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he Wanaka Upper Clutha Lions has raised $14,952 this year for a very special project to celebrate 100 years of the Lions club. The centennial legacy project provided funds for what the club believes is New Zealand’s first wheelchair-user friendly and easily accessible barbecue and a new picnic area at the community-led development in Allenby Park. The UC Lions have raised $7000, with $3000 raised by the Leos, a group of young volunteers, and $4500 donated from the Lloyd Morgan Trust which originally started the Lions in NZ. The cheque for $14,952 was delivered by Shirley Dickson and Ann Saunders from UC Lions to Queenstown Lakes District Council Councillor Quentin Smith on Saturday July 14. Since then the UC Lions has received another grant of $8000 from the Lions Foundation to go towards a new shelter at Allenby Park. Ann Saunders who has been organising and planning the park funding along with other UC Lions members for the past year said the park is looking great and complete funding is not too far away. The park was scheduled to officially open on July 22 but the date is yet to be confirmed, as the asphalt still has to be laid and is weather dependent. As well as receiving a cheque on Saturday, 118 new trees were planted at the park. QLDC Parks and Recreation team member Diana Mason, along with 12 community members, planted the new additions. “I think it was great, the community is so supportive and keen to be involved,” Diana said. In order to finish the park area, $2500 still needs to be acquired which Ann hopes to get in the next few weeks. Pictured: Community members planted the gardens around the playground at Allenby Park on Saturday. (Inset) Shirley Dickson, Quentin Smith and Ann Saunders with the donated cheque.
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Taking the cake to Riversdale Owens A Aimee journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz Riversdale Arts will be holding a eight-day exhibition beginning tomorrow (July 20), with an opening gala featuring “extreme” cakes. One of the extreme cakes to be featured is by local baker and cake artist, Brittany Thurston of White Rabbit Cakes in Hawea, who started her own business a little over a year ago. The cake is a three-tier, 600mm tall geode cake which will be auctioned off at the gala and will be alongside a single-tier, matching chocolate cake for the buyer to enjoy. The cakes are covered in about 2.5kg of marbled fondant with hand painted and individually placed isomalt crystals to create the inside of the geode. This will be the first time Brittany has submitted a piece for the Riversdale Arts Exhibition which is now in its 45th year. “I wanted to design a cake that somewhat defies gravity, is interesting to look at and also symbolises the beauty of raw nature,” Brittany said. “I think the geode is the perfect inspiration for this and fun to make in cake form.” The geode cake is one of three that have been created to be auctioned at a wine and cheese event called ‘Edible Artistry - Have your cake and eat it too’ on Saturday July 21. The only criteria was “to make any cake you’d like, that you typically wouldn’t be able to”. The event will also host a number of local artists during the exhibition, including Kym Beaton, Dave Attwell, Olivia Turner and Stephen Marty Welch of Cromwell. Two Central Otago artists, Marion Santos of Queenstown and Mika Turnbull of Frankton, are finalists in the Emerging Artist Awards, with a prize value of $1000, the winner of which will be announced on opening night. The exhibition, at Riversdale Community Centre, will run daily from 11am to 5pm with the exception of Sunday July 29 when it closes at 3pm. Pictured: Practise geode cake made two weeks ago before Brittany creates a similar cake for the exhibition.
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Beach access solution wanted Blunt R Ruth editor@thewanakasun.co.nz Concern over the damage caused by vehicles being driven over Beacon Point Beach has prompted a local couple to call for a “strategic placement of boulders” to restrict vehicle access to the area. Wanaka residents Robyn and Mike Barker said there are areas of beach and swampy grassland on the foreshore that are increasingly being driven on and damaged. “It is making a real mess and undoubtedly damaging the ecosystem.” The couple points out that further along Beacon Point Road, near to where Penrith Park Drive meets the track, vehicle access has been restricted by the placement of large boulders.
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Forming visions and values Blunt R Ruth editor@thewanakasun.co.nz The new primary school Establishment Board of Trustees met for the second time on Friday July 13. EBOT chairperson, Dr Ian Hall, said the fiveperson Board has two key streams of work under way at the moment. “The Board has been supplied with all of the information collected from the earlier consultations and this information is being distilled into a draft statement of vision and values which will become a basis for wider community consultation and engagement,” he said. Ministry of Education-led consultation in 2015 was held in two stages, both of which included a
In an email they asked, “Is it possible that some further strategic placement of boulders could be considered as a solution to this problem?” Queenstown Lakes District Council spokesperson Campbell Weal said council is currently working with community groups towards a solution to the issue around access to the beach and lake shore. “Beacon Point Beach is Legal Road so we have to allow public access, but we do have the power to prohibit vehicles,” Campbell said. He said people should not be driving on reserves or beaches. “When it comes to people driving on reserves or in our parks, we need to get the vehicle’s registration details in order to take the matter further.”
workshop facilitated by independent education consultation Dr Gabrielle Wall and an online survey. The key themes that emerged from the consultation process were a strong sense of community, and a desire that future education provision reinforces the supportive nature of the community, with access to the natural environment, green spaces and technology also featuring strongly. The Board has promised ongoing opportunities for engagement, anticipating that initial consultation will be held during the next school term. The Board is being consulted by the Ministry of Education regarding aspects of the new school’s design, and will be visiting selected schools in Christchurch next week to see models of good design.
BUTLER D DANIELLE newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz The owners of Lake Hawea Holiday Park have appealed for motorhomes to be allowed across the whole park and not just part of it, as the council’s current Proposed District Plan (PDP) allows. Sarah and Richard Burdon, who have been running the holiday park for the last six years, have appealed to the Environment Court on a number of Queenstown Lakes District Council’s decisions on the PDP released in May, including zoning of land in and around the holiday park. “In order for the park to be sustainable in the future it needs to be operational for 12 months of the year,” Sarah said. “At present the campground has limited accommodation options and limited facilities. Camping is really
only suited to the summer months. Without any further development of warmer accommodation into the holiday park the only way to cover increasing costs is to increase prices. “It then becomes unaffordable to camp at the park and the park cannot compete with its competitors or change with the markets and demands.” The couple, who also farm Glen Dene and run Glen Dene hunting businesses, have appealed for site specific zoning under the Glen Dene Rural Lifestyle Zone, which would provide for limited further subdivision and development. “[This would provide] a suite of site-specific objectives, policies and rules which recognise site specific resource management issues and ensure a more effective long-term management regime for the land,” Sarah said.
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Rural zoning inadequate says society BUTLER D DANIELLE newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz Queenstown Lakes District Council’s (QLDC) Proposed District Plan (PDP) process has not been good enough in the eyes of the Upper Clutha Environmental Society (UCES), which is appealing the plan’s Rural Zone decisions. The society has appealed to the Environment Court all parts of Stage One of the PDP which relate to subdivision and/or development in the Rural Zone. In its appeal, the society said that PHOTO: supplied the decision erred in deciding that Stage One of the PDP is efficient and effective in achieving the purposes of the Resource Management Act. “The PDP does not adequately protect “This will ensure the property remains affordable for future generations the Outstanding for future home-owners,” Julie said. Natural Landscape and Outstanding The Trust has assisted around 30 households in Wanaka through its range of housing programmes. “There are currently around 100 Wanaka households on our waiting list,” Julie said, with future housing in the Upper Clutha located “wherever we end up with land next through the DANIELLE BUTLER inclusionary zoning process – so possibly Hikuwai newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz or Hawea”. Secure Home was one of several actions developed The Department of Conservation by the Mayoral Housing Affordability Taskforce (DOC) has taken Queenstown Lakes which ran last year. District Council (QLDC) to the Taskforce chair and QLDC Councillor, John Environment Court in an appeal MacDonald, said: “We’re very pleased to see against some of its Proposed District progress is being made with this programme. This Plan (PDP) decisions. is one of the key recommendations to come out of Director-General of Conservation the taskforce report, and council is behind the Trust Lewis Sanson appealed the QLDC’s 100 percent.” decision to increase vegetation When he announced the scheme in October 2017, coverage thresholds under which he said it would be used across the district with the indigenous vegetation clearance aim of having 1000 affordable homes available for was permitted. use by 2028. Mr Sanson said that the increased Pictured: Construction of Queenstown Lakes thresholds would enable the clearance Community Housing Trust’s six Secure Home of potentially significant indigenous houses are underway at Cherwell Lane in vegetation and habitats of indigenous Shotover Country.
Secure Home pilot underway REPORTER S STAFF editor@thewanakasun.co.nz A new affordable housing scheme being piloted in Shotover Country will be available district-wide. The first six homes in a pioneering Secure Home scheme are underway, with Queenstown Community Housing Trust building two twobedroom and four three-bedroom homes. The first of its kind in New Zealand, Secure Home is a programme where people purchase the properties through a 99-year land lease arrangement, with the Trust retaining ownership of the land in perpetuity. “The essence of the Secure Home programme means a household will be able to purchase the home at around the cost to build it, excluding the land cost,” Trust executive officer Julie Scott said. “They will then pay a very low ground rent on the land, which will only ever increase annually and in line with inflation.” In the pilot, low ground rent will be set at 1.5 percent of land value, compared to a standard lease which would expect a 4 to 5 percent return. The scheme has a restricted resale clause, whereby the property can only ever be sold back to the Trust at the original purchase price plus consumer price index for the years the owners have been in the house.
Natural Feature landscapes of the district from inappropriate subdivision and/or development,” the society’s appeal said. “The society seeks that the PDP includes more overt and explicit Rural Zone objectives, policies, assessment matters and rules that reflect the critical role that landscape values and their protection play in maintaining and developing the Queenstown Lakes District and national economy.” The society added that it would like to see sufficient land zoned in the district for residential purposes to satisfy population growth until at least 2048, without the need to grant consent for any additional residential capacity in the Rural Zone.
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Owens A Aimee journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz Harcourts Wanaka has donated its fee for the recent auction of mechanical and engineering tools, ride on mowers and many other sundry items to the Upper Clutha Hospice Trust. More than a 100 people attended the auction last month which lasted just over two hours. The auction was undertaken by Harcourts for Jenny and Peter Barratt. The real estate firm arranged with the Barratts that the Upper Clutha Hospice Trust would be the beneficiary in lieu of it taking a fee.
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Bastille Day on the slopes REPORTER S STAFF editor@thewanakasun.co.nz Frenchman Pierre Champagnat celebrated Bastille Day on July 14 by competing in the Wanaka Ski and Snowsports Club Race Your Mate event at Treble Cone with his Frenchmade yooner sit-ski. Pierre lives in Wanaka with his partner Janelle Fletcher and brought the yooner here from the alpine town of Annecy in southeastern France. Formally called a paret, they were traditionally made from an old ski,
a broomstick and a seat, and were a means of transport for children going to school in the French Alps. Modern yooners are described as an easy, alternative thrill to skiing or snowboarding. “It’s great to yooner and ski at a local mountain like Treble Cone. And the Wanaka Ski and Snowsports Club offer a very welcoming bonjour to everyone,” Pierre said. “Wanaka is very similar to my hometown of Annecy – also with a lake and mountains – and it’s my home away from home.”
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Although establishments in Wanaka did not show the eagerly-anticipated World Cup Championship early morning game on Monday, it did not stop the French fans forgoing sleep to watch the game that was to seal their team’s fate. Noé Chavanne from Marseille watched the final at a friend’s house as every bar in town was closed when the game was shown live at 3am on July 16. Noé said it was “always a pleasure to win”. He thought that the team did very well, as did the coach. “It wasn’t the best team at the beginning of the tournament but at the end only one team comes back home with the trophy.” France won 4-2 to Croatia with goals from Antoine Griezmann, Paul Pogba and Kylian Mbaappé. France won its first World Cup title in 1998 and the national team is one of eight to have won the FIFA World Cup title and one of only six to have done so more than once.
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UC Lions member recognised Owens A Aimee journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz One of Wanaka’s Upper Clutha Lions’ valued members, Ann Saunders has been awarded the Melvin Jones Award. Melvin Jones was the founder of the Lions International in 1917 and the award is the greatest of its kind given to Lions members for their devoted humanitarian work. Ann joined the UC Lions in September 2001 and during her 17 years’ membership she has held most positions within the club including bulletin editor, child mobility representative, Leo’s advisor, and president. The former-president is known to be a very knowledgeable member and has even managed to sponsor five new
members to join the Lions. Ann has also been the editor for the Southern Flyer bulletin for the last five years. During her years volunteering, Ann has also instigated a successful Wanaka Leo’s club at a secondary school, where she is said to have been “a wonderful mentor and support,” which the group believe may not have survived without Ann’s drive and dedication. A spokesperson for the UC Lions said: “We as a club are very proud that Ann has received this award.” Ann said the recognition was a big surprise and that she was “chuffed” to receive such an award. Pictured: Shirley Dickson, Ann Saunders and Passed District Governor Andy Andrews.
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REPORTER S STAFF editor@thewanakasun.co.nz In the last three years local fire brigades have attended almost 40 house fires, with working smoke alarms in only 23 percent of those dwellings. From July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2018, the Wanaka, Luggate and Hawea volunteer fire brigades have attended a total of 39 fires in dwellings such as houses, flats and apartments. Nine of those dwellings were recorded as having working smoke alarms. The news comes as Fire And Emergency New Zealand highlights the value of smoke alarms after a recent fire gutted a Lower Hutt home. Hutt Valley Fire and Emergency assistant area commander Matthew Abel said the four adults and five children in the house were lucky to escape with their lives. “If it hadn’t been for the alarm going off, we could have been dealing with multiple fatalities. “The house went up fast. They all had to jump out windows. By the time our crews got there flames were coming out of every room.”
A landowner who wishes to rezone Sticky Forest as a residential area has had his submission rejected by Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) as part of its Proposed District Plan (PDP) process. Michael Beresford has appealed against the decision in the Environment Court, maintaining that the land should be rezoned from its current Rural status to Low Density Residential. Independent commissioners Trevor Robinson, Jenny Hudson and Calum MacLeod said that, while there was merit in Mr Beresford’s contention, some parts of the site were suitable for urban development, and that there was an absence of clarity as to the nature and location of legal rights of access to the site. QLDC accepted that the site was landlocked as a result of a subdivision pursued by the Crown in order to effect settlements under the Ngai Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998 and the South Island Landless Natives Act 1906. This meant that the land had not been subject to normal processes, something which Prudence Steven, Counsel for Mr Beresford, said had left the appellant in a position of difficulty. The commissioners added that the submission was premature and that the Rural Zone was currently the most appropriate way to achieve the objectives of the PDP.
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Landowner and council’s airport clash BUTLER D DANIELLE newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz The owner of a 14ha strip of land opposite Wanaka Airport has criticised the council’s failure to rezone land at the airport in its Proposed District Plan (PDP). Jeremy Bell Investments Limited ( JBIL) has appealed to the Environment Court in a bid to get his original submission to the plan accepted, which included rezoning a site at the junction of Wanaka Luggate Highway (SH6) and Mt Barker Road from a Rural Zone to a Wanaka Airport Mixed Use Zone. The submission asked for the rezoning so that the land, part of Criffel Station, could be used for
airport-related activities including rental vehicles, storage and visitor accommodation. Counsel for JBIL, Phil Page, said that Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) had been wrong in nine of its findings, including that there was low demand for such airport-related activities and that the range and proposed scale of the activities would have adverse effects. “The decision does not take into account the expected growth of the Wanaka Airport and fails to recognise the importance of airport-related activities to adequately serve airport users,” Mr Page said. Mr Page added that QLDC had overlooked that the site was already used for commercial activities and the support of the airport, which had negligible productive value for Criffel Station.
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Diversification sought through zoning REPORTER S STAFF editor@thewanakasun.co.nz Lake McKay Station Ltd is opposing the location of the Outstanding Natural Landscape (ONL) line on four Proposed District Plan maps (11, 11a , 18 and 18a). Lake McKay Station is a 6500ha property on the Pisa Range behind the Luggate township, and bordered by the Luggate Gorge. The company’s concerns lie with the location of the ONL and the impact it will have on future land use and the diversity of its business. It considers the ONL line should be located at a higher altitude on the north end of the Pisa Range and where it passes through Lake McKay Station. Lake McKay Station Ltd contends that most of the lower terraces on the north end of the Pisa Range are a modified farm landscape and, as such, should be categorised as Rural Landscapes Classification (RLC). It believes the ONL should be along the line of the boundary between the terraces and rising foothills of the Pisa Range, which is along the 550m above sea level (asl) contour across Dead Horse Creek, Tin
Hut Creek and the south branch of Luggate Creek. It crosses Luggate Creek gorge at about 450m asl and then continues along this contour on Criffel Station, in a westerly direction, to the Cardrona River Valley. It also disagrees with the position of the ONL, Clutha River Corridor, believing the southern half of the terrace face should be zoned as RLC as it is modified farm land with existing farm structures. The company has plans to extend its 200ha irrigation development by 70ha in the next two years to more intensely cultivate the land with crop rotation and winter feed production. It has an existing resource consent to clear indigenous plants to plant lucerne on an area of land which is partially visible from Ballantyne Road, and views the midrun area as a modified farm landscape. The company is currently applying for a plan change for the northern half of the midrun to be zoned as Rural Lifestyle to create well spaced-out 2ha blocks, with the open country around the blocks farmed. It proposes that a Rural Lifestyle classification would allow for diversification of land use for the farm business to be more resilient in the future.
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New director of lakeside resort REPORTER S STAFF editor@thewanakasun.co.nz Mike Barton has been appointed as a new director to the Board of Directors by the shareholders of Edgewater Resort Hotel Ltd. The resort’s former general manager and financial controller, Mike is the only director living in Wanaka. He has governance experiences from a number of board roles in the private and not-for-profit sectors. He is the current deputy chair of Lake Wanaka PHOTO: supplied Tourism and has been a member of Chartered Accountants Australia & “The future developments will help New Zealand and Governance New catapult the hotel into yet another Zealand for almost 30 years. positive phase of its evolution.” Mike said, with Edgewater in its Plans for the resort include ?? 33rd year, he remains very passionate Mike’s appointment is for an initial about it. three-year term.
Glendhu fights for land rezone BUTLER D DANIELLE newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz Queenstown Lakes District Council’s (QLDC) identification of Glendhu Station as a Rural Zone has been opposed by the land’s owners. Glendhu Bay Trustees Ltd (GBT) appealed the council’s decision, made under its Proposed District Plan (PDP), at the Environment Court. GBT’s Counsel Maree BakerGalloway said that if the land were
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T-28 display possible for 2020 REPORTER S STAFF editor@thewanakasun.co.nz Warbirds Over Wanaka 2020 could see a new routine by a pair of T-28s, after New Plymouth pilot Peter Vause secured a T-28B trojan from Australian warbird enthusiasts Mike and Andrew Kennedy. The aircraft’s engineer Cameron Rolph-Smith flew it to Auckland via Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island and Kerikeri and it’s now at Peter’s base in New Plymouth. It is parked up alongside well known warbirds’ pilot, Brett Emeny’s, North American T-28C Trojan which is painted in the same US Navy colour scheme. “While the interior of my new aircraft is in fantastic condition the outside needs a wee bit of work. Brett painted the exterior of his aircraft earlier this year in time for the Warbirds Over Wanaka airshow and it looks stunning. The plan is to get mine looking exactly the same,” Peter said. Then the two pilots will work up a routine for the two T-28s. Brett and Peter are no strangers to flying together, especially at Wanaka. They are integral members of the Yak-52 display team and Peter has performed many times in his L39 jet alongside Brett in his Vampire. “I love flying at Wanaka and have wonderful memories of some great displays over the years including being part of the jet racing in 2014 and being a member of the world-first, Yak-52 nine-ship
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New app for boaties REPORTER S STAFF editor@thewanakasun.co.nz Coastguard NZ has launched a new app to keep people safer on the water. The app, which is downloadable from the App Store and Google Play, enables boaties to log a trip report from their smart phone. “One of Coastguard’s core safety services is taking trip reports,” Coastguard CEO Patrick Holmes said. “Over 250,000 trip reports are logged with Coastguard each year, which include information on where the boatie is heading, what time they expect to get there or return, and how many people they have on board. This ensures that, should anything go wrong while they’re out on the water, we have
a solid starting point to enable a quicker rescue.” “Every minute counts in an emergency on the water so knowing where to start searching for someone who is missing can mean the difference between life and death.” Users can add their boat details and call sign, as well as nominating a designated shore contact who will be notified by text when the boatie is overdue and given advice on what to do. It also provides upto-the-minute weather, wind, swell and tide information, and the ability for boaties to save their favourite spots for quick access and detailed forecasts at those locations. As well as the app, boaties should have a VHF radio and also take and wear their lifejackets.
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An exhibit from the heart Blunt R Ruth editor@thewanakasun.co.nz A series of images from the photography of Makarora founding figure, the late Dave Osmers, will be displayed for the first time in Winter’s Heart, an exhibition which opens tomorrow. Dave, who left school in his early teenage years, found himself shepherding and mustering across southern New Zealand, before settling in Makarora in the late 1950s. He purchased a 20-acre section from Makarora Station and built the village’s first shop, which opened in 1959. Over the years, he established Makarora Tourist Centre, sold land to the Department of Conservation and donated land for construction of the local school. The photos in the exhibition, which is being organised by Dave’s eldest grandson, Dean Harliwich, emerged from Dave’s time touring more than 33 South Island stations between 1956 and 1959 as a shepherd and musterer (pictured). Dean was given the photos by his grandmother Rhondda Osmers, who told him to “do something with them”.
“I was both privileged and awed at the time, which hasn’t really changed much since. For the last seven or so years I have held Dave’s photos, uncertain of the best way to move forward,” Dean said. “To me that meant continuing to tell a story of generosity and humility, which I would say were foremost in his character. He was an immensely kind and well-loved man.” After careful deliberation, Dean chose the collection from hundreds of his grandfather’s photos. He promises an exhibition “full of solitude and camaraderie, vivid and stunning in their candour,” revealing the snow-capped reaches and parched-grass landscapes of the New Zealand high country in crisp black and white. Dean said it tells the story of the people, the dogs, the horses and the many, many sheep who journeyed across it, in a time long before the bustle of city life could compete with the birdsong, rivers and forests of one of the most beautiful regions Aotearoa has to offer. Winter’s Heart, supported by Creative New Zealand and the Queenstown Lakes District Council, opens tomorrow (July 20) at 5.30pm and runs until August 8 in the Queenstown Arts Centre.
Patches of poolside flooring re-laid REPORTER S STAFF editor@thewanakasun.co.nz Some areas of the poolside flooring at the Wanaka Recreation Centre were re-laid by council contractors overnight on Monday July 16. A Queenstown Lakes District Council spokesperson said that there have been some incidents of people slipping, some of which were due to how quickly people were moving and some due to patches in the
original flooring which needed to be re-laid. “The resin based flooring is a popular and tested product that is included in a pool flooring report from Sport NZ and the NZ Recreation Association.” Rubber matting was used over the patches in the interim before the overnight work could be carried out. “We have already received positive feedback from swimmers about the re-laid patches and continue to monitor all potential hazards and incidents at Wanaka Recreation Centre,” the spokesperson said.
Appeal to connect ski and rural zones REPORTER S STAFF editor@thewanakasun.co.nz The company behind Plan Change 52, Mt Cardrona Station Limited (MCSL), has lodged an appeal against the proposed Queenstown Lakes District Plan (PDP) with regard to an area of land located within the Mt Cardrona Station Special Zone (MCSSZ) under the Operative District Plan. The MCSSZ encompasses about 130ha of land located 2km north of Cardrona village and 400m from the Ski Area Subzone (SASZ). It was established in 2011 and allows for commercial, residential and visitor accommodation. It was not reviewed as part of Stage 1 of the PDP, however the neighbouring Ski Area Subzone (SASZ) was part of the review. MCSL is appealing the PDP to provide for better integration of SASZ with nearby operative urban
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Owens A Aimee journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz As the momentum for refusing single use plastics builds, and many people have jumped on board for Plastic Free July, the Government is also starting to shift its attention to plastics and current methods and taboos of recycling. Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage has announced that standards and clear information are needed on compostable and biodegradable plastics. “It’s very hard for families and businesses to make choices that are good for the environment when some products don’t do what they say,” she said. The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Simon Upton, has published an online guide on biodegradable and compostable plastics to help concerned consumers tackle the complexities of the issue and said he was pleased that Minister Sage has acknowledged the issue. Minster Sage is now considering options for a labelling or certification regime and is working with industry leaders to develop a voluntary minimum standard for biodegradable and compostable plastics. She said that Simon Upton’s guide is a valuable resource for all consumers, but Upton said the Government needed to step in and assume greater responsibility. “There is a bigger role for the Government to play in providing much needed guidance and regulation.” Simon Upton has also called for a review of end-of-life infrastructure for biodegradable and compostable plastics, while Eugenie Sage is reviewing onshore collection and processing services. She said, “We need to design waste out of our economic system and create and buy products designed to have a long life, which can be easily disassembled so they can be reused,
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recycled or composted.” Paul Evans, chief executive of the Waste Management Institute New Zealand, believed sorting out terminology is actually very important. “There is significant confusion among retailers and consumers around terminology where words like biodegradable, degradable and compostable are used interchangeably but they actually mean very different things.” His main advice to consumers is “no single-use option is a good choice”, even though there may be some which lessen the environmental effect to some degree, ultimately they all have an impact. He believed that people need to consider how they can reduce their consumption and then use reusable products where they can. “As much as we need to get better guidance on the materials we use, we actually need to change our behaviour and make better choices.”
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Queenstown Airport Corporation (QAC) has commenced a five-week public consultation on proposed changes to the current air noise boundaries for Queenstown Airport. There are three key areas of change: to the District Plan, Airport Noise Boundaries and Airport designation. The changes to the District Plan would bring information for Queenstown and Wanaka airports together in a new chapter for aircraft noise in the District Plan. Updated rules are proposed to discourage and avoid new “Activities Sensitive to Aircraft Noise” (ASAN) establishing within the noise boundaries and ensure that extensions or new builds in residential zones around the
airport are built to a standard to mitigate the effects of aircraft noise. QAC proposes an expansion of the noise boundaries to allow the airport to sustainably plan for 41,600 scheduled aircraft movements, or 5.1 million passenger movements, a year by 2045. The changes to the Airport Designation are designed to mitigate the effects of noise over a wider area of land around the airport, in line with the proposed expansion of the noise boundaries. The methods used to mitigate noise include installing insulation, mechanical ventilation, double glazing, additional wall linings and, in certain cases, buying the affected properties. Public consultation on the proposed noise changes opened on July 17 and closes on August 20.
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Poisoned game unlikely
Last week’s article on 1080 was both timely and informative. As Professor Ian Shaw explained, the risks to the public from 1080 operations is very minimal. However Professor Shaw made a critical factual error when he intimated that the North Island family poisoned after eating wild pork, was a result of secondary 1080 poisoning. A quick search shows that the poisoning was probably as a result of botulism or other unknown factor. 1080 is easy to detect and has not been implicated in any way to my knowledge. The risks to humans from eating game animals that may have consumed 1080 and not yet succumbed to it, are incredibly low. Due to the acute action of 1080, it would be very unlikely that a hunter would come across an animal that appeared unaffected during this short time. Due to the mode of action of 1080, there is a very low level of 1080 in the muscle with the majority of the toxin in the intestinal tract which is discarded during gutting in the field. 1080 breaks down at temperatures well below that required to cook meat which makes poisoning even more unlikely. For anyone with any more than a passing interest in 1080, I would urge them to read Dave Hansford’s, Protecting Paradise. In contrast to most of the anecdotes posing as data on the internet, Hansfords book takes an in-depth and balanced approach to the issues surrounding 1080 and backs them up with links to peer reviewed scientific research. Peter Preston Note from the editor: Professor Ian Shaw said the pig appeared to have been poisoned with 1080, but the cause of the poisoning in that case is still unknown according to Waikato District Health Board. Professor Shaw also explained the chances of 1080 “exposure to humans are really very small”.
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Opinion: Plastic Free July Week 2 Owens A Aimee journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz Week two of Plastic Free July has so far encouraged me to be more creative, resourceful and organised. The main task this week was to make my own toothpaste! After finishing my tube of toothpaste I had a mini panic. However, after some quick research I was reassured that baking soda and sea salt were just two effective ways of maintaining my pearly whites. Seasalt: I bought a big bag of seasalt weeks ago so I already had it at home. I simply dabbed my toothbrush in sea salt and brushed as usual. The next time I brushed, I dissolved the salt in water first and then dipped my brush in the saltwater before brushing. Baking soda: From my research I discovered that this homemade recipe is one of the most popular natural toothpaste alternatives. Like sea salt, you can just dip your toothbrush in baking soda and brush like normal. Or you can dissolve it in water first and use the brine for brushing. I have also read that you can mix baking soda with a few drops of peppermint essential oil and/ or stevia which generates the minty fresh feel just like regular toothpaste.
The Informant To be succinct businesses exist to make a profit. This profit is for the owners and is the basic driver behind economics since money was first created. The objective is relatively simple and it works on the basis if you generate more money than you spend then there will be some left over to feed yourself and educate the kids etc. Businesses won’t survive very long where a profit element doesn’t exist. Having said that behind the notion of profit simmering away in the background is the question of “ethics”. By ethics I am meaning doing the right thing by way of your staff, the environment and how your business produces and delivers products. Historically we have mostly stereo typed bad corporate citizens as being the large corporations from the industrial revolution era with a factory located on the River Thames spewing toxic waste into waterways or bellowing carbon through multiple chimney stacks. To top things off these factories employ child labour for 16 hours a day all for minimal wages. NZ fares well on an international scale as regards to our labour rules but we still see instances of unskilled and immigration labour abuse. Internationally “sweat shop manufacturing” with
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Just after I ran out of toothpaste, I also finished off my butter, which if I wasn’t lactose intolerant, would not be a problem. Being intolerant to dairy products I do not eat regular cow’s butter so I usually use Olivani but so far I haven’t found any dairy free butters that do not come along with a plastic tub... the search continues. This Thursday I intend to visit the Artisan Market, which is within walking distance from my house, to buy an unpackaged loaf from People’s Bread Co. . I am gradually learning how to adapt to a plastic-free lifestyle, but it is not always achievable because of businesses and brands producing and using a ludicrous amount of plastic packaging for most products which really is not necessary. I am hoping that as more and more people start to refuse plastics, businesses will be forced to alter PHOTO: SUPPLied their approach to packaging and find alternatives so consumers will be able to transition to a more waste-free lifestyle and have the opportunity to buy more naked products. The waste-free shopping guide created by Plastic Bag Free Wanaka has been a huge helping hand for me this week as it provides handy pointers on where to shop in Wanaka.
companies moving from one country to the next in search of cheap labour sources is a practise that is unfortunately alive and well. Today we recognise ethical behaviour is far greater than industrial type activity with all consumers contributing to the production of “Greenhouse gases” (Carbon Dioxide (CO2), Methane (CH4), Water vapour (H2O) and Nitrous oxide (N2O) are the four main contributors. These 4 gases all have differing toxic levels but for simplicity sake scientists convert the effect of each gas into a common CO2 equivalent. The reality is the effect of these Greenhouse gases are starting to alter our planets weather, resulting in climate change. The Sahara Desert recently recorded the highest official temperature of 51.3 degrees. Sea levels have risen by 8 inches since 1880’s and CO2 emissions have increased 20% since 1990 with atmospheric CO2 levels moving from 280ppm to over 400ppm. All this has changed while the suns energy levels remain static since 1750. These greenhouse gases are caused by fossil fuels, landfills decomposing and agricultural activity. Combine this with our consumer packaging practises with the high use of plastics, particular single use items such as coffee cups and plastic bags and we have a double impact. According to estimates only 8 to 10% of all plastics get recycled of the 380 million tonnes of plastic produced annually.
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Further repair work identified REPORTER S STAFF editor@thewanakasun.co.nz Additional scaffolding was installed on the Red Bridge yesterday, as unexpected damage found during routine maintenance and repair work now needs to be addressed. The work will be carried out at night to minimise disruption to road users from this Sunday July 22. “The additional repair works on the 102-year-old bridge, which crosses the Clutha River, will take up to a week to complete. The works involve replacing timber running boards, deck boards and undertaking deck strengthening,” said John Jarvis, senior network
12% are incinerated and the balance goes to landfill (close to 300 million tonnes). Approximately 165 million tonnes exist in the world’s oceans. Unfortunately, plastic takes a long time to breakdown and when it does the resulting “nurdles” can cause pollution to water sources. A plastic cup is estimated to take 400 years to breakdown. I applaud the thinking behind reduction but it appears based on these stats only a small step in the right direction. There is still something wrong when we turn up at the supermarket and load the myriad of plastic wrapped products into our re-usable bags. From a financial perspective, we face some hard questions. How do businesses get rewarded for improving their environmental foot prints? Most actions to improve your foot print will reduce profit as there is a cost involved. It appears this is the reason reaction to countering plastic and fossil fuel use is slow and under done. Government actions to improve water management are certainly more front of house but there isn’t any real incentive for good business practices. For example, a farmer who makes the same profit as his neighbour but follows practices that have less environmental impact pays the same income tax as his neighbour. I wouldn’t say I am a “Greenie” by any means but it appears the signs are there we need to change our business practices and relatively soon.
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(Note: Cars can still use the roundabout which will be manned by Southern Safety) It will be an offence under the above regulations for any person otherwise than under authority of an authorised permit to use the roads for ordinary vehicular traffic during the period of closure. Those who have any concerns regarding the above closures, please contact Sarah Mitchell at APL Property Limited on 021 244 9988 or by email sarah.mitchell@aplproperty.co.nz before 5.00 pm on Friday 27 July 2018.
Intention to Grant Licence on Recreation Reserve NOTICE OF INTENTION TO GRANT LICENCE OVER RECREATION RESERVE PARKRUN NEW ZEALAND LIMITED PURSUANT TO SECTION 54(1)(d) OF THE RESERVES ACT 1977 The land described in Schedule A of this Notice (the Land) is vested in the Queenstown-Lakes District Council pursuant to Section 26A of the Reserves Act 1977 as recreation reserve. Parkrun New Zealand Limited are seeking a licence over the reserve to establish free weekly running events. The Council is considering granting the appropriate licence pursuant to Section 54(1)(d) of the Reserves Act 1977. Pursuant to Sections 54 (2) and 119 of the Reserves Act 1977 the Council has an obligation to publicly notify its intention to grant such licence by way of this Notice. Any person or organisation may object to or make submissions with respect to the proposed licence. More information can be obtained from the Council’s agent, APL Property, PO Box 1586, Queenstown, phone 03 442 7133 or email queenstown@aplproperty.co.nz.
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reporter S Sports sports@thewanakasun.co.nz Kyokushin Karate Wanaka held a senior grading on Sunday July 8 at its Eely Point dojo. The grading was for senior adults with three junior students, who have been training in the senior class, also being assessed to move through to senior belts. Sensei Trevor Bailey said the adults were put through their paces on the day with the most senior members on the floor for almost four hours. The grading included kata, self defence, strength and stamina, tameshiwari (breaking), full contact kumite (free fighting) and a spirit test to finish things off. Extra fighters
from another dojo came to Wanaka to assist. “It keeps things honest having a few outsiders involved and pushes the students out of their comfort zone,” Sensei Trevor said. He said training takes place at 6.30pm on Tuesdays, and welcomed to the dojo any adults interested in training. Pictured: Bella Sarginson (13) 6th kyu yellow, Tom Hilton 10th kyu Orange, Jake Woodward 5th kyu yellow/tab, Nathan Russell 8th kyu blue, Chris Lea 2nd kyu brown, Graeme Anderson 2nd kyu brown, Grant Evans 2nd kyu brown, Mark Molloy 4th kyu green, Yasmin Coombe (13) 8th kyu blue, Leithen Henderson (16) 9th kyu orange/tab.
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SPORTS RESULTS Wanaka Bowling Club Monday Edgewater Trophy: 1st J Brooks, R Marshall, M Hay, 2nd K Suckling, T McKay, M Marshall, 3rd M Steel, B Steel, B Holmes. Tuesday Morning 2x4x2: 1st K Allison, J Lischner, 2nd J Allen, A Bryan, 3rd J Rich, D Wales. Tuesday Afternoon 2x4x2: 1st D Cameron, J Brook, 2nd K Mitchell, K Muir, 3rd D McLeay, A Nicholls. Tuesday Evening Trades: 1st Trev’s Team, 2nd BNB, 3rd Bowl ‘M’ Over. Wednesday Afternoon Triples: 1st F Beardsley, N Mayen, I Urquhart, 2nd C Kiewiet, K Mitchell, R Robertson, 3rd M Mayen, F Duncan, L Leary. Wednesday Evening Trades: 1st Bad Neighbours, 2nd Solid Hits, 3rd Green Toads. Thursday Afternoon Triples: 1st D Cameron, F Duncan, J Barton, 2nd G Cameron, M Hardy, P Gray, 3rd P
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Wilson, B Turnbull, R Robertson. Friday Afternoon Progressive: Skips 1st B Steel, 2nd I Fletcher, 3rd S Culverwell, Thirds 1st G Hall, 2nd J Feehly, 3rd P Traynor, Leads 1st G Russell, 2nd N Matheson, 3rd J Reid. Saturday Studholme Trophy : Beacon Point 52, Mt Albert 36, Meadowstone 35, Rippon West Meadows 35, Hawea Country 35, Hawea Town 29, Pembroke Heights 24, Village 18. Netball Upper Clutha Trophy winners: Yvonne Brew Outstanding player Yr 6 Lili Kaler. Rob Roy Club Most Improved Yr 6 Jemma Speair. Wendy Bowie Photography Outstanding Yr 5 Sarah Dougherty. Relishes Cafe Most Improved Yr 5 Lilly Anderson. NUC Outstanding Yr 4 Nieve McRae. NUC Most Improved Yr 4 Grace Underwood-
Vize. Subway Cup Outstanding Yr 3 Madison Plimmer & Annabel Harridge. Cut it Kitchens Most Improved Yr 3 Wolfy Colyer. NUC Junior Etiquette Yr 3&4 Hawea Hots Shots & Hawea Hunters. Pam McRae cup for Etiquette Yr 5&6 Hawea Hurricanes. Rookie Academy for junior points Yr 3&4 Fantastic Ferns. Crutchley Family for junior points Yr 5&6 Blue Steel. Mt Maude Wine for most goals over the season Blue Steel. Bridge Club Tuesday 10 July:- N/S:- Sally Goodall, Martin Unwin 59.00% 1, Pam Miller, John Schwarz 50.50% 2. E/W:- Alwyne Howarth, Eleanor Jessep 70.50% 1. Gill Rich, Janet Anderson 58.50% 2. Luggage Stakes 11 July. N/S:- Alan Bunn, Nan Ottrey 60.65% 1. Shona Watt, Kay
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Ross 59.95% 2. Jan Wynn-Williams, Denise Bunn 53.01% 3. E/W:- Jan Baird, Annie Hudson 62.50% 1. Bridget McCaughan, Jill Millar 54.40% 2. Rosemary Boswell, Carol Orbell 53.24% 3. Friday Bridge 13 July.(Handicap) N/S:- Shona Watt, Morag Chisholm 55.% 1. Noelene Raffills, Kay Ross 52.38% 2. Nicola Brown, Peter Hart 52.06% 3. E/W:- Nan Ottrey, Ian McDonald 55.39% 1. Eleanor Jessep, Alwyn Howarth 51.56% 2. Barbara Waterworth, Joy Baxter 49.86% 3. Pembroke Pairs 16 July:- N/S:- Marion Furneaux, Liz Hawker 61.92% 1. Marc Simmonds, Maggie Stratford 60.96% 2. Laraine Shepherd, Georgie Roberts 56.15% 3. E/W:- Terry Wilson, Gerarda Herlihy 63.85% 1. Allan Kelly, Clare Scurr 57.50% 2. Jan Baird, Bob Menlove 57.50% 3.
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Changes leave resorts out in the cold BUTLER D DANIELLE newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz The growth of Wanaka’s ski resorts has not been considered by the council’s Proposed Queenstown Lakes District Plan (PDP), say several appellants. Cardrona Alpine Resort Limited (CARL), Soho Ski Area Limited and Blackmans Creek No.1 LP (Soho) and Anderson Branch Creek Ltd (ABC) all appealed to the Environment Court of New Zealand in response to the PDP, which was released in May. CARL and ABC both felt that Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) had wrongly zoned land as Rural and Ski Area Sub Zones, which was restricting for the future growth of resorts, they said. CARL was asking the council to rename its Ski Area Sub Zone to Cardrona Alpine Resort. “The renaming is requested to more accurately reflect the current and future activities that are anticipated on the site [which] are not restricted
to traditional winter ski-area activities,” said the resort’s planning consultant Ben Farrell. “This appeal by CARL is focused on PDP provisions including supporting infrastructure, the need to provide access to the resort via road and air and to facilitate the growth of and investment into the resort to provide four-season visitor attractions.” Environmental lawyer Maree Baker-Galloway, Counsel for Soho, said that the plan’s land zoning was disproportionately weighted towards the protection of agriculture and failed to provide for rural landscapes where pastoral farming did not occur, including ski areas. “Specific amendments are sought to ski area provisions within the Rural Zone to provide for their ongoing viability and recognised benefits to tourism and recreation within the district,” she said. These amendments included provisions to enable and encourage ongoing access to Ski Area Sub Zones including connections to the wider district road network.
Junior netball prize giving reporter S Sports sports@thewanakasun.co.nz Netball Upper Clutha held its last day of junior netball for the season on July 7, with teams dressing up to play games followed by the junior prize giving. The outstanding player trophies for each grade went to Lili Kaler, Sarah Dougherty, Nieve McRae, Madison Plimmer and Annabel Harridge. Most improved players for Year 3 to Year 6 were Wolfy Colyer, Grace Underwood-
Vize, Lilly Anderson and Jemma Spear. The Hawea Hot Shots, Hawea Hunters and Hawea Hurricanes were all awarded junior etiquette trophies for their divisions. The junior points for Years 3 and 4 went to the Fantastic Ferns and Blue Steel (Years 5 and 6), which also won the most goals over the season. Pictured: The Holy Stormers won the the Year 5 and 6 fancy dress competition with their Frenchinspired theme.
Netball support opens online REPORTER S STAFF editor@thewanakasun.co.nz The ANZ Premiership is throwing out an offer to Wanaka netballers and supporters asking what they need to achieve their goals. In celebration of the start of
the ANZ Premiership season, applications are open for assistance to help Wanaka netballers, including new kit, expert coaching and court makeovers. Local netball teams, players and fans can tell ANZ what they need at anzcourtside.co.nz
Soho and Cardrona join forces
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REPORTER S STAFF editor@thewanakasun.co.nz Last week, Real Journeys and John Darby announced a partnership that will see their ski areas Cardrona Alpine Resort and Soho Ski Area join forces to form New Zealand’s largest alpine resort. The move will more than double the size of Cardrona to over 900ha of skiable terrain. “This has been something we’ve been looking at for some time and we’re both extremely pleased that we can work together to build a world-class ski area
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with integrated facilities and amenities that will be both New Zealand’s largest mountain resort and a truly world-class ski destination,” Real Journeys group chief executive Richard Lauder said. The Soho Basin covers all the southern and south-west faces of Mount Cardrona, and includes the two Willow Basins that directly adjoin Cardrona Alpine Resort’s southern boundary. Soho Basin will add an additional 500ha of high altitude skiable terrain, with access from the top of McDougall’s Chondola. Pictured: Soho Basin. THURSDAY 19.07.18 - WEDNESDAY 25.07.18
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The top dogs of cross country mountain biking are once again coming together for one of Wanaka’s celebrated MTB events, the Giant Minaret Burn. Entries have opened for the third annual high country mountain biking event on Saturday January 19, 2019, and to celebrate, organisers are giving away a free entry to one lucky rider. The Giant Minaret Burn is a 62km, single-stage event designed by Red Bull athlete and New Zealand Ironman champion Braden Currie over the Red Bull Defiance weekend. It is open to competitive and recreational riders, taking them across Minaret Station’s high country. “It is an extraordinary part of the world to ride through. I got to experience it for the first time this
year and was blown away by the incredible beauty and trails. Riders of all backgrounds love this event for its combination of endurance, elevation, 4WD and single track,” event director Bex Law said. Bex said that the event is highly competitive at the front end of the field with last year’s winners, Ty Sarginson and Annabel Anderson, finishing in less than four hours. This year 120 competitors will travel to the event start at Minaret Station by barge before riding back towards the Wanaka finish line at Edgewater Resort. Pictured: Cyclists take off from the start line at last year’s event. To be in with the chance to win free entry to the Giant Minaret Burn, simply find this article on the Wanaka Sun’s Facebook page and comment with your favourite Central Otago bike ride. The winner will be picked at random.
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Owens A Aimee journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz Kahu Youth teamed up with Cardrona Alpine resort for the second time to offer the youth of Upper Clutha a day on the slopes. The youth group said that the activity completely sold out, with a waiting list, weeks before the event took place. Last year, youngsters from Kahu Youth visited Cardies for a day on the snow, and last Wednesday another group got the chance, saying it was a ‘huge success’. Youth worker, Claire “Frenchy” French took 10 youngsters aged 11 18 years old, who do not often get the
opportunity to go up the mountain. “It was a fantastic day,” Frenchy said. “The young people had a ball and it gives those without season passes the opportunity to make it up the mountain with other young people. We always get a great reception when we arrive at cardies with the Kahu Youth van. “We’d like to say a huge thanks to Cardrona and Matt Woods for supporting us with this. It’s a great day out for all involved.” One of the keen participants, 13-year-old Daisy Orbell, said: “It was really, really fun and it was really nice to go skiing with my brother.” Pictured: Kahu youth members enjoying a day of skiing and snowboarding on July 11.
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