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viking-themed ball held a the Corbridge Woolshed on August 4 has raised $15,000 for the Upper Clutha Hospice Trust. The evening was attended by 145 people, including Corbridge owner Peter Marshall, who said it was “a fantastic night”. Pictured: Upper Clutha Hospice Trust chair Russell McGeorge, Claire and Peter Marshall of Corbridge, and UCHT trustee Ray Rudkin at Corbridge on Monday, September 3, where they discussed the possibility of the ball becoming an annual winter fundraiser.
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he issue of children’s safety on school buses has been a hot topic of late, after it was raised by Wanaka Primary School Board of Trustees chairman Andrew Howard earlier this year. Howard called on the Central Government to move to adopt a one-seat-per-child policy, in other words, to change legislation to stop allowing passengers to stand on buses when travelling on the open road. Since the beginning of winter he has approached Transport Minister Phil Twyford, Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter and Education Minister Chris
Hipkins about the issue, and on Friday, he was notified of a significant update. Howard received confirmation from the Ministry of Education that they will adopt a one-seat-per child policy on buses travelling on the open road. Work on contracting more buses and drivers to deal with the extra bums on seats will now be carried out. Howard said it was an amazing result. “It’s fantastic, it’s been an issue for a long time. I’ve had people from all over the country email me saying that they have had the same concerns and have been trying to get the situation changed. So to actually get it changed is very satisfying,” he said. “It’s a relief really because my fear during
this battle was that we would have a tragedy and that we would not get to change the policy in time.” He went on to say that the Ministry of Education has been “proactive”, has listened and has “chosen to adopt the policy to keep our kids safe, which is absolutely amazing”. Howard said he particularly appreciated the help of Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Jim Boult, who was pragmatic in communicating with New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) and the Ministry of Education and “has been a great advocate for the kids in our district”. Mayor Boult praised Mr Howard for driving the campaign for change and congratulated him on a successful outcome.
“It’s easy to close our eyes to situations sometimes and it takes someone like Mr Howard to stand up and say ‘this situation is ludicrous’. I for one am delighted that he did challenge the status quo and has made the daily school run safer for all our children,” Mayor Boult said. Wanaka has already received extra school buses, the trial of which started last week, with a review of the arrangement to take place next week. Although the BOT chair has not caught up with the school kids yet, he said WPS principal, Wendy Bamford, has received many grateful comments from relieved parents.
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Council meet to discuss Special Housing Areas Aimee Owens
Queenstown Lakes District Councillors will be asked to consider the next stage in Special Housing Areas (SHA) applications for the Upper Clutha at their next full Council meeting today (Thursday, September 6). Stakeholder Deeds have been negotiated for proposed SHAs off Gordon Road in Wanaka and Cemetery Road in Lake Hawea. The Bright Sky proposal, off Gordon Road, comprises a residential development of about 280 dwellings, with a mix of section sizes and housing types. The site is located between Ballantyne Road and Cardrona Valley Road, adjacent to the undeveloped Industrial B-zoned land accessed off Gordon Road. The expression of interest submitted for an SHA located to the south of Cemetery Road, Lake Hawea, was for a predominantly residential development of about 400 sections, plus a community hub area centred on an extended Capell Avenue for community and commercial uses. The proposal also includes indicative reserves and roads that would vest with council. Lobby group Keep Hawea Beautiful (KHB), is among those to have complained about the SHA process. KHB member Carmen Howell has also written to a number of politicians, including Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters. Keep Hawea Beautiful will stage a peaceful protest against the Lake Hawea SHA at the council meeting today. Council approved it in principle at a meeting in June 2018, with eight councillors voting in favour and three deputy mayor Calum MacLeod, Wanaka Community Board chairman Quentin Smith and Arrowtown ward member Scott Stevens - voting against it. The Stakeholder Deed is a legally binding deed of agreement between (QLDC), Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust (QLCHT), and the developers, Universal Developments and Bright Sky Land Limited. The deed sets out requirements such as infrastructure, wastewater management, and affordability mechanisms and also decides the
Reserve licence on agenda Ruth Blunt
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At today’s council meeting, councillors are to consider granting a new reserve licence to Go Jets Wanaka Limited, which seeks to use reserve land adjacent to the Clutha River as a loading and unloading point for commercial jet boats and their passengers. Go Jets has been operating commercial jet boat trips on the Clutha River since November 2016 under two existing resource consents which allow for eight return trips on the Clutha River per day and 100 trips per annum respectively. The new licence being sought will work in conjunction with these existing consents. The reserve land will serve as the primary location for boat loading and unloading using the existing boat ramp. A temporary permit was issued by QLDC’s Parks and Reserves Team to allow operations from December 2017 to March 2018 whilst Go Jets’ activity was monitored. The application was notified in April 2018,
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percentage of developable land to be provided for the QLCHT, and when this will be delivered within the development programme. QLDC general manager planning and development Tony Avery confirmed that the deeds form the final decision-making point for councillors in the Special Housing Areas application process. “Councillors will be asked to agree in principle with the contents of these draft deeds. Should they do so the next step in the process is for them to delegate authority to execute the deeds on behalf of council, and recommend to the Minister that the two sites be established as Special Housing Areas,” Avery said. Progress will depend on negotiations and may be deferred until the next council meeting in late October. If the deed is signed and approved, QLDC have ten working days to make its recommendation to the Associate Minister Housing Jenny Salesa for final approval. If the Minister was to approve the recommendations on the proposed SHA sites in Wanaka and Lake Hawea, subsequent developments would need to be approved through existing resource consent application processes. The draft deeds will be considered in a public excluded part of the meeting.
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with five submissions received, including one on behalf of the Albert Town Community Association. All five submitted against the application citing noise, environmental degradation, lack of facilities, conflict with private users and safety. A report by a council officer in July 2018 addressed submitters concerns referring to the District Plan and the relationship between the resource consents held and any permit to occupy the reserve. The report states, “If the application for a licence on the reserve is declined, it does not prevent the operation on the river and the issues raised relating to noise, safety and environmental degradation will not be addressed.” The officer’s view is that the proposed licence provides “access to the adjoining river” and therefore complies with the relevant section of the Albert Town Recreation Reserve Management Plan. The recommendation is that a five-year licence be approved, commencing October 1, 2018, with a renewal of a further five years by agreement of both parties. Council will retain ability to suspend the licence for safety purposes or to avoid large public events.
Council to set rates Ruth Blunt
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Councillors will be asked to set the rates for the Queenstown Lakes District Council for the 2018/19 financial year at today’s council meeting (Thursday, September 6). The report before council states the final rates for the 2018/19 year are “substantially as expected”. District-wide the annual increase in capital value is 2.51 percent compared to 3.5 percent allowed for in the 10 Year Plan (LTP). The overall increase in the Wanaka ward is 2.4 percent. The council report estimates the total number of rateable properties for the 2018/19 year is 26,198, up from 25,076 in 2017, which represents an increase of 4.47 percent. The forecast overall rates increase for 2018/19 sits at 6.9 percent after allowing for growth, which is the same as the increase signalled for the year in the LTP. The main features of the 2018/19 rates movement for the Wanaka Ward include a $58 increase for wastewater and a $20 increase per water supply connection. An increase for the sports, halls and libraries charge of $46 per annum and $41 per annum for the Wanaka pool will impact residential properties. Waste management rates increase by $23 for residential properties and $32 for nonresidential properties, and there is a $6 per property decrease in the uniform annual general charge.
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Wastebusters attend Circular Economy Summit Aimee Owens
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New Zealand’s first ever Circular Economy Summit was held in Auckland on Wednesday August 29. Gina Dempster, of Wanaka Wastebusters, attended the summit, which she described as an event focused on how to move away from a “makeuse-throw away” economy, to an economy which is regenerative by design. The aim of the event was to bring together international and local circular economy experts and practitioners with key decision makers in the New Zealand economy. The summit was an opportunity for attendees to gain knowledge and business intelligence from world leading circular economy thinkers. Dempster said that one of the best parts of the summit was getting all of those people together in one room to rethink the way we use, and waste resources. A circular economy looks at the lifecycle of materials. The materials will be maximised, the usage optimised and all damaged materials reused, all the while being underpinned by the use of renewable energy. Currently, the human race is using the Earth’s natural resources faster than they are being replenished, so an alternative to the takemake-waste linear model of doing business is vital. Dempster broke it down for us: “Well, if you think about nature, there is no waste – everything is captured and used to feed the new cycle of growth. That involves a massive rethink of how we design and make and use products, and
recapture resources. No-one has all the answers yet but it’s exciting to see so much energy around the transition.” The one-day, sold-out event included representatives from Coca-Cola and Countdown, as well as national and local Government advisors, designers like David Trubridge and zero waste advocates like Wastebusters and Xtreme Zero Waste in Raglan. On a local level, Dempster advised that, “We have to make the best of what we have in the short-term, and also support the longer-term changes which will make real shifts towards a circular economy.” In the short term Dempster advised locals to: replace single use plastics with reusable cups, bags or bottles, choose packaging materials which have a higher value for recyclers and/or a closed-loop recycling system. She recommended buying products with recycled content to create a “pull” for recycling and buying quality products which are more likely to last longer and to be able to be repaired. “Find new homes for stuff that you no longer use and before you buy something, think about what’s going to happen to it once it’s no longer useful.” In the long-term, Dempster advised locals to take up opportunities to rent products instead of owning then, which means that the producers then become responsible for dealing with the products at the end-of-use, and to support businesses who design waste out of their products. Pictured: Gabe Schwarz sorting through glass at Wanaka Wastebusters which will be made back into new bottles in Auckland.
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Two locals will be cycling through Cambodia for five days in March next year to raise money and awareness for the charity, Heart Kids New Zealand. Cate Davis and Sue Davis are members of Heart Kids Central Otago, one of the 20 affiliated branches in the New Zealand national charity. Both ladies must raise $4000 each for their trip to Cambodia, which will throw the challenge of having to cycle 226km across the country over just five days. Cate Davis said although she is excited, she also feels apprehensive because she is not a natural sports person; it is also the first time that the organisation has supported Kiwis to travel to Cambodia. According to Heart Kids NZ, 12 babies a week are born with a congenital heart defect and over 550 major heart surgery procedures are performed on children each year. A CHD is a child born with an abnormally structured heart and/ or large vessels. Some hearts may have incomplete or missing parts, holes between chamber partitions or narrow
vessels; and it is not unusual for a child to have multiple defects. There are many types of congenital heart defects, which range from mild conditions, to those that require immediate surgery and there is no cure for them. But there are surgical procedures which will improve the heart’s function. CHDs are the most common serious birth abnormality in New Zealand. Cate Davis herself was a CHD, now a Heart Adult, she was born with a hole in her heart and a damaged valve. The procedure to fix her heart when she was four, was carried out 46 years ago. Going to Cambodia is her way of giving back to the only charity which provides lifelong support to HKs. The local ladies will be joined by eight others from across NZ, all connected by heart kids. On Thursday, September 13, the ladies have organised a quiz night at Wanaka Bowling Club Rooms, Tenby Street at 7pm. Admission will be $15 per person, with a raffle on the night, and nibbles included. Tickets can be purchased on the night, but RSVP to 021 113 3877. Pictured: Cate Davis and Sue Davis.
Plant POWer to offset emissions Aimee Owens
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Protect Our Winters New Zealand is gearing up to raise awareness on its global theme, ‘Protect Our Playgrounds’, on September 28. The global organisation, which has branches across Europe, America, Australia and New Zealand, each year shares and explores a global theme adopted by all branches for the day. This year their focus is on ‘Protecting Our Playgrounds’ and making those playgrounds last. POW NZ aims to connect local outdoor communities and provide a platform for them to take action and protect what they love. With that in mind, POW NZ is partnering up with Te Kakano Aotearoa Trust, the local community-based native plant nursery that specialises in propagating native plants in the Upper Clutha region and carries out native habitat restoration. Te Kakano work with local community groups, schools, organisations and businesses to promote hands-on community land care. POW NZ will host the local event and use it to educate communities about public land in their local areas, draw awareness to the carbon footprints of individuals and communities, inform participants about what central and local governments are doing to address climate change and how they can help. POW NZ member Marian Krogh said the group
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aims to plant 200 trees in partnership with Te Kakano, which has set up a simple and local offset initiative that provides a way for businesses to help combat climate change. The initiative is based on the Landcare CarboNZero calculators and uses its recommended offset cost of $28.75 per tonne CO2-e. According to Te Kakano, native trees assist in removing carbon from the atmosphere, and local businesses, people who travel for activities they enjoy, and tourists are using this scheme to offset carbon emissions created during the course of what they do. The carbon offset contributions are then used to plant eco-sourced native plants in the Upper Clutha. POW NZ is just one group who will donate money and time, based on distances that its members have travelled to reach destinations to enjoy outdoor activities. Marian and the team will also use tree planting as an educational event, so people are welcome to plant or participate in other activities. Trees are $8 each with a goal to raise $1500 to plant the 200 trees in a space approximately 150m along from the Dinosaur Park. Those interested can turn up on the day, but extra hands are also needed to help with the organising and preparing of events before the day. If you are interested contact POW NZ via its Facebook page or protectourwintersnz@gmail.com.
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Consultation on facilities fees to open Ruth Blunt
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Clean up events around the district Ruth Blunt
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Keep New Zealand Beautiful has partnered with G.J. Gardner Homes for the annual Clean Up Week, running September 1016, with the local branch teaming up with Wanaka Primary School to tidy up Bremner Bay on Friday, September 14, from 9.30am. Several other local groups have registered their events with KNZB, and will receive clean-up kits including gloves and refuse and recycling bags. Council communications advisor Lu Morris said QLDC was proud to support the KNZB Clean Up Week each year by providing free disposal of waste collected from events around the district. “This year there are a number of local clean up events planned across Wanaka and Queenstown and we will continue to work with these volunteers to ensure that all items collected are recycled or disposed
of properly,” Morris said. “To do this, the community groups simply need to present evidence that they have registered with KNZB when they drop items off at the transfer stations.” Among the groups already registered with KNZB are local groups Kahu Youth and Don’t Chuck Your Muck. Don’t Chuck Your Muck will be meeting at 10.30am on Thursday, September 13 at the carpark by the Dinosaur Park. “We will be concentrating on the worst rubbishy roads around Wanaka - Aubrey Road, part of Ballantyne Road, Anderson Road, Mount Aspiring Road, Riverside Road,” DCYM’s Mandy Kain said. Thanks to their sponsors, they will finish up the day with a barbecue back at the Dinosaur Park, contact dontchuckyourmuck@yahoo.com if you plan on joining them. Also on Thursday, Tarras School has organised an event and will be starting
their clean up from the school at 11am. On Saturday, September 15, Kahu Youth Trust will host “The Great Lismore Park Litter Pick” from 12.30pm, meeting opposite Mount Aspiring College. Youth worker Richard Elvey said people could just turn up on the day, though “if they chose to do that rather than let us know they might need their own bin bags”. So contact the youth group on 443 5880 to let them know you’ll be helping out. On the same day, Cromwell and Districts Community Trust’s lakeside clean up will start at 9am, from the Butchers Drive Boat Ramp. Wanaka Upper Clutha Lions and the Albert Town Community Association are tackling Albert Town’s litter on Sunday, September 16, starting from McMurdo Park at 10am. Pictured: Don’t Chuck Your Muck volunteers during a previous Keep New Zealand Beautiful Clean Up Week.
Community consultation has opened on the proposed changes to fees and charges for council venues, aquatic facilities and cemeteries, including a review of its Community Facility Funding Policy (CFFP). Pricing for community and aquatic facilities has not been reviewed in seven and three years respectively, while cemetery pricing has remained the same for more than six years. Queenstown Lakes District Council general manager, community services, Thunes Cloete, said the proposed changes are based around the existing policy principles of affordability, fairness, consistency, transparency, accountability and being community/customer centric. “We’re keen to hear the views of the community given the wide variety of people who use these key council services on a regular basis,” he said. The public consultation follows a benchmarking exercise of other council facilities, fees and charges, national standards and the ratios between user and rate-payer funding. QLDC also analysed the potential financial impact of the proposed fees and charges on the community and commercial users. The public feedback period started on Friday, August 31 and will continue until Friday, September 28 at 5pm via the QLDC website, where the draft policy documents can also be viewed. QLDC officers will deliver a final report to elected members with feedback from the community consultation for a final decision on the CFFP, including aquatics and cemeteries pricing, before December. It is anticipated that any changes will be adopted in January 2019.
Foreign buyers: who’s out? Proponents say it’s set to pave the way for droves of frustrated would-be first homebuyers to finally nab their own digs. Opponents, however, are just as adamant its impact will amount to about three thirds of diddly-squat – or, worse still, that it will harm rather than help. In amongst all the conjecture, though, there is now one certainty: the Overseas Investment Amendment Act 2018 will be in force from Monday, October 22, after the legislation recently gained Royal Assent. Let’s take a look in the rear-view mirror for a moment. On the hustings last year, real estate – including homelessness, affordability and foreign ownership – was a key electioneering platform. Sure enough, just weeks after coming to power, the Labour-led Government came good on its promise, tabling the Overseas Investment Amendment Bill, aimed at curbing foreign buyers’ ability to snap up property. Its overarching objectives: to reduce homelessness; cool the soaring property market; get more Kiwis into their own home; and, make sure all foreign investment brings genuine benefits for New Zealand.
Statistical spaghetti Debate over foreign ownership is nothing new, of course – it’s been an often-divisive political hot potato for years. However, it’s become increasingly obvious that there really is no quantifying, with any degree of accuracy, the impact foreign buyers have had, and continue to have, on the Kiwi market. Early on in the piece, it was said, anecdotally, that a whopping 30 percent of the property market was made up of foreigners. However, since officials started recording the numbers, the data collected revealed they account for just 3 percent. Remember, though, not all real estate is bought by individuals. The records
also show 11 percent of buyers are corporates, to which the natural rejoinder is: are they Kiwi or offshore? The answer? We don’t know. That rather salient information hasn’t been captured. As it stands, and until the new law comes into force, people from overseas have the same rights to buy New Zealand residential property as Kiwis – provided it’s not deemed “sensitive”, which includes non-residential land over 5ha, or property that adjoins a foreshore, lake bed, a reserve or Department of Conservation land. In those cases, foreigners must obtain Overseas Investment Office consent to buy.
So, where are we headed? At the hub of the new law is the reclassification of sensitive land to include residential property, meaning any non-resident will need OIO approval to buy even a bog-standard section. In very simple terms, existing homes will generally be able to be bought only by New Zealand citizens and residence-class visa holders who have spent the majority of their time in New Zealand. People who hold New Zealand residence class visas, but don’t live here, will be able to apply to the OIO for consent to buy a home. Traditionally, OIO approval has been neither a speedy nor cheap exercise. A year-long process is not uncommon, and neither is a total bill in the many tens of thousands of dollars ... remembering, too, an application doesn’t come with any guarantee it’ll succeed, either. Details on any changes to the application process and the OIO fees are still to be released. There’s a misconception that the new Act bans all foreigners from buying New Zealand property. Not so. Non-New Zealanders, who are “ordinarily resident” here will still be able to buy, as long as they can pass the new
“commitment test”. In essence, they’ll need to prove they call Aotearoa home, in that they: hold a resident-class visa; have lived here for the past 12 months and have been physically here for 183 days of that period; and, are a tax resident. Foreigners not applying under the commitment test can try to buy through one of three other categories: the “increased housing test”, where they can demonstrate they’ll be adding to New Zealand’s housing stock; the “non-residential use test”, under which the buyer can show land would be used for non-residential purposes; and, the “incidental residential use test”, where a buyer plans to use the land for a residential purpose, but in the course of business – for example, a student hostel or retirement home. Following feedback, the Bill was amended enabling developers of large, multi-storey apartment buildings (20-or-more residential dwellings) to apply for an exemption to sell a percentage of the units to overseas buyers “off the plans” without purchasers needing to obtain consent or to on-sell once the unit is complete. The buyers won’t be allowed to occupy the units themselves, however. Foreign buyers can also build, or invest in, large hotel developments (20-or-more units) without needing to obtain consent or on-sell once complete. The buyer must, though, lease the unit back to the hotel company and can only occupy the unit for 30 days in each year.
More power to the OIO Significantly, the new legislation includes sharper teeth for the Overseas Investment Office, too. Come the end of next month, it’ll have the power to force a landowner to dispose of property in the event of a contravention of the Act, an offence, or a failure to comply with an exemption or condition.
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with Janice Hughes We might share Auckland’s high prices but, from my observations, our neck of the woods is home to quite different market dynamics, including buyer profiles and objectives. The foreign nationals we work with don’t tend to be on any great land grab. They usually bring with them far more than they take, are innovative and philanthropic; they often start businesses, create jobs and, in all, add to the richness and diversity that is our wonderful, eclectic community. So, locally, I wouldn’t bank on plummeting property prices or a sudden torrent of newlyavailable housing stock any time soon. Longer term, only time will tell if, and how, the Wanaka, Queenstown and Central Otago housing situation responds to these reforms – never forgetting, new legislation aside, there are myriad other forces that will sooner or later affect the market, too.
Please remember: the information in this column is designed as a general guide only and should not replace specific legal advice on a particular issue. Janice Hughes is a Director of Aspiring Law. If you have questions or feedback about this article, please contact Janice on 03 443 0900, or email janice@aspiringlaw.co.nz.
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Queenstown Lakes District councillors will be asked to approve a final proposal for elected representation at their council meeting today (Thursday, September 6) . The proposal, to maintain the status quo apart from a larger Arrowtown Ward, was notified in June, and remains unchanged following public submissions. Under the proposal, the district would retain ten councillors, made up of six councillors elected by QueenstownWakatipu Ward voters, three councillors elected by Wanaka Ward voters and one councillor elected by voters from a slightly larger Arrowtown Ward. The Wanaka Community Board would remain as is, with four elected members and three Wanaka Ward councillors appointed by council. “We received 37 submissions in total,
with the majority supporting the proposal. This is a good indicator that the community is comfortable with how it is being represented by elected members,” QLDC electoral officer, Jane Robertson, said. Of the submissions, 18 were in favour of the council’s proposal. Submitters objecting to the proposal put forward a variety of suggestions, including disestablishing the Wanaka Community Board, increasing the number of Wanaka Ward councillors from three to five, and creating a Hawea Ward. Council agreed with Rachel Brown’s personal submission, “that QLDC would be prudent to work towards a full community governance review in preparation for the next representation review in 2024”. QLDC communications and engagement manager Naell Crosby-Roe said, “This district has grown and changed a great deal since the local councils
Methane emissions research welcomed Aimee Owens
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New research released on August 30 by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Simon Upton, highlights the impact of New Zealand’s livestock methane emissions and its effect on global warming. Currently, livestock methane accounts for 85 percent of New Zealand’s methane emissions, the remainder comes from waste landfills, wastewater treatment and use of fossil fuels. The research addressed two important questions: Firstly, what further global warming would take place if methane emissions from livestock were it to be stabilised at today’s level rather than a reduction to zero? Secondly, what level would methane emissions need to reduce to in order to contribute no additional global warming? Acting Minister for Climate Change, Eugenie Sage, said: “These questions have been the subject of debate during recent consultation on the Zero Carbon Bill and we are working through views and feedback expressed in the consultations at the moment.” More than 15,000 submissions were received during consultation on the Zero Carbon Bill. The report showed that New Zealand’s methane emissions would need to reduce by about 10 to 22 per cent below 2016 levels, (the latest year that emissions data is available) by 2050, with further reductions between 20 to 27 percent by 2100, to ensure methane emissions from livestock do not contribute to additional global warming. Upton said the research was being released to inform the current debate about how different greenhouse gases should be treated under the proposed Zero Carbon Bill. “It shows that holding New Zealand’s methane emissions steady at current levels would not be enough to avoid additional global warming,” Upton said. Eugenie Sage said that it was seen as “achievable by some in the agricultural sector, given that methane output per
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unit of production has been in decline by about 1 percent per year for the last few decades”. Federated Farmers supported the move to significantly reduce emissions and meet the Paris Agreement commitments but said “this should not be at the expense of New Zealanders’ economic and social well being”. New Zealand’s primary industries earned 64 percent of the total merchandise export income in 2017/18. Victoria University of Wellington Professor of Climate Change Dave Frame said that while methane dominated New Zealand’s historical warming legacy, “Carbon dioxide will dominate our future warming legacy unless we enact strong policies on fossil fuel emissions”. The global warming impact of a single pulse of methane is said to continue for centuries, and the total warming up that is attributable to New Zealand’s livestock methane emissions is around double the warming from fossil carbon dioxide emissions. But the warming from carbon dioxide is currently increasing about twice as fast as the warming from livestock methane emissions. Federated Farmers vice president Andrew Hoggard said: “Much more worrying to the provinces is the recommendation that the amount of land planted in forests will need to increase by between 1.3 and 2.8 million hectares, and most of this will be land currently used for sheep and beef farming.” “That sort of land use change would be devastating for many rural communities in terms of job opportunities and sustaining the social and economic fabric of small towns.” Officials from the Ministry for the Environment were working through all of the feedback from the consultation to develop a Bill. A summary of submissions will be released in mid-September. The Commissioner will issue a full report on livestock methane emissions later this year.
amalgamated back in 1989 and since then the representation arrangements have remained largely the same. “If approved, our next review will happen in three years’ time and will take a broad blue sky view of representation arrangements.” Under the Local Electoral Act 2001, council is required to carry out a representation review each six years, but councillors will be asked to approve the earlier review. Because the Arrowtown Ward is noncompliant with Local Electoral Act rules for fair representation, the proposal and any appeals or objections received must then be referred to the Local Government Commission for a final decision. Robertson said if councillors approved the proposal, “we’ll kick off a month-long appeals and objections process, closing on October 8”.
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Air traffic control at Queenstown Airport will be changing, with Airways, its air traffic control team, moving its practice in line with New Zealand’s main international airports. Aircraft in New Zealand airspace are managed by controllers in different locations throughout various stages of their journey. Air traffic controllers in towers normally manage aircraft only in the very first and final stages of flight. While they are at higher altitudes, they are tracked using surveillance technologies managed from Christchurch. For flights into and out of Queenstown, some of this management has historically taken place from the tower. Later this year Airways will switch this function to the centre in Christchurch, but will continue to provide aerodrome traffic control at Queenstown Airport.
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These ducklings were spotted doing a bit of window shopping on Ardmore Street over the weekend, much to the delight of 14-month-old local boy Otis Boyes, pictured here with Louise Hare.
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Opt out service falling short Ruth Blunt
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Since 2014, residents have had the option to opt out of receiving the Yellow phone book but some locals have reported it is still arriving in their letterbox despite having asked to be removed from the list. One local told the Wanaka Sun they “opted out online and still got one”, with another saying “I’ve opted out twice and still got one this year and last”. Yellow offer the opt out service online, with the annual cut of two months before delivery begins for
each region. If the opt out request is made after the cut off date it out will not be effective but would be applied the following year. Yellow head of marketing Chantelle Harper said, “we certainly don’t want people who do not wish to receive the book to be delivered one in error”. She recommended that people get in contact with them so they can look into their opt-out status. “If we have specific details then we can also get in touch with our book distributors – which are local charity organisations – to check in on how this may have occurred,” she said.
The project management consultant responsible for New Zealand’s first Net Zero Energy visitor accommodations will be speaking in Wanaka about the sustainable construction project. Steve Hewland, Camp Glenorchy’s project management consultant is giving a talk next week about how New Zealand’s most sustainable visitor accommodation facility was designed and built. Hosted by Mitre 10, there will be plenty to learn about the people, ideas and journey to design and build New Zealand’s first accommodation designed for the Living Building Challenge and Net Zero Energy. The free talk will be held at St Johns Community Room, 4 Link Way, from 6pm-8pm on Wednesday, September 12. Pictured: Camp Glenorchy blends hospitality, sustainability and educational opportunities into a new type of guest experience.
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Celebrating electric vehicles Ruth Blunt
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Two electric car events will be held this weekend as part of International Drive Electric Week. An exhibition of Flip the Fleet’s findings has been running throughout the week from 10am-4pm, with public talks and test drives on offer at Central Stories, Alexandra’s art gallery and museum from 3-5pm on Saturday September 8. Flip the Fleet is a community project that aims to empowers people to play a part in building a brighter future for electric transport in New Zealand. The follow day, on Sunday, September 9, there
will be a big gathering of electric vehicles at Highlands Motorsport in Cromwell. The event is open to the public from 11am-2pm, while EV owners will gather earlier in the day to use the track to perform some scientific experiments. Two experiments will be run on the race track to test the reliability of battery health and internal resistance measures, and the impact of tyre pressure on energy efficiency range. There will be opportunities to test ride electric vehicles, ask questions, witness some drag races (Tesla vs Ferrari), and learn more about sustainable transportation amongst other activities. Both events are free and family friendly.
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Otago Community Trust held its 30th annual public meeting in Dunedin last week, with chair Ross McRobie telling the audience that it was in a strong financial position. “Our investment portfolio returned $20.6 million for year ending 31 March 2018, representing a return of 8.2 percent, with total Trust funds rising to $292 million,” McRobie said. “Funds are at the highest they have been in our 30-year history.” Trust chief executive, Barbara Bridger told the 100-plus attendees that OCT had approved more than $9 million in grants over the last financial year and for this current financial year has been able to lift the grants budget to $10 million. Bridger noted however that almost $1.8 million of this was earmarked for the Trust’s in principle grant towards the Central Otago multi-million dollar cycle trail project that will connect Central Otago’s trail network. OCT trustees held their regular August board meeting earlier the same day, approving over $490,000 in community grants. The Trust awarded its second only Learning
Impact Fund grant to the Cromwell Communities of Learning cluster, which is led by Cromwell Primary School and includes Goldfields Primary School and Cromwell College. The group was awarded a $300,000 grant which will provide the resources and equipment to develop future thinking skills through the use of Makerspaces at each of the three schools. Cromwell Primary School principal Wendy Brooks, said the cluster of schools was delighted with the outcome. “Our team has worked really hard over the last few months and we are thrilled to have secured this funding,” she said. A $100,000 grant was awarded to the Otago Community Hospice, to support their large heating and cooling project. Otago Community Hospice chief executive Ginny Green said they were thrilled to have the generous support of the OCT. “This project will ensure our most vulnerable patients are as comfortable as possible in our Inpatient Unit.” Other grants awarded to groups in Wanaka included $15,000 to Kahu Youth Trust and $2500 to the Upper Clutha Sports Community Trust. Pictured: Attendees of Otago Community Trust’s 30th annual public meeting.
The Otago Regional Council’s pest control programme has reduced rook numbers to around 40 with evidence suggesting that there is no longer a breeding population in Otago. Rooks, originally introduced to control insects in New Zealand, are considered a pest due to the extensive damage they can cause to crops and new grass. ORC environmental monitoring officer Malcolm Allan estimated that rook numbers have stayed at about 40 birds or less since 2016, and there is no evidence of any chicks being born. ORC director of environmental monitoring and operations, Scott MacLean said it was a case of no news
is good news. “We really appreciate the support from the community for our programme over the years, with reporting and sighting of rooks being integral in the reduction of their population.” Rooks nest in Spring, which makes it the best time to spot them. ORC asks that people don’t attempt to shoot at or scare any rooks they may encounter, as there is often only one chance to deal with them. If the birds are frightened they can scatter and form new rookeries. Any members of the community who see rooks in Otago are asked to contact Malcolm Allan on 027 278 8498, or ORC at 0800 474 082 or email info@orc.govt.nz. Pictured: A rook nest is inspected by Malcolm Allan from ORC.
Paraglider crash in Cardrona Valley Aimee Owens
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A paraglider who crashed 4km up the road at Cardrona Alpine Resort on Tuesday, September 4, has been transported to Dunedin Hospital with serious injuries. A police spokesman said a rescue
beacon was set-off and the incident was dealt with by the Rescue Coordination Centre. A St John spokesman said the female patient was flown by helicopter to Dunedin with serious injuries.
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Almost 1500 survey responses on the proposed noise changes at Queenstown Airport are being considered, with Queenstown Airport thanking the community and key stakeholders for their participation in its public consultation, which closed on August 20. “We wanted to hear people’s views on our proposed noise changes and are very pleased with the level of feedback,” said chief executive Colin Keel. He said they appreciated the effort put in by everyone who came to the information sessions, engaged online and wrote to them. “Given the extent of the feedback and the need to consider all the comments, we will come back with our thoughts within the next few weeks. The feedback will be made public at that time, although
key personal details will be removed to protect the privacy of individuals.” Keel said that the consultation also triggered a broader discussion around growth and the role of tourism in Queenstown and across the district. “Growth is an important topic of discussion and we’re mindful that Queenstown Airport is only one part of that equation.” The airport’s current noise boundaries are likely to be reached in the next three to four years. “Many people rely on the airport to connect them with national and international destinations, employ them or support their business or lifestyle,” Keel said. “Many are also concerned by aircraft noise, traffic congestion and pressures on local infrastructure. We feel a strong responsibility to consider all viewpoints and try to strike the right balance for everyone involved.”
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A man was rescued from Lake Dunstan after the ute he was driving crashed into the lake on August 30. Alexandra Police has thanked members of the public who helped get the driver to safety. Constable Leon Burdett said the members of the public did a wonderful job helping the man before emergency services arrived. “I’d just really like to thank the group who rushed to the man’s aid and got him out of the lake. We’re really grateful,” he said.
At around 5.15pm on Thursday, August 30, a ute being driven along State Highway 8 towards Cromwell crashed into Lake Dunstan. The driver, a man in his 60s, was the sole occupant of the ute. Members of the public raced to the driver’s aid and helped to get him out of the vehicle and out of the lake. He was taken to Dunstan Hospital in a serious condition. The ute has been removed from the lake and an investigation into the cause of the crash is underway.
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Otago Regional Council’s new ECO Fund is open for applications. The fund supports communitydriven projects that support or enhance Otago’s environment. Funding is available for administrative support, as well as tools and equipment. “We have already seen some great environmental work by the Otago community and we are excited to see how this fund will empower
communities and individuals to tackle environmental issues further,” said Sian Sutton, ORC director, stakeholder engagement. Otago Regional Council contributes $250,000 annually to the ECO Fund, which is split into three funding rounds. For more information on the fund and how to apply see the ORC website. Applications for the first funding round close on Thursday, September 20.
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The 2018 New Zealand International Film Festival biggest box office success, “Celia”, will be screened at Cinema Paradiso on September 19. “Celia” is a documentary about the late Celia Lashlie (pictured). She was a New Zealand prison officer, social justice advocate, author and “worldclass storyteller”. She was best known for her book, “He’ll Be OK: Growing Gorgeous Boys into Good Men”, and was an advocate for the power and importance of mothers. She believed that mothers, grandmothers and matriarchs hold the power to change the lives of at-risk families. The film, which is touring the country as part of the 2018 New Zealand International Film Festival, will be screened as a fundraiser for the Upper Clutha Community House. Film director, Amanda Millar, was granted an exemption by NZIFF to bring the film to Wanaka for its only screening outside of the festival. Amanda is an award-winning, former television current affairs journalist who worked with Lashlie over many years, and became her close friend.
Soon after Celia Lashlie was diagnosed with cancer in 2014, she approached Millar to make a documentary about her life. On February 16, 2015, three days after their first interview, she passed away. Millar used archival footage from her work with Lashlie, interviews with people who knew her and that final 90-minute interview to make the documentary. “It was Celia’s vision that agencies and the government would one day recognise that the power lies with mothers in saving lives and improving the outcomes of our families, and our country’s future,” Millar said. “Now that Celia has left us, it doesn’t mean her dream won’t come true.” Millar will attend the local screening to answer audience questions. In 1985, Lashlie became the first woman prison officer in a New Zealand men’s prison. She was also the manager of Christchurch Women’s Prison for four years. By the turn of the century she began publishing texts including “Journey to Prison: Who Goes and Why” (2002) and “It’s About Boys: The Good Man Project” (2004). A limited number of tickets are available from Cinema Paradiso, and include wine and nibbles.
The Wanaka Branch of the Royal Society of NZ will be hosting the MacDiarmid Institute’s annual Regional Lecture Series. MacDiarmid Institute Principal Investigator, Professor Alison Downard, and MacDiarmid alumnus Dr Ojas Mahapatra, will speak about how science, and hi-tech research in materials science in particular, can grow a high-tech economy and wealth for New Zealand. The talk, “MacDiarmid Science - to Industry and Beyond”, which is free to the public, will focus on science from the lab to the marketplace and on pathways for MacDiarmid alumni from universities into hi-tech industry. The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology is a governmentfunded Centre of Research Excellence. The Institute pulls together the best materials scientists from around New Zealand. Materials science underpins all high-value manufacturing and the
MacDiarmid Institute has a proud record of spinning out new hightech companies, and a long history of cross-collaboration with industry. Professor Alison Downard teaches chemistry at the University of Canterbury. She is part of a research team working on exploring ways of attaching nanoscale coatings to surfaces in order to give materials new and improved properties. She is passionate to show how collaboration between engineering, materials science and chemistry can create new science and bring new economic and cultural ambitions. Dr Ojas Mahapatra did his PhD with the Institute at the University of Canterbury, and is now the CEO of Photonic Innovations Ltd, which specialises in manufacturing laserbased gas leak detection equipment for industrial health and safety. The MacDiarmid Institute talk will be on Friday, September 14 at 6pm, at the Presbyterian Community Centre.
ONE sustainable initiative Aimee Owens
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On Tuesday, August 28, an informal meeting was organised at Federal Diner which focused on directing members of the community to transition to a zero carbon lifestyle. The ONE initiative, a district-wide festival of sustainability, was held for the first time in the Queenstown Lakes District in 2018. Monique Kelly, ONE New Zealand co-founder, believed that everyone will need to change the way that they govern, work and behave, to adapt to both the new economic and environmental reality. She said that if this is done quickly as a planet, the impact of climate change for future generations may lessen slightly. Monique gained her inspiration from Jeremy Rifkin’s documentary, The Third Industrial Revolution. She realised that the community was “missing something that connects us all” and
focused on creating something that connected community organisations working on various aspects of sustainability and seeing how they relate to each other. During the mapping stage, she found an active, engaged community that was ready for change. Monique believed that climate change and a rapidly changing economy will bring many challenges to the community and business sector within Wanaka and its surrounds. The framework for the initiative is the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), which is a holistic approach to sustainability. SDG addresses environmental, social and economic concerns and was adopted by the UN in 2015, with every nation agreeing to implement the goal of achieving a better future by 2030. ONE believed that people need to start acting and changing now, to reach the national and global goals for 2030 and 2050 and also to ensure that future children and grandchildren can thrive.
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A record $986 million will be invested in the Otago and Southland regions’ transport system over the next three years. Transport Minister Phil Twyford announced the news on Friday, August 31, saying the investment marks a 52 percent increase compared to the previous three yearly 2015/18 National Land Transport Programme. The NZ Transport Agency has published details as
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Sun News DOG COLUMN How to easily teach your dog some basics
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Using a clicker This is a simple yet highly effective method with the average dog owner in mind. Basically, you want to “catch” good behaviour with the clicker, meaning that you want to train your dog that whenever you click (which means he has done something good), he gets a small (preferably soft) treat. It becomes a game they will love and a brilliant method to train your dog very easily with clear feedback for the dog - once they get it. The way we train the dog to respond to the clicker is simply by clicking and immediately treating the dog. It won’t take your dog long to understand that whenever he hears the clicker he’ll get a treat. This is an essential step in clicker training your dog. Step 1: Click and give your dog a treat. Step 2: Repeat about 30 times. This teaches your dog to associate the click with the treat. Step 3: To maintain this connection, it is important to follow the rule: Never click without treating and never treat without clicking. Sit With your clicker ready, wait for your dog to sit on his own without you telling him. This part of the training session is fun for dogs; it’s like a game to them. They have to figure out what to do in order to get the treat. Just ignore any other behaviour until he sits and when he does, immediately click and treat. The first treat should be a generous one, enough to get him motivated for more. Timing is crucial. You must click as his bottom is hitting the ground – not after and not before. Whenever he sits, click and treat. After initial frustration he soon learns, “If I sit, I’ll get a treat!” He’ll start doing it more. When your dog gets to this stage of the training process, start including the word “sit” just as he is about to do it. As soon as he does, give him a jackpot (several treats one after the other) and a good petting for a job well done. Step 1: Wait until he sits down on his own. Click and treat. Step 2: Repeat several times. Step 3: Say “sit” (once) as soon as he sits. Click and treat. Step 4: Repeat several times. Step 5: Say “sit”. If he sits, click and give him a jackpot. If he does not, return to Step 1. Your dog will want the game to continue and may ‘throw’ sits at you, but once your dog has learnt to sit on request (never repeat a request – no sit first time, no click or treat) by numerous repetitions, only click and treat when you request. Remember: • The clicker marks a behaviour at exactly the correct time, giving great feedback to the dog. • It is not an attention-getter so use it wisely and your dog will love the game of learning. • Short, productive training sessions with lots of breaks are far better than long, unfruitful sessions. Next time I will show you more training and tricks to teach your dog with a clicker. For information on dog training and behaviour contact leone@dogszone.co.nz.
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CAMERA CLUB ‘In Focus’
Making use of colour in photography MOORE B BOB Wanaka Camera Club Colour is one of the six basic photographic elements which also include shape, form, lines, texture and light. As in other elements, the good use of colour can evoke emotion and give our viewer something interesting to think about. Colour is often something we see but don’t notice at a conscious level. Certainly a field of beautiful red flowers will immediately catch the eye as will a brilliant red sunrise or sunset. Subtle shades of colour can affect mood and our perception of the scene, while brilliant colours can send a strong subconscious message about what we are seeing. At a basic level colour can be separated into two very general categories - cool and warm. Cool colours, on the blue or green end of the spectrum, can invite a feeling of tranquility, peace and calm. Conversely, at the other end of the spectrum are reds and yellows or warm colours, which often look more inviting as they can provoke a feeling of happiness, optimism and excitement. To use colour effectively, start by understanding the colour wheel and look for contrasting or complimentary colours. For example a yellow against purple is pleasing to the eye as they are complementary colours but yellow and blue can also work well. Another way to use colours is to choose analogous colours – those that are next to each other on the colour wheel. When using analogous colour schemes we should try to make one of the two colours the focus of the image and use the second to enhance the overall picture. A further way of using colour is to make a photo
of monochromatic colours – made up from varying shades of the same colour. The key consideration for a monochromatic image is to find a scene with good contrast throughout. We want the picture to have a good range of tones as well as a dark and a light version of the colour. Colour saturation (or richness) is also an important consideration. An image with very low saturation, often made from cool colours on an overcast day can prove very attractive. Soft light and subtle colours are ideal for a range of subjects, including flowers, still life and waterfalls. Conversely, a picture of brightly-coloured flowers on a sunny day has very high saturation. An image with lower saturation appears softer, dreamy and romantic. An image made from deep, saturated colours will often have immediate impact and appear bright and exciting. We should carefully consider our subject matter and what we want to convey in our image before deciding how much or how little saturation would suit the scene. Luckily, contrast is easily tweaked in postproduction editing. The key to using strong colours is to keep composition simple. Including lots of different colours in a photo lessens impact
as it is confusing to the eye. By using the fundamental elements of photography together with the creative use of colour we can produce stunning photographs to be proud of. That is what Allan Ford achieved with his photo “Red and Blue”. When working in Wanaka, Alan saw two offcuts of wood marking drainage. He was struck by the simplicity of the scene and felt the contrast between red and blue was very effective. Alan made good use of side-lighting to add more depth to the picture. He took the picture with a Nikon D80 camera attached to a Nikor 18-55mm zoom lens at a focal length of 44mm. Aperture was set at f 11, a shutter speed of 1/500th second and an ISO of 100. His image impressed the judge of the club’s monthly competition, who gave it an honours award. Wanaka Camera Club is dedicated to helping improve the skills of anyone interested in photography. We welcome anyone to join us, irrespective of photographic ability. If you know nothing about photography we will teach you. Come along and see what we can do for you. Our next meeting is Monday, September 10, at 7.30pm at the St John’s Rooms, Link Way.
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Bike free reserve proposed I wonder if the new reserve at Peninsula Bay could be bike free. There are a good amount of bike tracks in the area and while it is lovely that Bike Wanaka is thinking about the learners with their new proposal, I think they have an awful lot of trails already. It could be a good place for nature. For kids to explore a nature-scape. For adults to relax amongst bird song. Forgive me, I am, as yet, unfamiliar with the actual area proposed for the reserve and am only guessing it would have some natives and some open space. While all the tracks - and I do enjoy biking, don’t get me wrong - implore bikers to share the routes it is not always the case. And really, it does a disservice to the tracks and to the bikers to have to share. The tracks should be for pedestrians, or for bikers who I am sure would prefer to tackle the tracks at a good pace which is just not possible if they are also to look out for pedestrians, dog walkers, children and buggies around the next bend. Just a thought. Ems Shortcliff
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Code browns are all too frequent occurrence at Wanaka’s new pool, frustrating the centre’s staff and members of the public. You react to last week’s story “Wanaka 6, Queenstown 2”:
Katerina: I guess it all comes down to common sense, take the kids to the toilet before entering pool. Katerina: Yes s**t and vomit happens. I was a bit grumpy with forcing nappy on 3.5 yr old even she is trained since age of 2. Before we even enter the pool there was code brown, and when walking out we were told that is why the nappy is important, but it was obviously somebody older with no nappy. But thinking back I would not be surprised if I was asked the same thing when my boys were same age as they were just trained and could not be trusted. Can’t stop vomit but can take kids to toilet regularly to avoid s**t.
Kristin: I dunno. I’d like to agree to disagree. I haven’t spent much time at the new pool but as a mum that I reckon has a bit of “common sense” when the kids were young, I closed down many pools including the Wanaka one to “code green” for vomiting. Not for having a bug, but for swallowing and vomiting. Every. Time. It was a huge embarrassment but wanted them to know how to swim. It’s totally embarrassing and not something you can have common sense with. S***ting too. Think of those poor mums who are humiliated because their kid dropped a log. die! Emily: Yeah agree re ramp to deep end and high glass so hard to supervise...weird eh.
Megan: Well are there 3x more kids using the pool? It is a great improvement on the old pool but also a bit disappointing. New pool is a poor design joining the toddler pool to learn to swim pool, disabled ramp from toddler pool to deep end with high glass walls making it difficult to supervise older kids from side, no access to shallow end as it is normally blocked by swimming lessons & not quite big enough at peak times... I assume it all came down to a limited budget.
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Thanks to everyone who comes to Wastebusters to donate goods, shop and recycle. Your support helps us work for zero waste and a resourceful community.
The Salvation Army Family store would like used glass spice jars with lids, to donate these please just pop them into the store in Brownston Street.
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WHEELS TO DUNSTAN - free shuttle service to Dunstan Hospital or Alexandra specialist appointments, also linking with the St John Health Shuttle to Dunedin Hospital. For bookings please call Community Networks on 443 7799. Would a weekly visitor and a bit of companionship enhance your life? We have volunteers who would like to meet a senior to share stories or take you on an outing. If you are interested please contact Community Networks on 03 443 7799 or contact the project coordinator, Anscilaine on championforolderpeople@ gmail.com. INLAND REVENUE - are at Community Networks, Wednesday 26th September. If you need help with your Tax return, Family Tax credits or any other enquiry give Community Networks a call on 03443 7799 to make an appointment for this free service.
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Criffel Station is a 2000-hectare commercial breeding and finishing farm of predominately red deer, located ten minutes from Lake Wanaka.
General Farm Hand
We have an opportunity for a general farm hand to join our farming operation team. This is a great opportunity to experience a variety of work including stock work with deer and sheep. Your duties will include stock management and general farm work. This position would ideally suit someone with deer farming experience or an enthusiastic team player with background knowledge in farming who is looking to develop their skills. We are looking for an enthusiastic team player with great attitude and motivation to work in an environment where support is given for further study and family commitments.
Handyman
We are looking for a reliable Handyman to work across both the farming and tourism entities. We’ll rely on you to keep our facilities and grounds in great condition. Deft hands and technical knowledge are important parts of a handyman’s arsenal. You must be well-organized with strong general repair skills. A keen eye for detail is valued greatly in this job. For further information or if interested please email your CV to info@criffelstation.com or call Mandy Bell 027 443 4250.
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Wanaka Pharmacy is your local pharmacy. We’re the big pharmacy at the top of Helwick Street - open from 8am until 7pm every single day. Ph 443 8000. FREE LEGAL ADVICE - at Community Networks delivered by the Dunedin Community Law Centre on Wednesday 5th September. Please call Community Networks on 443 7799 to book your appointment. Free computer lessons for older people - Community Networks is offering oneon-one lessons in your own home on your own device or at our offices. If you are interested call into Community Networks or phone 03 443 7799. JP SERVICES are available at Community Networks every Tuesday from 1pm and Friday from 10:30am. Please book your appointment by ringing Community Networks on 03 443 7799.
WHAT’S ON Don’t Chuck Your Muck clean up day: Meet 10.30am, Thursday September 13, at the carpark by the Dinosaur Park. BBQ at the Dinosaur Park afterwards thanks to New World, Four Square, Mitre 10 and The Coffee Shack, contact dontchuckyourmuck@ yahoo.com if you plan on joining them.
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AVIATION ADMINISTRATOR Alpine Helicopters is a family owned business based at Wanaka Airport. With our modern fleet of helicopters, we provide a wide range of aviation services from scenic flights, agriculture work, firefighting and private charters. We are looking for an administration super star to join our team, this is a full-time permanent position on a rotating roster including some weekends and public holidays. You will have excellent phone and personal manner, attention to detail, ability to work under pressure, multi task and problem solve whilst remaining calm and professional. Key tasks include flight following, communicating with pilots on the radio, maintaining daily aviation records, responding to enquiries including pricing jobs, greeting clients, safety briefings and loading helicopters. Applicants for this position must have NZ residency and be looking to live in Wanaka on a long-term basis. Please send your CV & Cover letter to tb@alpineheli.co.nz Applications close 1pm, 14th September.
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ACCOUNT MANAGER Southern Lakes ITM is a modern progressive company in Central Otago and we are looking for someone special to join our team. A rare opportunity has become available as an Account Manager. You will be part of an extremely supportive team focussed on: • Developing and maintaining great working relationships with key customers • Ensuring each customer is provided with excellent service and back up by thinking ahead • Going the extra mile to ensure customer’s needs are met • Have a high attention to detail with good time management • Identifying new business opportunities
hear from Our recruitment process assist you in obtaining If you wantyou! to be part of our this). special Wanaka team includes a Drug and Alcohol Test andtoMinistry of or want to know more, then we want hear from If you want to be part of our special Wanaka Justice Check. you! Our recruitment process includes a Drug and team or want to know more, then we want to Alcohol Test and today! Ministry of Justice Check. Come on! Apply hear from you! Our recruitment process Come on! Apply today! For further information you can Peter on includes a Drug and Alcohol Testcontact and Ministry of For further (03) 4486868 or information you can contact Justice Check. Petertoday! on (03) 448 6868 or email Comepeter.meadows@gobus.co.nz on! Apply email peter.meadows@gobus.co.nz For further information you can contact Peter on (03) 4486868 or email peter.meadows@gobus.co.nz
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We are growing again! NZFT is New Zealand’s leading and fastest growing inbound tour operator. We own and operate 8 different brands creating holidays to New Zealand for people from all over the world, especially Australia, USA, Canada and the UK. We are looking for a few more people to join our team here in Wanaka to help us design great New Zealand wide holidays for our visitors. We also have an office in Auckland in case you are reading this while on holiday in lovely Wanaka! What we want. The facts: • We want people who are well organized and great communicators. We can train you on almost everything else. • It’s hard work especially during the busy seasons. Our expectations on customer service are legendary in the industry. • Our customers are active every day and so are we – which means there are some rostered weekend shifts and public holidays. Don’t worry – you get paid extra for that! • Commitment to giving it your best shot. • You must be entitled to work in NZ for a minimum of 2 years. What you get. The facts: • A full time well paid position. In year 1 we would be disappointed if you didn’t earn $75k – but that’s up to you! You can earn as much as you want to. • A constant flow of well qualified enquiry. • The best technology in the industry to help you earn the best pay in this sector of tourism. • Great support and training. • Modern office on Ardmore Street in Wanaka (Newmarket in Auckland) • And you work in travel – which means you get to go see and do things that our visitors do. • There’s more but the ad is too small! If you want to find out more then send Kerry an email - kerry@nzft.co.nz or just stick your neck out and apply with your CV and a letter telling us why you fit the above. Level 1, 93 Ardmore Street, Wanaka. 03 443 0812
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We now have an opportunity for the right candidate to work alongside our Wanaka Store Manager, at Southern Plaster Supplies. As this is a small team, we require someone who is reliable and dedicated to get the job done! Our new Sales & Storeroom Assistant will need to have the following attributes: • Customer Services Skills • Sales Experience • Eye for detail • Physically fit, as heavy lifting will be required • Computer Literate • Ability to multitask & learn Advantageous Skills: • Hands on knowledge of the building industry • Forklift experience, or clean license to obtain You will receive: • Valuable 1 on 1 training • Knowledge of the trade supply industry • Great Hours: Monday - Friday (7.30am-5.00pm) • Good rate of pay • Fun team environment Only applicants legally entitled to work in NZ will be considered - Must have minimum 6-months on a current work permit. Please send cover letter and CV to accounts@spsnz.net or call into one of our stores. If applicable, also include a copy of your work visa. Wanaka: 17c Fredrick Street Queenstown: 33 Glenda Drive
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SPORTS RESULTS Tarras Golf Saturday 4BBB Third Round D Agnew 43, G Rive 40, S Johnston, H Reinecke 39, M Hyndman 38, B Rowley 36, D Allen 33. Birdies (sp by Moore Golf) H Reinecke (2), D Agnew, S Johnston (2) Struck on hole 13 H Reinecke. Nett Eagles B Trevathan, B Rowley (2), S Johnston (2), G Rive, D Allen. Twos D Agnew and H Reinecke. Results of Drawn 4BBB partners D Agnew and B Rowley 49, G Rive and D Allen 47, M Hyndman and H Reinecke 43 S Johnston and B Trevathan 42. GOLF RESULTS DAY 1 JOHN ANNAN MEMORIAL 4BBB 1ST K Galloway and Noel Trevathan 52, N Hamilton and P Mavor 57, J Trevathan and B Rowley 58, G Rive and D Wheily 61, D Agnew and D Allen by lot 62, L Nelson and R Ewing, M Kensington and M Young 62, A Hamilton and D Edwards by lot 64, J Harley and R Phelong, M Hervey and G Herlihy 64, M Gutsell and G Hook by lot 65, R Morgan and G Clouston, R Gibson and G Smith 65, Lyall Gray and M Direen by lot 66, G Lucas and G Scott, S Gerken and M Nyhon, I Morrison and George Willson 66. Longest drive (Senior) Jonny Trevathan. Longest drive Junior Sam Purvis. Nearest the pin Senior Mark
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Holy Family Catholic School is following in the footsteps of other local primary schools by announcing it is going wastefree. As an Enviroschool, Holy Family Catholic School already promotes action and change within the school. It is now moving towards becoming a rubbish-free school, which they believe is a practical and positive way to encourage healthy eating as well as also teaching waste minimisation. Like most schools, HFCS has produced large amounts of waste in the past,
however, it now aims to send as little waste as possible to landfill. This has the added bonus of leading to financial savings for the school, as well as considerable benefits for the environment and many opportunities for the students to learn environmentally-sound attitudes and habits. Students are being encouraged to bring food to school that does not require packaging, with many types of lunch boxes available to support the transition, including reusable and beeswax lunch wraps, which are easy to make. Pictured: Beeswax wraps are good alternative for waste-free lunch boxes.
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Wanaka’s Braden Currie raced against some of the world’s best triathletes on Saturday, September 1, placing eighth in the World 70.3 Championship in Cape Town, South Africa. The race started well for Currie, who stayed with the fast-paced leaders to set a personal best swim time of 21min 57sec. “I had an awesome swim start and felt really comfortable. I sat in behind Jan [Frodeno] and [Javier] Gomez and caught a really good wave into the beach,” Currie said.
Currie exited the water four seconds behind the leader, but a few mishaps in transition left him 14 seconds behind the lead, in eighth place, at the start of the 90km bike leg. The leaders stretched almost five minutes ahead of Currie going into the 21.1km run. “I did what I could early on in the run and I felt really good,” Currie said. “I wasn’t running as fast as I hoped but I had really good endurance, so that’s positive for Kona.” Germany’s Jan Frodeno took the win in 3hr 36min 30sec, with Currie crossing the
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American athletes dominated the podium on the 42km and 21km Merino Muster races on Saturday, September 1 at Snow Farm. US Olympic cross-country skiers Simeon Hamilton and Jessie Diggins won the male and female 42km events. Aurelie Dabudyk (France) and Alayna Sonnesyn (USA) completed the women’s podium, while Adam Martin and Kyle Bratrud (both USA) finished second and third in the men’s marathon race. Benjamin Saxton and Katharine Ogden won the men’s and women’s 21km events. Local cross-country skiers dominated the podium in the short-course events, with 17-year-old Campbell Wright winning the 7km Straggle Muster in 25min 38sec. Wanaka’s Leo Staufenberg was second and Benjamin Silipo was third. Australian skier Katerina Paul won the women’s race, with Wanaka women Olivia Jones and Scarlett Norman placed second and third. Merino Muster Ltd director Mary Lee said the snow and weather were perfect for the event. She was impressed by the number of local children who took part in their race. “See how many kids we had. It was just amazing.’’ Pictured: Local kids made up the majority of entries in the under-8 to under-14 cross country race categories at Snow Farm’s annual event.
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Wanaka skier Nico Porteous was crowned the FIS Junior Freeski Halfpipe World Champion on Tuesday, September 4, at Cardrona Alpine Resort. The 16-year-old Winter Olympic bronze medalist was the top qualifier in the Audi quattro Winter Games NZ competition, but was in second place after the first run of three. A technical second run earned him 93.80 points to put him into the lead in his first ever junior world championships. Another local skier, Ben Harrington made a strong challenge for the podium after qualifying in sixth place. He held on to third place until the third last run of the day, when USA’s Dylan Ladd’s score of 92.80 pushed him into fourth place. Campbell Wright was the top placed New Zealander on the first day of cross country ski racing at The Snow Farm, also on Tuesday. He placed seventh in the FIS Australia New Zealand Cup 10km Freestyle Interval Start. Over at The Remarkables on Monday, New Zealand snowboarders dominated the The North Face Frontier podium, with Finn Duffy taking gold, Benjamin Exens silver and Rupert Smith the bronze. Wanaka’s Sam Lee placed second in the men’s ski, with James Hampton in third, Blake Marshall in fifth and Charles Murray placing eighth.
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As The Nutcracker heads to Dunedin audiences this Christmas, so too will three young ballet students from Wanaka. The Royal New Zealand Ballet will begin its national tour of The Nutcracker in Wellington on October 31 and arrive in Dunedin in mid-November. RNZB has not taken Tchaikovsky’s Christmas fairy-tale story to theatres since 2010 and this year the festive classic will feature performances from two 10-yearolds, Mia Cohen and Mia Waite, and 12-year-
old Tayla Doran, all from Wanaka. The local dancers have practised ballet for over five years, at Grade 4 and intermediate foundation levels, and this is a special opportunity for them to dance with the company. The ballet dancers are taught by Dance Wanaka senior ballet teacher Briony Martin, and owner Anna Thomas. According to Thomas, the girls are very excited. “We are delighted and we are both extremely proud of the girls and that they have been offered this opportunity,” she said. Both Anna Thomas and Briony Martin
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