Wanaka Sun 10 - 16 April 2014

Primary school trustee resigns A Wanaka Primary School Board of Trustees member who stepped down as chairperson citing concerns about the way parents’ complaints were handled, among other problems, has resigned from the board completely. PAGE 2

Luggate speculation unfounded Speculation in Luggate that a proposed wastewater sludge-drying facility could be used to dispose of waste from Central Otago, as well as Upper Clutha, was premature. PAGE 3

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The Upper Clutha Lions celebrated World Friendship Day last week and invited members of the public to learn more about the club and its fundraising projects. Pictured on Friday are (back) Kath Wilson, Judy Reid, Marj Morrish, Alison Fahey, Gaye Thompson, (front) Bev Chatwin, Barbara Mackenzie, Gill McCone, Christel Bohm and Lorraine Knowles.

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Easter liquor laws tightened Jessica Maddock Wanaka Sun

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The manager of Warbirds Over Wanaka says a decision not to allow the town’s bars to trade as normal at Easter won’t detract from the airshow visitors’ experience.

Ed Taylor said, while the thousands of people in Wanaka for the biennial airshow would probably expect to be able to go and have a drink at a bar, “the law was the law.”

Eight Wanaka or Luggate businesses applied for a special license to sell liquor without food on Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

All except one were declined by

the District Licensing Committee at hearings in Queenstown and Wanaka this week.

In order to obtain a license to sell alcohol without a meal, business people had to satisfy the licensing committee that they were running an event which did not equate to business as usual.

Otherwise, liquor could only be sold with a substantial meal for an hour either side of the food being served.

The Queenstown Lakes District Council’s Regulatory Manager, Lee Webster, told the Wanaka Sun that only one bar was successful in convincing the licensing committee that its planned event was not simply

business as usual.

Lalaland was granted a special license to hold a party for hospitality workers from midnight until 4am on Easter Monday, with last drinks at 3.30am. The bar’s management had applied for the special license to continue until 5am.

The licensing committee instructed the management of Lalaland to sell tickets for the party and to supply it with a list of who was attending, and which hospitality establishment they worked for, prior to the event.

Lalaland’s application for a special license on Good Friday was declined.

Applications lodged by seven other local bars were also rejected – Gin and

Raspberry, the Wanaka Speights Ale House, Barluga, Woody’s, Bullock Bar, the Luggate Hotel and Kai Whakapai.

All the applications were opposed by the police and the local medical officer of health, and it was the district liquor licensing inspector’s view that the bars had not met the Sale of Liquor Act criteria for a special license.

Kai Whakapai owner Roger North applied for a special license to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the business, but the event was considered to be “contrived” by the licensing committee, he said.

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inbrief Wanaka cop suspended A Wanaka police officer has been suspended on full pay.

Relieving Otago Rural Area Commander, Inspector Andrew Burns, confirmed the officer has been suspended since mid-December, “in relation to an internal matter.”

Inspector Burns would not provide any further information while an employment investigation into the matter was underway.

Grants for defribrillators and commemorations St John Wanaka benefitted from the latest Central Lakes Trust funding round. It received a grant of $10,998 towards new LifePak defibrillators in its emergency vehicles. The Central Otago District Council received a grant of $2121 towards the purchase of a defibrillator to be installed inside the Cromwell Swim Centre. The Cromwell Early Learning Centre received $11,000 towards upgrading windows, doors and flooring.

The Cromwell and Districts Community Arts Council received a grant of $6000 to hold a series of World War 1 commemoration events, in collaboration with the Cromwell Genealogy Group, Central Stories and Cromwell Museum and the Hocken Library.

“We plan to consolidate in one place information about those who served in World War One who had family and other connections with the Cromwell district, and to hold annually, during Anzac commemorations, over the next four years, an audio and visual commemoration of the war and how this affected those involved and those living at the time in the Cromwell district. A limited public appeal has already provided information from family sources of servicemen in the form of letters, diaries and photographs,” CDCAC Secretary and Treasurer, Peter Mead, said.

Graffiti tourists Queenstown Police have asked the public to keep an eye out for four men who graffitied a skatepark in Reefton and are thought to be travelling to Wanaka and Queenstown. Police officers state on their Facebook page that the men are travelling in a white campervan and have high-end BMX-bikes, and have been filming themselves. Police believe the men are Australian.

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Primary school trustee resigns Jessica Maddock Wanaka Sun A Wanaka Primary School Board of Trustees member who stepped down as chairperson citing concerns about the way parents’ complaints were handled, among other problems, has resigned from the board completely.

Richard Cubie said the concerns he had when he quit as chairperson in December had not been resolved and it was “absolutely clear there was no intention to do so.”

He was upset problems at the school had been presented as being “created by the board,” saying that “simply is not true.” The board was made up of “excellent people” who had the school and its pupils’ best interests at heart, he said.

Richard Cubie’s letter to the board when he resigned as chairperson was sent anonymously to the Wanaka Sun. It read: “I believe that some parents, who have raised ongoing concerns or complaints, have been treated in a way as to impugn their integrity as parents. There has been a refusal to work in a conciliatory, empowering way,

with continuing support for them… parents, caregivers and whanau have a right to be heard.”

“Furthermore, it is not within my experience in education to have encountered a whole school community being held to ‘ransom’ with threats made to the Board of Trustees, the withholding from

it with advice on governance, communication and processes.

He reported his view on any issues at the school and how, if there were any, they could be resolved to the Ministry of Education.

Richard Cubie said yesterday he was not satisfied sufficient consultation had been undertaken

There has been a refusal to work in a conciliatory, empowering way, with continuing support for them… parents, caregivers and whanau have a right to be heard. the Board of Trustees of essential public information, the deliberate destabilisation, by intervention, of the governance work and responsibilities of the Board of Trustees. This is exactly what has happened…”

In January, the Ministry of Education contracted a governance facilitator and mediator to manage aspects of the school.

Cleave Hay said at the time he was appointed to take over governance of staff and employment matters from the board, and to provide

to inform Cleave Hay’s report. He said Cleave Hay had not consulted any parents and only about half of the teachers at the school had responded to a questionnaire.

Cleave Hay was concerned that the handling of parents’ complaints had followed “process,” as opposed to the content of the complaints, Richard Cubie said.

An excerpt from the executive summary of Cleave Hay’s report to the ministry was included in a school newsletter last month.

It read: “Wanaka Primary

School has long been recognised as a high performing school with very strong leadership, staff and programmes; a safe and effective learning environment for its 500 plus students and staff.

“This, in my opinion and observations, is still the case and I see no immediate risk to student engagement, progress and achievement outcomes.”

The summary also referred to the handling of parents’ complaints.

“There are some disaffected parents but not a disaffected community. A school of this size will always have issues to handle, but must ensure there are open paths of communication and restoration to bring resolution.”

Cleave Hay said yesterday he could not comment on Richard Cubie’s resignation, as his role of board spokesperson had reverted to the chairperson, Mike Thomas. Mike Thomas could not be contacted yesterday.

School principal Wendy Bamford also said she could not comment, as it was a board issue.

The board would meet tonight to decide how to fill the vacancy left by Richard Cubie’s resignation.

Boat ramp fees set to rise Jessica Maddock Wanaka Sun The daily fee to use a boat ramp will increase by $1 and the annual charge for unlimited use will double, if a new council bylaw is adopted.

The Queenstown Lakes District Council approved a proposed Waterways and Ramp Fees Bylaw 2014 at a meeting last month.

It would be released for public submissions on Monday.

Council solicitor, Kristy Rusher, talking to the Wanaka Sun after the meeting, said the council had decided to separate the fees for using waterway facilities from the Navigation Safety Bylaw 2009, to make

administration easier.

The new fees bylaw, which only affected recreational users, proposed increasing the daily charge for using a boat ramp from $4 to $5. The annual charge for unlimited use of the district’s boat ramps would rise from $30 to $60, if the proposed bylaw was adopted following public consultation. Submissions close on May 12, at 4pm.

Kristy said the cost of the harbourmaster services and building and maintaining waterway facilities was funded by a user-pays system, not rates.

The council’s long term plan, for 2012 to 2022, aimed to recoup 40 percent of the cost of waterway facilities and 35

percent of the regulatory costs - which totalled nearly $223,000 a year - through recreational and commercial user fees, with the balance funded by revenue from concessions. At present there was an almost $147,000 shortfall.

The level of fees for commercial users would be considered in coming months and included in next year’s draft annual plan for public consultation.

District harbourmaster, Marty Black, told the Wanaka Sun in January the current fees were “many years out of date.”

The annual fee was $80 to $100 in other parts of the country, he said.

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also apply at Eely Point where, although there was no boat ramp, the council regularly undertook a small amount of earthworks to make it easier for boaties to launch in the shallower water.

The council had also asked the Government to amend legislation to enable harbourmaster staff to issue infringement notices to people who did not pay the ramp fees.

Informal consultation about safety was undertaken with lake and river users earlier this year.

It would be considered by the council in coming months and could result in changes to the Navigation Safety Bylaw 2009, Kristy said.

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Inquest held for Ken Caroline Harker Wanaka Sun It could be three months before the coroner’s findings on the death of Ken Copland, 63, are released, according to his widow Frances.

She attended the inquest in Queenstown on April 3, along with fishing friends John Barlow and Gordon Brander.

When Ken didn’t return home from a fishing trip to Makarora on August 4 last year, Frances alerted the police. His body was found the following afternoon in Lake Wanaka near Boundary Creek, about four kilometres from the Makarora River mouth.

Frances said she and his friends believed he had stepped off a shelf while fishing at the mouth and drowned.

“John and Gordon fished up there a lot with Ken,” she said. “They explained the topography [at the inquest].”

Footprints were found going into the river near the mouth. John said the

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river was strong in that area and there was a danger of liquefaction, where a gravel crust formed below the surface and sometimes gave way when river levels and flow changed.

Gordon said there was an underwater “waterfall” about six metres from where Ken would have been fishing and if he had lost his footing he would have been in deep water very quickly.

Frances said Ken went hunting and fishing all the time. “He preferred to go with other people, but if no one was available, he would go alone.” She said everyone was sad no-one but his dog Bella was with him that day.

“All Ken’s friends have been very supportive and

wonderful to me,” she said.

“They’ve been fabulous.

And the police have been absolutely marvellous.

They did their job, but they were really caring too.”

Frances said Ken had been fishing since he was a boy growing up on a farm near Clinton where the ponds were stocked with trout.

“He caught and released a lot,” she said. “He didn’t take more than he wanted. He was an excellent fisherman and he used to skite about it.

He was always bright and bubbly.”

Ken and Frances had three children, Emma, Melissa and Craig, now all adults, who live in Ashburton, Havelock and Boston respectively. They also had six grandchildren.

Ken was a member of the Wanaka Community Board for 15 years, a passionate family man, and a keen golfer and rugby player and supporter, as well as a hunter and fisherman. He was also a Justice of the Peace and a marriage celebrant.

Liquor laws tightened ... Continued from page 1 While disappointed his application had been declined, Roger said he accepted “the law is what the law is.”

He described the hearing as a “full-on, fairly onerous process” - which included having to take an oath - for someone simply wanting to serve beer without food

on two days of the year.

“You were pretty much like a defendant in a court room.”

Warbirds Over Wanaka General Manager Ed Taylor said while he did not believe the restraints placed on bars at Easter affected visitors’ enjoyment of the airshow, people assumed they would be able to shop and have a drink at a bar

in a tourist town.

The issue of Easter trading, which had caused problems for many years, still required “sorting out,” he said.

Lee Webster urged bar managers to lodge their applications for special licenses several weeks in advance, saying it provided more opportunity for issues to be discussed.

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New dryland reserve for Upper Clutha Caroline Harker Wanaka Sun A new reserve created between Wanaka and Tarras is the largest most-intact remnant of the semiarid cushion terrace vegetation in the Upper Clutha, according to the Department of Conservation. It is home to some of New Zealand’s rarest plants and animals, and is “best experienced on hands and knees,” according to DOC partnership ranger John Barkla.

The 165-hectare block, now named Mata-au Scientific Reserve, became public conservation land during the recent tenure review of Long Gully Station. It is home to the extremely rare Pericoptis frontalis (scarab beetle), as well as grasshoppers, moths, butterflies, native bees, cicadas, cushion plants and herbs. (Pictured is pin cushion Colobanthus brevisepalus amongst scabweed Raoulia australis.) The reserve is also a breeding ground for banded dotterel and pipit.

“It will be a real gem for the wider Upper Clutha, complementing the Mahata Katia [Pisa Flats] Reserve,” local landscape architect Anne Steven said. “It is sandwiched between Swallows Crossing vineyard and the now intensively farmed irrigated

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paddocks of Long Gully, so you couldn’t get more of a contrast between dryland and “wet” land, or between the presence of indigenous biodiversity and natural landscape character and a 100 percent absence of it. Semi-arid dryland landscape and ecology is hugely misunderstood and under-appreciated, yet it is one of the rarer and more distinctive of New Zealand’s ecosystems.”

John Barkla has done botanical surveys of the reserve. He said this type of ecosystem was once common in the area, but since the arrival of agriculture has become increasingly rare. “There are several nationally

threatened plants here, including a very distinctive cushion pimelea that forms low hairy mounds with white flowers and orange fruit,” he said.

The reserve also provides walking access to the Clutha River through the semi-arid river terrace landscape.

Anne Steven said Forest and Bird hopes to host a field trip to the reserve in the spring. “That’s when we might be able to see rare spring annuals,” she said. “It will be an ideal opportunity for people to learn about and better appreciate this fast disappearing unique New Zealand ecology.”

Luggate speculation unfounded Jessica Maddock Wanaka Sun SpeculationinLuggatethat a proposed wastewater sludge-drying facility could be used to dispose of waste from Central Otago, as well as Upper Clutha, was premature, the Central Otago District Council’s Infrastructure Services Manager, Jon Kingsford, said.

Fulton Hogan has appliedforconsenttobuild a large glasshouse near Luggate, in which sludge from the Queenstown Lakes District Council’s Project Pure wastewater treatment plant near the Wanaka Airport would

be dried.

The glasshouse would be built on Fulton Hoganowned land, about 1km from the red bridge.

There is strong opposition from Luggate residents to a proposal to plough the dried sludge into nearby farmland, as a fertiliser. It would consist of human waste, organic matter from domestic and commercial wastewater, and a small amount of metal residue fromindustrial wastewater and copper pipes.

An application for consent for this aspect of the project had not yet been lodged, although the council has said it is

the ultimate plan.

Jon Kingsford told the Wanaka Sun Fulton Hogan had contacted the Central Otago District Council to discuss the project.

While carting Central Otago waste to the Luggate site, or building a similar facility nearer Alexandra, were possibilities, they were among many options the council would consider to deal with its waste in the future, Jon Kingsford said, adding that the cartage costs could be prohibitive.

“I don’t want to overplay the discussion. It’s a bit more than a passing conversation, but it’s not

much more.”

Queenstown Lakes District Council Infrastructure Services General Manager, Erik Barnes,saidthecouncilwas not considering using the proposed Luggate facility to dispose of waste from parts of the district other than the Upper Clutha.

If the facility was successful, the council was more likely to consider buildingasimilarplantnear theWakatipu’swastewater treatment plant, Project Shotover.

It would not be costeffective to cart waste from the Queenstown area to Luggate, Erik Barnes said.

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Ubana Jones returns Caroline Harker Wanaka Sun Paul Ubana Jones is returning to Wanaka for a gig on Saturday night and a singersongwriter workshop at Mount Aspiring College on Monday.

“I’ll find out if the students are more into classical or rock and then base the workshop around that,” he said.

“I’ll teach them about the discipline required to write music and we’ll write a song together.”

Paul did a high school

Former local wins best Kiwi hairdresser Caroline Harker Wanaka Sun A former Mount Aspiring College student has won New Zealand Hairdresser of the Year.

Rebecca Brent, 39, (pictured) started MAC in its founding year, and spent her teenage years living at Mount Grand Station in Hawea, where her father Tony was the manager. She moved to Wellington when she had finished school, and returned home pregnant at the age of 22.

“Just for something to

do I got a job sweeping the floor at a local hairdressing salon called Eclipse owned by Debbie Forest. There was an amazing woman called Teresa Godwin working there. I was offered an apprenticeship and Teresa taught me hairdressing for four years.”

Rebecca returned to Wellington and later bought the Willis York Salon there. She came back to Wanaka for a holiday in February and attributes her win to that visit.

“I came down for

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workshop in Invercargill on Tuesday. “They absolutely loved it,” he said. “It’s great for them to be with someone who makes a living out of music.”

Paul’s gig will be at Gin

and Raspberry. It’s called Nothing but the Groove and is part of a monthlong South Island tour of gigs and workshops.

Paul lives in Christchurch and tours both nationally and

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Rippon and had such an amazing time I stayed for 18 days,” she said. “It was great to see my Dad and my old friends. Wanaka got my mind, body and soul back together. Four days after my holiday I did the competition. It’s like a hairdressing Masterchef.

I got three hours to recreate the hairstyle I had photographed for my entry. I was really relaxed from my holiday and I won. Thank you Wanaka.”

Rebecca’s prize includes a trip for two to Paris worth $8000.

MAC Earth Hour

Easter weekend combo ticket popular The new Warbirds Over Wanaka-Highlands Motorsport Park combo ticket, which is one day at the Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow and one day at the Highlands Festival of Speed this Easter, is proving popular with more than 500 tickets sold.

Highlands Motorsport Park Marketing Manager Melanie Kees said the two events are a perfect fit: “Warbirds is all about classic aircraft and the Festival of Speed is all about celebrating the history of motor racing.”

The combo ticket sales close at midnight on Monday, April 14, and Warbirds General Manager Ed Taylor said “anyone wanting to buy one needs to get onto it pronto.”

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Mount Aspiring College’s Team Green are holding Earth Hour 2014 tomorrow.

All of the college’s lights, computers and heating will be turned off for one hour during period six.

Earth Hour was started six years ago with the mission: To bring people together through a symbolic hour-long event; to motivate people into taking action beyond the hour; and to create a global community with the aim of creating a sustainable future for the planet.

Team Green will monitor the electricity consumption in the college to see how much was saved during the hour.

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internationally.

He was born in London to a Yorkshire mother and a Nigerian father.

He studied guitar and cello at a London music college. He moved to New Zealand in the late 1980s and is best known for his acoustic originals.

His concert performances include opening for Bob Dylan and Patti Smith and touring with Taj Mahal, Tuck and Patti, Crowded House and Norah Jones.

This is his 40th year as a professional musician.

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New plans for Brownston Street parking Jessica Maddock Wanaka Sun Council staff are considering new ways to provide more parking on Brownston Street after a proposal last year to use a slice of Pembroke Park was rejected following strong public opposition.

The Queenstown Lakes District Council last year proposed creating 94 “nose-in” – or angle - car parks on Brownston Street, taking up a five-metre strip of Pembroke Park along slightly more than half of its length.

The suggestion, along with other proposed changes to the park’s management plan, attracted 85 submissions, three-quarters of which opposed taking part of the park for car parking.

The council’s chief engineer, Ulrich Glasner, said he was considering other ways to provide more car parking on Brownston Street, while preserving Pembroke Park.

He planned to hold an on-site meeting with the Wanaka Community Board in the next few weeks to discuss the options.

One option he would propose involved removing the car parks from the south side of Brownston Street, or the residential side, and

moving the centre line further south, creating sufficient space for angle parking on the north side, or the park side, of the street.

“We have to deal with the space carefully.”

Ulrich said the on-site workshop would involve practical checks, such as ensuring there was space in the road carriageway to reverse a large vehicle, for

council’s management of Brownston Street, providing its plans did not affect the park.

But, as a Brownston S tr e e t r e s ide nt, s he was concerned angle parks were still being considered.

She said New Zealand Transport Agency guidelines stated parallel parking caused fewer crashes than angle

Angle parking should be avoided on arterial high speed routes where disruption to through-flow traffic should be kept to a minimum. example a Toyota Hilux, from an angle park, while allowing space for cyclists to pass safely.

The proposal was yet to be developed in detail, so it was too early to say whether angle parks would be created along the full length of Pembroke Park, Ulrich said. However, he doubted this would be necessary.

He also envisaged two pedestrian crossing areas, similar to the “courtesy crossings” on Ardmore Street.

Friends of Pembroke Park member, Loris King, said the group was unconcerned about the

Celebration barbecue Four-year-old Genevieve Wallis was pictured at the Montessori Children’s House celebration barbecue on Thursday. MCH hosted the event to acknowledge and publicly thank the trusts and organisations for their donations which enable the non-profit group to acquire funds far beyond the group’s own fundraising efforts. Managing teacher Ann-Marie Love said “a huge part of being able to provide an amazing facility is in part due to the grants we receive.”

She also highlighted the contribution of the staff and parent community and made a special reference to the Board of Trustees.

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parking, and that “angle parking should be avoided on arterial high speed routes where disruption to through-flow traffic should be kept to a minimum.”

However, Ulrich said the plans would not prevent Brownston Street from becoming an arterial route in the future.

Loris said a parking plan, designed by consultants Paterson Pitts Group for the Friends of Pembroke Park, indicated there was space for 118 angle car parks along the Ardmore Street boundary of the park and 52 parallel parks along the Brownston Street side.

Riverhouse hosts Anika and Julia Caroline Harker Wanaka Sun Claire Easterbrook said she was thrilled when Kiwi singer-songwriters Anika Moa and Julia Deans rang her to ask if they could perform at the Riverhouse.

“It’ll be amazing,” she said. “I love the fact that they are cheeky girls and they are coming to my house. They’re fun-loving, talented women. It’s going to be so nice to have them around.”

The concert, scheduled for May 4, will be the first one held at the Riverhouse this year.

Anika and Julia are kicking off their New Hearts Tourette – a tour

which will be spread over 12 months. They’ll both perform songs from their respective new albums, and will play some old favourites together.

Julia is probably best known as the lead singer of rock band Fur Patrol. She began her career with Wellington Celtic rock band Bansee Reel in the early 90s, before joining Fur Patrol. Her first solo album, Modern Fables, was released to critical acclaim in 2010, and in 2012 she performed on stage in The Words and Music of Jacques Brel, with Jon Toogood.

Julia and Anika recorded a cover version of 2000 Miles

for a Starship Hospital charity album last Christmas.

Anika Moa’s first album, released in 2001 when she was 21, produced four hit singles. She has had record deals with Warner Music in New Zealand and Atlantic Records in New York.

She has released at least four albums since then and has collaborated with many other Kiwi artists including Boh and Bic Runga, Hollie Smith, and SJD. In 2011 she became the mother of twin boys and in 2013 released a children’s album called Songs for Bubbas.

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Growing food a bit easier Okay folks, this is the stuff for you lazy gardeners, food that grows while you’re mountain biking, kite surfing or competing in your next ironman.

Today I’m going to look at the perennials, which keep on giving.

According to Wikipedia, a perennial “is a plant that lives for more than two years,” so this cuts out most of the vegetables we grow seasonally. I’m not looking to knock the trusty carrot and potato, just complement them.

We are surrounded by many perennials, some we take for granted like the old apple tree at the end of the garden that just keeps fruiting with very little help.

Most of our ancestors survived on perennial nuts and berries. I think this is the root of a lot of our problems today.

Massive population explosion coupled with urbanisation has led to our disconnection with nature, the very essence of our existence. Hunting, gathering and growing food; it’s a bit like talking about the missing link.

How good does it feel picking apricots or gathering walnuts off the ground?

Perennials can cut the load down, in fact they already do. Most of us purchase a bag of apples a week; just somebody else did the picking and growing. So what can we look to be planting over the coming months that will give us more food security and joy with minimal work?

Here are three of my favourite perennial plants: The trusty apple tree.

Comes in so many flavour

the immediate micro climate in which other perennials will happily grow and contribute.

Su d d enly we are on our way to mimicking a natural ecosystem all in our own back yard, and it feeds us.

We could keep going with the likes of all the perennial berries, nuts, and herbs. Before you know it, you’ve got no space left and you’ve created an edible oasis that requires minimal care.

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sensations, with loads of amazing heritage apples to grow. Grow something you have fond memories of as a kid, or go for a super healthy variety like Monty’s Surprise. You can grow cookers (Kentish Fillbasket, Peasgood Nonsuch), dessert apples (Discovery, Egremont Russet, Tydeman’s Late Orange, Liberty) or good keepers (Granny Smith, Sturmer). The list could go on for days, there are thousands of varieties and in New Zealand we have hundreds to choose from.

Sprouting broccoli: These plants can live for up to five years, and yes they do get a bit gnarly and ugly, but they’ll keep on producing new sprouts. The secret is to keep them well fed with compost and keep on harvesting.

Allowing them to go to seed completes their life cycle and production ends, so keep on harvesting the sprouts and don’t let them flower.

When there’s a flush

of young tender leaves ,harvest some of these too, all great eating.

Fennel: Fennel is a favourite of mine on so many levels. You can be eating this plant at nearly every stage of growth. Don’t harvest or pull the whole bulb in the first season, allow it to grow and cut young shoots off for salads, soups and stews.

As the plant sets flowers, you can pick and eat the flowers and young seeds all the way through to seed formation. At the very end, allow some seeds to dry and then you have some for the kitchen. Cut back the whole plant mid-winter and up it comes again year after year. Again feed the plant from time to time with compost.

These plants don’t have to be planted in isolation. We can grow them together and be a little bit clever at the same time.

Fennel (Apiaceae family) is supporting the apple by attracting beneficial insects.

The apple can give the broccoli dappled shade during those hot summer months. The three of them are all changing

In the coming month Garlic: I feel like I always talk about garlic, it’s just so easy to grow. Start planting in May right up to shortest day.

When the cold really hits, pull out any tomato plants still with yummies on before they get frosted. Hang upside down in a warm light place. Some of these will continue to ripen over the coming months.

It’s not too late to try and get a green manure going on any hungry beds. Might just get away with it, if the warm nights and days continue a bit longer.

Feed up any fruit trees that have given up large.

Now’s the time to treat them with a compost mulch ,in anticipation of another bountiful crop next season.

If you’re struggling with those food scraps, give the Bokashi composting system a go. It’s an easy system to use and a fantastic way to get nutrients and biology into your vege garden and around your fruit trees.

You can purchase two Bokashi bucket units at the wholesale price from the Queenstown Lakes District Council office on Ardmore Street.

Get along this Saturday with your apples and jars to the “Great Autumn Apple Drive”, 10am to 4pm at Rippon Hall.

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Ben Elms (aka Dr Compost) gives advice and runs workshops as part of the Dr Compost project to encourage home composting and reduce waste, funded

by Queenstown Lakes District Council.

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A sense of place Caroline Harker Wanaka Sun Between teaching fulltime at Mount Aspiring College and magazine editing, Annabel Wilson has spent the last two years writing a thesis for an MA in Creative Writing.

It includes a 10,000 word critique on the representation of the Mount Aspiring region in New Zealand poetry and film, and a 40,000 word fictional diary called The Aspiring Daybook.

“I’m interested in the way we make myths around place and how place is important in terms of identity,” she said.

In the critical part, Annabel looks at two camps: the first being Brian Brake’s up the Matukituki Valley when he was making a film in 1949, and the other being the camp at Moke Lake in Jane Campion’s award winning television series, Top of the Lake.

Brian Brake wanted to make a film about the ascent of Mount Aspiring.

It was intended to be a poetic tribute to the place of mountains in New Zealand culture. He was accompanied by James K. Baxter, painter John Drawbridge and composer Douglas Lilburn. In the end, the weather was poor, the footage disappeared and the film was never made. “That period was about romanticising the environment, it was very nationalistic and there was a rush on to conquer and name the peaks,” Annabel said. “Jane Campion’s had a very different approach.

She shows a brutalising of the landscape. Her film is set in a place where

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people go missing, there are secrets and ghosts, and it’s a dark, twisted narrative.”

Annabel said The Aspiring Daybook is another process of mythmaking.

“It’s a made-up story about a year in the life of a primary school teacher who returns to Wanaka suddenly due to family illness. It’s about trying to slot back into a life here, remaking connections, holding on and letting go.” A teacher herself, who spent five years overseas before “Wanaka drew me back,” Annabel says the daybook is definitely not autobiographical. “But writing is one of my main passions,” she said.

After the thesis is marked, Annabel hopes to get The Aspiring Daybook published. Her MA supervisor, Jack Ross, supports the idea. “He’s

an awesome, interesting subversive poet from Auckland,” Annabel said.

She has done her thesis extramurally through Massey University, and said she has had a lot of help from locals, including tikanga Maori expert Jeromy van Riel, local historian Richie Hewitt, former local history librarian Jude Terpstra, academic Jan Kelly, poets Laura Williamson and Liz Breslin, and staff at Mount Aspiring College.

She plans to donate copies of her thesis to the college library and to the Wanaka Public Library.

“I could look at local history forever,” she said.

“It’s so interesting.”

With plans of publication and talk of a play based on her thesis, it’s apparent Annabel’s journey into the worlds of place, identity and myth is far from over.

The Wanaka Camera Club has just had its tenth anniversary.

The club’s primary emphasis is on sharing information and helping members develop their skills to whatever level they choose, but it also hosts field trips, instructional workshops

and competitions.

Members are always willing to share their skills and experience with novices just starting off.

Three of the club’s members recently had images accepted for the Photographic A s s ociation of New Zealand’s prestigious national exhibition.

Pictured is “Apis

Mellifera on Lavender Dentata” taken by former club president Allen Hogan. The photograph was accepted for the Photographic Society of New Zealand Canon National Exhibition (Natex).

There are 55 members of all ages and abilities in the club and new members are welcome to attend the

monthly meetings, which are held on the second Tuesday of the month at the St John Rooms in Link Way. Ron Parry from Christchurch, a former president of the Photographic Association of New Zealand, is a guest speaker at the club’s next meeting on April 14.

Extension of Lauder Basin The Department of Conservation has announced the extension of the Lauder Basin Conservation Area to include 9000ha of high country terrain. Tenure review has brought the Lauder and neighbouring Cluden stations into public conservation land.

The Lauder Basin Conservation Area lies between Tarras (SH 8) and St Bathans (SH 85). There is a mix of terrain with rocky outcrops on the Tarras/Cluden Station side, wooded gorges, open tussock land, alpine cushion fields and tor studded alpine tops.

Other opportunities on the tracks and dirt roads in this tussock landscape include horse riding, mountain biking, walking, tramping and ski touring in winter.

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Free computer help Little boxes made of hardwood from students Caroline Harker Wanaka Sun Most Autumn Art School classes already have wait ing lists but there are still places available in a new class called An Introduction to Fine Cabinet Making. Taught by design and woodwork teacher Simon King (pictured), the class will see participants make

their own small hardwood box using traditional dovetailing techniques.

The more skilled pupils will have the opportunity to add trays or drawers and to do marquetry or inlay.

Simon is Head of Design at Mount Aspiring College and has skills in cabinetmaking, woodturning, carving, instrument making,

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inlay and design. (A box made by Simon is pictured above.)

Other courses which still have a few places left include one on portrait photography taught by Dunedinbased professional photographer Alan Dove, and an a cappella singing workshop led by Tony Backhouse, who has a particular interest in the Black gospel tradition.

Mike Weddell’s fly-tying and fishing courses both still have places, however, art school organiser Robyn van Reenen said it always

does at this time, but usually fills up. Mike has been teaching fly fishing for more than 35 years. His fly-tying course teaches students to tie flies for both the local area and other parts of the country, and his fishing course is mainly spent out fishing. Mike is the author of three books; How to Teach Yourself Fly Casting, Ten of the Best New Zealand Trout Flies, and Fly Fishing Made Easy.

This year the Wanaka Autumn Art School runs for the week beginning Monday April 28.

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Big on Microgreens

MayJer MicroGreens are now available to restaurants, lodges and catering services through Bidvest, both in Wanaka and in Queenstown, as well as online. The tiny plants with their intense flavours and high nutrient content are big in the popularity department.

The Wanaka-based company is getting busier all the time after a successful summer season at the Remarkables Market in

Queenstown, not to mention an outstanding stall at the Wanaka A&P Show and rapidly growing orders from chefs all over the district.

“We’re getting great feedback from chefs who’ve had a chance to try our living microgreens ,”said co-owner Maya Novak Sever.

“They love that they can just cut off as much as they need, which means the microgreens stay really

A student who won two top computing prizes is giving up his Thursday lunchtimes to help older people with their computer skills.

Mount Aspiring College Year 13 student Dan Scott (pictured), and international student Silvana Zurmeuhl, from Switzerland, will be at Community Networks every Thursday next term giving advice to anyone who drops-in for some help. Dan was awarded prizes for being the highest achiever in compuing in both 2012 and 2013.

The sessions have been organised by MAC Students in the Community coordinator Liz Breslin and Community Networks

manager Kate Murray.

“A lot of our students who visit older people end up helping them with their computers,” Liz said. “And they often pick up some gardening skills in return. ” She said the sessions could be useful to anyone wanting a bit of help with anything from texting, emailing or Skype, to sending and receiving family photos over the internet. “It would also suit anyone who owns

Glitz and glamour at car show Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun The Classic and Racing Car Show, held as part of the Highlands Festival of Speed this Easter, will showcase a variety of classic machines including boats, bikes and caravans.

“We’re encouraging people with special collector cars to bring them along to Highlands and share them with the large crowd we are expecting,” Highlands manager Mike Sentch said.

The Hulme supercar, a brand new replica Ferrari GTO, Pontiacs, MGTD, Singer Le Mans, Minis and many more

vehicles have already been registered.

“But we are not limiting it to just cars.

We would welcome boats, bikes, caravans, hotrods – any type of machine that is from a classic era.”

There will be a range of awards for the vehicles on display and anyone interested in arriving with their vehicle to put it on show should contact Highlands.

The driver will get free admission on both days. Organisers are hoping entrants dress up in the era of the vehicle they exhibit and participate in the “best dressed” competition.

fresh and retain all their taste and texture. And with Bidvest now handling the distribution, it’s even easier for them to place their orders and for us to grow the company.”

Maya owns the business with her husband, Jerry. They already sell twelve different sorts of microgreens and are soon to add six more to their range including micro coriander and watercress. *ADVERTORIAL

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an ‘I-don’t-know-howto-turn-this-on-pad,” she said.

A study of older people’s needs, recently completed by Community Networks Wanaka, found that 35 percent of people said they needed help with the internet.

“Our drop- in sessions aren’t trying to replicate Senior Net,” said Liz. “It’s more aimed at people who just want a bit of help. Senior Net is more in-depth.”

The sessions will start on May 9, which is the first Thursday of the second term. They will run from 12.45pm until 1.45pm. People can take their phones or tablets along to get advice from the students. Anyone wanting help with transport should phone Community Networks.

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A fashion show will be held on the top terrace at midday on both the Saturday and Sunday of the Easter festival. This will feature vintage outfits and designs by Christian Dior, Rosaria Hall, Zambesi and Joseph Ribkoff. Spectators and competitors are also encouraged to dress in period style and vie for the best dressed man and lady awards.

There will also be a wide variety of stalls and carnival entertainers, a display of vintage jet-boats, music, children’s attractions and lunchtime entertainment.

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New FOC board members handpicked Caroline Harker Wanaka Sun The Festival of Colour board has handpicked four new trustees and launched an extra sponsorship category aimed at building more support from the local business community.

The new trustees are businessman and philanthropist, Sir Eion Edgar (pictured), fundraising specialist Fiona McPhee, teacher and journalist Annabel Wilson, and chair of both Telecom and Transpower Boards of Directors Mark Verbiest.

The new business sponsorship category offers local businesses packages which have hospitality and marketing features.

The Southern Lakes Festival of Colour Chair, Hetty Van Hale, said the four new trustees all have governance skills in areas identified in a strategic review after the last festival.

“These new board appointments raise the bar for us in terms of their knowledge, profile and networks and we feel very fortunate to have them

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join us. In particular, Sir Eion and Mark’s combined board level experience is unparalleled and they will help foster links between the festival and the business world. Between them they probably know every CEO in the country,” she said.

“Fiona’s passion for fundraising will be a major asset as we continue to face a challenging financial environment in terms of sponsorship revenue, while Annabel’s excellent links in the education and media

sectors will help us reach out to a younger audience who represent the true future of the festival.”

Sir Eion Edgar lives in Queenstown and is the chair of Forsyth Barr and the Audi Quattro Winter Games NZ. He has been involved in many charitable and sporting organisations including the New Zealand Olympic Committee (where he is honorary president for life), Central Lakes Trust, Skeggs Foundation and the University of Otago.

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Wanaka-based Fiona McPhee works as fundraising strategy director for Sydney-based Pareto Fundraising. She has a proven track record of developing and implementing fundraising strategies with charities such as Starship Foundation New Zealand, Children’s Cancer Institute Australia, CancerFund Hong Kong and Leprosy Mission New Zealand.

As well as teaching media studies at Mount Aspiring College, Annabel Wilson is the editor of ONmag.

She has a particular focus on developing an interest in the arts amongst young people.

Mark Verbiest was appointed to the FOC board in October last year. He is also a trustee of Wellington’s International Arts Festival.

The other FOC trust board members are John Beattie, Lloyd Davis, Suzanne Ellison, Wayne Findlay (treasurer), Caroline Hutchison, Lucy Lucas, Dennis Schwarz, Miranda Spary and Mike Toepfer.

Next year’s festival runs from April 21-26.

MACStock The best of Mount Aspiring College’s music talent will be on stage tonight for the annual MACStock concert. It’s been touted as one of Wanaka’s best kept secrets, and the cheapest concert in town. Senior students will perform a wide variety of musical genres including an acoustic set.

MACStock will be held at the Lake Wanaka Centre from 7pm tonight (Thursday).

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Festival of Speed Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun One hundred years of motorsport in New Zealand will be celebrated at the Festival of Speed at Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell this Easter.

“We’ve received a strong list of entries in all categories for the classic races on Saturday and Sunday,” Highlands manager Mike Sentch said. “These cover historic

racing saloons, single seaters and sports cars and we are really excited about the line-up for the unique Highlands Fling sprint.”

The Highlands Fling sprint is a standing start, bent sprint race where cars and drivers will compete singly and against the clock, not car-on-car.

“Owners of these [valuable and historic] cars have welcomed the introduction of the Highlands Fling and we

are confident of seeing cars, both racing and road cars, that we haven’t seen in action for many years, if at all,” Mike said.

Organisers are advising people who plan to attend the Highlands Festival of Speed to leave extra time to get to the venue as possible traffic congestion near Wanaka Airport for Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow may cause a delay. Gates open at 9am, the action starts at 10am.

ticketgiveaway The Wanaka Sun has two double day-tickets to give away to two people.

Email advertising@thewanakasun.co.nz with your contact details and tell us what make of car is pictured (above). Put Festival of Speed in the subject line and let us know which day you would prefer to go, Saturday or Sunday.

inbrief Opening hours change As of Sunday April 6, the highway from Haast township to Makarora will close an hour earlier, at 6pm. This means the highway will close at Haast township at 5pm and Makarora at 5.30pm. It will re-open again at 7.30am at both Haast and Makarora.

“The change in sunrise and sunset hours has a significant impact on our contractors being able to see what is happening on the slip face, and as a result this compromises the safety of both our contractors and all road users travelling through the area,” the New Zealand Transport Agency’s Senior Network Manager Mark Pinner said.

Work is underway to get the highway re-opened to two-lane and fulltime by the end of August, weather permitting. Geovert is establishing its operation at the site and starting work on the removal of smaller, unstable material from the slip face to make it safe to begin work later this month on installing the first fence at the bottom of the 30-metre vertical slope.

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Shoplifting and dangerous driving

The final round of the National Jetsprint Championships will be held under lights at the Oxbow Adventures Aqua Track near Wanaka Airport this Easter.

Hosted by Southern Jetsprints, about 50 teams will compete for the championship’s title for the first time at the purposebuilt venue. The Wanaka track is the newest track in the six-race series and the only one in the South Island.

An estimated 7000 spectators turned up for the inaugural jetsprint event held at the aqua track last year.

Several items of jewellery have been handed into the police station. The jewellery was found inside a black branded “Bass & Co” bag.

Officers have investigated a number of complaints concerning dangerous driving over the past week.

Constable Martin Barham said to please keep phoning police about these types of incidents to ensure the roads stay safe and, if it is safe to do so, please video incidents of dangerous driving, which will assist police with a prosecution.

A number of people have been arrested for shoplifting.

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Mikayla selected for Canberra Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun Fifteen-year-old Mikayla Harvey (pictured) has been selected by Bike NZ’s Junior Development Selection Panel to travel to Canberra. The Mount Aspiring College student is among a 12-person team selected as part of the National Junior Development programme to compete at the Canberra Tour.

The Junior Canberra Tour, held on May 10 and 11, comprises four stages including a time trial and road race on the Saturday and a road race and criterium on Sunday.

The national under-17 road coach, John Rippon, said the “Canberra tour is a great stepping stone” in the young riders’ development and they will compete against Australia’s top riders on a testing circuit.

Police have been issuing fines averaging $150 for people not wearing seatbelts, speeding and talking on the phone while driving.

There is a no fishing zone is in force on the wharf, the marina and Bullock Creek. A hand line has caused issues for the local wildlife.

Mikayla was selected for the team because of her racing results in the past year which included, most recently, first in the women’s team category of the Xterra Motatapu Triathlon (mountain bike leg); third in the 100km club handicap race; and fourth in the women’s team category of the Lake Wanaka Half with the second fastest 90km-bike time of 2 hours and 41 minutes.

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

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Championship swimmers Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun Eight Wanaka Primary School children and one Hawea Flat Primary School student competed at the Otago Primary Schools SwimmingChampionships held in Dunedin.

The WPS team (pictured) ten-year-olds Piper Cavanagh, Hugo Cochrane (absent), Grace Creighton and nine-yearolds Emily Findlay, Kate Harry, Florence Marshall, Rory Read and Benjamin Silipo all qualified to swim in individual events and were also members of a relay team. Tenyear-old Abby Fisher (representing HFPS in red) swam in the under-10 50m freestyle, backstroke

and breaststroke heats.

Heats were swum over the short course (25m) in the morning, with the finals held in the afternoon over the long course (the full 50m pool).

The mixed nineand-under WPS team of Florence Marshall, Benjamin Silipo, Emily Findlay and Rory Read won the 200m freestyle relay title.

Emily was third in the girls nine-and-under 50m freestyle and fifth in the 50m backstroke. Rory was second and Benjamin third in the boys nineand-under 50m freestyle.

Benjamin was second in the boys nine-andunder 50m backstroke and third in the boys ten-andunder 50m breaststroke,

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while Rory placed sixth in the breaststroke event.

Florence was seventh in the girls nine-and-under 50m freestyle.

The mixed ten-yearolds WPS team of Grace Creighton, Piper Cavanagh, Kate Harry and Hugo Cochrane was second in the 200m freestyle relay race.

Hugo was third in the ten-year-old boys 50m freestyle. Grace was sixth and Piper was seventh in the girls ten-and-under 50m breaststroke.

Georgie Bruce, Abby East and Zach Smith from Wanaka Primary School, and Isla Henderson from Hawea Flat Primary School, also qualified but couldn’t attend the meet.

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Rangers beaten

by Wanaka A Al Bertini Wanaka A played Queenstown Rangers at Pembroke Park last Saturday.

After a rainy start to the day the sky cleared for a glorious day for football.

Rangers have always been a bit of a mixed bag, some days they turn up and are very competitive and other days they can be completely anonymous and make it very difficult to play. On Saturday it turned out to be the latter.

Allan Carmichael missed a penalty early on, but Wanaka soon started to play the attractive blend of footy that supporters have become accustomed to seeing from them over the last few years.

Jiffy Griffiths opened

the scoring and, as it turned out, the flood gates too. Scotty Belsham netted his first hat-trick for the club with a sterling performance, capping it off with a cracking strike from the edge of the box. Further goals from Matty Gee, Aidan Butler and Pauly Hodgson rounded off a great performance in testing conditions against a team which had little interest in playing football.

In the day’s early kickoff, Wanaka Braves went down 5-0 to top of the league Lakes United who will prove tough to catch.

On Saturday Wanaka A travel to Alexandra FC and the Braves are away to Wakatipu FC for round five of the Central Otago League.

sportbrief Gold for Holly Wanaka teenager Holly Wigg competed in the Kawata Cup, Samurai Karate International’s largest competition, in Kobe, Japan.

On Sunday, she won a six-nation tournament gold medal in kata (which is judged on form) and a bronze medal in kumite (fighting).

Contestants aged 11 to 17 from six countries – New Zealand, Australia, England, Wales, Germany and Japan – competed at the biennial event.

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EDITORIAL The law states the sale of liquor from hotels and taverns is prohibited on Anzac Day (before 1pm), Christmas Day, Easter Sunday and Good Friday but does not apply to the sale of alcohol to “any person present for the purpose of dining.”

Liquor license holders have to prove to the District Licensing Committee that they won’t do what they normally do, to be able to trade this Easter.

The committee is doing its job. It follows the guidelines set down and delivers its verdict.

But why should it make sense that local bars have to change their normal operational procedures to serve alcohol for four days of the year, but their liquor license is based on the way they operate for the rest of year?

The scenario is similar to the Shop Trading Hours Repeal Act 1990, which rules shops, with a raft of exemptions, must close their doors on Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

This coming Easter weekend, with its event-laden calendar, should be a time small businesses reap the benefits of so many visitors in town, but without a law change only some can make the most of the long weekend.

An interesting journey It is proving an interesting journey being an elected member of the Wanaka Community Board, mandated to represent and advocate for the people of the Wanaka District.

The biggest challenge I am finding is the palpable hostility that people can have towards all things “council.”

Please pause to reflect that we are fortunate to live in a free democracy and that we have the opportunity to work together to find a common good for all. We elected members are here to do our best to represent a diverse community and find a way forward together.

The best way we can work together is for two-way conversation rather than hostile text messages and small-talk fuelling conspiracy theories and discontent.

There is usually more to a story than meets the eye at first or prejudiced glance!

So....please take the time to talk with your elected members if you have a gripe, a question, or a constructive suggestion. We are all available - see the QLDC website for contact details or come along to our drop-in sessions.

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RINNAI TIMBERFLAME FS35ETR + flue & remote control. Silver freestanding. Fully serviced & uninstalled. Offers, ph. 4435249 TWO. ECO Panel Heater.s. Only used for 5 month.s . “ I moved house”. $60.00 each. O.N.O Like New.! Ph 0276318445

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

LOOKING FOR keen actors for Liz Breslin’s great new play about freedom camping called “it’s Your Shit’. Text Anna on 0274581257. Rehearsal in April performing at end of the month/ start of May. MERCHANDISER WANAKA. Approx. 3-5 hours/ week in local stores, with calls on Mon/Thurs/Sun

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VINTAGE CAR restoration, mechanical & electrical, MOTOR HOME & CARAVAN repair and restoration. Steve Rumore 443.8854 or 027 222 6600 WANACLEANCAR. WE have been putting the ‘wow’ factor back into Wanaka’s vehicles since 2008.

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

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CARPET CLEANING. Moving house or cleaning spills Jae Services will take care of it. 443 1150

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NZ JETSPRINT Champs Easter Friday 18th April Gates open from 4pm. Oxbow Adventures Aqua Track 995 Wanaka Luggate Highway. Details Facebook Wanaka Jetsprints THE GREAT Autumn Apple Drive is this Saturday 12th April, 10am at Rippon Hall. Bring apples, jars, knife, chopping board.

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All security guards will require re-certification for their Certificates of Approval to operate legally in New Zealand. WPS Security have organised a training course to be held at the function room at the Wanaka Hotel on the first and second weekends in May (3rd – 4th and 10th – 11th May).

Training will be provided by NZSA (an approved training organisation). If you wish to be included in one of these courses please contact us as soon as possible for enrolment forms and avoid the expense of training in Christchurch or Dunedin.

These training opportunities will not be available again in Wanaka so make sure you sign up now.

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sportbrief Win over Dunstan

Debut tournament on Kelly’s Flat Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun The Wanaka Junior Football Club played its first tournament at Kelly’s Flat on Sunday. The under-8 and under-10 teams from Queenstown, Alexandra and Cromwell played seven Wanaka teams at the new soccer fields. One of the local under-ten teams, the Wanaka Wolves, is pictured at the

tournament.

Coaching coordinator Logan Curtis said the feedback on the new fields had been great. “The playing surface at Kelly’s Flat is as good as any main ground, and we feel really proud to be able to host other teams there. The council’s done a fantastic job in flattening and surfacing the fields.”

The under-12 and under-14 teams played at Mount

Aspiring College, the under-17 teams played at Pembroke Park and the under-six teams played at the Holy Family School.

“While it’s not ideal having split venues, it seems to work okay, except for the families with younger children. Next time we’d like to try and fit the under-sixes onto Kelly’s Flat to make it easier for them,” Logan said.

The goals at Kelly’s Flat will be left up on a trial basis for the club to train with. “People are very welcome to use the goals to have a kick around, but we hope they’ll look after them and remember that they’re not gym equipment,” he said.

Two more tournaments will be held this season in Wanaka on May 18 and June 15.

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The Upper Clutha Hockey Club men’s team picked up its first win of the season last night in a rollercoaster game against Dunstan.

Upper Clutha started brightly but were unable to build sustained pressure with too many passes going astray. A couple of penalty corners went begging before Dunstan made them pay by converting a penalty corner of their own. UC were not deterred though and, as the half wore on, they began to play some great flowing hockey.

Harry Nichol bagged a brace and a further goal from Jeff Ward gave them a halftime lead of 3-1.

Dunstan fought back in the second half with some poor UC defending allowing them back into the game, with a couple of soft goals levelling the score at 3-3.

With the game in the balance Upper Clutha found the winner as Reuben Ward injected the ball into the circle for his brother Jeff to deflect it past the keeper with a deft touch. The game opened up with chances at both ends but UC held on for a 4-3 win.

Next Monday UC take on Queenstown at 6.45pm in Cromwell.

Podiums for junior skiers Finn Bilous and Miguel Porteous have finished their northern hemisphere season with podium places in freeski halfpipe at the USASA National Championships at Copper Mountain, Colorado.

Finn was placed second, despite struggling with the snowy conditions, while Miguel was placed third.

Wanaka-based alpine skier Piera Hudson was placed second in the ladies’ giant slalom at the British National Junior Championships in Meribel, France. Pierra finishes her northern hemisphere season with the race series in Courchevel, France.

Personal best performances sport results Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun Three Wanaka athletes, Ned Holloway, Gregor Findlay and Sammy Burke, took part in the South Island Secondary Schools Cha m p i o n sh i p s i n Timaru last weekend.

They were up against the best athletes in the South Island. Sammy raced against 15-yearold Ari Graham, who holds the under-18 1500m New Zealand title, and was second in the under-18 800m championships.

Sammy was placed fifth in the under-15 1500m with a new personal best time of 5:09. Coach Val Burke said the competition was “really strong and it showed us what is possible if we want to train like some of the young runners are training”.

“We do less than half

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TARRAS GOLF CLUB OPENING DAY Ambrose-1st Graeme Rive, Maire McElrea and Murray Hyndman nett 60.7, 2nd Carmel Hyndman, Holger Reinecke and Beau Trevathan 62.3, 3rd Bonar Rowley, Jan Gibson and Doug Wilson 62.8

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Olympian honoured Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun

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the running that the podium athletes are doing with the purpose of preserving our athletes to the senior ranks unscathed,” she said.

Ned Holloway was placed fifth in the open 300m hurdles, and, as he was the youngest competitor, he was nicknamed “Junior.”

Ned was placed fourth in the under-15 80m hurdles. He posted personal best times for both his races.

Gregor Findlay was fourth in the under-14 3000m, posting a personal best time of 9:54. He was fifth in the 1500m with a new personal best time of 4:40.

Wanaka triathlete Nicky Samuels, who competed at the 2012 London Olympics, will be presented with an Olympic pin inscribed with her Olympic number 1206, and a framed certificate recognising her achievement in becoming an Olympian, at tomorrow night’s Central Otago Sports Awards in Cromwell.

The New Zealand Olympic Committee introduced the pins and certificates a few years ago, to be presented by

each region’s sports trusts to its Olympians.

“I think it’s a huge thing to receive the pin and certificate in recognition of being an Olympian,” awards co-ordinator Bill Godsall said. “It’s very special for the athletes and they should be presented with them publicly.”

He said Nicky was a “strong supporter of sport in Central Otago so it seemed only fitting she should be presented with her Olympic award at the sports awards” by Sport Otago chief executive John Brimble.

RESULTS FROM THE WANAKA GUN CLUB Championships held on 5/4/14 SKEET. A Grade, 25 E Bennie, B Brand, F McGarvie. B Grade, 24 L Maxwell, 23 A Radford, 21 S McKerchar. C Grade, 22, D Cockerill, B Robertson. 20 L Woods. High overall after a shoot off, F McGarvie 10 PAIR DOUBLE RISE. A Grade, 17 E Bennie, 16 B Waugh, S McKerchar. B Grade, 12 M Duncan, P Bayne, L Woods. C Grade, 13 B Robertson, 11D Cockerill, 9 L Jocelyn. H O A. E Bennie.

15 MINIS. A Grade, 14 Z Potoczny, N Kelland, 13 B Waugh, R Kelly, Ben Robertson , F McGarvie. B Grade, 13 M Duncan, L Woods, 11, P Cooke. C Grade, 10 R Bennie, L Ruddenclau, 9 D Cockerill. H O A Z Potoczny.

20 SINGLE RISE. A Grade, 20 L Maxwell, R Kelly, J Mansfield. B Grade, 19 A Radford, L Woods, 17 P Bayne, P Cooke. C Grade, 18 R Bennie, D Cockerill,L Ruddenclau, Bob Robertson. H O A after a shootoff, L Maxwell. 75 POINTS SCORE. A Grade, 73 L Maxwell, 72 M Dobbie, 71 S McKerchar, R Kelly. B Grade, 66 M Duncan, L Woods, 65 A Radford. C Grade, 64 Bob Robertson, 56 L Jocelyn, 53 D Cockerill, L Ruddenclau.

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H O A L Maxwell.

High overall for all events Ned Kelland from Alexandra.

WANAKA BRIDGE CLUB RESULTS. Mt Iron Stakes 2. Silver Division. North/ South:- Lynne Fegan, Sherril Harries 63% 1.

Helen Cornwell, Jacqueline Roberts 61.57% 2. Marion Furneaux, Georgie Roberts 59.29% 3. East/ West:- Maggie Stratford, Deirdre Lynch 64.00% 1. Jan Cunningham, Josey McKenzie 57.86% 2.

Ken Muir, Boyd Ottrey 55.00% 3.

Bronze Division. North/South:John Hogg, Ian McDonald 57.44% 1. Marion Murphy, Kate Summers 55.36% 2. Annette Clements, Shona Watt 53.57% 3. East/West:- Maureen Hawke, Noelene Raffils 59.35% 1. Jill Millar, Noeline Turner 55.65% 2. Morag Chisholm, Margaret Newell 51.19% 3. Friday Bridge 4 April. North/South:- Madeleine Reveley, Barbara Waterworth 63.43%1. Lyla & Bryan Hensley 62.04% 2. Jenny Barratt Jenny Muir 58.75% 3. East/West:- Mary Gibson- Collings, Jenny Pryde 61.39% 1. Sherril Harries, Maggie Stratford 56.71% 2. Gabby Marshall, Claire Romerill 56.02 % 3. Wilkin Pairs 3. 2 April. North/ South:- Carolyn Field, John Mercer 70.50% 1. Ian McDonald, Deirdre Lynch 50.75% 2. Lynda Hodge, Shona Watt 45.705 % 3. East/West:- Lynne Fegan, Michael Metzger 57.00% 1. Ruth Coghill, Annie Freeman 52.00% 2. Noeline Goldsbrough, Peter Hart 51.55%3.