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he Southern District Health Board (SDHB) has given a “boost” to its maternity care services in Wanaka by way of two new midwives and after-hours/ emergency relief midwife service; however, what kind of boost does the community want to see in its SDHB-provided Maternal and Child Hub? Save Our Wanaka Midwives (SOWM), a group founded when the town was reduced to one full-time midwife, polled its Facebook followers to gauge the town’s greatest needs in order for continued progression. A free, routine blood taking service, a visiting obstetrician accessible in person and through telecommuting, lactation consultants and support clinics, birthing and postnatal rooms, plentiful clinic space and consultation rooms, postnatal care support and staffing, heli pad, lounge room space and more midwifery support and funding for continued education were some of the suggestions put forward. “I do think that we are making some forward progress with the hub, however we are still very unclear on what services the hub itself will offer, how much money the DHB is willing to PHOTO: Eddie Spearing invest and what will change The Upper Clutha escaped the worst of the weather hitting the South Island this week as a front moved across from the current situation. It the country and strong northwesterlies delivered wind gust of more than 100kph. With gusts recorded locally at needs to have the capacity to be upgraded to a Primary Birthing 59kph on Monday, January 21, only the most experienced kite surfers were out on Lake Wanaka.
unit because we feel that is what we really need here in Wanaka,” said SOWM spokesperson Kristi James. James said her group hopes to have answers on the space by end of February; however, the hub’s concept and included services are still to be determined. “We are hoping the DHB listens to our needs and that the new hub is actively available to mothers and whanau in the next six months.” Despite SOWM’s lobbying to SDHB for a primary birthing unit as part of its review of maternity services, the town received a maternal hub, which is a facility below the birthing unit tier and can be used for births in an emergency. Wanaka’s current closest birthing unit is roughly 84km away in Alexandra, which has raised a red flag with concerns that SDHB’s maternity plan does not measure up to midwives and mothers’ true needs. “Something we are exploring is setting up a house in Dunedin that women and could use when they are waiting to go into labour. Wouldn't it be amazing to have a home to offer, even at a discounted rate, for women who would otherwise have to drive in labour three and a half hours all the way to Dunedin? We would like to see if there are any generous people out there with access to a house in Dunedin that might be willing to offer it on a roster situation,” said James.
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Wanaka woman sets Lake Wanaka record ALLISON MCLEAN
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She came, she swam the entire length of Lake Wanaka, she conquered. And, as if those accomplishments were not enough, she even set a new record. Last Friday, Wanaka’s Fiona (Fi) Fairbairn became the first and only person to ever complete a solo swim of the lake’s length with an official listed swim time of 16 hours and 10 minutes that covered 44.3km north to south. The 49-year-old’s heroic feat came after last March’s solo attempt; both of her massive efforts were in honor of her late husband, Darryl Fairbairn, who took his own life in 2004, and to benefit the memorial fund established under his name. “I don’t feel it [setting the solo Lake Wanaka swim record] has sunk in. I feel it might sink in when I’m about 80- or 90-years-old and I’m looking back at the record books and see my name at the top. I feel a bit like [Sir] Ed Hillary who said it was the whole team behind him and Tenzing [Norgay] who got them to the top [first climbers to summit Mount Everest]. They were just lucky to be the fittest at the time, so they were chosen. But, without the team, I couldn’t have done it,” Fairbairn told the Wanaka Sun. Her support crew of kayakers and swimmers included boat owner and driver Wayne Casey, paramedic/safety person
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Rod Walker, Marjorie Cook, her son, Finn Fairbairn, and Pete Jackson. Departing with Fairbairn to Makarora last Friday at 4.30am, Finn Fairbairn kicked off the journey from Makarora River alongside his mom as her first kayak support crew, which was swapped over roughly every two hours. “From about eight hours, one of my kayaker/swimmers joined me in the water to keep me company and they swam beside me but well out of my way. I had my feeding schedule I had developed from past trials, research, etc., and each time I needed to feed or drink, the kayaker would signal to me and I would stop and do that. This continued basically until the finish.” Fairbairn completed her swim just after 10pm to a large gathering of spirited supporters and fans who had congregated on the lakefront to watch her finish; some who were moved to tears upon watching her emerge from the water, stand her own two feet while being held up by her father, David Strang and son, Finn, and wave to the crowd. “Truly, the support I received from the community just blew me away. Sometimes I worry that, with how fast Wanaka is growing, it is losing it’s small-town-mentality. But when 500 people, apparently many who don’t even know me, turn up to welcome me in, that renews my faith in our community.” Despite her glow of achievement, Fairbairn
said she experienced some difficult times in the water. “I reminded myself of why I was doing this: it was to raise money. At one stage when I was feeling down, one of the support crew yelled out to me that there was $4500 donated. This spurred me on and reminded me of why I was doing it. I had temporary heart tattoos on my hands reminding me to swim from the heart, which was a corny phrase I got from a movie I watched a few nights before my swim to try and inspire me. I visualised not making it to the end; it didn’t feel good and reminded myself, ‘was that how I wanted to feel?’” During last year’s solo attempt, her son helped make the difficult decision to pull her from the water after 37km due safety concerns around hypothermia and choppy lake conditions. This year, the story had a different ending. “I supported Fiona roughly six hours in the kayak throughout the day and swam up to three kilometers beside her for moral support. Her fitness was definitely much stronger than last year and it was phenomenal having her complete the swim without any safety hiccups. I am feeling bloody proud of her for being the first person on record to complete the length of the lake, but I am far more proud of the amount of money she has managed to raise for the cause,” said the 21-year-old. At the time we went to print, Fairbairn was just shy of her $10,000 www.givealittle.
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co.nz fundraising goal with $9,595 donated to the Darryl Fairbairn Memorial Fund. She said she was proud of herself, her team and her community for coming together to raise funds. “I have had donations from Fiji, South Africa, Australia, America, Canada, and United Kingdom; not just New Zealand.” What is next for Wanaka’s swimming superstar? “Recovery! I am volunteering at The Ruby [swimming] race [this Saturday] and getting the chance to support all of those who have supported me. Hopefully I will be swimming at Challenge Wanaka.” After breaking her toe two weeks ago during training and pushing herself to the limit in her recent swim, Fairbairn said she is focused on healing a few physical issues under the supervision of her doctors. Donations to the memorial fund, which is used for youth counselling through Community Networks, may be made on www.givealittle.co.nz or dropped off to Community Networks. Pictured: (1) Fiona (Fi) Fairbairn started her Lake Wanaka swim near Makarora River alongside Wayne Casey and Rod Walker; (2) Finn Fairbairn in kayak, swimmer Krystle Theunissen and Fi Fairbairn; (3) Fi Fairbairn’s father, David Strang; (4) Fi Fairbairn made history by completing a solo swim of the length of Lake Wanaka; (5) Pete Jackson kept warm while he kayaked next to Fi Fairnbairn.
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New Zealand Police and Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) encourage the Wanaka community to be on the lookout for people posing as QLDC building inspectors and trying to gain entry into people’s homes. NZ Police have confirmed they have received two phone calls about individuals pretending to be building inspectors in the Wanaka area; these calls are in relation with QLDC’s receipt of the same reports in which both a woman and man have tried to access homes within the last month under the guise to ‘undertake an inspection for compliance’.
In the reports, the posers had no confirmed building inspection appointment and neither could provide any QLDC proof of identification nor were they wearing QLDC-branded clothing. The true QLDC building consent team books appointments in advance and the council officer will be able to show identification confirming their QLDC employment; they will also be wearing a council uniform while driving a council vehicle. If anyone receives or has received a surprise visit at their home from someone claiming to be from the QLDC building consent team and who cannot provide a proper QLDC ID, please contact Wanaka Police immediately at 03 443 7272.
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The Ruby supporting water Town set to slow down quality initiatives ALLISON MCLEAN
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The centre of Wanaka is set to slow down, with Queenstown Lakes District Council getting ready to introduce a lower speed limit. Temporary speed limit signs are
already in place along the lakefront at Ardmore and Dungarvon streets, however the new speed limit of 30kph is currently covered up. A spokesperson for the council said the temporary speed limit change in the Wanaka Town Centre will be introduced shortly but the timing for this was still to be determined.
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Up to 450 people are casting aside any fears and plunging into Lake Wanaka this Saturday to lap near or around Ruby Island. The Ruby 2019 will see swimmers of all ages and abilities take to the open water for distances from 600m up to 10km. “Many people are new to open water swimming and it's not the distance that's the challenge, it's the depth of water below them, or the fact there's no black line to follow or there are no walls at either end, and more; that can spook people out,”The Ruby event director Eddie Spearing said. “So having an environment where there are plenty of support craft about allays those fears.” Spearing said the actual call of the event will be Saturday around 6am to determine whether conditions are good enough to proceed or require it be moved to Sunday. With lake snow concerns around Ruby Island, swimmers tackling long distances in the area can get covered with the sticky algae material and develop skin irritations. The Ruby event will donate 10 percent of event entry fees directly to initiatives dedicated to Wanaka water quality, such
as The Touchstone Project that examines and shares patterns of lake snow around Ruby Island in order to create solutions to water contamination. “It [lake snow] hasn’t gone away. In fact it's never going to go away, sad as that is to say, but that's the reality. Currently, we are seeing different amounts on swimmers over the past few months, depending on what the wind has been doing and the temperature of the water. It's quite variable. There are subtle currents and upswellings in the lake around Ruby Island and the lake snow varies at different times, depending. It's pretty interesting on a research level, and something we are are continuing to look at with Touchstone, the local water group. But really, it's rubbish,” said Spearing. Spectators are encouraged to come along to Waterfall Creek to watch Saturday’s swimming event; the 10km swim kicks off at 7am and the events are expected to wrap up by 11am. The Ruby 2.5km swim is sold out with 160 entrants; however, registration is still open for a variety of other swim lengths at www.swimrubyisland.co.nz. Pictured: More than 400 entrants are anticipated to plunge into Lake Wanaka’s The Ruby swimming challenge this Saturday.
Hotel proposed for Northlake and there are also three residential rural residential development. The lots located to the east. The hotel will encapsulation cell, which is located editor@thewanakasun.co.nz consist of two main buildings housing approximately 2m below the ground level Wanaka residents living on Mount 88 guest rooms with kitchenettes surface, contains arsenic impacted soils and Creighton Crescent and Merivale Avenue and 25 rooms without. Despite the is listed as a verified Hazardous Activities may get a rather large neighbour, as plans scale of the proposed development, and Industries List site. for a hotel are revealed. the application summarises that any The proposed vehicle access location Northlake Investments will result in the central Ltd (NIL) has applied to the island on Northlake Drive Queenstown Lakes District being shortened and two Council to construct and public trees removed to operate a 113 room hotel. accommodate the vehicle Included in the plan is tracking curve into the a restaurant, bar, gym hotel entrance, while on facilities and parking for 70 Merivale Avenue a car park vehicles in the Northlake bay will be removed. Special Zone (NSZ) Activity The site proposed for Area D1, and offsite busoff-site bus parking is a parking for four coaches in relatively narrow strip Activity Area C2. of land opposite the The flat block of land Northlake residential proposed for the hotel is development and several on the northern side of hundred metres away PHOTO: Studio Pacific Architects Northlake Drive, which from the hotel. While the currently has a tennis eastern portion of this site court and a temporary sales office on it. adverse effects on residential amenity is utilised for stormwater management Located within the commercial village, would be less than minor. purposes, the western portion is there is a restaurant, early childhood The hotel development is proposed to undeveloped and is the proposed centre and office building to the south. be situated above a contaminated soil location for the four bus parks. The site adjoins residential dwellings encapsulation cell that was constructed to Pictured: Ground floor plans of proposed on the north and west boundaries support remedial work on the neighbouring 113 room hotel on Northlake Drive.
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The Teat Family Trust has been granted resource consent to establish a new food truck space at 42-50 Brownston Street. The owners of the Brownston Street site proposed a permanent space for current and future food trucks/ stalls, directly opposite the existing food truck site on Brownston Street. Its application suggested the existing food trucks would relocate to the new site. The stalls will be situated on the southern side of Bullock Creek and positioned facing inward into the centre of the property towards Bullock Creek and out to Brownston Street. Green space and planting will break up the visual impact of the stalls and a landscaped garden will flow down to the edges of Bullock Creek. It is expected that visitors will dine in a garden environment on furniture and grassed areas provided in a “food stall garden” rather than the traditional food truck environment. It will initially include four to five vendors, with the potential to expand to ten, and will operate from 7.30am to 10pm daily. Access will be provided by way of a new vehicle crossing to the north-eastern end of the Brownston Street frontage. The existing vehicle crossing will be used as a pedestrian entrance with proposed six car parks for stall holders. Pictured: The proposed site.
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If Wanaka ever needed a reminder that it is headed in the right direction when it comes to cleanliness, that message was delivered last Sunday during the afternoon plogging event. “We had a great day, Wanaka is one of the cleanest places I have ever visited; we had to look very hard to find any litter whatsoever. This place blows my mind, and it’s as close to paradise as you can get,” said Erik Ahlström, the Swedish founder of Plogga, who stopped in Wanaka during his world Plogga tour and connected with people who share the same desire to live in a clean world. Plogging is a fitness trend that originated in Sweden. The word Plogga is derived from Plocka (pick up) and jogga (jog). Ten people joined Ahlström to run 45 minutes along the waterfront and within the city centre to look for trash. “Mission almost impossible,” said Ahlström. “Trash creates trash. If it’s clean, it will continue to be clean.” The group took their trash and recyclables to Wanaka Wastebusters and enjoyed a cuppa together after the event. Anyone who would like to participate in a future plogging event can contact Ahlström at erik@
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plogga.se as his Wanaka-based friends intend to establish a run once a month. Pictured: Ten people joined Swedish Plogga founder Erik Ahlström on a plogging run last Sunday around town.
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With just over to a week to go until children return to school, NZ Police encourages parents to talk to their children about road safety. “The school summer holidays are long, and that means children are out of practice at getting to and from school. They may have forgotten some of the basics of road safety and some children may be starting school for the first time,” says Inspector Peter McKennie, Operations Manager for the National Road Policing Centre. “It’s a good idea for parents to sit down with their kids before the end of the holidays and have a conversation around road safety rules, especially if your child is going to be going to school on their own. “Help them to choose the safest route to get there and do a few practise walks or bikes with them, so they are familiar with the route and the safest places to cross.” Set a good example: look both ways before crossing the road, use pedestrian crossings where they are available, wait for the green cross signal at traffic lights, and if you’re driving make sure everybody is buckled up. “Motorists; remember to watch your speed around schools and be extra alert in case a child runs out in front of you without warning.” Children can make mistakes and they don't deserve to pay for them with their life. “Even small increases in speed result in a much greater increase in your stopping distance, and that can mean the difference between life and death
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Wanaka’s art community will be celebrated this weekend through the Wanaka Painters Group and Wanaka Printmakers Group combined art exhibition at Wanaka Arts Centre. The free event will showcase framed and unframed original artwork by local artists, starting Saturday and running through to January 28, from 10am to 4pm. Beyond the opportunity to view these unique art pieces, the exhibition provides an opportunity to learn more about the groups, both of which have been active in the community for decades. In the 1980s, Wanaka Painters Group met in different homes and in different studios ranging from the old town hall and Barrows Tavern before settling into a space at Wanaka Arts Centre. “In the early days, the group used to exhibit at ‘Plods Patch,’ which was an open corner section on Helwick and Dungarvon streets, next to the old police house and station,” said Painters Group and Printmakers Group member Carol Saxby. She said that Wanaka Printmakers
Group was founded in 1994 by a group of local artists who had attended a printmaking class at that year’s Autumn Art School and wanted to continue to build on the skills they had learned. “At first they had no equipment or working space until they found a temporary room in Hawea Flat Community Hall and gradually built up a supply of equipment, including an old-fashioned laundry mangle, which was used as an etching press. These days their work includes etchings, linocuts, woodcuts, drypoints and mezzotints.” Both groups currently meet weekly in the arts centre, with the Painters Group painting together outdoors at varying locations during the summer months. “A few of the original Painters group and Printmakers group members are still active at the centre. Many have gone but new members continue to join and both groups flourish. The exhibition is a celebration of our work, showcasing the diverse interests of the group,” said Saxby. Pictured: Wanaka Painters’ Group, pictured at Lake Hawea, will join Wanaka Printmakers’ Group to host a free art exhibition starting Saturday at Wanaka Arts Centre.
How to recycle old mobile phones ALLISON MCLEAN
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Did you know that the majority of your cell phone is recyclable? No need to send it to the landfill or leave it inside a drawer when it can be recycled. Many charities accept old mobile phones, whether they are working or not; however, the New Zealand Telecommunications Forum (TCF) is advising consumers they can also recycle them through an accredited mobile phone recycling scheme. Accredited mobile phone recycling schemes return up to 100 percent of the phone’s metals thereby allowing them to be used to create new devices.
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“By reusing the components of old smartphones to make new devices, the global telecommunications industry is able to significantly reduce the environmental impact of creating new smartphones; the catch is that consumers need to recycle their old phones to keep returning precious metals and minerals back to the circular economy,” said TCF chief executive Geoff Thorn. Throwing away old phones into kerbside recycle or rubbish poses big risks as devices containing lithium batteries are dangerous and run the risk of causing explosions. Cell phones can be recycled through TCF’s RE:MOBILE initiative by bringing the unused device to any Spark, Vodafone or 2degrees store. More national recycling
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Combining the word “fun” with “run” is guaranteed to be a crowd-pleaser. That recipe for success proved itself once again during last Sunday’s new community fun run. The New World Lake Fun Run was a community initiative held as part of the Red Bull Defiance weekend; the fun run finishers were able to run through the official finish line archway set up at Edgewater Resort. Sixty-two runners from varying ages completed a 2.5km and 5km run along the Wanaka Millennium trail in order to raise funding for Game On Everyone, a local group working with individuals with disabilities.
“Game On Everyone are a very worthy organisation who facilitate opportunities for individuals with disabilities to be involved in the Wanaka community. We are pleased to pass on a donation of $250 to them,” said Red Bull Defiance race director Bex Law. Game On Everyone’s Claire O’Connell said the donation will support funding for the group’s dance lessons. “We are constantly working hard on finding ways to integrate our kids and young adults into the local community and these funds will help us achieve that. The money will go towards making our regular dance classes more sustainable and we want to thank everyone involved for the donation.” Pictured: Participants in last Sunday’s the New World Wanaka Lake Fun Run.
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Queenstown Airport Corporation (QAC) has a new chief finance officer (CFO) and company secretary at its helm. Andrew Williamson, an experienced finance executive, has been announced to join QAC’s senior leadership team to help support financial performance management, strategic planning, capital funding, risk management and information technology. Williamson was previously the CFO at Pioneer Energy Limited, based in Alexandra, and also held senior finance roles with the Hall’s Group, Freightways and Vodafone NZ. Highlighting Williamson’s strong relationship-building skills, which includes work with the Central Lakes
Trust, QAC chief executive Colin Keel said, “Andrew’s extensive and diverse experience in finance, tax, risk, strategy, commercial analysis and information technology at a senior-level will complement the current QAC leadership team as the business progresses its longterm planning initiatives.” Williamson said he is excited for the chance to join the team leading QAC’s sustainable growth strategy. “QAC is a dynamic business and plays an important role in the Southern Lakes region’s economy. For me, the importance of engaging with key stakeholders is critical as we enter the next phase of planning and development.” Pictured: Senior executive Andrew Williamson is appointed as QAC’s new CFO and company secretary.
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Dingleburn Holdings Ltd is seeking resource consent to retrospectively allow for visitor accommodation within the existing shearers’ quarters at Dingleburn Station. The shearers’ quarters were historically used for shearers and workers, and have been informally used for visitor accommodation for people visiting the station for siteseeing or for backcountry activities. Unbeknown to the applicant, consent was never obtained to allow for the short-term letting. It is proposed to allow the quarters to be used up to 365 days a year, with the applicant generally expecting higher visitor numbers during the summer and very few numbers in winter. Ablutions are provided for within an existing ablution facility which sits next to the shearers’ quarters. Next to this is a kitchen and dining (mess hall) facility. No physical works are required to the shearers quarters or associated ablution or mess hall, with the exception of minor upgrades necessary for wastewater purposes. With upgrades to the existing bathroom fixtures, septic tank and
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installation of new disposal fields, the site can accommodate up to 16 persons using the existing 10,000L-wastewater tank while meeting the relevant council and national regulations for wastewater discharge. Due to the level of wastewater discharge proposed, the proposal will require a wastewater discharge consent from Otago Regional Council (ORC) for wastewater discharge exceeding 2000L per day. It is for these reasons that the proposal is limited to 16 persons. The site has an existing power source achieved via a private hydro scheme and a back-up generator if required. Water to the site is sourced from a spring which is pumped into a 10,000L-holding tank. The old shearers’ quarters is a small, single-storey, six bedroom cottage of about 86sqm, and is located within a cluster of existing sheds and buildings including the old woolshed, a cookshop, workshop, hut and hangar. Access to the site will be by private motor vehicles along an existing gravel track along the eastern side of Lake Hawea to the site itself. Dingleburn Station covers much of the eastern flank of Lake Hawea and comprises more than 7000ha of fee simple high-country station.
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Three visual arts grants are up for grabs compliments of the 2019 Wanaka Arts Charitable Trust Grant Programme. The WACT is now fielding applications for the grants, which are each between $2000 to $4000, in order to encourage, inspire and assist local artists in their career expansion. Application stipulations include New Zealand citizen and/or permanent resident artists practising and living in the Central Otago/Queenstown Lakes areas who are “keen for an opportunity to extend themselves through the development and installation of a visual artwork project”. The projects produced are not required to be displayed in Central Otago. Alice Spiers, who is employed by the WACT to coordinate the grant programme, said applicants must also prove they have a fine arts background
or have a practical experience in visual arts, which has been achieved through exhibition or sales of artworks. “This is the first year that the Trust has run the grant programme. We hope that through the achievement of a successful grant programme in 2019, we will be able to continue running the programme on an annual or biannual basis,” said Spiers. The grants will fund research for the project, materials to create the work, artwork freight and delivery charges and installation costs. WACT was established to support and promote visual arts in the Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago districts. Spiers said the Trust originally put on the event ‘Sculpture in Central Otago’ for a number of years. Applications may be submitted through late February. For further details, email wanakaartscharitabletrust@gmail.com.
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In a letter to the Wanaka Sun the Heart Foundation has appealed for more people to join with it by volunteering as street collectors for its Big Heart Appeal 2019 next month. Every year over 6500 New Zealanders die of heart disease that's one in five people. HF fundraising manager Gail McIntyre said, “While the time commitment involved as a volunteer for a few hours on one day is small, the reward is huge and will play a vital role in the fight against New Zealand’s single biggest killer, heart disease.” Funds raised during the Heart Foundation’s annual appeal are used to support heart-related research and
specialist training for cardiologists. The Heart Foundation is New Zealand’s leading independent funder of heart research. Since 1968, it has funded more than $70 million in research and specialist training for cardiologists. “Additionally, we also perform a wide range of activities to help support people living with heart disease, and their families, and provide educational programmes and campaigns that promote hearthealthy living,” McIntyre said. The Big Heart Appeal street collections will take place on Friday, February 22 and Saturday, February 23. To find out more about volunteering for the Big Heart Appeal and to sign up, visit www.heartfoundation.org. nz/volunteer.
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One of New Zealand’s largest tourism operators will start offering electric vehicle (EV) chargers at many of its business locations, thereby expanding the country’s EV charging network. Energy and resources minister Megan Woods announced on Tuesday that Ngãi Tahu Tourism’s (NTT) new chargers will be co-funded from the Government's Low Emission Vehicles Contestable Fund. NTT, based in Christchurch, will partner with Auckland-based ChargeNet, a market leader in NZ’s EV charging infrastructure, to set up the EV fast chargers with short charging times at a few of its 14 businesses: Franz Josef Glacier Hot Pools, Queenstown’s Shotover Jet and Glenorchy’s Dart River Adventures; all are tagged with a June completion date. Installation at Earth and Sky in Takapõ (Tekapo) and Taupõ’s Hukafalls Jet will also be considered. “The funding announced today will contribute to the work we do to drive emissions reductions and protect the environment for future generations,” said Te Rünanga o Ngãi Tahu
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Kaiwhakahaere Lisa Tumahai. NTT chief executive Quinton Hall said the new chargers will greatly enhance the nation’s charging network. “These areas are high-profile, widely visited locations by local and international tourists and will significantly add to the country’s existing infrastructure. The two chargers at Franz Josef, in particular, will help to fill a key gap in the network on the West Coast.” ChargeNet chief executive Steve West said, “We are delighted to be working with Ngãi Tahu Tourism on this project that will add considerably to New Zealand’s charging network as well as provide high visibility of New Zealand’s environmental commitment to the thousands of tourists who visit these sites each year.” NTT is one of 31 projects to receive the funding within the Government’s EV Programme, which is administered by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority. NTT hosts more than one million customers per year and is a subsidiary of Ngãi Tahu Holdings. Pictured: Energy and resources minister Megan Woods and Ngãi Tahu Tourism chief executive Quinton Hall.
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An indoor “buggy fit” class for mums and babies (and dads if they’re keen) is set to continue at the Wanaka Recreation Centre after a successful introduction during November’s have-a-go trial. Fitness instructor Sarah Lilley is passionate about the class and about providing an atmosphere where it’s comfortable for people to go out and be social while getting fit. Lilley came to Wanaka several years ago when her PHOTO: supplied own baby was just two weeks old and trialled an informal class with mums from her antenatal class which she developed into buggy fit. Buggy fit is part of a weekly programme of ongoing fitness classes at the centre, with mums welcome from about six months post-partum, depending on how their own bodies feel. It incorporates several stations - including the wonderful, but I never imagined the “buggy/push squat pull,” and the “lego drop sprint” response I would receive. It seems - for which Lilley has devised options from “easy to the songs I include in the show create an uplifting as well as nostalgic response in everyone, which is just so wonderful.” Tickets are on sale at eventfinda. co.nz and at Ritual Cafe, with coRuth Blunt owner Chris Hadfield revealing his editor@thewanakasun.co.nz connection with Harper dates back years when they used to sing together Heron Investments Limited has lodged an application with Queenstown Lakes District in Christchurch. The Wanaka Volunteer Road Crash Council for a Certificate of Compliance for the Rescue team will receive a portion establishment of a commercial recreational activity of the ticket sales, and will be taking and facility containing six wood-fired hot tubs on the proceeds from the bar which the corner of the Lake Hawea-Albert Town Road and they’ll be running for the night. The Camp Hill Road. The applicant has proposed six wood-fired seven members of the team, who are all a part of the Wanaka Volunteer outdoor hot tubs and change rooms, with five of Fire brigade, are raising funds to get the hot tubs restricted to a group of no more than themselves to the World Road Rescue two people and one of the hot tubs restricted to Competition in France later this year. one person. A cluster of ten small service buildings Legendary Divas will be performed and three water tanks will house toilets, storage at Lake Wanaka Centre on Wednesday, and site office. The applicant originally applied for nine hot February 6. Pictured: Ali Harper is bringing her tubs to accommodate four adults per hot tub, on the basis that the rule of the Operative District show Legendary Divas to Wanaka.
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Award-winning actress and singer Ali Harper is bringing her show Legendary Divas to Wanaka next month, and supporting the Wanaka Road Crash Rescue Team in the process. “I came to the Lake Wanaka Centre last year in May and did a one-woman show called ‘Songs for Nobodies’ which I took around NZ, as well as to New York last year. I received such a great response in Wanaka that I just knew I had to return with my show Legendary Divas,” Ali Harper said. “I remember coming to Wanaka as a child, but after my visit last year I now know what everyone is raving about Wanaka is gorgeous!” The show will feature the music of Shirley Bassey, Dusty Springfield, Judy Garland, Doris Day, Barbra Streisand and many more. “I knew that re-igniting the powerful torch songs made famous by wellknown legendary women would be
very difficult”. “So mums go at their own pace, the timing of each station is set and the music is on to keep them going,” she said. “And I’m here to watch them, help them, and hold onto a baby if I need to.” Lilley sees it as an alternative to meeting up for coffee. “This is another way to socially catch up where you’re actually having a positive effect on your body and on the baby - because when you feel better the baby feels better.” Lilley stresses that you don’t have to be fit, that there are adaptations to every exercise for all levels of fitness. “Mainly it’s for people to get out, get a social network, and feel better.” The drop-in sessions are currently held from 11.15am-12pm every Wednesday at the Wanaka Recreation Centre. Pictured: Nicky Whelan and Xander (7 months), Emily Birch and Hugo (8 months), Skye Watson, Kath Jones, Sarah Lilley, Rhianna Flaherty and Elio (8 months), and Lisa Wagner and Leo (8 months).
Cert of Compliance sought for hot tubs Plan (OPD) and Proposed District Plan (PDP) enables commercial recreation activities of up to five or 12 people in any one group respectively. HIL determined each hot tub represented one group, of which five or 12 people could be accommodated respectively. But clarification of the definition of group from council planners has meant that for the hot tub activity to comply under the PDP, it must not involve more than 12 people in total. In order to comply, the applicant has amended the scale of the activity to reduce the number of hot tubs from nine to six, and limited the number of people per hot tub to make the overall activity restricted to 11 guests and one staff member. According to a report prepared by Vivian+Espie for the application, “The applicant has done this on the basis that they will have to apply for resource consent to get the number of hot tubs and people ratios back to that was originally proposed to be economically viable.” The application is currently in progress.
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Race five of TriWanaka’s Swim Run Series saw 45 athletes line up in the long and short tri and swim races last Friday. The 400m run/2km run short race featured a first, second and fourth place by the Watson family, with Laurie, McKay and dad Mark split by Zac Smith in second place. Rose Armstrong, 15, was fastest female, with Anja O’Connor (under-50) placing second. In the 800m swim/3km run long race, Hannah Prosser (under-16) was the fastest competitor overall and first female home in a time of 31.37, with sister Georgia Prosser (under-20) second in a time of 33.25. “An impressive result for both the girls who are coached by our very own Tim Brazier,” TriWanaka’s Amanda Inkster said. “Local legend Katharine Eustace was not far behind in third place.” In the men’s race Jackson Rees (under-30) finished in 33.16, beating Ben Logan by just 20 seconds and
Matt Picozzi placed third. Local women Joanna Williams and Gwen Hendry took on the long 800m swim, with Hendry winning by 22 seconds, Williams in second and Alice Mooney in third. In the men’s race Adam Fairmaid won overall in a time of 19.52 and Dwayne Smith was second. Margo Dalling in 12.53 , Liv Fairmaid in 13.49 and Lila Waghorn in 13.52 took the podium places in the under-12 race, while Marshall Watson was the first boy boy home in 13.58, chased by Matt Sandford just one second behind, and Watson’s younger brother James placing third in 14.18. “All in all a fabulous evening, only to be topped by Fi Fairbairn completing her marathon swim from Makarora to the lakefront and being the first person ever to swim the length of Lake Wanaka. It was a momentous occasion and fabulous to see the lakefront brimming with locals to welcome her home,,” Inkster said. “Well done Fi from everyone at TriWanaka.” The series continues for another three weeks with the next race on tomorrow, January 25.
A Wanaka duo who will be taking adventure by the steering wheel by driving the length of the country in a 1981 Mini are calling out for fundraising support. Jarrod Frazer, who has owned his Mini for three years, and his brother will be joining 59 other teams of Minis to help support the children’s charity KidsCan through the 2019 Pork Pie Charity Run this Easter weekend. The event was inspired by the 1980 Kiwi film “Goodbye Pork Pie”. Frazer was able to nab one of the 60 coveted team entrant spots for the sixth charity run, all of which were filled within four minutes from when the event registration went live. Team Lake Wanaka has been completing car maintenance to ensure their Mini is in peak condition to make the six-day, 2500km trip from Kaitaia to Invercargill despite possible road potholes, wet weather conditions and climbs through mountain passes. Fundraising has already started for Frazer’s team in an effort to hit their
target of $10,000 for KidsCan, which works to help New Zealand children living in poverty through a variety of programmes. “We did a BBQ at Mitre 10 last week and have a few more planned before Easter. The Wanaka Mitre 10 staff have also very generously donated a large fold-up umbrella, which we will be publicly auctioning in a couple of weeks time; these retail for well over $2000…. We will have the Mini and umbrella on display at Mitre 10, so I encourage everyone to have a look, and then come along on the day to bid.” More details can be found on Team Lake Wanaka’s Facebook page or on their GoFundraise.co.nz page. Frazer said his team is supported by Puzzling World, The Bakery and PUKKA; the companies’ contributions will help offset many of his running costs. Since the Pork Pie Charity Run inception in 2009, the events have raised more than $200,000 for KidsCan. Pictured: Jarrod Frazer, of Team Lake Wanaka, will complete a six-day, 2500km charity run in his 1981 Mini over Easter weekend.
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How long do you have live here before you can call yourself a local? Does buying a house and getting a job suffice or do you need to be able to trace your great-great grandparent’s gold mining exploits in the nineteenth century, or your whakapapa to Kupe? It’s a subject often discussed over beers when a newbie enters the room. The Wanaka A&P Show has launched a timely campaign about the sense of community and what it means to be a local in Wanaka. The ‘Call Me Local’ campaign is a tonguein-cheek inquiry into the tricky question of ‘how long does a person have to live in Wanaka before they’re considered a local?’
“The Wanaka A&P Show has been a local institution since 1933 and over the years we’ve seen our region grow and evolve into the wonderful community it is today,” event manager Jane Stalker says. “This year, we wanted to celebrate all things ‘local’ but found this title to be a delicate subject amongst original folk and newcomers alike. Some say you have to live here for 20 years, while others claim birth as the only right. “Here at the Wanaka A&P Show, we believe it’s about what you do here, not how long you’ve been here. The people you’ve met, the places you’ve been and the community you’ve supported,” Stalker adds. Four short films have been created to explore the question, with cute local kids giving their opinion on what it takes to
be a local. “To be local you have to have made a fishing spot and a hunting spot and be brave enough to swim in the lake in winter.” The Call Me Local campaign kicked off with the installation of a billboard featuring five local children – all living in different areas of the Upper Clutha – dressed to represent several facets of the Show and the community: farming, fashion, rugby, sustainability and horse riding. The first billboard is positioned at the Wanaka Showgrounds and others will be erected around the area in the next couple of weeks. Pictured: Call Me Local campaign models Angus Scurr (4), Charlotte Crosbie (5), Hunter McLay (5), Nova Strudwick (6) and Bailey Johnston (7).
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Locals are being asked for help in tracking down the source of a big fish mystery. Eyewitnesses reported seeing an angler land a 24.9kg brown trout in the PukakiOhau A canal after a 2.5 hour fight. But Fish and Game field officer for the Central South Island region Rhys Adams said confirming the potentially world-recordbreaking monster trout is proving difficult. “Secrecy surrounds the catch and we want to solve the mystery,” he said. “This is an amazing fish and we would
love to confirm it but at the moment, the lucky angler is keeping quiet. Because of the international significance of the catch, we would like to hear from anyone who has more information or details.” “Witnesses say the fish was landed after a two and a half hour fight,” F&G communications advisor Richard Cosgrove said. “Once he had the fish landed, the angler wrapped it in his shirt to keep it cool before getting ice from a nearby salmon farm and rushing it to a taxidermist. He also got it weighed on certified scales to confirm that this was the fish of a lifetime.” He said F&G has been told the whole
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story, along with photos, will emerge once the trout has been mounted. The Mackenzie basin hydro canals have a reputation for consistently producing huge trout, which attracts thousands of anglers every year, making the canal network the country’s most popular freshwater sports fishery. According to the International Game Fish Association website, the current record is a 19.1kg fish caught in the same canals in 2013. Pictured: Canal anglers brave the early morning alpine conditions opposite a salmon farm in the Tekapo Canal Fishery.
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Two days, six stages and 154km over Wanaka’s mountainous terrain came to a close on Sunday for the more than 250 athletes competing in 2019 Red Bull Defiance. In the absence of unbeaten champion, local multisporter Braden Currie who supported from the sidelines this year, the elite category title was open to anybody to win. Accomplished multisporters Cameron Jones and Daniel Busch took the lead on day one, after battling back and forth with the young Cantabrians Hamish Elliot and Sam Bell during the wet and windy afternoon. Elliot and Bell set off on day two to chase their time deficit to Team Kaiteriteri Beach (Jones and Busch). On a windy day atop Roys Peak, Elliot and Bell charged ahead on the technical 1480m climb to eventually win by over 30 minutes, securing the 2019 Red Bull Defiance title in an overall time of 12 hours, 18 minutes. “It’s really rewarding, great to be out on the track…
unreal country to go out and ride around, you can’t beat it,” said Elliot. In the women’s race, Kim Skerman and Nic Leary crossed the line first on day one in a time of six hours, three minutes, with Austin Garden and Kath Kelly winning day one of the mixed team category. Skerman and Leary continued their dominance to secure the overall win in a time of 14 hours, 45 minutes. Husband and wife duo Margie and Richard Campbell secured the mixed title in a time of 14 hours, 26 minutes. Team Crossing Peaks took line honours and the overall win in the new X4 category. Richie McCaw’s team Best Foot Forward overcame the set-back of an injury on day one when Bob McLachlan crashed on a technical descent, to fight on and earn themselves a sixth place overall. “I knew I was going over the handlebars, it was a bit epic and a bit sore. But when you’re teaming up with Richie you know he can play a game of rugby with a broken foot, so you really can’t complain” said McLachlan. Photo: Competitors in this year’s Red Bull Defiance.
The new Southern Classic 3x3 basketball tournament is open for registration for male and female athletes from age 11. Tiny Carruthers, the Upper Clutha's new community sports advisor, said the new and exciting form of the game will need more entries before the competitions can proceed. With six venues from Oamaru to Gore, including Queenstown and Wanaka, Otago Basketball is trying to cater for the whole of the province. There are five age groups under-13, under-15, under-17, under-19 and open - for teams of three to five people. The game is played on a half court, with two teams of three playing into one hoop. The local tournament is taking place at the Wanaka Recreation Centre on January 27.
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SPORTS RESULTS Please send sports results to sports@thewanakasun.co.nz by Tuesday at noon. Results should be unformatted and presented in the body of the email. Wanaka Bridge Club Results Monday - Kingsway Stakes 1: North/South 1st Josey McKenzie Madeleine Reveley 59.78%2nd Ken Saxby Martin Unwin 59.62% 3rd Terry Wilson Dawn Wilson 56.41% East/ West 1st Peter Recordon Michael Chapman - Smith 61.54% 2nd Ena Leckie Janice Munden 61.06% 3rd Jenny Barratt Vivienne Christie 52.56% Kingsway Stakes 2: North/ South 1st Ian McDonald Errol Kelly 66.48% 2nd Peter Recordon Michael Chapman - Smith 60.98% 3rd Jenny Pryde Marion Furneaux 57.95% East/ West 1st Sherril Harries Maggie Stratford 63.46% 2nd Marc Simmonds Allan Kelly 59.79% 3rd Ena Leckie Janice Munden 54.37% Wedensday - Clutha Pairs 1: North/ South 1st Robyn Gilchrist Noelene Raffills 57.87% 2nd Pauline Davidson Jane Hamilton 57.18% 3rd Peter Hart Alan Bunn 54.40% East/ West 1st Bridget McCaughan Sonya Adams 62.04% 2nd Jude Gunn Julie Hodgate 60.65% 3rd Denise Bunn Annette Clements 50.46% Friday 18 Jan - Handicap unavailable Off the stick : North/ South 1st Sherril Harries Maggie Stratford 65.91% 2nd Lynne Fegan Michael Chapman - Smith 65.23% 3rd Claire Romeril Carolyn Grey 58.64% East/ West 1st Elaine Herbert Shona Watt 57.92% 2nd Joan Moon Ross Moon 56.67% 3rd Hans Limacher Claire Williams 55.00%
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Wanaka Swim Club members are hosting a fundraising car wash today (Thursday, January 24) at the Wanaka Recreation Centre to raise much needed funds for new swim gear. “Our competitive swimmers are in need of some new training gear such as paddles, resistance bands, possibly even a parachute or two depending on the
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Unlawful rental home insulation could be a costly mistake insulation is not required by law. The appropriate steps to follow include: (1) checking whether insulation can be installed; (2) assessing your current situation to see if an exception applies to your rental property; (3) installing or topping up insulation as required and (4) making sure your tenancy agreements include an insulation statement. Insulation allows for a warm and dry home, helping tenants to avoid getting ill and likely encouraging them to rent the property for a longer term. More details on insulation regulations may be found at www.tenancy.govt.nz.
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If you have questions about your rental home’s current insulation, you are encouraged to ensure it meets the insulation standards by July 1 in order to avoid paying fines. Landlords will be required to comply with ceiling and underfloor insulation regulations by that date, otherwise, they will deemed as committing an unlawful act in breach of the national Residential Tenancies Act and may be liable for a $4000 penalty, which are typically paid to the tenant. Wall
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GREBE DIARY 11 January 20 2019 There is a little bit more to add to last week’s story. Due to all the attention it was receiving the hawk relinquished its prey and young Matt Sandford brought the gull back to me. Much to my surprise, the only part consumed was part of the neck. Otago University is very interested in acquiring the carcass so that they can check it for parasites. One would have thought that gulls are so common that they would have been examined inside out, but not so this species. It is a native and only found in NZ. I wonder how many of you would be aware that the population of blackbilled gulls has declined by almost 80 percent in recent times and its status is now listed by the Department of Conservation as nationally critical, thus easy access to this species for any reason is not easy. Much like the grebe; for when University asked if it would be possible to get a grebe so that it could be examined for parasites, they were informed that that would be “a hanging offence”. At the time, parasitologists had very strong suspicions that grebes might be the primary host for a new species of parasite. You may recall that a year or so ago we were able to access a freshly dead specimen found dead in the lake and rush it to the Zoology Department at Otago University. They did all the things they do to look for parasites, and sure enough their hunch proved to be
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I have rung [Queenstown Lakes District Council] on many occasions over this Christmas holiday period asking for the recycling bins to be emptied. After my call they do empty them, but surely over this busy period there should be a regular emptying regime. This is unacceptable in the centre of Lake Hawea, next to Sailz, when we have so many visitors around. We are embarrassed on behalf of Lake Hawea residents. The photo is what it looked like at 5pm on the rubbish/recycling collection day in Lake Hawea, surely this should have been done at the same time. And this is not the worst it has been and I do have other photos. I was thinking if you put this in your newspaper it might get attention and action. Thanking you (Name withheld
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Public recycling bins at Lake Hawea are emptied twice a week, on Thursday and Sunday. The closure of the Hawea collection point for residential recycling and waste was replaced by kerbside collection. As shown in the photo provided, milk bottles which we believe clearly aren’t public litter are being placed here, and we’ve had reports of Tupperware in there too, along with some commercial waste. These public litter bins are not designed for this. We’d like to encourage people to take rubbish home with them when possible and to use their kerbside collection service for it. We’d also like to remind businesses to organise their own service or to take waste to the transfer station.
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The comments on freedom camping by the woman, who obviously has invested interests, are not just extremely derogatory, they appear to border on xenophobia and racism ('ban foreigners from freedom camping...."). Young people, and they usually are young but not always, come from all corners of the globe to visit and work in New Zealand for short periods. Freedom camping enables them to experience the New Zealand environment and all it has to offer on a relatively low budget. Freedom campers contribute to the economy and are not 'freeloaders' as the woman says. Of course they do not frequent expensive restaurants or the like but they buy food, enjoy some extreme experiences, buy petrol and spend money on lots of other necessities. So, just welcome everybody! Of course there are some people who are irresponsible when "freeloading", but please stop tarring everyone with the same brush and, if nothing else, cut the xenophobia! And in the interim do some research if you want to prove a point and cut the anecdotes. By the way I am in my mid-sixties, have lived in New Zealand for seventeen years and I am a foreigner! David Fisher
Crimeline Mclean B Bruce Senior Constable, NZPD Well I’m really hoping this weather settles: wind and rain has been the status quo for the summer so far. I’m sure February and March will be stunning as usual. Around 1am on Wednesday two males were seen trying car door handles as they walked along a road in Albert Town. It is a reminder to all of us to make sure your cars are locked and valuables are removed. SAR was notified and concern was raised when two trampers were overdue. It transpired that they were running slow due to an injury and they came out on their own thankfully. On Thursday night a male was seen on Camp Hill Road damaging signs and fences as he went. We dealt with a fraud where the victim was defrauded $62,000. Do not give any details out over the phone until you have confirmed it is actually the bank you are talking to. In this case the victim acted quickly and all but $4000 was recovered. Another incident where a stolen eftpos card was used for a spend up at a number of retailers in town to the
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value of $120 via payWave. Pop your card on hold as soon as possible when you know it is gone. Of note the staff working in the weekend stopped a lot of cars both in Wanaka and rural areas without a single drink driver located. Well done those who made good decisions after a few or decided to refrain from drinking so they could drive. We attended a low speed tractor collision with a barrier in the Hawea area. Possibly the most foolish job we attended was a group which was swimming in the lake between Beacon Point and Stevensons arm. There was strong wind and chop, and [they were] not likely to have been able to make it back to shore. Big shout out to the private boat operator who assisted by picking them up and taking them to shore. I don’t think the swimmers understood the gravity of their situation. Property still coming in every day – please stop by if you have lost any items. Found property of interest this week: a petrol container, jewellery and still plenty of wallets/purses. Keep up the good work Wanaka, not long until the school holidays are over. THURSDAY 24.01.19 - WEDNESDAY 30.01.19
I read with some interest the ODT article by Mark Price “Ludicrous sign angers residents”. This again raises the question of when will QLDC realise that signs stating the obvious serve little or no purpose to people who do not care. A sign is only the first small step in a process, enforcement is the far more critical final step to complete that process; without the second you may as well not bother with the first. An example “no parking on the grass “sign is only an invitation for some to actually park on it. Issuing a penalty and collecting it is what will induce respect and change people’s bad habits. On the subject of illegal camping, attached please find an image of a fine issued 13th of January for illegally camping. I found it in Pembroke Park amongst some other paper litter there, clearly having been discarded by the person it was issued to with no intention of payment. I have returned this to QLDC for their reference. This is not the first time I have found something like this. A quick registration search reveals the vehicle is a hire vehicle, a Mitsubishi L300, yes one of those small vans with the ridiculous “self contained” sticker, that means absolutely nothing and which we all see hundreds of. I have no issue with visitors using that form of touring providing respect is shown for our country regulations, laws and by-laws. Unfortunately we all know that this is not always the case. Having recently visited Canada, a country of equal beauty to ours and one that has similar challenges in managing ever increasing visitor numbers, I am saddened to say that compared to their management and administration of their natural resources ours dates back to the stone age. For a start they put a value on their resources and charge everyone, with the exception of local residents, a cost for simply visiting those areas. My message to council and authorities in charge is, when are we going to do our job? Yes by all means we welcome visitors, but that does not mean that everything must be free. Everyone here supports them and is very welcoming, but equally I believe we all want to see a level of respect for our backyard and our country. Where that respect is lacking then we want to see enforcement. Please don’t start me on the Tourist Ambassador subject, time to stop sugar coating issues, every person knows the common basics of what is acceptable and what isn’t… You’ve talked the talk, time to walk the walk. Patrick Ricci
Queenstown lakes District Council spokesperson Rebecca Pitts responds:
We acknowledge your views on signage and enforcement and appreciate you taking the time to write in to share your concerns. In addition she adds: As at January 21 for Freedom Camping we have issued 1652 infringements and 723 of these have been paid to date. This figure may appear low but it’s important to note that when an infringement is issued, the offender has two months to pay - 183 have already been sent to court for collection. PHOTO: supplied
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Guests Services Position Minaret Station is a family owned tourism business operating as a division of The Alpine Group Limited. Based in Wanaka, we specialise in Guided Fishing, Heli-Skiing, HeliAdventures, Guided Hunting with guests able to stay in New Zealand’s most remote Luxury Lodge. We require an experienced, well presented and hard working Guest Service professional to join our tight knit and dedicated team at Minaret Station Alpine Lodge. The role requires an adaptable ‘all-rounder’ capable of juggling housekeeping and kitchen duties, the service of meals and beverages, with the role requiring the hosting of high end guests and clients.
This fixed term position will involve weekend shifts, as well as multi day rosters requiring overnight stays at the remotely located Minaret Station Alpine Lodge. Exceptional customer skills are paramount, as is the ability to work well within a small team and turn a hand to a varied number of tasks. The successful applicant will ideally be comfortable flying, hold current First Aid certification and have an affinity with the outdoors. A practical connection with New Zealand’s High Country would be advantageous. Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.
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Wanaka Pharmacy requires a Retail Supervisor to lead our small friendly team. We are a busy pharmacy, open seven days a week from 8am until late. In order to succeed you will need to be able to fit into our environment by: • Demonstrating exceptional sales skills and leading the team by example • Ensuring that excellent customer service is maintained throughout the pharmacy • Being able to set goals and monitor performance • Planing and preparing work schedules for the team • Maintaining exceptional store standards and driving retail promotions • Demonstrating computer literacy
Pharmacy Retail Sales role
We are looking for sales superstar to join our team. Previous pharmacy or beauty industry experience would be ideal but not essential. Enthusiasm, good product knowledge, the ability to sell and a willingness to learn are absolute necessities.
Both roles are permanent positions. Hours by negotiation.
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Wanaka Salvation Army Family Store. Opening Hours – Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm, Saturday 9.30am – 4pm. We look forward to seeing you here! Donations kindly received. Please drop them into the Salvation Army Family store or ph 443 5068 to book a pick up. Cut rags (100% cotton) and drop cloths, only $7 for a big bag. Now in the yard container at Wastebusters. Open 9-5 seven days. Business Networking International. The Wanaka chapter of BNI meets weekly at 7am Tuesday morning. Great networking opportunity to grow your business. Contact Vicki Donoghue for information 027 208 9462. Rags, rags, rags ... little ones, big ones, cotton ones and drop cloths, available from the Wanaka Salvation Army Family Store 443 5068.
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WANAKA POOL CLOSURE Mount Aspiring College is holding its annual Swim Sports at Wanaka Recreation Centre on Tuesday, 5 February. This is the biggest event to date in the pools with up to 700 kids taking part and cheering on their mates. All pools will be closed to the public between 9am–3pm except normal Swim School classes which will run as normal in the learners’ pool until midday. MAC has also reserved one indoor court and the meeting room until 3pm. All facilities will be available as normal before 9am and after 3pm. Many thanks for your understanding while we host this awesome event!
N o t i c e b o a rd | P a p a P ā n u i Resource Consent Application
These must be dated, signed by you, and include the following information:
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.
Address for Service for Consent Authority: Queenstown Lakes District Council Email: rcsubmission@qldc.govt.nz Private Bag 50072, Queenstown 9348 Phone: 03 441 0499 Gorge Road, Queenstown 9300 Website www.qldc.govt.nz
http://www.qldc.govt.nz/planning/resource-consents/notified-resource-consentsand-hearings/
Dated: 24 January 2019
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Northlake Investments Limited (RM180795)
What is proposed: Application under Section 88 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) for a subdivision to create 25 residential lots and two reserve lots including associated access, servicing, earthworks, breaches to transport standards and road boundary setbacks. The location in respect of which this application relates is situated at: Outlet Road, Wanaka. Lot 2005 Deposited Plan 529185 and Lot 66 Deposited Plan 371470 held in Computer Freehold Register 857195. ADDRESS FOR SERVICE FOR APPLICANT:
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SHARE STORIES facebook.com/ wanakasun 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
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C/- Duncan White Duncan.White@ppgroup.co.nz Paterson Pitts Limited Partnership PO Box 283 Wanaka The Council planner processing this application on behalf of the Council is Sarah Gathercole, who may be contacted by phone at 03 441 0465 or email at sarah. gathercole@qldc.govt.nz. 2.
Nick and Lisa Millar (RM181225)
What is proposed: Application to undertake a two lot subdivision with resulting lots of 2.01ha and 9.10ha respectively and to establish a residential building platform (RBP) within proposed Lot 2. Land use consent is also sought to establish a residential building platform, proposed within 5m of the southern boundary and 10m from the western boundary.
431 Maungawera Valley Road, Wanaka
Changes to the bylaw reflect the needs of a growing community and provide greater clarity and ability to address Traffic and Parking concerns as they arise. The new Traffic and Parking Bylaw 2018 is available for inspection at www.qldc.govt. nz/bylaws or at any Queenstown Lakes District Council office or library.
Closure of Streets to Ordinary Vehicular Traffic PURSUANT TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1974, notice is hereby given that consideration will be given by Queenstown Lakes District Council under delegated authority, to the closure of the following roads to ordinary vehicular traffic for the purpose of holding the Southern Lakes Half Marathon: Road to be Closed:
Brownston Street from Dungarvon Street to McDougall Street
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Saturday 6 April 2019 from 0900 to 1300
It will be an offence under the above regulations for any person otherwise than under authority of an authorised permit to use the roads for ordinary vehicular traffic during the period of closure. Those who have any concerns regarding the above closures, please contact Sarah Mitchell at APL Property Limited on 021 244 9988 or by email: sarah.mitchell@ aplproperty.co.nz before 5.00pm on Friday 8 February 2019.
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The Council planner processing this application on behalf of the Council is Elias Matthee, who may be contacted by phone at 03 450 0316 or email at EJ.Matthee@ qldc.govt.nz.
Public Notice is hereby given in terms of Section 46 of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 that meetings of the Council will be held as under, during the month of February 2019.
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Planning & Strategy Committee – Council Chambers, 10 Gorge Road, Queenstown. Thursday 7 February 2019 at 10.00am.
A-M Wouters & S Stephani (RM181400)
What is proposed: Application under Section 88 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) for consent to undertake a two lot subdivision: •
Lot 1: will measure 2.77ha in area and contain the existing residential unit /lodge and swimming pool
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Lot 2: will measure 1.3ha in area and will contain a 1000m2 building platform. It is proposed that there will be a maximum 350m2 footprint to all buildings within the platform.
ADDRESS FOR SERVICE FOR APPLICANT:
Appeals Subcommittee – Council Chambers, 10 Gorge Road, Queenstown. Thursday 7 February 2019 at 11.00am. This meeting will be held with the public excluded, pursuant to Section 7(2)(g) and Section 7(2)(i) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987. Infrastructure Committee – Council Chambers, 10 Gorge Road, Queenstown. Thursday 14 February 2019 at 10.00am. Audit, Finance & Risk Committee – Council Chambers, 10 Gorge Road, Queenstown. Tuesday 19 February 2019 at 10.00am. Resource Consent Hearing – E Guthrie, R&L Newman, Banco Trustees Ltd & McCulloch Trustees 2004 Ltd RM180637) – Copthorne Hotel, Corner Frankton Road & Adelaide Street, Queenstown. Wednesday 20 February and Thursday 21 February 2019 at 10.00am. Wanaka Community Board – Armstrong Room, Lake Wanaka Centre, Wanaka. Thursday 21 February 2019 at 10.00am. Traffic and Parking Subcommittee - Council Chambers, 10 Gorge Road, Queenstown. Tuesday 26 February 2019 at 10.00am.
C/- Steven Stephani stay@wanakahaven.co.nz
Ritchies Wanaka is looking for reliable drivers. Enjoy the Wanaka lifestyle while you earn. Become part of a large, well respected, privately owned and operated New Zealand company. Do you ? • Have a good driving record • Have New Zealand citizenship or residency
The new bylaw comes into force on 1 March 2019 and replaces the previous Traffic and Parking Bylaw 2012.
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Class 2 + 4 license with P endorsement an advantage.
Queenstown Lakes District Council has adopted a new Traffic and Parking Bylaw 2018.
Do you have what it takes to be the best and make a difference in your community? The Queenstown Lakes District Council is looking for motivated and enthusiastic candidates to join our growing organisation.
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The location in respect of which this application relates is situated at:
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Adoption of Traffic and Parking Bylaw 2018
The location in respect of which this application relates is situated at:
The site is accessed from a right of way off Halliday Road. The existing driveway formation within the subject site will continue to serve the residential unit/lodge on Lot 1 and the new Lot 2.
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Hearing of Submissions on the Granting of Lease over Recreation Reserve to Coastguard Wanaka Lakes Inc. - Armstrong Room, Lake Wanaka Centre, Wanaka. Wednesday 27 February 2019 at 10.00am.
42 Halliday Road, RD2 Wanaka 9382 The Council planner processing this application on behalf of the Council is Hamish Anderson, who may be contacted by phone at 03 441 0499 or email at hamish. anderson@qldc.govt.nz Submissions will be received until 22 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.
Community & Services Committee – Council Chambers, 10 Gorge Road, Queenstown. Thursday 28 February 2019 at 10.00am. Meeting dates, times and venues are subject to change. All of the above meetings are open to the public. Some meetings may have items of business that will be discussed with the public excluded, as set out by the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987. Mike Theelen CHIEF EXECUTIVE
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