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fter last week’s fire ripped through 200 hectares of undergrowth on Mount Alpha, the Wanaka community has been abuzz with praise for the many volunteer firefighters from around the district and Fire and Emergency personnel who came together to put the fire out. The fire was first reported at around 3pm on Wednesday January 3, with fire crews from Wanaka, Hawea, Luggate, Dunstan and Arrowtown working overnight to protect homes on the outskirts of Wanaka that were closest to the fire. Walking tracks on Roys Peak, Spotts Creek and part of the Millennium Trail were closed to the public during the fire fighting and helicopter operations. On Thursday, fire crews were on-site from Glenorchy, Arrowtown and Dunstan, as well as the Department of Conservation. They were joined by more firefighters, including a team from Mt Cook. A total of eight helicopters with monsoon buckets worked to contain the fire and dampen hotspots. Fire and Emergency personnel principal rural fire officer Graeme Still said on Monday January 8 that no further hotspots had been identified at the fire scene since Sunday January 7. “A check of the area with an infrared camera on January 6 was used to identify hotspots. These were subsequently put out by ground crews. As no new hot spots have been identified since then, we have withdrawn the command unit we had on site. However, Fire and Emergency personnel from Wanaka and Queenstown will continue to patrol the area for some time so we can react quickly to any risks or flare-ups.” Tania Simmonds, a resident of Mt Aspiring Road near the fire, said the emergency services personnel were absolutely amazing. “We were watching the fire and gave access to the mountain through our property. The emergency personnel kept us informed throughout. It was
incredible the coordination of everything,” she said. Graeme said he wanted to thank everyone who worked to contain the fire. “To all our volunteers, helicopter pilots and the public who came forward to support us, thank you.” Local residents posted on the Wanaka Sun’s Facebook page congratulating the emergency services for their efforts. Here are a few comments: “Amazing fire crew in the air and on the ground. Thank you so much for your determination to stop the fires raging and keeping us all safe. We applaud you.” “Wonderful work done by the fire fighters.” “I said to my husband, ‘they are earning their money today.’ Then we reminded ourselves that they are volunteers, therefore no pay. You guys are simply amazing. It can’t be easy out there in this heat, on top of flames and smoke. I’m sure the whole town is grateful of all that you do.” “We’ve been watching these amazing pilots hard at work. What a team. Huge respect and thanks to you all.” Graeme said that Central Otago and the Queenstown Lakes Zone was still very dry and a total fire ban is still in place, including fireworks. “People do need to be very careful, including with permitted activities like gas cookers. Even activities like mowing lawns and chain sawing can cause sparks that can lead to fires,” Graeme said. Pictured: Emergency volunteers receive food donations from the public.
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The residents of Mount Aspiring Road in the neighbourhood of Hillend Station would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to all of the emergency services and volunteers from Wanaka and the surrounding districts who worked so tirelessly over many days to fight and bring under control the large fire on Mount Alpha last week. Also to everyone who provided support to the firefighters, and to the holidaymakers who helped to contain and direct the original fire. Finally to Lois Mills who allowed an operational base to be established at Rippon.
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Fifty ultra marathons for Sisu TURNBULL G GLENDA editor@thewanakasun.co.nz Finnish peace activist, PhD student and TedX speaker Emilia Lahti is running the length of New Zealand to engage with communities about domestic violence. In 2010 she survived a violent relationship and will set out to run 50 ultra marathons in 50 days throughout the length of New Zealand, sharing her message along the way. “I built this campaign to show fellow survivors and overcomers that there’s a lot of life on the other side of trauma and to elevate the magnificent upstanders, women and men, who are working hard to create a better a world - a future free of violence and abundant of joy, peace and safety,” Emilia said. Sisu is a Finnish term that can be roughly translated into English as strength of will, determination and perseverance. Statistics indicate that New Zealand leads the world in the prevalence of family violence and in Finland, a woman is twice as likely to experience interpersonal violence than elsewhere in Europe. The countries also have another thing in common. They once led the women’s suffrage, being the first two countries in the world to allow women the equal right to vote. “Wanaka is a special place to me in New Zealand as I have for years felt connected to this town. I finally got to visit in March 2017. I was in Queenstown taking a break after the Ironman in Taupo. It happened that the Wanaka-born ultra runner and kindness ambassador Jup Brown was visiting home. We knew each other from the running circles and I was fortunate come with him to Wanaka
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and meet his family. “I have been deeply touched by the proactive kindness of the locals in Wanaka. It is no secret that the success of this endeavor is connected to the willingness of the people of New Zealand to welcome us into their community. I’m excited to meet everyone in Wanaka. When we come together we are stronger than the challenges we are facing. “I found freedom from the pain caused by a violent relationship through sharing my story the way it was and by refusing to no longer carry shame that never belonged to me. My hope is that through Sisu Not Silence I can help reinforce compassionate communities where people are not alone,” Emilia said. Wanaka event organiser Janelle Fletcher said she feels a sisterhood with Emilia. “I don’t even know her, but I feel a real affinity with her. I like her cause and I like her absolute commitment to it.” Sisu Not Silence is at the Lake Wanaka Centre at 6.30pm on January 23. Tickets are available at Eventfinda and all proceeds go to Jigsaw Central Lakes – helping local families thrive.
Man in court on drone charges WHITE R ROB journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz A man has appeared in court after allegedly flying a drone into the area of the Mt Roy bushfire, grounding eight helicopters. Jorge Eduardo Riquelme Cruz, 33, from Chile, attended Queenstown District Court to face charges of endangering a transport facility on Monday (January 8). He was remanded on bail until January 29 and did not enter a plea. The drone was spotted on the
afternoon of January 3 as helicopters fought to contain the blaze. Police seized the drone and arrested Cruz nearby. Wanaka area response manager and senior sergeant Allan Grindell condemned the flying of a drone near helicopters as reckless. “Not only did the grounding of the helicopters cost money and valuable time in the efforts to extinguish the blaze, it put the safety and lives of the helicopter pilots at risk,” he said. He also said the arrest was a timely reminder for drone operators to think before they fly.
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Sinkholes found in Lake Wanaka WHITE R ROB journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has joined the harbourmaster in urging extra caution after possible sink holes were discovered in Lake Wanaka. The sinkholes were discovered both near the foreshore and in the water at Bremner Bay and their exact number remains unknown. A member of the public reported the situation to harbourmaster Marty Black last Thursday (January 4) and he immediately inspected the site. Marty confirmed an investigation is now underway and said steps had been taken to protect the public, but asked people to take extra care in the area. “You put your foot on it and it can go right through. Parents need to be aware of it. We have it on social media and signage up. A lot of people use the bay and we have patrols going through a few times a day,” he said. Council spokesperson Sam White said that warning signs and fencing were in place by the following day and that QLDC was working with
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LINZ to investigate further. “Council is providing assistance to LINZ, which will be leading this project. Until LINZ has completed an investigation into the current geology and specific nature of the sinkholes identified so far, council continues to advise caution when visiting Bremner Bay and close supervision of children. This applies to both the shallows and the mud between the waterline and the foreshore,” he said. After news of the discovery broke on social media, several local people said that the sinkholes had been there for decades, with resident Pru Field telling the Wanaka Sun she’d seen them nearly half a century ago. “The sinkholes have been there probably 45 years. They were caused by the removal of large rocks by the council in probably the early 1970s. Under the rocks were these patches of soft clay. When you stood on them your leg would go in above the knee. As teenagers, my sister and I had a lot of entertainment watching visitors to the bay step in them,” she said. Sam added that the council was aware of the public’s feedback and confirmed it would form part of discussions with LINZ.
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Dovey P Pam Historical Records Society On September 1, 1940 the name Pembroke was changed to Wanaka. But the change in name had not solved the problems caused by a lack of compactness in the township. Irvine Roxburgh, author of Wanaka Story, wrote “at that time the post office, bus office and hotel are in one corner and the sports ground in another. The children’s swimming pool is on the foreshore of the lake, and the school is half a mile away. The stores are on the east side of the flat and the motor camp on the west. But more than half the houses in Wanaka are owned by people who use them only for holidays, and who have their chief interests elsewhere. This fact does not help the efforts of the ratepayers in seeking streetlighting and other amenities for those who have no cars and have to live in Wanaka in the winter. “The seasonal visitors to Wanaka bring for themselves their own problems. For one month of the year, from December 24 until the end of January, Wanaka “wilts” beneath the burden of catering for an influx of 2000 or more visitors, who fill the holiday cottages and the motor camps and invade the village which has a normal population of 300. “The burden is, however, not all Wanaka’s. To spend one’s holiday waiting in shopping queues is a discomfort that is not relished. The factor that more than any other has attracted visitors to Wanaka since the war is that it remained an oasis of peacefulness far from the bustling
city. Today, paradoxically, not so much because of increasing noise of speed boats and aircraft, but because of the influx of so many who want to find recreation at this particular place all at the same time, Wanaka is losing its former peacefulness.” Sounds familiar! The community is still grappling with these issues 70 years later. Tourism’s origins go back to the first European explorers, and residents of 19th century Wanaka were well aware of the potential their district had as a tourist destination. In those days, most excursionists came over from Queenstown. In the late 1870’s visitors travelled by train to Kingston, then up Lake Wakatipu by steamer. The Wanaka Hotel management advertised that it would collect people from the top of the Crown Range by prior arrangement, and the link with Lake Wanaka was established. In 1883 the excursionists’ trade received a boost when the paddle steamer S.S. Theodore began operating on Lake Wanaka. It took organised parties on trips on the lake. Tourists would get out at The Neck to walk over and see Lake Hawea. Tourism was further encouraged when, in 1870, red deer from Scotland were brought up to Morven Hills in bullock wagons and liberated, and in 1885 deer shooting was allowed around Lake Hawea. Fishing was another attraction. Trout were liberated in the 1870s and soon flourished. Source: Wanaka Story, Irvine Roxburgh
Sea Shepherd volunteers were busy cleaning the beach on the foreshore of Lake Wanaka last weekend. Around 25 people showed up for the beach clean including families, locals, tourists and passers-by. There was a large amount of trash collected, together with a huge amount of cigarette butts (pictured). Sea Shepherd Queenstown area coordinator Rob Dickinson said, “We collected a full wheelie bin worth of trash in about two hours. As you can see we separated the cigarette butts to show the public what smokers are doing to our lovely beachfront and after what happened at Mount Alpha we think it’s about time we make Wanaka beachfront smoke free to send a clear message. Also in the trash there were straws, broken glass, plastic forks, spoons and underwear.” Rob sent a family to the Dinosaur Park to clean the area up. “What we found was very surprising. A broken glass jar in several pieces hidden amongst the
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Grandparents and Hawea residents asked kids get together to conserve water WHITE R ROB journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz Residents of Hawea are being asked by Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) to begin conserving as much water as possible. The news comes after QLDC announced water restrictions in Arrowtown on January 2, with sprinklers, outdoor hosing, irrigation and automatic water systems all banned with immediate effect. Although QLDC said the situation in Hawea was not as advanced, it warned that hot weather
and high demand meant huge pressure on local water supplies and said that levels were not able to replenish overnight. As a result, QLDC is now asking people to conserve supplies by hand-watering gardens, using a timer on sprinklers and taking shorter showers. It also wants people to check for and fix leaks in appliances. QLDC spokesperson Sam White thanked Hawea residents for their cooperation. He also confirmed there were currently no plans for water restrictions in Wanaka.
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BUTLER D DANIELLE newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz Grandparents and grandkids are being called to Wanaka Recreation Centre for an activity morning later this month. Kids are encouraged to take their grandparents, an older friend or neighbour along to the session, which includes sports, games and morning tea. The activity morning takes place at the recreation centre on Ballantyne Road from 10am to 12pm on Wednesday January 24. Around 50 people attended the first grandparents and grandkids activity morning, which took place on October 11. Queenstown Lakes District Council
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BUTLER D DANIELLE newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz Underground parking, a tourist tax and pedestrianisation were just a few suggested solutions when one Wanaka resident raised the issue of the extra visitors that the high summer season brings to the town. Julie Perry, who is on the Shaping our Future board as well as being involved with the Upper Clutha Water Group and Lake Wanaka Trust, said, “There is a lot of talk at this time of year about the impact of all the extra visitors to our region.” Julie then asked residents to list their top three suggestions for relatively simple ideas that might help reduce the pain online, adding that she would collate and re-post the results. “There’s certainly some good ideas popping up
Drivers heading south on State Highway 6 have been warned to expect queues at the new Kawarau Falls bridge in Frankton. The adjacent Heritage bridge, which carried northbound vehicles to relieve congestion over the busy holiday period, is now closed permanently to motorised traffic and will become part of the Queenstown PHOTO: Ulrich Lange Trails Network for walkers and offand recurring themes such as transport woes and road cyclists. lack of infrastructure,” Julie said. The new Kawarau Falls bridge Among the most popular suggestions were more currently has only one lane and bins, more public toilets and public transport in the temporary traffic signals will be used town at its busiest times. until the second lane opens in April, Julie said that she now planned to meet with Councillor Quentin Smith to discuss who was responsible for which facilities and which improvements were already on the drawing board. “With the ten-year plan, proposed district plan, Eely Point development draft etc it all gets very confusing. Together perhaps we can see what can be done to put some of our ideas into action.” Quentin said that some good ideas had been put forward and that he was looking forward to the lakefront development plan changing the equation for Wanaka. Pictured: A busy summer’s afternoon on Ardmore Street.
meaning the bridge will be one-way until then. NZ Transport Agency senior project manager Phil Dowsett said, “Thank you to all drivers for taking care around the bridge and road building crews in the lead up to the full bridge opening, and for building in some extra travel-time until then.” The new bridge aims to shorten journey times in Queenstown’s Frankton Flats area and provide better access to developments south of Frankton, including as far afield as Invercargill and Milford Sound. Drivers can stay up to date on traffic and travel information by calling 0800 4 HIGHWAYS (0800 44 44 49) or visiting www.nzta.org.
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seen to the hut’s owners, Snow Farm NZ, and worker Sam Lee immediately set out to investigate. “I went up there, dug a hole and buried everything deep in the ground. You can’t take that one percent chance if I hadn’t gone. “There should be no outdoor fires regardless of where you are and how well prepared you make it. It’s really simple, you don’t light fires at the moment,” he said. Later that day, Stephanie found the remains of a second fire at Kirtle Burn Hut and reported it to DOC when she got back into mobile phone coverage. Although both fires were out when she found them, she said she was concerned that people seemed unaware of the ban. “It’s about raising awareness. Light no fires when there’s a complete fire ban. The main thing is people talk about it and spread the word.” More information on fire zones, rules and bans is available at www. otagoruralfire.org.nz.
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Dear editor, We love living in Wanaka and where we live is quite special, we are near the lake at Beacon Point and in the summer we love hearing the children and their parent and visitors enjoying the lake. Swimming paddle boards kayaks it all happens here, they stay for hours and some all day, we have no problem with that, I think it’s great that they are having a good time and enjoying their holiday. However, it’s a great shame that it is spoilt by a few selfish people who think it’s ok to leave toilet paper amongst the trees on the lakefront, quite visible when walking around. Also we have had on two occasions this week people coming onto our property at some stage and using it like a toilet. We have fruit trees and when I went down to do some weeding, I discovered human faeces covered over with toilet paper. It’s quite disgusting that members of the public would do such a thing not once but twice. Today, I went down to the beach there must have been well over 100 people and I had to ask myself how all these people manage without toilet facilities for the day. Concerned resident
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WANTED NZ Golf Open March 1 to March 4 2018. Anyone interested in volunteering should contact Benn on 021 728 713 or benn@theclubhouse.kiwi. More information is available at www.nzopen. co.nz/volunteers.html Wanted by the Salvation Army Family Store, if any one has any spare pillow cases we would love them, please just drop them into the store, thanks. The Salvation Army Family store would like used glass spice jars with lids, to donate these please just pop them into the store in Brownston Street. Volunteers required at The Salvation Army Family store if you have some free time and would like to be part of a team which makes a difference, come and see us.
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Pool takes shape BUTLER D DANIELLE newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz
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Wanaka’s new swimming pool is continuing to take shape and remains on track for its latest opening date of May 2018. The $12.28 million pool was originally scheduled to be complete by September 2017, but project challenges saw the construction team delay its opening twice. Queenstown Lakes District Council’s (QLDC) chief financial officer Stewart Burns said this was because it had taken longer than expected to finalise some design elements and to review
final pricing. Before Christmas, councillors and Wanaka Community Board members undertook a site inspection at the pool, which is adjoined to the new recreation centre on Ballantyne Road. QLDC communications and marketing advisor Sam White said that contractors were making great progress and that construction of the pool complex was still expected to be complete by the end of May. Pictured: Deputy Mayor Calum MacLeod does ‘dry laps’ in the main pool at a recent site inspection as community board member Ed Taylor looks on.
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Two friends whose late husbands gave them a love for classic cars will travel the country as part of the Packard car rally, ending at this year’s Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow. Carol Bray (75) and Tlanda McDonald (71) from Michigan, both members of the Classic Car Club of America and the Packard Car Club, are bringing a 1934 Railton 8 Drop Head Coupe, pictured, to the Warbirds rally. “We are really looking forward to our first visit to New Zealand. We’ve
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heard so much about the country, how beautiful it is and how friendly the people are. There’s also a nice association between classic cars and classic aircraft so finishing up at Warbirds Over Wanaka seems a great fit,” Carol said. The friends will join Auckland man and oldest rally participant Bryan Boucher, who was born in 1929, the same year his Packard Roadster Straight 8 was built. The 88-year-old is a long-time member of the South Pacific Packard Car Club and is looking forward to being in Wanaka during the airshow at Easter.
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REPORTER S STAFF editor@thewanakasun.co.nz Freeski slopestyle athlete Jossi Wells has withdrawn from the New Zealand Olympic Winter Games team. Jossi (27) tore his patella tendon in June 2017, undergoing a thorough rehabilitation programme in New Zealand pre-Christmas to be ready for the upcoming Olympic Winter Games. He was back on snow in late December, but has lost his battle to be ready for the competition. A statement from the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) said, “Upon his return to snow it became apparent that Jossi’s knee was not ready for the loading required to compete and meet his high standards at Olympic level. Jossi made the decision to withdraw in conjunction
with the Snow Sports NZ medical team. We wish Jossi well with his recovery and thank him for his inspiring achievements to date.” Jossi said he was devastated to have to make the decision. “I gave this rehabilitation everything I had and unfortunately it has just come down to timing. “I would like to thank Snow Sports NZ and the NZOC for their amazing support during this rehabilitation, it truly means the world to me to have such a great team in my corner. I would also like to thank the New Zealand public for their support over the years and I look forward to representing you all in the future. “I wish the best to the rest of the team and I look forward to supporting each of the incredible athletes representing our great nation,” Jossi said.
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Wanaka snowsports athlete Adam Hall has claimed his first medals of the year at the World Para Alpine Skiing races in Winter Park, Colorado, USA. Adam (pictured, middle) won gold in two Super-G races and the para skier said it was good preparation for next month’s Paralympic Winter Games. “These races were really good training opportunities more than anything. Since having
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Raising funds for Zoi Happy New year The team at Community Networks would like to thank the many businesses, community groups and individuals who donated food and gifts for the Christmas Hampers and the Food bank.
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A pop-up garage sale supporting local snowboarding star Zoi Sadowski-Synnott will be open for business this week. The garage sale, organised by Aspiring Gymsports Gymnastics Club, opened yesterday (Wednesday January 10) and will be open every day from 12 to 6pm at 33 Reece Crescent. A variety of items will be up for grabs including new and second hand children’s toys, furniture, clothing and household items. Proceeds will go towards supporting Zoi, pictured, at the Winter Olympics.
More than 40 sailors of all ages turned out to compete at the Mitre 10 Wanaka Roys Bay Regatta last weekend. The event, held every year by Wanaka Yacht Club, saw entrants come from all over New Zealand to compete in a range of races over three days. Competitors went head-to-head in a Match Race Series on Friday and Saturday (January 5 and 6), with six races on offer. On Sunday, they then took part in an endurance race, where after more than four hours of racing, the gap between first and last was still just minutes by the end. Yacht Club vice commodore Guy Alty said it was an important event for
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both the club and everyone involved. “We have a lot of people who come to Wanaka over the Christmas period and there’s lot of people who sail on a regular basis. It’s a great time for people to come together and enjoy the sport. “It was a very well-received event and highly successful. The future, with the amount of young sailors involved, is looking very bright.” The event included an extensive prize pool for those entering, including vouchers, sailing equipment and barbeques. Guy said he wanted to thank the business community, particularly Mitre 10, for its continued support. Attention will now switch to the Wanaka New Years O’pen Regatta, hosted by the club this Friday to Sunday (January 12-14).
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