High country stations protected Long-term protection of a large expanse of land between Wanaka and Arrowtown will be formally registered on Saturday. PAGE 2
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The Real Art Roadshow is doing its final lap of the country after 10 years on the road, and then Fiona Campbell is calling it a day. “It’s time for some new energy and somebody else to lead it,” she said. Its curator was awarded a New Zealand Order of Merit in the Queens Birthday Award honours in 2012, for her services to Art Philanthropy. But Fiona feels that all good things must eventually come to an end, and she is keeping an open mind about the possibility that another ‘someone’
might not come along. “Not everything needs to last forever. It’s about acknowledging the impermanence of stuff.” Fiona (pictured above at her home with partner Possum) was fortunate enough to be involved with Trade Me in the early days and sold her shares to get the art roadshow started. “I don’t like shopping and I don’t like travel so what else do you put your money into? she said. “New Zealand is such a sporting nation but there is a subset of people that don’t get off on sport that are creative,” she said. The roadshow takes three years to
do a lap of the country, visiting schools and inspiring students with great New Zealand art. So far the truck has had 250,000 students through it, and sometimes the logistics of manoeuvring the 37 tonne truck into remote primary schools in far corners of New Zealand is challenging. When the truck stops at each destination, it also has to find space to open out the 80sqm art work space. That’s where her partner, Possum Heward, who joined the team six years ago, comes into it. The former ski patroller/truck driver helps with the “nuts and bolts” side
of the operation. Originally there were four drivers, no educators and a management company dealing with logistics. Now the team is one driver - “we always seem to employ drivers with threelettered names starting with R - Rob, Roy and now Ray,” Fiona jokes, one educator, and Fiona and Possum run the rest from home. One of the biggest highlights over the years has been the ability to meet some pretty awesome people, she said. Story continues page 2...
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Roadshow winds down Continued from page 1... “People make it – students, artists, members of the public. They have all had some great stories to tell.” Taking the collection to places that are financially and culturally isolated was also a real buzz. Funded by a private non-profit philanthropic enterprise called The Real Art Charitable Trust, there are two collections – one on the road and the other housed at the Warbirds and Wheels Museum. Some of the artists involved include Don Driver, Dick Frizzell,
Ralph Hotere, Rob McLeod and Tony Fomison, as well as Seung Yul Oh and Angela Singer. So what’s next for Fiona? “I have no idea. It’s liberating not frightening. I will take time for my own creative process rather than everyone elses,” she said. Before completing her tertiary education in visual design and glass production, Fiona worked in a number of Wellington dealer galleries. “Even if it all ends after 10 years, it will be a great legacy,” she said.
New pod for Primary School The Ministry of Education has confirmed full funding for Wanaka Primary School’s seventh “pod”. It will include four classrooms (known as home bases), an awhina space (a shared area for all four classes), two breakout spaces, teachers offices and bathrooms. The confirmation of funding has come just in time – if expected building completion dates stay on track, the pods will be ready for the intake of new entrants expected in term three. Current student numbers sit at 555, with about another 100 new entrants expected over the course of the year. Principal Dr Wendy Bamford is thrilled that confirmation has been received for the school’s seventh pod. “We can’t wait for building to start and for the pod to be finished. This year the pod will be for new entrants and next year we will look at the structure of the pods and may change things around.” Overall, Wendy is happy with the space in the school despite the rising school numbers. “We will have plenty of space with these new home spaces. We are in no way crammed or squished in.”
New baby boy for Wanaka Sun editor The Wanaka Sun’s managing editor Ruth Bolger gave birth to a boy last Thursday. Donncha Ronald Blunt was born 7lb9, perfect in every way. Ruth is on maternity leave for a year and Aimee Wilson is covering her position.
High country stations protected Jessica Maddock Wanaka Sun Long-term protection of a large expanse of land between Wanaka and Arrowtown will be formally registered on Saturday. The agreement was made last year between Soho Properties Ltd, a company belonging to international musician Robert “Mutt” Lange, who owns Motatapu, Mount Soho, Glencoe and Coronet Peak stations, and the Queen Elizabeth II National Trust. Switzerland-based Mutt Lange, the former husband of country music singer Shania Twain, offered to have QEII covenants placed over 95 percent of the stations, to protect the iconic high country landscape and its flora and fauna in perpetuity. The covenants, called Mahu Whenua, cover 53,000ha of land bordered by the Shotover River and the Cardrona Valley. The area is about the same size as both the Abel Tasman and Paparoa national parks. It is the country’s largest private land protection agreement. The covenants mean a network
of 21 tracks, totalling more than 130km and criss-crossing the stations, will become public. Seventeen are existing tracks which will be opened for public use permanently, under Overseas Investment Act 2005, conditions which were put in place when the stations were purchased by Soho Properties between 2005 and 2011. The other four tracks will be new and funded by Soho Properties. Under the covenants, public access to the tracks will remain even when the Crown pastoral lease changes hands. Previously the only access to the stations has been by walking the demanding three-day Motatapu Alpine Track, which is part of the North Cape to Bluff Te Araroa trail, or by entering the popular Motatapu cross-country marathon run or mountain-bike race. The five percent of the four stations where covenants are not in place is on Motatapu Station, at the head of the Motatapu Valley, where Mutt Lange’s house is located. This area will continue to be farmed. The QEII National Trust told the Wanaka Sun last year that
while this means there will be no direct access to the new tracks from Wanaka – with the main entry points at Arrowtown and Skippers Canyon - people will be able to access them from just south of the Cardrona Alpine Resort access road, or from the ski field’s car park in summer. Another option for accessing the new tracks from the Wanaka side will be by walking about two-thirds of the Motatapu Alpine Track, from Glendhu Bay to near Macetown where there will 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 QEII National Trust also said that among the four new tracks Soho Properties is developing will be a three-day walk from the back of Coronet Peak to the Macetown area. As well as walking tracks which will suit all levels of fitness, there will be mountain-biking, horsetrekking and four-wheel-drive routes. The cost of maintaining the
tracks will be shared by Soho Properties, the Queenstown Lakes District Council and local tracks trusts, along with other interested organisations. Mutt Lange’s conservation values and generosity have been described as going far beyond any Overseas Investment Office requirements. 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. Mutt Lange 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. The agreement 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 Mahu Whenua covenants will be formally opened by the Governor-General, Sir Jerry Mateparae, in Arrowtown.
Wanaka hosts pro-BMX riders Aimee Wilson Wanaka Sun Pro-BMX riders from America and Australia were in Wanaka on Wednesday as part of a 3200km trip, checking out the country’s best dirt and skate spots. New Zealand’s top BMX rider Jaden Leeming hosted the riders as part of his progression journey towards top international status. Red Bull has been filming a web series
of their road trip called ‘Top to Tail’ – which will be released in late March. “It’s been a real privilege to be hosting these guys, and they have been an inspiration since I was a kid,” Jaden said. The 21-year-old started riding at 15, and has spent time in the States over the past few years learning from some of the world’s top pro-BMX riders. The riders agreed Queenstown’s Gorge Rd trails were among some of
the best they had seen, but also rated Wanaka highly as well. As part of their tour, they have included smaller towns such as Greymouth and Reefton on the South Island’s West Coast, and mixing with young riders in the community. “We’ve been to a lot of the more rural places off the beaten track and they have great facilities,” Jaden said. Pictured is Corey Bohan in action on Wanaka’s Skatepark PHOTO: GRAEME MURRAY
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Sports centre Northlake appealed in court budget rise approved
Jessica Maddock Wanaka Sun
An appeal against the council’s decision to allow another large subdivision at Northlake is being heard by the Environment Court this week. In July last year, Queenstown Lakes District councillors approved a recommendation by independent commissioners David Whitney and Lyal Cocks to adopt private plan change 45, called the Northlake Special Zone. It involved subdividing 220ha between Aubrey Road and the Clutha River, around Outlet Road, into between 1600 and 1740 sections. A group of 26 Wanaka residents, calling themselves Appealing Wanaka, appealed the council’s decision to the Environment Court in September and the Upper Clutha Environmental Society joined the appeal. Appealing Wanaka wants the plan change to be cancelled, or the number of houses capped at between 442 and 710, and the development deferred until late 2019. It also wants plans for a commercial area in the subdivision to be rejected and changes made to some of the section sizes. The group’s requests are
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in line with the views of a planning consultant for the council, Vicky Jones. She had recommended the number of sections be reduced to a maximum of 710, with a minimum lot size of 700sqm, like the rest of Wanaka. She also recommended the boundaries be adjusted to reflect those in the Wanaka Structure Plan; the subdivision be put on hold until late 2019 and then staged over 10 to 15 years, and the commercial area be rejected and retirement villages included. The subdivision was proposed in 2013 by Queenstown-based developer Michaela Ward Meehan, on behalf of the four owners of the land, of which she owns the
majority. She proposed rezoning the site from the current mix of rural general and rural residential land to a Northlake Special Zone, with low to mediumdensity housing, some larger sections on the southern and northern edges of the site, and a neighbourhood commercial area. Between 1600 and 1740 sections were planned, with an average of seven houses per hectare. In the most populated parts of the subdivision, 15 houses per hectare were proposed, on 450-500 square metre sections, including townhouses and terraced housing, with building restrictions on the most sensitive land.
The plan attracted 132 public submissions, most of which opposed it. The commissioners recommended some changes to the proposal, but said they said they were “satisfied that such a change of zoning is appropriate and provides certainty with respect to the ultimate development of this area of Wanaka.” Michaela Ward Meehan is also the developer behind the existing Northlake subdivision, which has consent for 64 sections of at least 4000sqm, the majority of which have already been sold. The appeal is being heard by Judge Jon Jackson and commissioners Anne Leijnen and John Mills.
Further progress in the development of a new sports facility and swimming pools in Wanaka’s Three Parks subdivision has been made. At a meeting in Queenstown last week, Queenstown Lakes District councillors authorised council staff to seek tenders from the construction companies they had identified as being the top three during a recent expressions of interest process. A total of nine companies had expressed interest in being the main construction contractor for stage one of the project. The councillors authorised chief
executive Adam Feeley to then appoint the main construction contractor for stage one, providing the capital costs did not exceed the budget approved by the councillors. The councillors also agreed to increase the budget for stage one by $500,000, to $13.9 million. An extra $315,000 was approved to alter the scope; replace the planned fluorescent lights in the main sports hall with LED lights; install mechanical roof dampers, and erect six floodlights plus their associated infrastructure for the outdoor artificial multisport turf. An increase in materials had also been identified as the plans progressed from preliminary to developed and the
councillors agreed to an $185,000 increase in the budget to cover these. If the main contractor is appointed in May this year, stage one of the sports facility will be on track to open in July 2016. It will include two courts, changing rooms, storage, an outdoor artificial multisport turf and car parking. Unbudgeted expenditure of between $150,000 and $200,000 was also approved by the councillors, to progress the new swimming pools to the preliminary design stage by the end of June this year. At a previous meeting, councillors had agreed to include $11.8 million in the draft 2015-25 long-term plan for the new swimming pools.
Fireman farewelled Wanaka fireman and stonemason Warren Bates will be farewelled at a service today (Thursday March 5). The 45-year-old died after an accident in his home last Saturday. He was survived by his wife Justine and two boys Nick and Liam. The Wanaka Volunteer Fire Brigade is planning a guard of honour at the funeral, and St John along with police will also join the brigade in a parade past the Ardmore St station.
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sunnews Family’s consent to build on land declined The Sharpridge Trust’s application to develop family land near Glendhu Bay has been declined. However, the family will appeal the commissioner’s decision in the Environment Court. The trust’s application to the Queenstown Lakes District Council was for three residential building platforms in an outstanding natural landscape at West Wanaka. The proposal was a variation on an earlier resource consent issued by the council which enabled Sharpridge to create two building platforms.
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Rose Matafeo to perform Maddy Harker Wanaka Sun After falling into comedy at just 15, Rose Matafeo has since secured herself a spot as one of the country’s most prominent comedians. She will be performing at the Lake Wanaka Centre this Saturday evening as part of Outspoken Festival of Words and Storytelling. Now, still only 23, she has been described by reviewers as ‘fresh-faced brilliance’ and ‘the most exciting young comedian in the country’. Fifteen-year-olds don’t win national comedy awards, but Rose did, taking out the ‘Nailed It on the Night’ award at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival in 2007. Rose went on to win Best Newcomer at the festival in 2010, and is now a regular. Her performance on Saturday will include some of the content from her performance at NZ Comedy Festival last year. Rose’s start as a comedian has developed into a wide range of ‘’words and performance” work
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including writing and presenting. She has appeared on the panel on 7 Sharp, writes for Jono and Ben at Ten and presented on U Live, to name a few. “I sort of fell into comedy” Rose said. “I
always had an interest in writing and performing and I often played the funnier characters in plays. “But I definitely pushed myself to pursue it after the initial success”. Rose grew up with her parents and two brothers
in Auckland. Her parents are both Rastafarian. Eternally modest, Rose said ”My parents are awesome. Unfortunately it hasn’t made me any cooler”. While her unusual family background provides some inspiration for her comedy, Rose is influenced by a wide range of things. ”At the moment there is so much great comedy on television and I get a lot from that”. Rose names show Broads City and Amy Poehler from Parks and Recreation as some of her current favourites. As a comedian who is female, of mixed ethnicity and also extremely young, one might think that Rose has started from a harder point than many, but this is clearly not a view she allows herself to dwell on. “Of course in some ways it’s harder coming in as different in a homogenised industry but that’s changing and that’s what makes it great. You’ve got to see through that stuff – for me, it gives me a point of difference”. Rose mentions that the homogenisation of
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industry is absolutely not unique to comedy. “There are so many diverse voices coming through in comedy which is really exciting”. This is Rose’s second visit to the region. She plans to spend Sunday in Wanaka but has a packed schedule coming up, with big plans for this year including performing at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in March and April which she will follow with a national tour. Rose will then head to Europe for a “half working holiday, half OE’’. Rose says her humour is “definitely kiwi”. “I love kiwi’s selfdeprecating humour and I am absolutely guilty of that myself but it’s also good to have some new international influences coming through, stuff that isn’t so ‘tall-poppy’. Kiwis can be really hard on themselves.” Rose will perform at the Lake Wanaka Centre on Saturday at 7.30pm. See classified for details
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Public info session on NASA launch crimescene Jessica Maddock Wanaka Sun A public information session is being held in Wanaka this evening – Thursday March 5 – ahead of the launch of a NASA balloon from the airport this month. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is launching a test flight of an unmanned super pressure balloon, which will be a similar size to Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium, up to cruise altitude, from Wanaka Airport on March 15. It will be NASA’s first attempt to launch a balloon from this latitude. The hour-long public information session will be held in the Lake Wanaka Centre’s Armstrong Room from 5.30pm. People in the 12 houses which are within a 2.1km radius of the airport will be asked to stay indoors for about half-an-hour while the balloon is launched. They will be advised on the day when to go indoors and it will be between 7am and 11am. These households will be contacted by NASA and Wanaka Airport staff before launch day and an information session for Wanaka Airport tenants and users will also be held. There will be a detour around the airport while the balloon is being launched and motorists travelling between Wanaka and Cromwell will be asked to go via Hawea Flat. Wanaka has been selected due to its latitude, calm conditions in March and the lack of houses around the airport, particularly eastward where the balloon is likely to drift. In a statement, the chief of NASA’s Balloon Program Office at the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, America, and the principal investigator for super pressure balloons, Debbie Fairbrother, said the balloon to be launched from Wanaka is pumpkin-shaped, has a diameter of 90m and weighs 2360kg.
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is launching a test flight of an unmanned super pressure balloon, which will be a similar size to Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium at cruise altitude, from Wanaka Airport on March 15. It is made from nearly 9ha of polythene, similar in thickness to sandwich wrap but higher quality, and reinforced with loadcarrying tendons. The balloon is sealed and not vented to the atmosphere. Super pressure balloons differ from standard NASA balloons which are zero-pressure, filled with helium and vented to the atmosphere, meaning they rise and fall with atmospheric pressure, which changes drastically between day and night. An aim of the mission is to maintain constant altitude during the flight. While standard zeropressure balloons can vary in altitude by up to 14,000m due to the warming and cooling day and night cycle, super pressure balloons are designed to maintain a constant altitude. Debbie Fairbrother said lengthy balloon flights at mid-latitude and stable altitudes would provide
inexpensive access to the nearspace environment for science and technology, and a successful Wanaka-based mission would validate the super pressure balloon technology which NASA has been developing for 15 years. Another goal of the mission was to keep the super pressure balloon airborne for as long as possible. They can potentially fly for up to 100 days and the record to date is 54 days. While the Wanaka launch is a test run and the balloon will not be carrying scientific measuring equipment, these balloons can carry up to 3600kg, about the weight of three small cars. The balloon will be visible for miles immediately after lift-off, which will take place between 7am and 11am depending on wind conditions, and the best viewing points for interested members of the public will be on the Hawea Flat side of the
Clutha River, on Mount Iron, or on Kane Road above the Red Bridge. If the conditions are not ideal for the launch on March 15, it will take place on the next suitable day. The balloon was expected to rise about 300m a minute and take two to three hours to reach around 33km. It was anticipated to circumnavigate earth once every one to three weeks, depending on wind speeds, and may be visible from the ground, particularly at sunrise and sunset, to people who live in the southern hemisphere’s mid-latitudes, such as Argentina and South America. Anyone can track the balloon’s real-time progress via the website: http:// www.csbf.nasa.gov/newzealand/ wanaka.htm. Controlled by the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility in Palestine, Texas, after up to 100 days flying, the balloon will land gently in South America. Such balloons assist research into astrophysics, heliophysics and the atmosphere and help answer questions such as whether there are earth-like planets beyond our solar system. Those involved with the launch say it is of economic benefit to Wanaka. It will attract tourists; NASA has used local and national businesses to provide the required infrastructure, such as ultra-fast broadband, and 25 NASA staff is staying in Wanaka for two months for the launch. If the test run is successful, the airport could become an annual or biennial launch site to send universities’ equipment to near space, which proponents say will attract investment and put the area on the map for its technological capabilities. For more information, visit www. wka.co.nz. NASA currently launches 10 to 15 flights annually from America, South America, Sweden and Antarctica.
Police had five arrests over the week including two for shoplifting at New World and another two for dangerous driving. An intoxicated male was also arrested early on Saturday for wilful damage after he broke a window at a local backpackers. Another two drink drivers were apprehended by police over the week, one on Helwick St and the other in town on SH84, the latter being at nearly twice the legal limit. We also attended two crashes over the week. One of these was on SH6 near Luggate and involved a vehicle crossing the centre line and clipping another, resulting in a rollover. In other matters, police dealt with a domestic incident last Wednesday morning and are currently investigating two separate assaults at local bars. Police also dealt with three search-and-rescue events over the week including one on the Hawea River. All were dealt with successfully and our thanks go to our SAR volunteers, and in the case of our fast water-rescue call, the quick response from our local Harbour-master Craig Blake and the Lakeland Adventures jet boat and their crew. Our local Wanaka Community Patrol is currently looking for more volunteers to help out. The patrol works with Wanaka Police in a prevention role and are out there on Friday and Saturday nights with their “eyes and ears” alerting Police to any crime and disorder issues in our local communities. They do a great job and if you are interested please contact me at the Wanaka Police Station or see Steve at the Kodak shop for more information.
For non-emergency advice or assistance from Wanaka Police call 443 7272. You can also find us on Facebook. In an emergency always dial 111. To provide information anonymously, call the organisation CRIMESTOPPERS on 0800 555 111
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Open-Mic Night brimming with talent Maddy Harker Wanaka Sun Outspoken Open Mic was held last Sunday with Annabel Wilson and Amy Pearl receiving equal votes for a joint first place. The winners were picked by the audience, with one vote per audience member, and competitors were allowed to give any kind of spoken
word performance within a five-minute time limit. Festival organiser Liz Breslin was thrilled with the variety of performers. ‘’We even had a performer from Israel named Elad - it was fantastic to get that international element.” “For some people it was their first time performing and much of the audience were from the wider Wanaka spoken word community and
were incredibly supportive of these new talents.” The performances ranged from “musical and rhythmic’’ spoken word to storytelling and poetry. The winners will be pitted against a crew of Dunedin performers during the Other Challenge Wanaka on March 8 (Saturday). Pictured above: Amy Pearl performing. PHOTO: ELLIOT STEVEN PHOTOGRAPHY
New ambulance for district Patients will soon be transported from Dunstan to Dunedin Hospital in a new Mercedes Sprinter thanks to a grant of $64,864 from Central Lakes Trust. Dr Rob Visser, of Central Otago Health Services said if Dunstan Hospital did not operate this service, it would have to rely on St John for standard transfers, “thereby reducing availability of emergency ambulances in the region for 111 responses at a time when emergency call-outs are increasing.” He said a typical return trip takes the hospital ambulance, crew and a nurse away from the hospital for 7 – 10 hours. The current vehicle was initially introduced as a trial in May 2012 and has transported patients mainly to Dunedin, but also to Invercargill, Christchurch and Timaru. The service has reduced waiting times and transfer costs, and has increased patient options. It also serves as an emergency back-up for Lakes District Hospital in Frankton if it is unable to arrange an urgent transfer. Dunstan Hospital transports approximately 250 patients per year, a proportion of which are transported by St John under its emergency ambulance contract. It anticipates 120-150 patient transfers per year will now be transported by the new vehicle. This grant was one of twelve grants approved by the Trust totalling $371,334 at its latest funding round.
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Fire ban lifted in some areas Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun Lower temperatures and heavy dew in some parts of Otago has resulted in the total fire ban being lifted, except for in Central Otago and Waitaki. Principal rural fire officer Stephanie Rotarangi said that fire danger conditions across much of Otago has eased to the point where the authority is able to once again issue fire permits. However, the fire danger in much of Central Otago and the Waitaki Lakes area remains of concern. “Otago’s rural residents should familiarise themselves with the authority’s climatic zones on which we base our fire danger readings and fire season status” she said. There are five zones across Otago and the Lakes - Coastal, Clutha and Catlins Zones are now under a Restricted Fire Season. A total fire ban remains in the authority’s Central Zone, which includes parts of the Upper Clutha and all of Central Otago. These zones can be viewed on the Authority’s website www.otagoruralfire. org.nz. Landowners can enter their address to determine whether they are affected by a restricted or a prohibited fire Season and view the conditions of each season. Alternatively
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residents can ring the Authority on 0800 673 473 during working hours for assistance. Stephanie said rural fire officers will be taking a cautionary approach to issue permits, and landowners can expect
some permit applications to be declined. “The drought codes in Otago remain high, it will only take a little wind or some higher temperatures for the fire danger to go up again” she said. “Otago’s residents
have been patient and conscientious during this season’s total fire ban and this has directly improved our ability to prevent wildfires. However common sense is still required,” she said.
Wanaka dancers were delighted to receive certificates of excellence for recent dance examinations this week. Dance Wanaka students Rachel Macpherson (18) and Grace Thomas (7) received the highest examination marks in Australasia for their respective levels of Solo Seal & Primary Jazz levels. Elizabeth Pell (6) received a Certificate of Excellence for her Primary Ballet exam. Dance Wanaka
Director, Anna Thomas, said these certificates and scholarships are a credit to her student’s dedication and talent. The examiners from Sydney (Joanne Stevens, representative of British Ballet Organisation) and Auckland (Corrine Yea, Director of Asia Pacific Dance Association) were extremely impressed with the standard achieved by these students, while touring throughout NZ, Australia and Asia. “Rachel has an innate talent with choreography and we hope she continues
her dance interests in Wellington while studying law”. Solo Seal is the highest level, and requires the dancer to choreograph and perform three dances, then further critiqued learning and performing an audition sequence. Over 287 dance schools sit Jazz Addict examinations across Australasia. Pictured (from left): Grace Thomas, Anna Thomas (Dance Wanaka Director), Rachel Macpherson, Elizabeth Pell.
The Cell launced “Incubator-style’’ workspace The Cell was launched in Wanaka this week by the team behind the Gigatown Wanaka campaign. Aimed at growing and diversifying the local economy, The Cell is designed to connect entrepreneurs and creatives within a shared office space. The project has been modelled off other successful international co-labs. The Cell will include ultra high-speed wireless internet, the latest printing technology, a 3D printer, and members will have 24/7 access to private meeting rooms, a kitchen, shower and changing facilities. The Cell currently allows for 35 people over several rooms, but office manager Georgina Pearson said they certainly plan to expand the space in the future. Gigatown Wanaka campaign manager Kelly Good said that she hopes the project will help Wanaka develop as a centre for innovation, by providing a place for talented people to rub shoulders. Members of the community are invited to a drop-in event between 4pm and 5.30pm on Wednesday March 11, to view the premises and have any questions answered by the Gigatown Wanaka team.
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infocus Every month the Wanaka Camera Club will share some tips and ideas about how to capture a perfect moment...
Importance of seeing the light
Sailing schoolies Young sailors from Mount Aspiring College had some professional help to tune up their skills last week ahead of two national regattas. Ross Sutherland of Auckland, event coordinator and coach of the New Zealand Teams Racing Association provided guidance to the MAC team who have been training and raising funds for the events. The team heads off to a ranking regatta in Picton in Schools Summer tournament week in March, and will also attend the nationals in Taupo in April. The team members are left to right: Dougal Stalker, Nicola Sanders, Sean Dickey (hidden), Amber Makeham, Laura Erichsen and Rick Sanders (Captain). Oliver Jarvie in coach boat and Breagha Rennie absent. PHOTO: MARK AYRE
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The word ‘photography’ is derived from two Greek words, Photo Light and Graph - Write. All keen snappers are aware of the importance of understanding how to write or draw with light, perhaps none more so than the landscape photographer. They appreciate that learning to ‘see’ the light is paramount to making successful landscape photographs and realise that this often means waiting for the right type of light, even if this means revisiting the location another day. For the less experienced it is very easy to be so overwhelmed by the beauty of a location that we fail to notice the subtle changes taking place in the sky above. Waiting, for example, for a large cloud to pass overhead, may only take ten minutes, but could result in a much more compelling image. Experienced photographers have learnt that the best light often occurs at the most unsocial times of the day - early morning when most sensible people are still in bed or late afternoon/early evening when we would normally be sitting down for tea! These two periods have been dubbed the ‘Golden Hours’ because the quality of light can be quite magical as the sun rises or sets. The side lighting at these times of day creates a pleasing three-dimensional effect on the subject. Great light can also be found during a change of weather -the dramatic light of an incoming thunderstorm and rain, or conversely, the soft, almost shadowless light of a bright overcast day resulting in delicate tones -
can lead to pleasing results for landscape photographs. There can be no doubt of the importance of light in any landscape photo and this can be helped by achieving the right exposure through choosing the best combination of aperture, shutter speed and ISO settings. Generally a landscape photographer wants a picture that renders all elements of the subject (foreground, middle and background) in focus. A popular (but not the only) way of achieving this is by using a wide angle lens with an aperture set between f8 and f22 to give a large depth of focus and an ISO of around 100 to give the best possible quality. A good solid tripod will help immensely as the best light often occurs early or late in the day, and with a small aperture and a low ISO, shutter speed will usually be slow. A tripod will allow us to shoot with the settings needed to produce the best quality landscape image. Rebecca Campbell’s landscape picture Mighty Cook shows what can be achieved with good light and was well received by the adjudicator of the Wanaka Camera Club’s monthly competition who gave the picture a Merit award, with the comments ‘Yes, it is a mighty mountain to photograph and it is not always available! This image is successfully cropped to reduce a lot of barren blue sky and this of course highlights Mt Aoraki as the point of interest. The mountain is further emphasised by being framed by the two sloping hills on each side of the lake. The late
afternoon sun has also highlighted all of the peaks.’’ Rebecca took the photo when on a day’s outing to Mount Cook she saw the wonderful light on late summer evening. For the umpteenth time Rebecca asked her partner, Paul, to stop the car and out she popped. After walking around to get the best possible camera angle she took the shot using a Canon EOS60D with aperture set at f4.5, with a focal length of 92mm, a shutter speed of 1/2000th and an ISO of 100. Rebecca now takes her camera wherever she goes because previously she saw wonderful picture opportunities without the means of capturing them. Rebecca joined WCC three years ago after seeing the club’s annual exhibition at Spencer House Mall. She enjoys club nights where workshops, field trips and listening to judges’ comments on fellow club members pictures have helped her to improve her own images. Rebecca enjoys most photographic subjects, especially landscape and night photography. She has set herself a project to really master macro photography over the coming year. Wanaka Camera Club is dedicated to help the development of anyone interested in photography. We welcome anyone to join us irrespective of their photographic abilities. If you know nothing about photography we will teach you. Come along and see what we can do for you. Our next meeting is Monday 9th March at St John Building on Link Way.
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The Wanaka Royal Society invites you to attend “New Zealand’s Changing Population” this Friday. The talk will be presented by Emeritus Professor Erik Olssen, and Dr Malcolm McKinnon from the University of Otago. In 2014 the Royal Society of New Zealand brought together a panel of eminent academics to carry out a review of our changing national identity. While censuses provide ‘snapshots’at intervals, until then, proper and thorough analysis of the data was hard to come by. Professor Olssen and Dr McKinnon are two academics from this panel of experts, and they are visiting Wanaka to talk to us about their findings. The event will be held on Friday March 6 at 6pm at the Presbyterian Community Centre, Tenby Street. Admission is free.
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Home-schooling film screening Maddy Harker Wanaka Sun Jeremy Stuart, San Franciscobased film editor (Star Wars Trilogy, Lucas Films) will be holding a koha-entry screening of his documentary, Class Dismissed, in Hawea this Sunday. The film has been screened in over 120 cities worldwide. Locations include all major US cities, places as far as Dubai and Puerto Rico, and most recently, Wellington and Christchurch. Jeremy is currently on holiday in New Zealand and spending time with friends in the area. Class Dismissed follows the lives of a family who pull their two pre-teen girls from one of Los Angeles’ best schools to go into home-schooling. The film is Jeremy’s directorial debut, which is an entirely crowd-funded project he made with a small team over four years. It is the first ever full-length film about home-schooling. For people that have always liked the idea, this is a good way to be inspired. “What we have heard from audiences is that the film answers all their questions they have around home-schooling. There are so many myths and misperceptions out there about this way of learning,” he said. Jeremy and his wife Kim, who has a Master’s in Education, home-school their daughter Kaia, aged ten. “When Kaia was born I had never even thought of home-schooling – I really knew nothing about it.” After a tentative start, Jeremy and Kim attended a conference about home-
schooling and were blown away by the confidence and independence of the kids. “I arrived and a six-year-old walked up to me and said: ’Welcome to the conference. Is this your first time? Can I help you with anything?’” I’d never been spoken to in any way remotely like that by a six-year-old. After meeting the other kids at the conference, home-schooling became a no-brainer for us.” Over 100 families applied to
be featured in the documentary during their transition from traditional schooling to home schooling, but the family chosen was actually picked after a friend referred them. The decision to use a “typical’’ middle-class family with children that have spent a significant amount of time in the traditional school helps to push one of the messages in the film – that home-schooling isn’t just for hippies and extremists, it can be a viable solution for
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a system which doesn’t work for many children. One reviewer said: “It has a real family, real-life issues, real questions and concerns, real solutions – all without being unnecessarily dramatised.” “People think that homeschooling is for hippie-granolaoff-the-grid people and extreme religious fundamentalists - and in the 1970s this was probably pretty accurate” Jeremy said. “However, in the last 30 years there has been a huge surge in the secular home-schooling from people from all walks of life. “We’re not set up to oppose the traditional education system and create an ‘’usagainst-them’’ situation, but if your kids are seriously unhappy I think it’s something worth considering. “It’s not a cookie-cutter situation - learning can be tailored to every individual child. That is something homeschooling can absolutely do.” Jeremy believes that community is essential to home-schooling. “Almost everywhere you go you can find home-schooling communities and the support systems that develop are what can make the idea feasible.” Class Dismissed will be screened at 121 Grandview Road (off Cemetery Road) in Lake Hawea at 5pm this Sunday. Please call 443 4584 or message the Class Dismissed Movie Facebook page if you plan to attend so hosts can get an idea of audience numbers. Jeremy will hold a Q&A session after the screening. Pictured: Jeremy with his wife, Kim, and daughter, Kaia.
inbrief ‘Glammies’ finalists announced The finalists of the 2015 Beef + Lamb New Zealand Golden Lamb Awards, aka the Glammies, have been announced. The 20 finalists will go in front of six judges at the grand final held at the Wanaka A&P Show on March 13. This year’s judging panel boasts sporting superstars Lisa Carrington, Sarah Walker and Caroline Meyer (nee Evers-Swindell), alongside foodwriter Lauraine Jacobs, Beef and Lamb New Zealand Ambassador Chef Reon Hobson and head judge Graham Hawkes. The competition asks farmers nationwide to submit their lamb leg entries in the hope of taking home the $2,000 prize money and the prestigious Glammies Grand Champion Trophy. The 2015 finalists are: Class 1: Best of Breed – Traditional Fraser & Sara Briant, Gisborne ; Annie & Graham Carmichael, Matiere; Don Morrison, Gore; Andrew Paterson, Omakau Class 2: Best of Breed – Crossbreed Robbie Gibson, Cromwell; Bruce Lamb, Tokanui; Hamish Mackay, Gore Class 3: Best of Breed – Terminal X Hamish Buchanan, Dannevirke; Don Morrison, Gore; Richard Morrison, Marton; Lynley & Matt Wyeth, Masterton Class 4: Best of Breed – Open James & Liane Crutchley, Palmerston; Boyd Manson, Invercargill; Timothy Williams, Clinton; Toby Williams, Gisborne.
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Riding well in Oz Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun Wanaka junior cyclists Paul Wright and Phoebe Young raced well at three big events in Australia recently. The mountain bike Oceania event was held on the Gold Coast, followed by the Australian National Cup racing and Junior World Cup qualifier races. While Paul had a disappointing start to the Oceanias, going out too fast in the race and finishing 13th, he quickly learnt from that and the next day was third in the Oceania eliminator race - one spot behind Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist Anton Cooper. After that podium he participated in the Junior World Cup qualifier race, to finish third, giving him a qualification spot to the Junior World Cup. After a few weeks break he will start preparing for Junior Worlds.
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Meanwhile, Phoebe had three strong races, finishing second in the Oceania event, another third in the Australian National Cup, and won an open race the
following day. Phoebe will now direct her attention to the National Triathlon Secondary Schools race at the end of March.
MAC athletes gain Otago titles Local Mount Aspiring college athletes returned with seven titles and a number of podium places at last weekend’s Otago Secondary Schools athletics championships Otago school titles in their respective age groups went to John Stevens (800m),Gregor Findlay (3000m), Sammy Burke (3000m, 1500m, 800m), and Ned Williams-Holloway (Hurdles & High Jump). Top three placings went to Laura MacCollough (200m, 400m), James Glynn (200m), Gregor Findlay (1500m, breaking the course record from 1982) and Courtney Leith (discus, javelin). Eleven athletes reached top eight placings which qualified them to compete at the Southland-Otago Championships at the end of March. Pictured: Sammy Burke (15); Laura MacCollough (15); Harrison Brown (15); Henry Hardaker (13); Gregor Findlay (14); James Glynn (13); Ned Williams-Holloway (15); Ben Everest (15).
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BOARD GET OFF THE ROAD! GET OFF THE TRAIL! TOUGH BEING A CYCLIST IN WANAKA WITH ALL THESE GRUMPY PEOPLE AROUND.
FOR THAT CYCLIST WHO TEXTED THEY SHD GET RIGHT OF WAY OVER PEDESTRIANS COZ THEY’RE FASTER..SURE THING AS LONG AS BY THAT RULE I GET RIGHT OF WAY OVER YOU WHEN I’M IN A CAR.
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EDITORIAL It will be interesting to see how many hundreds of people will be perched on top of a hill somewhere next Sunday when NASA launches its Super Pressure Balloon. Everyone will be looking skyward from 7am eagerly awaiting the big moment that balloon takes flight. Imagine how social it will be on top of Mt Iron – any chance of fresh coffee being delivered up there? It will be a shame though for the 12 people in the houses within a 2.1km radius of the airport who have to stay inside for half an hour while it is launched. They will be missing the best part of the show. Safety comes first though, but I bet they will be busting their gut to get back outside again with all of us once they have had the all clear. The balloon will be visible for miles immediately after lift-off anyway, and if you do miss it, then make sure to follow its ‘real-time’ progress on the website.
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LOTS OF TALK ABOUT FOREIGN DRIVERS ON OUR ROADS. WITNESSED A LOCAL FENCING COMPANY SUNDAY 22 OVERTAKING AT SPEED ON YELLOW LINES THEN FINISHED PASSING ON DOUBLE YELLOW LINES ON CARDRONA
Thank you to those who have made positive comments as I have paraded around Wanaka bearing my ‘Living Wage’ placard. Thanks to, to a number of young people who have indicated their support with stealthy gestures. My guess is they feel a little intimidated. From what I have learned so far, many of them will be feeling powerless to improve the pay and conditions of their employment. It can be hard out there. For advice, or simply to get their frustration of their chest, I offer my email address for those who feel they are not getting a fair go. horoy@xtra.co.nz
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HOT QIGONG at Hot Yoga Fusion. Come and enjoy deep relaxation for body and mind rejuvenation. Friday 7.15pm. Contact: James 027 528 0396 wanakaqi@gmail.com
SPIRITUALITY AND Health.. services and products. . . Qualified. .experienced personal help for most issues. Ph tx 0211950850
PROSTHESIS (BREAST form) local fitter Registered with Ministry of Health and will take care of your claim Appointment phone 443 9425
NEED A place to live please?! Local female with gorgeous dog.we are mature, tidy, caring. References available ph 0276602271
LYN BROWN BOWEN and JSJ Practitioner treating out of Wanaka Wellness Centre. For appts/info pls ph Lyn 4437388 www.naturalhealthwanaka.co.nz HU SONG at Wanaka Wellness Centre this thursday 5th March 6pm to 6.30pm All welcome. Gold coin donation Ph 4437388 www.eckankar.husong.org AMAZINGLY GOOD massage therapy remedial, deep tissue, sports, relaxation, pregnancy. Mobile available. Professional and effective. Contact Lee: 027 333 4909 LYMPHATIC CLEARANCE: Support immune system, relieve lymphoedema, swelling, pain. Cleanse. Gentle relaxing therapeutic treatment. Thu - Fri. Ph Maryann 03 4436463, 021 1101160 RELAX WITH LOMI LOMI MASSAGE: Therapeutic Hawaiian - calming, flowing, nurturing. Peaceful surroundings Thu-Fri. Ph Maryann 03 4436463, 021 1101160 Aloha! ATHLETES: RELAX, CLEANSE, relieve swelling + pain. Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) + Lomi Lomi Massage with Maryann 03 4436463, 021 1101160 TAEKWONDO FOR all age from 5 , new ragistrarion start . Come join us. First week free . Have a look. Contact 02040152714 www.facebook.com/wanakataekwondoclub MASSAGE VOUCHERS make great gifts! Available at In Balance Therapeutics. www. wanakamassage.co.nz. Phone or text Sally 0274875942 to arrange a voucher MASSAGE THERAPY from a physio at In Balance Therapeutics. Skilled and knowledgeable. Phone or text Sally on 0274875942 for an appointment HOMEOPATH AND Wellness Specialist available in Wanaka. Call Linda Baker on 0211468041 or visit www.intelligenthealth. co.nz for a refreshing approach to your wellness concerns. MASSAGE THERAPY. Sports-,Deep tissue-,Relaxation-,Pregnancy massage. Effective and rejuvenating. Ursula Krebs, Dip. Massage Therapist CH/NZ. Phone: 027 6602271. PILATES MAT classes starting up 16th March. Early morning, lunchtime and evening classes available. Call/text Prairie 0212078486 PREGNANCY PILATES - suitable for 2nd/3rd trimester. Stay strong, flexible and healthy throughout your pregnancy. Call/text 0212078486 MASSAGE IN Wanaka. Not only amazing massages but beauty therapy as well. www. massageinwanaka.co .nz. Ph 03 443 8448.
EMPLOYMENT CASUAL DRIVER position, Suction work, need a D/G and must have H/T experience, 0276024822
rent 4BEDROOM FURNISHED house available May-October. Single garage, fenced yard, longer stay negotiable $550 per week Ph 0276122600
for sale ONLY $20, true certified organic baby balm. Seconds due to faulty labels. $5 donated to Plunket on every sale. Available at Plunket Rooms. Please leave money in honesty box. www.trueholisticbeauty.com
WANAKA PRIMARY School ‘Op Shop’ open Tues & Thurs - 12 midday to 4pm. Use Koru Way entrance, off Totara Terrace, alongside the steps.
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STEADY-AS-YOU-GO EXERCISE classes focus on balance, coordination and strength to prevent falls. Suits older adults. New class starting Fridays, St John rooms, 2-3pm, $2. Come and see whether it’s for you. Phone Binsey 443 5515
ALWAYSBORING LTD – Established Properties needing new or replacing sewer/ water/power? USE the Trenchless Way – Minimal disturbance to landscapes/driveways ph Callum Weir 021 447 393 Certifying DRAIN LAYER www.alwaysboring.co.nz
AYURVEDA MASSAGE or another Ayurvedic treatment: A unique experience of self healing and relaxation. Call Martin 443 5712. www.ayurvedaora.com
SPEAK WITH Confidence public speaking course begins March 26th. Constructive, supportive, fun. Contact Lee Ball: 027 333 4909, leeball40@gmail.com or www.leeballcommunications.nz
CHANGING YOUR mind can change your life. Chris Jacques Clinical Hypnotherapist (Dip.Clin.Hyp.) Ph:443 4008, 0274 903 022 ASPIRING MASSAGE WANAKA. Est 2004. Trevor Bailey. Full time massage since 1994 USA/NZ. Ph 4432993 or 0274222455. www. aspiringmassagewanaka.co.nz
FUN FUN fun! Come try the original Surly Fatbike. Rent or demo. Good Rotations, 34 Anderson rd, Wanaka, www.goodrotations. co, 034434349. LEKKIE SUMMIT motor kit selling quick! Want to electrify your bicycle? Come and see us! Good Rotations, www.goodrotations. co, 034434349.
RETIRED US couple looking to rent apt/ house for 5 months (Nov25-Apr15). astone5583@aol.com
KEEP YOUR pooch cool on these Dog Day Afternoons, book your grooming appointment at Wanaklean Dog today! Call Emily 0275110282
CENTRAL OTAGO @ HEART, Supporting Heart Kids Through Life, AGM, Wednesday 18 March 7pm, Golden Gate, Cromwell. Contact Cate 0211133877
TOUR SPAIN with Julie Le Clerc May /June Small Group Fantastic Itinerary More information Email julie@julieleclerc.com or local call 443 9425
W W W. WA N A K A RT S O C I E T Y MEMBERSHIP $20. Exhibit up to 8 works. Enter now before March 19 for upcoming exhibition. Forms at wanaka library
WANAKLEAN DOG - Grooming, clipping and bathing. Right here in Wanaka! Call Emily on 0275110282 to make an appointment.
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BUSINESS NETWORKING International. The Wanaka chapter of BNI meets weekly at 7am Tuesday morning. Great networking opportunity to grow your business. Contact Rudy for information 027 703 4037
OLDER GENTLEMAN looking to share a basic meal in your home Mondays or Fridays for company. Pls call 4431058 btw 11am and 12 on Tues if interested.
OAK FLOORING from $75/m2. 15mm thick, 4mm solid oak, pre or unfinished. www. summitflooring.co.nz or email sales@summitflooring.co.nz.
THE GOVERNOR’S golden lemon butter from Pirate Pickles at Wanaka farmers market from 3pm Thursdays on Pembroke Park
WHO’S BEEN to Archangel or Bannock Brae? There are lots of fabulous local wine stories that we want to share with you! www.wanakawinetours.com WINETRAIL (946387)
WWW.EASYVISA.CO.NZ FOR immigration, visa and residency help and advice contact your Wanaka licensed adviser 034438386 info@easyvisa.co.nz
KAMP MARQUEE HIRE Rectangular, oval and round marquees; exclusive lakeside locations available; event design and creation. Phone 02102934268 or contact@kamp. co.nz
BEAUTIFUL CHINA tea cup bird feeders, great for attracting wax eyes and bell birds to your garden. Makes the perfect present. $25. Phone or text 021 680 110
WANAKA SALVATION Army Family Store Opening Hours - Monday to Friday 9am5pm, Saturday 9.30am-4pm. We look forward to seeing you there!
DRUMS ENTHUSIAST - easy going with good boundaries to teach 11yr old boy with special needs on volunteer basis. Interested text 0273278664
SEPTIC TANK services, Septic Tank cleaning, Oasis service agent, Mud sump cleaning Ph Aaron 4434175
MAKE AN OFFER 1991 Mazda 121, automatic sedan GLX. Current WOF & Rego. 140,000 kms. Tel: David Strang 443 8681.
REGISTRATION IS now open for YAMI learn from the pros how to build a career in the music industry - www.yami.nz
WANT YOUR colours done? Always look your best? Book an appointment with experienced Colour Consultant 4439425
WANAKA WINDOW CLEANING professional, friendly, efficient service. Enjoy those mountain views. High, awkward windows a specialty. Paolo 021 0572505/ 4432420
services NEED A portable chiller trailer for your function or wedding? Come and speak to us at Wanaka Liquor Centre. 1 Ardmore Street. Ph 03 443 1466 SMARTMOTION E-BIKES now available at Good Rotations, your local electric bicycle specialist. 34 Anderson Road, Wanaka, www.goodrotations.co, 03.4434349. Tuesday-Friday 12-6pm. DRIVING LESSONS available. Call Nicky at Aspiring Drivers to book your lesson for professional driving instruction. 0210607310 SEWING REPAIRS and alterations. Please call to discuss your requirements. Phone Sue 0272472181 INLAND REVENUE are at Community Networks Wednesday 25 March 9am 12.00pm. For help with personal or business tax,child support,student loans or family tax credits. Please call 4437799 to make an appointment. WHEELS TO DUNSTAN:Free daily transport to Dunstan Hospital & Alexandra specialist appointments. Also connects to Dunedin Hospital transport. For bookings call 4437799 JP SERVICES at Community Networks Tuesdays1pm and Fridays 10.30.For appointments call 4437799 FREE BUDGET ADVICE available at Community Networks, Tuesday 17 March. Call 443 7799 for an appointment or email info@communitynetworks.co.nz THREE CHAIRS Hair Salon Autumn special with Stephanie. 1/2 head of foils, cut and blow wave $100. Ph 443 5898 BRA PROFESSIONALLY fitted 200 sizes so you will get a perfect fit - Beautiful design NO underwire private appointment ph 443 9425
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what’s on PLUNKET APPEALS Week 2nd to 8th of March. LOOK OUT for our door to door collectors and donations tables around town. Cute bunny ears, stickers and balloons available with donations. PARTNER DANCING! Intro to West Coast Swing! 1pm Saturday 7th March. Eely Point Scout Hall. $15 cash. No partner required! GOT CRAFTY Kids!? They can come and try the craft market for free this month! If they make it they can sell it! (No food tho). Call 443 7906 for info
WANAKA’S OWN certified organic skincare brand- true, available at Soulfood, Wonder room, Wholefood haven and Health 2000.
ALL THE markets this Sunday! The craft market is being joined by the farmers market, Pembroke park, from 10 am
IN- STORE skincare sampling with true organic skincare. At Soulfood, Tuesday 10th 12.30-2.30pm with the lovely Jo Niles.
LALALAND LOUNGE Bar Wanaka. Open daily from 4pm – 2.30am. Upstairs, 99 Ardmore Street.
WILSON’S PEST Control & Window cleaning. Spider & Fly treatments. Do it once, do it well. Licensed & Accredited. Call anytime 03 443 6652 or www.wilsonservices.co.nz
SUNDAY CRAFT market is on at Pembroke Park this week! From 10am, for handmade N.Z arts and crafts direct from the artists to you!
VASECTOMYS AVAILABLE here in Wanaka with Dr Simon Brebner at Aspiring Medical Centre. Ph 443 0725 for an appointment to discuss.
ENTRIES OPEN for easter weekend art exhibition. Entries close 19 march. Forms at wanaka library or www.wanakartsociety
WANAKA PHARMACY is your local pharmacy. We’re the big pharmacy at the top of Helwick Street - open until 7pm every single day. Ph 443 8000
wanted CASUAL WORK WANTED by 23-year-old graduate, until August. Lots of experience: cleaning, babysitting, office work, hospo, general household help. Please text or call Maddy Harker on 0278740573. WE URGENTLY need volunteers for Plunket Appeals Week 2nd to 8th of March for either door to door collections or for an hour slot at our tables at New World, Paper Plus and NZ Post. Please contact Claire Perkins on 021595944 or email Claire.perkins@hotmail.com. Thanks for your support.
YOUTH ART prize. Entries open for easter art exhibition. $5 membership $5 entry. Entry forms at wanaka library or www. wanakartsociety NZ JETSPRINT Champs Easter Saturday 4th April Gates open from 11am. Oxbow Adventures Aqua Track 995 Wanaka Luggate Highway. Details Facebook Wanaka Jetsprints WANAKA FARMERS Market from 3pm every Thursday on Pembroke Park, eat fresh and healthy, support local producers ROTARY EVENT – “Dam to Pub Quest for Gold Cycle Race” Sat 21st March ’15 – To enter go to www.racewithrotary.co.nz
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Lake Hawea fishing wet but worthy Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun
Kayaking stars on Hawea Wave A chance to represent New Zealand at the upcoming World championships could see some strong performances by the country’s top kayakers at the Hawea River Playpark this weekend. Over 40 competitors from around the country are expected at the 2015 Freestyle Kayaking national championships including top female pro Courtney Kerin, and Central Otago local men, Jason Searle and Stephen Bartlett. Selection for the national freestyle team to compete at the ICF kayaking world championships in Canada will be made after this weekend’s competition. The event categories range from under 14 year-old cadets to veterans. The competition runs on Saturday and Sunday. Pictured. Alexandra’s Antz Longman on the Hawea Wave PHOTO: SUPPLIED
Interest strong for Race Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun An overwhelming response from interested competitors for April’s Race to the Sky has delighted the organising team at Highlands Motorsport Park. Headed by general manager Mike Sentch, more than 80 competitors from across the car, quad, off-roader and motorcycle divisions have already paid the entry fee. “It’s exciting to have so much interest from over 150 prospective competitors,” he said. Entries close on March 17 and an official entry list won’t be ready until after that date. But fans can be assured there are plenty of well-known drivers and riders vying to take on world-renowned Race to the Sky champion Nobuhiro ‘Monster’ Tajima. A second prestigious title, the ‘Repco Race to the Sky Fastest Kiwi,’ will go to the New Zealand resident driver or rider who records the fastest overall time during Sunday’s finale and they’ll receive the Possum Bourne Memorial Trophy. Now the world’s longest gravel hillclimb event, the Repco Race to the Sky will comprise six divisions; three for cars - international hillclimb, a national hillclimb and rallycourse
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out. Most competitors were in very good spirits despite many
GODZone runner-up down to wire Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun A 52km night-time paddle to the finish on Lake Wanaka could decide a highly coveted second place in this year’s GODZone adventure race. The 540km event was won yesterday afternoon with an outstanding 4day 08hour 56minute performance by team Seagate. The win by the team of Nathan Fa’avae, Sophie Hart, Chris Forne and Stu Lynch gave them a clean sweep of the four GODZone events so far. Wanaka supporters will be cheering on the fastest local team, Torpedo 7, who at the time of going to print last night were in fourth place. They are chasing team Tiki Tour, whose female team member,
time and relegated to the short course. Pictured are GODZone Torpedo 7 members Simon BowdenandBobMclachlan and Tiki Tour member Florence Grimmet and her unidentified team mate coasteering prior to the 500 metre swim to Glendhu Bay on Monday
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Floortje Grimmet is a longtime Wanaka multisporter, with the other members living close enough to claim as local if they can overtake yesterday afternoon’s second place team, Columbia Videraid, onthe152kmmountainbike leg to Dublin Bay or the final paddle. Overtaking the topranked professional Colombia Videraid team
would be a huge coup as it is currently ranked the top team in the world and Torpedo 7 has managed to stay close on its heels for most of the race. The event has had a brutal attrition rate with only 15 of the 52 original teams currently still doing the full length course with another 10 teams, including Wanaka’s Haast Eagles, failing to reach a cutoff
Cure Kids has been chosen as the recipient charity of GODZone 2015 To donate $3 to the charity, text GODZONE to 933 (data charges apply)
sport results
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– with eight subcategories, and one division each for off-roaders, quad bikes and motorcycles. The King of the Mountain Race to the Sky finale sees the ten fastest competitors – from any division – strive to post their very best time of the weekend in this one last race up the mountain to earn the King of the Mountain title. Pictured is Nobuhiro ‘Monster’ Tajima the defending ‘Race to the Sky’ champion.
Mega Motatapu A record number of entries on this year’s Motatapu five events will see more than 4,500 competitors ranging in ages from 11 to 82 run, ride and multisport their way to Wilcox Green in Arrowtown. Organisers reported an 11% increase on last year’s number resulting in 4,567 competitors for Saturday’s event, the majority of whom will start from Glendhu Bay. Traversing the high country of Motatapu, Soho and Glencoe stations, 2,843 bikers of all levels will travel the 47 km track which was used for the original cycle-only event started in the late 1990’s by the landowners. Owned by Queenstown Trails Trust and delivered for the first time by international sports event company Lagardère Unlimited Oceania, funds gained from the Motatapu race go towards the ongoing maintenance and development of trails within the Wakatipu Basin, organisers said.
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Cold, drizzly conditions and shifty wind couldn’t put off almost 200 fisherfolk on Lake Hawea last weekend yielding 113 fish, 39 more than last year, for the annual family event. The Lake Hawea Family Fishing classic has been running since 1993 and this year attracted 190 entrants from as far as Ashburton and Invercargill, organiser Geoff Hewson said.“The weather was on and off drizzle all day, which turned out to be ideal fishing conditions for those who stayed and braved it
being cold and wet.”The event had been started with the idea of getting families to fish together and encouraging children to get involved, he said.The rain cleared in time for the prizegiving hosted by the Lake Hawea Hotel in its garden bar with over $18,000 in prizes predominantly donated by Upper Clutha businesses from sponsors. As the local child who caught the largest fish at last weekend’s family classic event, Lake Hawea’s Aimee Harrold was awarded with the Gus Nesbitt Memorial Trophy and prize of a new bike by Audrey Nesbitt.
LAKE HAWEA GOLF CLUB 1st March 2015 M edal/LGU/Putting Men1st Denis Costello 100.35.65, 2nd Neil Matchett 78.12.66, 3rd Gerrard Haggart 90.23.67, 4th Red Stevenson 83.16.67, 5th Bryan Burgess 85.16.69, 6th Kahu Vincent 79.10.69 Ladies 1st Bernie Raffe 95.21.74, Putting Bryan Burgess 27, Neil Matchett 28, Closest to the pin No 1 Red Stevenson, No 5 Red Stevenson Birdies net Eagles, No 17 Scott Read, Bryan Burgess WANAKA PROGRESSIVE BOWLS 27:02:15 Skips: 1st Trevor Tovey, 2nd Betty Russell, 3rd Don McLeay Thirds: 1st Charles Kiewiet, 2nd Neville Young,3rd Edward Ottrey Seconds: 1st Bob Smythe, 2nd Neville Dippie Leads: John Rich, 2nd Bruce Thorburn, 3rd John Barton WANAKA BRIDGE CLUB. Wilkin Pairs 1. North/
South:- David Brewer, Lynne Fegan 56.94% 1 Hans Limacher, Claire Williams and Morag Chisholm, Freda Ryder 58.28% 2= East/West:- Bruce Cathie, Kate Summers 63.33% 1. Ruth Coghill, Karolyn Macandrew 59.72% 2. Lawrie & Margaret Stenhouse 58.61% 3. Friday Bridge 27 February. North/South:Ian & Chris French 58.65% 1. Mary Buzzell, Margaret Newell 54.81% 2. Wendy & Alan Cruden 54.01% 3. East/West:- Jan Cunningham, Barbara Waterworth 69.07% 1. Vivienne Christie, Errol Kelly 61.70% 2. Peter & Elaine Herbert 60.42% 3. Mt Barker Pairs 3. North/South:- Wendy & Alan Cruden 59.40% 1. Kate Coe, Tommie Munns 56.60% 2, Carol Orbell. Freda Ryder 55.00% 3. East/West:- Jason Beaton, Heather Wellman 63.10% 1. Michael Metzger, Georgie Roberts 2. Lesley Davies, Mark Harry 58.60% 3.
Para-skiers to Worlds Wanaka based skiers Adam Hall and Corey Peters will be aiming for medals at this week’s World Championships with both competing in all disciplines. The International Paralympic Championships get underway in Panorama, Canada with Adam competing in the standing men’s category and Peters as a sit-skier. Panorama 2015 will be Adam’s fourth World Championships. He won bronze in the Slalom at the 2013 event and silver in Slalom in 2009. Corey made his World Championship debut in 2013 and finished 10th in the Giant Slalom.
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