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couple from Wanaka is one of six teams on the new series of TV show My Kitchen Rules New Zealand (MKR NZ), which starts on Monday (September 25). Chris and Bex Wright will take part in the ten part cooking show, which comes with a top prize of $100,000, and we caught up with them to find out more about the experience, starting with what inspired them to apply. “It’s Bex’s favourite show and I’ve always loved cooking and we thought it’s a great story to tell the grandkids,” Chris explained. “We’re all about local, so we filmed ourselves at Kai Whakapai and someone there got the place to shout ‘go the Wright team!’ The show then rang us and asked for more menus and ideas, then we had an interview.” Despite the glamorous appearance of being on TV, the couple had to put plenty of hard yards in, including taking six weeks off work to prepare. “We practiced, practiced, practiced. We would go to a friend’s house and cook them dinner. We got to the point where we were cooking for people three times a week. Our friends supported us as we were trying to work full time jobs as well,” said Chris. And the hard work didn’t stop there. They spent six weeks filming and there were some extremely long days. “It was so full-on, but we are both adrenaline junkies. I said it would be a really cool experience and life-changing,” said Bex. “The busiest day went from 4am to 2am.

When they get tension on TV, it’s real. But it’s very rewarding to know that when you put your mind to it, you can achieve an incredible amount,” said Chris. The Wrights will compete with five other pairs from across New Zealand, with each hosting an ‘Instant Restaurant’ at their house and receiving scores from other participants and the two judges. The competition then moves on to the elimination rounds and while they both remained tight-lipped on who won, they said they had really enjoyed the whole experience. “It was really good fun, I would do it again. It was weird because you have been on this intense adventure and then you have to go back into a normal job. We went to give it everything and we absolutely did. You don’t want to hold back when you have a one in six chance of winning $100,000.” said Bex. So are they nervous about appearing on TV? “It will be bizarre, but we think we’ll come across well. We are honest and decent people so we don’t see why we would be portrayed otherwise. People have started to hug us in the street and we really appreciate the support. It’s for entertainment, so if people have supported us, we can pay them back by entertaining them,” said Chris. To thank the community for that support, the Wrights have organised a live screening of episode one of the show on Monday (September 25). It runs from 8-9pm at Trout Bar and for each drink that is purchased, the pair will be give $1 to local charity Kahu Youth. MKR NZ is on TVNZ 2 every Monday at night.

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The Wanaka Sun has been contacted by a concerned resident who is advertising her home on rental site Airbnb. Earlier this year, Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) asked anyone listing with Airbnb to come forward as they would have to pay increased rates. This resident duly informed QLDC and expected to pay 25 percent more, but her new rates are nearly 66 percent higher, going up from $2160 per year to $3580. She told us she only received the bill at the start of this month, two thirds of the way through the rateable period, and now has until the end of September to find the money or she faces a ten percent charge. She will also have to rent out ten nights just to break even. “When we thought it was 25 percent, we said that’s fair and reasonable, but it’s gone up 66 percent. They were adamant it would only be 25 percent and they have had our address since February, so why are they just telling us now? It’s come as a complete shock. They have lied to us,” she said. We asked QLDC why this had happened and this was its response. “The percentage increase for some country dwellings and rural properties is higher than the 25-35 percent range which applies as a guide to

residential properties [because they] are not fully rated (i.e. they don’t pay rates for sewerage, stormwater and/or water supply). Therefore, any increase in their rates for mixed use will seem disproportionately high when compared to the impact for a residential property. Each existing rate is converted from 100 percent of the original category to 75 percent of the original category plus 25 percent of the accommodation category. Where the accommodation category is significantly higher, the impact on rates is more significant. Council set the rates in August with invoices issued by the end of August, so the rates for any specific property are not confirmed before this time. The timing of quarter one invoices is in accordance with previous years. We appreciate that some property owners who do not pay full rates (i.e. rural properties) may have been unclear on the level of increase on their rates as a result of the generic advice of a potential 25-35 percent increase in rates. In these instances, we are prepared to consider a reclassification to the original rating category for those who now wish to cease advertising on Airbnb. Such requests will be considered on a case by case basis.” QLDC also confirmed a review of the rules is scheduled as part of the district plan review process.

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Coastguard’s new home delayed BUTLER D DANIELLE newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz Wanaka’s Coastguard will have to wait a little longer for a new home, after a decision on its preferred site was deferred last week. Coastguard Wanaka Lakes (CWL) has been looking at sites for a new facility since November 2016, and has identified a location at Eely Point Recreation Reserve as the preferred spot for a new building. Wanaka Community Board decided at its September meeting on Thursday 14 that a decision to lease the land to CWL could not be made until Eely Point’s reserve master plan had been completed, currently due for the end of 2017. The Coastguard currently has a rescue boat operating on an informal basis from a building on the A&P Showgrounds, but CWL president Jonathan Walmisley said the volunteer rescue service needed a new home as soon as possible. “We want to get something as soon as possible. The longer we wait, the more expensive it will get and the more we’ll need to come to the community to get,” he said.

Jonathan added the Lakeside Road slip last week highlighted the need for a boat shed on the Eely Point side of the lake, as it had added ten minutes to the Coastguard’s deployment time. “The sooner we can have a place on this side of the lake, the better we’ll be able to respond. Time is important but we understand that due process is also important,” he said. Queenstown Lakes District harbourmaster Marty Black said the Eely Point spot was a logical place for the facility and it was needed sooner rather than later as the town continued to grow. APL property advisor Dan Cruickshank said the new master plan was needed as Eely Point’s current development plan was dated and had been superseded by the lakefront development management plan. He added that public consultation would be needed before the lease was granted. Pictured: Jonathan Walmisley at Eely Point earlier this year, near profile poles for the proposed coastguard building with the Scout Den in the background.

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Wanaka had clean-up teams out in force for Keep New Zealand Beautiful’s Clean Up Week, held across the country from September 11 to 17. Sixty-five Holy Family School students took to Sticky Forest with their rubbish bags on Wednesday 13, clearing around 50kg of bottles, plastic bags, polystyrene, old tyres, mattress springs, glass and half an old door. The Clean Up Crabs, a group of 16 student organisers aged eight to 13, co-ordinated the effort, which took nearly five hours. “We were surprised and horrified at what we found. The smashed glass by the bike tracks is really bad for bikes. We just wanted to clean it up so that people will keep going there and enjoy it more,” said group storyteller Nat Warburton (10). Platoon leader Matai Wells (13) said the group didn’t expect to find as much rubbish as they did. “We thought it was just going to be a few random bottles but it surprised us. I think a lot of the rubbish we found had been blown there rather than dropped by people.” Year Six teacher Janis Sandri said the students voted to do the clean-up as part of a nationwide Student Volunteer Army project that the school had enrolled in. “It teaches the students so many life skills as well as how satisfying it is to volunteer,” Janis said. When the group was finished, Wastebusters and community anti-litter campaigners Don’t Chuck Your Muck helped them dispose of the rubbish they had collected. Don’t Chuck Your Muck collected 240kg from its own litter drive on the same day, while Kahu Youth and members of the community cleaned up Lismore Park on Saturday September 16. More than 20 volunteers, including Mount Aspiring College students, cleaned up the park in under two hours, with Caltex arranging for the rubbish disposal. Kahu Youth’s Claire ‘Frenchy’ French thanked everyone who took part and said, “It was great to see so many people from the community coming along and getting involved and great to see the young people getting involved. Hopefully litter picking so close to their school will help to inspire them to be conscious about dropping litter and share the inspiration with their friends.” Pictured: Members of the Clean Up Crabs with a trailer full of rubbish.

Plastic Bag Free Wanaka (PBFW) has got behind New World’s bag vote initiative, which has asked customers whether they want to see a charge added to plastic bags or not. The vote, which is open online until October 8 2017, gives people the opportunity to have their say on whether plastic bags should remain free, or whether they should have a levy of five or ten cents. “It’s really innovative that New World has asked the community what they want. It’s an interesting move by them and I find it really exciting,” PBFW committee member and Wastebusters’ communications advisor Gina Dempster said. “What’s really interesting is that we’ve seen a lot of people saying it doesn’t go far enough, and that there should be an option to vote for a total bag ban.” Gina said the poll would be a great way for people who would like to see a total ban to show that they want change by voting for the ten cents option, and a charge would make people who want to use plastic bags think twice about it. “We’re really hoping the ten cents will be the winner. Overseas experience has consistently shown that even a small charge drops usage by 80 percent nearly overnight. This could be the tipping point

in doing something about the 1.6 billion bags that New Zealanders use every year,” Gina said. Foodstuffs introduced a five cent charge on plastic bags in its New World and Four Square stores in 2009, but this was canned due to its unpopularity with consumers. Gina said there had been a huge shift in consciousness about the use of plastic since then, with more than 70 groups like PBFW across the country working to reduce the use of single-use plastic. “I know they have been nervous about introducing a charge since 2009 but there are so many people giving up their time to try and solve this problem now and I really believe this is a turning point,” Gina said. The supermarket chain said that if a charge was introduced it would be implemented by January 2018 and would go towards a variety of community and environmental causes. “We have been working on a wide variety of environmental initiatives for years now, but the one issue that seems to really energise our customers is the topic of plastic shopping bags,” Foodstuffs managing director Steve Anderson said. “We believe the best way forward is to work with our customers and ask them what they want for the future.” Pictured: Gina Dempster with a single use plastic bag and PBFW’s reusable bag.

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WHITE R ROB journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz Students from Holy Family Catholic School (HFCS) were out in the community last Wednesday visiting Aspiring Enliven Care Centre (AECC). A group of 15 pupils visited the care home to entertain elderly residents, playing games such as ring toss and bean bag throwing. The visit was part of HFCS’s Student Volunteer Army project, inspired by the national organisation of the same name, which sees schoolchildren going out to support their community. Teacher Janis Sandri said the project, which is run by pupils themselves rather than teachers, helps instil key values and has been a great success so far. “The pupils decided on projects they could undertake in the community, which they then narrowed to six. They applied for the roles on the project, such as platoon leader, storyteller or planner, and wrote CVs. We are trying to teach them new concepts, like collaboration and being a great citizen. It’s also about teamwork, how to solve problems and how to connect with the community. It has been really successful, with a lot of great feedback from the community,” Janis said.

She explained once the children were allocated their roles, they organised everything for the visit, including emailing AECC’s manager, handling catering and organising transport. Aria Winter, 10, who was the storyteller for the project, said that visits like these were really important. “They have spent their whole time in the residential home and don’t see kids much. I like spending time with elderly people and seeing how they’re going,” Aria said. Phoebe Wallis, 12, the platoon leader, said, “I think they enjoyed it a lot and some of them cried when we left. I liked interacting and seeing them because I want them to be happy.” Hannah Pastor, activities coordinator at AECC, said, “The residents had a wonderful time and thoroughly enjoyed the activities organised for them. One resident told me she had a lot of fun and that the children’s energy was contagious. We feel very privileged to have spent the day with such a delightful group of students.” Due to the success of the visit, the group is now looking at planning a second visit to AECC later this year. Pictured are Kiana Babbington and Aria Winter reading to resident Pam North.

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boult J Jim QLDC Mayor Last week I had the pleasure of attending the LINK Community Growth Forum for the Upper Clutha. This was a very well-run, well-planned event. Congratulations to those involved in organising it and bringing everyone together, particularly Kathy Dedo. I came away with a long list of notes for some “work-ons” for the Upper Clutha. Earlier that same day, I received a briefing on our Civil Defence preparedness in the region. It’s commonly known that the greatest threat facing our region is what is referred to as “AF8” – being the possibility of a significant earthquake centred on the Alpine Fault line. I’ve asked those leading our Civil Defence initiatives to be what I termed as “race ready”. I have some experience in this space having been chief executive of Christchurch Airport when the earthquakes struck in 2010/2011. I therefore know that there are no opportunities to second-guess and roleplay after an event has occurred. The smart move is to be ready beforehand. Christchurch Airport had previously prepared for disasters very carefully, including running full-on mock disasters and implementing the learnings from these scenarios. That left the airport in good shape when the February 2011 earthquake struck. While I sincerely hope such an event doesn’t occur,

we would be fooling ourselves if we ignored the issue. Working with our Civil Defence team, QLDC will endeavour to be as prepared as we possibly can to support the whole community. However, we all need to take responsibility and individually households should also make sure they are prepared for an emergency. Having a well-stocked plastic bin loaded with food items, water, spare batteries, a transistor radio and a first aid kit would be a good place to start. Experience has also taught me that cell phones are more or less useless in a disaster. Intense usage floods the telecommunications networks and makes it impossible to make a call and when batteries go flat without a mains power supply there’s usually no way of charging them. A smart tip is to charge it from your car if you’re able to. So it’s essential you agree a plan amongst your family and whãnau to define meeting places and emergency contacts as you may not be together when disaster strikes. I’d recommend reading some of the Civil Defence and Emergency Management resources on the QLDC website (www.qldc.govt.nz). Coming back to the Community LINK event, afterwards I drove home over the Crown Range. Bear in mind that this was Thursday night last week. In the car I was ruminating on the Civil Defence briefing and the thought went through my mind of the effect on travellers over the Crown Range, if an earthquake struck and road slips occurred. I awoke the following morning to the news that indeed a slip had happened, probably not long after I’d traversed the road. A very salient reminder that we live in a challenging country and we need to be well prepared.

Pirate party cleanup in progress The rubbish left behind after a pirate party at He added, “I’ve only found three broken bottles Eely Point on Tuesday night (September 19) was here and I don’t think that’s too bad.” in the process of being cleaned up on Wednesday Pictured: Clean-up process underway at Eely Point. (September 20). - The Wanaka Sun When the Wanaka Sun arrived at Eely Point at 9am “Pirate J” was busy cleaning up the rubbish and had organised a team of other party goers to come and complete the clean-up. “It was always our intention to come back and clean up this morning.” When told that people were pretty fired-up online about the mess they had left Pirate J said, “Fair enough, it’s not a good look, but we will clean it all up. I’ve got more guys coming to help me and we’ll PHOTO: Nikki Heath get it all to Wastebusters”.

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Friday (September 22) marks three months since Dr Ella Lawton won the Dunstan ward by-election to become an Otago regional councillor. Her mother, Dr Maggie Lawton, previously held the seat and the by-election was triggered when she sadly passed away in March this year. Ella, then a councillor with Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC), decided to stand and she won with a strong majority. We caught up with her to see how the first 90 days had gone as part of our new feature, 30 minutes with..., in which we’ll spend half an hour with someone in the community. The first thing that strikes you about Ella Lawton is that she’s keen to get on with the job. Though consistently modest throughout our chat, she has clearly hit the ground running. “The first three months have been about asking questions, so you are not quick to judge and so you understand everything. There’s a lot to take in, it’s been about getting to know everything and your colleagues.” She’s also had an early success after the Upper Clutha Water Group, which includes QLDC and the Otago Regional Council (ORC), received $385,000 in government funding to help improve water quality. Still she focuses only on the benefits the money will bring, rather than any personal achievement. “It’s an opportunity for the community to create a plan for what we want to see for the future of the lake. The lake is the centre of the community and a connector between here and Luggate, Hawea and other areas. It’s also a good indicator - if the lake is healthy, the land is healthy. If the lake is degrading, it’s an indication other things are going wrong.” So having been a councillor for QLDC and ORC, what’s the major difference between them? “They have different mandates. QLDC saw there was a connection between itself and the community. ORC is involved, but isn’t as active in the community and I want to understand what’s holding them back. ORC needs to be aware of what’s happening in the Queenstown Lakes District (QLD). That hadn’t been the case until Maggie (Lawton, Ella’s mother) and it’s important to

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continue that as this is a massively growing area. I want to see ORC play a bigger role in our community and I think that’s starting to happen.” Ella, a self-confessed ‘research geek’, clearly enjoys being involved in the details. “I have enjoyed working on the vision of the long-term plan. It was a great chance to meet my colleagues and hear their concerns.” However, the lowlight so far is that simple technology could allow her to be even more effective. She’s pushing for a change. “I live the furthest from ORC. I don’t mind the travel to meetings, but it would be great to be able to video conference, because it would make me a more effective representative for my community.” It’s well known that Ella took the role in difficult circumstances, but does that help or hinder three months in? “I have the expertise to be the representative for Otago and the credentials that align with what Maggie stood for and the values she wanted bringing to the table. I’m aware of the experience she brought, but I feel I still have a chance to learn from her. She was always a mentor to me so I have the opportunity to reach out for that experience.” Although only 90 days in, she tells us she is already planning for the future. “Wanaka is very proactive and it’s why I love representing it so much. I put my name forward because I wanted to see if my skills would be useful. I will continue to be as useful as possible and I will be standing in two years’ time. To be effective, you need to be in it for the long term.” Proactivity, it seems, is something Wanaka and councillor Lawton share.

Graffiti spray painted onto a protected tree at Wanaka Station Park has been removed successfully by contractors. Yellow spray paint was discovered on one of the park’s Giant Sequoias last week, although the culprits remain unknown. Queenstown Lakes District Council’s (QLDC) web and digital communications advisor Jimmy Sygrove said the council found the graffiti disappointing and disrespectful. “It’s a shame that there are people in our community who think this is acceptable behaviour,” he said. Asplundh contractors removed the graffiti, with little damage to the tree. Jimmy said that if anyone had any information regarding who was responsible, QLDC would like to hear from them. Pictured: The tree after the graffiti had been removed from it last week.

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WHITE R ROB journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz Plant-lovers and budding gardeners will be able to pick up tips, view their favourite plants and enter their own efforts into a competition later this month. The Spring Flower Show and Photographic Competition, run by the Wanaka Garden Club (WGC), will have a range of plants on display and offer attendees the chance to have their questions answered by experts such as Pat Stuart, co-owner of Wanaka’s first Garden of National Significance. There will also be a competition with 19 different plant classes and two photography themes, The Arrival of Spring and Perfection, with prizes on offer for the winners. WGC secretary Rochelle Parkhill said the event had plenty to offer for gardening enthusiasts. “The competition is open to the public for the first time and we are hoping for a lot of entries and a lot of people to come along and view. People will be able to see tables full of spring blossoms and a lot of colour. “There will also be plenty of plants to purchase, some of which are quite rare that you can’t find in garden shops. We will also

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have experts there, so if you have questions they can answer them for you,” Rochelle said. She said that although the club had been going for more than 50 years, many people still didn’t know about it and the event was designed to help raise its profile in the community. The Spring Flower Show and Photographic Competition is on Thursday September 28 at Wanaka Presbyterian Church Hall, Tenby Street. Entry is $2 and it runs from 2:30-4:30pm. Anyone looking for more information, including on how to enter the competitions, can contact Donella Osborne on 0274 408 7719.

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I have been fretting of late perplexed at the slow pace of grebe activity. You may recall that for much of the winter and early spring last year there was a great deal of fisticuffs between grebes competing for nest space. It was strange behaviour in that there were ample rafts to cater for their needs and fights only appeared to happen on rafts where birds had decided to nest. Thus far, there have been two pairs of birds attempting to breed. The birds attending raft (No 3) delivered their first egg on August 31 and the last to make a clutch of three on September 3. The birds on nest (1) followed suit with their first egg on September 15. Those lay dates are more in keeping with the recorded breeding season for grebes being September to February. But Wanaka grebes are nonconformists. Last breeding season the first egg was not laid until the first week of October, but in the 2014-15-16 breeding seasons, the first eggs were laid in June and breeding continued through to March. One of our first jobs this season has been to repair and renumber all of the rafts so that hopefully they make more sense. When we first started in 2013 I had only two platforms, logically numbered 1 and 2. But then another pair of birds arrived so I added another platform No 3, and this was where a pair of birds started to build a nest on the transom of a boat. Trouble was that that boat was between nest 1 and 2, thus the numbering ran 1,3,2, and then 5, 4 and so on up to nest 14, all muddled up. So we are starting all over and trust that the grebes will co-operate. I have my gang of “grebies” to help me again, but in addition I have some big muscle and lots of it by way of Paddle Wanaka who have joined forces with me to assist with all aspects of the grebe project. The Law of Diminishing Returns does apply to physical attributes as one ages and given that saturated rafts with nests can weigh as much as 40kg every bit of muscle counts. Welcome aboard! – John Darby

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LINK Upper Clutha’s website says ‘Wanaka is our local paradise’, and LINK is putting thought and energy into building local Community. At last Thursday’s LINK-sponsored meeting deputy mayor Calum MacLeod seemed to suggest that Wanaka will double in size every ten years, and that we have no choice. Someone shouted, “Haven’t you heard of climate change?” The comment went unanswered. Calum speculated, based on Queenstown’s history, that Wanaka might have ten more international hotels. “Where will they go?”, he mused? “Queenstown!” shouted a wag. That raised a few laughs. Maybe the hotels will want one of our parks, or the waterfront, or west of the lake? Is that OK? These two spontaneous audience remarks were the full extent of dialogue with the packed house. Is that OK? Earlier this year, Calum was reported in the Otago Daily Times as saying that people in Wanaka stop him in the street to tell him they don’t want to be like Queenstown. “I tell them to get used to it, because that’s where we are going!” Is that OK? Councils are no longer legally responsible for community wellbeing, and I get that. Yet, businesses that focus on high employee satisfaction tend towards better performance, innovation, customer satisfaction. Satisfaction is a big component of wellbeing. Meanwhile, uncontrolled tourism growth is throttling Venice and thousands of citizens have left their paradise. Is there really no choice? There are many smart people in QLDC, Lake Wanaka Tourism and the wider lakes. Could we not challenge ourselves to find controls and put community wellbeing/ satisfaction into the growth/tourism/infrastructure equation? It’s not there now, and that’s not OK. T. Clarry – Wanaka

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John: Airbnb is a commercial activity and should be taxed as such. It is also a growing social problem as it is displacing locals - many people who live and work in Wanaka can’t find any affordable accommodation because landlords would rather rent to tourists at sky-high prices. Which means people who actually commit to Wanaka, try to build a life there and actually allow the town to work by cooking food, pouring coffees, cleaning rooms and what not are living entire seasons in tents and caravans. Is this what we should support?

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Kahu Youth’s Girls Adventure Club got the chance to sharpen their skills on the mountain last week thanks to local volunteers and Cardrona Alpine Resort. Youth worker Claire ‘Frenchy’ French said Cardrona had supplied lift passes, lessons and gear hire to give the opportunity to girls who don’t get the chance to go up the mountain. “The girls had a great time. It was really, really fun. The girls who don’t normally get to do it probably got the most out of it, but everyone got different things out of it,” Frenchy said. “It was amazing of Cardrona to sponsor what was a great opportunity and we’d love to do it again.” Pictured (l-r): Mai Beattie-Johnson, Louisa Kane, Mia Gerrard, Angelic Price, Jo Tregidga (volunteer), Maya Mueller, Krystle Theunissen (volunteer), Claire Edwards, Phoebe Brownlie and Claire ‘Frenchy’ French (youth worker). – Danielle Butler WS

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Several of Wanaka’s snowsports stars have the chance to cap a successful season with an award win later this month. The Snow Sports NZ Annual Awards were set up to reward achievement in skiing and snowboarding on the world stage and Wanaka’s hopes are high this year after the town’s athletes featured heavily in the nominations. Carl Murphy is up against Adam Hall for the Adaptive Snow Sports Athlete of the Year, while Hank Bilous and Sam Lee will go head-to-head for the Freeride Athlete of the Year. Jackson Wells is nominated for Freeskier of the Year, Zoi Sadowski Synnott could take home Snowboarder of the Year

and Campbell Wright is up for Cross Country Skier. Marty Toomey, chief executive of Snow Sports NZ, said he was delighted that the standard of snowsports had been increasing every year. “These awards recognise the highest possible level of achievement over the past 12 months and the great thing is the improvement every year. Six years ago, it was obvious who would win. It’s now a challenge to pick one winner, particularly going into an Olympics and Paralympics year. It’s a great situation to be in.” The Snow Sports NZ Annual Awards Night will be held on Saturday September 30 at the Lake Wanaka Centre from 7-11pm. Tickets can be purchased from Snow Sports NZ. Pictured is Sam Lee in action.

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Wanaka Bridge results - (Tues) 1st Carolyn Field, Betty Swift 61.11%. 2nd Elle & Des Johnston 60.42%. 3rd Peter Hart, Eddie Lowe 55.56%. (Wed) N/S 1st Alwyne Haworth, Charles Kiewiet 58.33%. 2nd Murray & Carolyn Fairbairn 56.94%. 3rd Bruce Cathie, Neil Robinson 55.79%. E/W 1st Dorothy McDonald, Kay Ross 62.96%. 2nd Carol Orbell, Betty Swift 60.88%. 3rd Sue & Ian Halsted 54.63%. (Fri) N/S 1st Nan Ottrey, Laraine Shepherd 62.08%. 2nd Sherril Harries, Maggie Stratford 59.79%. 3rd David Brewer, Lynne Fegan 58.54%. E/W 1st Vivienne Christie, Errol Kelly 59.32%. 2nd Freda Ryder, Barbara Waterworth 58.86%. 3rd Jenny Turnbull, Shona Watt 57.73%. (Sat Tournament) 1st Sheryl Strudwick, Barbara Waterworth, 59.86% 2nd equal Ken Roberts, Georgie Roberts/ Sherril Harries, Mark Harry 57.85% (Mon) N/S 1st Marion Furneaux, Jenny Pryde 61.54. 2nd Liz Hawker, Michael Metzger 59.19%. 3rd Fran Holmes, Jenny Turnbull 54.49% E/W 1st Ena Leckie, Nan Ottrey 62.27%. 2nd Gerarda Herlihy, Deirdre Lynch 61.34%. 3rd David Brewer, Lynne Fegan 55.56%.

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Wanaka skier leads volcano climb WHITE R ROB journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz Wanaka’s Janina Kuzma is set to lead a team bidding to become the first all-female ski group to climb and ski all four of New Zealand’s skiable volcanoes. Janina, who represented New Zealand in the 2014 Winter Olympics, will climb Mt Taranaki, Mt Tongariro, Mt Ngauruhoe and Mt Ruapehu with Australian Winter Olympian Anna Segal and Swedish skier Evelina Nilsson next week and she hopes the trip will encourage other women to set off on adventures. “What’s important to me is to tell a story that’s empowering for other women to challenge themselves, and to inspire the female adventurer.

We can’t wait to get going, it’s going to be an epic trip,” Janina said. The expedition is expected to take a week and will see the team climb nearly 10,000 metres. It will also be captured on camera for a new film called 4 Volcanoes, which will be screened at mountain film festivals across the globe. Janina said she came up with the idea because it was different from anything else she’d done. “I wanted to do a story on how different the North Island is to the South Island. We have the amazing Southern Alps in New Zealand, but we also have skiable active volcanoes on the North Island. I wanted to showcase the local ski clubs like Manganui Ski Area and Tukino Ski Field. These ski areas represent the quintessential Kiwi ski experience.”

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N O T I C E B O A R D Meeting Schedule for October 2017 The following meetings will be held during October 2017: Audit, Finance & Risk Committee – Council Chambers, 10 Gorge Road, Queenstown. Thursday 5 October 2017 at 10.00am. Resource Consent Hearing (S Haslett RM161104) – Crowne Plaza Hotel (Level 3), Beach Street, Queenstown. Friday 6 October 2017 at 10.00am. Planning & Strategy Committee – Council Chambers, 10 Gorge Road, Queenstown. Thursday 12 October 2017 at 10.00am. Appeals Subcommittee – Council Chambers, 10 Gorge Road, Queenstown. Thursday 12 October 2017 at 10.30am or at the conclusion of the Planning & Strategy Committee, whichever is the latter. This meeting will be held with the public excluded, pursuant to Section 7(2)(g) and Section 7(2)(i) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987. Resource Consent Hearing (A Hey, P Dennison & S Grant RM170041) – Crowne Plaza Hotel (Level 3), Beach Street, Queenstown. Friday 13 October 2017 at 10.00am. Resource Consent Hearing (Pro-Invest Property 1 Limited Partnership RM170260) – Crowne Plaza Hotel (Level 3), Beach Street, Queenstown. Wednesday 18 October 2017 at 10.00am. Infrastructure Committee – Council Chambers, 10 Gorge Road, Queenstown. Thursday 19 October 2017 at 10.00am.

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Sporting team in Get2Go nationals BUTLER D DANIELLE newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz A Mount Aspiring College (MAC) multi-sporting team has made it to the national finals of the Hillary Outdoors Get2Go Challenge. Three teams from the college competed in the regional final in Queenstown on Wednesday September 13, coming first, fourth and fifth of 11 teams. The winning Year Ten team, who came first in orienteering, mountain biking and problem solving and second in kayaking, will now head to the national finals on Great Barrier Island in December. The eight team members will have to raise $10,000 and undergo a tough training regime over the next ten weeks to prepare for the final, which includes overnight adventure racing, kayaking, climbing and trail running.

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“They didn’t do a lot of training before the regional final, but they all do a lot of different sports. It’s amazing the experience they have in different sports between them,” said parent Gina Dempster. “Get2Go is really good for getting kids outdoors doing exciting things. The kids worked great together as a team and had a ball.” Teacher Kate Brown, who took the first MAC team to the finals two years ago, described the experience as Survivor mixed with problem-solving and expeditions on water and land. Team member Aimee McArthur said it sounded like a life-changing experience “As a team, knowing each other’s weaknesses and helping each other will make us stronger,” she said. Pictured: The three Mount Aspiring College teams at the Get2Go Challenge.

Wanaka Community Board – Armstrong Room, Lake Wanaka Centre, Wanaka. Wednesday 25 October 2017 at 10.00am. Queenstown Lakes District Council – Council Chambers, 10 Gorge Road, Queenstown. Thursday 26 October 2017 at 1.00pm. Meeting dates, times and venues are subject to change. The above meetings are open to the public. Some meetings may have items of business that will be discussed with the public excluded, as set out by the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987. This notice is published in accordance with Section 46 of the Local Government Act 2002. Mike Theelen Chief Executive

Amended Meeting Schedule The QLDC September Meeting Schedule has been amended as follows: Additional Meeting: Resource Consent Hearing (Woodlot Properties Ltd RM161106) – Crowne Plaza Hotel (Level 3), Beach Street, Queenstown. Thursday 28 September 2017 at 10.00am.

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The Monster Energy Jossi Wells Invitational finally went ahead on Saturday September 16, with 36 of the world’s best ski and snowboard athletes going head-to-head. Bad weather had threatened the event, but conditions were perfect for the day at Cardrona Alpine Resort and athletes hit the slopes to take on the 80ft Big Air jump in front of hundreds of spectators. Organiser and Olympic skier Jossi Wells said the day was a big success. “I’m thrilled with how today went. A heavy field of riders and a bluebird day made the event amazing. The riders really put on a show today and finals were off the hook,” Jossi said. There was good news for New Zealand, with Margaux Hackett claiming second in the women’s ski and Natalie Good finishing third in the women’s snowboard. Finn Bilous claimed fourth place in the men’s ski. Despite the competition and the high standard of snowsports on display, Cardona general manager Bridget Legnavsky said the Invitational was about more than just medals. “This event is more about working together collaboratively as athletes to take the sport to the next level in a really cool format, and supporting the young athletes coming through. Jossi’s been so adamant about the type of event he wanted to host. It’s more of a jam with your mates than an intense competition, so it’s really welcoming to all athletes,” said Bridget. Pictured is men’s ski winner Bobby Brown.

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