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The night sky lit up with the Southern Aurora last Sunday evening. This spectacular shot was taken from Bremner Bay by Karina Sharpe. Service Aurora collects data from a satellite in space which is constantly monitoring the solar wind. It intercepts and measures the solar wind typically around one hour before it reaches Earth, and sends this data to earth in a high speed link. The data is used by many of the world’s top science institutions. It is the most reliable and accurate aurora prediction data available in the world today. For more information on aurora alerts go to www.aurora-service.net/aurora-alerts.

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anaka’s schools will benefit from Budget 2017 with the announcement of a new primary school and new classrooms for Mount Aspiring College (MAC). Education Minister Nikki Kaye and Associate Education Minister Tim Macindoe announced $16 million for the new primary school and around $3 million for MAC’s six new classrooms last Thursday May 25. Ms Kaye said that work had been underway to secure a new site for another school in the town and that the confirmation of funding under this year’s budget would enable the new school to go ahead. Waitaki MP Jacqui Dean said details of the potential site couldn’t yet be revealed due to commercial sensitivity as the site acquisition process was still ongoing.

The school will be built in two stages, with the first expected to be complete in 2019 and the second in 2020 to provide for an extra 400 students on top of the 1500 students already in Wanaka. Ms Kaye said that there would be significant investment in site infrastructure to enable a potential third stage in the next ten years if required, to accommodate up to 800 students if necessary. “This is about ensuring we can future-proof for growth in Wanaka and give certainty to the community about education provision for many years to come. The Ministry of Education has worked with all schools in the wider Wanaka area and their communities over the past two years to develop a long-term plan to meet growth,” Ms

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Kaye said. “With growth occurring in many parts of New Zealand as well as Wanaka, it’s important that the Ministry is well resourced to plan for future school investments. Budget 2017 therefore provides for additional investment of $8 million over four years to enhance the Ministry’s strategic planning capabilities, to enable them to better forecast and plan for future growth.” Mrs Dean said she believed the funding would future-proof the educational needs of the Upper Clutha for many years to come. “I am pleased for local families, and the education fraternity who have communicated their needs to me over time, that they now have this

wonderful result. This investment affords the community the opportunity to grow and develop unimpeded and will give Wanaka schools the capacity to meet its increasing population needs.” MAC principal Wayne Bosley said the investment in the new classrooms would assist towards greater campus development that had been planned alongside the Ministry of Education’s property division. He added that a business case and education brief is due before the Ministry of Education next month, where he hoped that MAC would receive further financial support to enable a staged campus redevelopment on Plantation Road. “The staff, students and board are committed to working with the Ministry of Education to provide the most appropriate facilities to support learning not only for increased student numbers in the future but for those students currently at the college,” Mr Bosley said.

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Support Enliven service has been named New Zealand’s Most Trusted Aged Care and Retirement Villages Brand in a 2017 Reader’s Digest Most Trusted Brand Survey. The survey highlighted Presbyterian Support Enliven’s not-for-profit values, genuine care, honesty, high quality aged care and retirement services and support. Presbyterian Support Otago chief executive Gillian Bremner said the win is recognition that the organisation’s values and not-for-profit philosophy drives the service delivery. “We’re about people first and foremost. We design, develop, and operate quality care homes, retirement villages, and home and community support services; with care at the heart of all we do.” “We focus on creating communities where older people have companionship, variety, fun, a sense of belonging, meaningful activity, and purpose in their lives,” Gillian said.

Presbyterian Support’s National Council chair, Maitland Manning, said the recognition was credit to the dedicated, passionate and caring staff. “Trust is absolutely crucial in aged care. The support that Enliven staff provide to older people is outstanding. It’s not just knowing and understanding health requirements, it’s truly knowing and understanding the residents and clients, and developing strong relationships with them and their family,” Maitland said. Gillian said Presbyterian Support’s long history of providing support for communities also contributes to the high level of trust. “Presbyterian Support has been supporting people and communities nationwide for more than 130 years. Trust is not something that we’d ever take for granted, and an award like this certainly means that, as an organisation, we are providing services to a consistently high standard,” Gillian said. Presbyterian Support’s Enliven services in Wanaka include Elmslie House, Wanaka Retirement Village, and Aspiring Enliven Care Centre.

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A new energy substation is on the cards for Wanaka within the next ten years as part of a $720 million investment by Aurora Energy. The money will be spent across Central Otago, the Queenstown Lakes District and Dunedin, with the major project in Wanaka being the new substation, which will be located on Riverbank Road.

Aurora Energy chairman Steve Thompson said an additional $81 million would be spent on growth and security of supply projects to support the region over the next ten years. “Many of Aurora Energy’s network assets date back more than fifty years, so this programme will see ageing assets upgraded and replaced with modern equipment designed to keep pace with demand and ensure the resilience of the network,” Mr Thompson said.

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Mount Aspiring College’s Sticks ‘n Stones group surprised students on Friday afternoon (May 26) in recognition of the annual anti-bullying celebration Pink Shirt Day. Secretary of the anti-bullying group Bella Fraser explained the group had come up with the idea to place a stepladder in the school’s quad area where students could unravel

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The Upper Clutha Rugby Club hopes to have a final design for new and improved club rooms by next month. In a special meeting of the Showgrounds Community Sports Centre Trust on Monday May 29, architect Jason Kerr talked around 40 interested parties through the club rooms’ proposed refurbishment and design. The plans include an extension to each side of the existing building, adding 204 square metres to the floor area, including two new changing rooms to cater for its growing number of more than 250 junior players. Wanaka Lakeview Holiday Park expressed concerns about the current design compromising some of its lake views, while other members of the

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pink pieces of string to several trees, each indicating a different personality trait. “The ladder in the middle represents all of us and MAC and people can put string around all the things that represent them, linking it all together, for example if they’re a food lover, multilingual, an animal lover or LGBTI,” Bella said. Pictured: Neve Stalker (Yr 9), Bella Fraser (Yr 12), Ella Miles, Jasmine Edwards and Pippa Raffills (all Yr 7).

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public questioned why a $1.6 million design for a two storey extension of the clubrooms several years ago was no longer being considered. Project co-ordinator Mike O’Connor said that the previous proposal was no longer feasible due to budget constraints and funding. Mike added that the next step will be taking on board the public’s feedback and finalising a design, which the club hopes will be at its next public meeting in around a month’s time. The build has been priced at approximately $650,000, of which the club already has $220,000 from previous fundraising. The club hopes to apply for a further $200,000 from the Central Lakes Trust, with the remaining funds to come from various community funding sources.

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An injured seabird saved from Lake Wanaka has been nursed back to health and released back to sea. Department of Conservation (DOC) community ranger Kerie Uren said that the bird was discovered by Chris Riley from Eco-Wanaka Adventures and Sue Penniket, who realised that it was acting unusually on the lake. On investigating further, they discovered that the bird, identified as a Sooty Shearwater, the most successful seabird in the world, was exhausted and took it to VetEnt where it

was rehydrated and cared for over the space of three days. “The bird would have been blown off course and been exhausted and dehydrated, so landed on the first available body of water which was Lake Wanaka,” Kerie said. “Because it could not feed itself on the lake it was lucky to be found by Sue and Chris.” DOC partnerships manager Phil Tisch and son Shannon released the shearwater, who will now have migrated to feeding grounds in the Northern Hemisphere, back to sea on the West Coast on May 5. Pictured: Shannon Tisch.

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The 15th NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival has announced the Grand Prize winner this year is Jochen Schmoll for the film ‘Into Twin Galaxies’. The film follows three adventurers as they embark on a 1000km journey across Greenland to access a remote river that has been formed by the ice cap melt. Combining kayaking and kite skiing, the adventure is part polar ice cap adventure, part white water river descent. Director Jochen Schmoll of Germany said, “After 20 years of documentary filmmaking, ‘Into Twin Galaxies’ has probably been the most important film for me for many reasons. It is true exploration and adventure at its best.” “Pulling a 100kg sled over 1000km and descending an unknown river in a kayak at temperatures

below negative 15 degrees Celsius is not for the faint-hearted.” Of the 78 films featured, seven of the films are world premieres and four are from Wanaka filmmakers. Festival Director Mark Sedon said, “Once again the entries have gone up a notch in quality. Drone footage and phenomenal editing and cinematography have beautifully captured these expeditions. The Grand Prize winner includes some incredible filmmaking but the adventure that this team undertakes really stood out to the judges. We know the crowds will love it.” ‘Into Twin Galaxies’ will be shown on Saturday July 1 following a presentation by Leo Houlding. This will be a New Zealand premiere. Tickets are now on sale for the event. The festival begins in Wanaka on Friday June 30 and in Queenstown on Thursday July 6.

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Two proposals to subdivide land on Ballantyne Road and Mt Barker Road have been declined by independent commissioners. The resource consents by Criffel Deer Limited and Ballantyne Barker Holdings, both of which have Wellington lawyer Michael Garnham as their director, proposed 14 lots altogether, with the four-lot proposal by Criffel Deer Limited declined on May 12 due to the fact that it was “contrary to key objectives and policies relating to landscape

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Across New Zealand, people are finishing their ‘My May Challenge’, physical challenges set across the month of May to raise awareness and funds for the Mental Health Foundation. In Wanaka, Carole Ayers is one of those people, having summited Mount Iron 56 times in May, topping her target of 50 summits over the month’s 31 days. Speaking to the Wanaka Sun during her 54th ascent on Tuesday (May 30), Carole, pictured, said that the physical challenge of Mount Iron tied in well with raising awareness of mental health and wellbeing. “There are lots of ways of looking after your mental health and wellbeing and by doing this and having people support me I thought I better do well and that made me want to look after myself better,” Carole said. “Just being active changes your whole wellbeing and the awareness is out there. The biggest generosity for me is the people who have joined me on the way, giving their time and telling their stories. It’s picked up huge momentum and getting some of these people off the couch is the biggest thing. They’re saving themselves and also saving someone else without even realising it. I’ve been blown

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character and visual amenity.” Commissioners Wendy Baker and David Whitney concluded that changes to the landscape character and visual amenity from the proposed subdivision would have significant adverse effects. The ten-lot subdivision proposed for Ballantyne Road by Ballantyne Barker Holdings Limited was refused on May 23, with the commissioners citing that the proposal would change the character of the landscape, adversely affect visual amenity from public and private views, affect the rural amenity of the neighbours and set a precedent for future applications.

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away by the support.” Carole was inspired to set herself the challenge by Wanaka and Queenstown mountain runners Malcolm Law and James Harcombe, who have spent the month of May in Wales running across 1700km of trails raising money for the Mental Health Foundation and Mind UK. The pair’s key message is to get outside, be active and enhance your mental wellbeing, with around 50 individuals and teams rising to their own physical challenges. So far more than $30,730 has been raised by New Zealand’s May challenges, with Carole currently sitting as the fourth top fundraiser with $2261 raised. To support Carole and donate $3 to the Mental Health Foundation, text IRON to 2446 or search for My May Challenge online.

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Childcare centre proposed for Northlake spaces, for under two-year-olds and over two-year-olds. In its application, Northlake said that it is envisaged to “provide an essential service to the village and surrounding residential areas.” Senior urban designer Edward Jolly provided feedback on the development to QLDC last month, stating that in general he was comfortable with the design of the centre, the parking arrangement and location of the building within the block.

Special votes counted in ORC election Postal voting forms will start to hit letterboxes across the region for the Dunstan constituency byelection this week. While online voting will not be an option, special votes will be permitted by the Otago Regional Council (ORC). The final day for polling will be

Tuesday June 20 at midday and voting papers will be processed throughout the three week voting period to determine whether the vacant Dunstan seat will be filled by Ella Lawton or Gary Kelliher. To register for special voting visit the Otago Regional Council’s website.

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Queenstown Airport has announced Go Bus as the shuttle operator for the 12-month trial for the new 150-space Park and Ride offering which is due to open at the end of June. The 11-seater shuttle, plus luggage trailer, will initially run on the hour and half hour and coordinate with the airlines’ timetables between the Park and Ride car park located in Brookes Road, behind Mitre 10 Mega and Pak‘n’Save and the airport terminal (pictured). The service operates on a ‘pay-to-park, free-toride’ model where people choose any available spot in the Park and Ride area and collect a receipt at the paystation which is used for the outbound and return shuttle trip to and from the airport. Queenstown Airport is offering special launch pricing from the opening date until August 31. The special offer represents a discount on the normal pricing and will be $20.50 for two days and $8.50 per day thereafter, with a weekly maximum of $59.50. Information about the shuttle timetable and a full list of the introductory pricing is now available on the Queenstown Airport website. Queenstown Airport chief executive Colin Keel said with 150 extra car parking spaces being made available, Park and Ride will significantly increase the airport’s car parking and provide a safe, affordable and efficient service for locals and visitors. “We’ve invested heavily in car parking infrastructure over the past year to ensure we offer locals and visitors the best choice we can when they’re looking to fly from Queenstown Airport,” he said. “The new Park and Ride will be primarily aimed

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at our local and regional communities as a lower cost option to parking at the terminal building for stays of two or more days. The launch coincides with other transport changes being implemented including new parking restrictions in Frankton and the removal of cars from SH6.” Colin said they would be closely monitoring customer usage and satisfaction over the course of the 12-month trial. “Based on customer feedback we’ll make relevant changes to the service to meet demand if necessary,” Colin said. The airport has been working with Queenstown Lakes District Council, NZ Transport Agency and Otago Regional Council as a member of the region’s transport governance group to coordinate the launch of the Park and Ride trial with the opening of Stage one of the Hawthorne Drive link between Glenda Drive and Remarkables Park on June 22.

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Ghanaian West African traditional drummer, dancer and story-teller Robert Koffie Fugah will bring his music to Cromwell College later this month. Robert, who lives in Dunedin, has been taking his community drumming workshops across the world for more than 15 years, teaching people the history of the drums and how to get the perfect sounds and rhythm.

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The Centre of Unique Business Evolution (CUBE) and Ignite Wanaka (Wanaka Chamber of Commerce) launched the Entrepreneur Speaker Series at Edgewater Resort on Wednesday May 24. Over 100 people attended the first session, run in a panel format with four local entrepreneurs Hamish Acland (CEO & Founder - Mons Royale), Hamish McGregor (Founder - kin2kin), Stef Zeestraten (CoFounder - Wanaka Lavender Farm) and Alice Herald (Founder - Herald Diamond Couture). The session was hosted by Richard Liew, founder of NZ Entrepreneur Magazine. CUBE business development manager Jason Watkins said, “This Entrepreneur Speaker Series initiative has grown out of a desire to provide PHOTO: SUPPLIED opportunities for local entrepreneurs, innovators and business owners to hear about the philosophies and experiences of speakers and panel“I love it for so many reasons and that is why I lists and expose attendees to new continue to do it. It makes people happy and brings concepts and ways of thinking. them together.” Wednesday night kicked off with a “People get to know other people in their community who they haven’t seen before and it brings them together,” Robert, pictured, said. “I want to get people involved and Cromwell is going to be amazing.” The workshop is on Saturday June 17 at Cromwell College Hall from 10.20am and 2pm. For more information or to book a place, contact Robert on 021 0268 0964.

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superb panel discussion that was highly entertaining and engaging for all in attendance”. Jason said they wanted to start the series off with local entrepreneurs who represent a diversity of sectors. “The panel discussion was a great format and the panellists gave some exceptional insights into their businesses and philosophies. I think everyone who attended appreciated the openness the panellists showed and there were certainly some brilliant gems of advice that many people would have taken onboard and can apply to their own business endeavours.” “Collectively the panellist responses highlighted some of the key characteristics of people who are goal focused, in that the entire journey in their business endeavours is considered vitally important, not just the good times,” Jason said. The 2017 Entrepreneur Speaker Series is one of a number of business support initiatives for the Upper Clutha District currently being undertaken by the CUBE and Ignite Wanaka and further information can be found on their websites.

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talented junior Wanaka Camera Club member, took the picture of his brother when on a crosscountry skiing holiday in the Vastervik Forest in Sweden. Micah said he was attracted by his brother silhouetted against the bright fire. The sparks from the fire looked like they were flying out of his head! He took the photo with an Apple I Phone5 with an aperture of f2.4, shutter speed of 1/15th second and an ISO of 800. Micah’s picture certainly impressed the adjudicator of the club’s monthly competition who gave it a ‘Merit’ award. Wanaka Camera Club is dedicated to help improve the skills of anyone interested in photography. We welcome anyone to join us, irrespective of photographic ability. If you know nothing about photography we will teach you. Come along and see what we can do for you. Our next meeting is Monday June 12, 7.30pm at the St John’s Rooms, Links Way.

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Southern District Health Board (DHB) will receive an extra $31 million in new money this year, taking the DHB’s total funding to $914 million for 2017/18. This equates to an extra $223 million in funding over the last nine years, a new record level. Health Minister Jonathan Coleman said, “Continuing to increase access to health services remains this Government’s number one funding priority. DHBs will benefit from an extra $1.76 billion over four years to invest in services, improve access and to meet the demands of a growing population. DHBs will also receive their share of $1.54 billion for wage increases for our 55,000 care and disabil-

ity support workers as part of the care and support pay equity settlement.” The Government’s investment in health will reach a record $16.77 billion in 2017/18. An extra $888 million will be invested for 2017/18 - the biggest increase in eleven years, an increase of around $5 billion across the nine Budgets. “This investment in Budget 2017 will help New Zealanders continue to access the healthcare they need,” Dr Coleman said. The extra health funding also includes $205 million for disability services, $60 million for Pharmac, $52.3 million for emergency ambulance services, $38.5 million for bowel screening and $100 million through the Budget 2017 Social Investment Package for innovative new mental health services.

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Aircraft safety app unveiled A new app designed to help pilots avoid simple errors that can lead to disaster was unveiled in Wanaka last month. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) introduced the app to the aviation community on Thursday May 18 at AvKiwi safety seminar, Fuel for Thought, at the St John rooms. The app aims to target air accidents stemming from aircraft running out of fuel, blocked fuel lines,

and fuel that has become contaminated with water. “Problems with fuel are a surprisingly regular cause of power loss,” AvKiwi presenter and CAA aviation examiner, Marc Brogan, said. “The new app will help pilots better understand the fuel system of each aircraft they fly. If they can do that, it will reduce the chances of them having to take emergency actions.”

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Central Otago District Council (CODC) is asking residents to jump online to share their views on council services and amenities. CODC chief executive officer Leanne Mash said the resident’s survey 2017 is an easy way for residents to give feedback that will be heard by elected representatives. “Last year was the first time we went online with our opinion survey. We had a really decent result in 2016 and heard from a range of residents for the first time. We now want to build on that and expand participation even further. So whether you are 12, 52 or 102 I encourage you to take 12 minutes and participate,”

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Silhouettes are a wonderful way to convey drama, mystery, emotion and mood to our viewer. The basic principal of a silhouette photograph is to place our subject (the part we want to black out) in front of some source of bright light and ‘set’ our camera exposure on the brightest part of our picture (the background) and not the subject of our image (the foreground). This will, of course lead to our subject being underexposed (very dark or even black). A silhouette creates interest because it does not give the viewer a clear picture of everything but leaves part of the image up to their imagination. In essence we are tricking our camera to think that it is the bright part of the picture we are most interested in, not the actual subject. If using ‘Spot’ metering mode take the reading from the bright light. In ‘Auto’ mode point the camera at the light source – hold the shutter release button down halfway and lock in the exposure for that reading. A mid range aperture (f5.6 to f8.) is a good choice to get the subject in focus and produce a nice sharp edge to the silhouette. A silhouette photo needs a subject that has a strong and recognizable shape, but can’t rely on colours, textures or tones of the subject. The shape needs to be clearly recognizable, with an uncluttered background. For example, a windmill will have a naturally defined form, others are less obvious. Action shots of people are effective as you can see the movement in the arms and legs. The wonderful thing about digital photography is that we can have great fun exposing and looking at our LCD screen to check all is right. Play around with the subject’s position, as little changes can make a lot of difference to the image. A great example of the visual impact of a silhouette is Micah Cousin’s photo ‘Fire Boy.’ Micah, a

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Gymnasts get taste of Olympics Aspiring Gymsports (AG) gymnasts will get a taste of the Olympics when they compete in Dunedin on June 1011. They will be among 300 gymnasts taking part in the competition hosted by Dunedin Gymnastics Academy, competing on equipment used at the Olympic Games in Rio last year. Coach Rae Paterson said, “It’s a fantastic opportunity for our gymnasts to be competing on world-class equipment. They are really inspired by the idea of tumbling on the same floor as some of their heroes, like gold medallist Simone Biles.” The equipment was purchased by the Dunedin Gymnastics Academy last year and has been installed at their two facilities, in Otaki Street and Vogel Street. The club is delighted to be represented by such a large contingent, with 32 gymnasts competing at the competition. Since moving to its own premises in Reece Crescent 18 months ago, the club has more than doubled

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Please send your sports results to sports@thewanakasun. co.nz by 4pm Monday prior to print for inclusion in this section. Upper Clutha Netball Yr11/12 Social 33 v Yr13 Social 20, Hawea H Park 19 v Pioneer A 18, MRDS 9 v Nulook Hawea 24, Cromwell A 44 v Cromwell B 12, Silver Threads 30 v Mac Wellman 13, Mac A 25 v Pioneer B 13, Mac Eng 13 v Mac Infinity 23, Yr10A 16 v Mac C 21, Pioneer C 33 v Mac D 7, WS Pioneer 41 v Cromwell C 13, Lake Bar 15 v Yr9 A 20, Rocky Greek 25 v Yr9/10B 22,Mac B win by default against Dream Doors Hawea Wanaka Stadium Bowls week ending 28 May 2017 Monday Evening Edgewater Trophy 1 M Ives D Hope I Urquhart 2 T Malcolm E Herbert P Hope 3 R Muir H Thayer N Robertson Tuesday Morning 2x4x2, 1 K Davey & Y Gale 2 A Coupe & R Hay 3 K Mitchell & M Campbell, Tuesday Evening Trades 1 B Mowat N Guise B Lloyd 2 M Prince M Gould P Cooper 3 R Bruce B McKenzie E Steven, Wednesday Afternoon Triples 1 R Morrish J Smith Jude Smith 2 G Cross I James R Robertson 3 C Kiewiet L Pannett I Urquhart Wednesday Evening Trades 1 T. C. 2 Have a Shot 3 Bad Neighbours, Thursday Afternoon 2x4x2, 1 M Mor-

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its membership from 109 to 220, including recreational and competitive members. Three of its trampolinists are South Island champions and four trampolinists and one gymnast qualified for and competed at the 2016 National Gymsports Finals, the first representatives from Wanaka and the club to do so. Six of the club’s trampolinists have already qualified for the 2017 Nationals. AG chairperson Sally Soper said, “The level of growth and success we’re enjoying as a club is amazing. However, we’ve got some big challenges ahead, we are fast outgrowing our leased premises and ideally would like to be able to buy or build our own facility.” New premises would give the club the potential to host regional competitions rather than have gymnasts travel further afield to a meet. GLENDA TURNBULL “Who knows, it could even set a journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz Wanaka gymnast on their own Olympic pathway,” Rae said. -Wanaka Sun Mount Aspiring College (MAC) students visited construction sites around Wanaka yesterday May 31 as part of Careers Week. rish M Steel M Young 2 G Thomas M Hardy M Briggs 3 E Miller The Building Construction Industry Training H Thayer G Cameron, Thursday Evening Trades 1 L Cameron J Herbert N Robertson 2 Rotary 3 Rowdy Rollers, Friday ProgresOrganisation (BCITO) hosted 13 students for its sive Skips 1 D McLeay 2 J Rich 3 S Culverwell Thirds 1 S Morris Big Construction Tour, its annual interactive 2 S Landsborough 3 J Hogan Leads 1 R Hannon 2 J Feehly 3 S Ironside. careers day. Bridge Results (Tues) 1st Bruce Cathie, Kate Summers 59.72%. 2nd Des & Elle Johnston 56.94%. 3rd Hans Limacher, Claire The tour included visiting Brad the brickie, a Williams 52.78%, (Wed) Lindis Prs N/S 1st Claire Williams, Hans Limacher 64.62%. 2nd Alan & Denise Bunn 62.69%. 3rd Joy stone mason and Flooring Xtra. Baxter, Pam Miller 53.08%. E/W 1st Lynne Fegan, Jude Gunn BCITO training advisor Jonny Price said, “It gets 56.92%. 2nd Sue & Ian Halsted 56.73%. 3rd Judy Muir, Shona Watt 55.19%. (Fri) N/S 1st Gerarda Herlihy, Dorothy McDonald the students out of the classroom for a day to see a 59.66%. 2nd David Brewer, Lynne Fegan 53.69%. 3rd Morag & Alan Chisholm 52.84%. E/W 1st Ian McDonald, Boyd Ottrey variety of industries and to look at what each job 58.85%. 2nd Elizabeth Irvine, Charles Kiewiet 54.43%. 3rd Caroentails. There are lots of opportunities in the conlyn Field, Kay Ross 53.65%, (Mon) Roy Stakes N/S 1st Michael Metzger, Maggie Stratford 66.88%. 2nd Liz Hawker, Martin struction industry and you do not just have to be a Unwin 62.08%. 3rd Helen Cornwell, Nan Ottrey 59.58%. E/W 1st Jenny Pryde, Ann-Louise Stokes 59.55%. 2nd Jacqui Roberts, builder.” Daphne Stewart 58.64%. 3rd Boyd Ottrey, Terry Wilson 54.55%

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Local builder Brad the brickie hosted students at his building site on Kings Drive, showing the students how to lay block work. “We are a dying trade and we need more guys in the industry. Not everyone’s destiny is university. I’ve got two former MAC students working for me at the moment. Shop local I say. It is about putting local people into work,” Brad said. MAC Gateway teacher Dan Cullen said the tour was really useful. “The students get to see how the job is done and ask questions of someone who has been in the industry. It is really helpful for the students with the decisions they have to make for their future.” From front: Bailey Mills, Finn Hasler, Corey O’Regan and Fraser Limmer try their hand at blockwork with MAC gateway teacher Dan Cullen and Brad the brickie looking on.

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Challenge Wanaka to host NZ Getaway kits not deemed good enough Middle Distance Nationals Consumer NZ has highlighted the need for households to have better earthquake preparation in a report released on pre-made emergency survival kits, discovering that most either lacked key items, contained poor quality gear or weren’t good value. Seven pre-made ‘getaway’ kits claiming to have most of the gear needed for one person to survive for three days in a hurried home evacuation were rated on comprehensiveness, quality and value, with five out of the seven lacking basic hygiene items. Consumer NZ chief executive Sue Chetwin said that people were generally better off building their own survival kits rather than buying pre-made ones. “We put together a grab bag with three days’ ra-

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The Triathlon New Zealand Middle Distance National Championships will be contested in Wanaka in 2018 at Challenge Wanaka, the first time the championships has been contested in the South Island in 20 years. The elite competition will move to the Challenge Wanaka half distance course (1.9km swim, 90km bike, 21km run) with the traditional full distance Challenge Wanaka continuing to run as normal as an age group race without a pro category. Previously held at the Port of Tauranga Half, the National Champs will now rotate between the North Island and the South Island to ensure all triathletes around New Zealand are able to compete for a title. Challenge Wanaka race director Bill Roxburgh said, “With the prestige of holding the Triathlon NZ Middle Distance Triathlon Champs, we wanted to ensure the field was as deep as possible by moving the pro competition to the half distance. We’re excited to be able to offer South Island athletes a National Championship close to home and to offer North Island athletes the opportunity and incentive to visit the country’s most beautiful holiday and

sporting destination.” Tri NZ president, Arthur Klap said, “The last time the Middle Distance National Championships were held in the South Island was in 1998 at Lake Hayes. Port of Tauranga Half have done a fantastic job but moving the Championships between the North and South Islands ensures all triathletes in New Zealand have the opportunity to compete for a national title. We’re looking forward to crowning our new 2018 champions in Wanaka in February.” Having won the 226km triathlon back to back in 2016 and 2017, Dougal Allan, pictured competing in the event, now has to reconsider what races he targets in the upcoming season. “Obviously this is an event that has come to mean a lot to me. It is a sport I love in a town I love. As a professional trying to make a living from the sport it certainly changes things. I’d love to make the challenge Wanaka Half part of my schedule but with my strength being the full distance this will ultimately depend on the key full distance races I choose to target,” Dougal said. Now in its 12th year, Challenge Wanaka has grown from less than 100 to over 2,500 participants. The event will take place on February 17 2018.

Wanaka i-SITE window smashed Wanaka’s i-SITE had a window replaced on Tuesday May 30 following an incident involving an intoxicated man in the early hours of Tuesday morning. A police spokesperson said that police received a report at 2.30am

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tions and all the key items you’d need to see you through for $150, which is also considerably less than you would pay for many of the commercial kits,” Sue said. “It’s also likely you could put together your own kit for less than what we paid as most households are likely to have some of the items, such as a spare backpack or water bottles.” Consumer NZ suggests the following items for an ideal emergency grab-bag; torch, radio, spare batteries, hand sanitiser, cash, photo ID and other important documents, walking shoes, warm clothes, raincoat and hat, first aid kit, prescription medicine (if required), water, snack food, rain poncho, thick gloves, dust mask and hygiene items (e.g. tissues, wet wipes, toothbrush/paste).

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A detailed planning exercise is being developed for the district following a series of South Island Alpine Fault workshops. Six regional workshops, facilitated by Alpine Fault rupture response planning group Project AF8, have taken place across the South Island over the past year, with a workshop of Wellington-based organisations due to take place in mid-June. Project AF8 programme manager Jon Mitchell said that the impetus created by the workshops had resulted in a stepped-up effort in planning for and resilience to future earthquakes, adding that planning was underway for a more detailed planning exercise in Queenstown Lakes District in July, led

by Emergency Management Otago. “The impact of the recent Kaikoura quakes has raised awareness of the need to plan in relative detail for the impact of significant earthquakes on Wellington and surrounding regions. The Wellington workshop will focus on supporting South and North Island responses to an Alpine Fault earthquake, as well as coordinating incoming international resources,” Jon said. Project AF8’s latest update noted that science work had been enhanced by the amount learnt from last year’s Kaikoura earthquakes, with social and response management learnings from the quakes also “invaluable”.

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N O T I C E B O A R D Amended Meeting Schedule The QLDC June Meeting Schedule has been amended as follows: Additional Meeting: District Licencing Committee Hearing – Court Room 2, Queenstown Court, Stanley Street, Queenstown. Tuesday 6 June 2017 and Wednesday 7 June 2017 at 9.30am.

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Playing at their home ground in Wanaka on Saturday May 27, the Mount Aspiring College (MAC) 1st XV continued their form improvement this season with a resounding victory over Kavanagh College. This win lifts the MAC team into the top six of the Otago Premier Schools competition and the 62-0 scoreline is a record margin for the team. A fantastic defensive effort by MAC kept the visiting team scoreless. Despite Kavanagh having a significant size advantage, MAC contained them with committed tackling and a strong defensive structure. This put Kavanagh under pressure and resultant mistakes were capitalised on by the home side. In the forwards Ned Holloway and Sam Lourie were both workhorses and Kees Scott was constantly dangerous with the ball in hand with strong runs to the advantage line. Joseph Wilson dominated the lineouts and put in some great defensive work. Sam Pearce came off the bench and contributed well with a try and solid defence. Getting front football the backline looked sharp led by Lachie Weir and Gregor Findlay who had his best game of the season, securing six conversions. Returning from injury Phoenix Apa ran strongly as did Anaru Takimoana, both scoring tries. A total of ten tries were scored by Kees Scott, Ned Holloway, Sam Lourie, Sam Pearce, Lachie Weir, Gregor Findlay, Phoenix Apa, Anaru Takimoana and Josh Osbourne scored twice. Next Saturday’s game is a home match, which will be played at

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Amended Meeting Time: Hearing of Submissions on Lease Variation - Pisa Alpine Charitable Trust - Meeting Room, Wanaka Recreation Centre. Thursday 8 June 2017 at 2.30pm.

Resource Consent Application Resource Management Act 1991 Details of the resource consent application and submission forms are available in the offices at Queenstown Lakes District Council, 10 Gorge Road, Queenstown; 74 Shotover Street, Queenstown; 33-35 Reece Crescent, Wanaka and 47 Ardmore Street, Wanaka during normal office hours (8.00am to 5.00pm). You can also download these from our website: www.qldc.govt.nz 1. M Ayre (RM161286) What is proposed: Subdivision of Lot 4 DP 336464 into 5 lots and identification of three building platforms. The location in respect of which this application relates is situated at: 68 Kennels Lane, Wanaka legally described as Lot 4 Deposited Plan 336464 held in Computer Freehold Register 149485. ADDRESS FOR SERVICE FOR APPLICANT: Mark Ayre Ayre Chaffey Family Trust Solar Powered Estate 68 Kennels Lane RD 2 Wanaka solarpoweredestate@gmail.com The Council planner processing this application on behalf of the Council is Sarah Gathercole, who may be contacted by phone at 03 441 0465 or email sarah.gathercole@qldc.govt.nz

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A Wanaka Maori tourism operator has welcomed a $10million boost for the development of the Maori tourism sector, announced in Budget 2017 last week. Maori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell announced that the operating funding, to be administered over four years, will allow New Zealand Maori tourism to extend existing support to build the capability and capacity of Maori tourism operators. Owner of Wanaka’s Maori experience operator WanaHaka, Joe Waide, said that it was exciting that the sector had been acknowledged in the budget. “NZ Maori Tourism is really excited about it and it will be interesting to now see how it is delivered. It would be great if it filters down to assist smaller operators with what they’re doing,” Joe said. “We need funding to help expand by offering

things like training and upskilling so that the next generation of Maori can come through and continue to provide the kind of cultural integration and awareness that we need more of down here in the south.” NZ Maori Tourism chief executive Pania TysonNathan said that the funding would promote and strengthen the sector to be more resilient. Ms Tyson-Nathan added that the broader aims of the funding would include providing support to accelerate the business growth trajectory of emerging Maori tourism experiences, supporting a Maori tourism programme and leveraging Maori story-telling to enhance regional and interregional tourism. Pictured: Joe performs the Haka on top of Mount Roy.

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EMPLOYMENT CHEF REQUIRED for Turkish Kebabs in Wanaka. We are looking for a chef who is enthusiastic and has a minimum of 2 years experience in Turkish cuisine. For a job description and more details please contact 03 443 7622. FULLTIME ROOM Attendant Required - Ramada Resort is looking for a Full time Room Attendant to Join our busy team. Up to 35 hours a week. The applicant must be able to work weekends and public holidays. Please contact Kaydee George, Resort Manager, Kaydee.george@ramadawanaka.co.nz

Our Quiz night starting Monday 5th of June 7pm, will run forthnightly until further notice. Free entry, good prizes, drink and meal specials and all set in a good atmosphere. $20 meal deals everyday. Come and enjoy our crackling open fire!

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COMMUNITY NETWORKS will have reduced hours over the winter months. We will be open 9-4pm, Mon-Fri from June to September. FREE LEGAL ADVICE available at Community Networks delivered by the Dunedin Community Law Centre on Wednesday 7 June. Please call Community Networks on 443 7799 to book your appointment.

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NOTICES WANAKA SALVATION Army Family Store. Opening Hours – Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm, Saturday 9.30am – 4pm. We look forward to seeing you here! DONATIONS KINDLY received. Please drop them into the Salvation Army Family store or ph 443 5068 to book a pick up.

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EMPLOYMENT Goodstays Holiday Homes are offering full-time/temp, positions for a superstar Housekeeping/Reservations Manager and Housekeeping staff. The ideal candidate/s must have a good work ethic, an excellent eye for detail, be energetic, have a great phone manner and be able to work unsupervised. Experience is essential (ongoing training will also be given) Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills in English also essential. Must be able to work in New Zealand and have local knowledge of Wanaka and Queenstown. Hours are flexible over a seven day week. Apply by email to: Nicholas Casely Parker Goodstays Wanaka Ltd. ncp@goodstays.co.nz

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IRONMAN, a Wanda Sports Holdings Company, has announced the 2018 Pioneer Mountain Bike Stage Race scheduled to take place from February 11-17 has been postponed. IRONMAN Oceania managing director Dave Beeche said there were numerous factors at work in making the decision to postpone the race's third edition and plan for the event to return with a new format in a yet to be confirmed window during the busy Central Otago events calendar. “The growing reputation and interest in this event made this a very difficult decision. In two short years, the race has already garnered a great deal of positive global attention and while this is challenging in the short term, the postponement will help the event for the long-term. We felt it necessary to take a step back to fully investigate the optimal format of The Pioneer and find that date that works best for our competitors and importantly, for

the local communities that host us throughout the event. As IRONMAN reviews the direction of its global mountain bike strategy and builds a global calendar of complementary events in stunning locations, this was the ideal time to look into these formatting improvements.” The Pioneer started in 2016 to rave reviews, taking riders from Christchurch to Queenstown, across and around the Southern Alps in a sevenday journey taking in stunning landscapes and scenery along the way, testing riders throughout its 545km journey and 1500m of climbing. David said as organisers they wanted to ensure The Pioneer is given the best possible chance of following in the trail of the highly successful Cape Epic. “We anticipate a return in late 2018/early 2019 and have no doubt that The Pioneer will go on to become an internationally recognised event that truly puts New Zealand on the map within the mountain bike community,” he said.

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Wanaka Youth FC (WYFC) missed it's chance to go to the top of the Central Otago Football League (COFL) with a 6-1 loss to Alexandra A on Saturday May 27. Alexandra A started with all guns firing and attacked the WYFC line with speed and determination and were rewarded with a goal just minutes into the game. WYFC looked shell-shocked and stunned at the restart and paid the price with Alexandra A going 2-0 up after grabbing another quick goal. WYFC tried to claw its way back into the game but had no answer to Alexandra’s speed until WYFC’s reliable striker Adam Hewson scored, making it 2-1 at the break. WYFC would have been behind more if it wasn’t for Mount Aspiring College 1st XI keeper Mitchell Regan. Standing in for regular keeper Caleb Nicol, Mitchell had an outstanding game and pulled off some fantastic saves. WYFC came out in the second half with the same game plan and ended up conceding four more goals, losing

The Informant For most taxpayers March 31st represents the close of their 2017 annual balance date meaning we have been busy preparing our clients 2017 financial results. Early impressions are most businesses have had a good year. Accommodation, hospitality, tourism, construction and activity based businesses in the region all appear to have prospered this previous financial year. Landlords involved in property also have been able to increase rents. Any increase in rentals for landlords means only one thing in general and that is to increase the value of their building. I imagine Wanaka is closely aligned to Queenstown where property values have risen 58% over the previous four years. Over this time residential rentals have increased considerably to keeping pace with the rise in property prices. All of this bodes well for the owners of businesses and property but how are those faring whom pay the rent or the employees of these businesses? Of the taxpaying population the PAYE and wage community make up 2.447 mil-

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the game and its hopes for the title and championship. Coach Peter Waters was away and his experience, guidance and football wisdom were sorely missed. Before the game WYFC was in second spot on 22 points and Lakes United in first position on 24 points. Alexandra A were third and Wanaka FC were fourth both on 20 points. With Lakes and Wanaka FC both posting wins on Saturday, WYFC now sits in fourth spot on 22 points, Lakes United first on 25 points, and Alexandra A and Wanaka FC both in third on 23 points. With one game left to decide the COFL championship and three points for a win, it is impossible for WYFC to win the title. Wanaka FC has a chance, but they have to beat Lakes United in a top of the table clash next weekend in Queenstown and have to hope Alexandra A lose to fifth place Queenstown Association FC. All is not lost for WYFC. If it can beat Wakatipu next Saturday and stay in the top six next week, it will qualify to play in division one in the next set of games for the COFL Cup which starts in a couple of weeks.

lion of the countries 3.614 million taxpayers. The average wage earner back in 2011 earned $800 per week (NZ Stats Department) and that figure has risen on average 3.12% per annum to $937 in 2016. Comparative to the movement in property prices wages and salaries have fallen behind. Also of significance 85.3% of the NZ dollar tax take is made up of wage and salary PAYE taxes. The clear message for me is the wage and salary population are the backbone to NZ economic activity. These are the people that own a majority of our countries housing stock and are the reason why the Government has been paying attention to the pricing level of our property market. Focus on this sector is primarily being driven by the high debt to income level of 160% of debt when compared to income levels. Each year this number gets progressively higher. Back in 1991 it was just 60%. Another good measure of affordability is the house price to income ratios. In 2016 NZ houses were 5.5 times the value of average incomes whereas back in 2000 this figure was just 3.5 times. The Auckland market is a lot higher again sitting at 9 times in 2016 moving up from 4.8

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Wanaka faced league newcomers Arrowtown at picturesque Jacks Point last weekend. Wanaka knew nothing but a win was necessary to keep in touch with the league leaders. Wanaka clearly flew out of the blocks with the first goal soon after kick-off. Seb Thursby's long throw was met by a delicious half volley from striker Matt Florida on the edge of the box which lobbed the goalkeeper and nestled into the back of the net. It wasn't long until Wanaka had another. After some slick interchanges in midfield the ball found its way to Ryan Atherton on the right wing. He fired in an inviting ball across the goal mouth which was bundled in at the back post by Simon Hager. Wanaka then took its foot off the gas and were punished after Arrowtown started to find its feet in the game. The Wanaka defence was caught out by a long ball over the top which was converted brilliantly into the top corner by the Arrowtown winger. Wanaka managed to bag another before the

end of the half to go into the break with breathing space. Allan Carmichael clipped in a lovely free kick into the box which was met with a towering header from striker Steve Pleskun to make it 3-1. Early in the second half Wanaka goalkeeper Aaron Molloy initiated a quick counter-attack opting to send the ball long. Steve Pleskun pounced on the bouncing ball and with only the opposition goalkeeper between him and the goal, unselfishly passed to Matt Florida to convert into an empty net. It was 5-1 shortly after when Ian Bell scored straight from the corner. A sixth goal for Wanaka came as Matt Florida crossed to the back post to find strike partner Steve Pleskun. His shot was parried by the goalkeeper to the feet of Allan Carmichael who slammed the ball in from close range. Wanaka claimed a final seventh goal just before full-time when Aiden Walsh picked out Matt Florida with a clipped through ball to put him in one on one with the goalkeeper. Matt coolly chipped the advancing goalkeeper to claim his hat trick and round off a great team performance and a score line of 7-1.

Balls boost Hawea Flat rippa rugby Hawea Flat School’s rippa rugby players have received a boost this week with a donation of half a dozen new rugby balls. G.J Gardner’s Wanaka branch donated the balls as part of the company’s initiative to give back to the community. G.J Gardner’s Chris Hogan, who donated the balls to the team on Monday May 29, said the balls were an initiative by the local franchise owner to support some of the local sports teams.

times back in 2000. Given the picture we have painted above the big threat to the NZ economy is exposure to a drop in housing market. With the nation carrying a lot of debt within the property sector where do the threats come from? There are really three sources of exposure house owners need to be mindful of. The first being movement in interest rates, the second is loss of household income and the third is lack of access to supply of funds through the banking sector. As we know NZ has just come off the back of a period of the lowest interest rates ever. The 5 year fixed rates have risen from mid to high 4% range back in mid 2016 to high 5% or low 6% today. This is only an increase of 2% you may say which may not sound a lot but when put in context of a percentage increase from what you are paying now on a fixed rate could mean an increase anywhere from a 40% to 50%. Exposure for people’s loss of income I believe is a lesser threat given the extent of how buoyant the employment market is. This leads us to the funding supply question and lending coming from the

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“We had been in contact with the school around some other things that we’re doing and it happened that we had these balls and asked whether they could be of any benefit. The little rippa rugby team required some new ones so it worked perfectly. We’ve been quite involved in schools in Queenstown and Arrowtown and we’ve got staff who are coaches and are directly involved, which was the motivation to assist the kids to play more sport and be involved,” Chris said.

banks. Restriction of funds appears to be very real constraint and impacting our clients at present. It is being driven by offshore lending regulation rules coming out of Australia which are directly affecting the big four NZ banks that are owned through Australia. Combine this effect with the lending restrictions imposed through “debt to asset borrowing levels” imposed by the government and we are experiencing a tightening on lending coming through the banks. To get things across the line we are having to assist parties with well documented and researched lending proposals. Recent announcements within the budget are aimed at assisting those most effected by recent rises in inflation and interest rates. Lifting tax thresholds and changes to accommodation and Working For Families will assist most families. It appears economists are predicting no massive drop in property prices but the message seems to be that you need to be prudent and protect yourself over the next while just in case there are some movements that restrain household cash flows.

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The UC Marsupialamis (yr 5/6) went toe to toe with the Terrace Panthers on the weekend. Loose positional play left the UC goalie exposed and saw the Panthers slip past three early goals. Hard work in the scoring zone saw Thomas Mitchell slot home two goals, with the score 2-3 at halftime. The second half saw Thomas and Carter Guichard score three goals between them in quick succession. The Panthers then targeted the goal, but Jack Sandford had found his mojo and little got past him. Taja Rowanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s smart positioning paid off, scoring in her first game. Thomas netted a final goal just before the whistle to secure the win 7-6. Carter was named Highland Motorsports player of the day and Thomas was named Amigos player of the day. The UC Salamanders (yr 5/6) had its first win of the season against the Wakatipu Warriors. Nicola McKay scored twice for UC, earning her player of the day. Through solid teamwork and passing UC continued to find the back of the net and the strong back line prevented the Warriors from doing the same. The Kwik Sticks (yr7/8) showed great all-round hockey skills against Wakatipu, winning 9-0. Billie Crowe

dominated, scoring three goals and was well supported by James Dougherty and Sam Porter, both scoring two goals. Thomas Benson showed determination being rewarded with a late goal. Bronte Crowe also scored and goalie Niall Alexander and the defenders worked hard to keep Wakatipu scoreless. Billie Crowe was named the Amigos and Highlands Motorsports player of the day. The UC Senior Reserve A team had a tough match against Wakatipu. In an intense first half, Wakatipu's top players scored five goals, challenging the UC goalie. A slow start to the second half saw four more goals scored against UC. Determined to get onto the scoreboard, Logan, the UC centre forward was rewarded with a goal. Upper Cluthaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Senior B team also played against Wakatipu but, this time, the match was a close fought one. While UC had most of the possession throughout the game, it struggled to get the ball into the goal and without any substitutes, the team had to work extra hard. Shea Williams, in his first game of the season, scored the only goal of the match with six seconds left on the clock, securing the win. Samantha Clark made plenty of great passes and plays, earning her the Highlands Motorsports player of the day.

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Rams win match against Clyde The Upper Clutha Rams continued its great season with a strong away win against local rivals Clyde. In a first half dominated by penalties, Clyde was first on the scoreboard, with an easy kick in front of the posts. Both sides then traded more penalties for holding onto possession, before the referee finally put Clyde on its final warning. With Clyde worried about the possibility of a yellow card, the Rams were able to capitalise and secured its first points from the boot of Josh Roberts from a difficult position. The half time whistle came as a blessing to the Rams as the team was trying to defend its own try line. The second half started strongly for the Rams, and after sustained pressure in the Clyde 22 the

team finally scored the first try of the game. A break down the right led to some quick hands, and winger Luke Grant trotted in for his fourth try of the campaign. Josh brilliantly slotted the sideline conversion, with the game seemingly shifting in favour of the visitors. Twenty minutes from full time, a strong scrum led to a break from replacement half Jared Cunningham, and he was bundled over the line for another crucial try. Josh then stepped up again with the boot, dispatching his second sideline conversion of the afternoon, with what turned out to be the last points of the game. The Rams were triumphant with a final score of 17-9, in what was a thrilling encounter. The Rams have a week off over Queen's Birthday, but will return on June 10 at Tarras for the annual Neil Purvis Memorial game. Scott Cunningham is pictured breaking the line.

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