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Cooling down on Christmas Day With the temperature reaching 26 degrees Celsius on December 25, these guys had the right idea. The Christmas weekend lived up to predictions, reaching 32 degrees Celsius on Saturday and 34 degrees Celsius on Sunday.
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s we celebrate the New Year, John Lee and Paul Allison have been awarded honours in the New Year 2016 New Zealand Royal Honours List. Wanaka’s John Lee has received the Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) for services to business and tourism. John has been the driving force behind the development of a number of successful businesses in the Cardrona Valley.
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In 1970, he purchased Mount Cardrona Station and developed the Cardrona ski field. The ski field opened in 1980 and continues to host a range of domestic and international snow events. He remained managing director until 1988. The cold product proving ground was established in 1984 for northern hemisphere based car and tyre manufacturers to test new products on ice and snow conditions. He was the managing director of the proving ground from 1984 to 2004. Snow Farm was developed simultaneously with
the proving ground and hosts the Merino Muster. He was managing director of Snow Farm from 1984 to 2010 and a director of Snow Park, a dedicated terrain park from 2000 to 2013. John (pictured at home in Wanaka on page 3) was surprised by the honour. “It is wonderful. I did not expect to receive such an honour. It is really a compliment to the whole team that I worked with at Cardrona, Snow Farm and the proving ground. The award really goes to all the team members as well.”
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Bannockburn resident Paul Allison received the Member of New Zealand Order of Merit for services to sport. He has served in a number of high profile sport related roles, including the Chief Executive of Sport Otago for more than 13 years and a member of the Sport New Zealand Board from 2007 to 2015. He is a member of the New Zealand Masters Games Executive Committee, a trustee of the Winter Games New Zealand Trust and the Halberg Disability Sport Foundation, and a steering committee Story continues page 3...
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INBRIEF Extreme fire danger The Otago Rural Fire Authority have advised that the fire danger for the Lakes Zone is at “Very High” and Central Otago is “Extreme”. No permits have been issued since December 20, 2015, and none will be issued until January 10, 2016. “We realise this is an unpopular decision but we will not permit fires in Otago this Christmas. We need to keep our volunteers and equipment for where it is needed i.e. emergencies,” ORFA posted to its Facebook page. This is the time of year to start thinking about modifying our behaviour to make sure fires don’t start. Some ideas the Authority set out on its website include mowing the lawn in the morning when it’s not too hot. Watch out for power tools, chainsaws, weed eaters and anything else that can generate a spark. If you are cutting hay or harvesting other crops think about what time of day you carry that out and if you can’t avoid working through the afternoon perhaps get a water tanker to follow your operations. Hot vehicle exhausts can spark a fire, so don’t park a hot vehicle, like a quad bike, on dry grass. If you have trees touching the power lines feeding your house, call your local power company. In case of a fire, keep your driveway clear, if they can’t get to you they can’t help. All fireworks are banned in the Mount Iron Zone in Wanaka.
Hawea water restrictions GLENDA TURNBULL Wanaka Sun With a long period of hot, dry weather, the Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has introduced a temporary ban on irrigation in Lake Hawea township. Currently, the water supply is not keeping up with demand so levels in the reservoir are dropping. Effectively, this means the community is using more water during the day than the pumps can replenish overnight. “The council has hooked up a pump from the new borefield to the existing supply from the lake. As long as residents abide by the restrictions the measures put in place should provide enough water for everyone at Lake Hawea during the peak holiday period,” QLDC media officer Michele Poole said. The ban applies to sprinklers and automated watering systems. Residents can still water lawns and gardens with hand-held hoses. “Irrigation uses a phenomenal amount of water. If you are watering your lawn it is preferable to water in the early morning or evening, when evaporation will be slower,” Michele said. Hawea Community Association member Errol Carr said the observance of the water irrigation ban is important for the town. “If the pumps cannot maintain the water levels in the reservoir, there is a risk that the mandated minimum pressure of water for the fire fighting purposes may not be able to be maintained,” Errol said. Residents are advised to check the QLDC website for information about when the ban would be lifted. The new water supply system for the Lake Hawea township, including new bores and a new treatment facility at Scott’s Beach was scheduled to be commissioned by September, 2015, but has yet to be completed. “Questions need to be asked of QLDC as to how this situation has developed. Our new “gold plated” water supply system should already be in place. What has happened? Who has not performed?” Errol said. Council officers were not available yesterday to comment on when the system would be fully commissioned. Farm irrigation has not been restricted as it is drawn from a different source than the township.
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Freedom clamping proves successful MADDY HARKER Wanaka Sun Only one campervan has been immobilised and fined since the new freedom “clamping” rule came into effect on December 21. The campervan was clamped in Queenstown on December 23. “The signage is working well and word has been spreading, and everyone has been really well behaved,” QLDC communications manager, Michele Poole, said. The Council has also employed community guides for the summer season, who are walking
the streets in the evenings, talking to people in campervans and advising them of the rules. The community guides have been in Hawea in recent days, wearing fluro vests and offering free water to visitors while also letting people know about the rules. “We welcome freedom campers in our district,” QLDC regulatory manager Lee Webster said. “There are literally hundreds of places that people can stay for free if their campervans have self-contained toilets and water supply on board. If not, there are lots of other options, including holiday parks and camp grounds where they can
Wastewater overflow contained GLENDA TURNBULL Wanaka Sun Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) workmen were at Norman Terrace on Tuesday, containing a wastewater overflow which affected the stretch of beach between Morrows Mead and Tapley Paddock. Boaties and swimmers were asked to avoid the area, with signage erected to warn people of the potential risk. QLDC media officer Michele Poole said this doesn’t happen very often in Wanaka. “Normally it is caused by disposable nappies or wipes being flushed down the toilet. Another culprit is fat. It gets washed down the drain with water and then it congeals in the pipes. If there happens to be other foreign material in the pipes it congeals together and then it has to go somewhere and that is generally out of a manhole,” Michele said. The council has asked that people be mindful of
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Falcons protect Albert Town nest MADDY HARKER Wanaka Sun Some falcons have set up camp at the Albert Town swing bridge near the camping ground. Local photographer Simon Larkin has visited the site twice to take photos of the birds. “Falcons are really tough to photograph unless you know where they are nesting, so it’s a really unique opportunity to actually be able to get relatively close and get some photos,” Simon said. The clutch has been there for a couple of weeks, he said. Forest & Bird have set up a fence to protect the clutch. Falcons do not make nests, but instead “clutches” on the ground, usually making a scrape in a rocky outcrop to lay its eggs in. A typical clutch consists of two to four eggs which take about 33 days to hatch. “The falcons are very protective of their young and they have been swooping at people,” Simon said. On Sunday Simon witnessed a French tourist, who unintentionally got a little too close to the nest, being swooped at. Simon is a keen photographer - his photo of hawks fighting taken in Queensbury last year won Best Wildlife Photo at Dunedin Museum last year. “I like photographing the big birds - like falcons and hawks. They are hard to capture but very cool looking animals.”
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member of the New Zealand Physical Activity Ministerial Taskforce. His broadcasting career in radio and television spans more than 20 years. He was a radio commentator at Carisbrook, and continues to provide rugby commentary for the Radio Network in 2015. He is a seven-time winner of the Dunedin Harbour Marathon, and represented New Zealand when he won the Pacific marathon title in Long Beach, California in 1993 and when he came 23rd in a field of more than 27,000 runners in
MADDY HARKER Wanaka Sun Queenstown Lakes harbourmaster Marty Black continues to advocate the use of lifejackets on the water this summer as drownings devastate families nationwide. New Zealand’s drowning fatalities have now surpassed 100 for this year. At the time of writing there had been six drownings during the Christmas period, and four of the people lost their lives on Christmas Day alone. None of these deaths this summer period have been in Queenstown Lakes. “The fact of the matter is life jackets save lives - it’s like wearing a seatbelt,” Marty said. In Queenstown Lakes, anyone in a craft (including those six metres
or less) on the water must wear a life jacket. Anyone not wearing a life jacket can expect a $300 fine. Marty said the response to the rules in the district this summer had been good so far, with most people abiding by the rules. “It’s been really positive so far and we want to have a positive message about the rules out there. It’s about being sensible and being safe.” Some other parts of New Zealand do have the same rule about life jackets, but Queenstown Lakes is the only district to enforce the rules via the infringement notices. “The quickest way to get the message out there is to have the infringement fee. It makes people think about it,” Marty said. “Thanks to those who are wearing them.”
the New York Marathon. When asked how he felt about receiving the honour Paul (pictured left) said, “I was pretty surprised. And pretty proud.” Richie McCaw received New Zealand’s most senior honour of Member of the Order of New Zealand for services to New Zealand. The ONZ membership is limited to a maximum of 20 living persons at one time. Jane Campion received the Dames Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to film.
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Community guides are here to help GLENDA TURNBULL Wanaka Sun Community guides return to Wanaka for the holiday season, with their focus on education and awareness of the rules on alcohol, litter, fires and freedom camping in Wanaka. The guides will be wearing ‘community guide’ branded high vis vests and will be walking the waterfront in Wanaka, talking to people and helping raise awareness. Queenstown Lakes District Council media officer Michele Poole said, “You will see them around the waterfront, carrying backpacks with free water as part of the ‘no more beersies’ campaign, to encourage drinking responsibly and to help keep people hydrated in the heat.” The officers will also assist people with where to find parking in Wanaka during the busy
summer period. Queenstown Lakes District Council regulatory manager Lee Webster said the approach was slightly different from the previous community guide initiatives. “We see this approach as much more proactive. We want people to have a good time and enjoy the beach and everything our district has to offer, but we want them to be aware and respect our rules.” “They’re great guys, so when you see them around, PHOTO: SUPPLIED have a chat. They’re there to help,” he said. The guides will work from 6pm-10pm from now until January 5. Year round, an alcohol ban applies in downtown Queenstown, Arrowtown and Wanaka, along with Frankton Beach and Lake Hawea after 10pm. This is extended to a 24 hour ban between December 27 and January 5. Pictured: community guides Jade richards and Aaron Cook.
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THE YEAR IN REVIEW July Photo: Supplied Lucy Hayes won the senior snowboard championship title at the annual MAC Ski and Snowboard Champs, hosted by Cardrona Alpine Resort.
August Photo: Neil Kerr, NZ Skier Magazine. Jossi Wells topped the slopestyle qualifiers at Freeski Open NZ at Cardrona Alpine Resort. He went on to claim silver in the event. In halfpipe, Janina Kuzma won the women’s contest and Beau-James Wells was placed second in the men’s. Finn Bilous was placed fourth in both events.
Photo: Nikki Heath Skaters, families and tourists flocked to Diamond Lake to have some fun on the ice. The cold winter temperatures caused the lake to freeze over completely.
Photo: Andrew Sloan Photography Amy Jolly was one of ten Mount Aspiring College students who took part in shave for a cure for leukaemia and blood cancer.
Photo: Supplied Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow announced Kiwi personality Jim Hickey - best known for his role as TVNZ weatherman - will rejoin the commentary team in 2016.
Photo: Supplied Wanaka’s own Jody Direen won Female Artist of the Year at the New Zealand Country Music Awards.
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Photo: Nikki Heath Wanaka’s longest running local show, Stars in Your Eyes, had three fantastic shows featuring a host of local talent.
Photo: Supplied Holly Wigg competed in the Commonwealth Karate Championships in India and returned home with two silver medals. The 15-year-old entered the kumite and kata competitions in the 14-15 years age group and was delighted to come away with a podium position in both.
October
Photo: Pip O’Regan John Money took a bean bath to promote the Mental Health Foundation fundraiser, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest.
Photo: Wendy Bowie Photography Thirteen students from Dance Wanaka won gold and silver medals at the British Ballet Organisation Theatre Awards, they were: (back row) Emilie Barnett, Hannah Barham, Cecelia Gardner, Persia Thor-Poet; (middle row) Tayla Doran, Tru Bowie, Sophie Walsh, Grace Thomas, Zoe Frazer; (front row) Elizabeth Pell, Hannah Thomas, Isabel Martin and Jessica Penney.
Photo: Naoise Wolsey Zephyr Lovelock, 10, tested out the new cloverleaf-shaped bowl at the Wanaka Skatepark after it was officially opened.
November
Photo: Caroline Harker Paul Tamati was awarded Rotary Club’s highest award – an international Paul Harris Fellowship – in recognition of outstanding work in the community.
December Photo: Nikki Heath A summer storm caused damage throughout the region with flights delayed, falling trees, damaged houses, power cuts and even a flying greenhouse.
Photo: Supplied Wanaka’s John Gordon made a triumphant return from Hawaii after taking second place at The World Ironman Championships. He competed in the veteran category (6064 years) of the gruelling event, which consists of a 3.8km swim, 180km bike and 42.2km run. Photo: Supplied Bob Robertson was awarded a posthumous Prendos Property Industry Award at the inaugural Property Council New Zealand Meridian Energy Southern Excellence Awards. Infinity Group media officer Hetty Van Hale said it was a fitting tribute that Bob had been recognised by his industry peers on the anniversary of his death.
Photo: Heather Macloud Retired zoologist John Darby received special acknowledgement for his contributions to conservation at the Department of Conservation’s Conservation Week celebrations. John single-handedly saved Lake Wanaka’s dwindling population of great crested grebes. The birds were having trouble breeding successfully, mainly because with the lake’s fluctuating levels their nests were regularly either flooded or beached. He designed floating wooden nesting platforms which have been a huge success.
Photo: Thierry Huet Wanaka’s second Climate Change March attracted about 350 people. The number contributed to the estimated 780,000 protesters worldwide, breaking records as the largest climate mobilisation in history.
Photo: Supplied Local ski racer Piera Hudson (centre) claimed the first win of her career in a FIS (International Ski Federation) Super-G race at Copper Mountain resort in the USA.
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No Longer Music performs in Wanaka GLENDA TURNBULL Wanaka Sun No Longer Music (NLM), a unique international group of 10 musicians, actors and artists (pictured), will perform in Wanaka on January 5. NLM NZ Tour Manager Bernie Cowan said, “NLM is like nothing you've seen before: an entertaining, energetic and powerful fusion of live music, stage drama and cutting-edge visual effects. “The band's commitment to the visual, as well as the audio, has made it easy to attract large crowds wherever they go,” he said. Throughout the years the style of NLM has adapted but its commitment to cutting edge visu-
als and theatrics has ensured that international demand for the band has stayed strong. The group has travelled through the USA, Middle East, Europe and Asia - and Wanaka is the fifth stop on its New Zealand wide tour. The concert is sponsored by Wanaka Presbyterian Community Church and Minister Ian Hyslop said the group should be entertaining, exciting and uplifting. “I think this will be a great evening for the Wanaka community and visitors to our lovely town. Bring a rug or camp chair and enjoy,” Ian said. The one hour free concert starts at 8.30pm on January 5, beside the skate park at Pembroke Park.
Wanaka parking restriction changes adopted restricted. A “no stopping at all times” parking restriction applied to the southern side of Brownston Street between Helwick Street and McDougall Street. An amendment has been made to the existing vehicle restriction applying to the bus stop in Ardmore Street ‘carpark one’ to enable use by all large passenger service vehicles and small passenger service vehicles. P60 parking time restriction between 8am and 6pm on Mondays to Fridays, has been applied to Ardmore Street outside Caltex Service Station. The new parking arrangements will be put in place upon the installation of signage which has been ordered.
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of events held in Wanaka from July 1 to 5, Cromwell on July 6, and Queenstown from July 7 to 9. The festival is a non-profit registered charitable trust and a registered charity. It began in 2002 and is recognised as one of the world’s premier film festival events. Pictured is a still from ‘Two Minute Man’ which won this year’s Best NZ Made Film award. It was made by Lake Hawea wingsuiter Dave Waldren with a gopro camera.
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Mountain Film Festival Trust has announced the recipients of its 2015 grant scheme. Following bids at their silent auctions held in both Queenstown and Wanaka, the festival was able to offer $4000 worth of grants. The trust has three different areas it believes in, which it provides grants for. These are: funding youth in adventure filmmaking courses and/or adventure skills training, financially support local environmental projects like river cleanups, native tree re-planting and other similar non-profit organisations and assisting with funding people with disabilities to buy specialist sporting equipment. The 2015 grant recipients were as follows: POET, a Hamilton based charity that wanted tents for youth adventure camps. Mike Brown who is designing an offroad bike for paraplegics. Dave Cassaidy from Mount Aspiring College who will train up 50 youth kayakers. Blake Alty, from Wanaka, for an Adventure Film School position. Native tree and shrub re-planting at the Hawea Whitewater Park. Marcus Bate, from Mount Aspiring College, for funds to buy an adaptive trike. Hank Bilous, a young pro skier, to do a mountain skills course. The 2016 New Zealand Mountain Film Festival is a combination
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INBRIEF Wanaka Parish Priest passes away Monsignor Paul Mahoney passed away peacefully in his sleep. He was the Parish Priest for both the Wanaka and Cromwell parishes since 2010 as well as the Vicar General of the Otago Catholic Diocese. During his time at the Wanaka parish he oversaw the development of the new Catholic church on Aubrey Road. There will be a funeral mass in the Holy Family Catholic Church at 10am on Tuesday January 5, 2016 then a funeral mass will be held in Cromwell later in the day. A requiem mass will be held at 1pm on January 6, 2016 in Invercargill.
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Solar solution to pumping STAFF REPORTER Wanaka Sun A solar water pump system is helping to get water to stock on remote hill country farms and has captured international interest from water-stressed countries. Central Hawke’s Bay business Isaacs Pumping & Electrical has been developing the technology over the last two years with support from Callaghan Innovation. Callaghan Innovation is a government agency created to help improve the chances of turning research and development into market success. Isaacs Electrical directors Gavin Streeter and Shane Heaton were continually being asked by farmers what options were available to reliably get water to stock without electricity, especially in remote hill country properties. “Solar was the ideal alternative but we needed to ensure we had a motor and pump that farmers could rely on to keep stock troughs full. “We didn’t need to look too far
and we selected a pump with a proven track record and has been servicing farms for over 50 years,” Isaacs Electrical director Gavin Streeter said. The Callaghan Innovation funding helped developed the controller or the “brain”, which is a circuit board that optimises the use of solar power and monitors water pressure, run times and faults logs. “The system is fully automatic, it operates like a standard pumping system and we have just design some clever features to maximise the pumping time and protect the motor,” he said. The epump can pump up to 120 metres of head and up to 20 litres per minute in daylight hours and can withstand the harshest environments. It can fill stock troughs on hillsides up to 120 metres on hill country and it can draw both clean and dirty water. Although the epump was primarily developed for farms, other uses include hunting and tramping huts.
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VIEWPOINT TEXT THE WANAKA SUN 021 0849 0001 What an excellent idea to make the new sports facilitt alcohol free. Thanks Rachel for opening the conversation. If Olympic rowers are not coming here now a storage facility for local rowers will not make a lot of difference. To all our visitors, please take your rubbish with you. It’s called paradise for a reason.
To the dirty sod who dumped a large rotting goat carcass and baby on river rd below riverbank rd shame on U disgusting YOU ARE THE MAGGOT Duck Itch at Bremner Bay don’t forget your SPF50, thanks Norm!!
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Jingers our daughters getting married on the 16th Jan at West Wanaka hope it’s not this warm.
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Retired zoologist John Darby keeps us up to date on the latest grebe hatchings at Lake Wanaka.
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Last week I was still worrying about the presence of the egg that almost always fails to hatch and whether this is of advantage to the hatched brood. I have gone back over my notes and found birds that have five eggs and hatch four (not many of those) and four eggs that hatch three and so on will leave their nests earlier than a bird that hatches fewer eggs. And that makes sense simply because a large brood requires the efforts of both adults to feed the chicks, and to be able to do that they must leave the nest. So the mystery of the infertile egg on 90 percent of all nests
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still remains just that. Some of the chicks that have fledged from the marina over the last few months are returning with their parents who will shortly give their chicks short shrift and begin a second clutch, or is their third or more? Recalling that the first birds to breed on the marina this season did so on June 6 and a second pair did so on June 18 was the beginning of a very busy time. Not including the 11 nests with eggs being incubated right now, we have had 81 eggs laid in 23 nests and 49 chicks have left the marina for the big wide world. Six of those 23 nests with eggs were lost to storms. Mine, and the grebes, favourite nest (number two under the overbridge) will hatch its brood this coming week.
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MINI MUSCLES Indoor Movement, Music and Play at Proactive Gym. Every Friday. 9.30am for crawlers & walkers under 2 years, 10.30am for 2, 3 & 4 year olds & 11am for babies. Everyone welcome. $5 p/hr, $1 for extra children. VASECTOMYS AVAILABLE here in Wanaka with Dr Simon Brebner at Aspiring Medical Centre. Ph 443 0725 for an appointment to discuss. GREENWASTE AND Landscape Supplies, Ballantyne Road. Open 10am to 3pm Daily. Grass, greenwaste, flax and cabbage trees in separate bags please.
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MADDY HARKER Wanaka Sun After a difficult 2015 - with a knee injury requiring surgery and a challenging recovery period - Nicky Samuels in now back at “90 percent” capacity, and is focused on training for the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. “Things are well and truly in the base building phase now and Rio is my primary focus for the next 8.5 months,” Nicky, the triathlete and Olympian, said. “It’s great to be out there again and getting amongst it, catching up with my training groups and feeling some fitness and form coming back.” Nicky (pictured) spent six weeks with the triNZ team in Canada after her surgery and hoped to make a couple of the last world series or world cup races for 2015, but found that her injury (13 weeks after surgery) was still causing her pain. Running barefoot Nicky found she was able to train again. “I started running barefoot and found quickly that I was able to manage jogging pain free - all of a sudden I was away.” I progressed from 20km to 40km to 50km then slowly brought it up until 60km.” At 60km Nicky transitioned back to running with shoes without any repercussions. After returning to New Zealand, Nicky spent a few months rotating by training two weeks in Wanaka and then spending about five days in Cambridge for treatment. “After three months of this routine I got the ‘pass’ and I’m ready to roll. I am now back at about 90 percent of my full capacity training.” Nicky got the good news just days before Christmas. Her physiotherapist Rone Thompson, was an enormous help, Nicky said. “This news is the best Christmas present I could ask for. All the perseverance and disciplined training has paid off. Look out 2016.”
Perfect weather for season opener GLENDA TURNBULL Wanaka Sun Several new mountain biking trails and features have been added to Cardrona’s bike park for the summer season. The resort will operate two chairlifts in the main basin (McDougall’s Quad and Whitestar Express) with shuttles running from the Valley View car park to service the lower trails. The bike park opened for the season on Sunday. Resort staff have been busy since late October constructing new mountain biking trails, along with three new walking trails and two new mountain carting trails. New features have also been added in the Base Area to further accommodate families, including an improved skills area and new pump track. Almost 100 people explored the mountain biking, carting and walking trails. McDougall’s provides access for scenic walkers and mountain carters, while also giving beginners easy access to novice mountain biking trails. Intermediate and advanced mountain bikers enjoyed access to the variety of trails by the Whitestar Express and via a shuttle pick-up point in the Valley View car park. Cardrona marketing manager Nadia Ellis was thrilled with the ideal start to the summer season. “It was fantastic to see so many people enjoying this unique alpine environment in such beautiful summer weather, the mountain carts in particular have been a hit.”
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A new way to explore our wild places and cool off this summer DANIEL CLEARWATER President of the NZ Canyoning Association Ahead of the first New Zealand canyoning festival, to be held in Wanaka in January, Daniel Clearwater fills us in on what the increasingly popular sport is all about. Splashing around at the local waterfall in summer is about as Kiwi as it gets. But a growing number of keen enthusiasts are taking that experience a step further, exploring our river gorges and canyons with wetsuits, ropes and climbing equipment. The sport of canyoning is very popular overseas, and involves walking up beside a gorge, then descending the stream, doing whatever it
takes to get to the bottom. Although many canyons only require a wetsuit and a helmet for swimming, jumping and scrambling through, there are countless technical canyons with large waterfalls that require abseiling, and others that have considerable water flows which require a kayaker’s eye for negotiating whitewater. Until recently, there were few resources to help people experience the sport. But now there are numerous canyon guiding companies, courses, a technique manual, Facebook groups and a recently published guidebook. This January, the newly established New Zealand Canyoning Association is running the first New Zealand Canyoning Festival in Wanaka.
Wanaka Disc Golf secures five year licence GLENDA TURNBULL Wanaka Sun Disc golf enthusiasts can continue to enjoy the sport on Lismore Park after the Wanaka Community Board agreed to enter into an agreement for the Wanaka Disc Golf Club (WDGC) to use the park for a further period of five years. The club previously had a two year agreement with the council for use of Lismore Park and WDGC chairperson Martin Galley told the meeting the course was used by up to 200 people a day in the busy summer and winter periods. “Lots of overseas tourists play on the course. The course is free to use, and we also run a casual competition every Sunday which costs $5 to play,” Martin said. Graham Dickson told the meeting that the shared use of the land is working well, “I think that the extension should be given.”
He told the WCB he had noticed that target and tees had been shifted to areas which were previously free of frisbees and “that the new location target 16 is, in my opinion, into an area of a dry exposed ridge which will be particularly prone to turf degradation.” He noted that there had been areas of the park which had been damaged during a festival ten to 12 years ago that had not fully recovered. Martin Galley told the WCB the club had shifted the targets to rest areas to help regenerate grass. Queenstown Lakes District Council staff told the board the only maintenance carried out on Lismore Park was mowing, which was in keeping with other similar parks in Wanaka. Board member Lyal Cocks suggested that a maintenance plan be developed for the park and encouraged discussion about its management. He moved the licence be granted.
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Climbing as a metaphor for life With a new year about to arrive, it’s a time to reflect on what can be achieved by setting goals and reaching your peak. At Adventure Consultants we feel passionate about the beautiful mountains that surround us and as mountain guides we see our role as enabling people to reach their goals, in an environment that can be extreme, whilst still treading lightly on the earth. It is simply amazing what the human body is capable of! By taking the first step of deciding to climb a peak such as Mt Aspiring, we are there to help you train and prepare and then make the journey - a modern pilgrimage that reconnects you with the land and with your soul. All part of an incredible life, made possible by taking the first step.
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