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Maddy Harker Wanaka Sun Cardrona Alpine Resort claims to have found a solution to school holiday chaos. Cardrona’s Unlimited Season Pass this year has been increased to $799, an extra $200, but, for the first time, it is introducing a Saver Season Pass at the same price as last year’s Unlimited Season Pass, which cost $599. The catch is the Saver Season Pass
excludes June 29 to July 19, the public school’s winter holiday period, and instead has an extra week of skiing at either end of the season. Cardrona general manager Bridget Legnavsky said the decision is something the Cardrona team has put a lot of thought into, as a means of preventing large queues. “The fact of the matter is, we won’t be able to handle it if we have another July like last year and we had to look at options.”
The new price has garnered criticism on Cardrona’s Facebook page and some local people are upset about the sizeable price rise. Local resident Dave Evans, a skier at Cardrona for many years, believes the change is inefficient. “Are the season-pass holders really the problem? We ski like crazy 8-12 and leave before it gets too busy,” Dave said. ‘If you’re a local family who gets a season pass with kids, that family is going to have to pay $400 more to
ski the same days.” Bridget said they’ve thought long and hard about the decision, and it was something they were confident in. “The guts of it is that our main goal is to deliver an exceptional guest experience. The aim of the Saver Season Pass is to incentivise people to consider taking their holidays outside that school holiday period. Story continues page 3...
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SAR building officially opened Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun Wanaka’s new Search and Rescue building was officially opened last weekend by the Governor-General, Sir Jerry Mateparae. More than 80 guests attended the celebration, including Sue Aspinall (pictured) who, along with her late husband John, has had a longstanding association with LandSAR. The $600,000 building, which is beside the new police station, has been open for about six months and replaced the double garage which was behind the former police station. The new headquarters provides the town’s
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60 LandSAR and 20 MarineSAR volunteers with their own purposebuilt base. Project manager Phil Melchior said local businesses had made a significant
contribution towards the new building, including providing labour and services. “This is the epitomy of a community project. We are very pleased
and very proud,” he said. Also pictured is Kate Goodsell, 12, who donated money from her “finger-nail painting” stall towards the new building.
Cardrona season pass strategy Continued from page 1... “New Zealand business has recently become more focused on capacity management and that is part of good business practise all around the world. “We’ve had good reactions from the community. It’s still some of the cheapest skiing around,” Bridget said. For adult season passes, Treble Cone’s Unlimited Season pass is now $1169, compared to $1139 last year. Coronet Peak, Mount Hutt and The Remarkables Combined Season Pass is $999, the same price it has been since 2012. Coronet Peak and The Remarkables Combined Season Pass is $899, with no change. The Remarkables-only season pass is $699, a $100 increase on last year.
Collaborative space opening Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun The Cell Collaborative Space opened yesterday. The Cell is a shared workspace for entrepreneurs, innovators and professionals, in the renovated former police station. For $95 a week plus GST, members receive desk space, shower and changing facilities, power, multiple ultrahighspeed wifi, a LAN internet connection and access to private calling rooms and more. The Cell aims to grow and diversify Wanaka’s economy. It is modelled on other co-labs which have been successful
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internationally. There is space for 35 people in several rooms.
Pictured (left to right): Wanaka Chamber of Commerce chairperson
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Alistair King and CallPlus general manager Kelvin Hussey.
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New hospital gets consent Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun Construction of an 81-bed rest home and hospital and a one-bed hospice facility is to begin in Wanaka this year. The facility will be jointly owned by the Aspiring Lifestyle Retirement Village and Presbyterian Support Otago, which also runs Wanaka’s Elmslie House rest home and hospital. The Upper Clutha Hospice Trust will fund the fit-out and operation of the hospice unit. Consent for the development, to be called the Aspiring Enliven Care Centre, was granted by the Queenstown Lakes District Council this month. I t wi l l be bu i l t o n Cardrona Valley Road, beside the Wanaka Lakes Health Centre, on land belonging to the Aspiring
Lifestyle Retirement Village. The live-in hospital will be developed in three stages. Stage one will comprise 19 rest home or hospital beds, 20 dementia beds and the hospice suite; stage two will include 30 beds and stage three 12 beds. At present there are only 30 aged-care beds in Wanaka. The Aspiring Village’s managing director, Aaron Armstrong, said the lack of aged-care services in the area was discussed at planning sessions in Wanaka, Queenstown and Cromwell in 2009. “What became very clear is that many of the people we spoke to had real concerns about where they could get rest home, hospital or dementia care as they aged. The local rest homes were full with waiting lists, and everyone had stories
of friends or family members having to go to Dunedin or Invercargill for care.” Presbyterian Support Otago’s chief executive, Gillian Bremner, said there would be both “standard and premium” rest home and hospital rooms, and the hospice unit would include a sitting room for family members who wanted to be near the patient. “We see first-hand how difficult it is for people when they cannot find beds for their loved ones close to home. We’re looking forward to delivering the extra beds that this community clearly needs.” The three stages will be built as three wings and the single-storey building will also house lounge, dining, kitchen and laundry rooms and an office. The building will be 3947sq m, plus outdoor courtyards and
33 car parks. The exterior cladding will be iron, weatherboards, boards and battens and stone, with the colours still to be confirmed. Arrow International is managing the tender process and construction is expected to begin in July, with the first residents moving in later this year. The 1.1ha hospital site will be subdivided from the retirement village, leaving it with nearly 11ha. Earthworks to flatten the site have already been carried out. When stage one is completed, the facility will employ 35 to 40 staff, including nurses, caregivers and support staff. The consent issued for the development replaces an earlier consent for a hospital containing 52 geriatric beds and 13 assistedcare beds.
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sunnews Close to self-governance The Government-appointed commissioner who has been overseeing Wanaka Primary School has requested the school be allowed to return to selfgovernance. Commissioner Terri Johnstone, a Christchurch-based human resources consultant, was appointed during the middle of last year, after most of the school’s board of trustees resigned, with some of them citing dissatisfaction at the way the school handled parents’ concerns and complaints. In the latest school newsletter, Terri Johnstone said her request had been processed by the Ministry of Education’s Otago office, and was now with the Wellington-based Secretary of Education, who would make the final decision. “Having given this considerable thought, I recommended that Wanaka Primary School returns to a full board. I had initially explored the possibility of two ministerial appointments as a way of providing the board (with) considerable expertise, but felt that this could short-change the community. “I’m confident there will be experienced people with governance experience in the Wanaka community that will put their name forward when it comes to the election process. “In addition, I have requested a senior advisor to sit alongside the board for a short period. This person will offer guidance to the board as they settle in,” she said in the newsletter. Terri Johnstone told the Wanaka Sun in February she believed many of the problems the school had faced were “pretty typical in schools, especially high decile schools.” She was confident the school’s troubles were now behind it and that it was “performing at a high level.”
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Food scandal revealed Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun It is a hidden scandal that costs New Zealand $872 million a year with the burden in the Queenstown Lakes District alone totalling $6 million. Organisers of the “Love Food, Hate Waste” campaign, launched this week, said the scandal is household food wastage and everyone has a part to play in reducing its huge financial and environmental toll. The campaign is being run by councils and community recycling centres nationwide, including Wanaka Wastebusters. Wanaka Wastebusters’ communications advisor, Gina Dempster, who is part of the group organising the “Love Food, Hate Waste” campaign in New Zealand, said the figures are staggering. “W e knew th at 30 percent of rubbish placed into kerbside collections
nationwide is food waste, but it’s hard to get a handle on how much food that actually is and what it’s costing us. “These new figures show that we’re throwing away literally truckloads of food every year which could have been eaten. “Imagine what we could buy in our district for $6 million. In just two years, it could add up to the cost of a new pool for Wanaka. Or it could pay for school lunches for all children in the Queenstown Lakes District for three-and-
a-half years. There are so many better ways we could use that money instead of throwing it away.” Gina said the rubbish bin audits revealed a lot of discarded food which was still edible. “Whole loaves of bread, unopened yoghurts and unspoilt apples are just some of the foods that were found in rubbish bins across the country.” “Love Food, Hate Waste New Zealand” has just released new research which found that:
- It is estimated Kiwis spend $872 million a year on food that is thrown away uneaten. - Kiwis throw away over 122,547 tonnes of food a year, enough to feed around 262,917 people, or the population of Dunedin for two years (or the population of the Queenstown Lakes district for nine years). - Bread, fruit and veggies, and meal leftovers are the most commonly discarded foods. - The average household sends around 79 kg of edible food to landfills every year, costing $563. - $6million of food which could have been eaten is thrown out in the Queenstown Lakes District every year. The research was conducted by surveying 1,365 New Zealanders, examining the contents of 1,402 household rubbish bins and giving 100 families diaries to record food disposal for a week.
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Road safety measures fast-tracked Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun The Government has brought forward road safety improvements in the south amid a public outcry about the dangerous driving of some tourists. The Associate Transport Minister, Craig Foss, said the improvements, which were already planned for state highways in Otago and Southland, would be fast-tracked to be completed by July 1 this year. “The Government recognises that many people are concerned with poor driving behaviour on challenging roads in and around popular tourist destinations, particularly in the lower South Island. “This work will improve safety for all road users, including the increasing number of overseas visitors choosing to explore our country by car. “Every death or serious injury on our roads is a tragedy and these tragedies can be
prevented by improving safety in every part of the transport system — vehicles, speeds, road users and the roads themselves,” Foss said in a statement. The road safety improvements are an extra 50km of centre-line rumble strips, another 140km of no-passing
Association, ACC, Tourism New Zealand, the Tourism Industry Association, the Rental Vehicle Association, the Queenstown Lakes and Southland district councils and the Otago and Southland regional councils. They form an umbrella group for the various road safety
Every death or serious injury on our roads is a tragedy and these tragedies can be prevented by improving safety in every part of the transport system. road markings and “keep left” arrows painted on an additional 200km of state highway. Foss said the Visiting Drivers Signature Project (VDSP) would also be extended to include the West Coast. The project involves about a dozen organisations, including the New Zealand Transport Agency, the police, the Automobile
initiatives the different organisations are involved in. The MP for Waitaki, Jacqui Dean, said other road safety strategies included driver education, sorting out problems with inaccurate travel time estimates and the lack of cellphone reception in some key tourist spots. She has also asked people to stop taking
“vigilante-type action” – by taking the vehicle keys from people they believe are driving dangerously – saying anyone who witnessed poor driving should keep their distance and call the police immediately using the *555 number. Foss said at present in Otago and Southland there were 564km of rumble strips on the edges of roads, “keep left” arrows on 1800km of state highway, 4755 signs warning about upcoming corners and 165km of safety barriers. Nationwide, drivers with an overseas driving licence are involved in six percent of crashes in which people are killed or injured. Regionally, they are involved in 37 percent of crashes in Westland; 25 percent in Southland; 24 percent in the Queenstown Lakes District and 17 percent in Central Otago. The figures are much lower in other parts of the country.
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sunnews Minister in town for NASA launch The Minister for Science and Innovation will visit Wanaka Airport tomorrow to meet NASA staff who are launching a scientific space balloon from the airport on Sunday. Steven Joyce will be taken on a behind-the-scenes tour of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) operation late tomorrow morning (Friday, March 13). Weather-depending, NASA is planning to launch a test flight of an unmanned super pressure balloon from the airport on Sunday morning. At its cruise altitude of about 33km, the balloon will be a similar size to Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium. This will be the first time NASA has attempted to launch a balloon from this latitude. Its other launch sites are in USA, South America, Sweden and Antarctica, and it launches about 15 balloons a year.
communitynetworks News from Community Networks Wanaka...
Your community round-up Community social work in Wanaka what has been happening?
is able, however, there may be a wait.
We are staying positive, but are not really having an easy run with the delivery of community social work. Throughout 2014 we had some funding to provide social work support, however, we have not been successful in securing funding this year. Jacqui Henson Cubie, the Family Works’ social worker (Presbyterian Support Otago) is the only community social worker based in Wanaka and is operating at full steam to try and meet the need. She will see people as quickly as she
We are working with the chamber to offer three half-day workshops throughout May. The topics are: “Managing Difficult Situations” which is aimed at helping you gain and maintain control of emotional situations on a short contact basis. The way in which you treat difficult customers and resolve complaints will be challenged. Most importantly, we will show you how to salvage a situation, control what is going on and sound like a professional. “Courageous Conversations” is about
Training with the Otago Chamber of Commerce
building effective rapport and sincere relationships with others, and “Successful funding applications and sponsorship” – this says it all!
go fast! See you soon at the School Holiday Club where children have fun, are safe and can express themselves!
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School Holiday Club We have a very exciting programme planned for the coming autumn holidays (Tuesday April 7 to Friday April 17) including a visit to Puzzling World, International Japanese Day and a day at Clip ‘n Climb, Basecamp. We have also planned a very creative, colourful day, full of fun activities. As always on the Fridays, we will go swimming and relax at Cinema Paradiso. Remember to get your bookings in on time, spaces
We offer many thanks to Richard Cubie who has been our chair for the past two years and has now moved on to greener pastures. And we welcome Graham Berry as the new chair of the trust. We are also on the lookout for volunteers for front reception. If you are interested on social services and keen to be part of a great team, please get in touch. Enjoy the show this weekend! - Kate Murray
Outspoken festival wraps up Maddy Harker Wanaka Sun The Outspoken Festival of Words and Storytelling has wrapped up its second year following a starstudded line-up of spoken word performances, including Rose Matafeo, the South Auckland Poet Collective, Hinemoana Baker, Gary McCormick and others. The Outspoken Festival is run by the Outspoken Charitable Trust, comprising people passionate about bringing a variety of spoken word performances to Wanaka. The festival began on February 13 and ended on March 8, apart from a special two-part appearance by Joy Cowley which will take place on March 28 and 29. Festival trustee Julia Le is especially excited about seeing Joy Cowley. “It will be her first workshop in seven years, so we are incredibly lucky to have her coming.” Julia said the second year has gone very well. “What has been brilliant is the diversity of atmosphere and of audiences.” During the second-last night of the festival on Saturday, New Zealand comedian Rose Matafeo performed at the Lake Wanaka Centre, with Wanaka’s Liz Breslin opening the show. Liz performed 10 comedic poems on a variety of topics from a tongue-in-cheek criticism of 9-5 workers called “Office F**kers - absolutely not about
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my current job!” - to a number called “Dead Famous Cleaner.” She even included a poem she had written while waiting in the wall-to-wall queue at New World during the busy tourist season, which locals are all too familiar with. Rose - who at 23 has already won the prestigious Billy T award - gave a hilarious performance on everything from her experience of meeting Nelson Mandela, to her Rastafarian upbringing, to her lack of a box gap. She opened by poking a few jabs at Wanaka: “It’s great to know I’ve singlehandedly doubled the brown people population down here.” Rose’s adorably dorky sense of humour won the crowd over. She read some of the comments she had received on Facebook after appearing on the television show, 7 days, and entertained the audience with short stories she had written at primary school. Rose mused about her future and life plans. “Mum keeps telling me I need a five-year plan. I have a plan. I will grow my hair out and sell it to a wig maker. Yeah.” Hilariously self-depreciating, Rose’s real plans are far more impressive. She’s soon to begin a New Zealand-wide tour, perform at the Melbourne Comedy Festival and later in the year she will move to England where she has gigs lined up, including performing at Edinburgh’s top comedy festival. Both Rose and Liz provided
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a great end to what has been a very successful second festival. Julia said the audience feedback has made it all the more worthwhile. “We’ve had lovely comments. And we even received a poem from a lady who had been inspired by the festival to write poetry - that really captures what we’re trying to do, to inspire people. Spoken word and especially poetry can be very intimidating, but we’ve tried to remove that barrier. We’ve exposed people to a lot of different forms of spoken word this year, so we’re very pleased.” Julia said the timing of the event was a problem and they may change the dates next year. “Unfortunately because Outspoken overlapped with a lot of sporting events, it was incredibly hard for people to get accommodation. It was also really hard for our volunteers and workers, who were often run off their feet with their day jobs. We want the festival to be a drawcard to Wanaka, so we are looking at changing the dates to make the show more accessible to locals and visitors.” Her favourite performance was a four-piece comedy act “The Big Ideas, Seriously” which was a “huge success,” she said. “‘As organisers, we’ve learnt so much.” Outspoken hopes to be back next year, showcasing more fresh spoken word talent.
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Rippon Festival to take a break in 2016 Maddy Harker Wanaka Sun Wanaka’s biennial Rippon Festival, held at Rippon Vineyard in West Wanaka, is to take a break in 2016. Organisers stressed this was just a break and Rippon would be back as usual in 2018. Winegrower Nick Mills said
the primary function of the land was to grow grapes and the break would allow new vines to develop and reduce the impact on the land. Lake Wanaka SouNZ director Lynne Christie encouraged people to instead consider attending the inaugural YAMI SouNZ Music Summit at the Lake Wanaka Centre. YAMI - Youth and Adults in
the Music Industry – would bring many much-loved New Zealand musicians to Wanaka on May 16 and 17 this year, for a weekend designed to give people an inside-look at the music industry and showcase the careers available. On the Saturday and Sunday, original material and Kiwi covers would be showcased by attendees
and visiting musicians, in an event which would be open to the public. Rippon Festival was created in 1998 by Lynne Christie. It is a not-for-profit event which has brought New Zealand’s finest musical talent to Wanaka over the years and raised more than $80,000 for musical initiatives in New Zealand.
Air BnB idea taking off in Wanaka Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun Air BnB – an international website where people can lease accommodation to travellers – has now got 186 listings in the Wanaka area. Founded in 2008, hosts can advertise a room, an apartment or a whole house for shortterm rental to travellers. Often much cheaper than traditional accommodation providers, Air BnB also provides the opportunity for travellers to stay in more
unique settings and, if they are renting a room in a home, to meet locals. After an extremely rocky start in 2008 – for the first eight months revenue was averaging US$200 a week – Air BnB has since grown into a ten billion dollar business. On New Years’ Eve 2014, there were over half-amillion people being hosted by Air BnB throughout the world. Accommodation providers have been busy this summer and event organisers for both Challenge Wanaka and the
Outspoken Festival have struggled to find lodgings for their visitors. The Outspoken Festival is considering changing its dates next year, partly due to the small amount of accommodation available in February. The cheapest listing on Air BnB in Wanaka is for a bedroom in a home in central Hawea for $50, while the priciest option is $1300 – which will get you a five-bedroom, five-and-ahalf-bathroom home with a two-acre garden, a pool, a spa
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and a movie-screening room. While Air BnB provides huge variety and an alternative to traditional short-term rental accommodation, Hospitality New Zealand chief executive Bruce Robertson said it creates unfair competition in quieter seasons. Bruce is concerned the website is competing unfairly with commercial providers, because it is not subject to the same regulations including rates payments, food regulations, fire safety and more.
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Rare ducks moved
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Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun Three young whio – or blue ducks - have been successfully rehomed in Mount Aspiring National Park. The rare native ducklings were caught by Department of Conservation (DoC) rangers in a breeding area near the Milford Track, in late February. They were taken by helicopter to a valley near the Routeburn Track, where they have been successful rehomed, DoC services ranger Andrew Smart said. “It’s a big effort for three birds, but there’s not a lot of whio in this area so we really need to boost those numbers quickly before, potentially, they could die out in here.” The rehoming was carried out in partnership with Real Journeys, Genesis Energy and Air New Zealand. Andrew Smart said the timing of the operation was crucial – the ducklings
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had to be caught and relocated at about 10 to 12 weeks of age, just as they were about to leave their parents in search of their own territories. “All we’re doing is giving them a nudge and flying them into some great habitat, where they’ll be welcomed by the locals, most of whom struggle to find a mate,” he said. He hopes people walking the Routeburn Track will soon notice the unique sounds of the whio - the male ducks whistle and the females growl. Andrew Smart said whio were also interesting in other ways. “They often
don’t swim away from you. They’re quite an interactive duck and quite curious about what’s going on, so people should hear the whistle and hopefully check them out and see them and go ‘wow’.” They are one of only four duck species in the world which live in fastflowing, clean rivers yearround. Found throughout the country, there are only an estimated 2500 whio left. This is the first of several whio relocations to be funded by Real Journeys, a privatelyowned tourism company.
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crimescene
Wanaka designer picked for Fashion Week
An attempt was made to gain entry to a local business at the weekend, causing damage to the door. Thankfully the security measures in place prevented the offender from getting in.
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A black leather jacket was taken from a local bar at the weekend. A toilet block at the Lake Hawea Reserve was damaged when someone kicked a hole in the side of the wall. A male and female were arrested after damaging a window to gain access to a house. Two vehicle crashes occurred. One was serious with a pedestrian who was crossing the road on Cardrona Valley Road looking the wrong way, failing to see an approaching vehicle and stepping out and being struck. She was knocked unconscious and suffered a broken pelvis. The other crash was on State Highway 6. Two vehicles went to overtake another vehicle and one failed to see the other, resulting in a collision. There are a great many cyclists who continue to ride without helmets and cycle at night without front or rear lights.
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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Wanaka Sun Wanaka clothing label Perriam has been chosen to feature at the iD International Emerging Designers’ Fashion Week. The annual event, which is in its 16th year, will be held from April 18 to 26 in Dunedin. iD Fashion Week will include collections from a yet-to-benamed international guest designer, previous winners of the event, highlights from Otago Polytechnic’s graduate designers and hand-picked designers from throughout New Zealand. Perriam, owned and run by founder Christina Perriam, focusses on “taking merino into the realm of luxury.” Perriam will showcase five outfits from its Winter 2015 womenswear collection which uses merino leather, a rarelyused material. “Merino leather is unique in its wrinkly, textured appearance and we’re excited to showcase this,” Christina said. Raised on Bendigo Station near Tarras, Christina said “the farm has been hugely influential on my design ethos
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and fabric choices. “My father grew merino on the farm and my mother ran The Merino Shop in Tarras, so
I guess you could say I grew up in a retail environment. I saw the product develop right from it being grown on
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the land to the final product in the shop.” Christina studied design at the Massey Design School in Wellington (now called Massey University). After graduating, she created stock for Unity, which had shops in Wellington and Auckland, before establishing a store in Wanaka and winning a scholarship to study fashion in Italy. “After I won that, I closed the shop because I decided I wanted to see more of the world. I ended up spending two years in London working in fashion before returning to Wanaka,” Christina said. Christina Perriam was rebranded as Perriam in 2014. She believes in “slowing down fashion” and focussing on making lasting products. The business employs four staff in the Tarras shop and three in the Wanaka office. iD organisers said the standard of entries was particularly high this year which, while making choosing designers difficult, guaranteed an excellent show. Pictured: Christina Perriam in her Wanaka studio.
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Composting time again
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Gina Dempster It’s Dr Compost time again. As I’ve been sending Ben off to his autumn gardening andcompostingworkshops, it’s made me think about his workshop which got me started in my garden. When I turned up, I could grow lettuce and not much else. “Dr Compost’s” gardening workshop expanded my gardening horizons. Eight years later, our raised beds have spread like mushrooms, and provide most of the vegetables we eat during summer and autumn. Along the way I’ve learnt many gardening lessons, most of them by making mistakes. I’ve learnt about gluts: 24 lettuces ready at the same time divided by four people equals more salad than you can eat. I’ve learnt that it’s best
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to grow what you like to eat. There seems to be a perverse rule that the less you like a vegetable, the better you’ll grow it - more bok choi anyone? And I’ve learnt about dealing with pests organically. I seem to be better at growing slugs than plants! My solution is to bribe my children to hunt them down and kill them. “Just as much fun as a video game and you make money,” I try to persuade them. And I’ve learnt about compost. Like any living thing, soil does better if you feed it, and that means you need compost. I use all the methods that Dr Compost covers in his workshop. The worm farm, well, they’re kind of like pets really, and vermicast is a powerbooster for seedlings. Hot compost is fabulous to dig into your raised beds
before planting - but you need a big pile of materials to build it all at once. The composting system we rely on every day is Bokashi. It’s simple, quite flexible and quick, and can deal with all your food scraps and a smallish amount of garden waste, for example, carrot tops. All you do is put the organic waste into a Bokashi bucket and sprinkle it with a magic sawdust which is full of micro-organisms. After leaving it for a week, you dig it into the garden where it attracts masses of worms and quickly disappears, feeding the plants you plant on top of it. The Queenstown Lakes District Council is currently offering a 50 percent subsidy on the Bokashi bucket system for residents and ratepayers. It’s part of their mission
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to get organic waste out of the landfill, where it creates methane when it decomposes. You can buy your Bokashi starter kit at Wanaka Wastebusters for $53 right now (it’s a limited offer so don’t think about it too long). If you have questions, have a chat to Ben at the Wanaka Show (he’ll be in the QLDC tent), or come along to the free Dr Compost autumn gardening and composting workshops: Winter Veggie Gardening workshop – Tuesday, March 17, 6-8pm; Get Composting workshop – Tuesday March 24, 6-8pm, both held at Aspiring Beginnings at 120 Warren Street. Pictured is Beatrix Smith (3) and little brother Victor Smith (1) showing how easy it is to use the Bokashi composting system.
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Motatapu’s real adventure Rain and rapidly rising river levels caused alarm and created an unexpected adventure for many of the estimated 4500 competitors in last Saturday’s Motatapu event. However, Wanaka athletes seemed to thrive in the conditions, with Dougal Allan pictured winning the men’s event in the Xterra off-road triathlon and Simone Maier and Jess Simson crossing the line together to win the women’s event. Some competitors described chaotic scenes at the river crossings, with the more lightly-built riders being swept away with their bikes and needing to be rescued by other competitors and spectators. The rapidly deteriorating conditions prompted race officials to physically shift the finish line to avoid the worst of the flooding. Race results were then unable to be confirmed for many competitors apart from the top positions. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
Not Adam’s day in Canada Slalom, the final discipline of the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships, took place in Canada on Tuesday, but luck was not on Wanaka athlete Adam Hall’s side. A slalom specialist and bronze medallist in 2013, Adam was among the favourites. However, with the first run starting before the sun had softened the snow, the steep course was extremely icy. Midway down the course a mistake by Adam caused him to straddle the gate, sending him off-line and costing time. While he skied the rest of the course in a time which would have put him in fourth place, official results will inevitably show a disqualified beside his name. Russian Alexey Bugaev (1:39.05) claimed a clean sweep in the men’s standing, with teammate Alexander Alyabyev (1:46.15) finishing second and Canada’s Matt Hallat (1:47.86) winning his country’s third medal with a bronze. Corey Peters, who trains in Wanaka, also struggled with the steep, icy course and skied out before the finish gates. Earlier in the week he claimed world titles in downhill and super-G and a silver medal in the giant slalom.
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Rugby bag gift Junior Upper Clutha rugby players are on their way to being smartly kitted-out this season, thanks to a donation of a new rugby kit-bag from Alpine Helicopters and Minaret Station. Local identity and company founder, Sir Tim Wallis, spoke to the children on Saturday, reminding them of the importance of playing a sport and being involved in a club - referring to his own love of the game, having played locally as well as for the West Coast and South Canterbury in his younger days. The donation of 215 bags boasting the Upper Clutha logo meant all the club’s players from the under-16 age group to the entry-level rippers would receive one. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
Hawaii beckons age-groupers Albert Town athletes Mike Johnston and John Gordon are on their way to the world Ironman championships in Hawaii, after winning their respective age groups at the New Zealand full-distance triathlon championships in Taupo last weekend. Competing in the 45-49 age group, Mike crossed the line in a time of 9:52.00 to come 47th overall and John, in the 60-64 age category, was not far behind with a time of 10:15.50 and 94th overall. Both qualified for automatic entry into the Hawaiian event in October and may be joined by local doctor Andrew McLeod who was placed sixth in the men’s 55-59 age group with a time of 10:50.28. Another long-time Wanaka competitor, Nick Kensington, competing in the 40-44 age group category, finished in a time of 10:45.17, making this the 20th iron distance event he has completed. The men’s event was won by Cameron Brown with Challenge Wanaka winner Dylan McNeice coming third. Challenge Wanaka’s women’s winner, Gina Crawford, was second behind four-time winner Meredith Keller.
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BOARD HOW CAN WE ENJOY BULLOCK CREEK ESPECIALLY BY TOWN CENTRE WHEN IT IS TOTALLY CHOKED BY WEED? LETS CLEAN UP BEFORE FESTIVAL OF COLOUR! ON THE ROAD ALL ROAD RULES MUST APPLY. WE CANT HAVE ONE FOR BIKES AND ONE FOR CARS THAT’S JUST SILLY. GIVE WAY ACCORDING TO ROAD RULES. HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY LITTLE GIRL X XX WELL SAID IN LAST WEEK’S EDITORIAL LET’S KEEP OUR ROADS SAFE AND
EDITORIAL The whole idea of accommodation is diversifying, and now anyone with a smartphone – from anywhere in the world – can arrive in Wanaka and pick from nearly 200 accommodation options without even considering hotels, motels, lodges or camping grounds. Not only this, they can stay in someone’s home, meet them, share stories and ideas and make new friends. There are a lot of negatives to smartphones and modern technology, but it’s start-ups like Air BnB that show the really positive and innovative side of this constant ability to be on the internet. Uber – as an ‘app’ that provides taxis minus the large corporate fees which are passed on to both drivers and passengers - is another innovative tool that cuts out the middleman and creates lower prices for consumers . But it’s a fine balance between saving money and avoiding the middleman, and cutting out hardworking local businesses which have to jump through legal hoops to provide their services. The two options provide for different types of people, so hopefully they balance out and there is a place in the world for both.
TIGHTEN UP ON THE RULES FOR THOSE NOT USED TO DRIVING IN NZ! GREAT EFFORT TO ALL THOSE WHO TURNED OUT AND HELPED AT THE WEEKEND DESPITE THE TERRIBLE WEATHER.
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FREE GUIDED MEDITATION! The flame in your heart is the beginning of a fire that will transform the world. www.living-presence. org/?page_id=61
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
GENTLE YOGA with Jennifer Rumore. Tues, Weds in Wanaka 9:30AM, Thurs Hawea 9:30AM. $12 classes & all welcome! 022 097 4596.
WANT TO give your bicycle wings? LEKKIE Summit electric motor kits are the perfect solution! Good Rotations, www.goodrotations. co, 034434349.
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FUN FUN fun! Come try the original Surly Fatbike. Rent/demo/sales. Good Rotations, 34 Anderson rd, Wanaka, www.goodrotations.co, 034434349.
FOR SALE, girls curtains, 160cm drop, great condition, $30 ph 443 5530 FOR SALE Tumble drier. Works well. $50 ono Phone 0274827829
LEAD LIGHTS /stained glass windows, lampshades and decretive mirrors designed and made to suit individual needs. restoration welcome. Phone 443 5530 for more info.
FOR SALE Queen bed. Mattress slat base and black headboard. Hardly used $150 ono Phone 0274827829
body & mind 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 3 NIGHT Autumn Revive Retreat - Awareness, Find Balance and Vitality! www.nirvanaretreat. co.nz or call 4432252 for details. INDIAN HEAD MASSAGE by Sarah Millwater Dip IIHHT. Relaxing seated treatment massaging head, neck, shoulders & pressure points 4435267 / 021 059 5639 MASSAGE THERAPY. Sports-,Deep tissue,Relaxation-,Pregnancy massage. Effective and rejuvenating. Ursula Krebs, Dip. Massage Therapist CH/NZ. Phone: 027 6602271. 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 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 AYURVEDA MASSAGE or another Ayurvedic treatment: A unique experience of self healing and relaxation. Call Martin 443 5712. www. ayurvedaora.com LYN BROWN BOWEN and JSJ Practitioner treating out of Wanaka Wellness Centre. For appts/info pls ph Lyn 4437388 www.naturalhealthwanaka.co.nz RELAX WITH LOMI LOMI MASSAGE: Therapeutic Hawaiian - calming, flowing, nurturing. Peaceful surroundings. Ph Maryann 03 4436463, 021 1101160 Aloha! LYMPHATIC CLEARANCE: Support immune system, relieve lymphoedema, swelling, pain. Cleanse. Gentle relaxing therapeutic treatment. Ph Maryann 03 4436463, 021 1101160 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. ASPIRING MASSAGE WANAKA. Est 2004. Trevor Bailey. Full time massage since 1994 USA/NZ. Ph 4432993 or 0274222455. www. aspiringmassagewanaka.co.nz SITNARONG MUAY Thai Boxing Classes Tuesday Thursday at 6:00pm. 9 Cliff Wilson St upstairs. Beginners welcome. Contact Sanna 0212010954. METAMORPHIC FOOT massage facilitates healing flow throughout the body’s meridians. Subtle yet profoundly relaxing. Temporary clinical session rate $25. Jennifer Rumore 022 097 4596 ARE YOU drawn to experience your own inner essence more deeply? Enjoy a Soul Centered Energy Healing clinical session. $25 temporarily. Jennifer Rumore 022 097 4596
BRA PROFESSIONALLY fitted 200 sizes so you will get a perfect fit - Beautiful design NO underwire private appointment ph 443 9425
MAKE AN OFFER 1991 Mazda 121, automatic sedan GLX. Current WOF & Rego. 140,000 kms. Tel: David Strang 443 8681. 1993 SUBARU station wagon 257,000 kms. New warrant & rego. 021 288 3456 for details. Many thanks.
WANAKA FURNITURE Design bringing your furniture designs to life, from Shaker style kitchens to stunning free standing pieces contact www.wanakafurnituredesign.co.nz 021 067 9615
ENTERPRISING MAC student offering $20 banana boxes of fine macrocarpa handsplit kindling. Ring or text Nicholas. 022 097 4596
IMMIGRATION NEED more chefs to apply for residency. Contact info@easyvisa.co.nz or 021 0244 1380 to apply
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
PROSTHESIS (BREAST form) local fitter Registered with Ministry of Health and will take care of your claim Appointment phone 443 9425
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DRIVING LESSONS available. Call Nicky at Aspiring Drivers to book your lesson for professional driving instruction. 0210607310
CENTRAL OTAGO @ HEART, Supporting Heart Kids Through Life, AGM, Wednesday 18 March, 7pm. Golden Gate, Cromwell. Contact Cate 0211133877
SEWING REPAIRS an alterations. Please call to discuss your requirements. Phone Sue 0272472181
WANAKA SALVATION Army Family Store Opening Hours - Monday to Friday 9am-5pm, Saturday 9.30am-4pm. We look forward to seeing you there!
FREE DELIVERY to Wanaka & Queenstown. Shop Ikea and other Scandinavian products at www.nordicchill.co.nz TRAILER HQ soon to open at 66 anderson road. Your one stop trailer shop and engineers. Contact phil on 021509055
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)
WANAKLEAN DOG - Grooming, clipping and bathing. Right here in Wanaka! Call Emily on 0275110282 to make an appointment.
WANAKA PRIMARY School ‘Op Shop’ open Tues & Thurs - 12 midday to 4pm. Use Koru Way entrance, off Totara Terrace, alongside the steps.
WANT YOUR colours done? Always look your best? Book an appointment with experienced Colour Consultant 4439425
TOUR SPAIN with Julie Le Clerc May /June Small Group Fantastic Itinerary More information Email julie@julieleclerc.com or local call 443 9425
KEEP YOUR pooch cool on these Dog Day Afternoons, book your grooming appointment at Wanaklean Dog today! Call Emily 0275110282
DONATIONS KINDLY received. Please drop into the store or for larger items phone the Salvation Army Family Store on 03 443 5068
KAMP MARQUEE HIRE Rectangular, oval and round marquees; exclusive lakeside locations available; event design and creation. Phone 02102934268 or contact@kamp.co.nz
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
WANAKA WINDOW CLEANING professional, friendly, efficient service. Enjoy those mountain views. High, awkward windows a specialty. Paolo 021 0572505/ 4432420
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WANAKA DISTRICTS Club, for affordable family dining and great bar prices. Join for just $20 per year. ARE YOU IN OUR LOCALS BOOK YET?? Incredible future savings when you visit Wanaka’s Transport & Toy Museum.. Open daily!
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
BEST LUCKY DIPS IN THE UNIVERSE still only $3 from Wanaka’s Transport & Toy Museum, open every day!
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 FREE BUDGET ADVICE available at Community Networks, Tuesday 17 March. Call 443 7799 for an appointment or email info@ communitynetworks.co.nz JP SERVICES at Community Networks Tuesdays1pm and Fridays 10.30.For appointments call 4437799 WHEELS TO DUNSTAN:Free daily transport to Dunstan Hospital & Alexandra specialist appointments. Also connects to Dunedin Hospital transport. For bookings call 4437799
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. SMARTMOTION RECENTLY added to our electric bicycle range. Good Rotations, your local e-bike specialist. 34 Anderson Road, Wanaka, www.goodrotations.co, 03.4434349.
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DOLLAR MIXTURES with all your old favourite sweets only at Flat Head Cafe, SH6 open daily! FLAT HEAD CAFE for cold local beer and wine, great coffee and friendly staff. SH6 open 7 days. VASECTOMYS AVAILABLE here in Wanaka with Dr Simon Brebner at Aspiring Medical Centre. Ph 443 0725 for an appointment to discuss. BEYONDORGANICNZTOUR.COM SEE how you can grow an orchard with organics and permaculture. Book at Beyondorganicnztour. com
services BEYONDORGANICNZTOUR.COM SEE how you can grow an orchard with organics and permaculture. More info Ben Elms 0210786747 TERRA SERVICES for good, fast, efficient performance. Section clearing, building site preparation, brush removal, driveway installation-you name it! Ring Steve Rumore 027 222 6600 CARAVAN OR TRAILER CUSTOM DESIGN, FABRICATION, REPAIR, RESTORATION. Put Steve Rumore’s skill, experience, & passion to work for you! 027 222 6600
wanted PIANO WANTED please Any condition considered as it is for a child to learn on Thank you 027 600 3664 or 443 4978 CLEAN SUPERMARKET BAGS required, please drop these into the Wanaka Salvation Army Family Store 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. VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED. The Salvation Army Family Store, Wanaka requires your help. Please enquire at our store or phone 03 443 5068 RETIRED US couple looking to rent apt/house for 5 months (Nov25-Apr15). astone5583@ aol.com
what’s on HOUSE CONCERT @ the old NOOK RD NURSERY, 7pm Fri 20th. Award-winning Calypso country from Australia. Indoors. Koha entry.0273679940 EARLY BIRD registration closes on 31 March for YAMI - learn from the pros how to build a career in the music industry - www.yami.nz WOODYS POOL Bar - Pool competition every Thursday 7pm. Free entry, cash prizes!! #postofficelane BASS INFLUX - Live at Post Office Lane this Friday AND Saturday from 10:30pm. GREAT DRINK specials and seriously good tunes from one of NZ’s best club DJs. #postofficelane NZ JETSPRINT Champs Easter Saturday 4th April Gates open from 11am. Oxbow Adventures Aqua Track 995 Wanaka Luggate Highway. Details Facebook Wanaka Jetsprints WANAKA TIMEBANK Social, Tuesday 24th March 6-8pm at 3 Maggies way (behind Lone Star). More information on wanakatimebank. org LALALAND LOUNGE Bar Wanaka. Open daily from 4pm – 2.30am. Upstairs, 99 Ardmore Street. 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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sport results WANAKA BRIDGE CLUB RESULTS. Sllver Championship Pairs 3. North/South:Max & Laraine Shepherd 69.27% 1. Gerarda Herlihy, Deirdre Lynch 62.24% 2. Vivienne Christie, Carolyn Grey 53.13% 3. East/ West:- Lynne Fegan, Maggie Stratford 58.24% 1. Andy Goodall, Mark Harry 56.53% 2. Clare Scurr, AnnLouise Stokes 56.25% 3. Friday Bridge. 6 March. North/South:- Carolyn Grey Dorothy McDonald 63.46% 1. Fran Holmes, Shona Watt 57.69% 2. Sherril Harries, Mary Gibson-Collings 56.57% 3. East/West:- Gerarda Herlihy, Daphne Stewart 64.58% 1. Jan Cunningham, Jan Wyn-Williams 58.81% 2.
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Des & Elle Johnston 58.17% 3. Wilkins Pairs 2. 4 March. North/South:- Gerarda Herlihy, Tommie Munns 62.96% 1. Morag Chisholm, Freda Ryder 54.40% 2. Joan & Ross Moon 53.70% 3. East/West:Jill Millar, Pam Miller 58.80% 1. Jason Benton, Michael Metzger 58.10% 2, Denise & Alan Bunn 57.87% 3. LAKE HAWEA GOLF Men 1st Dougal Rowley 45 points, 2nd Stew Burt 41 , 3rd Chris Morrow 41, 4th Neal Brown 41, 5th Gerry Browne 39. Ladies Kay Ross 39 points Closest to the pin on hole number 1, Men Gerry Browne. Ladies Bernadette Raffe hole nunber 5.
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HOOK BUSH LAVENDER will be at the Upper Clutha A&P Show for the first time. Visit us at stall V4. We will have a range of plants, oils, lavender infused honey, rattan cane diffusers, a selection of children’s wooden toys in oiled rimu plus antique wheelbarrows. Contact us Russell & Catherine Rofe 03 689 5510 hookbush@ maxnet.co.nz
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Top finish for Corey Peters Staff Reporter Wanaka Sun Wanaka-based para-alpine skier Corey Peters could be New Zealand’s highestachieving winter athlete ever, winning two gold medals and a silver at last week’s World Championships at Panorama, Canada. Racing at speeds of up to 120kph in his sit-ski, Corey, 26, won the downhill event last Thursday and then went on to win the Super G the next day, against a full-strength field which included last year’s world champion, Japan’s Taiki Morji. “Wake me up when this dream is over. Who would have thought I would win gold medals in the downhill and Super-G when there are so many strong athletes here,” Corey said. Two days later he won silver in the giant slalom event. The former Taranaki agegroup cricketer, rugby player and surfer was paralysed in a motocross accident in 2009. He started sit-skiing a year later and quickly adapted - crediting surfing and motocross with his remarkable comeback to competitive sport – and won a gold medal in the New Zealand Winter Games in 2011. “It’s all about balance,” he said. Training at Cardrona Alpine Resort during the southern winters and at Winter Park,
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Colorado, during the northern season, Corey’s performances have been a great boost for disabled sport in New Zealand, according to the national adaptive snow sports programme manager, Jane Stevens, a former coach of the Great Britain disabled ski team who is originally from Fairlie. Jane said the results were a great source
of pride for everyone involved in the New Zealand programme. “The sit-ski division is highly competitive. His win and the coverage afforded to him in the media not only inspires people, but is testament to the pathways and programmes available in snow sports in NZ to athletes wishing to achieve on the world stage.”
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