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Under the Proposed Plan, Russell lupins will be subjected to sustained control programmes, which means controlling their spread, rather than eradication. Noone states that there is no current intention to spray lupins with herbicide
and farmers are still able to grow them for feed; however they must be mindful of their spread. Considering the hard-coated seed travels easily and can remain viable for decades, controlling their spread is no easy feat.
The Otago Regional Council is asking for submissions on the Proposed Regional Pest Management Plan and feedback on the proposed Biosecurity Strategy. Submission are open from now until December 14. Pictured: Lupins beside Lake Wanaka.
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Pregnant women in Wanaka received some good news this week with the announcement that two midwives would be available at all times. Lisa Gestro, Executive Director, Strategy, Primary and Community, Southern DHB announced yesterday morning, “We are very pleased to have made substantive progress to primary maternity services in the Wanaka area. A second full-time LMC midwife has started practice based in Wanaka as of November 1, and a relief midwifery service – comprised of roster of three midwives – has also been established to provide weekend back-up coverage. These steps ensure there are two midwives available at all times to support new and expectant mothers in the Wanaka area.” Deb Harvey of Wanaka Midwives said this is good progress and that she was “delighted” to welcome Peta
Hosking on to the team. Hosking is an experienced midwife with previous experience throughout the region and will be “a valuable asset to pregnant women in Wanaka”. The DHB also announced that a “monthly telehealth clinic also commenced on October 28, connecting midwives and expectant mothers in need of additional support with an obstetrician at Dunedin Hospital.” Deb Harvey believes this is absolutely fantastic for Wanaka women who previously had to travel to Dunedin for a 10-minute consultation with an obstetrician if they were having any complications. “This is a huge thing for Wanaka.” Whilst issues of pay are still on the negotiating table, Harvey believes these are steps in the right direction although does look forward to a system that is more robust and also for the establishment of a Maternal and Child Hub, something that the Southern DHB said it is “continuing to work on”.
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Wanaka’s only lakeside holiday park is moving forward with its request for the biggest makeover in more than 60 years to improve its facilities for visitors and staff members. The campground lessee, CCR-GB Limited, lodged a resource consent application, including an Assessment of Environmental Effects, for Glendhu Bay Campground to replace existing buildings, some of which currently infringe on the 20m minimum setback from roads. The site is located on Queenstown Lakes District Council reserve land. The application details the upgrade proposal for a new kitchen, staff room and laundry block, a toilet block, a dining and lounge block, eight replacement
cabins and the relocation of four of the existing cabins for staff use. The proposal will not change the use of the site, as the proposed buildings will either replace existing buildings used for the same purpose or will be located in tent/campervan site areas. Some of the original cabins were used by workers building the Manapouri Power Station, which was completed in 1971. CCR-GB claims the added buildings will make the campground suitable for year-round use, thereby adding further value to the local economy. The camping area has more than 1500 visitors each day during summer months. The proposal will be heard at an upcoming Wanaka Community Board (WCB) meeting. CCR-GB Limited has requested that the WCB proceed with the application processing in the interim due to time frames involved in the community board process.
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The Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) Harbourmaster helped retrieve a launch from Lake Wanaka last Sunday, November 4. The vessel, which is typically moored between the Lake Wanaka Marina and Eely Point, had taken on water and was submerged in the lake. In response, QLDC highlighted the importance of boat owners taking responsibility for the upkeep and safety of their vessels to help avoid these situations from occuring.
Coastguard Wanaka Lakes' (CWL) application for a lease for a new Marine Rescue Centre will be discussed during the Wanaka Community Board (WCB) meeting next week. The coastguard's Marine Rescue Centre report outlines plans to build a centre at Eely Point that will accommodate CWL and Queenstown Lakes District Council Wanaka Harbourmaster. The coastguard currently leases space at the Wanaka A&P Showgrounds, and rescue vessel deployment times can take more than an hour during busy summer months. Coastguard president Jonathan Walmisley said the location of the new centre would allow his crew to cut that response time in half, thereby increasing a person's chance of survivability in the water. WCB voted to adopt the first stage of the Wanaka Lakefront Development Plan at Eely Point last September, which included space for the rescue centre adjacent to the existing scout den. Discussions with the board about a new centre have
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As 10ha of pine forest burnt and six homes were evacuated last week, many people were shaking their heads and murmuring in anger against fireworks. Watching the flames lick closer to his house, Hawea resident Geoff Kernick says he was “numb” as it all started to unfold. “We were pretty sure the house was going to go. We were watching what was happening and the helicopters were amazing but we were sure it was going to go. But we were safe and the house was insured so there wasn’t much we could do about it. We just had to let the professionals get on with their job,” he said. Kernick said they heard early on that fireworks were suspected, which was confirmed by Bobby Lamont, Deputy Principal Rural Fire Officer for Central Otago. “It is suspected fireworks at this stage because of evidence found nearby of used fireworks canisters, but until the police have finalised things we can’t say that with absolute certainty. And it’s pure speculation about who it was and I’m not going to point a finger,” Lamont said. It has since been reported that police are actively pursuing a lead due to fortuitous placement of CCTV cameras at various points around the area. The consequences if caught will involve paying back all costs involved in fighting the fire and paying for damage caused. And whilst no houses were lost, there are many trees that suffered fire damage that now have to be removed as they could blow over in a stiff breeze and cause further damage; so the estimate of costs to be recovered is only just beginning. “I don’t see fascination with having your own fireworks,” said Kernick. “I find them disappointing. As a kid I was acutely aware of fire danger so never really got into them. I would certainly support a ban if
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that’s what the public initiated towards our lawmakers.” Lamont is slightly more forgiving of public access to fireworks but wants stricter controls, not just on the window of opportunity to buy, but also when they can be lit: “You shouldn’t be able to buy them in November then let them off in February when everything is tinder dry.” The Wanaka Sun is running a poll to ascertain local attitudes to fireworks. Do you support a ban? Have your say on www.thewanakasun.co.nz. Pictured: Charred remains of pine trees; many of which need to be cut down and removed. Insert: Bobby Lamont, Deputy Principal Rural Fire Officer for Central Otago at Kernick’s burnt property.
The notoriously bad intersection on State Highway 6 that intersects Albert Town and Hawea with Wanaka is set to get a roundabout as part of a proposed development on land at the base of Mount Iron. Mt Iron Junction Ltd has lodged a resource consent application with Queenstown Lakes District Council for a proposed mixed-use development on 6ha of unused land at the base of Mount Iron, bounded by State Highways 6 and 84. The proposed development, Mt Iron Junction, will provide terraced housing, relieve accommodation and transport concerns, and better connect the residents of Upper Clutha. Stage one of Mt Iron Junction development comprises terraced housing in the form of 17 two- and three- bedroom two-storey villas, as well as Wanaka’s first dedicated workers’ village with accommodation and amenities for up to 90 seasonal and long-term working residents; plus childcare and mini golf facilities. Stage two (which has not been applied for in the current application) will include an upscale motel, a service station and a small, niche retail area. “It’s a win-win because we can’t
access our land there without a roundabout and NZTA can’t create a roundabout without us giving them some land so we are in a mutual benefit situation,” said Steve Schikker, director of Mt Iron Junction Ltd. “The actual roundabout itself is not part of our application but we couldn’t get consent without it so we are working with NZTA and they are currently consulting with Opus for the construction.” Notably, the development includes a petrol station which will help draw campervans and boat trailers away from the town centre to refuel and lessen the congestion caused by large vehicles on Ardmore Street. It is proposed that the Caltex station on Ardmore Street will close and relocate to the proposed development. Many residents will be thrilled at the idea of a safer intersection. Whilst timing is uncertain, Schikker hopes the resource consent will be granted through public notification without having to go through the Environmental Court and that construction can then get underway immediately. Pictured: Artist’s impression of the new development.
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Queenstown Airport Corporation (QAC) told the Wanaka Sun it will provide opportunities for the Upper Clutha community to stay informed and involved on the possible development of Wanaka Airport. A spokesperson for Wanaka Airport detailed previous community engagement and said QAC conducted visioning workshops and online engagement with the community and stakeholders from May to July. “During this time we posted a survey and a quick poll around some key themes, asked for ideas and concerns and started an online forum for people to have their say on what the future of Wanaka Airport could look like. The information gathered from this first stage of the engagement will be released shortly and will help inform the master plan process, which started last month as planned. There will be other opportunities for the community to stay informed and involved over the next year.” The Wanaka Airport master plan is due for public consultation in September 2019. Once the draft plan is released, the spokesperson said QAC will begin a comprehensive engagement programme on that plan to make sure the community has the information they need to be able to participate in the process and understand the future opportunities. This information comes on the heels of a recent presentation to Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) where Michael Ross, convener of the recentlyformed Wanaka Stakeholders Group (WSG), spoke during the public forum at the council’s meeting to raise concerns surrounding the potential of the airport to operate as a dual-hub with Queenstown Airport as well as how these changes could affect the community. WSG is a group of concerned Upper Clutha residents that feel there is a lack of information about what could happen with Wanaka Airport, what a possible dual-hub operation would mean and what the lasting impacts these major airport changes could have on the community. Ross said WSG believes QLDC is responsible to undertake a Destination Management Master Plan rather than wait for council-controlled QAC to conclude its Wanaka Airport master plan. When asked for comment, QLDC representatives said they will not survey the
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community on potential Wanaka Airport expansion plans prior to the release of the QAC masterplan. “Returning commercial services in some form to Wanaka Airport is not a new conversation following cessation of the Air New Zealand service between Christchurch and Wanaka in 2013. This is something the community has previously voiced support for and was a consideration when QLDC confirmed the lease on the airport with QAC. QLDC engaged around the long-term lease for the airport with the community in late 2017,” said QLDC Mayor Jim Boult. “The Wanaka Stakeholders Group themselves state that it is an ‘assumption’ that commercial jet aircraft services will run through Wanaka Airport. We are aware that QAC has started the detailed work on the Wanaka Airport master plan and any questions regarding community engagement on such proposals and the eventual outcome should be directed to QAC for comment.” A WSG representative told the Wanaka Sun they thank Mayor Boult for his comments yet they call for the council’s responsibility to fulfil its commitment to
community control within the QLDC’s Ten Year Plan 2018-2028 (volume two), which states, “The shareholding in Queenstown Airport Corporation is both commercially and community oriented. The council continues to hold a controlling interest in QAC as the airport is seen as a critical piece of local tourism infrastructure. The airport is the fastest growing in Australasia and it is seen as essential that it remain under community control to ensure that it continues to make decisions in the best interests of the district.” A WSG representative said, “The QLDC is the local government authority responsible for managing the district’s infrastructure and, as the elected representatives of the ratepayers, should be consulting with the Upper Clutha community over the future of Wanaka Airport and ensuring residents and ratepayers are fully briefed on the wider issues.” QAC is working through a master plan that could expand Wanaka Airport to help cater for growth that cannot be handled at Queenstown Airport. Earlier this year, QLDC granted QAC a $14.5 million 100year lease on Wanaka Airport.
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Jamie Lane recently started in a new role as Regional Sport Director for the Central Otago Primary School Sport Association (COPSSA). It’s a new role, created by the principals of Central Otago primary schools to increase communication and co-ordination between all the primary schools in the Central Otago area, and to create pathways for children to enjoy competing and participating in sport. Part of the objective was to divide Central Otago into zones: Dunstan (including Alexandra, Cromwell, Roxburgh); Wakatipu (Queenstown, Glenorchy, Arrowtown), and Upper Clutha (Wanaka, Hawea, Makarora). Students who complete in school competitions, then proceed onto a zone competition before competing in the Central Otago finals. By adding another layer of competition it gives children more practise in a competitive environment. It also provides a solution to the booming population growth as more and more kids compete and qualify for regional level. The school sports currently under Jamie’s remit include: athletics, orienteering, cross country, swimming and triathlon. “Team sports such as rugby, soccer, netball, hockey and snow sports are yet to be integrated into the programme so kids can compete at zones then regional level for their schools,” said Jamie. The long-term goal is to provide zone and regional competitions for all school sports.
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Jamie and his wife came down from Auckland for the role. “My main focus is that the kids’ experience is good quality and that I support the schools as best I can,” he said. “Now that there are zones there is a new level of competition. It’s a forward thinking because we have population growth that simply mean more kids playing sport and these competitions are only going to get bigger and bigger.” Pictured: Jamie Lane.
The Wanaka Community Toy Library is celebrating its 25th anniversary on Sunday with new offerings to the public that include a one-month free trial for new parents, an extension of Friday and Saturday closing hours to 11.30am and membership gift vouchers. The toy library opened in 1993 with 15 family members and 80 toys. Today, it houses about 90 active members and 900 educational and fun toys for children aged zero to six, which can be borrowed for two weeks at a time. “Our motto is ‘let the children play.’ When it first opened, Heather Wellman was the chairperson of the committee, and she is quoted as saying, ‘The main idea of the library was to promote and make available to the public quality educational toys. Many parents were not able to afford to buy such toys and puzzles for their preschoolers’,” said Wanaka Community Toy librarian Lisa Johnston.
The toy library is run solely by a committee of 10 volunteers and is funded by membership fees, fundraising events, grants and donations. Johnston said she loves working at the library because it gives her daughter access to high-quality, fun toys and it reduces the wasteful practices of buying and throwing away toys. “It teaches children about sharing, not being too attached to material things and it is a great little community hub. Every time we come home with a new set of toys, I get a break from parenting as my daughter is completely absorbed with exploring her latest haul. My mum and her friends set up one of the first toy libraries in New Zealand back in the early 1980s in Nelson, so I'm stoked to be able to carry on a bit of a family tradition too,” she said. The toy library staff said they offer varying membership types, a bouncy castle rental and are always welcoming new members to their monthly committee meetings.
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Cardrona Alpine Resort took home three awards at the Queenstown Chamber of Commerce Westpac Business Excellence Awards 2018 last Saturday: Westpac Supreme Business of the Year, Remarkables Park Town Centre Large Business of the Year and ACC Workplace Safety. Cardrona was also a finalist for Queenstown Resort College Employer of the Year. Pictured: Mat Woods (Cardrona Head of Sales), Bridget Legnavsky (Cardrona General Manager), Richard Lauder (Wayfare CEO).
Wanaka-based, international awardwinning artist, Jane Kellahan has recently created two multi-media exhibitions in Queenstown and Wanaka. The exhibition’s purpose was to raise awareness, recognise, and celebrate the incredible work that LandSAR do. She also wanted to make a personal financial contribution, and to pay tribute to those who have lost their lives, and although she is currently homeless she will donate over $2500 to the people she describes as “LandSAR rockstars”. Kellahan displayed many tribute letters written to LandSAR from the
families who had their loved ones returned. The Wanaka event was held at Rippon Hall and was attended by many LandSAR volunteers and their partners. Volunteer, Roy Bailey, opened the speeches with a heartfelt description of the work they do and the special bond they have, together as a team. Kellahan then said, “I have lived in Wanaka for nearly two years now and there is definitely a strong sense of community here that I have never experienced before. I have thought about this and I believe that it has a lot to do with LandSAR. When critical, life-saving operations occur, it brings people together, it’s a very intense and powerful feeling.”
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A local home shortlisted for Bookabach’s Bach of the Year Awards 2018 struck gold in the design category; the Hill House Queensberry bach beat out four other properties and can now add Gold Design Award 2018 to its amenity list. Hill House, owned by Chris Heine and Brigid Costello, includes stunning views of the Clutha River valley and Southern Alps from 600m along with the Pisa Range and high-country trails at the bach’s door step. Heine said, “I had been following the [Bach of the Year Awards 2018] voting a bit obsessively. I thought Hill House was the pick of the bunch but thought the award would probably go to the best Facebooker. So, I was genuinely surprised when I checked and saw it had won.”
Heine and Costello committed to buying the land in 2008 and started working on the home project. They said that winning gold is a welcome recognition of all efforts involved, including their architect Chris Norman, builders Graham Valance and Andrew Hyndman and other local suppliers. “We have long thought that the house is special; a piece of real architecture,” said Heine. Bookabach.co.nz selected 40 finalists for this year’s competition after searching through 11,000 of its properties. A Bookabach property must have a 9.5 out of 10 star rating, demonstrate qualities, features or facilities relevant to its category and have excellent traveller feedback in order to be qualified for the contest. Bach of the Year 2018 was given to Fox Cottage in Opunake. Pictured: Hill House Queensberry.
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Still on cloud nine and nursing celebratory hangovers from winning the Champion Pinot Noir Award, and Best Central Otago Wine Trophy two weeks ago, Sarah-Kate and Dan Dineen are now flying high again after scooping the industry’s highest honour on Saturday night: New Zealand Wine of the Year. That’s a big award for a small Wanaka vineyard and an incredible recognition of the years of hard work the family has put into their grapes. The NZ Wine of the Year is the official national competition of the New Zealand wine industry, replacing the Air NZ Wine Awards and the Bragato Wine Awards. “This is an accumulation of years of effort,” said Sarah-Kate Dineen. “Here in Wanaka we ‘make the wine in the vineyard’; it’s a lot of hands-on time, going up and down the vines manually checking the spacing, pruning, leaves, flow… and yes we sing to the grapes sometimes.” “And sometimes we swear at them too,” added Dan Dineen. “Pinot is a fickle grape with thin skin which is highly susceptible to rot, so we spend a lot of time in the vineyard coaching the grapes along, not just in the winery making the wine.” “When mum and dad planted Mt Maude in 1994 they were lucky that Rippon had been going for over a decade, so they had set a precedent that wine could grow here,” said Sarah-Kate Dineen. “So my parents could seek out the exact place they wanted to grow the grapes and they had a chance to go to
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Bannockburn, so we are so glad they didn’t! Our wine is a total expression of our place and it showcases the structure of our big, juicy succulent grapes. But the wine itself isn’t a big or bold explosion; it’s linear and just keeps going in the mouth. It’s like a gift that keeps on giving,” she said. Chair of Judges, Warren Gibson, said the Maude Pinot Noir 2017 was a very classy example of Pinot Noir in this year’s competition. “A delicious and complex young wine, juicy and light on its feet, showing beautiful refinement, powdery tannins and loads of controlled power,” he said.
Laughing at the suggestion that winning the award will make them rich, SarahKate said, “How do you define rich? We live in Wanaka -- the most beautiful place on earth and we make wine and live our passion. We are surrounded by great people. This is true wealth, so we are already rich by that definition.” Winning this award was a big thumbs up to Sarah-Kate’s parents’ vision which is now being taken up by the third generation. Nephew, Sam Wilson, who grew up in Wanaka and graduated from Mount Aspiring College, is now assistant winemaker and carrying the
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family passion into the future. The award-winning wine, Maude Pinot Noir 2017, had a production of only 4000 cases, one-third of which has already sold. The tasting room is stumbling distance from town and the Dineens would like to invite locals to come along and have a free taste of the award-winning wine - and buy some too. “We love the support of locals. Half our wine club are local Wanaka people and we really want to share this wine with them.” Pictured: The Maude team, Pip Feyen, Myran Hagenfeldt, Sarah-Kate Dineen, Dan Dineen, Sam Wilson, and Vanessa Robson.
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DOG COLUMN How to easily teach your dog some basics Using a clicker part two
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Last time we introduced the dog to the clicker and used it to help teach the dog to sit. This time we will move on to teaching your dog to lie down and the trickier one – to stand. Down Use this to trick to build more advanced behaviours. Be sure to use the command only for the down position – not to get off furniture or down from jumping up. If you use the command for this then choose another word, like “lie” or “floor”. Your dog needs you to be very clear. Step 1: Grab your clicker and a good treat. Step 2: Just watch your dog and wait for him to lie down. When he lies down, immediately click and treat. Step 3: Keep waiting for your dog to do it again. Soon he will realise that he gets a click and treat whenever he lies down. Step 4: When your dog begins to lie down more often, add the command and say "down" when you click. Step 5: After repeating a few more times to reinforce the action, say "down". If the dog lies down at the command, give him a jackpot for his good work. Stand This is great to have for grooming or so that the vet can examine your
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dog. It is usually a bit harder to train, but just be patient and consistent. Step 1: Have your dog lie down. Wait for him to stand up and when he does, click and treat. Repeat this action several times until he learns that he has to stand up in order to get his treat. Standing is so natural that usually the dog won't immediately understand why he is being rewarded, so it may take more repetition than usual. (Initially, it's okay to click even if he isn't standing perfectly; you can work up to this gradually). Step 2: Begin to introduce a visual cue (like your hand gesturing upward) and a verbal command ("stand") so that he can associate those with standing. Click and treat. Step 3: Have him lie down, then say "stand". Jackpot when he stands in the perfect position on command. Once you have really trained sit, down and stand you can start asking for them one after the other and giving a treat after three in row – but make sure you mix them up so your dog does not know what you will ask next – it helps train them to listen rather than pre-empt your command. If you missed the previous article on the clicker training, check out Wanaka Sun online or drop me an email and I will send it to you. For information on dog training and behaviour contact: leone@ dogszone.co.nz.
For drivers taking the Cromwell route to Queenstown today, you can expect extended delays on State Highway 6 at Nevis Bluff for rock blasting. People travelling to Queenstown Airport, or with appointments, should aim to get through the Nevis Bluff before 11am on Thursday, November 8, Mark Stewart, NZ Transport Agency maintenance contract manager, said. “The Crown Range is the alternative route into Queenstown.” The NZ Transport Agency is advising people to expect a delay of half an hour to scheduled rock blasting work at the Nevis Bluff on State Highway 6. The PHOTO: supplied bluff is midway between Cromwell and Queenstown. Outside the extended blast delay, safety work in extra time of around 10 minutes to their journey at the bluff will continue between 8am and 5pm between Cromwell and Queenstown. Pictured: Nevis Bluff. Monday to Friday and people are advised to build
Parkins Bay subdivision lot titles Emma Conyngham
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The subdivision of 42 lots in Parkins Bay, Glendhu is set to proceed without public notification if the recent resource consent application by Boffa Miskell succeeds. The site is located at 1215 Wanaka – Mount Aspiring Road and comprises 187ha of land. In May 2012, the Environment Court confirmed the grant of an application for resource consent to Parkins Bay Preserve Limited for the construction an 18-hole golf course, a series of lakeside buildings, and 42 residences/visitor accommodation units, to be located on the rolling
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hills to the south of the golf course. The purpose of the current subdivision consent application is to create separate titles for each of the approved 42 residences and the golf course. The proposal does not seek to approve the homesites or the development of dwellings as this has already been approved, but simply to provide the subdivision consent process to give separate titles to each allotment. Despite the presumption for notification under the operative District Plan “provisions for subdivision within the rural general zone”, Boffa Miskell believes the subdivision consent is consistent with the outcomes of the land use consent and thus should be approved and processed by the council on a nonnotified basis.
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The charity Race4Life made sure an Invercargill hospice patient and his wife celebrated their first wedding anniversary in style last week. Phillip Batt, a terminally ill cancer patient and vintage car lover, and Mandy Batt arrived in Wanaka for four days of complimentary dining, accommodation and a chauffeur to Warbirds and Wheels museum in a 1930 Model A Ford last Saturday. The Race4Life Trust, which grants "wishes" to palliative care patients, partnered with Targa NZ and other Wanaka-based sponsors to ensure Batt’s anniversary wish was granted. Race4Life wish coordinator Alex van Tuyl said Batt learned of his terminal diagnosis one day after his wedding. “He finally married his sweetheart, only to have their future together ripped away from him. Phillip contacted Race4Life Trust with a wish to be able to visit Wanaka with Mandy for their wedding anniversary, as it was somewhere they had always wanted to visit, and, he wanted to be able to spend some special time with his wife and help her have a break and relax away from the strict hospital and hospice regimes and routines.” Race4Life was established in 2015 with a goal
to enable people living with life-limiting illness to realise their dreams and create memories that they and their families can cherish. It is also Targa NZ’s chosen charity for the next five years. Van Tuyl was in the midst of organising Batt's wish when she attended Targa’s first vintage car time trial last month and got to talking to Wanaka-resident, and time trial organiser, Rod Corbett. “Alex mentioned they had one of their clients coming to Wanaka for his wish and they asked for some suggestions. We assisted with a list of activities and offered to bring Phillip and Mandy to the museum in one of our cars because of Phillip’s interest in old cars,” said Corbett. Corbett, who told the Wanaka Sun that he loves sharing his vintage cars with other people, even dressed the part alongside his wife, Anne Corbett, when they picked up the Batts from Edgewater Hotel and drove the couple to the Warbirds museum for a complimentary tour and lunch at the 1950s retro diner. Batt told Race4Life that he enjoyed his time away with his wife and they were both treated like royalty. “He said they were spoiled with the food and are not used to eating so well. He said his highlight was being chauffeur driven in such an awesome car and he loved the museum,” said van Tuyl. Pictured: Phillip Batt in Rod Corbett’s 1930 Model A Ford last Saturday.
Yarn while you harp healing Aimee Owens
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Determined to make a difference to people affected by grief and mental health issues, Gwynna Whiteowl is offering heart and soul healing sessions at this weekend’s Extravaganza Fair. “I am seeding a new paradigm of heart and soul care for people grieving, living with depression and mental unwellness,” Whiteowl said. Whiteowl has two Reverie harps which she said are designed for heart and soul care. The harps will be available for people to sit and play in a quiet annex room off her caravan “Chesney”. “The gift of this divine instrument - without any musical knowledge or experience you can create beautiful healing sounds for heart and soul.”
Whiteowl intends to have harps in every province “to create hubs of people in every community available to support people struggling with life … allowing a person to just breathe out, yarn and connect with what is happening in a meaningful way, bringing change to their wellbeing”. Now in its fourth season, the Extravaganza Fair is a collective of people travelling new Zealand for 32 weeks of the year. They spend 10 weeks in the South Island and 22 weeks in the North Island and have a variety of free entertainment in the village green as well as market stalls, arts and craft, food, musical entertainment, circus shows, performers, tiny homes, and kids’ shows and games. The fair also has “old time fun” like tug-of-war, sack races and musical bean bags. The Extravaganza will be held at Wanaka Showgrounds on November 10 and 11.
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Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) staff members will share information from their Community Groups and Facilities report during the fourth LINK Connection Café at Wanaka Hotel tomorrow. Guests can expect to hear from QLDC community liaison and policy senior advisor/corporate services policy and performance Marie Day, and contracted researcher Jan Hudson. Both speakers will share a preview of key themes from the district-wide results, which gathered contributions from many Upper Clutha groups in public meeting and interviews. In addition, information generated from Friday’s meeting will be used to help inform a new series of LINK skill-building workshops to help build more effective organisations. “In our work as a community group incubator, supporting groups’ development, evolution and collaboration, we find that many groups and clubs are facing similar issues. Some are struggling for volunteers, seeking funding or wondering how to best market their activities and events;
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Dunstan Hospital and Lakes District Hospital will each receive new computed tomography (CT) scanners with the help of Central Lakes Trust (CLT) funding. The hospitals service the wider Central Lakes region, which covers most of Central Otago and Queenstown Lakes. Dunstan Hospital will receive $364,000 for a 64-slice scanner to replace an old 16-slice scanner. The new scanner will enable the scanning of children whereas previously they had to travel to Dunedin for the service. The Lakes District Hospital Foundation will receive $1,173,299 for its first 128-slice scanner. Dunstan Hospital patients will also have access to this scanner as needed. The Southern District Health Board (DHB) for the Lakes District Hospital will provide the additional 20 percent of funding needed for the project, with Central Otago Health Inc helping to cover the Dunstan Hospital scanner cost. Southern DHB chief executive Chris Fleming said
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the funding is an important part of their work to further develop the hospital. “Most significantly, it will give our community and clinicians greater confidence that they are making the right decisions about how to care for our people and, given the geographic distances involved in our district, having this peace of mind is so valuable,” he said. Scanner slices indicate the number of cross-sectional images taken on a patient’s body. “The scanners will assist with district-wide demand and help reduce waiting times, mitigate potential consequences which result from delay in care, and significantly enhance service provision for the Central Otago/Lakes District area,” said new chair of CLT, Linda Robertson. CLT has granted $4,409,402 of the budgeted $8.5 million in the financial year ending March 2019 with the bulk of these funds going towards operational funding to keep core essential services running in the region.
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Central Otago District Council is hosting a Facebook online drop-in event today (November 8) from 5pm to 7pm to answer questions on the Cromwell master plan options. It’s just one of the ways the master plan team is engaging with the public before consultation closes at noon on Monday, November 19. “The master plan team is now in full swing promoting and discussing the options for each of the work streams with the Cromwell community. There’s some really good feedback coming through with plenty of people attending the drop-in sessions,” said CODC CEO Sanchia Jacobs.
Jacobs said getting the public’s feedback on the potential options for Cromwell’s future is critical to the next steps in the master plan programme. A feedback survey can be completed online at www.codc.govt. nz/futurecromwell or print copies are available from the Cromwell Service Centre. Completed surveys can be returned to the Cromwell master plan drop boxes at the Cromwell Service Centre or at the New World supermarket. A copy of the Let’s Talk Options engagement document can also be downloaded from the website and hard copies are available from the same locations. The master plan team is also taking up residence at the Options Shop at 48 The Mall from 12 noon to 1pm,
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Monday to Friday for the next week. “We really need to know what you think about the options because your feedback is a crucial factor in how the future of Cromwell will shape up. It’s really important that you have your say now,” Jacobs said. When the community feedback has been evaluated, the master plan team will meet with the Cromwell Community Board in December to workshop the preferred options for each of the three work streams. A draft master plan business case will then be presented to the CCB next year and will be shared with the community after it has been agreed by the Board. There will then be further opportunities for community feedback in the annual plan process due to take place in April 2019.
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An internationally-renowned helicopter expert will train pilots how to avoid a dangerous natural phenomenon that can occur mid-flight at two events in the district this week. Swiss pilot and former flight instructor Claude Vuichard will train 50 people from the region and the New Zealand Defence Force about ‘vortex ring state’ – how to avoid it and how to recover from it. In the vortex ring state (VRS), helicopters lose the ability to maintain lift and begin to drop. It is initiated by the main rotor, which sucks in its own downwash (a vertical, downward stream produced by the helicopter). Any increase in power worsens the situation, making the helicopter descend even faster. Vuichard is founder of the Vuichard Recovery Aviation Safety Foundation and The Helicopter Line (THL) has brought him to New Zealand to promote ongoing training with its pilots. In 2014, a THL helicopter, which was coming in to land at Mt Alta, was involved in a serious accident. The company’s internal investigation highlighted vortex ring state as a potential causative factor in the crash. THL chief executive Mark Quickfall said the reason for bringing Vuichard to NZ is to prevent future accidents of this nature. “The onus is on all of us to investigate improvements to helicopter flying,” he said. “We have invited other parties to join the training – it’s a safety issue and we are more than happy to include anyone who flies helicopters. If this training can prevent future accidents, all the better.”
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THL director Grant Bissett said the Vuichard Recovery Technique has been used internationally for many years. “The traditional VRS recovery technique involves significant height loss with the aircraft exiting VRS at a high rate of descent typically taking up to 200ft, whereas the Vuichard recovery exits VRS with minimal height loss of 20-50ft with the helicopter climbing under control – which is critical if you are close to terrain,” Bissett said. “We believe it should become a fundamental part of basic helicopter training in New Zealand.” Pictured: Claude Vuichard.
Festivals, cavalcade funded by OCT STAFF REPORTER
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The Otago Community Trust gave a total of $349,823 to 41 community organisations in October, including a $15,000 grant for the Academy South Island Education Trust to support the Connecting Coaches Conference which will be held in Dunedin in late November. A proportion of the Otago Community Trust funding will specifically support rural Otago coaches to attend the 2018 Connecting Coaches Conference, explains Michael Coutts – Academy Manager. “Attendance will allow rural Otago coaches to meet coaches from a variety of different sports and share knowledge and expertise on how to be a better coach” he said. Lifeline Foundation Charitable Trust received a $10,100 grant to continue the valuable services they provide to the community. Lifeline Support – Otago continues to receive over 5000 calls from the Otago District per year. Lifeline brings an easily accessible service
to people helping them to re-connect with the community wherever they are in Otago. Otago Community Trust is pleased to be able to support the continued delivery of this service, said OCT chief executive, Barbara Bridger. Closer to home, Southern Lakes Arts Festival Trust, Challenge Wanaka Sports Trust and Cavalcade Host Town Comm Inc have again received support from the OCT. Challenge Wanaka Sports Trust received a $15,000 grant to support the Challenge Wanaka Triathlon Festival. OCT has been a regular funder for a number of years, with the Trust providing a similar amount of funding last year. Southern Lakes Arts Festival Trust received a $55,000 grant which goes towards supporting the Festival of Colour. Otago Community Trust has been one of the major cornerstone grant-makers for the festival since its inception in 2005. Cavalcade Host Town Comm Inc, which is finishing in Hawea this year, received a $4000 grant to support the host town.
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Retirement apartments now open ALLISON MCLEAN
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Some things do get better with age, including apartment life. Wanaka’s Aspiring Lifestyle Retirement Village recently opened the first stage of Aspiring Apartments by giving village residents a sneak peek at the apartments last Friday before the public viewing. “We had more than 170 residents and guests in attendance, so there is a great deal of interest in this new aspect to Aspiring Village. We held some speeches by our chairman, James Reid, owner/director of Arrow International Ron Anderson, architect Rob Foley and intending apartment resident Geoff Williamson. Geoff, Joy Easton and Kate Archibald, all intending residents, then jointly cut the ribbon to the apartment wing. Geoff was flattered by the opportunity having previously only been asked to ‘open a can of baked beans or a bottle of beer’,” said village director and marketing manager Jennie Anderson. The 15 available apartments are an addition to the range of living options
available at the village, and 75 percent of the units are sold. The one-, twoand three-bedroom apartments were designed with luxury retirement in mind. “The feedback on the apartments has been overwhelmingly positive, with comments received on the high quality of the internal fit-out, spacious living areas, and the high ceilings. People have been surprised by how smart they are. The views of the mountains, particularly from the upper level apartments, are quite special,” said Anderson. The next stage of development will focus on extending the lifestyle centre to include more dining spaces, a lounge area, an extension to the residents’ bar area and adding 12 beds to the Aspiring Enliven Care Centre. Residents have priority access to the care centre, which provides rest home, hospital and dementia level care. Anderson said anyone wishing to view the show apartment can visit the village on weekdays between 11am and 3pm. Pictured: Residents Sunny Ecroyd, Geoff Williamson, Joy Easton and Kate Archibald.
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Waste printer toners and recycled glass will be incorporated into a new form of low carbon asphalt being used at Queenstown Airport’s aircraft parking area beside the terminal building. Queenstown Airport Corporation (QAC) is in partnership with infrastructure and facilities company Downer on the $7 million project to pioneer this new form of asphalt in collaboration with other organisations. The asphalt provides a robust, durable surface in all weathers. QAC’s general manager of operations and safety, Mike Clay, said that the resealing of the aircraft parking area occurs once every 10 years on average but this time it will be a ‘step-change’ for the airport in terms of infrastructure and operational resilience. “We’re really excited about tackling this long-cycle project in a different way. We’ve tried to incorporate sustainability into all aspects of it, from the recycled material used in the mix to reducing emissions from haulage,” Clay said. “At the same time, we’re looking at ways to support the airlines and ground handlers to collectively minimise our carbon and environmental footprint. In particular, we’re keen to help facilitate their transition from fossil fuel-based diesel to electric ground service equipment in order to reduce carbon emissions. As part of this project, more space will be provided to cater for the expansion of the electric ground service fleets and ducting will be installed in the airfield parking area to provide access to electric power. This will provide immediate benefits in terms of powering the electric ground service fleets. It will also future-proof for the possibility of airlines powering their aircraft with electricity whilst parked at the gate rather than fossil fuel, which would improve fuel efficiency and reduce carbon emissions.”
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Clay said the airport is keen to get its visitors, local community and airlines involved in donating their beer bottles and toner cartridges to help with the ‘Reduce, Recycle and Reseal’ campaign. Downer general manager of surfacing operations, George Leidig, said, “We are exploring ways to minimise waste by re-using or re-purposing recycled materials into new products.” “The pavement solution we are using at Queenstown Airport TonerPave, has been developed in partnership with Close the Loop. The mix uses Modified Toner Polymer made from recycled toner cartridges and will also include recycled glass sand. We recognise that sustainability is a journey and we hope that by using recycled materials in this project, we can deliver an innovative solution while helping to protect New Zealand’s finite natural resources.” The job site and a mobile asphalt mixing plant will be located at the north-eastern end of the runway near Glenda Drive. The resurfacing will take place between 6pm and 6am six days a week, starting at the Remarkables Park side of the terminal and finishing at the lake end. The project will commence on November 11 and is expected to be completed by December 16. Pictured: Downer’s mobile asphalt plant.
Adventure kids “Powered by Wanaka” Emma Conyngham
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The Mt Aspiring College Year 10 Get2Go team have qualified for the National Get2Go, a five-day challenge at the Hillary Outdoors marine base on Great Barrier Island in December 2018. Now in its 14th year, the Get2Go Challenge comprises a series of fun multisport regional events, for year 9 and 10 students from all levels of fitness and experience, culminating in a national Grand Final for qualifying participants. A cross between the Amazing Race, Treasure Island and Survivor the Get2Go Challenge incorporates multi sports and outdoor pursuits where mixed teams test their skills, both mental and physical, across a wide range of activities. Team member, Jack Liddell, said, “This is a chance of a lifetime opportunity and we are dedicated, focused and training hard in the lead up to this event.”
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From the 1950s through to the early 1970s, Lake Wanaka was being eyed up for hydro-electric development. The 1973 Lake Wanaka Preservation Act put a stop to such plans, appointing Guardians to protect the natural state of the lake and its shoreline, and to keep a watching brief on the effects on water quality of development adjacent to the lake and in the lake’s catchment. Each year, the Guardians prepare a report for the Minister of Conservation. The 2018 report is available on Upper Clutha Lake Trust’s website. Issues highlighted in the Guardian’s 2018 report include: • Run-off from urban and rural growth risking lake water quality and ecosystem function • Serious lack of funding for evidence based lake management • Inadequate monitoring and assessment of the nature and extent of nutrients, pathogens, and toxic pollutants entering the lake • The need for more consultation with Guardians by ORC and QLDC on resource consent conditions required to avoid lake impacts from rural residential developments • Deficiencies in Overseas Investment Office processes for assessing potential environmental impacts from land use changes when land in iconic lake catchments is sold to overseas owners There are some positives too. ORC has responded to water quality concerns and is funding research on Lake Snow, which now infests 20 South Island lakes. ORC is also funding environmental monitoring buoys for Lake Hayes, Lake Wakatipu and Lake Wanaka. The successful Lagarosiphon control programme has significantly reduced the extent and density of the Lake Wanaka weed beds. Given how much has changed since 1973, there is a need to better understand the long term impacts on Lake Wanaka stemming from our region’s exponential growth. For many years, the Guardians have advocated for a Lakes and Catchments Management Plan for Lake Wanaka and other iconic South Island lakes. Development of an Integrated Catchment Management Plan (ICMP) is now one of the three workstreams of the Wanaka Water
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Private John Alexander Barclay Service No. 43587, 4th (Otago) Company, 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment, NZEF John was born at Makarora on 5 August 1881, the son of John James and Catherine Barclay (nee McNulty). John attended Hawea Flat School, leaving to work on the family farm in 1885. He remained a self-employed farmer at Hawea Flat but after compulsory conscription was introduced he enlisted on November 27, 1916. His brother Samuel also enlisted and the pair embarked in HMNZT Tofua at Wellington and disembarked at Devonport, England on July 20. John arrived in Etaples Base Camp in France four days later. He joined the 4th Otago Company on October 20. John’s death occurred during the attack on Polderhoek Chateau which is located just to the
east of Ypres, Belgium. The attack started at noon with disastrous results as artillery fire that was to precede the advancing soldiers, landed amongst the two leading companies; the 4th on the left, and the 10th on the right. The losses were severe and at the end of the day the casualties totalled 50 percent of the total strength. John is remembered on the Hawea District War Memorial and the Hawea Roll of Honour. Private Barclay’s abridged biography is taken from Courageous and Free; stories of our Upper Clutha WW1 soldiers and nurse, who made the ultimate sacrifice so that we could live free. By the Upper Clutha Historical Records Society, 2016.
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At 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month, 1918, the guns fell silent as the war that had capitulated the world into unprecedented grief and devastation came to an end. The Great War took a huge toll on New Zealand. Around 100,000 New Zealanders – or ten percent of the population at the time – served overseas during the war, and over 18,000 lost their lives. In Hawea District, Pembroke/Wanaka and Cardrona it is estimated that 208 men and women went to serve. Forty-eight of them lost their lives. Armistice Day has always been an occasion of sombre reflection however 100 years ago, it was a day of extraordinary celebration and unrestrained joy. Here is an abridged excerpt from ‘The Cromwell Argus’ on the occasion of Armistice: “On Thursday at midday when the terms of the armistice became known, a fresh start was made. A large crowd soon collected, and everyone seemed to be bubbling over with happiness. Songs, speeches, choruses and marches were the order of the day. A procession round the block was a notable feature and quite a success. The band gained fresh laurels as did the conductor. In the evening about fifty, all in fancy dress, motored into Hawea, and after calling on some of the residents, made their way to the hall. It was a noisy, merry crowd, with plenty of life and color that marched round the hall singing patriotic songs. The Hawea people were quickly on the scene and entered into the spirit of the affair. Dancing was then indulged for about two hours… the Hawea folk brought along a liberal supply of refreshments. The Pembroke folk arrived back about 10.30 and dancing was continued until midnight. Nothing ever more successful or enjoyable has ever been held here, people threw their cares to the winds and did not worry over-much about their dignity. One continually heard the remark; “If we could not rejoice on this occasion, then we never would!” Hawea Armistice Commemorative Service 2018 On Sunday, the public are invited
to gather at 10.15am in the Peter Fraser Park to walk down to the ANZAC memorial. The walk will be accompanied by a pyrotechnic sound show which replicates the deafening sound of WWI artillery. It will be loud so headphones are recommended for babies and small children. The march will be led by a WWI ambulance, accompanied by a piper and drummer, and the Lake Hawea Volunteer Fire Brigade. At the memorial at 11am, the artillery will fall silent as it did 100 years ago. There will be numerous tributes read and Bella Fraser, Head Girl of Mount Aspiring College, will read the Roll of Honour to commemorate the 15 people from Hawea District that died. Each of the fallen will have a cross placed on the memorial in their honour. Following the commemoration service, the public are invited to join together at a luncheon being provided by the HCA and the Hawea Youth Group, at the Lake Hawea Community Centre. Here there will be displays, including a WWI tank, three readings and a song reflecting the soldiers' and nurses' experiences of WWI. Parking is available at: the Lake Hawea Community Centre; on the north side of Peter Fraser Park off Capell Avenue, and; the Contact Energy parking area at the south west end of the Lake Hawea Dam, and through the gate with the big red poppy adjacent to the garage. Wanaka Armistice Commemorative Service 2018 The public is invited to gather at the Cenotaph on Chalmers street, at 10.45am. The parade will be called to order by Commander Lyal Cocks RNZN (Rtd) followed by a two-minute silence at 11am. At 11.05 there will be a flyover of appropriate aircraft. Proceedings will then include speeches, the laying of wreaths and the sounding of the Last Post. Matilda Metcalfe, a Year 8 student from Mount Aspiring College will sing the national anthem. The parade will then be dismissed but everyone is invited for morning tea at the St John Rooms on Link Way. Pictured: Service Silhouette, Lake Hawea 2016 Anzac Dawn Service.
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Home owners thankful after fire On Friday evening a serious fire spread through the hillside above Lake Hawea dam and put our homes at risk. If it were not for the enormous efforts of the many parties involved in the fire fighting operation some of us would have almost certainly lost our homes. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the Fire Emergency NZ crews who were mobilised from around the region, Alpine Helicopters and Aspiring Helicopters, NZ Police, Dept of Conservation, Otago Civil Defence and Emergency Management, NZTA, QLDC, Lake Hawea Motors, Lake Hawea Hotel, Lake Hawea community centre, Central Machine Hire, Sailz and any other organisations and individuals we may have missed. We would also like to thank the Hawea community who provided assistance in so many ways, both to ourselves and to those who were working to put out the fire. We are sincerely grateful for everyone’s help and to all the concerned family and friends who contacted us to offer somewhere to stay. We feel very privileged to live in such a strong and supportive community. From the Cotter, Currie, Kenton and Kernick families.
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Things in the grebe world are not always that straightforward. I can give you hatch dates for nest 12 (9 Nov) and 11 (13 Nov) but I am less sure of hatch dates for the other nests that have eggs. Nests 5,6,8,9 and 10 have eggs. Nest 10 birds abandoned their first egg, as did nests 5 and 6. Nest 10 birds have since returned and laid an additional egg, but I doubt the first will hatch. Nest 8 has two eggs and 9 three, suggesting that these clutches may not yet be complete. It was suggested to me that there might be merit in briefly reviewing the breeding behaviour of this species for the benefit of folk who have more recently joined our community. Firstly, we have discovered that grebes do not obey all the rules, written or otherwise. Officially, egg laying is earliest September-February, but we have recorded laying well outside these dates (June-March). Clutch size is recorded as 1-7, but having followed more than 120 clutches, I think that both the upper and lower figures are probably incorrect. We have recorded
egg dumping, suggesting that the clutch of 7 was made up of two different clutches, one of 3 and one of 4. Our data presently suggests clutches of 2-5 with most at 3-4. There is uncertainty in that last year we recorded a Scaup (Black Teal) climbing onto a grebe nest between egg laying and tossing out both eggs!! Incubation is 23-30 days, the variation in that figure reflects your ability to get a firm date for the first egg. Grebes make things complicated by starting incubation the moment the first egg is laid, and with eggs laid between 24-48 hours apart hatching can take up to a week for all the chicks to arrive. I finished last week’s diary by recording my thanks and appreciation to the Marina folk for their support. This week it is a huge thanks to Beerworks who are keeping the whole project financially afloat, but also to those many people and companies who are my backups, especially Paddlewanaka, The Garden store, M10 and the “grebies” and their families and so many other folk. – John Darby
The week has again had a few bad events happen. A Christchurch resident visiting the area has passed away on the weekend. There are no suspicious circumstances here. Our thoughts are with the man’s family and friends at this difficult time. Two family harm incidents have occurred. We do encourage that any issues you have at home are discussed with any agency that you are happy to talk to. The list is a long one, it could be your general practitioner, your church leaders, Community Networks, Jigsaw, Oranga Tamariki, Police, your family group and friends, your peers, or a helpline. It could be whoever will listen to you and let you have a voice and air your problems to. A drink driver was very lucky to keep his licence on Friday after blowing just under the legal limit for an adult. He got a $250 fine and 50 demerits. It took more than a bucket of water at the Lake Hawea Fire on Friday. I cannot tell you how proud I am of watching an army get together and fight the fire with more fury than what a Hollywood film maker could have produced. Fire appliances from many other towns, helicopter pilots with amazing skills, local contractors with water trucks, water pumps, generators
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and locals helping people evacuate. People rushing out to Lake Hawea checking on others with offers of accommodation, blankets and food. Delta with the electricity and roading contractors from Queenstown. These men and women put in many hours to save the forest and five homes. I cannot imagine what it would have looked like if it happened in say four weeks’ time, with the dry winds to come. To those volunteers and to those who produced an array of food and drink for them, I would think that the community has to take their hat off to you. For those who have volunteers at their work sites. Thank you very much for allowing your staff to step away from work and be “Bloody Legends”. There is a lead of enquiry for the cause of the fire that Police are chasing up. Let’s have a quiet week.
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N o t i c e b o a rd | P a p a P ā n u i Amendment to November Meeting Schedule Additional Meeting: Hearing of Submissions on the QLDC Community Facility Funding Policy – Supper Room, Queenstown Memorial Centre. Friday 23 November 2018 at 1.45pm. Private Bag 50072 | 33 Reece Crescent Wanaka Phone 03 443 0024 | www.qldc.govt.nz
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Dougal Allan has continued his good form this month, adding to team victories in China with a winning weekend in Australia. The Wanaka-based multisporter, triathlete and endurance racer has just competed in the 13th Augusta Adventure Fest in Western Australia (November 3 and 4). Allan was crowned champion with the lowest cumulative time across all four of Saturday’s individual races - a 2km ocean swim, 15km ocean paddle, 15km trail run, and 35km mountain bike race. He then went on to compete in Sunday’s Adventure Race, completing the 1km ocean swim, 6km coastal run, 15km mountain bike, and 6km inlet paddle in 1hr 54min 24.94sec to become the overall male winner. The previous weekend Allan was in China competing in the 10th Zunyi Mountain Quest
Adventure Race with team mates Marcel Hagener and Simone Maier. The two-day, three-person adventure race included a variety of activities such as spear throwing, building fires, stringing chilli peppers and walking on stilts, alongside mountain biking, running and orienteering stages. Allan, Hagener and Maier finished day one 10 minutes ahead of the field, a lead they extended the following day to take the victory. The trio had come from the Weng’an Adventure Race China, where they had teamed up with a fourth member Sam Clark. The three-day, fourperson team race involved stages in mountain biking, kayaking, running and rope skills. Allan and his teammates narrowly missed out on finishing the first day in the lead, but regained the lead on day two. Going in to day three with a 15 minute overall lead, the team’s navigation skills helped them to overall victory. PHOTO: supplied
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There are only a few days left to nominate a person or group for the Outdoor Access Champion Awards. Nominations are open until this Sunday, November 11. The Walking Access Commission is seeking nominations of people and groups who champion public access to the outdoors. The awards have been running since 2013 and recognise individuals and groups who have made significant contributions to public access to the outdoors. This might include building new tracks and trails, securing new legal access, or championing public rights of access. "These awards thank some of New Zealand's amazing kaitiaki who open up the outdoors to the public," said Ric Cullinane, chief executive of the Walking Access Commission.
"Think about the champions in your local community - both individuals and groups - and nominate them for an award." Anyone can make a nomination via the Commission’s website, before 5pm on November 11. Last year’s award winners included: The Omaui Tracks Trust, which worked to form a new walking track from the Omaui Scenic Reserve in Southland; The Green Hut Track Group, whose members have been volunteering for 20 years, working with everyone in the environmental and recreation sector in Dunedin; The Waikato River Trails Trust, which has worked for over a decade to develop a network of trails along the Waikato, with the aim of bringing visitors to the beautiful South Waikato; and Rod Brown, who led efforts to open public access to a hidden waterfall in central Kerikeri, which had been unavailable for decades.
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It was another good week for Wanaka Swim Club with 14 swimmers recording 26 personal best times, as well as collecting 18 first place, eight second place and nine third place positions at Cromwell Swim Club’s annual Otago Spring Carnival. The team of Kate Bennie, Fletcher Davison, Jared Ferguson, Nicholas Heiler, Coast Morland, Cruz Morland, Archie North, Mabel North, Emma Palmer, William Schurink, Ben Silipo, Douglas Wise, George Young, and Maddie Young (pictured) placed third overall. For Maddie Young, Jared Ferguson and Nicholas Heiler, it was their first swim meet with the club. They all had a great day earning their first meet results and participating in club relays. In the age group events, Coast Morland placed second in the boys’ 10 and under, Ben Silipo placed first in the
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boys’ 13-14, and Kate Bennie placed first in the girls’ 11-12 and third overall. The club had success in the relays, with Mabel North, Nicholas Heiler, Coast Morland, and Jarred Ferguson placing second in the 10 and Under 100m medley relay, and Kate Bennie, Ben Silipo, Cruz Morland, and Emma Palmer placing first in the 13-14 200m medley relay. Also notable were some individual performances: Fletcher Davison recorded six PBs out of his seven events; Mabel North recorded five PBs out of her seven individual events, placing top three in three of those events; William Schurink bested his times in four out of his five individual events. A WSC spokesperson said it was nice to see a well-run meet at a local pool, “major props to the Cromwell team and pool crew for that. We were taking notes on good ideas to implement at our first swim meet that we will host in Wanaka next year.”
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Bilous all in for Big Air finals in Modena, Italy Sports reporter
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Freeskier Finn Bilous finished eighth in the Big Air World Cup finals held in Modena, Italy on November 4, matching Cardrona NZ Park and Pipe teammate Tiarn Collins’ result in the snowboard event a day earlier. Bilous (pictured) already had a bronze medal from the first World Cup of the season, held at Cardrona in August. “This was only my second time competing in a city Big Air and my first finals under the lights, so I was hyped to be riding in that electric environment,” Bilous said. The 46m tall and 130m long steel and snow structure was one of the biggest Big Air jumps on the World Cup circuit so far. Bilous crashed a switch right triple 1260 safety on the first hit, but he managed to stick it perfectly on the second try, qualifying for finals third in his heat. The combined scores of two jumps count for finals placings, and the tricks must be spun in different directions. In the finals, he started with a switch 1260, crashed on the first hit but landed it perfectly on the second run. On the third hit he went for the forwards triple 1440 but just under rotated and received a low score which would see him finish eighth overall. “I was really happy to make it through to the finals after two heavy qualification heats,” Bilous said. “I decided to go all in for finals and try to put down two triple cork variations for my jumps. I was gutted to only be able to put down one of my triples; however, I went in to the finals with an allor-nothing mentality so I’m happy to have given it a good crack tonight.” NZ’s Margaux Hackett (Queenstown) finished 11th in the ladies’ Big Air, playing it safe to ensure a landed first run before trying a more technical misty 7 safety on her second but crashing out.
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