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n overwhelming number of submissions received by the Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) reflected what a lot of Wanaka residents have been saying for quite some time, “we want our fair share of rates spent in Wanaka.” A total of 586 submissions were received with around 290 submissions from the Wanaka Ward. There were at least 62 submitters who thought allocation of funding between Queenstown and Wanaka was disproportionate and unfair and needed to be addressed. There was overwhelming support for the development of a Wanaka Masterplan in 2018 with around 250 submitters, including some from Queenstown, in support. Many of the Wanaka submitters wanted safe local cycleways for their children travelling to school and felt that there should be an underpass or overpass on SH84 to make it safer for children to get to the proposed new primary school at Three Parks. Others said waiting four years to start building Wanaka cycleways as opposed to 2018 in Queenstown was unfair. Distribution of resources was of a major concern to submitters and in particular the $23.5m allocated for Queenstown active transport versus $1.5m in Wanaka. Ten submitters felt that Lake Wanaka Tourism (LWT) had become ineffective. In their submissions it said, “due to the massive growth in tourism worldwide, LWT is having less of an influence on the number of tourists coming to the region. Of specific concern is that LWT clearly has little influence on the type of visitor that is coming to the region given the declining average night stay.” They submitted that LWT funding should be put into tourism infrastructure instead. “The community has already raised concerns at the minimal number of tourism related infrastructure projects in the 10 Year Plan” the submission said.
Richard Burdon said the region was facing enormous growth and development pressures and the focus for the next ten years needed to ensure sustainability and being aware of the environment. He noted a huge number of issues that required upgrading including improved parking across the district, infrastructure upgrades and many roading issues to meet the proposed 150,000 district-wide peak population projected for 2028. One couple cited roading and the number of new subdivisions being built in Wanaka as being an issue. Others raised concerns about Aubrey Road, Anderson Road roundabout, Ballantyne Road and congestion and parking issues in the CBD. Speed limit zones were also high on the agenda for some submitters. Steve Hanrahan of Tourism Industry Aotearoa (TIA) said council’s planning needed to consider the needs of visitors and residents so that the community can reap the benefits of the visitor economy. “Tourism growth presents both challenges and opportunities. The visitor economy is a major driver of regional prosperity but the costs and benefits of increased tourism do not always fall evenly. Any form of national or local tourism tax or levy must be fair, efficient and ring-fenced for tourism-related investments,” Steve said. He said TIA successfully advocated for the Tourism Infrastructure Fund resulting in a $100m fund for local and mixed-use infrastructure and encouraged QLDC to apply to the fund for projects like new carparks, toilets and visitor facilities and ensure the Long-term Plan accurately reflects
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the infrastructure needs of tourism. Clayton Fraser submitted that the timeframe for allocation of funds for Cardrona’s wastewater treatment scheme need to be moved forward. “The township needs a solution now, not in seven years. The council promised a solution in 2013 following the norovirus outbreak and this was scheduled to be completed by now.” Around ten submitters held the same view. QLDC Mayor Jim Boult thanked everyone who took the time to get involved in this important process. “We’ve received some really thoughtful feedback from every part of our district which is great and assists us in deliberating and finalising our bold plan for the future.” “It’s encouraging to see the level of support for the programmes proposed in this draft plan. It’s a credit to the significant time and effort that has been invested by elected members and QLDC officers in understanding the communities’ needs and reflecting them
in an unprecedented ambitious plan for the district,” said Mayor Boult. With regard to submitters comments that rate spend was biased towards Queenstown, a council spokesperson said, “ In terms of rates spend, the council has clearly defined policies that confirm how capital projects and services are funded, and where that funding comes from. This details the primary principle that Wakatipu developments and services are funded from within the Wakatipu Ward and Upper Clutha developments and services and funded from within the Wanaka Ward. Details of the Revenue & Funding Policy and the Rates & Charges for 2018/2019 are available [online] in Volume 2 of the draft Ten Year Plan 2018-28.” Submission hearings are scheduled for May 15-16 with councillors deliberations to follow on May 18. A final Ten Year Plan will be adopted by the council at its meeting on June 28.
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Several options for old pool TURNBULL G GLENDA editor@thewanakasun.co.nz With the new Wanaka pool scheduled to open on June 10, Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) will have a farewell event at the old pool on Saturday June 9 for the community to mark its closure. Information about the farewell event will be released closer to the date. QLDC communications and marketing advisor Sam White said, “The council’s Sport and Recreation team will maintain the old pool for a minimum period of one month before emptying it.
This is a precautionary measure in case something unforeseen causes the temporary closure of the new pool in the early days of its operation, such as a mechanical failure. A council report with a variety of options for the future of the old pool site on Plantation Road (pictured) will be completed before the end of the year.” Mount Aspiring College (MAC) expressed an interest in acquiring the current community pool site at Wanaka’s annual plan hearings in June 2017. Principal Wayne Bosley attended the hearings with several students to put forward their case for taking over the land.
Sticky Forest rezoning rejected TURNBULL G GLENDA editor@thewanakasun.co.nz Commissioners Trevor Robinson, Jenny Hudson and Calum MacLeod have recommended that Queenstown Lakes District Council rejects the rezoning request of Sticky Forest land. The land has been held in trust by the government and the Office of Treaty Settlements since 1998 and just over 1000 descendants of the 53 original landowners have now been identified. Mike Beresford, a shareholder and representative of the working group for the Sticky Forest owners, made a personal submission to the QLDC’s proposed district plan (PDP) to rezone the land from rural to low density residential, with the intention of rezoning 20ha for low density residential/large lot development within the urban fence. In exchange for the rezoning of the 20ha, he sought to have the balance of the land remain rural with an ONL (outstanding natural landscape)
classification and a provision made for retention of the trees and ongoing public access to the land for recreational activities. The commissioners recommended to QLDC that the submission be rejected, except for the suggested shift in the ONL line’s location. The report said, “Although there is merit in the submitter’s contention that some parts of the site are suitable for urban development, in the absence of any clarity as to the nature and location of legal rights of access to the site, it is not possible to determine where and how urban development should be provided for.” The commissioners said the decision was expressly on the basis that, in their view, the submission was premature. “We record, however, that had the issue of legal access been resolved, it was likely that we would have found an urban zoning of at least part of the site to be appropriate. In the interim, the Rural Zone is the most appropriate way to achieve the objectives of the PDP,” the report said.
The Responsible Camping Forum (RCF) has met for its post-summer discussion of issues facing the district, with several new measures introduced last year featuring prominently on the agenda. The Department of Conservation (DOC), Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC), Land Information New Zealand, the New Zealand Transport Agency and Lake Wanaka Tourism were all present, as were representatives from the Guardians of Lake Hawea and the Hawea Freedom Camping Patrol. One of the topics discussed was the effectiveness of DOC’s pre-summer decision to ban overnight camping at six sites, including the car parks at Diamond Lake, Roys Peak and Hospital Flat, and to employ rangers to enforce the move. The RCF’s motion to refer to ‘freedom camping’ as ‘responsible camping’ was also discussed, as was QLDC’s overnight clamping of vehicles in areas such as the Wanaka lakefront. The group’s chair, Rachel Brown, said that it was good to get everyone
around the table. “We have been meeting for a few years now just to see how we can make things better on the ground. We have a working party that our Mayor is on and we are hoping there will be some changes here. We know our council is really proactive on that front. “The main thing that we really want to work together on is consistency of messaging and recommendations because that’s one of our main challenges and that’s what we hope will be done at central government level. “We [in the RCF] can solve issues on the ground and give people ideas. It’s a co-ordinated, collaborative approach,” she said. Rachel Brown also confirmed that the group wants the government to review the 2011 Freedom Camping Act. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has previously told the Wanaka Sun that she was aware of some of the problems caused by freedom camping around the country, confirming that it was very much on her government’s radar. There are currently no plans at present to make the minutes from RCF’s meeting available to the public.
Objection to 4am closure BUTLER D DANIELLE newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz The potential for 4am closing times at Helwick Street’s Cork Bar has been met with opposition from Wanaka Alcohol Group (WAG). The wine bar has applied to Queenstown Lakes District Council for a variation to its license which would allow it to trade until 4am. WAG coordinator Bronwyn Coers said that the group would be objecting on the basis that the amenity and good order of the locality would likely be reduced to more than a minor extent by the effects of the licence variation, with worries including vandalism, noise and vomit. Bronwyn added that alcohol-related harm was a concern as well as the
fact that taxi services would not be on offer at this time and that Wanaka Community Patrol volunteers would need to extend their hours. “The Wanaka Alcohol Group believes this is the perfect time for the community to make a stand and let it be known we do not want our bars opening to 4am,” Bronwyn said. “If we have one bar that is allowed to open until 4am the rest will follow and this would be a giant step back in reducing alcohol-related harm in our community.” Bronwyn added that WAG would be working to refresh an accord signed by all agencies and licensees under the old Sale of Liquor Act agreeing that trading in the town would not take place past 2.30am.
Temporary speed limit changes REPORTER S STAFF editor@thewanakasun.co.nz An increased number of community requests for safer speed limits has prompted Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) to introduce a number of temporary changes to speed limits on its roads over the next two weeks. QLDC acting community operations officer Myles Lind believes it is a proactive step towards making roads across the district safer for all users. “Growth across the region has seen a change in the way many roads are being used, and our response to speed management simply hasn’t been able to keep pace with our community’s changing needs. These speed limit changes, while temporary, recognise this and are a step towards making sure everyone who uses our roads is kept safe.” Local temporary changes include the reduction of the speed limit on Aubrey Road from 70kph to 50kph and lifting the temporary 70kph speed limit to 100kph between Cardrona Village and the Cardrona Distillery to allow vehicles to make use of
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the passing potential in that area. The 70kph speed limit will remain around the distillery and ski field access roads. QLDC communications advisor Jimmy Sygrove said the new speed limits were temporary and could still be reversed if the desired outcomes weren’t reached. “Our new bylaw will give us much more flexibility in this area, but for now this is a proactive move to make QLDC-controlled roads safer for all users.” QLDC approved a review of its Speed Limit Bylaw at last Thursday’s (May 3) full council meeting. The review will begin this month, with issues and options to be reported back to council in two to three months. Luggate residents have been lobbying for a change to the speed limit which runs through the village from 70kph to 50kph, but, as it is on a State Highway, the decision falls to NZTA. Myles said QLDC was working with NZTA “to ensure the whole roading network across the district is safe and the speed limits are consistent and appropriate.”
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A new building project is set to begin at Aubrey Road now that this old Wanaka crib has been removed. The Wanaka Sun took the photo of the oversized load on its way to Luggate yesterday afternoon.
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Many march for midwives Owens A Aimee journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz On Thursday May 3, midwives throughout New Zealand marched for their rights and made some noise as international midwife day on May 5 approached. The national event took place in multiple cities, with roughly 100 people wearing purple gathering at Pembroke Park in Wanaka, to show their support to the one remaining midwife in town. Local mum, Stacey Welsh, attended the event, having used the sole midwife three times in Wanaka, including once this year. “I’m here to support Deb [Harvey] she deserves a lot more than she gets.” Emily Sancha, a first year midwifery student at Otago Polytechnic, gave a brief speech before supporters marched along Ardmore Street to Dinosaur Park with buggies displaying ‘Dear David’ signs. Despite the local march being organised just a few days before the event, Emily observed that there was a “good turnout”. “It’s definitely a crisis,” she said The four year midwifery course racks up around $40,000 worth of debt from course fees and living expenses but rural LMC midwives earn $7.23
an hour after covering work expenses and are on call 24/7, without adequate leave, support or days off. With just one remaining midwife in Wanaka, the closest midwives are located in Cromwell and Queenstown and with 70 births expected this year it is an overwhelming workload, especially as two midwives should be present at each birth. Morgan Weathington, a midwife who worked in Wanaka until this year said: “I left for a complex set of reasons, professionally because I wasn’t paid properly. The caring nature of these care-givers is being exploited, but we have to do it despite that.” The system is underfunded, with demand for midwives is increasing, in turn forcing most to leave the profession. Margaret Pittaway, a member of rural women New Zealand and the college of midwives also attended the march. “As an organisation we are desperately concerned about the state that midwives find themselves in and we want to see midwives well supported,”she said. “It’s criminal to leave women up in the air at their most vulnerable time, wondering whether they are going to have a midwife at the birth.”
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TURNBULL G GLENDA editor@thewanakasun.co.nz The recent problems with stormwater discharge into Bullock Creek from an adjacent development appears to have been rectified. During the extreme weather event that occurred on February 1, the usually crystal-clear waters of Bullock Creek became a muddy torrent after a spill from the Meadowstone’s holding dam. According to Fish and Game NZ, which owns the property adjacent to the holding dam, where Bullock Creek begins, this was the fifth time such an event had happened in the last 18 months. Fish and Game (F&G) and Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) confirmed a meeting took place on site on Tuesday May 1.
F&G officer Paul Van Klink said the pond was fairly full on May 1, but it appeared the water was contained within the pond from the rain on the weekend of April 28 and 29. “We had a very positive meeting with QLDC and we are hopeful that the situation is rectified.” A council spokesperson said at the meeting, “we discussed their [the developer’s] plans for the area and recent stormwater issues. “The developer has made some changes to how they manage stormwater discharges and QLDC’s monitoring and enforcement team are continuing to work with the developer and stakeholders to manage the construction related stormwater controls across the site.” Pictured: Bullock Creek’s muddy torrent at the hatchery on February 1.
District unites to tackle issues
Boost for region’s disabled WHITE R ROB journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has adopted a new disability policy aimed at creating a more inclusive and enabling community. The policy, formally adopted at QLDC’s full meeting on May 3, includes eight goals and will attempt to remove barriers to participation for disabled people visiting or living in the region. Councillor Quentin Smith welcomed the move, which he said came about after queries he had last year. “This policy has the potential to improve opportunities for people with disabilities from improved communication and engagement, employment, better physical access and facilities and inclusion in all council-funded programmes. “We also have a number of major projects in the QLDC Ten Year Plan that will now have the influence of this policy, including the Queenstown Town Centre Plan, The Wanaka Master Plan, new sporting facilities and parks improvements that all provide the opportunity to take a fully inclusive approach.
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“The hard work starts now, but the potential is there for this policy to filter through every part of council business and make a real impact on people with disabilities,” he said. QLDC community and events facilitator Marie Day said that the council had always adopted a best practice approach, but the new policy meant that goals and actions would be formally considered and integrated into all work programmes. “All people in our community have a right to access, equity of opportunity, and to participate in the decisions that affect them. This policy holds us to account to ensure that we’re taking the time to recognise the diverse needs of disabled people as an integral part of our wider community. “We want to acknowledge the contribution disabled people can and do make to the cultural, social and economic life of our community and support the development of genuinely inclusive environments where people can participate and contribute on an equal basis,” she said. A 2013 survey showed that disabled people represented 26 percent of the population of Otago and Southland, two percent above the national average.
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WHITE R ROB journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz Tourism and business leaders in the Queenstown Lakes District (QLD) will adopt a unified approach to tackling the region’s issues after reaching an agreement last week. The deal was finalised at a meeting at Cardrona Hall on Tuesday, May 1, after Mayor Jim Boult called four organisations together to discuss how they could work together more proactively for the district. Lake Wanaka Tourism, Destination Queenstown, Queenstown Chamber of Commerce and Ignite Wanaka Chamber of Commerce were all present for what was described as a frank discussion on how the two towns and their respective communities could work better together. Mayor Boult said it was a groundbreaking meeting that came at a vital time for the QLDC. “It was enormously positive. Everybody there came away from it determined to address the significant issues we have and I look forward to hearing what
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comes out of the upcoming discussions. “Now, more than ever, in a time of significant growth and pressure on communities, it is a time for us to think of the district as a whole to ensure it remains an outstanding place to live, work and visit no matter which town you live in. Some big-picture thinking will lift us all beyond a back-yard perspective and see there are benefits to a single, unified vision for the Queenstown Lakes District,” he said. QLDC has been seeking a permanent solution to what it sees as a major imbalance between the district’s 37,000 ratepayers and the 6.5 million visitors who stay overnight in the region every year, with questions arising over how the urgent costs of regional infrastructure will be met. Wanaka and Queenstown’s two tourism organisations will now meet in the coming weeks, as will both Chambers of Commerce, before reporting back to the Mayor. Pictured: Members from all four organisations with Mayor Jim Boult and QLDC’s chief executive Mike Theelen.
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Bylaws under review REPORTER S STAFF editor@thewanakasun.co.nz Queenstown Lakes District Council approved a review of its Traffic and Parking Bylaw and Speed Limit Bylaw at its full council meeting on May 3. The bylaws will be reviewed to bring a consistent approach to traffic management and parking across the district. The process will begin this month, with issues and options to be reported back to council in July or August this year. Any decision to amend or replace the bylaws will be subject to public consultation. QLDC asset planning manager Myles Lind sees the reviews as a way of allowing council to become more agile in the way it deals with transport
issues, which means it could respond much faster to changes in the way council carriageways and parking spaces are managed. “Continued growth has seen an increase in congestion and associated challenges arising around parking – both in the number of parks available, and vehicles being parked in unsafe and unsuitable spaces. The aim of this review is to provide a better framework for the way we approach both traffic and parking, making for a better experience across the board,” he said. “Looking at the Speed Limit Bylaw at the same time gives us the opportunity to respond to resident concerns around speed limits much more swiftly, which will see faster decisions in high growth areas.”
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Homestay parents needed TURNBULL G GLENDA editor@thewanakasun.co.nz Mount Aspiring College (MAC) International Language Centre (ILC) is looking for homestay parents to host its international students. This year there are 35 overseas students attending the college for periods ranging from two weeks to three years. MAC ILC international manager Claire Easterbrook said that on average six months was the most popular time for students to stay. “This year we have students from Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand, Brazil, Germany, Italy, France and
Holland with our first ever student visiting from Columbia. We also have a student from Argentina and a student from Sweden in Term 1 and a student from Chile in Term 3,” she said. The students pay the homestay parents $280 a week for long-term stays and $330 per week for a Term 3 stay. “It’s a great way of supporting the school and it gives our kids friends all over the world,” Claire said. To enquire about having an international student stay in your home, contact the centre on ilc@ mtaspiring.school.nz. Pictured: Some of the international students visiting this year at MAC.
Project Groundswell, the solar drying facility for sludge that was to be developed on land near the Red Bridge, has been discontinued after an agreement was reached between Queenstown Lakes District Council and the plant’s developer, Fulton Hogan. The project was being developed as a way of treating the sludge - a mix of human waste, organic material, and metal residue - from Wanaka’s Project Pure sewerage treatment plant. Using the sun to dry the material, the glass solar drying houses would have processed the sludge to a point where it could be dispersed straight onto land as fertiliser. Paul Bisset, Fulton Hogan’s regional manager, central, believed the decision was the best outcome for both parties, as well as for ratepayers. “Fulton Hogan did a lot of preparation at the time of applying for the resource consent, but it became
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clear after further detailed analysis, that a number of factors made this proposal untenable. That said, we continue to have a good working relationship with QLDC and look forward to helping them try and find another solution for disposing of this material,” he said. QLDC general manager property and infrastructure, Peter Hansby said the council was keen to look at other ways it could deal with the material. “Investigating alternative solutions for biosolids and sludge disposal are proposed in the draftWaste Minimisation and Management Plan,” he said. The draft Plan closed for public consultation on April 30. “Dealing with the final product from sewerage treatment operations is a problem worldwide, and one we’re keen to find an innovative solution for.” Until a new solution is reached, waste from sewerage treatment plants in Wanaka and Queenstown will continue to be transported to Winton’s Kings Bend Quarry.
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to gauge interest in the aerial and provide an avenue for public feedback. This was released in August 2017. Following an excellent written submission highlighting the importance of the area to hunters, we have been working closely with the local branch of the New Zealand Deerstalkers Association and this has resulted in the use of Deer Repellent on over 40 percent of the aerial.” OSPRI confirmed the drop-in information event held at the Lake Hawea Community Centre on March 8 was advertised in the Wanaka Sun and Otago Daily Times and said it was attended by over a dozen members of the public. OSPRI confirmed it will contact the Department of Conservation, Queenstown Lakes District Council, Southern District Health Board, Otago Regional Council, landowners, adjacent landowners, interested parties, local vets and schools with 24 hours’ notice of the pre-feed and toxic application, with post-operational notice and end of caution period notice. Signage will be placed and maintained at all identified entry points until the caution period ends. Anyone wishing to receive notification can be added to the list by contacting OSPRI at www.ospri.co.nz/ contact/make-an-enquiry/.
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The Wanaka Leos have received an award for a project that gave two Cambodian schools access to clean drinking water. The youngsters received the Daphne Russell Leo Award at their regional convention in March after raising $2025 for the year-long project, which provided water filters and a hand-washing sink for two schools near Cambodian city Siem Reap. Leos president Paris Woodhouse said that although the group wasn’t expecting to win the award, they were very happy with how the project had gone. “It feels pretty amazing since Wanaka is a small town. Other groups have up to 150 members, we have six. It was a bit surprising. I didn’t think we would get recognised,” she said. “Just seeing the look on their [schoolchildren’s] faces, it feels like we have really achieved something.
Cambodia is across the world and from somewhere like Wanaka, it feels like we’ve made a difference,” she said. The Leos are the first Wanaka-based group to win the award and their advisor Ann Saunders said she was very pleased. “I thought it was great that they were recognised. “They wanted to supply fresh water for children somewhere in the world. It was a worthwhile project and it went really well. It means that they [the schoolchildren] don’t have to walk for quite a while to get a drink of water.” The group will now get to work on its next project, which is raising money for the care of a horse that gives rides to disabled people. “We decided to do something different and we wanted to help an animal. It feels like a worthy project,” Paris said. Pictured: Jamie Toepher, Ellise Price, Paris Woodhouse, Helene Price and Angelique Price, with Ann Saunders behind.
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The Possum Control 1080 operation scheduled to start in the Timaru Creek area on May 1 has been delayed by unfavourable weather. The ground-based and aerial broadcast operation will take place to keep possum numbers under control to prevent the spread of bovine TB. An OSPRI spokesperson said, “The operation has yet to start as a suitable weather window is required to allow for stock mustering and the pre-feed. The pre-feed is an important part of the operation that involves the distribution of nontoxic cereal pellets to give possums a taste for the pellets and overcome bait shyness. “Following this, typically two to three weeks later and again dependent on a suitable weather window, toxic, green cereal pellets – each containing 0.15 percent biodegradable sodium fluoroacetate – will be applied by helicopter at a rate of two kilograms per hectare. That’s about one bait every 60 square metres.” The spokesperson said OSPRI has been actively engaging the local community with initial landowner consultation since May 2017. “Also, as part of our annual consultation on proposed operations for the coming year, we actively engaged with key stakeholders and published a document online
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Youth take over Amigos REPORTER S STAFF editor@thewanakasun.co.nz Kahu Youth is celebrating its tenth anniversary of Kahu Youth Takin over Amigos. Youth worker Richard Elvey said it all began in May 2008, with Wanaka’s young people taking over the front of house and helping out where they can in the kitchen and bar. “Since then almost 300 young people have taken
part, with the evenings raising a total of $14,000 for the youth trust. Which is beyond amazing.” This year the Takin Over Amigos nights will be held on Tuesday May 22, Thursday May 24, Tuesday May 29 and Thursday May 31. The evenings are open to the public, and Amigos donate half of all the takings from each evening to the youth group. To book a table, call Amigos on 03 443 7872, and mention Kahu Youth.
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Volunteers for the Ruby Island working bee on Saturday mowed, strimmed, picked up cabbage tree leaves, repaired seats and barbecue, and cleaned the toilet. Organiser Jude Battson said the cabaret site is now “looking gorgeous. Sadly the drought killed a lot of pittosporums. We chainsawed some down and will do the remaining dead ones at our spring working bees. It was rough getting there and back on Saturday with the lake waves rather high and choppy.”
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Submissions on Otago Regional Council’s (ORC) draft long term plan for 2018-2028 close tomorrow (May 11). The council’s consultation document on the plan was distributed to mailboxes region-wide last month. The social, economic and environmental impacts of climate change, extending the programme for water monitoring and next steps in the strategy for water quality are the three topics being consulted on.
The council’s preferred options, and other potential options, are outlined in the consultation document. Staff and councillors have spoken with hundreds of residents about the draft plan in both meetings and drop-in sessions. ORC chairperson Stephen Woodhead said he was pleased with the volume of submissions received to date (245). “Given the long term plan has a direct impact on not only Otago’s environment
but also what you see on your rates bill, we’d really encourage everyone to take the time to see what’s proposed and share your feedback.” Submissions can be made online at yoursay.orc.govt.nz/forourfuture, or in writing by using the feedback form in the back of the consultation document. Submissions will also be accepted by email to longtermplan@orc.govt.nz and by post.
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Neither the Clutha nor the Hawea rivers were bridged in the early days of roading, so the rivers were crossed by punts. However, by 1878 there was a suspension bridge across the Hawea River, just downstream from where it left the lake. During 1904, the Otago Witness reported that “The suspension bridge connects the Hawea Flat with the Forks district, and spans the beautiful river a few hundred yards from its source in Hawea Lake.” The Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle reported in 1913 on the recent votes on public works estimates, including 100 pounds each for “Hawea Bridge repairs” and “Hawea River bridge”, so the bridge was still used and maintained at that time. The suspension bridge was demolished and the Ministry of Works built a Bailey bridge across the river while the dam was under construction. A story is told that an engineer from the project acquired the rocks that had formed the suspension bridge’s supports for landscaping his garden. Years later, even the concrete pedestals for those supports had disappeared, although the remnants of the Bailey bridge could still be seen below the service station. Graham Taylor has told me (during June 2015), “I remember crossing the suspension bridge, my father used to run the school bus and the pupils had to dismount and walk across the bridge as its weight limit was 6 tons and the bus weighed 5 tons, the same procedure on Saturday night with the trip to the pictures in Wanaka.” There is still some of the old suspension cable visible on the eastern
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bank of the river and the bridge access is still there too. Unfortunately, in the 1950s, history was “bunk” so to speak and everything was desired to be new. So the little suspension bridge fell foul of a D8. Once the dam had been completed, a road across the top of it replaced the bridges, connecting State Highway 6 with the growing township. The district got additional bridges slowly. In 1902, a meeting of the Vincent County Council agreed that, although there was little money available for bridges, outlying settlers deserved better transport facilities than ferries across the Clutha River. James Horn, VCC chairman, declared that the government should help to finance four bridges, and that the Lands Department, which received a great deal in rents from pastoral leases, should also help. A group of councillors, including John Kane of ‘Grandview’, then visited the northern part of the district, including the Hawea area. They agreed on a bridge site across the Lindis River and another at the Luggate punt crossing, and were then met at Hawea Flat by a deputation requesting local bridges, claiming that ferries were no longer adequate for current requirements. Horn replied that council would make every effort to respond to the need. The visitors then crossed the one existing (suspension) bridge, over the Hawea river, on their way to Pembroke (which was later named Wanaka). Nevertheless, it was not until October 1915 that the so-called “Red Bridge” across the Clutha near Luggate was opened. Then, in 1930, the James Horn bridge at Albert Town was completed, and the Camphill Road bridge across the Hawea River came soon after in the same year.
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also be racing to the top on the day and the pair have been training on the 420 steps at the 45th parallel and on the stairs of the Clyde Dam. “I’m as prepared as I can be for a 62-year-old. The thing that drives me is getting from the bottom to the top without stopping. It’s all about mental resilience,” Charlie said. “It’s an awesome event. The dinner afterwards is very humbling. Last year a couple spoke about their daughter’s journey through leukemia and it makes you realise what people have to go through. That’s why 950 firefighters are happy to run up it every year.” Pete, Dave and Charlie have all been raising money and they have contributed to the national grand total of $713,818, a figure which is expected to top $1million. To support the men, visit firefightersclimb.org.nz and go to ‘find a firefighter’. Pictured: Cromwell’s Charlie Le Couteur and Dave Holden raising money for Leukemia and Blood Cancer New Zealand.
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Founder of the critical thinkers group Amy Ballantyne said that the session would be an informal drop-in event with posters, information and morning tea. “Hawea is known as a ‘cold spot’ for immunisation resulting in frequent outbreaks of preventable disease such as whooping cough,” Amy said. “We started our group to promote critical thinking in the area. We’re worried about the amount of misinformation out there and just want to get people thinking really.”
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Cell service for Haast A fully operational 3G mobile tower has been completed in Haast, giving the township, and about 3km along State Highway 6 to the north and east, mobile coverage for the first time. Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Minister Clare Curran said, “Haast sits in the middle of a 244km mobile reception blackspot that runs from
Fox Glacier to Lake Hawea. Contacting emergency services has previously been very difficult and in an area that sees a huge amount of tourist traffic, as well as a significant number of road accidents, we needed to take this urgent action. “Sections of SH6 between Fox Glacier and Lake Hawea will also have coverage by the end of the year when between six and eight small roadside mobile sites will be placed on NZTA land, rest areas and on private land where available, along that
section of highway.” The Haast 3G tower has been built by the RCG and is the first tower it has completed under the second phase of the Rural Broadband Initiative (RBI2) and Mobile Black Spots Fund programme (MBSF). The new tower uses satellites to connect to the national network for voice and text services but high speed broadband won’t be available until a permanent 4G solution for Haast and other locations on the West Coast can be built.
A newly installed flashing sign on the road into Wanaka before the Albert Town-Hawea turnoff appears to be making a difference. The sign is designed to flash with the speed the vehicle is travelling at, and, if it is more than the posted speed limit of 80kph, advises motorists to slow down. In the short time the Wanaka Sun spent observing driving behaviour at the scene, almost all of the drivers who recorded a speed of higher than 80kph applied their brakes and slowed down upon seeing the sign.
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Pursuant to Clause 20 of the First Schedule of the Resource Management Act 1991 the Queenstown Lakes District Council gives public notice that on 17 May 2018 the Queenstown Lakes Operative District Plan will become operative with respect to the following Plan Change - Plan Change 52: Mount Cardrona Station. A full copy of the schedule to make this Plan Change operative can be viewed online at the following locations: •
QLDC website: www.qldc.govt.nz – under District Plan Changes to the Operative District Plan – Plan Change 52 – Mount Cardrona Station
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This notice advises on Thursday 10 May 2018, of an addendum to the Summary of Decisions Requested relating to a submission made during the original submission period. This submission was omitted from the original summary of decisions requested. The addendum and a copy of the submission it relates to are now available for inspection at: www.qldc.govt.nz/proposed-district-plan - under Stage 2. Free online access to the addendum is available at QLDC Libraries and Offices. Further submissions can now be made in support of or in opposition to this submission. The closing date for these further submissions is Thursday 24 May 2018. Who can make a further submission? The following persons may lodge a further submission: (a)
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What can a further submission cover? Further submissions must be limited to matters in support of or in opposition to a matter raised in an original submission.
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Hearing of submissions on the Waste Minimisation and Management Plan 2018 - Armstrong Room, Lake Wanaka Centre, Wanaka. Wednesday 16 May 2018 at 3.30pm.
Written submissions must follow Form 6 as prescribed by the Resource Management Act 1991. This form is available from the locations listed above.
Hearing of submissions on the Waste Minimisation and Management Plan 2018 - Council Chambers, 10 Gorge Road, Queenstown. Thursday 17 May 2018 at 1.00pm.
Queenstown Lakes District Council Proposed District Plan - Stage 2 - Omission in Summary of Decisions Requested On 12 April 2018 Queenstown Lakes District Council notified a summary of decisions requested for the Proposed District Plan - Stage 2.
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Tourism body questioned Dear editor, Lake Wanaka Tourism (LWT) has met with their compatriots Destination Queenstown, Ignite Wanaka and Queenstown’s Chamber of Commerce plus the mayor and his deputy to signal “a new era in consultation and collaboration” on tourism. The latter two are probably also members of these organisations This is like a meeting on the challenges of smoking with the participants being Rothmans, Benson & Hedges, Pall Mall and the new owner of the [dairy]. LWT’s disconnect from the general community is frightening for the future of Wanaka. “We want a town that can support more tourists” states Mr Morrison of LWT. Really?! This is totally opposite to the feedback I hear from the general community... From the residents and visitors not included in the discussion. “We also need to learn from the mistakes Queenstown had made,” is another quote, yet these are the very people who supported the handing over of the Wanaka Airport to Queenstown Airport Corporation for 99 years. Despite upcoming consultation on our airport the new owners didn’t buy it to then be prevented from them making a large financial return on it. The ‘economic benefits’ arguments will drown the social wellbeing aspect. The benefits to a few are not enough to compensate the locals, and other kiwis, who are experiencing the loss of amenity and lifestyle. “We can’t close the gate” is also stated. However viable solutions won’t be found by the identities who are trying to make the gate bigger via Wanaka Airport and have vested interests in growth. These disciples of the Donald Trump School of Economics shall promote growth and economic benefits at the expense of our habitat and environment. Mr Morrison states we have relatively few tourists compared to Yosemite Valley USA who have 11 million a year. That’s a very unattractive situation for a National Park and exactly what tourists are trying to avoid when they come to places like Wanaka. The benchmark on tourism and growth must be the impact on the local community, not Yosemite. Not that long ago LWT marketed Wanaka as a “Lifestyle Reserve”! That was quickly dropped as it soon became obvious their pursuit of tourism growth was destroying Wanaka’s lifestyle. LWT is now a bad investment for the commercial rate payers who fund it. LWT have become ineffective and irrelevant in a market swamped by the social media posts of the tourists already visiting. These ratepayers should end the LWT junkets and spend the money improving local amenities. Council should note that these issues need much more discussion and feedback from the general community. The organisations you prefer to meet with have no mandate from the community at large. They do not own our town and its environs. They are simply member-only, partisan lobby groups. Just because tourists see Queenstown and Wanaka as one region does not mean Wanaka residents want to be morphed into little Queenstowners. The backlash will begin and Wanaexit will emerge. Noel Williams
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: RESPONSE Lake Wanaka Tourism chair Mark Morrison responds: It is unfortunate that your reader feels this way. I would like to invite them (and anyone else in the community) to contact me and/or James Helmore (LWT GM) personally, so we can discuss the benefits and challenges of tourism, and the role LWT undertakes to attract visitors to our region as much of this is not seen by our broader community. Many people would not know about the recent awards and accolades LWT has received for its industry leading freedom camping activity, website, and winter campaign. Or our upcoming adoption of the Tourism Industry Sustainability Tourism Commitment (www.sustainabletourism.nz). My contact is LWTchair@gmail.com and James’ is james@wanaka.co.nz. Later this month LWT will be holding workshops to seek the opinions of our members and broader community stakeholder groups as part of our upcoming Strategic Planning process. This will help shape the future direction of our visitor industry to benefit of our community, environment and economy. The outcomes of these workshops will be reflected in the reset of the Lake Wanaka Tourism Strategic Plan and I would encourage all LWT members to attend the Member Workshop planned for Wednesday, May 16, from 6.00pm – 8.30pm. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Positive dialogue about swearing ‘Frenchy’ French C Claire Kahu Youth Worker Angie, one of our youth workers, opened a discussion around swearing in our team and with the young people here at Kahu Youth as we endeavour to have the youth centre as an inclusive service for the whole of the Upper Clutha youth. What swear words, if any, were acceptable? What swear words would be so unacceptable that people would be asked to leave? I myself am not innocent all the time on the swearing front so how could we make a system fair for all? We began by banning swearing – with a stand down period if people did. This lead to two bans over the weekend, but it didn’t feel like the right or only solution. I spoke to my own supervisor about how to lead to a fun and proactive approach to the issue, one which could get the young people involved and on board. My supervisor has suggested a swear jar – but as I advised, young people very rarely have spare cash to put in the jar so it wouldn’t work. ‘How about a jobs list?’ She asked. What a fantastic idea! At drop-in this weekend I had a group session with the usual suspects. This created a healthy and open dialogue around what were the
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Experience Delivery Manager Now that’s a seriously impressive title eh, might need to get you a really big business card to fit that on there. You may or may not know that Wanaka’s own New Zealand Fine Touring Group operates a number of individual brands arranging and selling touring holidays within New Zealand to international visitors. Our dedicated team of New Zealand specialists are focused on ensuring our customers get the very best New Zealand experience possible. Behind the scenes we have a bunch of supporting roles that help make this happen. This is a brand spanking new one that we believe will be pivotal to the ongoing growth and success of our business i.e. it will help manage our customer’s experience. The most important part of the business really. No pressure. To secure this role you must be a go getter, a master at cutting through the crap and a detail orientated organiser while at the same time be a strategic thinker who can help connect all aspects of our sales strategy and manage its execution so we can really wow our customers! You’ll spend your day (between coffees) focusing your time on the operational drivers of our sales team, ensuring that we deliver what we promise to deliver, monitoring, reporting, overseeing and working on areas of opportunity. The Experience Delivery Manager, actually let’s call it the EDM from now on (isn’t everything just better when it has an acronym?) will work closely with our sales team, our sales team coach and of course our Head of Sales. If you think the EDM sounds a bit like you and you can tick off the below super seven skills then we want to talk to you: 1. Some experience in the sales field (doesn’t have to have been in travel) would be great 2. You love solving challenges with the simplest possible solution. 3. You’re a master at analysing systems and processes and making them even better. 4. You have excellent communication skills and a ‘do it and learn it, fast’ approach. 5. You’re a lateral thinking, problem solving, people leading, fun loving son of a gun. 6. You understand that we sell dreams not travel and dream selling is a serious business. 7. You won’t want to work for a corporate as we don’t do corporate. Gross. 8. You’ll understand that 6 bullet points often becomes 7 – but you love change and you’ll have the patience to deal with it like a boss. Sound like you? If so then please send us your C.V. and covering letter (by 21 May 2018) telling us why you wanakareer as our EDM and why this role is made for you. Address it to dionne@nzft.co.nz
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The Wanaka Guide and Scout Group (WGSG) is sending out a plea to the community for new kea scout group leaders. The current kea Leader has been running the group for five years and starting from Term 3 is planning to get the Wanaka Scout Group up and running again. The scout group has currently lapsed due to a lack of leaders. WGSG secretary Emily Sancha said the group ideally needed several people to lead the group. “Keas are six- to eight-year-old boys and girls,
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and meet 3.30pm-5pm on Tuesdays at the Scout Den during school term. Ideally future leaders would get involved this term and learn the ropes from our current kea leader. We will also run a parent roster so that leaders would have support at every session. “It’s an amazing thing to do for your community, and would ensure that our kea group could continue next year, and our children could then participate in keas, cubs and scouts,” she said. Anyone interested in becoming a leader can contact Emily at wanakascoutgroup@outlook.com. Pictured: Kea scout Dylan Godfreys at the ANZAC Day service.
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Wanaka Stadium Bowls Monday evening Edgewater Trophy 1st D Urquhart B Steel N Robertson 2nd R Hurley Pairs P Hope E Alty 3rd M Young K Sutherland T Outram Tuesday morning 2x4x2 1st J Rich G McMillan 2nd B Russell B McKenzie 3rd K Davey K Mitchell Tuesday afternoon 2x4x2Pairs 1st A Moore J Feehly 2nd T Tovey P Traynor 3rd B Holmes I Fletcher Wednesday Afternoon Triples 1st G Cross K Outram J Millar 2nd B Russell M Hardy A Bryan 3rd G Russell K Mitchell J Hogan Thursday afternoon Triples 1st I Brown M Wilson J Brook 2nd G Thomas A Turnbull F Cameron 3rd C Nyenhuis M Steel R Robertson Friday Afternoon Progressive Skips 1st R Wales 2nd I Fletcher 3rd T Tovey Thirds 1st A Brown 2nd J Feehly 3rd A Bryan Seconds 1st N Young Leads 1st F Beardsley 2nd S Morris 3rd T Tattersfield Netball UC Yr13 Social 21 v Mac Lakeland 6. Mountainside 9 v Silverthreads 32. Nulook Hawea 46 v Mac A 41. Stihi Shop Hawea 18 v Yr11 Social 22. Wanaka Selection Pioneer 36 v Pioneer A 49. Cromwell A 50 v Cromwell B 33. Yr12/13 Social 22 v Mac Engineers 4. Pioneer B 27 v Yr10A 23. Pioneer C 22 v Yr 9A 23. Mac B 22 v The Camp Hawea 19. Cromwell C 31 v Lake Bar 18. Dream Doors Hawea 31 v Taylor Pass Honey 23. Yr9/10B 19 v Mac C 34. Bridge (Tues) N/S 1st Shirley Coppage, Heather Wellman 61.43%. 2nd Jacqui Roberts, Rosemary Boswell 59.52%. 3rd Hans Limacher, Claire Williams 55.71%. E/W 1st Claire Romeril, Blair Coghill 61.11%. 2nd Anne Hudson, Sue Blake 60.56%. 3rd Jill Rich, Joan Pyle 59.44% (Wed) N/S 1st Rosemary Boswell, Carol Orbell 59.38%. 2nd Alan & Denise Bunn 57.03%. 3rd Eleanor Jessep, Peter Hart 55.73%. E/W 1st Neil Robinson, Tommie Munns 58.13%. 2nd Jan Wynn-Williams, Marion Murphy 57.67%. 3rd Jeanette Gillies, Maureen Hawke 53.41% (Fri H/Cap) N/S 1st Dot Cotton, Jeanette Gillies 53.70% 2nd Noeline Munro, Jude Gunn 53.01%. 3rd Lesley Airey, Carolyn Grey 51.55%. E/W 1st Claire Williams, Hans Limacher 66.50%. 2nd Joan & Ross Moon 57.79%. 3rd Val Young, Eddie Lowe 53.75% (Mon) N/S 1st Maggie Stratford, Sherril Harries 66.43%. 2nd Jenny Pryde, Marion Furneaux 56.29%. 3rd equal Ken Saxby, Martin Unwin/Dorothy McDonald, Judy Briggs 55.24%. E/W 1st Boyd Ottrey, Helen Cornwell 60.23%. 2nd Pat & Selwyn Green 59.28%. 3rd Sue & Ian Halsted 57.77% Wanaka Tournament 1st in open Ena Leckie, Laraine Shepherd. 1st in intermediate Jan & John Lyness. THE WANAKA SUN
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WHITE R ROB journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz Wanaka sixth annual Disc Golf Open attracted a record number of competitors last weekend. Hosted at Lismore Park by Disc Golf Wanaka (DGW), the competition saw 70 entrants go head-to-head over three days, with national ranking points and a range of prizes at stake. The event began with the friendly Dress-up Doubles contest on Friday, May 4, before two days of intensive competition on Saturday and Sunday (May 5-6) ended with a playoff between the top six performing players. The competition is part of the sport’s New Zealand tour and Wanaka’s players dominated the rankings with five wins. Kyle Martin and Hayley Flintoft won the open men’s and women’s, while Robyn Agnew (women’s masters) and Dom Hayden (men’s grandmasters) also took victories. The recreational women’s event, held for people new to the sport, was won by Anita Hawkings, but despite Wanaka’s success it was Queenstown’s Hemi Te Awhitu who took the overall and men’s masters titles back over the Crown Range. Speaking to the Wanaka Sun, Kyle said he was very happy with his win, which
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of crucial saves, but Alexandra B was also guilty of missing some very easy chances. Its shots on goal were awful, for want of a better word. Despite WFCY losing its way and not really playing as team, especially in the second half, some players really stood out. All of the teams Southern United Academy players - Fletcher Cavanagh, Weston Bell and Levi Fletcher - played very well. Noah Holmes also played well. The final score was 2-1, a lucky win for Wanaka FC Youth. In the other Wanaka football games, Wanaka A beat the Falcons 5-1 in a physical division one match at the Queenstown Events Centre. Over at Jacks Points in a division two match, Wanaka Braves went down 5-2 to the division two leaders Rovers Classic. Wanaka FC Braves take on Arrowtown at 12.30pm and Wanaka FC A (Athletic) take on Wakatipu at 3pm at the Wanaka Recreation Centre this Saturday (May 12), while Wanaka FC Youth is away to Alexandra B. – By Wanaka Football World
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came in difficult weather conditions. “I was pretty stoked on that one. I’ve got close a few times, but it’s my first open win. “It was windy as hell. Wanaka always pulls out the wind. We had to deal with some pretty intense conditions,” he said. Kyle, a member of DGW, helps to organise the Open each year and he said although it was a big undertaking, it has been getting easier as the club grows and adds more expertise to its ranks. “We put in a lot of effort to make it memorable and special for people. We have to find sponsors, organise food and there was a lot of course maintenance. Finding the sponsors is the biggest thing because we wouldn’t be able to come up with the prizes without them,” he said. DGW wanted to thank its sponsors and Kyle also expressed his gratitude to QLDC, which provided toilets and rubbish collection services. Pictured: Robyn Agnew (Wanaka) Women’s Masters Winner, Dom Hayden (Wanaka) - Men’s Grand Masters Winner, Anita Hawken (Wanaka) Women’s Recreational Winner, Hayley May Flintoft (Wanaka) - Women’s Open Winner, Kyle Martin (Wanaka) Men’s Open Winner, Hemi Te Awhitu (Queenstown) - Men’s Masters and Overall Winner and Sam Hulbe-Pulver (Dunedin) - Junior Winner.
Wanaka FC Youth (WFCY) took on Alexandra B in a division two game at the Wanaka Recreation Centre at the weekend. The team, comprising Mount Aspiring College (MAC) senior players with a few experienced adults, looked disjointed and there didn’t seem to be any direction to its play. It should have dominated with its speed, fitness and skill level, but it was Alexandra that dictated the game. If Alex had better finishers up front to convert the chances it had, the score and final result would have been very different. WFCY (pictured) opened the scoring with a header by year 12 MAC student Jacob Lang and went up again with an own goal by Alexandra. Alexandra B then pulled one back to make it 2-1 to Wanaka at the break. WFCY made some substitutions in the second half and looked in control of the match, but things just started to go sideways. WFCY gave Alexandra too many chances to come back into the game. Stand-in keeper, MAC student Lukas Schafer, had an excellent game. He was called on to make a couple
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Paddon wins fourth Whangarei Rally with pace notes which worked well, and learnt a couple things with tyre management and different driving strategies between the first and second pass – good things that will translate to overseas competition,” Hayden said. He also took time out to pay tribute to his stand-in co-driver Malcolm Peden. “Malcolm did a great job. It’s certainly not easy for him to step in like this when we’ve done nothing
together in the past. “As the rally progressed, our work together gained confidence. I’m really happy with the job he did. I wasn’t expecting miracles and, if anything, he exceeded my expectations,” he said. Hayden left New Zealand on Monday (May 7) to head to Europe, with the Rally de Portugal on May 1720 next on his list. Pictured: Hayden racing to victory.
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WHITE R ROB journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz Wanaka rally driver Hayden Paddon has claimed his fourth ENEOS International Rally of Whangarei title after winning all 18 stages at the May 5-6 event. Hayden took victory by a margin of seven minutes and 26 seconds in the two-day gravel rally, which served as the opening round for the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship and the second round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand
Rally Championship. Racing in his New Zealand-built Hyundai i20 AP4+ car, the four-time champion said it was good preparation for the challenges ahead. “It’s been a very good weekend. Everything has gone according to plan and I’ve enjoyed the roads up here. “We worked on a few things like some changes
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The Game bird season officially opened on Saturday May 5, with hunters out in force despite the variable weather conditions and duck numbers. Fish & Game officer Paul van Klink confirmed that 4000 Game bird licences have been sold in Otago and said seven teams were out making checks. “Compliance was overall pretty good. Offences were detected in the Maniototo region, where two hunters had their shotguns seized for using lead shot over water,” he said. Pictured: Decoys dot a body of water.
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