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Bilous explained: “We got up here, conditions were perfect and training went off. Everyone was doing crazy tricks from the get-go so you knew it was going to be a gnarly contest, it definitely lived up to those expectations. I landed a new trick both yesterday and today and those were the tricks that just got me on the podium.” Bilous’ first jump, the switch triple rodeo 1440, was the single highest scoring tick of the day (93.6) and initially had him in first place at the end of run one. He went big with a forwards triple cork 1440 on run two and had to squat down on landing but cleaned it up for run three to finish in third place, claiming his first world cup medal, 0.2 points ahead of Norway’s Birk Ruud. “I’m ecstatic,” said Bilous. “I’m super stoked just to land the jumps, and to end up on the podium in front of the home crowd is very rewarding.” Sixteen-year-old skier Nico Porteous capped off an epic 2018 season, claiming the FIS Junior Freeski Halfpipe World Championships 2018 title at Cardrona Alpine Resort earlier in the Games.
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he Audi Quattro Winter games wrapped up last weekend after 926 of the best athletes in the world compete in 17 winter sports over 16 days. Media manager, Sophie Luther said of the Wanaka competitors: “Our locals went awesome. Finn Bilous and Nico Porteous were the highlights. It was an extremely successful Games. Over 200 volunteers made the event really shine.” Finn Bilous earned his first World Cup medal, finishing in third place in the FIS Freeski World Cup Big Air in front of a supportive home crowd on September 7. It has been a week for new experiences for Bilous, who landed a new trick, a switch triple rodeo 1440, in qualifying rounds, which put him through to finals in second place. He then decided to try out another brand-new trick, the forwards triple cork 1440.
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allantyne Road has been a cause for concern for over ten years and an accident on September 6, when a rental car collided with a truck and trailer unit, underlined the potential for incidents on certain sections of the road. Police reporter that there was no injury to the occupants of either vehicle, but they have decided to step up patrols on the road as they have noticed more vehicles speeding along it recently. Local resident, John Coers, who lives on Ballantyne Road, arrived at the scene just after the incident, he said that “the occupants of the vehicle were extremely lucky not to have been seriously injured in the collision”. The incident took place at around 5pm. It involved tourists driving their rental vehicle through a give-way intersection
of Ballantyne and Boundary roads into an oncoming truck and trailer. “This is another vehicle crash on a stretch of road which is in desperate need of safety upgrading. Council has for over 10 years talked of sealing the road and undertaking safety improvements on its intersections. At this time council has no constructive commitment to improving and sealing the road.” John Coers explained that local residents, including the Mt Barker Residents Association, have been lobbying council to seal the road, which has no road markings, for years. “It’s a horrible, incredibly dangerous piece of road.” Although Coers has emailed the council numerous times regarding the “appalling” signage, nothing has been done to remedy the problem. Continued on page 3
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Incidents at the intersection of state highways 6 and 84 have shown no sign of abating, with several Albert Town residents telling the Wanaka Sun that they have regularly witnessed accidents at the intersection this winter. A recent report commissioned by the Queenstown Lakes District Council featured an NZTA Crash Analysis System map illustrating the injury crash locations between 2013 and 2017. Along with a cluster of crashes in the town centre and on the main arterial routes, the report noted “crashes in the vicinity of the one-way Albert Town bridge stand out as does the intersection of SH6 and SH84”. A roundabout upgrade at the intersection has been confirmed by New Zealand Transport Agency, but a spokesperson said last week “whilst the Transport Agency recognises we would like one, the timing is uncertain”. NZTA senior safety engineer, Roy Johnston, said the agency was aware of concerns at this intersection and it was continuing to monitor it. “While it is recognised that this
intersection would function better if it was aligned with Riverbank Road and converted to a roundabout, the safety risks at the intersection are lower than those at other higher risk intersections which have been prioritised for improvement,” Johnston said. “The Transport Agency has implemented other options to manage the safety risk at this intersection such as the right turn bay, changes to speed limits and the separated left turn lane.” The intersection will be assessed for further work by the Wanaka to Luggate safer corridor project, and Johnston expects it will be considered when QLDC and NZTA work on identifying issues and priorities for the Wanaka roads. NZ Transport Agency also confirmed it was investigating putting in traffic signals at the Albert Town bridge. Phil Dowsett, NZTA senior project manager, said that currently there were no plans to replace the singlelane bridge with a two-lane bridge as traffic volumes could not justify it. “Instead, the Transport Agency is looking into installing traffic signals to manage traffic volumes at peak times of the year and at peak times of the day,” Dowsett said.
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At a full council meeting on September 6, Queenstown Lakes District councillors decided to delay their decision on the next stage in Special Housing Area (SHA) in Hawea. About 25 people from Hawea attended the meeting, as well as Keep Hawea Beautiful representatives. KHB Spokesperson Tim Ryan said they held a peaceful protest against the Lake Hawea SHA, holding cardboard signs to make a “visual scene” and supporting the Hawea Community Association representatives speaking to the council. He said their presence was “absolutely noticed”. “We’re pretty happy with Scott Stevens and his motion to at least delay the decision for now. But it does not really change how we feel about it and it should not go ahead in the first place. We believe that there is still a lot of work that needs to be done before anything can happen at Cemetery Road,” Ryan said. The expression of interest submitted by Universal Developments for an SHA in Hawea was for about 400 sections. It was approved in principle by council in June 2018. Lane Hocking, of Universal Developments, did not attend last week’s meeting, although a representative went on his behalf. Hocking told the Wanaka Sun: “I welcome the chance to discuss the project further with the QLDC and other interested parties. The need for
affordable housing in the district means I still have total conviction in the product we’re offering.” HCA development subcommittee chairwoman, April MacKenzie, disagreed “You can see the difference between the Bright Sky Ltd which got no resistance because it was inside the urban growth boundary of Wanaka, in land that was already designated for development, it’s in walking distance to jobs, schools, supermarkets, medical centres and town facilities, not out in Lake Hawea.” MacKenzie reiterated that the town’s residents were happy for more development, as long as it was within boundary limits. “The SHA act has specific requirements and they state that there must be specific demand in the specific location for a special housing area. We are saying that the council itself has proven that there is sufficient capacity within the town boundary to meet demand.” MacKenzie said she would have preferred if they had concluded that the SHA did not meet the requirements of the act so they would not recommend it to the minister. “But one can never complain when the Council publicly acknowledges the need to engage with the community. So it was not the exact result I would have liked, but I am pleased that they were willing to engage with us.” The SHA will be considered at the next full council meeting in December.
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Councillors approved a reviewed remuneration package for Queenstown Lakes District Council’s (QLDC) chief executive, Mike Theelen, on Thursday September 6, totalling $348,000. QLDC Mayor Jim Boult said the salary reflected continued strong performance by Theelen in developing a council team that’s ready to deliver on the ambitious challenge of the 2018-2028 Ten Year Plan. “To be a council that can meet the needs of our district’s diverse communities we need a chief executive that lives and breathes the ‘Can Do Council’ values. Mike is building a culture
that is strategic in its vision and creative in developing and delivering solutions to our unique challenges,” Boult said. “People sometimes don’t realise how broad council’s portfolio of services is and overseeing all council activities is a big and incredibly demanding role. It’s not all about increased traffic and growth issues: Mike’s management team is also focused on delivering excellent services and outstanding community facilities such as parks, reserves and sports and libraries that reflect a passion for the place we call home. This is very much reflective of Mike’s leadership.”
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Twenty-one keen students from Wanaka Primary School went along to Bremner Bay on Wednesday September 5 to continue a study into the types and quantities of rubbish that pollutes Lake Wanaka. The last beach survey, in June, netted close to 3kg of rubbish, dominated by various types of plastic, as well as a lot of cigarette butts. The school study is an important contribution to the wider Touchstone Citizen Science project investigating the Bremner Bay Stormwater catchment and how humans affect water quality and the subsequent loss of ecological and recreational values in the bay.
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The new Bullock Creek Hatchery Springs Walkway was officially opened on Tuesday, September 11, with Otago Fish & Game Council officer, Paul van Klink, saying it was “fantastic” with perfect weather, and at least 80-100 adults in attendance and 20 preschoolers. Restoration work to get Bullock Creek back to what it once was began in 2016. The wetland at the former hatchery site at the top of Stone Street was infested with
a lot of weed species. The work, which was carried out by volunteers, involved weeding, weed control and the replanting native species. The opening began with a karakia, performed by Jeremy Van Riel, who blessed the site and everybody there. Roger Gardiner, of Wanaka Residents Association, then said a few words, along with Glen Morrison, from Department of Corrections. Ian Headland of Fish and Game gave the final speech, followed by Deputy Mayor Calum Macleod opening the walkway, by
cutting the ribbon with the help of the children from the nearby daycare centre. The decision to postpone the opening was due to a “lack of demonstrable action by QLDC and ORC over the flooding and sediment run off occurring from surrounding development”, which the team believed could create an atmosphere of discontent at the event. Otago Fish and Game Council believed it to be an ‘undesirable result as landowners and for the wider community who have invested a lot of time and energy at the site’.
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Communications and marketing advisor for Queenstown Lakes District Council, Sam White, told the Wanaka Sun this week that NZTA has formally approved council’s Strategic Business Case which identified the need to invest in Ballantyne Road improvements. “We’re now working on the next stage which is a Single Stage Business Case. This will identify the specific work required which could be a combination of sealing, speed restrictions, widening and flattening in certain places.” White explained that exact timings and budget depend on the Detailed Business Case which the council expected to complete next month, as they are keen to get the work underway this financial year. QLDC estimate that the total cost of the project is in the region of $3-5 million, with funding of 51 percent from NZTA and 49 percent from QLDC. Frances Adank, of New Zealand Transport Agency, confirmed
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that agency’s support for the Strategic Business Case for Ballantyne Road. “It sets out the safety problems and wider strategic context relating to Ballantyne Road, and the benefits of addressing these problems. The next step is to develop a long list of options to address the problems and then analyse them against criteria to determine a preferred solution. This process is part of the Detailed Business Case, which also looks at whether the benefits of the preferred solution outweigh the costs, and how the project could be progressed and delivered.” Coers pointed out that council “continues to talk about improving the safety of this stretch of road which has been the centre of multiple crashes including a death”. “I will challenge anybody to find a town the size of Wanaka, where there’s a gravel road within 4km of a post office. It’s Wanakas second arterial route”, John said.
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Sunnyheights Limited has been ordered to remedy the cultivation of a Significant Natural Area at Crosshill Farm near Wanaka. QLDC regulatory manager Lee Webster said the council investigated the removal of a protected short tussock grassland and cushion field landscape, classified as an SNA, after receiving a complaint from a member of the public. “The area in question was 10.28ha of short tussock grassland and cushion field located on the Crosshill Farm owned by Sunnyheights Limited. The investigation determined that much of the area had been cultivated,” Webster said. A breakdown in communication between the landowner’s lessee and contractors is reported to have led to the removal of the SNA. The investigation, which took into account QLDC’s Enforcement Strategy and Prosecution Policy, determined that the most appropriate course of action was a joint Enforcement Order, requiring remediation of the SNA at a cost of $92,000, and introducing another area for protection. No charges will be laid. “The remediation will involve fencing approximately 3.5ha of the land within the SNA, which will protect the remaining cushion plants and tussock landscape, as well as further plantings of native shrubs to the area. A further 6.7ha of land to the west of the SNA will also be protected and enhanced by fencing the boundary and planting native shrubs,” Webster said. “QLDC has an important role to play in protecting and preserving the district’s unique environment. While it’s disappointing when we need to investigate these matters, it’s encouraging to see the landowner taking responsibility, recognising the importance of our natural environment and working with us to address this issue, which will provide a higher level of protection. A spokesperson for Sunnyheights Ltd said, “It was an unfortunate and regrettable mistake that any of the SNA was cultivated and since finding out that the contractors had cultivated the SNA, without their knowledge, they have done everything in their power to remedy the situation, including engaging professionals to prepare in-depth ecology reports and remediation plans.” Sunnyheights Ltd has also agreed to pay the council’s costs as a gesture of goodwill.
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A book which was written to celebrate the centenary of the 1893 Electoral Act is to be republished as part of the suffrage 125 celebrations in Wanaka. On September 19, 1893, the Governor General, Lord Glasgow, signed into law the 1893 Electoral Act which gave women the right to vote. A public meeting in 1993, called by then-Queenstown Lakes District Council recreation coordinator Elizabeth Hall to determine how the community wanted to celebrate 100 years of women’s suffrage, sparked a range of ideas. “A bunch of women came along to the meeting and together we got ideas of what we would do,” Elizabeth Hall said. “Skirt Tales was suggested by Phyllis Aspinall. So between us we went through and agreed on who to write about - there’s actually quite a few more than 100 stories.” It took 12 women two years to compile, edit and publish Skirt Tales: Stories of the lives of 100 women of the Upper Clutha Area. It was published in 1995 by Barry Ryder of Pope Print in Timaru, who Hall said “bent over backwards” to help them. “We did not do one bit of fundraising for that book. He let us have our book launch and pay him afterwards.” The book was reprinted in 2003 by Pope Print, which will be tasked with this third print run too.
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Doreen Murie, one of three women who were the first all-female group to climb Mount Cook, who lived in Wanaka at the time, features on the front cover of Skirt Tales. As part of the suffrage celebrations, Murie led a group of more than 90 women up Mount Iron, with Hall saying, “we cracked a bottle of bubbly at the top”. “Women from all over New Zealand were climbing the highest peak from where they lived, but of course we weren’t going to go up Mount Roy,” she said. “Mount Iron was absolutely ideal for us.” The 125th anniversary of the signing of
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the act into law will be celebrated with a suffrage 125 morning tea at Wanaka Library at 10.30am on Wednesday, September 19. Jenny Moss, one of the women involved with Skirt Tales, will be there to talk about the book. Pictured: The centenary was also marked with the planting of camellias at Wanaka Station Park by Wanaka Garden Circle life members Elizabeth Ironside, Eva Harris and Elizabeth Blanc. A Kate Sheppard camelia will be planted beside the library next Wednesday to celebrate the 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage.
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A five-week community consultation period has opened on Queenstown Lakes District Council’s proposed new bylaw for traffic and parking. QLDC Acting Asset Planning Manager Polly Lambert said by replacing the existing bylaw, there would be more clarity and certainty for regulation and compliance as it includes technical revisions and new definitions to reflect gaps and legislative change since the last bylaw was adopted. “The proposed bylaw should help QLDC address key issues in our district, such as grass verge parking. This is an annoyance for many of our ratepayers that we are currently unable to regulate or enforce.” Other aspects that the proposed new bylaw covers include the ability to establish residents’ parking areas or zones; creating special vehicle lanes; and applying a permitting system for small passenger service vehicle parking to help control numbers and access to standing locations. The Traffic and Parking Bylaw 2018 allows the council to regulate parking and vehicle use of roads and public places under council’s control, and other traffic and parking issues which are not covered under the Land Transport Act, Local Government Acts or Road User Rules. Submissions close at 5pm on Friday October 12. Public hearings will take place in late October, with the council considering the outcome of the consultation process on December 13. The outcome of that meeting will be provided to the Ministry of Transport on December 14 and public notice of the final decision will be given on December 22.
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Hearing of submissions on the proposed amendment to the Queenstown Lakes District Council Navigation Safety Bylaw 2018 will be held today (Thursday, September 13). Last month, a special consultative procedure was undertaken on a proposal to amend the clauses within the Bylaw that regulate vessels using the Clutha River. Amendments included the restriction of powered vessels between the Lake
Wanaka Outlet and Albert Town bridge from December 1 to March 31. A total of 572 submissions were lodged regarding the proposed amendment, with more than 30 submitters wishing to make an oral submission before the panel. Of the written submissions received, 303, including eight from organisations, were identified by council officers as being in favour of the proposed amendment and 269, including five from organisations, were identified as being opposed. Pictured: Powered vessels on the Upper Clutha River may be restricted.
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Mãori Language Week 2018, which runs from September 10-16, is being celebrated this week with Mãori Language Day on September 14. Following on from last year’s theme “Kia Ora te Reo Mãori”, the theme will be “Kia Kaha te Reo Mãori”, which means “let’s make the Mãori language strong”. The Government website states: “Strength for an endangered language comes from its status, people being aware of how to support revitalisation, people acquiring and using it and from the language having the right words and terms to be used well for any purpose.” In celebration of Mãori Language week Lake Hawea singer-songwriter, Anna van Riel, is giving away the first single from her soon-to-be-released Fishing for Stars. “I’ve been growing my vocabulary in te reo Mãori, and one of the best ways I learn is through song. Writing song in Mãori has been as beneficial for my learning, as it has been for kids,” she said. Haere Mai Song, Anna’s giveaway track, is one of 12 songs to feature on her upcoming album Fishing For Stars, released on December 1. The
new track can be downloaded free this week via Anna’s bandcamp page. “I wrote the song for Hawea kindergarten after my son’s teacher mentioned they’d love a new Haere Mai song to call the children to the mat. The song is fun, interactive and has actions so I think it’ll go down well,” van Riel said. The Crown’s draft Mãori language strategy, was also launched one month ago with the goal of having one million New Zealanders speaking basic te reo Mãori by 2040. Mãori Development Minister Hon Nanaia Mahuta said in a statement earlier this month she was ‘heartened’ by the level of public response. “We’ve had over 300 individual responses already, most of which came in the very first week. Te reo Mãori is clearly something New Zealanders really care about. Minister Mahuta said all constructive feedback is welcome so the final strategy is robust and reflects the views of people who care about the long term place of te reo Mãori in New Zealand. “If you haven’t given feedback yet there’s still time to take a look at our ideas and tell us what you think. Help to secure a place for our language in our future.”
Local residents are being invited to support Omarama School at a fundraising talk and dinner tomorrow night. High country shepherd and mountaineer, Brian Dagg, will present a slide-show of his time climbing the highest peaks on the seven continents and will talk about his adventures. Dagg recently climbed 6190m to the summit
of Denali (formerly Mt McKinley), in Alaska, to complete the seven summit challenge. After two decades as a farmer, he only began serious mountaineering after scaling Tanzania’s Mt Kilimanjaro in 2011. He has since climbed Everest, Argentina’s Mt Aconcagua, Mt Elbrus in Russia, the Antarctic’s Mt Vinson and Mt Carstensz in Indonesia. “Dinner with Daggy” will be held at the Wrinkly Ram, Omarama, tomorrow (Friday, September 14), with tickets available through Wendy (03 4389568).
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The Lake Hawea Netball Club had five teams in the Upper Clutha competition this year, making it the largest single club competing. All five teams made it to the semi-finals and two teams won their finals. Dream Doors (pictured) won the final against MANC Yr10A, 31-30.
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Wanaka Primary School PTA hosted its second annual school gala, Friday Night Lights, on September 7. The free light event, held at Wanaka Primary School hall, provided an opportunity for students to showcase their talents through creative designs, music, art and dance. PTA chairperson, Hayley Barbour described the night as “amazing”, with at least 1300 people passing through. The school hall offered a stage set up for the children’s performances, as well as market stalls, lantern making, silhouette puppets, face painting and a photo booth. A big marquee was also set up as a food hall, providing delicious foods and home baking. The evening ended with a fire poi display, performed by Flair and Friends, followed by the firework finale from Dynamite Dave. Friday night light was the second
event that Barbour has organised. “We wanted to focus on school community rather than fundraising because we are aware that Wanaka Primary is a big school and families may not have support. They may have come here with no grandparents or family support so we want to provide a good networking event where people can get to know each other and build the school community,” Barbour said. “We also know how much fun it is to go out at night when you are a kid and they absolutely love it.” The organisers of the last two events are stepping down from the PTA, and several sub-committee members are moving on as they will no longer have kids at the school, so if you are interested in joining the subcommittee to help organise next year’s event, contact pta@wanaka.school.nz. Pictured: Students, their siblings, teachers and parents got into the spirit of the Friday night fun.
Students join Mainly A Capella Two Year 11 Mount Aspiring College pianists, Estelle Norman and Oliver Clements, will be on the Mainly A Capella line up which includes newly formed MAC chamber music group ‘Up an Octave’, the college choir and the Treble Tones at a concert this month. The spring performance, Mainly A Capella, will feature the Treble Tones singing a mixed repertoire of pop to world music and choral pieces in three and four-part harmonies, while the students will play a mixed repertoire of classical music. Laura Williamson will preside as MC and will recite some of her poems. Mainly A Capella will be held at Rippon Hall, from 4pm-5.30pm on Sunday, September 23.
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2 Details of the application in respect of which you are making the submission including location and the Resource Consent number. 3 Whether you support or oppose the application. 4 Your submission, with reasons. 5 The decision you wish the consent authority to make. 6 Whether you wish to be heard in support of your submission.
Appeals Subcommittee – Council Chambers, 10 Gorge Road, Queenstown. Thursday 13 September 2018 at 10.30am or the conclusion of the Planning & Strategy Committee meeting, whichever is the latter.
Any person may make a submission on the application, but a person who is a trade competitor of the applicant may do so only if that person is directly affected by an effect of the activity to which the application relates that:
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You may make a submission by sending a written or electronic submission to Queenstown Lakes District Council (details below). The submission should be in the format of Form 13. Copies of this form are available on the website http://www. qldc.govt.nz/planning/resource-consents/
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Hearing of Submissions on the Proposed Freedom Camping Control Bylaw 2018 and the Amended Arrowtown-Lake Hayes Reserve Management Plan – Council Chambers, 10 Gorge Road, Queenstown. Monday 24 September 2018 at 9.30am Amended Meeting Location: Wanaka Community Board – Lake Hāwea Community Centre, Myre Street, Hāwea. Thursday 27 September 2018 at 10.00am
Resource Consent Application Details of the resource consent application and submission forms are available in the offices at Queenstown Lakes District Council, Gorge Road, Queenstown; 74 Shotover Street, Queenstown; and 33-35 Reece Crescent, Wanaka during normal office hours (8.00am to 5.00pm). You can also download these on our website. http://www.qldc.govt.nz/planning/resource-consents/notified-resource-consentsand-hearings/ 1.
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What is proposed: Subdivision consent to create 20 residential lots with 1 reserve lot to vest, associated accesses and services; and land use consent for the construction of 20 units, associated landscaping and earthworks. These twenty lots are proposed to meet the requirement to provide 20 affordable lots within Northlake (D1 activity area) to the market or the Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust. The location in respect of which this application relates is situated at: Northlake Drive, Wanaka (Proposed Lot 1017 – currently held in Lot 2002 Deposited Plan 515015 and Lot 66 Deposited Plan 371470 held in Computer Freehold Register 803948) ADDRESS FOR SERVICE FOR APPLICANT: C/- Kim Banks kim.banks@ppgroup.co.nz Paterson Pitts Limited Partnership PO Box 283 Wanaka The Council planner processing this application on behalf of the Council is Sarah Gathercole, who may be contacted by phone at 03 441 0499 or email Sarah. Gathercole@qldc.govt.nz Submissions will be received until 11 October 2018, and must be served on the Consent Authority, Queenstown Lakes District Council, Private Bag 50072, Queenstown 9348 or email rcsubmission@qldc.govt.nz. These must be dated, signed by you, and include the following information: 1
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Proposed Queenstown Lakes District Council Traffic and Parking Bylaw 2018 Council is seeking feedback on the proposed Queenstown Lakes District Council Traffic and Parking Bylaw 2018. The proposed bylaw and statement of proposal will be available for public consultation from 8 September 2018 on the Council’s website www.qldc.govt.nz or from the Council offices at Gorge Road, Queenstown or 33 Reece Crescent, Wanaka and every library in the district. The proposed bylaw includes technical revisions and new definitions to reflect gaps and legislative change since the last bylaw was adopted. Any person or organisation has a right to comment on the proposed bylaw and the Council encourages everyone with an interest in the Traffic and Parking Bylaw 2018 in the Queenstown Lakes District to do so. Submissions should be completed online; or emailed to services@qldc.govt.nz with the words “traffic and parking bylaw 2018 submission” in the subject line or post to Queenstown Lakes District Council, Private Bag 50072, Queenstown 9348. Submissions must be received no later than 5pm 12 October 2018.
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Hawea Flat’s Hall will transform into a Californian beach at the end of this month to raise funds for Hawea Youth Club. Sarah Millwater, who founded the club with husband Dave, said that last year’s Neon Disco fundraiser was so successful that the club decided to do it again with a theme of Malibu Beach Party. “We’ll be decking the hall out with palm trees, a photo booth where you can ‘surf the tube’ with your mates and oversized pineapples and garlands, all made from recycled materials by the youth,” Sarah said. Food and drink will be on offer as well as spot prizes donated by Wanaka businesses and music by local teen DJ Mitchell Collet. Since its inception last year the club has gone from
strength to strength, hosting a variety of events and now catering for around 30 members. “Activities each week range from inline skating, basketball, table tennis, crafting, cooking, board games and in the summer we are fortunate enough to have the use of the school pool and playing fields,” Sarah said. The money raised from the Malibu Beach Party will go towards sports equipment and a summer camp. The club is also looking for a volunteer to help with funding applications via Volunteer Central’s webpage. The Malibu Beach Party kicks off at 7pm until 10pm on Friday September 28 at Hawea Flat Hall. Children aged between 11 and 16 are welcome and entry is $5 per person. Anyone wishing to attend the weekly Youth Club can join the group at the hall every Friday during term time between 6pm and 9pm. Pictured: Youth Club members at last year’s Neon Disco.
Much needed facilities for strategic spots in Luggate, Albert Town and The Neck will be put in place thanks to funding from Central Government. Queenstown Lakes District Council will receive $2.39 million from Central Government’s Tourism Infrastructure Fund to go towards a Public Toilet programme of works. “This funding will help us support the increased demand toilet facilities are experiencing in our district due to visitor growth. Meeting the needs of these visitors will culminate in improved cleanliness with demand spread across a greater number of cubicles,” QLDC general manager community services, Thunes Cloete said. “It will also mark a reduction in the current environmental and public health issue of visitors toileting in significant and sensitive landscape environments across our district.” Public toilet facilities are planned for installation at Luggate Red Bridge rest stop, Albert Town Outlet and SH6
The Neck to Isthmus Peak Car Park. The three local locations were among the eight identified during review of the existing network of toilet facilities conducted in early 2018 for new or replaced toilet blocks be installed. The funding received from the TIF will make up 78 percent of the programme’s cost. The other five locations are Glenorchy Foreshore Reserve, Kingston Reserve, Lake Hayes Foreshore Reserve, SH6 between Kingston and Frankton and Bennetts Bluff. QLDC Mayor Jim Boult was delighted with the approved funding, as it allows QLDC to better provide for both current and future demand on toilet facilities in the district. “This is significant investment that will benefit our local community enjoying these locations as well as the many domestic and international tourists that visit our district,” Mayor Boult said “Ten years from now on our district’s busiest days, we’ll have more people here than in the city of Dunedin. Not only do we have to be ready for that, we have to be better than we are today.”
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After 13 years in the planning, work has begun on the construction of the community house next to the Anglican Church on McDougall Street which has leased the land for $1 per year for 35 years. The community house will include offices, meeting rooms and a hall for up to 140 people. “It will be a social hub and include many other community service groups, as well as cultural users,” said Wanaka Community House Charitable Trust trustee Yeverley McCarthy.
“The hall and other facilities will also be available for rent and the whole facility will be self-sustaining.” The construction of the community house will cost about $3.8 million, which includes the fitout, landscaping and photovoltaic electricity generation. The Trust has already secured more than $2.8 million from several sources, including Central Lakes Trust ($1.4 million), Otago Community Trust ($700,000), Lottery Community Facilities Fund (500,000), Sargood Bequest (150,000), and Alexander McMillan Trust ($50,000). The build is due for completion by mid-2019.
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Funding for a $80,000 ramp to improve accessibility to the Lake Hawea swing bridge is coming along as over half of the money is now secured. The Trust has confirmed that it has raised $45,000 so far, with applications for further funding out for the remaining balance. Upper Clutha Tracks Trust trustee, John Wellington, said a grant of $15,000 was confirmed
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Wanaka Library will screen a documentary about New Zealand’s food forest movement next Thursday (September 20). Assistant librarian Eve MarshallLea said that the free community screening of Edible Paradise: Growing the Food Forest Revolution would be accompanied by a postviewing discussion and Q&A with Wanaka’s Dr Compost Ben Elms, pictured. Eve said that the film had been described as an inspirational documentary celebrating New Zealand communities making sustainable choices, ensuring genetic diversity and preserving the historic links to the country’s food for future generations. The documentary, captured over five years as part of the Localising Food Project, meets with local food campaigners instrumental in creating community orchard and food forest projects on their patch. The screening, which runs from 5.30pm until 7pm, is free but bookings are essential and can be made by emailing eve.marshall-lea@qldc.govt.nz.
from the Lions foundation, as well as a couple of private donations. A ramp would enable bikers to ride straight on to the bridge instead of having to take the two flights of steps, which he said is not ideal on a bike commuter route. “We’ve had good, but mixed success, which is always the case with funding applications. It’s just a process of working on it but we still hope to have it built before Christmas, that’s our goal.” The Lake Hawea swing bridge
track was the very first project undertaken by the Trust, but budget constraints meant that it was not possible to build a ramp at that time. Wellington explained that some funding can be raised as building begins, although the Trust is hoping that remaining applications will come in during the course of the project. The UCTT met on Wednesday, September 12, to determine a start date to begin the project construction.
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Mount Aspiring College (MAC) students have set to work crafting a catapult from an old piece of steel found buried behind a classroom. The students were tasked with transforming the large piece of steel, found by college groundsman Graham and suspected to have lain undisturbed since the original school was built back in 1985. Head of Learning Area Technology at MAC Denise Bruns said that the students enjoyed
cutting, milling, polishing and fabricating the piece of old steel, which was now well on its way to becoming the chassis and frames of a catapult machine prototype to be used in class experiments. “While the catapults still have a few more weeks to completion, the transformation is exciting. It certainly is a case of one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. The chassis and axles have all been fashioned from a piece of old junk,” Denise Bruns said. Pictured: Level 2 mechanical engineering student Chicane Cooper proudly showing his progress to date.
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Another side to the SHA The Lake Hawea Township with its 2175 or so residents has been a quiet, restful, and beautiful, backwater for many decades. That’s the way the locals like it .So the arrival of developer Lane Hocking with a 400-section subdivision outside the town boundary has ruffled more than a few feathers. Letters to the mayor, town hall meetings, contact with the Ombudsman, and the introduction of high-powered lawyers are all in the mix. As a relative new-comer I didn’t take any notice of the early murmurings of discontent but it wasn’t long before you couldn’t enjoy a quiet beer at the pub without some enthusiast giving you an earful. The case for the locals is that there is ample subdivided land available, the proposed subdivision will change the rural feel of the place forever, it is opposed by an overwhelming majority of the locals, and runs counter to the QLDC’s planning instruments that have been developed with significant community input. I’m bound to say that having arrived here with my partner Jude Frazer about four years ago much of the above rings true and I would be happy to see the pattern of development proceed in its traditional manner. That is the way things would have stayed if it hadn’t been for a rainy weekend which began with me googling “Cemetery Road Subdivision Hocking”. I was led to the Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Act 2013, the purpose of which is “to enhance housing affordability by facilitating an increase in land and housing supply”. It lists Queenstown Lakes among the districts that have significant housing supply and affordability issues. So I had uncovered the foundation on which the proposal was based. Next I took an internet journey into Universal Development’s proposal and was surprised by what I found. The executive summary outlines the affordable housing strategy with land and house packages ranging in price between $450,000 and $650,000 specifically for first-home buyers. Those prices are aimed at the local ceiling for first-home buyers to access the funding available through the KiwiSaver Home Start Scheme and a grant of $20,000. While half a million dollars plus seems an enormous amount of money for a first home I am informed that there is no shortage of applicants. The second component of the financial package astounded me and still does. From the first stage of the development 10 percent of sections will be gifted to the Queenstown Lakes Community House Trust to facilitate its work in settling families in their first home. I figured that if there is 100 sections in the first stage and they come to the market at say $200,000, the collective value would be $20,000,000 and 10 percent is $2,000,000 which is a very large gift to the Trust. A similar amount from a later stage will made available during stage one. Across the whole development, the developer is giving $8,000,000 worth of land to people he has never met to help facilitate their quest for a new home. I’m pleased I took the trouble to dig a little deeper and to have found that there is some really exciting ideas and opportunities being explored and developed in the field of first home ownership locally. Evan Alty
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SPORTS RESULTS Tarras Golf Club STABLEFORD G Lucas 50, G Rive 43, D Wilson 42, H Reinecke, M Hyndman, D Allen 39, K Galloway 38. Nett Eagles D Allen (4), M Hyndman, G Lucas (2) D Wilson (2), K Galloway. Birdies D Allen, M Hyndman and K Galloway. John Annan Memorial Second Day: Best Nett over the field Bonar Rowley 65. Best Gross over the field Les Nelson 74. Runner up Graeme Barbara 76. Senior Nett H Reinecke 66, B Lambie 68 by lot, N Hamilton 68, S Gerkin 69, B Macway Jones 71, B Paterson 72 by lot, J Trevathan 72, A Hamilton 72, L Allison 74, S Maling 76 by lot, J Templeton 76. Intermediate Nett D Morris 69 by lot, M Rawcliffe 69, G Scott 73 by lot, G Herlihy 73, M Nyhon 73, R Ewing 74 by lot, D Weily 74, T Watson 74, H Anderson 74, R Gibson 74, W Jamieson 75. Junior Nett M Hyndman 69, M Gutsell 70 by lot, I Morrison 70, G Willson 71, Baldy Lucas 72, M Dowling 73 by lot, L Gray 73, G Rive 73, P Bond 75 by lot, K Galloway 75. Senior Longest Drive J Trevathan; Longest Drive Junior D Agnew; Nearest the Pin All Grades G Hook. Genesis Voucher $500 Nearest the Pin All Grades L Gray Best 2 shots J Templeton; Straightest Drive S Maling. Twos J Harley, J Trevathan, L Gray, B Lambie, T Watson, G Scott, S Gerkin, N Hamilton, R Ewing, G Hook,
H Reinecke (2). Winners of the John Annan Memorial over the 2 Days with a score of 195 were Bonar Rowley and Jonny Trevathan, Runners up with 201 Holger Reinecke and Bruce Lambie followed by Ken Galloway and Noel Trevathan with 203. Wanaka Bridge (Tues) 1st Rosemary Boswell, John Schwarz 63.89%. 2nd Shirley Coppage, Laraine Shepherd 61.90%. Sue Blake, Pauline Davidson 56.25%. (Wed) N/S 1st Denise Bruns, Sharon Wilson 61.20%. 2nd Jane Hamilton, Pauline Davidson 53.91%. 3rd Tommie Munns, Neil Robinson 53.39%. E/W 1st Jan WynnWilliams, Marion Murphy 59.66%. 2nd Noeline Munro, Jude Gunn 59.66%. 3rd Claire Williams, Hans Limacher 58.24%. (Fri-H/Cap) N/S 1st Jenny Muir, Madeleine Reveley 57%. 2nd Ruth Coghill, Claire Romeril 56.25%. 3rd Hans Limacher, Claire Williams 52.58%. E/W 1st Deirdre Lynch, Jenny Turnbull 62.77%. 2nd Pam Miller, Jude Gunn 60.77%. 3rd Carolyn Grey, Carolyn Field 58.88% (Mon) N/S 1st Marion Furneaux, George Foreman 61.48%. 2nd Jason Benton, Sherril Harries 59.08%. 3rd Jenny Muir, Madeleine Reveley 58.85%. E/W 1st Errol Kelly, Jan Lyness 61%. 2nd Helen Cornwell, Marc Simmonds 58.12%. 3rd Gerarda Herlihy, Dorothy McDonald 55.54%.
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Ultramarathoner, James Brewer is raising money for Ronald McDonald House South Island by running the Old Ghost trail in February 2019. The 85km route through forest and mountain on the West Coast, with just under 3000m of vertical gain, which usually takes five days to tramp will be completed in one to raise funds for the child and family sanctuary in Christchurch. The reasoning behind this extreme racing event, started when five-yearold Jack, Brewer’s son complained of a sore tummy. Jack was referred to a pediatrician after numerous visits to the doctor, and the initial diagnosis inferred the problem to be behavioural. But in mid-2016, Jack had an MRI scan, and was diagnosed with Pilocytic Astrocytoma, a rare spinal cord tumour; although a type that typically does not spread, the tumor instead regrows. The family’s world was understandably turned upside down, and they travelled to the Christchurch hospital to see a neurosurgeon. Brewer said they arrived at Ronald McDonald House “in a daze”. The independent charitable trust helps families of seriously ill children, providing them with accommodation, food, entertainment and facilities. Brewer commented that children affected by cancer and premature babies were the most common patients. “It’s an amazing facility with amazing people that work there.” Jack underwent two major, ninehour surgeries on his spinal cord to remove the tumour, the last, in April 2017. Each operation required a four week stay at the hospital with the family staying at RMH during this time. Brewer explained that “this sanctuary, during a very stressful and
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emotional period, is free”. Meals were provided most nights, and volunteers would bring food and cook meals. “The staff are phenomenal, genuine empathy, love and laughter at a time when you need all the support you can get.” RMH survives on donations, so James has started a givealittle page with the goal of raising $10,000, to say thank you to the people and the place. “It was an amazing experience to go through to see how generous people can be. From a negative always comes the positive.” “This is all for my son, his strength and resilience,” Brewer said. “This is the family’s way of thanking Ronald McDonald House and everyone who keeps it going. I hope we can raise some money to help give something back to you.” Jack, now nearly six is “going great at the moment”, and is due a scan in one month’s time. If you would like to donate, visit the fundraising at givealittle.co.nz. Pictured: James Brewer and son, Jack.
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Packed schedule for fun festival Ruth Blunt
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There will be plenty of opportunities to “have a go” at a variety of sports this weekend at the fifth annual Festival of Sport and Recreation 2018. As well as a full indoor and outdoor programme of demonstrations and games, there will be some water-based activities, with the Wanaka Swim Club, Alpine Synchro Club and Central Otago Whitewater Club taking to the pool. Upper Clutha Sports Community spokesperson Diana Schikker said the big difference this year was having the pool available for the first time. “We’re also pleased to see the return of many clubs and businesses who have exhibited before, plus some new ones,” she said. “We believe it will be a great celebration of so much of what is on offer in the Upper Clutha in terms of sport and recreation. It’s the perfect opportunity to connect our community and bring people together in a sport and recreation context putting faces to names and getting
people talking to people.” The free, fun day also features outdoor field and turf activities in a number of sports including cricket, athletics and disc golf. Kahu Youth and the Upper Clutha Youth Council are hosting a fundraising Dye Dash at 1pm for youth aged 11 to 18. Inspired by other colour runs, participants dressed in white will have to run a lap, negotiating obstacles, while being pelted with non-toxic powder paint. Inside the centre, clubs and organisations will set up information stalls, and Queenstown Lakes District Council staff will be on hand to talk about the Wanaka Masterplan. Demonstrations in kyokushin karate, basketball, and rock and roll dancing are among the 10 activities scheduled for the indoor courts. The Festival of Sport and Recreation 2018, organised by the Upper Clutha Sports Community, takes place at the Wanaka Recreation Centre on Sunday, September 16, from 9am to 1pm. Pictured: Each year the festival hosts a variety of indoor and outdoor demonstrations.
The Mount Aspiring College Boys 1st XI football team claimed bronze at the New Zealand Secondary School Linwood South Island Tournament last week. The four day tournament was held in Invercargill, with teams from Otago, Southland, Canterbury and Auckland playing. MAC played Menzies High on day one. They took control early, dominating the game and winning 8-0. Captain Alex Plimmer scored three, vice-captain Fletcher Cavanagh scored two and Johnny Percy, Ethan Arratia and Toa Roode scored one each. On day two, they played St Kevin’s which put up a good challenge but went down 9-0, with Ethan Arratia and Michael Meek scoring hat-tricks, while Alex Plimmer and Michael Gealago scored one each, and St Kevin’s scored an own goal. MAC then played Aurora High, beating them 3-0 with goals by Johnny Percy, Alex Plimmer and Toa Roode. On the third day they played Dunedin’s Logan Park which was a difficult team to break down but they finally got a breakthrough with a goal by striker Michael Meek to win the game. They finished the pool section unbeaten and without conceding a goal. The MAC boys met Roncalli College from Timaru in the quarter-final in a tough and low scoring encounter. MAC striker Michael Meek scored the only goal for MAC to move on to the semi-final. On day 4 MAC faced Auckland’s Massey High School which hadn’t conceded a goal during the tournament. Massey were a much bigger team, and scored twice in the first half. MAC tried hard in the second half and had their moments, but Massey sealed their win with another goal. Massey moved on the final against Papanui, beating them to win the tournament.
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MAC played Southland Boys High in the third/fourth place playoff. MAC came out totally focused, with their coach saying they played their best game of the tournament, with captain Alex Plimmer playing “his heart out”. Southland Boys took an early lead and were 1-0 up at halftime. In the second half MAC really pushed the Southland boys but couldn’t get the ball into the back of the net. Jake Nicholson was sent in at striker with only minutes to go with a mission to score the equaliser. He did just that, and the game went to a penalty shootout. The shootout started with the best of five from each team stepping up, but the scores were tied, so it went to sudden death. The shootout went through the whole team, until it was down to the keepers. Lucas Schafer was up first, banging the ball into the top right corner. Next, Southland Boys’ keeper stepped up and took his shot, only for Schafer to make a spectacular save and win the game for MAC. Their coach said “to come back to Wanaka with only one defeat and a bronze medal is fantastic and next year they are hoping for bigger and brighter things.” – By Wanaka Football World
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Top five finish for MAC STAFF REPORTER
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The Mount Aspiring College Girls 1st XI football team travelled to Dunedin for the NZ Secondary Schools Lotto Sportswear Tournament last week to take on teams from Christchurch, Wellington, Dunedin and Invercargill. Their first game was against one of the top Dunedin schools, Columba College, on Monday, September 3. Overnight rain made for tough playing conditions with the pitch covered in mud and puddles and MAC playing into a strong wind in the first half. They were put them under pressure from the start, with Columba scoring four quick goals in the first 15 minutes. Coach Richard Vorstermans said it wasn’t a great start to the tournament, with the team losing 7-1. The afternoon games were postponed on day one because of the weather. MAC managed to re-group on Tuesday, adapted to the conditions and had a much better day. After putting together a much better team performance, they beat Buller 7-0 in their first game of the day. In the afternoon, they played Southland Girls in a difficult but evenly matched game, with MAC taking the well-deserved win 1-0. “Not conceding any goals on this day was pleasing and full credit goes to our defence, but Kiara Bercelli won player of the day with a hat trick in the first game and the winning
goal against Southland Girls,” Vorstermans said. With two wins and one loss in their pool, they qualified for the quarter finals against last year’s runners-up Roncalli College. It was a tight, knockout game and the half time score was 0-0, but Roncalli was too strong in the second half, winning 2-0 and going on to win the tournament. MAC went on to the fifth to eighth place playoffs, playing familiar opponent, Wakatipu, in a the afternoon. “The girls played some great football and were the better team, winning 4-2.” Phoenix Brownlie, Bella Fraser and Maggie Stiven played strong games, shutting down some very good opposition including a NZ representative player, and Tessa Treadwell-Burke scored two stunning long-range goals. The last game was one of the hardest games they played, agianst Heretaunga College which plays in the Wellington premier schools division. MAC showed real grit and determination to come out 1-0 winners, securing a well-deserved fifth place out of 16 teams. They were also named the Fair Play Team of the Tournament. “It was a tough tournament physically and
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we had to deal with niggles and injuries right through the week including two trips to the hospital for x-rays. But the girls can be very proud of the way they played for each other against some quality teams. Their attitude on and off the field was fantastic and their fifth placing was satisfying as it is one better than last year’s finish,” Vorstermans said. Team member Bella Richardson said the highlight of the three days was winning their final game after a hard battle. “Throughout the tournament, we had a great time as a team and were fairly happy
with our final result,” Richardson said. “The younger girls are all very excited to go back next year and try and get an even better result.” She said they were very thankful to everyone who supported them in getting to the tournament. As well as the team’s fair play award, individuals were recognised, with Maggie Stiven awarded most improved player, while Bella Fraser was awarded the players’ player, and most valuable player, along with Phoenix Brownlie.
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