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improvements made to the site management of the water run-off, QLDC enforcement officers are urgently looking to address improvements to these provisions. Developers are required to meet specific on-site management plans in order to meet sediment discharge and flow limits. This involves adhering to the conditions of the Regional Plan: Water for Otago, which mandates that on-site drainage does not cause a conspicuous change in the colour or visual clarity of the receiving water. “We are currently looking at further actions that need to be taken across the developments and for the individual building sites. As soon as we have an agreed plan in place, we will provide what details we can. No time frame is currently confirmed for this, but we would hope to provide an update within the next
two weeks,” said Morris. Otago Fish & Game officer Paul van Klink compared pre- and post-development runoff and said rainfall levels remain the same, yet earthworks and poor on-site management have increased the runoff as it travels through a single outlet through the Hikuwai Reserve rather than it naturally seeping into the ground and dissipating into a wider area free of sediment. “The issue here is that the subdivision earthworks have modified the landscape, scraped off the top soil over large areas of land and left it bare. Rainfall has collected sediment from the exposed surfaces which is carried into storm water which has been channelled it into a single discharge point through Hikuwai and into the Clutha River. So what you’re seeing is an increase in
overland flows, so an increase in quantity and an increase in sediment laden water. The water leaving the site is caused from a really poorly managed subdivision development.” Department of Conservation (DOC) senior community ranger Annette Grieve echoes the concerns raised by the community. “The storm water discharge from the subdivisions continue to cause track damage and sediment build up within the conservation area. DOC is consulting with ORC and QLDC on these matters.” Otago Fish & Game is also supporting QLDC and ORC as both councils work towards a solution. Hikuwai and Northlake development management teams did not respond to requests for comment by the time the Wanaka Sun went to print.
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Willowridge Developments Ltd has lodged an application with Queenstown Lakes District Council to increase retail space at the Three Parks Special Zone from 10,000sqm to 34,600sqm. The resource consent to vary an Outline Development Plan (ODP) for the Zone to uplift additional retail floorspace was formally received by council this week. The ODP was approved in November 2015, with a subsequent variation to the ODP to vary the layout of the commercial core subzone approved in June 2018. The application sought additional retail floorspace of 24,600sqm, to add to the existing permitted 10,000sqm of retail activity in the commercial core. A Town Centre Health Check, undertaken by economists Brown Copeland and Co Ltd,
in conjunction with Colliers International for Willowridge, found Wanaka town centre to be in “good health as a result of significant increase in population and visitor numbers in the last eight years”, but it found a “need for more retail floorspace”. “There is little, if any, vacant retail or office space in the town centre and when vacancies occur reletting times are minimal.” The application noted that the permitted 10,000sqm will be exceeded by the zone’s first two retailers - a supermarket and a hardware store. Construction has started on the new 3852sqm supermarket which is scheduled to be completed by late 2019, while a resource consent application for a 7500sqm hardware store is being prepared. Negotiations are also underway with other retail operators. Pictured: The proposed uplifted retail area will be situated adjacent to the Wanaka Recreation Centre.
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Plans to provide access to Three Parks from the main road into Wanaka are progressing. The NZ Transport Agency has lodged a Notice of Requirement (NOR) with Queenstown Lakes District Council to designate land at the junction of State Highway 84 and Sir Tim Wallis Drive for highway purposes to enable the formation of a roundabout access to Three Parks. The three-leg, two-lane roundabout, which will be located less than 1km from the Anderson Road roundabout, has been designed to accommodate the existing open road speed limit of 80kph. The roundabout has also been designed to be capable of accommodating a future fourth arm to the north to service Allenby Farms. Separate cycle/pedestrian paths around the roundabout will link the Wanaka to Puzzling World paths, while active transport links across the state highway will be via refuges. Willowridge Developments Ltd managing
director Allan Dippie confirmed last week that they were building Sir Tim Wallis Drive through to the highway and putting a new intersection onto the highway. “It’s slated to be complete before winter next year,” Dippie said. Willowridge has lodged an application for bulk earthworks in conjunction with NZTA’s NOR. The earthworks will be carried out at the junction of SH84 and Sir Tim Wallis Drive junction, within the Three Parks Special Zone and within Allenby Farms Limited land. The earthworks will prepare the land for the roundabout, as well as enabling the creation of a more formal and larger car park for the Mount Iron Reserve and providing for a new access point and access track to the Allenby Farms stock shed. Both of which will be affected by the formation of the roundabout. The application indicated the earthworks will be complete as soon as practicable, stating “The first retail store is expected to open late 2018/early 2019 so prompt completion of the earthworks and construction of the roundabout is important.”
Submissions close today on Northlake Investments Limited’s application for resource consent, land use and subdivision consent for a terrace housing development. The lots are proposed to meet the developer’s requirement to provide 20 affordable lots within Northlake Special Zone (D1 activity area) to the market or the Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust. The development comprises 20 two-storey terrace houses situated on fee simple allotments of 155sqm to 355sqm in size. The houses are arranged across five separate blocks of four units, positioned in two rows divided by a central reserve. Each unit faces the street, and has parking space for two vehicles with provision for an optional single car port. Each house has three bedrooms
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The Upper Clutha community is joining forces with the likes of Sir Peter Jackson to “drop, cover and hold” during the 2018 New Zealand ShakeOut next week. More than 770,000 organisations and households across the country have signed up to participate in the Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management’s earthquake drill and tsunami híkoi (walk) scheduled on Thursday, October 18, at 9.30am. All of New Zealand is at risk of earthquakes and its coastlines are at risk of a tsunami. ShakeOut provides a proactive opportunity for everyone living in the country to practise the right actions to protect themselves before, during and after an earthquake or tsunami. Wanaka Preschool staff members said the ShakeOut initiative aligns with the school’s termly earthquake drills. “We are always open to engaging with the wider community and increasing
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our learning opportunities,” said Wanaka Preschool professional leader Christine Smith. “This initiative provides our Preschool children the potential to hear the messages around earthquakes on the same day as the nation, and to take part in ‘drop, cover, hold’ practise alongside their teachers and friends. Because we live in New Zealand, safety messages around earthquakes are an important part of our children’s well-being.” Lake Wanaka Tourism general manager James Helmore said his team registered for ShakeOut again this year as it is a good exercise to experience. “It is important to be prepared for natural disasters and know how to react and respond when they do occur,” said Helmore. He encouraged everyone to take part to be better prepared in case of a future emergency. There is still time to register and participate at www.shakeout.govt.nz.
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Wanaka’s Road Crash Rescue team has begun raising money to get to the World Rescue Challenge in France next year. The seven team members, who are part of Wanaka’s Volunteer Fire Brigade, made it to the world challenge after scoring top results at this year’s South Island, national and Australasian challenges. The team, which won a handful of medals including overall champions at the Australasian challenge in July, has set up a Givealittle page and is appealing to the community for donations big or small to help get them to the championships in September next year. Volunteer firefighter and crash team member Jodie Rainsford said that any donation would be “hugely appreciated”. “Every little bit helps and we appreciate every dollar,” Jodie said.
A statement from the team, which has competed in road crash competitions for the past four years, said that although its members really enjoy what they do, they put a huge number of volunteer hours into practising as well as usual training with the brigade. “The skills and knowledge we have gained over the past few years are tremendous and the main beneficiaries are those who are unlucky enough to find themselves in life-threatening car accidents,” the team said. “We are now able to extricate patients much faster, more efficiently and more safely, which can only be a good thing.” Donations from the community will go towards travel, accommodation and competition entry fees, while any extra will go towards upgrading the fire brigade’s cutting tools, known as the Jaws of Life. To donate, visit givealittle.co.nz/cause/to-the-worlds. Pictured: The team collect their medals at this year’s Australasian Road Rescue Challenge.
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Wanaka Library is tying a bow around the 2018 Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW) (October 8-14) campaign to help encourage locals to let nature into their week. In support of New Zealand’s year-round commitment to recognising and supporting mental health, the library is emphasising this year’s MHAW theme of ‘Let Nature In’ by leaving wrapped books around the waterfront and local parks. People who take a break for fresh air or a walk may find the surprises along their paths this week. It is the Queenstown Lakes Central District (QLDC) Libraries staff’s way to provide up-to-date resources and information on a broad range of mental health issues facing the community. “We all love a good read and time in the great outdoors so why not enjoy them together? We thought this initiative would be a great way to share some books that we’ve deleted from our collection (to make room for new ones) and pass them onto the community for free so they can still be enjoyed,” said QLDC communications and marketing advisor Sam White. He encouraged book finders to share their photos on QLDC’s Instagram page. Wanaka Library is also hosting a free mindful art sessions next Wednesday for both kids and adults. This week, the country’s health minister, David Clark, encouraged New Zealanders to take the opportunity to connect with abundance of nature around them. “Every little bit helps us find balance, build resilience and boost mental wellbeing,” said Clark. “Mental health is a positive resource that needs to be looked after and maintained.” The Mental Health Foundation adapted the “Five Ways to Wellbeing” for New Zealand; the key
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Monitoring buoys on Lake Wanaka are one of the latest attempts to try to understand the particular conditions that could encourage the development of Lake Snow. University of Otago freshwater scientist Dr Marc Schallenberg deployed sediment traps on the lake earlier this year in an attempt to get a better understanding of what causes Lake Snow, while the Upper Clutha Lakes Trust (UCLT) has lobbied Otago Regional Council (ORC) to bring forward the purchase of a monitoring buoy for Lake Wanaka to the 2018/19 financial year. The ORC’s Long Term Plan currently includes plans to put monitoring buoys in Lake Wanaka in 2019/20. UCLT has also submitted that the council approve a buoy for Lake Hawea in 2018/19. “The Trust believes that having earlier access to monitoring information will improve the design and assessment of management decisions for the lakes and catchments and better inform the Trust’s Community Water Management Plan,” said UCLT secretary Julie Perry. Perry said that the Trust was continuing
discussions with potential funders, buoy manufacturers and parties likely to use or be associated with the buoys. UCLT trustee Dr Mandy Bell said that the Trust wanted to be proactive rather than reactive. “The cost and the economics are just poles apart. Should we spend a couple of hundred million dollars fixing it up in 15 to 20 years time or should we be proactive and understand better the challenges that we’ve got?” Bell said. Dr Marc Schallenberg said that although “bits and pieces” of research had been done along the lakes over the years it would take a lot of dedicated research to build a real solid picture of how a complex system such as a lake functions. “We don’t have good long-term data sets. We’re only starting to get some good, reliable information about the state of the lakes, and so good monitoring information is essential to understand what’s been going on, what’s the state, what’s the trend PHOTO: James Blunt that’s been happening in the lake. “The authorities who are supposed to be monitoring and in the chemical methods looking after these lakes need to raise their they use,” Schallenberg said. Pictured: One of Dr Schallenberg’s sediment game in terms of how they’re monitoring these lakes, both in the frequency of traps on Lake Wanaka earlier this year.
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Chemical weed control measures will be undertaken at Wanaka Marina from Tuesday, October 16, with a five-week weather window allowed for the application. Aquathol K - a herbicide used in the control of submerged aquatic weeds - will be applied within 25m of the marina structure by Landcare Services Limited. The application will not be applied from October 20 to 22. Access to the marina and surrounding waterways will be restricted, with signage in place, during the weed control operation.
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Local high school leavers have been invited to apply for a CODC cadet position. Established two years ago, the two cadet positions are aimed at teens who have finished high school or are finishing this year, but who don’t want to head away to tertiary education or to travel just yet. The placements are for two years and offer a variety of opportunities within the Central Otago District Council. Cadets will complete two to threemonth placements in various departments (like pools, libraries, engineering, information services, etc) so they can sample the different careers local government has to offer. “Over the two-year period our cadets will experience the diversity that councils have to offer, plus develop some transferable skills applicable to many employment opportunities,” said CODC chief executive Sanchia Jacobs. “Plus of course they will be earning a wage during that time and learning associated life skills.” Applicants are asked to make a creative video of not more than 90 seconds outlining who they are, what they like doing and why they would like to work for council. Include a contact phone number and email, and send the video link to Tracye Stedman at tas@codc.govt.nz. Applications close at 12 noon on Wednesday, October 31.
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October is the best time to search for the South Island Kokako, once thought to be extinct, which carries a reward of $10,000 if its existence is proven. Since the South Island Kokako Charitable Trust launched a search for the bird last year, potential sightings have been recorded from as nearby as Lake Hawea, although the Trust said that the most credible sightings had been reported from the northern end of the Heaphy Track, the most recent in late August. The Trust is confident that this time of year is ideal to be searching for the secretive bird as evidence from hundreds of reported encounters over the past 20 years indicates that sightings are most concentrated in spring, particularly October.
Author Steve Braunias, who wrote the foreword for the Trust’s strategic plan, said, “The possibility that we might be able to reclaim one of our long-lost species is cause for excitement. The bird was written off as extinct. But numerous amateur sightings and two verified sightings have seen the bird’s status upgraded [from extinct] to ‘data deficient’, a fancy way of saying it may very well be out there.” Trust manager Inger Perkins urged visitors to the Heaphy Track and native forest in the South and Stewart Islands to keep their ears and eyes peeled and their cameras at the ready. “Add an extra element of adventure to your next trip by being part of the search for the South Island Kokako and have fun and stay safe out there,” Inger said. Pictured: An image edited to depict the South Island Kokako.
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The annual Pink Ribbon Breast Cancer Appeal is on this week,with collection points around Wanaka on Friday and Saturday (October 12 and 13). Appeal coordinator, Judy Young, said to look out for the big pink bra outside Paper Plus. “Volunteers will be out at the usual spots around Wanaka Paper Plus, Post Office, the medical centre and New World. The deluxe hamper raffle will be
on sale around collection points.” Young expressed her gratitude to New World for the generous donation of groceries for the hamper, and to all the volunteers and the people of Wanaka who support the collection. The annual appeal raises funds for the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation’s three core strategies: awareness and education; support; research and medical. Pictured: Ben Suncin, who volunteers every year for the appeal, collecting at New World last year.
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The Southern DHB last week announced a “package of support” for midwives working in Wanaka, which provided for an additional payment and more clinical services. The LMC midwife support package includes a $300 payment to self-employment midwives working with women who live in remote and rural areas; a relief midwife service to provide additional urgent/out-of-hours maternity coverage; new regular midwifery clinics in rural centres to provide additional clinical support and services for mothers in the area and for ongoing assessments. “Midwives caring for new and expectant mothers
and their families in the most remote regions of the district face special challenges,” said Lisa Gestro, executive director, strategy, primary and community directorate Southern DHB. “We feel we have created a package of support that will help ensure the health and sustainability of the midwifery workforce across the district, ensuring that appropriate care is available to women and their babies.” SDHB expect that the new midwifery clinics will be established at Charlotte Jean Maternity Home in Alexandra as well as at the new Maternal and Child Hubs in Wanaka, Te Anau and Lumsden. The next steps for the primary maternity implementation team is to set up telehealth clinics and establishing the new Maternal and Child Hubs.
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Upper Clutha Plunket’s spring garage sale is back by popular demand. The two-hour sale will be held at the Wanaka Recreation Centre on October 27 from 10am. Plunket is taking clothing donations for its stall from Monday, October 16, to Thursday, October 25. Clothes can be dropped off between 9am and 3pm from Monday to Thursday. Funds raise at this stall will go towards Plunket’s operational costs. For further details go to UC Plunket’s Facebook page.
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Resource consent to undertake a residential subdivision could see 32 more houses added to Wanaka’s housing market. The proposed subdivision is located on Kirimoko Crescent, with Sticky Forest to the north. The top half of the site has recently been cleared of pine forest, while the lower half is currently undergoing earthworks. The site is zoned Low Density Residential and Rural General Zone (No Build Sub-Zone). Resource consent is sought to subdivide the proposed site into 32 residential allotments and one balance allotment to be vested to council as a
reserve, with lot sizes range from 610sqm to 910sqm. Building platforms and building heights have been specified on each lot. The proposed residential lots will be limited to one dwelling and no further subdivision. The proposed reserve contains 4.29ha of rural general land that contains a no build restriction area. Native revegetation is being planned for spring 2018, with an overall vision prepared by the applicant which would see the creation of a large community reserve for the enhancement of walking and bike trails and urban ecological values.
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The first Wanaka-born pilot has received the Warbirds Over Wanaka Flying Scholarship. Daniel (Dan) Pezaro said he is “over the moon” at this week’s announcement of the 2018 scholarships. This was Pezaro’s third attempt to snag the yearly award amongst a pool of talented applicants. He will receive one of two $5000 Flying Scholarships announced by the Warbirds Over Wanaka Community Trust. The Flying Scholarships were launched in 2016 as a way to help passionate Warbirds pilots achieve more skills and experience to ensure the future of airshows, such as Warbirds Over Wanaka. Pezaro is a long-time aviation aficionado dating back to his younger years living in Wanaka and perusing the Warbirds Aircraft in Sir Tim Wallis’
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collection. Pezaro used to work a holiday job at the New Zealand Fighter Pilots Museum guiding visitors around the aircraft as well as helping during the airshows. “My dream was one day to be able to fly these amazing pieces of history,” said Pezaro. “This dream helped shape my career choice to join the Royal New Zealand Air Force where I could receive training in the type of flying Warbird aircraft conduct. I’ve been very fortunate with my time in the Air Force to be able to learn display and formation flying skills. The award of this scholarship will now hopefully allow me to transfer my experience into Warbird aircraft.” Pezaro now lives in Wellington with his family. A second scholarship has been awarded to Masterton-based pilot Bevan Dewes. Pictured: Dan Pezaro.
Wheels at Wanaka Easter Extravaganza is set to kick start its maiden voyage at Three Parks to celebrate all things with wheels or tracks. Four normally separate events will be showcased together over the two-day, biennial event to celebrate New Zealand’s transportation, farming and construction industry heritage. The sky is the limit on the new tradition of Easter weekend activities as the committees behind Warbirds Over Wanaka, International Airshow and Wheels at Wanaka rotate their shows annually. “It’s a fair with all of the early tractors, steam engines and vintage machinery, and it’s an earthmoving and engine demonstration with all of the giant earthmoving machines,” said Allan Dippie, trustee of Wheels of Wanaka Charitable Trust. “It’s also a classic car and truck show, which includes motorbikes. The car show will be the biggest component as we are not discriminating over what kind of car; if it’s special to you, you can bring it.” Dippie and his fellow trustees are setting up the entire collection at the 50-acre site. The melting-pot run of show was designed to cater to all interests ranging from children to engine-enthusiasts, complete with food vendors, trade stalls, tractor square dancing and parades. Scores of vehicle registrations have been received thus far, including a family who will tractor-trek from Balclutha in their 1970s tractors. “It’s going to be a real time warp,” Dippie said. “We’ve been encouraging people to dress up in period costumes to suit their cars.” The event is even drumming up international interest from as far as America. Dippie encourages
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all guests to book their accommodations early. With backing from a QLDC’s event grant, Dippie said the charity event will benefit Coastguard Wanaka Lakes and its development of the Eely Point rescue centre. It will also support the group that originally approached him about organising the show, West Otago Vintage Club. Ticket information can be found at www.wheelsatwanaka.co.nz. Pictured: The first tractor in Northland and only Saunderson Universal G tractor (1919) in New Zealand.
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A new climate change assessment released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has found limiting global warming to 1.5°C would require “rapid, farreaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society”. With clear benefits to people and natural ecosystems, limiting global warming to 1.5°C compared to 2°C could go hand in hand with ensuring a more sustainable and equitable society, the IPCC said on Monday. Organisers of the first One Summit festival
in Wanaka and Queenstown are taking the key message from the report to heart, saying “we have to start taking urgent action now to avoid a catastrophic environmental breakdown”. The inaugural event - with activities, discussions and workshops in Wanaka and Queenstown - aims to empower Southern Lakes residents to take a proactive, solutions based approach to future thinking for the district. Arna Craig (pictured) and Monique Kelly co-founded this event, with Craig saying, through huge interest and local support, it has grown from just a few workshops to a week-long festival in Queenstown, Wanaka
and Glenorchy. “The community support to get this off the ground has been incredible,” Craig said. The Summit kicks of in Camp Glenorchy (20-21 October) with talks on energy efficient building and creating a sustainable business. Mid-week presentations and workshops are dedicated to how to incorporate sustainable practices into businesses. There will be a series of “tiny talks” about how to build better homes, while hosts Trudie Millar and Frederique Gulcher along with Untouched World’s founder Peri Drysdale will discuss sustainability within her company and showcase some designs in
a short fashion show. The final weekend includes a discussion on climate change and the new economy. Throughout the week there will be activities to get the community engaged. Events include turning waste into gold with Dr. Compost, a beach clean up, e-bike testing, backyard pest trapping and climate mitigation activities. The Summit will also be supporting two local fundraisers - the Community House project, and the Upper Clutha Lakes Trust and Million Meters project “Love Lake Wanaka”. The One Summit takes place from October 20-28.
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A number of recent media articles have highlighted impacts of stormwater runoff from large urban developments. Runoff from Northlake and Hikuwai has discoloured the Clutha River and sediment from Meadowstone Alpha Series has overflowed into Bullock Creek and Lake Wanaka. Current rules appear inadequate to control or prevent future runoff events, with weak resource consent conditions and minor penalties for failure to comply. The Northlake/Hikuwai runoff into the Clutha River is dwarfed by rural runoff events at Reko’s Bluff, upstream of Luggate Bridge, which have resulted in gullies of up to 30m wide and 20m deep being gouged in the riverbanks and damaging Newcastle Track. One of these large scale washouts initially extended almost half way across the Clutha. A geotechnical report on the Reko’s Bluff washout was prepared in August for Otago Regional Council. The supplementary follow up report dated 28 September states: “In summary, the geological evidence indicates that the gullies are the result of runoff water from heavy rainfall events flowing down ancient shallow river channels in the farmland above. This spills over the terrace edge generating highly erosive gravel/water slurries termed debris flows. These have flowed down the gullies building large alluvial fans at the base. It is concluded that the change in farm vegetation from tussock grassland to pasture has
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resulted in increased runoff from heavy rainfall events, resulting in four major gully erosion events in the 4½ years since the change of land use”. The erosion events arose following the conversion of terrace vegetation from tussock grassland to pasture in 2014. The current landowners installed irrigators in 2018, which have the potential to exacerbate erosion. Development, whether urban or rural, inevitably alters the landscape. When trees or tussocks are removed, there is no longer anything to slow the water down or remove sediment. In the case of Reko’s Bluff, the former tussock grassland displaced by pasture acted as a sponge to retain rainfall, producing less runoff than pasture grasses. The long term impacts of the huge Reko’s Bluff washouts on the Clutha River ecosystem are unknown. The Upper Clutha Lakes Trust is working with the community to develop an enduring integrated catchment management plan (ICMP) for the Upper Clutha catchments. The ICMP brings together a range of stakeholders to better understand these types of issues and protect long-term water quality by limiting negative impacts caused by factors such as the growth being experienced in agriculture, tourism and urban development. More information on the Trust and the ICMP scope can be found on the Upper Clutha Lakes Trust website www.uppercluthalakestrust.org. Pictured: Alluvial fan spreads out into the Clutha River.
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Olivers Lodge and Restaurant came to life 150 years ago as the Victoria Store while serving gold miners in Central Otago; today, it maintains its prominent place in the heart of historic Clyde. The heritage-listed collection of stone buildings are home to Olivers Lodge and Stables boutique accommodation, award-winning Olivers Restaurant, Merchant of Clyde Café, and the Victoria Store Brewery. Olivers owner David Ritchie said, “whether it’s a day trip to Clyde, a romantic weekend away or a business retreat, the Olivers complex is a world away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.” Benjamin Naylor opened the Victoria Store in 1869 in response to local demand from the miners seeking provisions. “Now as home to Olivers Restaurant, the warmth of the old stone walls combined with a hearty menu and a glowing fire provide the sort of atmosphere the early gold miners could only dream of,” Ritchie said. The Victoria Store Brewery is a two-level gravity-fed craft brewery, designed and built using local craftsmanship; it produces a Pilsner,
I.P.A, Golden Ale, Brown Ale, and a Porter. “The brewery follows the time-honoured tradition of providing a welcome sanctuary from the cold and refreshment for anyone in need,” said Ritchie. Guests can find freshly-baked goods and specialty chutneys and preserves produced on site at The Merchant of Clyde Cafe, Deli and Bakery. The delicatessen features local cheese and house smoked salmon as well as a variety of products from around New Zealand. Olivers Lodge and Stables provides an exceptional experience. Built over two decades (1870s-1880s), the 11 en-suite rooms are centred around a peaceful sun-drenched courtyard and provide an elegant mix of stone walls, oriental rugs and antique maps. “Clyde is staking its claim firmly on the Central Otago map as a significant tourism destination and is fast becoming a must visit for both domestic and international visitors,” said Ritchie. “The Olivers complex is very much part of the attraction and the fact that it is protected by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust ensures it will continue to play an important role for generations to come.” Pictured: Olivers Lodge and Stables, Olivers Restaurant, Victoria Store Brewery
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Say no to random growth I commend Mr. Ross for his thoughtful, well written letter regarding the threat of growing tourism, etc. He wisely points out that the government planning process is incapable of moving fast enough to deal effectively with the growth. Yet he dutifully implores us to “engage”, “make our views known”, so that we don’t become Queenstown. “It’s that simple!” he exclaims. Lots of endless outreach and feedback will bring acceptable results, right? Let’s face reality. Queenstown is maxxed out, Wanaka is next in line. Our New World already feels more foreign than the one on Queen St Auckland CBD. The expanded airport will bring in lots more people to visit and many never to leave. Growth is inevitable, for better or worse. Traffic will get even crazier, oh well, prices paid. More commerce, more money to drive home prices beyond the current unaffordable levels. Yes, council will dutifully consult, reach out, make plans that will be obsolete before they are presented. No matter, growth is inevitable and trickle down economics say that everyone will be better off in the long run, planned or not. So yes, engage, state your views, but Wanaka will become Queenstown, Hawea will become Wanaka, and Luggate will become Cromwell. And we will all nostalgically say “I remember when” Roy’s Peak carpark went from 20 to 120 to 220 now. “I remember when” a fun Sunday outing was a quick 10 minute country drive to great music outdoors at the Luggate Hotel. Now a far slower journey past developments with 50 to 70kph segments and stops at the international airport traffic lights. Hawea will have stretched out to the Flats and will be proceeding south to Luggate. Just think of all the jobs and commerce generated, and of course the massive rates increasing council bottom line. Is it really in anyone’s interest to constrain this growth? Afterall, Mr Ross is right, this is “the most beautiful place on earth”. Face the fact that it will be overrun by growth and development. We will become Queenstown, or worse, it’s inevitable. Wait a minute! Is Council putting more than chlorine in our drinking water? Why are we acting like docile druggies happy to endlessly “engage” as our surroundings are compromised and home prices reach for the stars? While we run at the mouth “engaging”, our quality of environment is disappearing. What’s wrong with no growth? No airport expansion? No sprawl from Wanaka to Hawea to Luggate? What’s wrong with stasis? Can we accept a stable but not booming economy? Can we accept stable but not booming home prices? If so, it’s time to say no. Like Queenstown said no to expanding their airport, we need to say no now. Before it becomes impossible to say no to the sprawl that will follow. Uncontrolled growth is what defines cancer. Let’s protect our “most beautiful place on earth” now against the cancer of random growth. It’s time to stop “engaging” with hopes for the best. If our values truly match the majestic beauty we are surrounded by, we will stop this nonsense of growth. Keep it small. That is the miracle of NZ. Don’t wreck the miracle. Amy Ohlberg
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Lake Wanaka Tourism’s ‘Like a Local’ 2018 pre-season ski campaign has been shortlisted as a Mumbrella Entertainment Marketing Awards finalist, in the best use of a small budget category. MEMA recognises the best marketing of entertainment brands acroos Australia and New Zealand. LWT general manager James Helmore said, “this achievement is testament not only to the quality and relevancy of the content, but also the effectiveness of our campaigns”. “Ski is a vital sector for this region, with visitors more likely to spend
more and stay longer than the average visitor and we have been working strategically to grow this market.” He said the Like a Local videos “really delivered”, increasing web traffic by 215 percent, and referrals to relevant businesses went up 208 percent. The Wanaka region recorded a 13 percent growth in visitor spend for June, July and August 2018. “It’s also a great indicator that our content stacks up against best practice in other sectors, not just tourism, and that we are effectively reaching the consumer in a way that is relevant to them,” Helmore said. The award winners will announced at an event in Sydney on November 22.
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To meet their ongoing objective of supporting and strengthening organisations that involve volunteers, Volunteering Central is hosting a volunteering engagement workshop this November and encourages anyone responsible for supporting volunteers to join them. Staff and volunteers are invited to ensure they are getting the basics right and can give their volunteers the best possible experience. “There are plenty of community organisations seeking volunteers; sports groups, those supporting
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people, environmental projects, fundraisers, board of trustees, events… the list goes on,” Volunteering Central’s Lucy Shea said. “We will look at the importance of being ready to recruit volunteers, discuss ways to make organisations attractive to volunteers, explore recruitment, induction and training and provide participants with practical tips and resources to improve their volunteer programme.” The workshop will take place at St Johns Cromwell on Wednesday, November 14, from 10am until 2pm and is open to volunteers and staff from organisations across the region.
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Wanka trampolinists had a triumphant return home from the 2018 National Gymsports Championships . Competing for the Otago Trampoline Team on Sunday, there was some disappointment but also some outstanding performances from the Wanaka Trampoline and Tumbling Club members. Deia Carson-Wolfe was crowned national champion after taking out the 13/14 years age group individual trampoline event. In doing so, she became the first local athlete to ever win a NZ Gymsports national title. She was up against more than 40 of the best trampolinists in the country, and the win reflected the commitment and dedication with which CarsonWolfe has approached her sport. She also did very well to come fourth in the tumbling event in a large field. Deia Carson-Wolfe then joined Imogen Dougherty for the 15/16 year old synchronised trampoline. They were placed fourth after a strong final routine. Imogen also performed well in in her individual trampoline event and was unfortunate not to make the final. Kate Beaton and Izzy Percy had a fine performance in the 13/14 age group synchronised placing fifth. A change in tactic prior to the competition saw the pairing of local
athletes Elizabeth Pell (10 and under) and Jessica Penney(11/12) split to team up with Waikato pair Shanti Heaton-McKoy (10 and under) and Aisha Mulligan (11/12). Both new pairs won their respective age groups and became national champions. Skyla Coll and Piper Carson-Wolfe also competed in the 10 and under synchronised trampoline category and placed third. A Wanaka Trampoline and Tumbling Club spokesperson said the other highlights of the competition included Jessica Penney’s “exceptional performance” in the individual trampoline event to reach the final and finishing fourth in her age group. Elizabeth Pell also came fourth in the 10 and under individual trampoline category “but was disappointed having won every competition so far this year”. “A slight mistake on her last skill in her final routine saw her drop from second to fourth – her same placing as last year. She also did very well to place fourth in the double mini event, achieving her aim of a top five placing.” The success of the local athletes owes much to their coach, Catherine Pell, who won one of the coveted coach’s medals for her efforts. The medals are only awarded if a coach’s athlete does exceptionally well and was presented to Pell for Deia CarsonWolfe, Elizabeth Pell and Jessica Penney’s outstanding performances.
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Six Hawea-Wanaka Pony Club riders competed in the 47th annual Springston Trophy in Oamaru on October 5-7. The Springston Trophy is the South Island’s premier teams competition and is held annually, with riders competing in dressage, cross country and show jumping over three days during the spring school holidays. While 16-year-old Jessie Fraser on Maximus 111, and 12-year-old Billie Willson on Skibbereen Oasis, both rode for other teams, four HWPC members competed as a team for the branch. The Hawea Wanaka team (pictured) comprised two age groups: intermediate riders Molly Todd (team captain, 16) on Halcyon Beaudunnit and Montana Hewson (14) on Halcyon Goldrush and junior riders Carter Hewson (14) on Rednaligh Brown and Jasmine Edwards (12) on Rainbow Dash. Team manager Emily Todd and coach Fe Howie
were extremely proud of the team. “They all managed to stay live and post a final score,” Howie said, adding that to stay in contention all four of the team had to compete. “They were also one of only four teams that all riders jumped clear in the show jumping.” She said the new cross country course, which was beautifully designed and presented, proved very influential with multiple eliminations. “It was a testing course but we felt that we had done the preparation and all rode with determination and skill.” As a two age group team, Hawea Wanaka started with a 25 point penalty which Howie said was hard to make up. With only four team members they also had to use every point posted, while six member teams could discard their worst two scores. Despite this, Howie said coming 22nd out of 40 teams was “a very creditable performance”. Howie credited North Otago Pony Club for the well organised event, and said the weather and ground conditions were perfect for the three days.
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Wanaka’s first and only female gymnast to make it to the New Zealand Gymnastics Championships has a running start to take her sport to the next level. Thirteen-year-old Isabella (Bella) Soper just returned home after giving her greatest effort to the 2018 championships in Tauranga last week. She competed for the top national titles in a total field of 64 gymnasts, which were divided into two age groups. “It was so awesome and such a different experience to a normal competition. There were so many people competing and watching. The gym was massive and the crowd was really supportive with their cheering and encouragement,” Soper told the Wanaka Sun. Soper is the first local gymnast to have completed the sport’s entire pathway from recreational to competitive. This is the second time she has qualified for the championships; she first qualified in STEP 5 (Striving Towards Excellence in Performance) in 2016. To qualify for the Otago team, gymnasts must achieve a qualifying score of more than 50 on four apparatus: vault, bar, beam and floor. Soper finished top in Otago for STEP 6 amongst her team of four. “My best result was 13th on vault, and if I hadn’t taken a step forward after my landing I would have placed third, so I know I can do better.” Soper is coached by Rae Paterson, Jess Warburton and Sarah Scott. Paterson said, “She scored a 13.6 with a 0.5 deduction for a large step as she had so much flight. Third place was 14.05; this put her right up there in the medal hunt which is a huge achievement. Amazing seeing that we only have half the full length of a vault run up in our facility and that she trains a third of the hours compared to most of her fellow competitors.”
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The gymnastics superstar, who has been enrolled in Aspiring Gymsports Gymnastic Club’s programmes since she was a baby, now has her sights set on STEP 7 next year despite the gym training challenges. Soper said that without an inner sprung floor and due to the limited vault run up, her gym makes it difficult to complete one of the STEP 7 vault options. Paterson said Soper has used her time wisely in the small gym despite it being set up differently to gyms in which other gymnasts train. Soper said she left the championships motivated as well as happy with her performance. “I loved to watch all the older girls and higher STEPs and they were all very inspiring.” Pictured: Bella Soper at 2018 New Zealand Gymnastics Championships.
Para alpine skier Adam Hall was awarded the overall athlete of the year at the Snow Sports NZ Annual Awards Night. Hall also won the adaptive snow sports athlete of the year for an outstanding 2017/18 season which included a gold medal in slalom in PyeongChang this February, a Paralympic bronze medal in super combined, and gold and silver World Cup medals. He was also awarded the prestigious Whang Yuon Dai Achievement Award. Local athletes featured strongly amongst the winners of the annual awards. Hank Bilous won the breakthrough season award, Campbell
Wright was crowned the cross country athlete of the year, Craig Murray was awarded freeride athlete of the year, Zoe Sadowski-Synnott won the snowboarder of the year award and Nico Porteous won the freeskier of the year award. Instructor of the year went to Oliver Midgely (Cardrona), while coach of the year was won by adaptive snow sports coaches Ben Adams and Jane Stevens. Alice Robinson (Queenstown won the alpine ski racer athlete of the year, and the women’s and men’s masters ski racing champions were Alison Duder (Arrowtown) and Geoff Hunt (Queenstown). The event served as a celebration for another successful year for Snow Sports NZ, with the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games being a highlight for the organisation.
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