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espite an injury and an intensive training schedule, a Wanaka woman is diving head first into another solo attempt to swim the 45km length of Lake Wanaka to Roys Bay in remembrance of her late husband. Fiona (Fi) Fairbairn, 49-yearsold, moved her swimming effort up to tomorrow at 6am due to forecasted weather conditions on Saturday. Fairbairn attempted the same swim last March but had to stop after 12 hours and 37km due to hypothermia and choppy lake conditions. Her support crew and her son,
Finn, made the decision to pull her from the water after fearing for her safety. Fairbairn attempted the swim for her late husband, Darryl Fairbairn, who took his life in 2004. Money raised from her swimming efforts, along with her previously organised relay swims in 2007 and 2017, are donated to the Darryl Fairbairn Memorial Fund, which is used for youth counselling through Community Networks. Funding allows Upper Clutha children and their families to receiving counselling support in times of need. Fairbairn said she is feeling fit going into Friday’s 15-hour attempt despite a broken toe, which somewhat curtailed her training.
“I have changed my feeding regime so I won’t be stopping so often in the first few hours when the lake is at its coldest; where I start is almost in the Makarora River and is very cold.” Fairbairn hopes to complete her endeavour by swimming to the town’s log cabin by 9pm. She will be supported by a boat driver, a safety/medical person and three kayakers/swimmers. Donations to the Darryl Fairbairn Memorial Fund may be made on www.givealittle.co.nz or dropped off to Community Networks. Pictured: Fiona (Fi) Fairbairn is attempting to swim the length of Lake Wanaka tomorrow starting at 6am.
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More local charitable car boot sales are on the horizon after a great turnout at last Sunday’s successful car boot sale in Hawea Flat. The community turned up to sell their unwanted items and enjoyed a cuppa over conversation. “To be honest I needed some motivation to have a post-Christmas clear out and knew a few friends that were doing the same, so I went ahead and made the event. The Hawea Flat Hall is such a wonderful old community building and is rarely used at weekends,” said boot sale organiser Sarah Millwater. “After chatting with the sellers that turned up, the feedback was ‘when can we do one again?’ We thought that monthly may be a little too often so it has now been planned that the sales will be held bi-monthly on the second Sunday of that month.” The proceeds from last week’s $5 boot charge and refreshment
purchases benefited Hawea Flat’s Sharing Shed, which is a “donate and/or take” free community service started by Susan and Dean Allison. “Unfortunately, there can be people that abuse the goodwill of others and it is left to the Allisons to get rid of items that no one would want or that have been donated in an unfit or unclean state. The money raised will help with those costs,” said Millwater. The next car boot sales are scheduled for March 10, May 12, July 14, September 8 and November 10. Children will even have their own free selling area as an incentive to sort through their unwanted items. One child made $80 selling used toys and clothing at the last sale. Millwater told the Wanaka Sun she hopes some local not-for-profit organisations will offer to organise these upcoming sales in exchange for the profits received. For more information, please visit Hawea Flat Hall’s Facebook page.
There are two certainties to Wanaka: a love of exercise and a dedication to recycling. This Sunday provides an opportunity to combine both pastimes through plogging, the latest fitness trend that originated in Sweden. The word Plogga is derived from Plocka (pick up) and jogga (jog). Erik Ahlström, the Swedish founder of Plogga, is stopping in Wanaka during his world Plogga tour and connecting with people who share the same desire to live in a clean world. Ahlström, who is currently travelling via camper van with his son, said Wanaka is one of his favourite places, and it was a natural stop in the New Zealand tour due to the locals’ love and protection of the environment. He added that plogging is typically measured in time, not distance; however, they have been running more in New Zealand as the land is traditionally more clean when compared with other countries. “I was in Auckland and we were running for an hour, but when I run in Europe it’s so dirty, so it doesn’t really involve so much running because it’s more bending down and picking up garbage.” Ahlström said he is enjoying his New Zealand tour before flying to Munich, Germany, to participate in a unique plogging event at ISPO Accelerating Sports. “You guys have so much energy, hospitality and friendship and you care so much. When we did the Auckland plogging event, people were passing us on the side of the road and honking and also bicycling
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past us telling us that were were doing a great job… someone even stopped by to give us strawberries for free. That wouldn’t happen in other countries. It is a great atmosphere here.” Sunday’s plogga event is designed for all ages and starts at 12pm at Wanaka i-SITE Information Centre. Anyone interested is encouraged to sign up on Plogga’s Facebook page called Plogga in Wanaka and to bring gloves and a trash collection bag. “If you see rubbish on the ground, be proud to pick it up as it could lead by example and create a change in attitude,” said Ahlström. Pictured: Erik Ahlström, the founder of Plogga, is visiting Wanaka this Sunday during his world Plogga tour.
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Upper Clutha Tracks Trust, along with Queenstown Lakes District Council Deputy Mayor Calum MacLeod, are celebrating the official opening of the new access ramp to the Hawea River Swing Bridge with a mass “ride, stroll, push or walk” on Sunday, January 27. Groups are set to depart from Hawea Hotel and Wanaka Log Cabin at 9am, and Camphill Bridge
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and the Albert Town shops at 9.30am, to make their way by bike to the swing bridge. Participants should meet 15 minutes before departure time. Those who want to walk or run along the track to the official opening should give themselves extra time. Construction of the $80,000 access ramp was completed in December, with track users already giving it the thumbs up. The celebration will take place on the campground side of the swing bridge at 10am.
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Are drones wrecking your buzz? In the last few weeks, the number of drones operating over the lakes and beaches, and public and private spaces has increased according to our readers. The Wanaka Sun has also received reports of a drone crash-landing on one woman’s roof and another crashing in a family’s garden, with residents asking, ‘what are the rules around drones flying overhead?’ If you fly a UAV, UAS or RPAS, then you must comply with Civil Aviation Authority regulations and local authority policies. In general, the terms Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) and drone are all references to an aircraft/aircraft system that is flown from a remote location without a pilot in the aircraft. In short, before flying a drone over people you must obtain their consent, whether or not you are filming. The same applies when flying over private land, consent must be sought from the landowner or person in charge of
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the area you wish to fly over. According to Queenstown Lakes District Council’s policy on drones, it doesn’t give approval for remote controlled aircraft (including drones) to fly over the district’s parks, reserves and roads, unless it is for a commercial film permit and the operator is certificated under Part 102 of the Civil Aviation Act. “We are working on a new policy that will consider all the implications for our public spaces and the community who use them. In the meantime, if you wish to fly drones in the Queenstown Lakes District you will need to approach private landowners independently for their approval. It is important to note that CAA rules will still apply and must be adhered to including rules restricting use of remote controlled aircraft (including drones) within controlled airspace and within 4km of aerodromes.” In addition to this, to fly over any publicly owned conservation land, you will need to apply for a concession from the Department of Conservation. For more information on where you can and can not operate your UAV, check out the UAV and drone hub for New Zealand, airshare.co.nz.
Despite Central Otago opening doors to adventure in nearly every corner of its land, a local group of residents think the area is missing a key element: a world-class biking and walking track. Their solution? Be the first to build it. Six Wanaka men have formed the Maungatika Trust and created a concept for a multi-million dollar, 130km mountain-bike trail project through Hawea Conservation Park called The Maungatika Circuit. The trustees said the plan caters to an interest in backcountry-mountain biking wilderness experience and that no option exists in Upper Clutha for involvement in an overnight, backcountry, ‘proper’ single-track. Tim Dennis, Christopher Arbuckle, James Helmore, Paul Gardner, Scott Rainsford and Eddie Spearing bring extensive experience from different backgrounds and are passionate about creating the multi-day, multiuse bike and walking track, which would include three huts, to attract both foreign and domestic visitors who would be otherwise unable to find a similar concept anywhere within the Southern Hemisphere. The group has proposed that the trail head start at Timaru Creek and traverse an alpine environment higher than Roys Peak. The group have already met with Department of Conservation, Otago Conservation Board, Hawea Conservation Park board, private landowners, have presented at Hawea Community Assoc AGM and met with Fish & Game and Deerstalkers. Their proposal aims for an exploratory feasibility study in early 2019, which is expected to cost $200,000, before establishing a formal project plan
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to be governed by the Board of Trustees. The full project could cost upwards to $12 million with construction possibly starting in 2020 if all goes to plan. Pictured: The Maungatika Circuit track overview as presented by the Maungatika Trust.
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After Wanaka Police responded to a resident’s concern about three people boating on Lake Wanaka without life jackets on Monday night, the Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) Harbourmaster issued a public reminder to continue applying basic common sense when boating in the area. Noting that life jackets are the key piece of safety equipment, QLDC Harbourmaster Marty Black said, “Always have a Plan A and a Plan B. That means preparing and servicing your boat and making sure you’ve got the proper safety equipment, then telling someone where you’re going. And if things turn pear-shaped, know what to do and how to use your
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emergency equipment, or what to do if you end up in the water yourself.” Police were able to locate the three men on the water in due course on Monday night. They were seen in an ''inflatable kayak towing a lilo,'' at Beacon Point heading towards Stevensons Island. “The holiday season has been very quiet compared with previous seasons, with boating activity impacted by the fact that we’ve only had a few ‘good’ days with no wind over the past couple of weeks. Boat behaviour has been commendable, and we’ve only received one complaint regarding a breach of new power boat restrictions on the Upper Clutha since December 1,” said Black. He said outside of this breach, his team has warmed a small number of paddle boarders for not wearing life jackets.
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Festival of Colour (FOC) lovers have less than four weeks to wait until the highly anticipated 2019 programme of music, dance, theatre, film, talks and visual arts is revealed. The Festival of Colour 2019 programme will go live on its website from 7pm, on February 11, with the PHOTO: supplied paper programme in shops and cafes around Wanaka the following day. Patrons, benefactors and sponsors get first dibs on tickets with priority for more training locations around the country, booking starting on the same day the Police said there will be 66 locations coming on line programme is launched. this year. The current firearms safety programme will remain in place until the end of February. Theory tests can continue to be undertaken at participating AA and VTNZ sites and the Mountain Safety Council will continue to offer practical training sessions across the country. ALLISON MCLEAN The firearms safety courses offered from March journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz 1, and carried out by the Mountain Safety Council, will be a combined theory test and practical training Several special cars are expected to delivered together at the one location. Applicants roll through Wanaka this Sunday, must undertake self-directed study before attending January 20, during the Classic and the course. The course will start with an unassisted Sports Car Run. The event includes theory test (with exceptions such as reading a scenic drive, tea, lunch and walk support), followed by the practical training. starting from Wanaka and ending in Pictured: Changes to the way the firearms safety Kinloch near Glenorchy. programme is implemented will come into effect Drivers will enjoy a route through from March 1.
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To encourage New Zealand freedom camping, or to discourage freedom camping, that is the question. It is one that spans energetic conversations, spurs council decisions and influences revenue. As of late, it is question of which one Upper Clutha woman wants further clarity, and she has suggested an answer: “ban foreigners from freedom camping and stop pretending that they are responsible and prevent the freeloaders.” In a statement sent to the Wanaka Sun, Sarah Burdon, who co-owns The Camp - Lake Hawea Holiday Park, chastised Queenstown Lakes District Council’s (QLDC) summertime trial of camping services currently in place to help manage the influx of campers to the district. The QLDC plan includes two free overnight camping sites, near Kingston and at the Red Bridge near Luggate, two service hubs in Frankton and in Wanaka on Ballantyne Road, as well as employing responsible camping ambassadors to educate and monitor the hubs and trouble areas. “So, QLDC council, I congratulate you because I believe that your trial was to show everyone that these people travelling around our country are freeloaders and should not be allowed to freedom camp in New Zealand,” said Burdon. She went on to state “they are not responsible”, and that Government should “stop foreigners from freedom camping. It is not adding value but taking from NZ tax payers.” She also claims tax payers work too hard to support these “freeloaders,” that 98 percent of campers who purchase or hire self-contained vehicles do not use the required portaloo on board due to sanitary reasons or resulting smells, that the QLDC provided recycling and rubbish disposal signs are confusing and that the hubs do not follow the 1985 Camping Ground Regulations. She concludes that a user-pay system, similar to a commercial holiday park set up, is instead a viable response. While Burdon said several of QLDC’s trialed initiatives prove that campers are “not really camping but freeloading,” QLDC remarked that the initiatives have been effective and are agile enough to be altered if they are not working. QLDC communication officer Rebecca Pitts said that council is happy with how the hubs are working at this stage in the
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trial, which is being funded through a grant from Central Government. “So far we’ve had 3352 self-contained vehicles through the Wanaka service hub since it was launched in November; 7615 individuals have filled in the WiFi survey since going live (2606 in the last two-week period). There has been an average of 40 vehicles a night using the Red Bridge site,” said Pitts. “Our ambassadors have been monitoring the whole district over the busiest period and we’re noticing the changes. Compared to last year, we have seen less rubbish left in known local hotspots, more recycling coming into the service hubs, less complaints from local residents, people wanting to upgrade to self-contained vehicles and positive messages about the district through camping channels and word-of-mouth.” Pitts said the ambassadors have distributed over 19,000 education flyers to campers, which outline behaviour expectations and direct non self-contained vehicles on where to camp. Adam Hutchinson, founder of GeoZone, which launched the free New Zealand travel app CamperMate, shared his thoughts on the topic with the Wanaka Sun. He said there has been substantial growth in the number of domestic and international travellers choosing to travel to the country in a campervan since the Rugby World Cup in 2011. “When it’s sustainable, people have the right information at the right time and people are well-behaved, the model works well and the local economy benefits. CamperMate plays an active part in working toward this goal of making motorhome tourism more sustainable. Yes, some users choose to freedom camp, some only stay in commercial holiday parks and some choose to do a mixture of paid and free accommodation.” He added, “If we look at the hundreds of billions of user events that have been generated from the CamperMate app since it began in 2011, we know that commercial holiday parks, such as Lake Hawea, benefit directly from CamperMate users, many of whom have been freedom camping prior to paying to stay.” Hutchinson said commercial holiday parks are the most searched for category, more so than freedom campsites. “Digging a little deeper, we can also see that of those people that have arrived at many local holiday parks around Queenstown and Wanaka for the night, many have indeed
visited one of these hubs during the day.” The Wanaka Sun asked a few international travellers, who choose to travel the country by campervan, how it feels to be assumed a “freeloader”. “I take this personally, as my friend and I were not freeloaders whatsoever. We spent a significant amount of money for the campervan experience, which directly supports local businesses. Much of the South Island’s revenue comes from tourism,” said 34-year-old Lindsay Baugh, who used CamperMate to select her selfcontained van’s camping locations. “If the campervan experience changed significantly for tourists, it could deter many of us from travelling to New Zealand to enjoy this compelling camping feature, which is unique to the country. I think there is a way to bridge the gap; it’s hard to justify paying $40 plus a night to stay at a holiday park where you are neither using more than 15 to 25 percent of the facilities nor staying on-site for a long period of time seeing you are out exploring the beautiful, pristine country. I believe most people, even tourists, want to keep New Zealand pure.” Karly Foster, 26-years-old, and her sister, Emma Foster, purchased a nonself-contained van when they arrived to New Zealand on a Working Holiday Visa and started the World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) programme. Karly Foster said she found most of their campsites, including freedom camping and at holiday parks, through CamperMate and vowed to camp responsibly due to a deep respect of Aotearoa. “I agree there needs to be some improvement to the system; however, I certainly do not consider myself a ‘freeloader’ as I worked, paid taxes, farmed, cleaned people’s entire houses, cooked, and provided care of people and their homes all essentially for free through WWOOFing,” said Foster. “I believe the solution to the problem is to have more toilets and not ban tourists from a system that is extremely efficient, accessible and overall benevolent for both foreigners and locals. I believe a tourist tax would help solve a lot of these issues.” She added that camping at a holiday park every night is not cost efficient for travellers and that the suggested requirement would out-price many travellers from future tourism experiences. Any illegal camping or poor behaviour can be reported by calling 03 441 0499 or 03 443 0024.
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Beyond 2050: the future of Wanaka Ruth Blunt
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Now is the time to have your say on the future you’d like to see for Wanaka and the district. A draft vision currently available for feedback is seeking the public’s input on its vision statements, and the community has another chance to contribute their thoughts in person at a drop-in session later this month. Driven by Queenstown Lakes District Council Mayor Jim Boult, the draft vision looks beyond 2050 and presents eight key themes in 'A Unique Place. An Inspiring Future | He Wãhi Tûhãhã. He Ãmua Whakaohooho'. These are: pride in sharing paradise; thriving people; boldly embracing mãoritanga; free-thinking, exhilarating opportunities; soaring creativity; clean connectivity; a deafening dawn chorus; and disaster-defying resilience. This work sits alongside town-specific masterplans, the District Plan review, plans for community facilities and the 2018-2018 Ten Year Plan. It will also form a key part of a strategy to plan for future capacity and development in the district, meeting the expected demands of our growing community in both housing and business. The strategy will integrate land use and infrastructure planning, and will address the aspirations of QLDC and community for how growth and change should be accommodated and managed. The eight vision statements are on display in the reception foyers at QLDC’s Ardmore Street and Gorge Road offices until early February for reflection and comment. Hardcopies of the survey are also be available at the council offices for collection and drop off. QLDC is hosting a drop-in session on Wednesday, January 30, at Wanaka Library from 11am to 1pm, and feedback can also be given through an online survey. Council will begin collating feedback from next Friday, January 25, but the survey will remain open until early February. Pictured: What’s your vision for Wanaka’s future?
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each location. SAFER (South Island Alpine Fault Earthquake Response) is the culmination of two years of work between researchers, organisations, agencies and community groups. It is a living framework and will be reviewed in 2020 following the next MCDEM National Exercise, which will focus on the AF8 Scenario. AF8 also plans to launch an online feedback form soon to capture the public’s comments and suggestions. These will be collated and reviewed by the AF8 Steering Group, and will enable them to keep the conversation going in the lead up to 2020.
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Local students or teachers could win a Go Pro Camera for their school if they register to take part in the Young Reporters for the Environment Litter Less programme for 2019 before the end of the month. Open to students aged 11-18, the YRE programme aims to empower young people to take a stand on environmental issues they feel strongly about and to give them a platform to articulate these issues through the media of writing, photography or video. The goal of the YRE Litter Less is to reduce litter and affect long-term behaviour change among young people. It aims to empower youth to take a stand on environmental issues they feel strongly about and to give them a platform to articulate these issues through the media of writing, photography or video. Students are also asked to link their projects to one of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development
Goals which were adopted by world leaders in 2015. During the programme students need to pick an environmental topic relating to litter, investigate it, and then report on it using one of the three mediums. They will then need to organise a ‘Community Action Day’ where they raise awareness of an environmental litter issue to the whole school and/or wider community. Schools will be invited to submit their Community Action Day plan to Keep New Zealand Beautiful, with five schools chosen to receive a grant of $500 each to help implement their event and/or improve the school’s environmental footprint. Students can then submit their assignments to the YRE competition for a chance to win prizes and attend a ‘winners workshop’ and award ceremony. For more information or to register go to the Keep New Zealand beautiful website.
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Applications are rolling in for space to create art in Wanaka at a subsidised rate. In a shift from their previous waiting list format, Wanaka Arts Centre staff want to hear from applicants interested in their three arts studio spaces at the Centre, which will be available in February, at the subsidised rent of $20 per week per room. With a higher demand for the studios, the application submissions allow the
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Wanaka Arts Centre to advertise to the wider community. Two spaces are 3m by 2.4m and the other space is slightly larger; all three are lockable and equipped with a storage cupboard. “The Arts Centre has been offering these arts studios for the last two decades. It enables individuals who wouldn’t ordinarily be able to afford to pursue a career in the arts to have a central creative space to work from without financial pressure of needing to work full-time,” said Wanaka Arts Centre administrating manager Diana Hickey.
The wider community can submit a digital application under the umbrella of ceramics, fibre, mixed and electronic media, music, painting, photography, poetry, printing, sculpture, theatre and writing; submissions are due by January 28. “The Wanaka Arts Centre is leased from the Queenstown Lakes District Council at a nominal rate and, therefore, has been offering these affordable arts studios for the last two decades. While the Arts Centre is leased by the QLDC, the [Wanaka Arts Centre] Trust maintain the building and all
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rents received go towards its running costs,” said Hickey. She added the Trust also offers an annual scholarship of up to $2000 and, in addition, offers the main room hire to non-commercial community groups for meetings and workshops at a special rate of $10 per hour. Further information can be found at www.wanakaartscentre.com or by emailing wanakaartscentre@gmail.com. Pictured: Applications for Wanaka Arts Centre’s subsidised arts studio spaces close on January 28.
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Gurney out of retirement for X4 Ruth Blunt
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The two-day adventure race, Red Bull Defiance, takes place this weekend, with 100 athletes taking on the new X4 event, including a team of strangers led by nine time Coast to Coast winner Steve Gurney. David Gray, Katie Smith and Carl Jones won the opportunity to race alongside the multisport legend who has come out of retirement for the team challenge. Smith has raced GODZone in 2018 and Coast to Coast in 2017 while Jones is an former-World Cup XC mountain bike racer now racing enduro, and Gray has drawn his inspiration from supporting his partner compete at some epic races. Gurney said, “I actually don’t know my team from a bar of soap so it’s going to be lots of fun getting to know each other.” “They all now know that I have a knee injury and arthritis in the ankles but my strengths certainly are race cunning, excellent communication, plenty of motivation and energy, and very high technical skills on the river. “Plus I have a super-fast double kayak so fellow competitors should beware.” The X4 event is the first race in the New Zealand’s 2019 A1 Adventure Racing Series and teams, who carry GPS tracking devices, can be followed via live tracking on the Red Bull Defiance website. The adventure race is made up of six stages spread over two days. Each day has run, bike and kayak/canoe stages as its core activity but the relative difficulty of each stage is different on each day, and reportedly more difficult on day two. There are also a couple of special skill stages on Saturday and Sunday. Teams will cover 154km over Minaret Burn, Rocky Mountain, Criffel Peak and Skyline Traverse, with the water stages on Lake Wanaka and the Clutha River before finishing at Edgewater Resort on both days. Pictured: Red Bull Defiance start line.
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The Southern Trust is celebrating the donation of grants totalling more than $12 million to community groups across the country in 2018. Significant grants were made to national organisations and groups including: New Zealand Football $80,000; Graeme Dingle Foundation $70,000; Otago Medical Research Foundation $36,000, University of Otago Edgar Diabetes and Obesity Research $35,000; New Zealand AIDS Foundation $30,000; Parkinsonism Society of New Zealand $30,000 and Starship Foundation $30,000. More than 1500 community groups across New Zealand benefitted from the grants, including a number of organisations located in the Central Otago/Queenstown Lakes districts. The Southern Trust CEO and Trustee Karen Shea said 60 percent of grants supported community, education,
health and arts initiatives. The remaining 40 percent supported sports groups. Shea said “the importance of Class 4 funding was underpinned by the fact that 52 percent or $6.67 million of The Southern Trust’s allocated grants covered opening costs for organisations. So, we know that without this funding, groups would have to scale back or stop operating altogether.” Queenstown-Lakes District groups and organisations received $437,278 in grants, which included grants of $7000 for Mt Aspiring College; $6000 for Bike Wanaka; $5000 for Mt Aspiring Netball Club; $4000 for Challenge Wanaka; $3300 for Wanaka Croquet Club; $1500 for Wanaka Riding for the Disabled; and $7500 for Upper Clutha Tracks Trust. Central Otago District groups and organisations received $30,367 in grants. The Southern Trust was established in January 1998 and is licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs under the Gambling Act 2003 to return gaming machine proceeds to the community.
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Resident doctors employed by DHBs have voted to strike for a second time this month, on January 29 and 30. District Health Board resident doctors went on strike this week (January 15 and 16) after mediation between the New Zealand Resident Doctors’ Association and the DHBs failed last week. “The RMOs (Resident Medical Officers) are more determined than ever not to accept clawbacks to their terms and conditions” said NZRDA senior advocate David Munro. “This vote for a second strike testifies to their resolve. The RMOs are clearly not going to be backing down.” The NZRDA said the current strike action has been caused by the DHBs’ continued pursuit of clawing back terms and provision in the Multi-Employer Collective Agreement, some of which have been in the MECA for more than 15 years. “It is disappointing and frustrating that we are being forced to strike just to keep our terms and conditions,” said Dr Courtney Brown, NZRDA president. “The DHBs’ position means RMOs could
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be moved to any hospital in the country as the DHBs see fit. RMOs could be required to work for more than 16 hours in a row, without guarantee of rest or safety. RMOs could lose access to education and training, jeopardising the quality of care we are able to deliver to our patients, and a whole lot more.” In response to this week’s strike Southern DHB issued a statement saying patient safety is its priority. Hospitals remained open during the strike, providing essential and urgent services including emergency departments, acute surgery, intensive care, cancer treatments, maternity services and renal dialysis, while patients were contacted in advance if their surgeries and procedures were postponed.
Clyde wastewater upgrade projects to begin Ruth Blunt
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Central Otago District Council has been working behind the scenes on two major projects for the Clyde community - the construction of a reticulated wastewater system and the upgrade of the Clyde Heritage Precinct. Prior to Christmas, CODC’s executive manager – infrastructure services, Julie Muir, signed off on three investigative projects that will commence this month and run until early March. The investigations - an archaeological assessment, topographical survey and geotechnical investigation - will feed into the detailed design stage and major project timelines. The design of the wastewater project will be prioritised, as laying the wastewater pipeline and reticulation network will involve digging up the ground. It will help inform the timing of the heritage precinct upgrade, and maximise costefficiencies and minimise disruption of both projects on the community. Origin Consultants will undertake the archaeological assessment, which will identify areas that have the potential to contain pre-1900
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material that may be impacted by the upgrades. This information will form the foundation of an application for a global archaeological authority to Heritage New Zealand. During the work, areas which will require future archaeological monitoring will be identified. The topographical survey will include all streets, public right of ways and paths, including the Clyde Greenway, and Lookout Track. Cromwellbased Landpro won the tender to carry out the work which will inform the detailed design for the wastewater system. Bannockburn-based Geosolve will undertake the geotechnical investigations, that will involve penetrometer testing to detect the presence of soft layers, and digging five test pits. The test pits will involve excavations to 3m depth to determine underlying ground conditions, and inform the detailed design of the wastewater system. The proposed test pit locations are in Miners Lane, Naylor Street, the campground and Muttontown Road. It is expected that tendering for the design work will be carried out in February, work on detailed design will commence in March and construction will start in spring.
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Our annual February food sponsorship fundraiser is almost here! We have a number of very generous restaurants and food outlets helping us to raise money for Community Networks Wanaka – your local resource hub for social well-being services. Here’s how you can get involved in our fundraiser: Order a delicious pepperoni pizza next month from Francesca’s and a portion of the pizza purchase will be donated to Community Networks. And it’s not just eating pizza that will benefit this fundraiser. Down the road at Black Peak Gelato, Jon and his team are offering chocolate fish for 50 cents that ‘dive’ into a gelato of your choice. Eating chocolate fish with gelato has never been so charitable! And many thanks to the Mediterranean Market for supplying these sweet additions to your gelato treat. The Speights Ale House are also getting behind this fundraiser. A percentage from their famous
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lamb shank dish will be donated to Community Networks. Dining outside at Speights one of these gorgeous February days is a summer must-do. And if you order the shanks, you will be helping your community too. Two new restaurants have joined the generous group of fundraisers. The Spice Room and Kota have also offered their support with a sponsored dish. Check out the Community Networks Facebook page next week for details of their dishes. Have you checked out Kota yet? It’s a prime spot upstairs, overlooking the dinosaur park and lake. What a gorgeous place for a late afternoon snack or dinner. The menu offers wonderful dishes from different culinary traditions. If you have a chance to dine out next month, please keep these generous establishments in mind when choosing where to eat.
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The Ruby - a swim event around Ruby Island, takes place on Saturday 26th January between 6.30am and 12.30pm based at Waterfall Creek at the end of Ruby Island road, which will be very busy. The event will be at its most active between 7.00am and 11.30am with swimmers in the bay out to Ruby Island. The event organisers would like to ask for your assistance, patience and consideration and apologise for any inconvenience caused. Come watch and enjoy the evening with us!
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Hundreds of swimmers took to the open water for the tenth annual Epic Swim on Lake Taupo last weekend, among them were Wanaka Swim Club coach Camille Gulick and squad member Emily Heath, 15. Heath and Gulick, who are also members of the Wanaka Lake Swimmers Club, put in strong swims in the three races which make up the Epic Epic challenge over the weekend. The 17.5km swim is raced over 24 hours, with competitors swimming the 10km Epic race followed by the 2.5km Epic race on day one and then swimming the 5km Epic race on day two. The combined time of all three races determine the leaderboard. Heath said she felt a bit daunted on Sunday morning before the 5km Epic race. “My arms were sore but I was excited,” she said. As it turned out, that it was her favourite swim of the weekend. Heath was the third fastest female overall with a combined time from the three races of 5:00:01, and Gulick was the fourth fastest female overall with a
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combined time of 5:06:24. Gulick topped her age group category, winning the 10km and 2.5km races and placing second in the 5km race. Heath was placed second in her age group, placing third in the 10km, fourth in the 5km race and 13th in the 2.5km race. It was Heath’s first time competing in
the Epic but the teenager is no stranger to open water swimming, having taken on The Ruby and Challenge Wanaka Half swim twice before. Heath will compete in the Lake Wanaka events again this year, as well as in the new 2km Auckland harbour crossing event in April. Pictured: Camille Gulick and Emily Heath.
Locals athletes among Halberg Awards finalists Ruth Blunt
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Four local athletes - Zoi SadowskiSynnott (snowboarding), Nico Porteous (freeskiing), Adam Hall (Para alpine skiing) and Corey Peters (Para alpine skiing) - are among the 27 finalists for six categories in the ISPS Handa Halberg Awards. The awards, now in its 56th year, celebrate and honour sporting achievements from 2018. The finalists in the Para Athlete/Team, Sportsman, Sportswoman and Team categories will all be eligible for the supreme Halberg Award – the country’s highest accolade for sporting excellence. The Halberg Awards judges reviewed a record 93 nominations to find the finalists list, recognising achievements in 2018 up to November 30. “A record number of nominations provided the judges a challenging job to review and create the shortlist with a year that provided so many outstanding achievements. We look forward to
celebrating them on February 21 and crowning the supreme Halberg Award winner,” said Shelley McMeeken, chief executive of the Halberg Foundation. Sadowski-Synnott makes the shortlist for the High Performance Sport New Zealand Sportswoman of the Year award, for winning a bronze medal at the Olympic Winter Games. She is joined by 2017 winner and 2016 supreme Halberg Award winner Lisa Carrington and Commonwealth Games medal-winning squash player Joelle King and Badminton Horse Trials winner Jonelle Price. Freeskier Nico Porteous is a finalist for the ISPS Handa Sportsman of the Year for winning an Olympic Winter Games bronze medal. He is up against 2017 category winner Tom Walsh, Australian Supercars Champion Scott McLaughlin, and 2013 category winner Scott Dixon. Paralympic alpine skiers Adam Hall and Corey Peters, join Para canoe racer Scott Martlew and Paralympic swimmer Sophie Pascoe as finalist in the ISPS Handa Para Athlete/Team of the Year.
Sadowski-Synnott and Porteous winning Winter Olympic bronze medals within hours of each other is one of nine sporting highlights from 2018 which have been shortlisted for New Zealand’s Favourite Sporting Moment – the only category voted for by the public at the Awards. Text SM1 to 556 to vote for our local Olympians. Other awards presented during the ceremony include; ISPS Handa Team of the Year category, Buddle Findlay Coach of the Year, Sky Sport Emerging Talent award, Sport New Zealand Leadership, Lifetime Achievement and inductees into the Sports Hall of Fame. The annual Awards is the major fundraiser for the Halberg Foundation, the charity set up by Olympic athletics champion Sir Murray Halberg (ONZ), which aims to enhance the lives of physically disabled young New Zealanders by enabling them to participate in sport and recreation. The winners will be announced on February 21 at Spark Arena in Auckland and televised live on SKY SPORT from 8pm.
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Local freeskier Finn Bilous finished in eighth place at the first slopestyle World Cup competition of 2019 in Font Romeu, France, on January 12. After three days of windy conditions, the men’s qualifiers rounds got underway with a highly competitive field of 60 of the world’s best freeskiers vying for a spot in the 16-man final. Bilous recorded the fourth highest score in his heat to secure his place. “With only one sub-par day of practice, I hadn’t landed my competition run the entire training, so it was a real relief to ride away clean and get rewarded with a high score in the qualifying,” Bilous said. “Going in to finals I still had a couple of tricks to help improve my score. I was able to land both my runs, with my first being slightly better scoring.” He scored 80.88 with a run comprising a right double cork 1260 safety grab, switch double cork 1260 mute grab to Japan grab, left double cork 1260 mute grab, switch left
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lip slide on and front 630 safety grab out of the cannon rail, switch right 270 on and back 450 out of the down flat rail. Bilous said he was happy with the way he skied and was “really pumped” to be heading to Colorado in a healthy condition to prepare for X-Games.
Cardrona NZ Park & Pipe team members Carlos Garcia Knight, Nico Porteous and Zoi Sadowski-Synnott are also competing in the invitation-only event from January 24-27. Pictured: Qualifications day for competitors at the Font Romeu World Cup event.
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$1,000 cash reward offered to identify this offender This young man left a pub, club or party in central Wanaka between 1am and 3am during the early hours of Wednesday morning last week the 9th January and he is suspected of serious offending and needs to be spoken to. A cash reward of $1000 will be paid to the person who identifies the alleged offender. Part of that sum for any useful information to contribute to identifying him. Your identification will remain anonymous or if it’s you then make a voluntary visit to the Wanaka police and say that it was you who was identified. They have the details. The person pictured was insanely drunk, abusive, aggressive and threatening. You might not recognise his face because of the photo quality but you will recognise the combination of clothing if you saw him – he was wearing a black baseball cap with a white insignia or badge like NYC in the top-centre of the cap; a black short-sleeved T-shirt hanging out a long distance at the back; cream or white pants tight around the lower shin/ankle; black gym shoes with clear white soles. Remember – early hours of last Wednesday morning, January 9. You saw him. Someone who was at the pub, club or party will identify this idiot. Do yourself a favour and identify him and take the $1,000. If you think you know someone who might know him, please distribute this to them. To supply information please either contact Wanaka police or email jan@viranda.co.nz All information is treated strictly confidentially and arrangements will be made for confidential payment of the reward as soon as the offender is identified.
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I finished last week’s diary promising to let you know the results of a diving quest near the marina to confirm or otherwise whether black-backed gulls (BBG) were robbing grebe nests of eggs, or was it a scaup tipping the eggs out of nests. We had recorded a scaup doing just that last year when we had an infrared camera operating 24/7. We had lost consecutive clutches of eggs from nest five over the last two weeks and though we have good images of a BBG taking eggs from the nest, we had to be sure that scaup were not involved, and the way to decide that was to dive under the nests that had lost eggs and see if we could find them. Thanks to Ross D, we could confirm that there were no eggs under the nests we checked, but then, someone asked, would eels eat eggs? We had also recorded a grebe fending off an eel that appeared to be overly interested in the contents of nest two. So perhaps back to the drawing board, I think we can check that one out. Friday of this last week we were treated to a quite amazing spectacle. We had just completed a nest check with the help of the Sandford family - Vicky,
Jack and Matt - when there was a whoosh overhead and a harrier hawk swept over us. Its intent was clear-it was hungry and this was clearly a business trip and its target was close to the lakefront. It swooped low and a huge noise erupted as just about every black-billed gull in Roys Bay started to mob and harass the hawk. I yelled to the folk on the ground see if they can get a photo, and jumped into my kayak to see if I could get closer to the action. The hawk appeared to have injured and knocked a gull out of the air and I could see it struggling in the water. After repeated attacks by the hawk on the gull and the gull mob on the hawk, the hawk flew down, grabbed the struggling bird from the water and flew to the shore close to Bullock Creek. Vicky’s cellphone had caught part of the fracas and flattened the battery in the process, and then Tom Mellis, (on duty monitoring boats and cars into the yacht/marina area) generously and trustingly offered his cellphone. The photo above shows predator and prey. Nearly forgot, nest 12 fledged two chicks. – John Darby
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Crimeline Nolet D Greg Constable, NZPD Hi, and welcome to 2019. We are now back to the normal numbers of Police heading off the world of crime in the Wanaka area. Which, for statistics sake, is 13 sworn officers and two non-sworn, being one watch-house keeper and one support officer. Our area covers from the top of the Crown Range to the top of the Haast Pass hill, and from Queensberry to Mt Aspiring National Park. If I can just start off with a big thanks to the very large crowds that came into town, you acted not too badly as a whole and I must say,
left town in a nice and orderly fashion. The one thing that stands out for me is the young teens who start to gather in the evenings on Ardmore Street a couple of days before New Year’s. There are no parents with these people and they seem to be in some groups that tend to get out of hand. Wanaka as a holiday destination is what the word should mean, a holiday. Parents of these young ones, please make sure your children are under no illusion that a Police record is a record. You have to do more to keep them safe, sober, have the ability to socialise in large groups and know that a Police record is not an acceptable consequence. Their behaviour needs to be better and parents play the primary role in this.
The Informant Reading on-line business articles is something I do on a frequent basis. As with anything on-line you have to form your own view as the content is not always what you would call “reliable”. From a global economic perspective I keep striking upon articles covering the impending economic recession that is just around the corner. To put a worsening point on it all these articles are tending to suggest that any recession could be a lot deeper than the previous 2007 crash. As a local accountant operating in the Wanaka business environment this is somewhat hard to reconcile based on what I believe is the present pulse of the town. The construction sector is suffering from overload of work pressures and shortages of labour. Hospitality is equally squeezed on the labour front due to high patronage. The accommodation sector is experiencing occupancy rates that are beating historic averages and setting new benchmarks. The property market is still experiencing high demand particularly in the mid to lower price bracket houses. Demand for commercial property is very strong and global share markets have maintained a higher than average price earnings ratio even with recent price corrections factored in.
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In the last seven days we have had a few things going on. There were three incidents where people needed help - trampers and a water rescue. A couple of incidents where flatmates have needed assistance. There was a burglary in Albert Town where a guitar was taken, a garage fire in Albert Town, wilful damage to two cars at Raspberry Creek, an assault with a weapon and a drink driver will attend court. A matter which has been brought up is how some of the roads become narrow due to some houses having multiple cars and trailers etc. parked outside. For safety, a road should be clear enough for an emergency vehicle to get through and not in a dodgy
Based on all of the above a recession appears someway over the horizon. It would appear to me that these publications and on-line articles could be taken as the prophet of doom from our local economic perspective and should largely be ignored. In this edition I would to bring together the collective themes and explore why these are being touted as the reason behind an impending recession. One common theme identified are the triggers that have started a recession period are mainly unforeseen. Examples are “Dot Com” crash in the early 2000’s and the “Sub-prime mortgage” crash in 2007 (this triggered the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). These events were all unforeseen but when we look back on them now with the benefit of hindsight they weren’t really that unforeseen. What is being said is that something we don’t expect could be the trigger for the next recession commencing. We just don’t know what that is yet. There is a high level of government and private debt as a percentage of income. Government debt globally is more than 100% of GDP whereas back in 2007 it was 70%. New Zealand’s household income to debt percentage now averages 166% whereas back in 1991 it was 56%. What this does is exposes borrowers in two ways. When a recession hits banks will normally
manner. Fire trucks are not the easiest vehicles to throw around when they are in a hurry to get to your house to put that fire out. Have courtesy for your neighbours and make a considered decision on where to park. It’s time to return to work for a lot of tradies this week. I suggest 2019 be a year that you start off with a good old-fashioned check of your site security. Ask yourself: Is everything there from 2018? Do I need to record the tools I have (photos and serial numbers). Has my container got a great lock on it? Can I get a CCTV camera placed to see my work zone? Do you know the neighbours? Do they have my phone number? Have a good week and keep safe.
react by tightening up credit. This will result in loans being recalled and lending criteria stiffened. The other factor is trust and the price of money. When the GFC hit lending stopped between banks as they were suspicious of who they were lending to and whether the loan would be repaid. This basically puts the brakes on lending and increases the cost of debt. Both will have dire effects on those with high debt. Probably the biggest effect of a recession however is reduction of household income. Having to service high debt levels with less income forces people to sell assets which perpetuates falling markets. The third factor is that we are nearing a period of the longest extended period of positive growth at 119 months. I have heard people say to me recently the higher you go the thinner the air. This certainly could be the case as most assets are priced on the higher side of things meaning they are more likely to fall rather than rise. Last time the GFC hit a number of people I talked to thought Wanaka was immune as the recession took a while to hit our shores. This immunity didn’t turn out to be true so the lesson would be run with the positive, go get it, environment we have today but don’t forget there could be times around the corner where things are not quite so positive.
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Wanted by the Salvation Army Family Store, if any one has any spare pillow cases we would love them, please just drop them into the store, thanks. The Salvation Army Family store would like used glass spice jars with lids, to donate these please just pop them into the store in Brownston Street. Volunteers required at The Salvation Army Family store if you have some free time and would like to be part of a team which makes a difference, come and see us.
EMPLOYMENT Situations vacant at The Bakery Wanaka. We are expanding and looking for motivated people to fill various roles within our business. These include Night shift packing, Pie Line and also delivery drivers. For more information please contact Jason on 027 426 4444 or email info@thebakerynz.co.nz
TECHNICIAN WANTED We require a reliable, trustworthy person in our local cleaning & restoration business. They would need to live in the Wanaka area and have a current drivers licence. We are looking for someone that has experience in carpet, upholstery and rug care. Also preferred someone who has worked in pest control and flood restoration. Please apply with CV to ch2nz@xtra.co.nz
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We are growing again!
NZFT is New Zealand’s leading and fastest growing inbound tour operator. We own and operate 8 different brands creating holidays to New Zealand for people from all over the world, especially Australia, USA, Canada and the UK. We are looking for a few more people to join our team here in Wanaka to help us design great New Zealand wide holidays for our visitors. What we want. The facts: • We want people who are well organized and great communicators. We can train you on almost everything else. • It’s hard work especially during the busy seasons. Our expectations on customer service are legendary in the industry. • Our customers are active every day and so are we – which means there are some rostered weekend shifts and public holidays. Don’t worry – you get paid extra for that! • Commitment to giving it your best shot. • You must be entitled to work in NZ for a minimum of 2 years.
Due to unprecedented growth across our multiple platforms, The Wanaka Sun is seeking an enthusiastic, driven and outgoing salesperson to join its media sales team. Your role will be to help broaden marketing and advertising communications for clients by creating a brand experience that will differentiate them from their competitors. You will be selling across both our print and digital platforms. Your position will be dedicated to growing the business and will require you to generate leads from both an existing network and from other sources.
To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:
A solid sales background. The ability to work in a busy deadline-driven environment. Confidence in chasing warm and cold leads. Outstanding verbal communication skills. A desire to exceed targets. A positive attitude and an outstanding work ethic. Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa and a current NZ drivers licence.
Applications close on Monday, January 21.
Apply with a current CV and cover letter to Benn Ashford, admin@thewanakasun.co.nz
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What you get. The facts: • A full time well paid position. In year 1 we would be disappointed if you didn’t earn $75k – but that’s up to you! You can earn as much as you want to.
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• A constant flow of well qualified enquiry. • The best technology in the industry to help you earn the best pay in this sector of tourism. • Great support and training. • Modern office on Ardmore Street in Wanaka (Newmarket in Auckland)
If not, email your address to admin@thewanakasun.co.nz or phone us on 03 443 5252
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• And you work in travel – which means you get to go see and do things that our visitors do.
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• There’s more but the ad is too small! If you want to find out more then send Luke an email - luke@nzft.co.nz or just stick your neck out and apply with your CV and a letter telling us why you fit the above. Level 1, 93 Ardmore Street, Wanaka. 03 443 0812
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACT 1991 Details of the resource consent application and submission forms are available in the offices at Queenstown Lakes District Council, Gorge Road, Queenstown; 74 Shotover Street, Queenstown; and 47 Ardmore Street, Wanaka during normal office hours (8.00am to 5.00pm). You can also download these on our website. http://www.qldc.govt.nz/planning/resource-consents/notified-resource-consents-and-hearings/
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What is proposed: Application under Section 88 of the Resource Management Act (RMA) 1991 to undertake a two lot subdivision and to identify a residential building platform on both lots.
Store Supervisor - Wanaka
The location in respect of which this application relates is situated at:
Simply New Zealand is looking for a passionate and driven retail enthusiast to step up into this exceptional position in one of New Zealand's most beautiful and iconic locations. The successful applicant will be responsible for overseeing the daily operation of the gift shop. The position would be suitable for a well-organized person with a strong attention to detail. They must possess good leadership qualities, excellent communication skills with the ability to converse with both management and their team, a professional manner and enjoy interacting with both domestic and international guests. Previous retail experience is a pre-requisite. The role: • Executing excellent visual merchandising within the store • Coaching and developing the sales skills of your team
The Council planner processing this application on behalf of the Council is Tim Anderson, who may be contacted by phone at 03 443 0122 or email at tim.anderson@qldc.govt.nz. Submissions will be received until 15 February 2019, and must be served on the Consent Authority, Queenstown Lakes District Council, Private Bag 50072, Queenstown 9348 or email rcsubmission@ qldc.govt.nz. These must be dated, signed by you, and include the following information: 1 2
Your name, email address (preferred) postal address and telephone number. Details of the application in respect of which you are making the submission including location and the Resource Consent number. Whether you support or oppose the application. Your submission, with reasons. The decision you wish the consent authority to make. Whether you wish to be heard in support of your submission.
Any person may make a submission on the application, but a person who is a trade competitor of the applicant may do so only if that person is directly affected by an effect of the activity to which the application relates that:
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and people management skills • Passionate about retail. • An ability to foster a fun and positive team culture with a “can do” attitude
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All applicants must have New Zealand residency or citizenship.
If you wish to be considered for the position please submit your CV and covering letter by email to Christchurch@simplynz.co.nz Attn Wendy Andrews
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adversely affects the environment; and does not relate to trade competition or the effects of trade competition.
You may make a submission by sending a written or electronic submission to Queenstown Lakes District Council (details below). The submission should be in the format of Form 13. Copies of this form are available on the website http://www.qldc.govt.nz/planning/resource-consents/ Address for Service for Consent Authority: Queenstown Lakes District Council Private Bag 50072, Queenstown 9348 Gorge Road, Queenstown 9300
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Dated: 17 January 2019
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Free delivery to Wanaka, Cromwell and surrounds, PO boxes in Makarora, Cromwell, Haast, Wanaka, Albert Town and Hawea. Also distributed to businesses in the Wanaka business district Average circulation: 15,000 weekly. Phone: 03 443 5252 • Fax: 03 443 5250 Editor: Ruth Blunt • editor@thewanakasun.co.nz Journalists: Emma Conyngham - newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz Allison McLean - journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz Advertising: 021 956 740 • adrep@thewanakasun.co.nz Admin: Benn Ashford • 021 956 740 admin@thewanakasun.co.nz Mail: PO Box 697, Wanaka
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Amendment to January Meeting Schedule Additional Meeting: Traffic and Parking Subcommittee – Council Chambers, 10 Gorge Road, Queenstown. Wednesday 30 January 2019 at 3.30pm.
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Giving it a tri Ruth Blunt
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TriWanaka’s first race of its second series was held last Friday, with locals and holiday-makers getting together for the fun community event. Designed for all levels and ages, the series, which runs every Friday for the next four weeks, aims to encourage anyone new to triathlon to give it a go, as well as inviting everyone from social athletes to the elite to participate. Olympic and Commonwealth Games triathlete Tony Dodds joined in the action on Friday, January 11, entering the 800m swim and 3km run long individual event. He was placed first in a time of 26.03, with local athlete Mark Cockcroft just over two minutes behind him in second place and Adam Sharman in third. Manye Sabharwal won the women’s long course event in a time of 35.32, with local Hannah Boaler in second, followed by Samara Fox in third. In the 400m swim/2km run short event, Gary Tweedie won the adult category, closely followed by Jack Sandford in the under-16 category, and Hugo Sinclair, who swam 400m and ran 3km, was third. “The junior race was really eventful with some very last minute additions joining in, literally as the gun went off,”
TriWanaka spokesperson Amanda Inkster said. “Five-year-olds Boh Fairmaid and Bella Currie, stole the show when they launched into a shorter swim and did half the run course, just for fun, giggling all the way.” In the main event - a 200m swim and 1km run - Sybella Pepper won the tight girls’ race in a time of 11.17, Fleur Jansen was second in 11.18, and Olive Sinclair was third in 11.20. In the boys’ race, Fletcher Davison raced into first place in a time of 9.42, with Saxon Pepper placing second and Matt Sandford placing third. The next race in the series starts at 5.30pm, tomorrow (Friday, January 18), at the western end of Roys Bay. Participants can register online before 2pm on race day, and late registrations will be available before the races at event headquarters at the Roys Bay swim area from 4.45pm. Pictured: 1. Olympic and Commonwealth Games triathlete Tony Dodds exiting the water. 2. Ladies long course place winners - Samara Fox, Manye Sabharwal and Hannah Boaler. 3. Volunteer Tracey MacKay with professional multisporter Braden Currie who was on hand to present the prizes.
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