Wanaka rallies in gigatown race Gigatown Wanaka is currently sitting in second place, after leading the Chorus competition from the start. Despite being knocked off the top spot, losing ground to Timaru and Dunedin early this week. Gigatown Wanaka supporters have rallied. PAGE 2
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The annual ItMount Aspiring your College polarChildren’s plunge took place was Decorate BikeYear day13 for charity Montessori House on Tuesday, and withHoly students donating a gold coin to this year’s beneficiary, the Family School children on Tuesday. Montessori Westpac Chopper Appeal. The7students wore wetsuits, swimsuits, boardies children and Year and 8 students from Holy Family School or costumes, withpictured one of with the boys, who had and just parents turned 18, wearing were their teachers at the event dress at pants, a jacket and a waistcoat into the water. the Holy Family School courts. Year 13 Dean Joss Walker said it was the first time in the polar plunge’s nineyear history that the wharf had been under water for the event, but it wasn’t as cold as previous years. “There was great participation from the students,” she said.
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About 20 tracks totalling more than 130km are to be opened to the public, across four high country stations between Lake Wanaka and Arrowtown. The properties – Motatapu, Mount Soho, Glencoe and Coronet Peak stations – are owned by high-profile record producer Robert “Mutt” Lange, the former husband of Canadian country music singer Shania Twain. The Queen Elizabeth II National Trust and a company linked to Mutt Lange, Soho Properties Limited, announced in Arrowtown this week 95 percent of the stations – or 53,000ha – would be
protected in perpetuity by covenants. The trust’s chief executive, Mike Jebson, said the covenants meant a network of 20 or 21 tracks criss-crossing the stations would become public. Four of the tracks would be new and paid for by Soho Properties, and the rest were existing tracks which would be opened for public use permanently. Among the four new tracks would be a three-day walk from the back of Coronet Peak to the Macetown area, Mike Jebson said. The remaining five percent of the four properties was on Motatapu Station, at the head of the Motatapu Valley, where Mutt Lange’s house was located. This area would continue to be farmed.
This meant there would be no direct access from Wanaka to the new tracks. The main access would be from Arrowtown and Skippers Canyon. However, Mike said people would be able to access the tracks from Cardrona - just south of the Cardrona Alpine Resort access road, or from the ski field’s car park in summer. Another option for accessing the tracks from the Wanaka side would be by walking about two-thirds of the three-day Motatapu Alpine Track, which was part of the North Cape to Bluff Te Araroa trail. This would take trampers from Glendhu Bay to near Macetown, where there would be connections with several
of the new tracks. These connections would enable trampers to go east to Cardrona, west to Skippers Canyon, or south, up the back of Coronet Peak and Arrowtown. The covenants meant public access to the tracks would remain, even when the Crown pastoral lease changed hands. As well as walking tracks, there would be mountain-biking, horse-trekking and four-wheel-drive routes. Mike said there would be tracks to suit everyone, from a busload of tourists who had stopped in Arrowtown, to backcountry adventurers. Story continues page 2...
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Wanaka rallies in gigatown race Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun
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Labour candidate comes calling Caroline Harker Wanaka Sun The Labour Party’s Waitaki electorate candidate Glenda Alexander was in Wanaka and Cromwell on Monday visiting Mount Aspiring College and the Otago Polytechnic Cromwell campus. (She is pictured with her husband/ campaign manager Rex and Rotorua candidate Tamati Coffey.) Glenda and Rex live in Dunedin and spend at least one weekend a month at the Outlet motor camp where they have a caravan. They lived in Wanaka for two years in the mid-80s running Ripples
restaurant. Glenda has a nursing background and works for the Professional New Zealand Nurses Organisation (PNO) as the services manager and industrial advisor. “I’ve made a lot of submissions on health policy and terms of employment,” Glenda said. “I became a nurse because I saw how people at their most vulnerable need a strong advocate, and I’ve gone into politics for the same reason. One of my biggest concerns is to keep accessible health services in our region.” In 2007 Glenda stood for the Dunedin mayoralty and was placed third. In
2010 she stood for Dunedin North as a list MP and this year she was asked to stand for Waitaki. “In the last election Labour got 9000 votes in Waitaki,” she said. “Jacqui [Dean, National] got 23 [thousand] and the Greens got three and a half [thousand]. More than 11,000 people didn’t vote, but that will change this year.” Glenda, Rex and Tamiti were visiting some of the 94 towns in the Waitaki electorate, including Waimate, Roxburgh and Twizel. As well as being Glenda’s campaign manager, Rex is the director of their environmental
consultancy business, Envirocom, which he said gives them both a good understanding of rural issues in the electorate. “I want to use my experience from nursing, education, organising, advocacy and being the owner of a small environmental protection business, to give a strong voice from a region where I have lived, worked and enjoyed our unique environment all my life,” Glenda said. Glenda will be back in Wanaka, with Labour deputy leader and finance spokesperson David Parker, on August 21 for a public meeting.
National fund for tracks and huts Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun The New Zealand Outdoor Recreation Consortium has received a $700,000 grant from the Government, which will go toward new tracks and building and maintaining backcountry huts. The consortium includes the Federated Mountain Clubs (FMC), the New Zealand Deerstalkers’ Association (NZDA) and Trail Fund New Zealand. It represents 30,000 trampers, hunters, mountaineers and mountain bikers. NZDA president Bill O’Leary said the grant, which came from the Department of Conservation’s (DOC) Community Conservation
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Partnerships Fund, would be augmented by donations and volunteer work by members of the consortium and other groups, which was valued at at least $156,000. FMC president Robin McNeill said groups
described DOC’s “community partnership approach” to working on conservation and recreation projects as “game-changing. “It allows backcountry users to get involved with looking after the facilities
volunteer effort means that more work can get done, than DOC could manage alone. wanting funding for a project anywhere in the country should apply via the FMC website. There would be a monthly funding round for small projects and a six-monthly round for larger ones. Bill O’Leary, and the heads of the other clubs in the consortium,
they enjoy using and their volunteer effort means that more work can get done, than DOC could manage alone.” The Community Conservation Partnerships Fund - Putea Tautiaki Hapori provided funding for communityled conservation groups to undertake natural
heritage and recreation projects on public and private land and waterways. The consortium was formed this year to enable the FMC, the NZDA and Trail Fund New Zealand to work in partnership, to maintain and improve backcountry facilities. It was responsible for distributing the funding it received for the benefit of all users of backcountry New Zealand. It was hoped improved facilities would result in a wider range of users, to enjoy and look after them. Robin McNeill said the consortium was hopeful it would receive further funding from DOC next year, if the inaugural scheme this year worked well.
Gigatown Wanaka is currently sitting in second place, after leading the Chorus competition from the start. Despite being knocked off the top spot, losing ground to Timaru and Dunedin early this week, Gigatown Wanaka supporters have rallied, passing the three million gigapoints mark on Tuesday. To help generate gigapoints for Wanaka, supporters who have completed the July Quiz Masterclass and who also completed the August Quiz Masterclass will earn 1000 bonus gigapoints per person. Wanaka had the second highest participation in the July quiz, so could reclaim the lead if all the same supporters complete the
August quiz. Wanaka supporters who have not completed the July quiz can still earn the town 200 gigapoints by successfully completing the 15-question August quiz (look for hints to the answers at the bottom of each question). Other ways to help Wanaka reclaim first place include: commenting on the Gigatown Wanaka or Lake Wanaka Facebook pages and remembering to include the #gigatownwanaka hashtag; using the #gigatownwanakahashtag when tweeting and retweeting on Twitter, and with every Instagram or YouTube post; registering your email address(es) on the Gigatown website and selecting Wanaka as your town. You can also make your own posts on the
dedicated Wanaka Facebook pages Gigatown Wanaka and Lake Wanaka – along with the #gigatownwanaka hashtag and comment on “posts to page” on these pages to generate points. The competition closes in five weeks and Wanaka must remain in the top five on the leaderboard to go forward to the finals. As of yesterday, the leaderboard was as follows: first place Timaru 3,340,385; second place Wanaka 3,281,832; third place Dunedin 3,156,770. Coming up in September: the September Quiz Masterclass will earn participants 500 gigapoints, with 2000 bonus gigapoints for those who have completed all three quizzes.
130km of new tracks Continued from page 1... The cost of maintaining the tracks would be shared by Soho Properties, the Queenstown Lakes District Council and local tracks trusts, along with other interested organisations. The size of the protected area – which was bordered by the Shotover River and the Cardrona Valley – would be equivalent to the Paparoa and Abel Tasman national parks combined, making it the country’s largest private land protection agreement. Along with outstanding high country landscapes, the stations were home to unique native plants and animals – including whipcord hebe, native dandelion, several gecko species, New Zealand falcon and kea. The properties also have historic value - there are several routes through the stations which Maori used to travel to the West Coast
for pounamu and food, and there are many gold mining and agricultural archaeological sites, including tailings, water races, and early fences and stockyards. Mutt Lange’s conservation values and generosity – described as going far beyond any Overseas Investment Office requirements have been widely praised by the Government and conservation organisations. Soho Properties has also fenced-off waterways, wetlands, tussocklands and shrublands. It has retired most of the farmed land, aside from the valley floors where sheep are grazed, and planted extensively on the river margins. The company has also invested a large amount in controlling wilding pines and other weeds, goats, possums and mustelids, and is working to reintroduce native buff weka to the area. Mutt Lange, who was
born in Africa and now lives in Switzerland, bought Motatapu and Mount Soho stations in 2005 and Glencoe and Coronet Peak stations in 2009 and 2011 respectively. Until now, the only access to the land has been by walking the demanding Motatapu Alpine Track, or entering the Motatapu cross-country marathon run or mountain-bike race. The agreement, which has taken a year to arrange, boosts the amount of land protected by QEII covenants in New Zealand by 40 percent, taking it to about 178,000ha – about the same size as Stewart Island/Rakiura. The covenants are expected to be formally registered in early 2015. The Central Lakes Trust has given the QEII National Trust $50,000 towards surveying costs, to enable the covenants and public access easements to be registered.
Drink-drive limit to be lowered The Land Transport Amendment Bill 2013 to lower the drink-driving limits for adult drivers aged 20 years and over passed its third and final reading on July 30. The new breath alcohol limit for adult drivers will be lowered from 400mcg of alcohol per litre of breath to 250mcg. The blood alcohol limit will reduce from 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood, to 50mg. The zero alcohol limit for drivers under the age of 20 years remains the same. Drivers who commit an offence between 251-400mcg of breath will face an infringement fee of $200 and will receive 50 demerit points. Drivers who accumulate 100 or more demerit points within two years will have their driver licence suspended for three months. The lower limits will come into force on December 1.
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Budgeting advice with cooking Caroline Harker Wanaka Sun
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Most swimmers not swimming Caroline Harker Wanaka Sun Scaffolding has gone up around the Wanaka pool, indicating repairs are underway, and the pool is expected to re-open before the end of September. Meanwhile, the Wanaka Sun estimates there are 900 Wanaka “swimmers” not swimming every week. According to council statistics, 55,000 “swimmers” used the Wanaka pool last year. That’s about 1000 “swimmers” a week. (A “swimmer” refers to
someone swimming once, not the number of individuals swimming.) Cromwell pool staff estimate 100 Wanaka swimmers are now using their pool each week, which means there are 900 Wanaka people who swam last year but are not swimming now while the pool is being repaired. The pool was closed a fortnight ago after an independent engineering investigation found the building only met 20 percent of the new building standard, making it officially “earthquake
prone”. The Queenstown Lakes District Council is spending $115,000 strengthening the pool building, as a temporary measure. Mayor Vanessa van Uden said the council was acutely aware that many people relied on the Wanaka pool to learn to swim, as a training facility, and for recreation and therapy. “This is a temporary solution while we work out the best long-term option for providing pool facilities in Wanaka,” she said.
Ten Wanaka people taking a course called Cooking on a Budget are also getting general budgeting advice. The Monday afternoon course, run by REAP community coordinator Shona Bain, is being followed up with budgeting sessions from Central Otago
Budgeting Services (COBS) manager Pam Hughes. Pam’s involvement ranges from one-on-one budgeting sessions to general information, including what the COBS does, how to shop to a budget, what benefits are available to people on low incomes and how to calculate your best option for power and phone companies. Pam
said grocery shopping tips include buying items featured on specials fliers, always having a grocery list and only shopping once a week. The cooking course is focussed on making items from scratch. So far course participants have learnt how to make their own bread and flaky pastry. Other items on the menu include pasta and choux pastry.
The course is being run in the Wanaka Presbyterian Community Church Centre and includes free childcare for those who need it. Pam said participants range from young mothers to older people. The cooking course will be followed by a sewing course and machines will be loaned to those who do not have their own, Pam said.
Cop suspension continues The police are continuing to decline to comment on the suspension of a Wanaka officer, who has now been off work on full pay for about eight months. Inspector Andrew Burns said the male officer was suspended in December “in relation to an internal matter. “An employment investigation continues and police are unable to comment further while this is ongoing.”
Rabbit control measures The poison pindone has been laid throughout Sticky Forest and the Albert Town Reserve to cull rabbits. The bait is pindone-laced pieces of carrot. Otago Regional Council senior field advisor, Scott Liddell, said it was safe to use the areas, but he warned people not to touch the bait or any rabbit carcasses, or let dogs eat the bait or carcasses. It would take about seven carcasses of rabbits which had died from pindone poisoning to kill a dog, and a dog would have to eat around an ice cream container full of pindone-laced carrot chunks to die, Scott Liddell said. The bait was laid in the Albert Town Reserve, which is across State Highway 6 from the Albert Town camping ground, in the vicinity of the Wanaka Rodeo Club grounds, yesterday, and at Sticky Forest at the beginning of the week.
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inbrief NZ Breaker to inspire Cromwell New Zealand Breakers Dillon Boucher will be in Cromwell tomorrow (Friday) to referee the basketball finals between Cromwell Primary School and Goldfields School, as well as the Cromwell College house teams. After the games, Dillon will be the guest speaker at an evening event in the Cromwell College auditorium. The evening will include presentations highlighting local volunteering opportunities, local entertainment and a prize draw for a Breakers singlet signed by Dillon. Although aimed at youth, everyone is welcome to attend. “I’m thrilled my idea of bringing Dillon to Cromwell has become a reality,” Cromwell woman Sharon Smid said. “The kids are so fortunate to have the chance to be refereed by such a high calibre player and team member, and I hope they will jump at the chance to hear him speak about his journey through basketball and the impact volunteers have had on him.” The One Community Project is based on the NZ Breakers One Team philosophy: that, as citizens of our community, we can all make valuable contributions toward sustaining services and organisations that operate within our community.
Rev Father Brian Fenton 28 Feb 1928 – 26 July 2014 Caroline Harker Wanaka Sun Reverend Father Brian Fenton would have loved the pontifical requiem mass held for him at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Wanaka on Friday (August 1). Always a man of strong opinions, he even left instructions on how he would like his funeral to be conducted. He commissioned parishioner Mike Cotter to make a coffin for him years ago, using wood from a tree on his beloved Aubrey Road property. He also spent a long time securing the right to be buried on the property and had that in place from 1999. Friday’s mass was led by the Bishop of Dunedin, the Most Reverend Colin Campbell, and attended by hundreds of people, many of whom, as per his instructions, enjoyed a shot of single malt whiskey at the graveside. Father Brian was given the 4ha property by his parents in 1973. He named it Arorangi (meaning “face of heaven”) and moved there permanently in 1999 when he retired from being a parish priest. He was last interviewed there by the Wanaka Sun in June, the day before he moved to the Little Sisters of the Poor Sacred Heart Home in Dunedin. He had offered mass at the Wanaka Catholic Church every day for 15 years. “It says in the bible you are a priest for ever,” he said. “The parish priest lives in Cromwell and has
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to do justice at both ends. I was happy to offer mass in Wanaka.” He also helped out at Christmas, Easter and whenever the priest was away. Towards the end he would sit down to offer mass. “I sat because I could no longer stand, but Our Lord sat down at the Last Supper, didn’t he?” Father Brian continued to offer daily mass at the Dunedin home, where he enjoyed being looked after by the sisters. “I was personally invited to go there,” he told the Wanaka Sun proudly. Brian was the firstborn son of John Joseph (Jack) and Sarah Catherine (Kit) Fenton. He and his younger brother James (Jim) were born and raised in Invercargill. They went
to the Marist Brothers school there and to St Kevin’s secondary school in Oamaru. Brian went straight on to the Holy Cross College in Mosgiel where he studied for seven years to become a priest. He was ordained in July 1953 and served in Dunedin at Mornington and at the cathedral before moving to Alexandra as a young curate in 1962. He said it was there that he started to develop his great love of trees. He served in six more parishes before moving to Wanaka 37 years later; Tapanui, Bluff, Riverton, Wyndham, Lawrence and Riversdale. “I didn’t have a favourite parish,” he said. “They were like children. You love them all equally.
They all had wonderful people in them. But Bluff was very special.” Last year in July the Wanaka Hawea parish celebrated Father Brian’s diamond 60-year jubilee. During his time in Wanaka Father Brian planted more than 2000 trees at Arorangi. “They are mostly autumn colouring trees and shrubs – that’s what was important to me,” he said. “Everyone else is very keen on natives now.” He hand-watered his trees for the first five years of their lives and then left them to it. “My favourite is the River’s purple beech, but I like them all. I love the scarlet oak, and the liquidambar. They’re so beautiful.” Father Brian’s niece, Mary-Jane Fenton, said as well as trees he had a passion for roses. “He was well travelled and loved movies, reading, politics and people,” she said. “He was never short of an opinion and he had a great sense of humour.” Before he died, Father Brian put a QEII National Trust open space covenant on Arorangi. The property is now under the auspices of the Arorangi Arboretum Trust and can never be subdivided. The trustees include his niece Mary-Jane, who lives in Invercargill, local parishioners John Murphy, Mike Cotter and Jenny Rice, and the current parish priest Monsignor Mahoney. “I know they’ll take pride in it,” Father Brian said.
Record-breaking latch-on Eleven mums and babies gathered at Cinema Paradiso on Friday morning for the Big Latch On. Upper Clutha Plunket nurse Helen Umbers and members of Wanaka Breastfeeding Support joined the women who helped break the latchon record. This year, there were 1580 recorded latches across New Zealand, up from 1406 last year. Forty-seven mums from across the region attended events in Wanaka, Cromwell, Queenstown and Alexandra. The annual nationwide event raises awareness of the benefits of breastfeeding, encourages the formation of support networks between breastfeeding women, and aims to normalise breastfeeding as a part of daily life. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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Ramsden wins national award Caroline Harker Wanaka Sun Last night Mount Barker farmer/businessman Andy Ramsden won a national award for his work in sheep breeding. He took out the Sheep Industry Innovation Award at the Beef + Lamb New Zealand Sheep Industry Awards held in Napier, defeating the other finalists - AbacusBio Ltd from Dunedin and Wairarapa farmers Matt and Lynley Wyeth. Andy has been a leader in using genetic selection to increase the productivity of New Zealand sheep for more than 20 years. “It’s genetic selection, not genetic engineering,” Andy’s wife Nicky said. “By choosing the breeds or the individual sheep with the traits you want to select for, you combine the breeds to make a composite sheep breed.” Andy was a co-founder of Rissington Breedline in the North Island and then Headwaters New Zealand, in 2006, in the South Island. Judges said when the swing to dairying pushed high-performance flocks off “better” country
in the South Island, Andy saw a place for a more robust, high-performance sheep which could prosper on tougher country. Headwaters NZ produces high quality lambs from hill country through its own breeding programme, using genetic selection. The company focuses on delivering greater returns to farmers, and invests in
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breeding and research and development programmes. Ten genetics-based awards and five sector excellence were presented last night. The supplier of the year award went to Mark, Rachel, Sam and Keri Zino of Zino Holdings. Dr Neville Jopson received the science award and the Wairarapa’s Taratahi Agricultural Training
Centre won sheep industry trainer of the year. Awards for making a significant contribution to the New Zealand sheep industry went to Steve Wyn-Harris of Hawke’s Bay and Roger Marshall of Marton. Withinthegenetics-based categories, two gold awards were presented to Mount Linton Station (Southland) for its Suftex stud and to Peter and Marion Black for their Blackdale Coopworth stud in Riverton. Beef + Lamb Chief Executive Dr Scott Champion said the awards had become a flagship event on the sheep industry calendar during the three years since they began. “This event highlights the fantastic genetics available to New Zealand sheep farmers and how these can drive improved farm performance. It’s no wonder New Zealand is at the forefront of sheep farming internationally, with such passionate and astute individuals dedicated to progressing the genetic merit of our national flock,” he said. Andy Ramsden is pictured with his son Jonty.
inbrief Night time “shudder” A 4.0 magnitude earthquake felt in Wanaka on Sunday at 10.09pm was centred 40km west of Twizel, at a depth of 42km. “Felt it” reports recorded on GeoNet’s website - the official source of geological hazard information in New Zealand – showed 224 people in Wanaka described the earthquake as weak to light and 23 people from Albert Town described the earthquake as weak to moderate. According to comments on the Wanaka Sun Facebook page, it “sounded like a freight train” and “felt like a shudder,” but the majority of people heard the earthquake rather than felt it.
New police officer on the beat There’s a new face at the Wanaka Police Station. Constable Aubury Martin (pictured) joined the local force last month, after spending three years in his first policing job in his hometown of Oamaru. The 23-year-old worked as a postie before attending police college. Constable Martin, who enjoys hunting, snowboarding and the outdoors in general, said he always wanted to live in Central Otago, so leapt at the opportunity to transfer to Wanaka. “It’s a beautiful place. I’m enjoying it so far.” Senior Sergeant Allan Grindell said there were 14 police officers in Wanaka at present and one vacant position. - Jessica Maddock PHOTO: JESSICA MADDOCK
Grants for environmental projects Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun Central Lakes Trust has approved grants totalling $100,385 toward a variety of projects in the region, in its latest round of funding. Grants were given to the following local projects: A grant of $11,815 was given to Te Kakano Aotearoa Trust. The trust’s project
includes the Roy’s Bay West native habitat restoration programme which is being undertaken along the Lake Wanaka foreshore between Stoney Creek and Waterfall Creek. The project is Te Kakano’s largest habitat restoration initiative. The funding will be used to support the planting with fertiliser, compost, pest control measures and irrigation. The Upper Clutha
Tracks Trust (UCTT) received a grant of $25,000 to undertake a feasibility study of its proposed 40km track between Luggate and Cromwell. The UCTT will investigate developing a track on the true right of the Clutha River to connect the Upper Clutha track network to Cromwell and integrate it with the wider Central Otago track networks currently being developed.
“Together with proposed future links such as Cromwell to Gibbston and Cromwell to Clyde, it will integrate the track network in Central Otago,” UCTT trustee John Wellington said. The Wanaka Preschool Early Childhood Centre received a grant of $1500 towards the purchase and installation of two additional shade sails.
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Preschool art auction in 11th year Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun More than 150 artworks will be auctioned on Friday, at the Wanaka Preschool’s annual fundraising auction. It will be the 11th art auction hosted by staff from the preschool, which is a non-profit community early childhood centre. The collection to be auctioned includes paintings, photographs, glass pieces, jewellery, ceramics and sculptures, from both local Central Otago artists and national artists. Among them is guest artist Andi Regan of Wanaka, who specialises in working with cable ties, along with Deidre Copeland, Nigel Wilson, Hope Gibbons, Lani Martin, Ema Frost, Ben Reid and Emma Butler, plus many others. Children’s artwork will also be auctioned, including “Swimming” by five-year-old Adair Nichol (pictured). The event will be held at
crimescene Graffiti, theft and alcohol abuse The Mount Iron toilet block has been graffitied. Steps have been taken to have the council staff remove it. Anyone knowing the author is asked to contact the Wanaka Police. On July 29 four containers of petrol were reported stolen from private land near The Larches, along Cardrona Valley Road, and information is sought in relation to this incident. Wanaka Police received another theft complaint involving Trade Me, where the purchased item was not forwarded to the buyer. On July 31 police dealt with a parent/teenager domestic incident which resulted in the teenager being struck by a passing vehicle. The matter was resolved with the intervention of the support agency, Jigsaw.
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The Venue, with the artwork available for viewing from 6pm and the auction beginning at 7.30pm.
Tickets cost $25 and can be bought from the Wanaka Preschool or at the door. A limited number of tables,
seating up to 10 people, are also available and can be booked by telephoning the Wanaka Preschool.
On August 1 a driver was processed for drink-driving after blowing 1241mcg. The driver received an immediate 28-day suspension and will appear in court. On August 2 a taxi driver had his takings of $1300 stolen in the early hours of the morning by an abusive client. The local male was subsequently arrested. Later that afternoon, an ornamental stag’s head at the Gin and Raspberry bar was reported stolen.
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In the early hours of August 3, a male was arrested for assault on staff at Post Office Lane. He was given a pre-charge warning.
The Queenstown Lakes District Council announced yesterday it will be concentrating on 40 key projects in 2014-15, which include the continuation of the District Plan Review, the Wanaka Sports Facility and the proposed Convention Centre, in its new work programme for the year. “The Council is committed to ensuring that our long term plans not only deliver high quality services, facilities and infrastructure, but also doing so in a manner that is financially responsible and sustainable,” Mayor Vanessa van Uden said. The plan is on the Council website, and progress updates will be reported on a monthly basis at Council meetings.
Local police will continue to target the wearing of seatbelts, drivers using cellphones, intersections and speed.
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Arma Del Amor at home Caroline Harker Wanaka Sun Two Wanaka musicians have been chosen to perform gigs as part of a special winter tour around Kiwi ski fields and nearby towns. Danny Fairley and Martine Harding (pictured) will be performing as Arma Del Amor in Wanaka and Queenstown and at Cardrona Alpine Resort this weekend, before heading to more gigs at Turoa and Mount Hutt later in the month. All the gigs are free to the public. Martine grew up in Wanaka and performed with Fiona McMartin as Maenad at Mount Aspiring College and afterwards. In 2011 she met Danny who was performing as Civilian Sol and living in Wanaka as a fulltime musician and producer. They shared a passion for electronic music and started playing together and recorded a two-track EP in August last year. Called “Light You Up,” the EP can be downloaded from Bandcamp for a donation. At the time, Martine was based in Wellington and she is now in Auckland studyingaudioengineering. During the past year she has returned to Wanaka regularly to work on a full
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LP with Danny. They will be performing new music from the forthcoming album at the winter gigs and hope to release it this summer. ArmaDelAmorplayedits first big show at the Rippon Festival in February, where they were the closing act on the main stage. “Martine and Danny are talented musical creators who embrace every opportunity to push their craft to the limit,” Rippon director Lynne Christie said. “They have the ability to both unite and surprise an audience.” Martine said they plan to expand into a full live band and play at more festivals over the summer. Arma Del Amor will be
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performing at the Water Bar on Friday (August 8) for their home crowd, before playing Corona Winter Airstream tour gigs at Cardrona Alpine Resort on Saturday (look out for a 1963 airstream trailer on the snow) and at the Prime Water Front Bar in Queenstown on Saturday night with The Peacekeepers (P Digsss & Sambora from Shapeshifter). “We’re really stoked to be part of the Corona winter tour and are looking forward to performing a whole lot of new music over the next few weekends,” Martine said. See classifieds for details
albumgiveaway The Wanaka Sun has a free download of Arma Del Amor’s new album to giveaway when it is released. To go into the draw, email the names of both members of Arma Del Amor to editor@thewanakasun.co.nz by noon on Tuesday August 12.
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Further development within photography After joining a camera or photographic club or society and participating in the various club activities, such as the monthly club competitions, field trips and workshops, it is possible to become involved in the parent body of all the New Zealand camera clubs, the Photographic Society of New Zealand (PSNZ). Membership of an affiliated society, such as the Wanaka Camera Club, gives members some associated involvement such as entry into interclub competitions and salons. However, access to all the available benefits is restricted unless
you join the PSNZ. Members are able to attend conferences which provide workshops and lectures by international and national experts. Membership also enables you to work towards attaining national and international honours. Four Wanaka Camera Club members have achieved some of these titles and three members - Allen Hogan, Barbara Lee and Tim Pierce Snr - have the initial honour, LPSNZ (Licentiateship of the Photographic Society of NZ). One other member - Roger Ulwin - has his APSNZ (Associateship of the Photographic Society of NZ), which is the next
step up. Setting these personal goals certainly provides an incentive to take your photography that one step further. The Licentiateship, for example, requires the applicant to submit ten images to a panel of adjudicators. These images are to demonstrate that the applicant has a wide appreciation of all aspects of photography, plus the set of images must support each other within the display. The later steps in the chain require greater skills. Internationally things get even tougher, with the basic qualification requiring 40 images
to be accepted by 15 different countries’ salons, increasing to 250 images for the next stage. This aspect of photography doesn’t appeal to all but, for those it does, it can provide amazing challenges. To improve your photography and learn more about what’s in this column, come along to a meeting of the Wanaka Camera Club at the St Johns Rooms on the second Monday of the month at 7.30pm. Pictured is LPSNZ Allen Hogan’s “Extreme Skiing, Cardrona, Wanaka,” which was taken using a Canon 350D f7.1 1/1250 150mm.
25 years A quarter of a century of business on the lakefront was celebrated on Friday and Saturday with 100 past and current Racer’s Edge staff gathering in Wanaka to mark the occasion. The party started with a social gathering on Friday night, followed by a ski day on Saturday and culminated in a retrothemed evening function on Saturday night. Steve “Shaker” Schikker and his wife Diana are pictured at the event.
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Famous Maori artist visiting town Caroline Harker Wanaka Sun One of New Zealand’s best known Maori artists Rangi Kipa (pictured) is giving a free talk at Bistro Gentil next Saturday (August 16) to mark the beginning of a month-long exhibition of his work. Rangi is represented in national collections including at Te Papa, the Dowse Art Museum and Puke Ariki. One of the country’s finest carvers, he is known for pushing boundaries and using traditional Maori patterns and techniques in contemporary artworks. He uses modern materials, such as coloured Corian, alongside traditional wood and whalebone. Rangi’s work is underpinned by strong opinions about Maori culture and Maori-Pakeha relations. He said his art is politically motivated and should be viewed in the context of the wider picture for Maori. “I never look at my art from an
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isolated point of view,” he said. “It’s always contextualised within the whole body of the movement and expression of Maori art.” The talk and exhibition are being organised by Julia Le. “This is a great opportunity to hear Rangi Kipa speak,” she said.
“He is a very strong opinionated Maori voice. Everyone is very welcome to come along.” Julia said Rangi will talk about his puoru Maori (musical instruments) and whakairo (sculpture) and provide an insight into the 25-piece exhibition,
which includes personal items carved for his family to be passed down the generations. The exhibition also includes a series of 50 wine charms cast by Rangi to represent 50 iwi. The charms are part of a collaboration with Wanaka arts patron Luc Bohyn. Proceeds from the sale of the charms will go to charitable Maori and non-Maori causes chosen by Rangi and Luc. Rangi specialises in ta moko (tattoo), sculpture (wood, stone, bone, corian) ethnographic taonga and illustration. “The process of relearning customary techniques allows you to understand the thought processes of our tipuna [ancestors] and their inter-relationship with their environment,” he said. “These processes effectively are an inheritance of over a thousand years of occupation and the unbroken transfer of the mauri [life-essence]; they are doorways to walk with our tipuna.”
Free acoustic gig at library Local musician Lily Lightly is performing a free concert at the Wanaka Library on Saturday, from 11am. The event has been organised by the Wanaka Public Libraries Association (WPLA), which said Lily Lightly would be singing and playing acoustic guitar. The WPLA described Lily Lightly’s music as having a “poetical and local flavour [with] original harmonies and lyrical tales.”
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Plague threatens native birds Caroline Harker Wanaka Sun While 17 years of predator trapping in the Makarora - Haast Pass area has led to a significant increase in the number of birds, particularly mohua (pictured), there is plenty of need for more volunteer helpers. “The next two months will be a critical time,” Forest & Bird committee member Andrew Penniket said. “After the big seed last year, we’re expecting a plague of stoats.” Volunteers from Forest & Bird and Department of Conservation staff check a number of trap lines in the region. Andrew and his wife
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Sue have been clearing a line which runs from the Bridle Track to beyond Haast Pass at least once a month for about
15 years. There are also other trap lines around the Blue Pools area, and along the Young and
Makarora rivers and the roadside. “We now have a lot more mohua and kakariki in the area,” Andrew said. “They will be nesting from late September through to November which is why it’s so important we do a lot of trapping now.” “Trapping helps kea and kaka as well,” Forest & Bird branch chairman Mark Ayre said. “Kea have young hatching about now and they nest on the ground. And these days we see kaka at the top of the Haast Pass quite regularly.” Andrew said some of the traps need to be replaced. Forest & Bird is looking for more volunteers and for funding for new traps and fuel.
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Planting despite the weather Nikki and three-year-old Amy Cotter plant a kahikatea at Te Kakano Aotearoa Trust’s planting day at Albert Town lagoon on Sunday. Despite the inclement weather, 16 adults and six children turned up to plant a mix of kahikatea, kapuka, kanuka, rohutu and flax, in a project sponsored by Simon Darby and the Queenstown Lakes District Council. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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A season-best performance The Mount Aspiring College 1st XV played a season-best performance on Saturday in Cromwell. Despite the greasy conditions, MAC was up 12-0 after 20 minutes. A loss in concentration allowed Waitaki Boys High School to score 10 points against them, but MAC regained their focus to lead 17-10 at halftime. The second half was a tight and tense battle. Both teams created chances, but couldn’t capitalise until Waitaki scored a late try. The final score was 17-17. “I was really proud of the team’s effort. We played well, with lots of
guts and determination and were unlucky not to come away with a win,” MAC captain Elliott Mason said. The MAC forward pack outplayed their bigger
the lineout and the loose forwards forced a lot of turnovers. The MAC backs defended well. Josh Roberts controlled the game from first five and George Gilchrist
We played well, with lots of guts and determination and were unlucky not to come away with a win. opponents for most of the game and was rewarded with Hamish Thomson, Elliott Mason and Sam Boyne scoring first-half tries. Nathan Summerall was strong in the scrum, Charles Lucas controlled
was a constant threat on attack. Rugged No.8 Jessy Wilson was the player of the day. The next match is against Menzies College in Wyndham on Saturday.
On form on snow Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun In the Otago Southland Secondary Schools Championships at Cardrona Alpine Resort on Monday, five Mount Aspiring College snowsports teams battled it out against teams from Central Otago, Dunedin and Invercargill in gravity cross, giant slalom and slopestyle disciplines, in a bid to qualify for the South Island Championships. In the overall boys’ ski results, MAC A team (Sam Andrews, Fraser Hannon, Ben Richards and Janus Staufenberg) and MAC B team (Max Watt, Harry Nicol,
Julius Staufenberg and Craig Murray) were placed first and third respectively. The girls’ skiing team (Phoebe Young, Emma Crosby, Emily Scott and Claire Liggins) was placed fourth. The girls’ snowboard team (Corrah Phillips, Zoi Sadowski-Synott, Briar Hight and Brynee Wilson) won their event. The boys’ snowboard team (Rory Hannon, Isaac Mennie, Ronan Thompson and Campbell Ross) was placed second, just two points behind Wakatipu High School. In the individual events, MAC dominated the podium in the boys’ skier cross and girls’ snowboard cross with (from first
to third) Craig Murray, Sam Andrews and Fraser Hannon filling the boys’ podium and Zoi Sadowski-Synott, Corrah Phillips and Briar Hight winning gold, silver and bronze in the girls’ race. In the giant slalom, another straight MAC podium was achieved, with Ben Richards in first place, Fraser Hannon in second and Janus Staufenberg placed third. In the slopestyle event, Ronan Thompson won gold and Isaac Mennie won silver in the boys’ competition, and Corrah Phillips was placed first and Zoi Sadowski-Synott third in the girls’ competition. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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EDITORIAL This week we received news of more new tracks in the area, trees being protected for posterity, volunteers eradicating predators to save our birds, more funding for tracks, and volunteers planting trees. Is the world trying to tell us something?
THE DINOSAUR SHOULD BE PUT ON A LEAD. WHY SHOULD DOGS HAVE TO BE ON A LEAD WHEN THE DINOSAUR CAN RUN AROUND LOOSE IN A PLAYGROUND?
It may be winter and it may be cold, but there’s nothing
ANOTHER CYCLIST ON THE EDGEWATER/ WATERFALL TRACK GOING TOO FAST TO BE ABLE TO STOP FOR CHILDREN, ELDERLY OR DOGS. MAYBE WE SHOULD LEASH EVERYONE EXCEPT THE SPORTSMEN.
massive tramp. Along the way there are an increasing
IS THERE A COMP IN SAM JOHN PL, HAWEA FOR THE BRIGHTEST, MOST OBTRUSIVE SECURITY LIGHT??
your soul.
I THINK PEOPLE RIDING THE OUTET TRACK SHOULD REALISE IT’S A DUAL USE TRACK AND RIDE ACCORDINGLY. IF YOU WANT TO RIDE FAST GO TO DEAN’S BANK.
local musicians performing gigs in the mountains, in
CMON LADIES. HOW ABOUT A BIT MORE COLOUR ON THE BRA FENCE. IT’S LOOKING VERY DULL AT THE MOMENT. PLUS IT WILL GIVE THOSE CARDY RESIDENTS SOMETHING TO WHINGE ABOUT
Quite a choice for a week in winter.
so warming as a good walk. And we have plenty of places to walk, whether we want a short stroll or a number of flora and fauna to enjoy. So if you’re not already doing so, bundle up and get out there. It’s good for your body and it’s good for After your walk you might feel like a bit of culture. There’s plenty to choose from. We’ve got stories about bars and in the library, a charity art auction and a talk and exhibition by a Maori artist of national standing. The pool might be closed and dairy prices might be plummeting, but it’s still not a bad wee town we live in.
MAYBE THE COUNCIL SHOULD LOOK FOR A SLIGHTLY MORE UNDULATING SITE FOR THE MX TRACK? GREAT IDEA
THE I PHONE 3 WHICH WAS LIFTED FROM LAKE HAWEA STORE HAS BEEN TOTALLY DISABLED BY TELECOM AND WILL NEVER WORK AGAIN... SO IF YOUR BRAIN FADE IS BOTHERING YOU, PLEASE DROP IT IN THE PAPER BOX AT THE DOOR AFTER DARK AND THE OWNER WILL BE DELIGHTED. GOOD BYE WANAKA. IT’S BEEN AN AMAZING 4 YEARS. THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THE TEXT BOARD AND IN THE LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ARE THOSE OF THE AUTHOR ALONE AND NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE WANAKA SUN.
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Protected? I came to live in a town that promises “the freedom to do your own thing away from the crowds, with breath-taking lakes and mountains as your playground.” I get a dog to take running, mountain-biking and walking in this “protected” lifestyle reserve. If I can’t cycle or run down my own street without dragging my obedient dog on a piece of rope, my “protected” lifestyle has been violated!
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IS THERE NO LIMIT TO THE ENTREPRENEURIAL GREED THIS COUNCIL WILL SANCTION? HOPE THE 1400 APPEAL HAPPENS!
We brought our family out here to avoid the s*** in cities. To smell the fresh air and listen to the wind and creeks. And run our children. They have four legs each. Our children were/are well behaved. They get a smack now and then. When they are sick, they stay at home. They wonder why children with four legs are on a lead when children with two are not. And what are these two-legged creatures doing in our outstanding natural landscapes. I assure them, it is because we are rural and must share our tracks with them. And their parents are ignorant and hopefully the QLDC will see that leads on dogs forever will see this all as a bunch of s*** that belongs in cities.
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TEACHER DISCHARGED AFTER ADMITTING DEALING DRUGS?? JUDGE SATISFIED SHE WAS NOT A USER/DEALER...EVIDENCE SUGGESTS POSSESSION/SELLING WOULD MAKE ONE A USER/DEALER I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT?????
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HEADS UP WANAKA! IF YOU’RE IN AN “INTOLERABLE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION” MAYBE TRY FINDING A NEW JOB BEFORE DEALING DRUGS ROUND CHILDREN. JUST AN IDEA?
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and Neville Young 3: Gaye Beattie and Yvonne Gale Thursday Evening Trades Competition 1: C Scurr, T Scurr, M Ives 2: R Key, J Russell, A Russell 3: N Walker, G Dowdall, A Haig Friday Afternoon Progressive Skips:1: Peter Herbert 2: Norman Hewett 3: George Russell 2nds: 1: Madeleine Wilson, 2: John Maddison 3: Bruce Hamilton Leads:1: Graham Senior 2: Denise Brown 3: Bernie Kane Saturday Studholme Memorial Scurr Heights 67 , Mt Albert 59, Bremner Park 52, Beacon Point 50, Rippon Lea 47, Hawea 36, Pembroke 29, Meadowstone 24 LAKE HAWEA GOLF RESULTS. Medal / LGU. Ringers. Men. 1st .Dick Sullivan 80.13.67. 2nd. Stew Burt 83.15.68. 3rd. Bryan Burgess. 84.15.69 4th. Rick Johnston. 80.11.69. 5th Geralg Haggart. 91.20.71. Closet Pin no 1. Tim Cotter. no 5 Tim Cotter. Two’s. Tim Cotter. Birdie / nett Eagle’s
no 12. Dougal Rowley. BRIDGE RESULTS: Pembroke Pairs 3. North/South:- Ena Leckie, Terry Wilson 65.25% 1. Carolyn Grey, Dorothy McDonald 62.38% 2. Madeleine Reveley, Daphne Stewart 59.50% 3. East/West:- Clare Scurr, Ann-Louise Stokes 58.88% 1=. Nan and Boyd Ottrey 58.88% 1=. Marion Furneaux, Max Shepherd 57.38% 3. Friday Bridge 1st August North/ South:- Lynne fegan, Gabby Marshall 65.97% 1.. Joan and Ross Moon 54.17% 2. Sherril Harries, Boyd Ottrey 52.55% 3. East/West:- Ena Leckie, Nan Ottrey 62.73% 1. Jan Cunningham, Jan Wynne-Williams 56.48% 2. Lynda Hodge, Jenny Turnbull 54.17% 3. Lindis Pairs 2. North/South:- Carolyn Field, Shona Watt 67.78% 1. Michael Chapman-Smith, Angela Heising 62.02% 2. East/ West:- Jenny and John Milburn 67.86% 1. Joan and Ross Moon 57.12% 2.
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Wanaka Futsal Cup Round 1 sportbrief Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun
High Fives for Wanaka
The League of Champions was on hold for the weekend while the first round of the Wanaka Futsal Cup was held. The cup runs in conjunction with the league, culminating in the Cup Final Night a week after the last league match. The Ballstars and the New Team played first. The Ballstars were 1-0 for the majority of the first half and they looked like they were cruising. But some fine interplay and solid defending by the New Team turned the tide and, with one minute to play in the first half, the “Newbies” were 3-1 up. The Ballstars fought back, scoring two quick goals either side of halftime and added another to bring the final score to 4-3. Next up, the Mishits took on league leaders and Wanaka Futsal Cup holders, the Dribble Squad. With a depleted team, the Dribble Squad called up 15-year-old Adam Hewson who created a number of chances and scored a few cracking goals. The Mishits took the lead with an early goal, but it was the Dribble
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Squad who dominated the game. The final score was 8-1 to the Dribble Squad. In the third game of the night, the Wanaka Poker Club played the Misfits. With resolute defending and opportunist goal scoring, the WPC drew out a lead of 3-0
at the break. Andrew Bull broke his two-and-a-half year goal drought and the WPC won 5-1. The final game of the night was top of the league versus bottom, as Independent Scotland took on Notinyourmum’sforest. Although the Forresters got stuck in with
some decent fast-paced, passing, attacking football and defended solidly, it just wasn’t enough and the Scots took a narrow 3-1 lead at halftime. The Scots kept the lead, winning 7-2. The League of Champions resumes on Sunday.
The third annual Burton High Fives, being held at the Cardrona Alpine Resort for the second time, will take place from September 14 to 20. The invitation-only, six-day event will host 60 of the world’s top professional and rookie snowboarders for halfpipe and slopestyle contests, plus off-snow team activities. It will be the first of the multi-stop Burton Global Event Series. The initial few days of the event will involve rider registration, team selection and off-slope activities in the Wanaka area. Then, after two practice days, the men’s and women’s slopestyle and halfpipe contests will take place on Friday and Saturday (September 19 and 20). The on-snow portion of the event is free and open to the public. Four Kiwi riders will be selected to compete in this year’s event, alongside Olympians Stale Sandbech, Ayumu Hirano, Jamie Anderson and Kaitlyn Farrington. The competition format is the best of three runs and judges will focus on overall impression, as riders compete for the US$80,000 purse prize.
Gearing up for hunting competition Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun
tahr or chamois. Russell expects a lot of young hunters will enter this year and said there will be plenty of prizes for the heaviest and second heaviest animal
in their target species, special prizes for other pest species entered, including rats, ferrets, stoats and magpies, and a number of spot prizes. The competition starts
at 6am on Friday August 29 and entrants can hunt until Sunday August 31, with the weigh-in taking place at the Albert Town Tavern from 1pm to 3pm.
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weight in each category. There will also be prizes for best horns (goats) and tusks (pigs) and the judges’ choice of best non-target animal presented, for example,
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Registration is now open for the Upper Clutha Deerstalkers’ Association’s annual hunting competition, which will be held from August 29 to 31. Organiser Russell Duff hopes for record entries in the three-day event and expects them to come from hunters throughout the lower South Island. The target animal species for the open age section are red deer, fallow deer, pigs and goats. Goats, opossums, hares and rabbits are the target species in the under-15 junior section. Cash prizes will be awarded for the best average weight, and the judges’ choice for the best animal and heaviest
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