Zealand. It is imperative to treat any access to private land as a privilege and a cooperative venture between you, the landowner and the rest of the kayaking community… Look around the world – clean free-flowing kayaking water is a rarity. At the moment we are lucky in New Zealand, but our heads are buried in the proverbial riverbed if we continue to let our rivers be polluted as much as they are [at present].” Graham and his wife Elissa live half the year in New Zealand and half in Bozeman, Montana. They have been living in Hokitika, but while in Wanaka on a rock climbing holiday last year, decided “to do some real estate tyre kicking” and ended up buying a house here. “Hokitika was the hub of the whitewater kayaking scene, but New Zealand has gone off the boil as the big kayaking destination,” he said. “It was all about helicopter access
to great rivers, now paddling off waterfalls is the thing – and Norway, Iceland and California are the best destinations.” Graham said he measures places by how many days per annum he can do the things he wants to do. “Bozeman is fantastic, and Wanaka’s up there too,” he said. As well as kayaking, Graham loves to climb, mountainbike and ski. He said he keeps writing new editions of the kayaking book because he would hate his name to be “associated with something which was out of date”. While it sells well (“I doubt any guidebooks in the world sold as many copies,”) it is not his main source of income. He works as an adventure guide in the polar regions, and while in the States he does some kayak coaching. He used to work at the North Island Outdoor Pursuits Centre and for various polytechnics, but does less of that now. “I would like to get back into [whitewater] slalom coaching when we move to Wanaka,” he said. Meanwhile he’s off to the States tomorrow.
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y a w a e v i g k o bo The Wanaka Sun has a copy of New Zealand Whitewater 5, to give away. To go into the draw email admin@thewanakasun.co.nz with the name of the author in the subject line, by 5pm on Tuesday March 25, or enter on our facebook page.
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inbrief Hawea ‘fire sale’ and market day A “fire sale” and market day is being held on the same day as the Contact Epic (Saturday April 26) to raise money for the Lake Hawea Volunteer Fire Brigade. It will be held on the village green next to the Hawea store. Stall holders will be asked for a donation of $20 and everyone is welcome including craft people, entertainers, entrepreneurs, fundraisers, schools and clubs. People are also invited to donate goods for the fire brigade “fire sale”. See sunspots for details
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In Flagrante has divided audiences around the country and Wanaka was no exception. While some in the audience (particularly men) were in the “what’s not to like” camp, others expected more from choreographer MaryJane O’Reilly. Marketed as something which “sets fire to your seat and offends your sensibilities – in the best possible manner,” In Flagrante was unashamedly seeking a wider audience than the usual dance or theatre crowd. This didn’t really work in Wanaka. There were some in the
audience not usually seen at dance performances, but probably more who would normally be there, stayed away. There was a conspicuous absence of grey hair, and being an R18 show it wasn’t suitable for young dance fans either. While the performances were polished, and there was irony and humour, the show needed to give the audience something more to take away and contemplate. (Pictured) In Flagrante dancers Sofia McIntyre, Molly McDowall, Maria Munkowits and Shanelle Lenehan in Wanaka on Tuesday.
Prodigy performing at library “Voice prodigy” Harry Hughes, 12, will be singing at the Wanaka Library on Saturday (March 22) at 10.30am. Harry is a Year 8 student at Mount Aspiring College and recently won the junior section of the Caroline Bay Carnival Talent Quest in Timaru beating 35 contestants. Harry is the son of Stephen Hughes and Andrea Mahon, and has been tutored by Jenn Shelton for the past two years. The performance has been organised by the Wanaka Public Libraries Association.
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Police want red BMW Wanaka Senior Constable Mike Johnston is seeking information regarding the whereabouts of a red BMW (registration number NJ3080). The car is believed to have been in the Hawea area for the past six months or so.
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Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun The 12th New Zealand Mountain Film Festival will be held in Wanaka and Queenstown from July 4 to 11 this year. The seven-day festival will showcase a broad range of adventure films and is aimed at encouraging people to enjoy safe adventures in the outdoors. The 2014 festival will host events in Wanaka
from July 4 to 8 and in Queenstown on July 10 and 11. Submissions are now open for the international adventure-filmmaking competition. The competition finalists make up the festival programme, screened in the Lake Wanaka Centre and Queenstown Events Centre. Submissions close on April 30. The festival also includes an interactive
adventure film-editing competition, an art exhibition, guest speakers and a new photography competition. The Adventure Film School, avalanche safety and environmental lectures, writing, art and photography workshops round off the programme. Pictured is an image from “Moodwalk”, one of the short films which featured at last year’s festival.
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Sometimes the best compliments are the ones you don’t see coming. This week I rang Westwood Organics near Christchurch to order some chickens. As the delivery guy can only deliver to business addresses (don’t ask me why), I gave him Wanaka Wastebusters, hoping that the box of frozen chickens wouldn’t arrive on a day when I was riding my bike home. “Ohhh, Wanaka Wastebusters,” he said. “I’ve heard of you. You’re one of the leading ones.” I didn’t ask him exactly what we’re leading, but I’ve noticed a growing interest in what the Wanaka community has created with Wastebusters. Last month we were part of a Prime documentary about sustainability in New Zealand. This month, four of our staff are off to Auckland to talk at a “capacity building” workshop. It’s part of a push to set up a resource recovery network throughout Auckland. The vision is to create hubs where people can drop off a wide range of recycling materials and second-hand goods for a community shop. Hmm, sound familiar to anyone? Could a model like Wanaka Wastebusters work in Auckland to reduce waste and create jobs?
Graffiti and vandals Police attended a vehicle accident involving a driver, who had swerved to avoid a rabbit on the Cardrona Valley Road, and left the road and crashed through a farm fence. A driver was dealt with for excess breath alcohol and will appear in court. A second driver, who was under the age of 20, was dealt with for excess breath alcohol. A male was arrested and received a pre-charge warning for disorderly behaviour likely to cause violence. A vehicle parked on Totara Terrace had its tyres deliberately let down. On Monday evening an offender used a coat hanger to attempt to gain entry to a car parked in a driveway on Mount Iron Drive. It seems the would-be thieves did not gain entry. Two males were arrested for shoplifting and will appear in court. Wanaka Police are seeking help to identify the person who is responsible for numerous graffiti incidents around town. Several businesses were tagged with “mesta” using black pen. The offender was recorded on surveillance camera just before midnight last Thursday on Ardmore Street, between Helwick and Dungarvon streets, and the image is now on the Wanaka Police Facebook page. The offender appears to be a European male, perhaps wearing a puffer jacket and a bulky scarf. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
Yes, if you think of the city as a network of communities which could each support its own recycling centre. But it’s not just about buildings and machinery. A community enterprise like ours lives and dies on the involvement and goodwill of the community. When we started, the mayor at the time, Warren Cooper, b e t $100 t h a t W a s te bus te r s wouldn’t last a year. This sort
of antipathy made it harder; but it also brought everyone together to create something amazing – kind of like a little piece of grit can create a pearl. For it to work in Auckland, the challenge would be to create a feeling of community ownership of each recycling hub. Or to put it another way, each hub will need a heart. - Gina Dempster
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All new Kiwi team Three Wanaka athletes, and one from Methven, have joined forces to create a new adventure racing team - Team NZ Adventure. The all-kiwi team comprises current world multisport champions Braden Currie and Jess Simson and multisport athlete Dougal Allan from Wanaka, and Glen Currie (Braden’s brother) from Methven. They have already committed to the four most competitive stage races in 2014 including the Wenzhou Adventure Challenge, Penzhou Adventure Challenge and Wulong Mountain Quest in China and the Red Bull Defiance in Wanaka. With an average age of 28, the athletes have already had individual success including wins in the Coast to Coast, Goldrush, Lake to Lighthouse and Peak to Peak events.
Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun The 420 sailing team from Mount Aspiring College picked up all the rubbish at Glendhu Bay Motor Camp last Sunday to earn funds for their upcoming trip. The team (pictured, standing: Oliver Jarvie, Rick Sanders, Nicola Sanders, Sean Dickey, Laura Erichsen and Dougal Stalker, sitting: Amber Makeham and Breagh Rennie) will be competing in the National 420 teams racing for secondary schools in Auckland during the Easter holidays. They have been doing a variety of jobs to fundraise for their trip including helping out at the Wanaka
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Hawea grandparents bowls tournament The Hawea Bowling Club is holding a grandparents’ fours tournament on Tuesday March 25. Teams must have a minimum of three grandparents.
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A and P show, cleaning up Treble Cone ski field, weeding at Wanaka Lakeview Holiday Park, and organising and serving dinner at the Wanaka Yacht Club after the Thursday night regattas.
Invercargill sisters Kathryn and Gina Shakespear are hosting a free community meditation class on Pembroke Park today at 2pm. The class is part of a five-town tour by the women who practice Falun Dafa and also work to raise awareness about the religious persecution of its practitioners in China where the practice was banned in 1999. Falun Dafa, also known as Falun Gong, is a spiritual discipline first introduced in China in 1992 through public lectures by its founder, Li Hongzhi. It combines the practice of meditation and qigong exercises with a moral philosophy.
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Fourth for Carl Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun Local athlete Carl Murphy made his Paralympic Winter Games debut in Sochi on Friday competing in snowboard cross. Snowboard cross is raced on a man-made course with each athlete completing three runs down the course and the finish time of their best two runs determining the final result. Following a period of rehabilitation, after a knee injury in December put him out of action, Carl returned to snow feeling confident despite some ongoing niggles with the knee. He had a first run time of 54.62s which put him in third place, before American Keith Gabel came home in 54.02. Carl was faster in the second run with 54.48s but, with his main rivals also posting faster times, Carl remained in fourth place. “He was pushing hard for a faster time, it was always going to go one way or the other, podium or crash,” Carl’s coach Adam Dooney said after the race. In the third run, Carl took a corner too early, taking a tumble early on the course and again on the way to the finish line. Carl said it was a huge honour to represent New Zealand at the highest level. “It’s still fourth place,” he said. “It’s out of the podium but it’s still fourth in the world at the highest level. I’m sure once I get back and reflect on it it’s going to be one of those experiences you never forget.”
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EDITORIAL It seems remarkable that certain council employees and elected representatives have selective deafness when it comes to issues regarding the Wanaka Library. Hundreds of people marched in the streets last year protesting against proposed changes at the library – to no avail. We still lost some of our best librarians including an irreplaceable local history expert who was fluent in te reo. Now they are (still) talking about amalgamating the customer service centre with the library check-out desk. How clear does the public need to be for council to realise rates and rubbish are not wanted in the reading room? For users, the library is a sanctuary of noncommercial quiet, a haven where thoughts have value and financial concerns can be temporarily forgotten. It is one place in town where you can shelter from the storm without paying for the privilege, a place to retreat from the hustle and bustle of the street and restore oneself with a good old-fashioned read. In a middle class, well-educated, privileged town such as Wanaka, it seems extraordinary that trying to retain the most valued aspects of our library seems to be regarded as some kind of radical left-wing behaviour.
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Classifieds body and mind YOGA FOR Your Wellbeing: Small classes in peaceful setting. Contact Jill at 443 7655 or jillmidgley@gmail.com for more information. ANGEL INTUITIVE in Wanaka - certified by Doreen Virtue. Call Linda on 0211468041 to arrange an angel card reading. ANTENATAL MUMS n Bubs YOGA! Bring your new blessing with. Each THURS 1:30 PM. 181 Cemetery Rd. $12 classes. Jen 022 097 4596 ASPIRING MASSAGE WANAKA. Est 2004. Trevor Bailey. Full time massage since 1994. Ph 4432993 or 0274222455. www.aspiringmassagewanaka.co.nz AUTUMN REVIVE Retreat - Awareness, Find Balance and Vitality! 5 Night Revive Stay www. nirvanaretreat.co.nz/retreats/ or call 4432252 for details.
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DETOXIFICATION. PROFESSIONAL protocols with Holistic Healthcare. Free BioPulse detox treatment with appointment for March 4435991 to enquire. DUNEDIN HEALTH and Spirit Festival 29-30 March!! Check out fantastic offerings and events especially for KIDS on the Saturday at www. healthandsprit.co.nz 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, & You. 9:30 EA WEDS. 557 Aubrey Rd. $12 classes. Mats available. 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
BABY FIRST sleep wedge for sale. $10. Can email pic. 0211734994. BEAUTIFUL CHINA tea cup bird feeders, great for attracting wax eyes and bell birds to your garden. Make the perfect presents $25 ph or txt 021 680 110 BEAUTIFUL URBAN bicycles for ladies and gents. Good Rotations Bicycle Shop, 34 Anderson Rd, 03.443.4349, www.goodrotations.co BRAND NEW RAMSEY WINCH for sale. 12 volt, 15,000 pound capacity $1,100 o.n.o. 022 176 2748 COT UNDERLAY for sale. 100% wool. $45. Can email pic. 0211734994. FOR SALE - chocolate leather 3 seater sofa. $900 ono. Ph Lisa 0211001342 FOR SALE: Brand New Thule Karrite Odyssey 470L Gloss Black Roof Box. Never used, in original wrap. $600. Ph 0279088426
PHIL N ted buggy sleeping bag for sale. $45. Can email pic. 0211734994. ROWAN BERRY jelly from Pirate Pickles at the Wanaka farmers market, 3-6PM every Thursday Pembroke Park SAFE T sleep for babies for sale. $30 Can email pic. 0211734994. SNOW CHAINS alpinestar 16mm clearance diamond 250 never used $100 call 0212388571 SURLYBIKES.COM: FATBIKES, touring bikes, hauling or trail bikes. At Good Rotations in Wanaka! 34 Anderson Rd, 03.443.4349, www. goodrotations.co TEUCRIUM PLANTS for sale locally grown large size check out trade to see what they look like. Selling in groups of 10 plants for 40.00 ph 0273241121 VEGE BOXES, juice boxes and staff fruit boxes all available at organicexpress.co.nz FOR SALE: Double mattress, pair kids beds, white dresser and drawers, pine dining table, 6 chairs and hutch dresser, dark green leather lounge suite with swivel rocker chairs. All excellent condition. I have photos of all. Phone 021 221 1733.
notice ‘COMMUNICATE FOR LIFE’ two day Personal Development course. Learn invaluable life skills in this award winning course. March 22/23 www. yourlifeliveit.com | jodie@yourlifeliveit.com ALPHA HOUSE Tour 2014. Alpha Club Inc are seeking interest from non-profit organisations looking for grants for community based projects. All applications will be considered. Register your interest by ringing The President 4435266 ARAHIRA JEWELLERY - now based in Wanaka for modern, stylish silver rings and earrings. View www.arahira.com and contact us arahiranz@ gmail.com or 0211001342 ASPIRING AVALANCHE DOGS 2014 TC season pass raffle, tickets $5 cash only from Racer’s Edge. Drawn Friday 28th March 630pm at Kai with spot prizes! Don’t miss out on the hottest ticket in town! BECOMING SKILFULL AT CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS. Workshop for NFP organisatìons & their volunteers, Monday 14 April 9.30-12.30am. Call 4437799 to register.
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MASSAGE THERAPY. Sports-,Deep tissue,Relaxation-,Pregnancy massage. Effective and rejuvenating. Ursula Krebs, Dip. Massage Therapist CH/NZ. Phone: 027 6602271.
GARAGE SALE 9 Cliff Wilson St (downstairs from Radio Wanaka). Surplus office furniture, windsurfing gear, ski boots and household items. Saturday 22 March from 8.30am.
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NORTHBURN 100 ATHLETES before + after race: Cleanse. Relieve swelling, pain. Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) ph Maryann 4436463, 021 1101160 PERCEPTION EVENING each Wed 7PM at Wanaka Wellness Centre. Always something cool on exploring consciousness and connection! $5 donation. PILATES AT The Body Garage - weekly classes offered for all ages and abilities. Call/text or email for details, 0212078486 or info@thebodygarage. co.nz
HIGHCHAIR FOR sale. $80. Can email pic. 0211734994. HOUSE FOR PRIVATE SALE ideal rental investment, holiday house or first home. View on trademe #693764472 (no agents thanks). KING SINGLE Bed Tattersfield Backmaster Elite Torquezone - txt 0274544229 ($450) LADIES WETSUIT - BODYGLOVE. Full length size 10. Excellent condition. $50 ph 4436463 021 1101160 MERINO GOGO bags for sale. 0-2 yrs. $80. Can email pic. 0211734994.
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FREE SATURDAY entertainment Wanaka Library, 10:30 am: Harry Hughes, 12 year old voice prodigy. Everyone welcome! FREE VISITOR attraction. Beautiful Cromwell Heritage Precinct. Goldsmith, master printmaker, sculpture, crafts, unique giftware. Lakeside Melmore Tce,Cromwell. FREE! ONE click on Facebook and Wanaka’s internet capabilities may multiply 10 fold+! VOTE ASAP IN THE GIGABYTE TOWN COMPETITION!!! HAWEA ‘FIRE sale’ and market day, Saturday April 26. Stallholders $20. Proceeds to Lake Hawea Volunteer Fire Brigade. For more information contact Liz on 4431696, 4438810 or 0274438810. HAWEA GRANDPARENTS (fours) bowls tournament, Tuesday March 25. Teams must have a minimum of three grandparents. To enter contact Dick Morrish 4437472 by March 22. HAWEA PLAYGROUP, Mon Tues Thurs 9.30am12.30pm, funky playground, wendy house, arts’n’crafts, friendly buzz, everyone welcome, find us on Facebook (-: LALALAND WANAKA. Great drinks on our outdoor deck with lake views. Open daily 4pm – late. Level 1, 99 Ardmore Street
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services ANYTHING MASONRY, Brick, Block, Or Stonework. phone 021-1890036 or 443-1229 free quotes THANKS :-) CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE restoration – for all motorcycle maintenance. Tyres, oil, batteries, chains and brakes. Top brands, top service, pick-up and delivery. Contact John Holgate 0274322917 DRIVING LESSONS available. Call Nicky at Aspiring Drivers to book your lesson and become a confident and safe driver. 0210607310 FREE LEGAL ADVICE at Community Networks Wednesday 2 April 1-2.30pm. For bookings call 443 77 99 GREEN CLEAN! Want a bit of help to get your home sparkling? Organise me using earth friendly products & smile! $30/hr 0220974596 INLAND REVENUE are at Community Networks Wednesday 9 April 9am - 1pm,For help with personal or business tax,child support,student loans or family tax credits call 4437799 to make an appointment. JP SERVICES at Community Networks Tuesdays1pm and Fridays 10.30.For appointments call 4437799 TERRA SERVICES: Earthmoving, tree transplanting, hard landscaping, section clearing. $75/ hour, travel costs may apply. Steve 022 176 2748 VASECTOMYS AVAILABLE here in Wanaka with Dr Simon Brebner at Aspiring Medical Centre.Ph 443 1226 for an appointment to discuss. VINTAGE CAR restoration, mechanical & electrical, MOTOR HOME & CARAVAN repair and restoration. Steve Rumore 443.8854 or 022.176.2748 WANACLEANCAR. WE have been putting the ‘wow’ factor back into Wanaka’s vehicles since 2008. Trained valeters - professional results. 02102942908. WANAKA WINDOW CLEANING professional, friendly, efficient service. Enjoy those mountain views. High, awkward windows a specialty. Paolo 021 0572505/ 4432420 WHEELS TO DUNSTAN:Free daily transport to Dunstan Hospital & Alexandra specialist appointments,Bookings call 4437799 WIFE INSURANCE get a quote online that pays a Lump-sum if unexpected happens, www.bradleynuttallsouth.instantcover.co.nz YR 12 student available for night time babysitting. Experienced with references and St.John certified first aider. Call Aoife Baker on 0210755677 or 4436492 ACAPPELLA WOMEN’S choir seeking a conductor. Please make enquiries to Kirsty at 0272005111.
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Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun Sit-skier Corey Peters won silver at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games. Corey performed well above his world ranking with a sixth place finish in super-G and a fourth place in the super-combined, and he was aiming for his best performance in his favoured event, the giant slalom (GS). “Expectations for Corey were top 10 and for him to go and get that silver medal is just a fantastic result,” Chef de Mission Ashley Light said. “Everyone was feeling really confident
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after [his] result in super-G. Corey especially just knew what he had in him and just put down the most amazing first run to put himself in contention. We’re absolutely thrilled for him.” The GS features wider, but fewer, turns than the slalom with medal places contested over two runs. In his first run, Corey had the fastest race with a time of 1:18.10. In alpine ski racing, the top 15 racers from run one start in reverse order, so Corey was the last racer to start run two. He raced a convincing second run
to pass through the finish gates 0.47 off the leader, world number one Christoph Kunz, and fast enough to claim the silver medal. “I’m pretty blown away really. To be at my first Paralympics and come away with a podium - talk about leave the best to last. I’m really stoked with my achievement,” Corey said. “You can never really expect the podium at this level, but I knew I skied well yesterday and it was just a matter of getting a good night’s sleep and repeating it the following day, which I’ve definitely done.”
The 2014 Central Otago Football League season kicked off last Saturday with both Wanaka men’s teams playing at the Queenstown Events Centre. Wanaka A FC, the defending champions, were looking to continue their run of good form after an unbeaten season last year. They played relative newcomers Lakes United. The game started as a typical seasonopening scrap, with both teams finding it hard to get the ball down and get the passes flowing. Midway through the first half, Lakes broke on the counter attack and, with Wanaka struggling to get back into position, took advantage of some sloppy defending to score. The second half went from bad to worse for the yellow and blacks. A Lakes United striker picked the ball up on the edge of the box and drilled it home past goal-
keeper Aaron Molloy to make it 2-0. Wanaka debutant Scotty Belsham pulled one back midway through the second half, but Wanaka A have a bit of work to do in the coming weeks if they are to be in contention for the top placing in the league this year. Saturday’s late kick off was between Wanaka Braves and last year’s runners-up Frankton FC. Frankton scored early in the first half to take the lead but a spirited performance from the local team ensured Wanaka were not only competing, but creating chances with some good football too. In the end Frankton proved a little bit too strong, adding a few more goals to the tally and finished 4-0. This Saturday both Wanaka teams are at home. The Braves play Alexandra at 1pm and Wanaka A play Galaxy at 2.45pm.
sport results Wanaka Bridge Club Results: Championship Pairs 4. Silver Division. North/South:- Clare Scurr, Ann-Louise Stokes 59.34%. 1. Gerarda Herlihy, Deirdre Lynch and Alan Kelly, Georgie Roberts 57.13% 2= East/West:- Dorothy McDonald, Nan Ottrey 62.90% 1. Helen Cornwell, Boyd Ottrey 61.90% 2. John Cook, Dennis Pezaro 60.07% 3. Bronze Division. North/South:- Noeline Goldsbrough, Heather Wellman 63.89% 1. Peter Hart, Keith Naisbitt 53.57% 2. Julie Mulholland, Kate Summers and Charles Kiewiet, Jill Millar 51.59% 3= East/West:- Paul Murton, Alastair Pain 57.29%1. Pauline Davidson, Jane Hamilton and Janette Gillies, Maureen Hawke 52.78% 2= Friday Bridge 14 March. North/South:- Elizabeth Irvine, Jill Millar 63.89% 1. Alwyne Haworth, Shona Johnstone 57.41% 2. Daphne Stewart, Jenny Turnbull 52.55% 3. East/West:- Alan & Morag Chisholm 59.26%1. Carolyn Field, Pam Millar 59.03% 2. Denise & Alan Bunn 56.02% 3. Junior Championship Pairs 3. 12 March. North/South:- Noeline Goldsbrough, Heather Wellman 66.93% 1. Lynne Clay, Michael Metzger 58.13% 2 East/West:- Ross & Joan Moon 73.00% 1. Elaine Herbert, Shona Watt 65.75%2. Wanaka Bowls Results Monday 2x4x2 10:03:14 1st Trevor Tovey and Steve Roper, 2nd Roy Madin and Jon Barron, 3rd Brian Holmes and Charles Kiewiet. Friday Progressive 14:03:14 Skip: 1st JohnBarton 2nd Betty Russell 3rd Michael Barnett, Third: 1st Terry McGuire 2nd Meryl Firman 3rd Jon Barron, Lead: 1st Robyn Chartres 2nd George Russell 3rd Sandy Morris. LAKE HAWEA GOLF - KUROW VISIT TO LAKE HAWEA – Stableford 1st Tony Arscott 45, 2nd Brian Burgess 42, 3rd Richard Neohoff 41 on c/b Nelson Turner 41 Bernie Raffe 41. Pete Nicol 40 on c/b Gerry Browne 40. Murray Elliot 39. Ladies LGU 1st Bernie Raff e. Nearest pin no5. Nelson Turner. Two. Nelson Turner, Bruce Ker.
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