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Samuels has eyes on Rio GLENDA TURNBULL journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz anaka triathlete Nicky Samuels is in Yokohama, Japan where she will compete in the 2016 ITU World Triathlon on Saturday, May 14, hoping to secure her spot in the New Zealand Olympic team. The race is the final opportunity in the qualification period for the Rio Olympics in August. Nicky was sidelined in November 2014 with an iliotibial band (IT band) injury. Physiotherapy didn’t correct the problem and in early 2015 Nicky underwent surgery. Prior to her injury Nicky had a top three finish within the qualification period and with a top eight finish she would secure automatic qualification for the Olympics. “Surgery and rehab took time.
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They said I could be running within four to six weeks, but I could not run until 13-14 weeks. It has taken all year and I thought I would be able to race by the end of last season (September 2015) but did not quite make it,” Nicky said. Nicky has already competed in three ITU series events and after Japan will fly to Europe to train in the French Alps at an altitude training base ahead of three ITU World Triathlon races in Leeds, UK (June 11-12), Stockholm, Sweden (July 2-3) and Hamburg, Germany (July 16-17) before the Olympics in August. Triathlon New Zealand has been supporting Nicky through her injury and she joined the triathlon squad when they travelled to Victoria, Vancouver Island, Canada for a six-week training camp. Story continues page 15...
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GLENDA TURNBULL journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz ncreasing tourist numbers are putting pressure on Wanaka’s top tourist spots, with Roys Peak being a hot topic for conversation on social media over the last week. The day walk has been promoted on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook and people are flocking to climb the peak, some of them freedom camping at the summit overnight. The day walk has always been a popular destination, but in the last year the amount of people undertaking the climb has risen dramatically. John Levy, owner of a property adjacent to the car park at Roys Peak said, “It is not uncommon for cars to be parked way down the road from the carpark on either side of the road. Over the last year there have been many more tourists coming to the walk. It is
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“My family came in 2004 and rented a motorhome for two months and got to see New Zealand firsthand. It’s a beautiful thing to be able to camp and enjoy the countryside. It has just got a bit out of hand. We have a lot of growth and the government needs to look at providing the infrastructure, “ John said. He said most communities in the United States have a bed tax which goes back into the community to provide infrastructure to support the visitors. “There has to be some cost to tourism which is not paid for by the ratepayers. They need to have a bed
tax because tourism costs money and you just can’t not charge for it,” he said. John said he was not against the growing number of tourists, he just wanted to see more infrastructure put in place to help keep the area pristine for everyone to enjoy. DOC currently has no plans to provide facilities within the conservation area. They are aware the Roys Peak carpark is one of a number of track access points in the region that have had high visitor use this season. “DOC, along with other agencies, are considering options to manage this escalated use,” Annette said.
Local companies chosen for Trenz A record number of Wanaka-based companies have travelled to Rotorua to attend TRENZ, New Zealand’s biggest annual international tourism event. Fifteen local companies were selected by Trenz for the four day event which has more than 350 travel and tourism buyers and 300 exhibitors attending this year. Wildwire Wanaka, Paddle Wanaka, Ultimate Wanaka and luxury boutique accommodation Lime Tree Lodge will exhibit for the first time. Wildwire is the country’s only assisted waterfall climb, while Paddle Wanaka’s “Ride the River” is the only stand up paddle board guided tour in the country to take place on a river. Ultimate Wanaka combines the activities of some of Wanaka’s most recognised tourism operators
to offer a variety of new packages which can include jet boating, fourwheel-drive tours, helicopter tours, boat cruises and nature walks. Lake Wanaka Tourism business development executive Geoff Marks was pleased to see a great response from local operators. “This is a reflection of the strength of New Zealand’s current tourism economy and the value of the travel trade to Wanaka,” Geoff said. “Wanaka is becoming an increasingly desirable location for international visitors, experiencing some of the fastest growth rates in the South Island, and with the development of exciting new products and experiences we are really cementing our position as a must-do destination.” -The Wanaka Sun
Chipped road sparks safety concerns DANIELLE BUTLER newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz Concerns regarding the safety of a Hawea road which has been chipped away have been raised by a Tarras Primary School teacher. Hawea resident Melissa Johnson voiced her concerns about the chipping of the left hand side of Kane Road just before the junction with the Luggate-Tarras road, at the Wanaka Community Board meeting on May 9. “There can be big trucks coming
at you and you have nowhere to go, particularly if you are on a bike. You have to slow down and come off the road to the left, which can be quite scary. I want something done before someone is killed. I have already seen an overturned vehicle there last year,” she said. The Wanaka Community Board promised to get the road checked out, with board member Mike O’Connor adding that if anybody sees any safety issue they should call Queenstown Lakes District Council, who will be able to help.
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DANIELLE BUTLER newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz Increased security measures have been taken at Wanaka Library, following two separate acts of vandalism which resulted in a broken door (pictured) and a smashed window last month. Queenstown Lakes District Council corporate manager Michelle Morss said that the library was working closely with police to resolve any issues quickly for the sake of staff safety. Michelle added that there were no signs to
Plans to solve accommodation shortage DANIELLE BUTLER newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz Wanaka’s Chamber of Commerce is addressing the shortage of workers accommodation in the town by forming a working group to help tackle the problem. Chairman Alistair King said that although the Chamber has nothing in mind for this season, they hope to get plans in place for winter next year. “We will get some ideas together for
workers accommodation which can then be developed, for example, they have built short-term workers accommodation in Christchurch. We can see if we can learn from that practise,” he said. Alistair added that the Chamber of Commerce would like to get together with Wanaka Community Board and Queenstown Lakes District Council to discuss the Chamber’s ideas, which will be overseen by its new business development manager, to be appointed within the next couple of weeks.
Building consent deficiencies identified International Accreditation International Accreditation New Zealand (IANZ) has issued ten “corrective action requests” and four strong recommendations to Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) after an audit of how the council fulfils its building consent functions identified deficiencies. QLDC general manager of planning and development, Tony Avery, said all requests and recommendations were being actioned immediately. The IANZ findings and QLDC’s response plan will be considered at an Extraordinary Council Meeting tomorrow (Friday, May 13), and Tony said he was confident the council would keep its accreditation as a Building Control Authority, able to process and issue building consents and Code of Compliance Certificates. “Our focus is on fixing the problems so we
retain our accreditation,” Tony said. QLDC had identified many of the issues raised by IANZ before the audit was carried out and work had begun to make improvements. IANZ’s report noted that the council had engaged outside resources to improve its quality system which had given IANZ confidence “that the issues would be dealt with quickly and appropriately.” Actions include updating systems and processes; more staff training; keeping better records of inspections and decisions; and internal audits. IANZ has found that QLDC’s building department has at times accepted incomplete, incorrect or poor quality applications. The council would work with the building industry to improve the quality of their applications. QLDC must provide IANZ with its plan of action by May 20, and show substantial progress by mid-July. IANZ will revisit the council in October to confirm that all the required improvements have been made..
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suggest that the incident had been carried out by one particular individual or that it was a personal attack against the library. Additional signage is to be put in place, as well as potential for CCTV in the area. Councillor Calum MacLeod responded to the suggestion by saying that CCTV in high-risk areas of the town could be a good idea. “It is not that I advocate Big Brother, but the community board could arrange for a CCTV budget for Wanaka, which could then be used in risky areas such as car parks,” he said.
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GLENDA TURNBULL journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz Wanaka businessman Ross McRobie will stand for Queenstown Lakes District Council in the local body elections this October. Ross believes it is the right time to “step up” and stand as a councillor for the Wanaka ward. “We need strong leadership and strategic thinking for transport and our town centre strategy. I would like to play a major part in focusing on this.” Ross currently serves on the Wanaka Community Board and was a chartered accountant for more than 30 years. He has also held many governance roles for both corporate and community organisations including the New Zealand Film Commission and New Zealand on Air. Ross said the key thing is that Wanaka is growing very rapidly and we need to focus on what that means for Wanaka.
“Wanaka and the Upper Clutha needs a strong team working together as we face unprecedented growth over the next 12-15 years. We need strong leadership and strategic thinking, and I believe I have the skills to help Wanaka face these challenges. It is not just about Wanaka, it is about the Upper Clutha district we live in,” Ross said. The algae in Lake Wanaka is also a problem he would like to see resolved. “I would like to see a research plan to clean up the algae problem in Lake Wanaka. We have a very pristine lake but we have problems with what is in the water,” Ross said. “I am very passionate about our region and totally committed to the Upper Clutha. I want to engage with our community, understand everyone’s views and work together to get things done.” Jude Battson will be standing for council after taking a term off and Crs Ella Lawton and Calum MacLeod said they would stand again.
Hawea Library to trial longer Saturday hours DANIELLE BUTLER newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz Hawea Library will be opening its doors for longer on Saturdays in response to feedback from a recent community survey. Wanaka Community Board approved a 12-week trial for two extra hours on Saturdays, meaning that the library will now open from 10am-2pm, adding $444 to its existing budget. Chair of Wanaka Community Board, Rachel Brown, said that although the library was appreciated and loved, she was reluctant to
choose the more expensive option of the library opening every day in addition to longer Wednesday and Saturday hours, as the proposal was only based on 15 responses from the community. QLDC corporate manager Michelle Morss said that the 12-week trial period would be used to further seek comments from library users and actively engage in discussion regarding opening hours. The library currently opens between 10am and 12pm on Monday and Saturday, and 10am and 5pm on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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DANIELLE BUTLER newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz Fun, energy, emotion and small-town American accents galore dominated Lake Wanaka Centre over four nights last week as Mount Aspiring College students performed their long-anticipated adaptation of Footloose to sell-out crowds. Attention-grabbing from the very beginning, the cast effortlessly glided from one scene to the next, with speedy set swap-overs and musical performances that flowed flawlessly. The action on stage was supported and enhanced by the work of the backstage team, managing props, sound and lighting to create impressive effects. It was a real pleasure to experience such a powerful show put on largely by students, whose
confidence and presence on the stage would rival that of any professional performer. The lead actors were engaging in their roles, supported by a fun and energetic crew of dancers and supporting parts. Watching the show, it was astonishing to consider that many of the students had no experience on stage, and even more unbelievable that George Davenport, who played the lead male role of Ren McCormack with heart and humour, had no singing or dancing experience. Will Cole as Reverend Shaw Moore was also outstanding in his first time ever on the stage. There was not a single chink in the show’s armour, and it will be exciting to see what this talented bunch will come up with in the future. Pictured: The cast of Footloose.
INBRIEF Community board drop-in sessions continue The Wanaka Community Board continues to host its monthly drop-in sessions at the council office in Ardmore Street. The sessions give residents a chance to talk to elected
representatives, raise issues or concerns and float new ideas. They are held on the first Wednesday of every month from 11am to 1pm.
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Jody Direen finalist for Best Album GLENDA TURNBULL journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz Finalists for the 2016 Recorded Music NZ Best Country Music Album and APRA Best Country Music Song have been announced today with Wanaka’s Jody Direen nominated for her album Breaks Out. Jody is a previous winner of the NZCMA Horizon Award and has spent the year touring and performing both in sold-out solo shows across New Zealand and as a supporting act for some of country music’s biggest stars. Jody continues to self-promote and self-fund many of her own ticketed shows. “I feel honoured to have been nominated for this award, it means so much to me and I want to thank my fans and supporters for all they have helped me achieve. I am looking forward to launching my new album later this year,” Jody said. She is currently working on her new album and is scheduled to hit the recording studio on July 18 for six weeks. “I’m hoping for a spring release of the first single, soon followed by the album,” she said. Jody will be performing at the Hawea Hotel on May 28 and The Cellar Door, Alexandra on June 4. PHOTO: DANIELLE BUTLER
Luggate Village Playgroup re-opened last Thursday, May 5, to a crowd of creative kids wanting to get busy with their playdough. Sarah Ballard, pictured with some of the children and mums at the first playgroup, first had the idea of relaunching the group in March and said that the turn-out had been great. The playgroup will be held every Thursday from 12.30pm to 3pm at Luggate Memorial Hall. First-time entry is free, with a $3 fee per session after that.
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Wanaka Alcohol Group meets to discuss survey Initial findings of a survey, Health and Wellness of Wanaka Secondary Students, will be discussed at the Wanaka Alcohol Group (WAG) meeting on May 17, to be held in the Armstrong Room, Lake Wanaka Centre at 7.30pm. Member of Friends of MAC, Linda
Montgomery, encourages parents to come along to the meeting to hear the initial findings. There will also be a discussion around making the new sports facility alcohol free. WAG is a collaborative made up of the majority of the significant parenting, school and community groups in Wanaka.
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Central Otago shows strong economic growth GLENDA TURNBULL journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz The economic profile for Central Otago businesses for the year to March 2015 shows it was a another good year for the Central Otago economy. Business and Economic Research Ltd (BERL), the author of the recently released report on behalf of the Central Otago District Council, commented the employment and gross domestic product (GDP) growth were “phenomenal”. The Central Otago GDP increased 8.4 percent, GDP per capita by 6.4 percent, and employment grew 7.7 percent. Agriculture, agricultural services, administration services, construction and medical services experienced the most growth. Tourism grew with a 6.8 percent increase in GDP, a 1.5 percent increase in full-time equivalent (FTE) employment and a 3.8 percent increase in the number of business units engaged in the sector. Apple and pear growing and stone-fruit
growing were other high achievers with 12.7 percent and 25.5 percent GDP growth respectively. Grape growing GDP fell 12.9 percent as a result of a smaller crop, while the number of hectares in production increased slightly. The fastest growing sectors of the district economy over the ten-year period from 2005 to 2015 have been administrative services (18.1 percent), fabricated metal product manufacturing (14.7 percent), non-metallic product manufacturing (9.9 percent), sport and recreation activities (9.2 percent) and basic material wholesaling (7.3 percent). Central Otago Mayor Tony Lepper said the figures backed up what many had been thinking. “I think we knew 2015 was a good year for our district but probably didn’t realise we had done quite so well. This is great news as without a strongly performing economy it is very difficult for a community to achieve all the social objectives that add so much to the quality of our everyday lives.”
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An impressive number of students who competed also received credit awards, including year 9 students Declan Lambert and Ocean Allemann, year 10 Logan Lambert, year 11 Joe Strawson, year 12 students Luke Burke, James Hey, Michael Hey, Samuel Sandri and Nicholas Smith and year 13 students Gero Lemke and Helena Crawford. The students were presented with their certificates at an assembly on Wednesday May 11.
DANIELLE BUTLER newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz Technology whizzes from Mount Aspiring College have gained strong results for the school in the 2016 Computational and Algorithmic Thinking (CAT) competition. Year 12 students Georgia Prince and Tristin Weastell,(pictured with Gero Lemke) scored a distinction in the problem-solving competition which seeks to identify computer programming potential.
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GLENDA TURNBULL journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz Football has become the number one sport played by children in Wanaka, but there is a lack of facilities in the town to meet the growing demand. Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) is under pressure to provide more facilities for the sport, but with the new Wanaka Sports Facility due to open shortly, there will still not be sufficient additional playing fields to ease the current pressure. Over the last two years the number of children participating in football in Wanaka has doubled from 165 to 340 and Football Central Academy owner Peter Waters said the council needed to provide additional facilities and they needed to do it soon. “The council have got to give us some better facilities. Building a three-quarter size pitch is not good enough and to enable under-17s to play we need a full size pitch.” “There are no changing rooms or facilities at Pembroke Park and only a small shed on Kelly’s Flat,” Peter said. Not only are there not enough pitches for teams to play on, the playing field at Pembroke Park is in a terrible state. “Pembroke Park pitch is a disgrace. I com-
plained two years ago as it was bigger than the pitch at Wembley Stadium. They finally made it smaller! The surface and markings are dreadful,” Peter said. QLDC councillor Craig Ferguson visited Wanaka with colleagues recently to see the sports facilities in Wanaka. “Personally, as a sports lover, I was concerned to see the standard of fields in Wanaka compared to the Wakatipu basin. That has been noted and I will do my best to work with council and council staff on that issue. I know in 2011 two local residents and football fans urged the council to look to the future and develop new fields to help accommodate the expected growth in the sport. The Lakes District has been slam-dunked. The positive is the Wanaka Sports Facility opens in a few months’ time and that will be huge for sport and recreation in the Upper Clutha,” Craig said. Peter said that it all sounds good, but nothing was happening anytime soon. “A 61m artificial pitch is really disappointing as it cannot be used for matches. I’m having discussions with Wanaka junior football club. When you have 340 kids playing football that is a lot of parents. We want to be acknowledged as the big growth sport and it is time to take some action,” he said.
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3 A 2 F 1 I So long - Farewell Love and laughter, families and fun have filled this home and created magic memories for the past 43 years. Sadly now it’s time to say goodbye as the family holiday home is offered for sale for the first time ever. Set on 5.5 acres with magnificent views the home has great bones giving the new owner lots of options to either improve or retain.
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5 A 2 C 2 F 2 I For the Family If you are looking for space to spread your wings, then this beautifully elevated and private family home offers some fantastic buying in todays busy Wanaka market. Designed to maximise its sun soaked position, taking in glorious & established views out towards Lake Wanaka and Treble Cone. Call to view today to establish yourself right here in Wanaka. For Sale $1,240,000 View Saturday 2pm or By Appointment www.rwwanaka.co.nz/WNK21244 rwwanaka.co.nz/WNK21244 Duncan and Kelly Good 0274 488 321 duncan.kelly@raywhite.com LICENSED (REAA 2008)
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STAFF REPORTER editor@thewanakasun.co.nz A Wanaka optometrist has been helping Southern Lakes and Central Otago children with behavioural issues, as the area’s only qualified behavioural optometrist. Danielle Ross, principal optometrist at Eyes on Ardmore, has helped many children with learning difficulties and behavioural problems in Wanaka, Queenstown and Central Otago, through vision therapy treatment. “Often having a child’s eyes tested is a last resort. This is because some children with learning difficulties can see clearly, they just can’t make sense of what they’re
seeing,” Danielle said. Enquiries from across the district have been increasing, so much so that Danielle has taken on a vision therapist, secondary school teacher and special needs worker Rachel Rankin. Vision therapy helps re-wire and re-teach visual pathways, using a variety of techniques to engage children and encourage visualisation of words. "We are seeing massive improvements. Children’s reading ages are jumping quite considerably and we find their attention has improved a lot," Rachel said. Pictured: Vision therapist Rachel Rankin and behavioural optometrist Danielle Ross.
Bannockburn hall upgrade receives funding The latest round of grants, totalling $503,000, from Central Lakes Trust included a grant of $125,000 to help redevelop Coronation Hall in Bannockburn. The hall upgrade, initially scheduled for 2010, was delayed when an engineering structural assessment determined the building did not meet the minimum earthquake standards of 33 percent. However, a further engineering report, which was commissioned in 2014, identified the hall was 80 percent compliant. The upgrade is estimated to cost almost $400,000 and will involve rebuilding the toilet, kitchen and meeting room and improving disabled access. Funding from the Lotteries Board and the Crom-
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well Community Board has already been approved. “The upgrade to this popular community facility has been planned for quite some time, so it pleasing that it can finally proceed,” Central Lakes Trust chief executive, Paul Allison, said. Central Lakes Trust has committed a fund of $250,000 to support the Tertiary Education Scholarship programme for a further two years. More than 280 students have received a scholarship to assist them in their first year of study at a tertiary institution since the programme was established in 2008. Recipients of the 2016 scholarships, valued at $2500 each, will be announced later this year.
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DANIELLE BUTLER newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz A dry summer and lack of wind resulted in mixed levels of success in the area throughout the first weekend of this year’s duck shooting season. Wanaka Deerstalkers Club member and duck hunter of 20 years, Wade Briscoe, reported a total of six ducks shot with two guns between 7am on Saturday and 11.30am on Sunday morning. “We doubled our tally on the Saturday from three to six which was good, but I have found that the pattern of ducks has changed over the last three or four years and they are just not coming like they used to,” Wade said. “Our pond was 50 percent gravel, so the summer’s drought has clearly had an effect and has not been particularly healthy. We
INBRIEF First Te Kakano planting of the year The first Te Kakano planting of the year is taking place this Saturday, featuring some wonderful forest species. Meeting time is at 10am at Diamond Lake. Tools and morning tea will be provided. Organiser Andrew Penniket advises to bring an old
I once heard it described that operating your business without good planning and monitoring systems is like driving on a dark stormy night without your headlights on. It’s true that many roads are well lit, and you might still muddle through and make it to where you want to go. But would you risk it? At the lesser end of the scale, the journey would be longer and more arduous than necessary, or perhaps you would receive a fine for not complying with regulations. Or worse, something unexpected suddenly appears in your pathway. Unprepared and ill-equipped to deal with it, you crash.
and income tax compliance. They pass on the opportunity to use their systems as planning and management tools – where the real value is to be gained. Your computerised cash book is likely to offer a suite of reports that you can review on a regular basis to help steer your business and make informed decisions. • At a glance, annual financial statements for your business contain a lot of basic information about profitability and financial position. But a lot more valuable information exists beneath the surface. What is the length of your cash flow cycle? How quickly is your stock turning over? Where are the bottlenecks? • Perhaps your banker already required you to prepare a cash flow forecast. So why not also load these projections into your computerised accounting system, and track and monitor progress over the year ahead?
targets shouldn’t be a walk in the park if you have any aspirations to grow and improve. Nor should targets be unrealistic and unattainable. Aim to strike the right balance. • Sales targets - consider the underlying factors that drive your revenue. What is the maximum capacity of your hotel, café or restaurant? What are your occupancy rates? How many customers walk through your shop door each day, and what is their average spend? • If you are raising finance, consider the impact of debt servicing on future cash flows. • Which stock items are turning over the fastest, and which are giving you the best profit margins? • Use industry benchmarks to see how you stack up relative to others. • Factoring in the timing of tax payments and refunds is also important, as these do not always neatly align with trading cash flows.
So how do you go about turning on the headlights in a business sense? For many small business owners, the potential information value of accounting systems remains largely an untapped resource. Often there is a wealth of information already at your fingertips that you can use to plan ahead: • Some business owners view their Xero, MYOB or Reckon packages as a necessary evil for GST
Constructing a forecast for your business is well worthwhile. Key areas to focus on include: • Seasonality – a crucial factor for many Wanaka businesses – but how much will turnover actually fluctuate? Should an overdraft facility be preemptively arranged for the May-June doldrums? What is the best place for the surplus cash generated from bumper January trading? • Level of forecasting optimism – achieving your
In itself, the process of creating a simple forecast will already have triggered you into thinking strategically about many variables and business activities – so you’re already part-way there towards unlocking benefits. Once completed, use this information to plan staff resourcing, future stock purchases, and bank account facility requirements. At the end of each month, make comparisons between your forecast and the actual
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also would have preferred a bit more wind, as the ducks respond better when it is windier. The ducks were in good condition though which is a bonus.” From speaking with others in the area, Wade estimates that opening weekend tallies are down by around 50 percent in comparison to previous opening weekends, however, he is hopeful for a good season and will be out on the hunt again this weekend. Fish & Game Otago’s rangers noted lots of duck sightings across central South Island, with hunters achieving what they described as “ok bags” of around eight mallards and a couple of paradise shelduck. Pictured: Fifteen-year-old Harry Graham, from Kaikoura, travelled south with his family to hunt on an irrigation pond near Oxford in North Canterbury.
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results achieved. This exercise creates valuable red flags that warn you about the problem areas, and tell you exactly where you should focus your attention. Did you meet your turnover targets? What factors (internal or external) led to the variances? Were there any expense overruns? Were these due to one-off unforeseen events outside of your control, or due to process inefficiencies? Learn from history and proactively manage the problem areas to prevent future reoccurrences. Adding a few extra planning and monitoring steps into your business routines need not be a financially convoluted exercise. Regularly taking some time to focus on forward vision and “shining your headlights” on a few key business areas can make all the difference.
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Another fun-filled School Holiday Club Community Networks has recently enjoyed another fun-filled School Holiday Club. Delfi, our coordinator, and her hard-working team were fortunate to have the support of some local businesses, as Delfi reports: “What a busy and exciting April programme we had. All staff and volunteers really enjoyed the time spent with the children. The School Holiday Club team is very happy with the activities and how the programme ran, from all the cooking to the amazing opportunities offered by members of the community. On the first week, we organized a “Raw Master Chef Day” and we would like to thank the Mediterranean Market for sponsoring this day. During the second week we offered a “Bread Workshop” lead by the People's Bread. Ruth Heath offered her time and shared a morning with us. Some children worked with pre-made dough while the senior age group made dough from scratch. We really enjoyed seeing children learn all about bread and how to work with it. Thanks Ruth for offering your time and sharing your bread making techniques.” We are pleased to announce that the Otago Chamber of Commerce, in association with the Otago Community Trust, will be running three workshops for non-for-profit groups in Wanaka over the next few months. The first workshop, ‘Governance and Management’, is on June 7, 6pm to 9pm ($40). This workshop focuses on the management, strategies and legal aspects of governance for trustees, executives and board members. For further information, or to register, contact 0800 42 49 68 or kim@otagochamber.co.nz.
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Dates and times are yet to be confirmed for the other two workshops, ‘Courageous Conversations’ and ‘Successful Funding Application’, but be sure to watch this space for more details. Pictured: Children enjoying the Raw Master Chef Day at Community networks School Holiday Club.
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Wanaka’s Metzger Communications is one of nine global public relations firms named as finalists in the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Gold Quill Agency of the Year awards. The Gold Quills, which will be awarded in New Orleans early next month, recognise excellence in strategic communication worldwide. This year, 223 Gold Quill Award entries have been acknowledged as world class with 85 Excellence awards and 138 Merit awards with 12 countries
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INBRIEF Arty kids at library after school club Wanaka Library held its first After School Art Club session last week. The club has just begun for term two and runs every Thursday during term time at 3.30pm. Children aged seven to 11 are invited to join the weekly creative
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GLENDA TURNBULL journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz Audiences are in for a treat when Niu Sila is performed at the Luggate Hall on May 28 and 29. Niu Sila is a hilarious and touching story from two of New Zealand’s top comedy writers, Oscar Kightley and Dave Armstrong. Featuring Gregory Cooper and Semu Filipo, the play is about a friendship between two mates that spans 40 years, two cultures and one street and is full of warm humour and nostalgia about growing up in New Zealand in the 1970s. Director Daniel Pengelly said when working with Gregory Cooper and Semu Filipo there is never a dull moment. “It is non-stop shenanigans. They are two very
talented and funny men and I spend most of my time trying to get them to work instead of joking around and playing silly buggers all the time,” Daniel said. The play has been well received in Dunedin and Daniel said feedback from theatre patrons has been amazing. “I’ve received emails from people saying how wonderful the play is. One lady in particular wrote how the play reminded her about her own upbringing and how getting along with different cultures played a big part in her life. It really hit the right spot for her,” he said. Daniel has recently directed the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Peter Pan and the Dunstan Creek Seance. Pictured: Gregory Cooper and Semu Filipo.
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Local mum Penny Calder of Instinct Interiors is holding a Pink Ribbon Breakfast on May 20 to fundraise for breast cancer research. Penny thought it would be great to catch up with other local mums and enlisted the help of friend Victoria Haydon to organise the event. “It is such an incredible cause
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DANIELLE BUTLER newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz Wanaka’s only Brownies and Pippins leader has appealed for others to join her to help with the growing girls’ groups. Sharon Stephens, who leads the Pippins group from 4pm to 5pm and the Brownies from 5pm to 6.30pm, both on Wednesday at Eely Point’s Scout Den, needs one or two more people to help. “Brownie numbers are growing, we are currently THE WANAKA SUN
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Destruction of beneficial tree species a waste of resources PETER WHITING Geologist If you could travel back in time to around 1400AD the mountains surrounding Wanaka (and for that matter the most of Central Otago) were covered with totara to an elevation of about 1200m. On these slopes tussock only grew on the rocky escarpments, in some of the really tight ravines and above 1200m in the high alpine zone. So totara, not tussocks, were what biologists call the “climax species” for these slopes. In other words, if you started off with bare land, then given enough time Totara would eventually prevail. Unfortunately by 1500AD Maori had burnt a large portion of these forests, probably to get at the rich pickings of moa. Later the Europeans pretty well finished off what was left of the Totara in the development of hill country for farming. In the meantime, the settlers brought into this environment many invasive species most of which have subsequently become a problem: rodents, rabbits, broom, gorse, briar, hawthorn, wilding pine species and hieracium. Today, farmers are struggling to control these pests and to keep the slopes in pasture. Even in the higher cleaner areas such as the Lindis and the Crown Range, the tussocks are being squeezed out by hieracium. The prevalence of hieracium means that the Department of Conservation’s tussock replanting programme is likely to be a complete waste of public money. The hieracium will eventually win. We need to bow to the knowledge that trees are the natural “climax species” in these areas. While this used to be totara, it
is likely now that if the land was left for long enough we would mainly get wilding pines inheriting these slopes. It would be nice to have the totara back but this is likely to be too lengthy and too expensive a process for it ever to be achieved. It is possible, however, that if larger stands of kanuka were protected then totara could eventually come through these intermediary successional species. Once you recognise the biological inevitability that wilding pines are the most likely species to take over our slopes, then it is essential to develop a smarter and more pragmatic solution to the problem. Halting the process is probably akin to trying to swim upstream against the Clutha forever. It will take an unacceptably massive, on-going tax spend which is both unfeasible and unlikely to produce the desired outcome. There are ten main species of so called ‘wilding pines’ but the four really common ones in Central Otago are pinus radiata, pinus contorta, Douglas fir and larix deciduaa (deciduous larch). I personally don’t like radiata and contorta and am quite happy to see them removed from the wild. What I would like to debate is whether Douglas fir and larch should be lumped into the same category. Douglas firs can grow to more than 30m tall. They have real value in their timber, while larches also are good timber but additionally give a beautiful golden yellow colour to autumn. The two species together are a good mix. If trees are going to be the climax species on our slopes and totara, in most cases, is impractical to replant would we not be better to remove the weedy wildings (radiata and contorta), and
leave and even encourage Douglas fir/larch plantations? As an adjunct to this, effort could be put into protecting kanuka stands in the hope that totara will eventually come through. Limited financial resources could be targeted on protective “no grow” zones around larger native stands of native forest. I would like to understand what longterm goal the QLDC hoped to achieve by spraying out the large stands of fir and larches in the Queenstown area. A large amount of ratepayer money has been spent creating an eyesore and providing an ideal environment for broom, briar, bracken and gorse. The spraying of Douglas fir in the Queenstown basin and other areas seems to me to have been an ill-considered decision which has left an ugly legacy of dead trees and an eroding desert-like landscape that will be an eyesore for a very long time. A personal anecdotal survey has not yet revealed one person who prefers the look of what is there now to what was there before. The council have quoted “environmental reasons” for not having these trees. What about the compelling reasons why trees are good for the environment in the Central Otago, or indeed any, region? Forests absorb a lot of CO2. This, of course, helps mitigate global warming and makes up for the emissions our livestock are producing. Trees help reduce soil erosion. NZ has one of the largest soil loss rates in the world. This stuff is valuable and takes a long time to make. By slowing the release of water it lessens the damaging effect to even the contour and size of lower-lying arable farmland. Trees absorb nutrients such as phos-
phates and nitrates from the water table, thereby helping to clean up ground waters before they are swept into our rivers and lakes. We need this filtration to help address the increasingly serious problem with eutrophication in our lakes and the dramatic increase in algae growth. More trees, fewer rabbits. Rabbits prefer to eat grass rather than trees. The ORC and the QLDC are on record as claiming that these trees reduce water yields in already dry catchments. As a geologist I am not qualified to comment on this, but from what I understand this statement is simply incorrect. Evaporation and the drying effect of our prevailing nor’west winds on weed and pasture slopes is enormous and damaging to the soil structure. Topsoil is continually blown away. The arguments for reduced water yields only use half the hydrological cycle. This ends with absorption of water by trees and the reduced water yield argument doesn’t take into account the transpirational effect from forests. This effect of forests increasing rainfall is found in all forests around the world, so why should ours be any different? A recent study by the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology has found that mature forests increase rainfall by 10 to 15 percent in temperate areas compared to the same area in pasture. In my view, public bodies are both wasting scarce resources and ultimately harming the environment through the destruction of some beneficial tree species. Clearly their opinion is different to mine, but is it based on science? If a robust scientific basis can be shown, then I am open to changing my analysis.
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VIEWPOINT Facebook www.facebook.com/WanakaSun/ This week on Facebook we asked: Would you like to see our existing share the road signs replaced with something similar to the Canadian signs (modified to comply with New Zealand roads)?
Lee-Anne Enright would only work if the bike riders actually shared the road too instead of thinking they own it & swerving all over the place or riding down the centre.
Lynette McCarthy Gordon Yesterday a school bus nearly sucked me and my bicycle under its back wheels when it chose to pass me on a blind rise on Aubrey Road - then had to pull to the left when a car came from the other direction. Talk about scary!!! I was riding on the inside white line as of course I want to be as courteous as possible to other road users. Was my first big outing on my bike since major hand surgery so was pretty nervous already.
Dan Harman It’s their road too. If we say they are small and don’t count, how will trucks treat drivers of minis?
Lee-Anne Enright Dan Harman their road TOO is the key word.
Catherine Rezaei Need wider roads. With cycling becoming more and more popular in the Lakes District, there needs to be some work done on road verge, maybe even making a few cycleways when possible
Barry Arnesen Arnie I’m a truck driver, I say yeah right, trust me they hear me coming and won’t move over for me why should I and it takes a lot to slow down and get her going again and they just give me the sh*ts. Anique Williams Canadian roads are a lot wider than ours!
Brett Nicol No... the sign needs to have a point of difference from all the other PW signs (perm.warning) at present a PW sign with a directional arrow and a speed notification will get ignored, so I wouldn’t hold much hope for a new PW... anyhow 1.5m is far too much width if you consider the other vehicle would need to be over the centerline. Passing vehicle need to learn to give way and wait for safe passing and cyclists need to remember it’s not the tour de whateva when they are out there.
Julie Anne Kaye Wider roads, bigger supermarket, bigger post office, only a magic wand can make this happen. I’m sick of cyclists thinking they own the road.
Mt Gold Aerial Possum Control Operation Vector Control Services wishes to advise the public of its intention to aerially apply the toxin Sodium Fluoroacetate (1080) for the purpose of controlling possums in the Mt Gold area. This operation is being conducted as part of OSPRI’s TBfree programme to prevent the spread of bovine tuberculosis (TB). Control Area The Mt Gold control area is located in the Queenstown Lakes district and covers approximately 4,700 hectares of public conservation land and privately owned blocks. The area is referred to locally as “The Neck” between Lake Wanaka and Lake Hawea. It includes the slopes of Mt Burke and Mt Gold in the Matatiaho Conservation area. Operation date The operation will commence with the application of non-toxic cereal pre-feed pellets. Following completion of pre-feeding, the application of cereal pellets containing 1080 will commence on or after 23 May 2016, weather dependent. Bait Description Pre-feed: Cereal-based pellet, approximately 30mm long, coated with deer repellent, undyed brown. Toxic bait: Cereal-based pellet, approximately 30mm long, coated with deer repellent, dyed green with a toxic loading of 1.5g/kg of sodium fluoroacetate (1080). General warning • The public are reminded of the danger that toxic baits and possum carcasses pose, particularly to children and dogs. Children should be kept under strict supervision in the operational area. • Dogs should be kept under strict control at all times and not have access to, or be taken into the operational area as they are particularly susceptible to 1080 and poisoned carcasses. The risks of poison carcass to dogs may extend downstream of the control area. • Poison warning signs will be erected at all points of public access and the public are reminded that it is an offence to remove any of these signs. Please follow the instructions on the signs. **If you suspect poisoning • Contact your local hospital, or dial 111 • National Poisons Centre 0800 POISON – 0800 764 766 • In the case of a domestic animal being poisoned, contact a local veterinarian. A detailed map of the control area is available for viewing during office hours at OSPRI’s Dunedin office, Level 1 Trevian House, 60 Tennyson Street, Dunedin or viewed online at http://www.wcrc.govt.nz/ourservices/Pages/vector-control-services.aspx. Further information Contact: Aerial Contract Co-ordinator Vector Control Services Jacks Road Greymouth P: 03 768 9674 OSPRI helps protect and enhance the reputation of New Zealand’s primary industries and currently runs the TBfree and National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) programmes.
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The 2017 Audi quattro Winter Games NZ will be held two weeks later than previous events, a move that has been welcomed by the region’s tourism, accommodation and snowsports sectors. CEO Arthur Klap said the push for date change came largely from Tourism New Zealand, NZSki, Cardrona Alpine Resort, Destination Queenstown and Lake Wanaka Tourism. “We followed this up with wide consultation with other groups including accommodation providers, airlines and snow sports teams and there was an overwhelming tick for staging the Games at the start of the shoulder season. Obviously at that time Queenstown and Wanaka are less busy and the level of support from everyone involved can be that much greater,” Arthur said. Lake Wanaka Tourism general manager James Helmore said the new dates “will certainly help drive extra business at a time when we
have the room, plus September weather is typically more settled so the media coverage should be able to capture Wanaka in all its bluebird glory.” Arthur said there was a concern as to whether the snow conditions would be suitable for alpine events in September. “However, after studying snow data collected over many years it was clear that races have been successfully run in September at Coronet Peak and NZSki saw no problem with the date change.” Cardrona Alpine Resort’s owner Real Journeys welcomed the later timing for the Games. “Snow conditions remain great at Cardrona in September and are particularly good for freeskiers and snowboarders,” CEO Richard Lauder said. “The tourism market in the area weakens slightly at that time so a change of dates will provide more accommodation and entertainment options for the influx of visitors for the Games.” The Games will be held from August 25 to September 10, 2017.
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The Upper Clutha Gold under-8 team have been playing together for two years in ripper rugby and are now in tackle. They were pictured playing on Saturday against Cromwell in their third game of the season. Next week they will play a seven-a-side tournament in Alexandra.
Wanaka Stadium Bowls Results – week ending 8 May Monday evening Edgewater Trophy 1st Richie Muir, Margaret Young, Doug Watson 2nd Peter Herbert, Kerry Suckling, Charles Kiewiet 3rd Tom Malcolm, Derek Hope, Alice Turnbull Tuesday morning 2x4x2 Pairs 1st Colleen Carr & Gina Campbell 2nd Alan Coupe & Jan Allen 3rd George Russell & Margaret Hay. Tuesday afternoon 2x4x2 Pairs 1st Lawrence Hardy & Yvonne Gale 2nd Donald Urquhart & Don McLeay 3rd Dave Paterson & Robyn Chartres Wednesday afternoon Triples 1st Lawrence Hardy, Madeleine Wilson, Elaine Baldwin 2nd Dorothy Ollerenshaw, Joan Smith, Yvonne Gale 3rd Peter Wilson, Elaine Herbert, Ivy Urquhart Thursday afternoon 2x4x2 Pairs
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1st Meryl Firman & Maida Baxter 2nd Geoff Thomas & Alan Coupe 3rd Delma Guy & Linda Osborne Friday afternoon Progressive Skips: 1st Scottie Culverwell 2nd Robyn Chartres 3rd Glad Cross 3rds:1st John Barton 2nd Maureen Smyth 3rd Meryl Firman Leads: 1st Rick McLean 2nd Don King 3rd Richard Lissaman Lake Hawea Golf Club Results Mount Maude Stableford. Men 1st Neil Matchett 49 2nd Dougal Rowley 43 3rd Rin Niavora- Dave 38 4th Denis Costello 38 5th Tony Arscott 38 Ladies Kelly MacKenzie 48 Matches Gerrard Haggart beat Steve Wallace Murray Nyhon beat Steve Smith Nearest the Pin No 1 Neil Matchett No 5 Gerry Browne. Two’s Tony Arscott No 5 Neil Matchett No 8 Birdies Nett Eagles Gerry Browne No 12
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STAFF REPORTER sport@thewanakasun.co.nz Last week, the Upper Clutha Hockey Club teams dusted off their hockey sticks and tested their skills on the new water turf at Cromwell. The outlook for the rest of the season is very positive despite losing some matches. The new Bumblebees team (years three and four) suffered a 0-4 defeat. Kerah Alexander, one of three team members to play their first hockey game, was awarded player of the day. Three Kiwi Sticks teams (years five and six) started the season with mixed results. The
Salamanders and Marsupilamis lost 2-8 and 1-3, respectively, to more experienced teams, while the Orioles came from 0-2 down to win the match 4-3. Players of the day were Hudson Weathington and Oisin Corbett for solid defensive play and Billie Crowe for strength in attack. The Kwik Sticks (years seven and eight) scored 18 goals in their victories against Queenstown in their season warm-up games, winning 12-0 and 6-1. The women drew with Alexandra 0-0 and lost to Matakanui 2-0, while the men beat Queenstown (2-1) and Matakanui (2-0) in their warm-up games. Pictured: The Kwik Sticks
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Continued from page 1 “I have not had a great start to the season but I am working on this. I am really happy with the support I have had from Triathlon New Zealand especially building up to the Rio nomination, the support I have had from lots of Wanaka locals and from the sponsors who have stuck by my side, especially my bike sponsor Deda Elementi. They have been amazing;
when I asked for a fluro pink bike they gave it to me and the world loves it,” Nicky said. Nicky is aiming for a top three finish in Rio and this tough competitor is training long and hard to reach her goal. “Getting to the Olympics is my goal and Rio is the pinnacle of sport,” Nicky said.
NZ Tour Disc Golf event a success
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STAFF REPORTER sport@thewanakasun.co.nz Medieval dress was the theme for the New Zealand Disc Golf Tour event held by Disc Golf Wanaka at Eely Point and Lismore Park on the weekend. Disc golfers from around the country and overseas competed in the three-day event where the main challenge was trying to maintain composure
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whilst in costume. Wanaka local Hayley May Flintoff won the women’s open, with Dom Hayden of Wanaka winning the men’s grand masters and Robyn Agnew of Wanaka winning the women’s grand masters. The gallery of players was treated to some spectacular accuracy and distance by the top six players on Sunday as they fought for positions in the final 'Super Six' extended safari hole format. THURSDAY 12.05.16 - WEDNESDAY 18.05.16
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Cycling champ success Mount Aspiring College student Mikayla Harvey took first place in a close under-19 road race at the National Club Cycling Championships in Alexandra. Adding to her success, she also achieved second place in the individual time trial.
Top spot for karate student New Zealand’s Karate Open, which took place over the school holidays, saw student Holly Wigg place first in the premier fighting category and second in premier kata.
Junior sportsperson of the year Freeskier Finn Bilous and karate student Holly Wigg have been selected as finalists for the Otago junior sportsman and junior sportswoman of the year. The winners will be announced in Dunedin on Friday May 20.
Mid-week fixture suits Rams The Upper Clutha Premiers played a mid-week rugby game last week, freeing the players up for the opening of the duck shooting season on the weekend. They played Maniototo on Wednesday (May 4) night under lights in Cromwell. The mid-week fixture suited the Rams, who played well, weathering some powerful Maniototo attacks. The outstanding Upper Clutha player of the night was Shaun McCarrol. The Rams took home a deserved win of 10 points to 8. Upper Clutha take on Roxburgh at the Wanaka Showgrounds this weekend.
Wanaka FC to take on Queenstown
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Four local Riding for the Disabled (RDA) riders, with their support team and family members have travelled to Waipara North Canterbury to take part in a Special Olympics ribbon day event. Morgan James, Scott Welch, Renon Sasaki and Simon Scaife, pictured,
each competed in a jumping and a serpentine event (where riders are given commands to follow). The team won ribbons and points which count towards a qualifying rounds at the regional events this August and November, in Blenheim.
The four riders train at the Waterfall Equestrian Centre on Thursday afternoons. Along with their supporters, they will be walking around town, with a small pony, raising funds to enable them to travel to the August and November events. -The Wanaka Sun
Wanaka FC had a bye last weekend after its emphatic 3-0 win over Queenstown’s Rovers Classics the previous week. They will be hoping to keep up the good form this Saturday at home to Queenstown Athletic. Kick off is at 1pm at Pembroke Park.
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