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Connecting people and organisations GLENDA TURNBULL journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz new homegrown initiative is carrying out the first comprehensive study of community assets and services in Wanaka and surrounding areas.

LINK Upper Clutha (LINK) - formerly the Upper Clutha Community Development Scheme - is a locally-driven, central government funded entity focused on connecting people, organisations and infrastructure to ensure a united approach to community development and social and economic enterprise.

With the region experiencing unprecedented growth and both businesses and school rolls growing at a phenomenal pace, there are hundreds of community groups and social services in existence in the Upper Clutha. At this crucial point in Wanaka’s development, LINK’s purpose is to understand what services and organisations exist in the Upper Clutha already and facilitate a strategic, coordinated community infrastructure to future-proof success as a region.

A $240,000 grant over three years from the Department of Internal affairs in October 2015 enabled a local volunteer steering group to be formed. Branding of LINK is due to begin and now employs two people on a part-time basis. Wellknown community leader and former corporate strategy and communication specialist Kathy Dedo has been appointed as LINK’s Facilitator and experienced project manager Sophie Ward, is the LINK Coordinator.

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Reserve Bank to up deposit requirements GLENDA TURNBULL journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz he Reserve Bank has released a consultation paper this week proposing changes to loan-to-value restrictions (LVRs) to further mitigate risks to financial stability arising from the current boom in house prices.

The proposed new restrictions will require no more than five percent of bank lending to residential property investors across New Zealand would be permitted with an LVR of greater than 60 percent (a deposit of less than 40 percent). In addition no more than 10 percent of lending to owner-occupiers across New Zealand would be permitted with an LVR of greater than 80 percent

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are more people coming in than properties available. The danger is if there are less properties available for rental, rents could potentially rise as well. What we need is more affordable houses built that are available to be rented at a reasonable price,” he said.

Loans that are exempt from the existing LVR restrictions, including loans to construct new dwellings, would continue to be exempt.

Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler said, “The banking system is heavily exposed to the property market with residential mortgages making up 55 percent of banking

system assets. Investor lending has been increasing rapidly and is a significant contributing factor to the current market strength. The proposed restrictions recognise the higher risks associated with such lending.”

These proposed new restrictions would take effect on September 1 and simplify the LVR policy by removing the current distinction between lending in Auckland and the rest of the country.

“A sharp correction in house prices is a key risk to the financial system, and there are clear signs that this risk is increasing across the country.

A severe fall in house prices could have major implications for the functioning of the banking system and cause long-lasting damage to households and the broader economy,” Graeme said.

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(a deposit of less than 20 percent).

Local Mike Pero advisor Mark Magill said the Reserve Bank decision was expected.

“The Reserve Bank wants to cool the housing market, but the 40 percent deposit required for investors was more than most were expecting.

It will make a difference, but the decision does not apply to finance companies, so there are ways for investors to find other solutions,” Mark said.

Mark said the main problem in Queenstown and Wanaka was supply and demand.

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Linking the community Continued from page 1 LINK’s steering group members are Ella Lawton, Liz Breslin, Celia Crosbie, Brent Harridge, Ruth Harrison, Deb Inder, Kate Murray and Tim Ryan.

Over the past four months, Sophie (pictured with Ella) has undertaken a comprehensive analysis of groups and services across all community segments in the Upper Clutha, identifying what assets the community has and how they can work together to better connect the community.

LINK’s initial research identified 106 community groups and 98 service providers including health care and education providers.

These include social services agencies, health and education providers, sports clubs, environmental groups and organisations devoted to arts and culture.

The research identified 70 percent of these organisations are either 100 percent focused on our community or have staff or volunteers working specifically for the Upper Clutha community. The top three categories are Social and Community Services, Healthcare, and Sport and Recreation.

LINK steering group chair Ella Lawton, who spearheaded the project in conjunction with the Alpine Community Development Trust, said Sophie is applying methodology used in cuttingedge asset based community development projects around New Zealand and the world.

“The main aim of asset mapping is to connect

people and resources together. We start with what our community has and then look at how we tackle the inevitable needs and gaps collaboratively,” Ella said.

“In some areas, there is strong support while in others there is very little. The next step is to look at how we can support all these groups so that we can all move together as the region grows.”

At the same time the research was undertaken, the steering group began the first round of LINK’s pop-up engagement sessions. Their idea is to find out what people love about the Upper Clutha, what could make it better and the personal and professional skills our community collectively has to achieve the best outcomes. These will become a regular activity throughout Wanaka and other communities.

LINK’s full research report will be released next month. The team will then produce a strategy and action plan for the next steps.

“LINK allows us to work with leaders across community sectors to build unexpected partnerships and produce innovative solutions that make the most of our strengths,” Kathy Dedo said.

“True community-led development means getting comfortable with the unknown – at this point we don’t know what initiatives might come from LINK. But we are committed and excited about engaging with people over the next two years to find out.”

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Roading issues discussed GLENDA TURNBULL journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz Roading issues around Wanaka were discussed at the Wanaka Community Board meeting on July 13.

Work to widen Mount Aspiring Road between Wanaka and Glendhu Bay will be put to tender this year.

Queenstown Lakes District Council communications officer Michele Poole said, “Council is still identifying the areas on the road to be upgraded. Council will also be reviewing speed limits on the road and will consider lowering the speed limit from 100kph to 80kph.”

Police raised safety concerns earlier this year about the road which resulted in patches of broken seal along the edges of the busy, narrow road being repaired.

The road is busy in summer with cyclists, trampers accessing Mount Aspiring National Park and motorists towing boats and trailers to and from Glendhu Bay. In winter the road gives access to Treble Cone Ski Resort.

Community board member Mike O’Connor wanted more signs on the Crown Range Road advising tourists where to pull over safely to let traffic overtake them. At present there was only one sign, but several safe overtaking bays.

The proposed Beacon Point Road widening and Bremner Park Three Waters project has been re-tendered and is due to start in August.

A section of Kane Road has been examined by council staff and identified to be narrow.

The area has been swept of loose material and temporary warning signage installed.

Staff will continue to monitor the road over winter.

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Sale prices hit new record high GLENDA TURNBULL journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz The kiwi dream of owning a home is slipping out of reach for more and more families, with data released by REINZ for June 2016 showing house prices in the Central Otago Lakes hitting new record highs.

Central Otago Lakes was one of five regions to hit new record high median sale prices, reaching $730,050 in June, one of the biggest increases in the country.

According to the latest figures released by REINZ the number of sales for June 2016 was 7864 nationally, a drop of 13 percent on May, in line with the general trend at this time of the year, there was still an increase of 6 percent on June 2015.

Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) spokesperson Bryan Thomson said, “Although the onset of winter means that June is generally a quieter month for the real estate market, there has been no let-up in the rate of price increases across the country, with five regions recording new record median prices including Central Otago Lakes.

Bryan said the vast majority of the supply comes from the sale of existing properties. The inventory data continues to show rapid declines in the volume of properties available for sale right across the country.

Figures released from Labour’s interactive housing map www. labour.org.nz/housingmap shows anyone how the housing crisis is affecting their neighbourhood.

Information includes rises in house prices, changes in home-ownership rates, rent increase and the length of state housing waiting lists.

The map shows 34 percent of homes in Central Otago Lakes are now rented and 28 percent of children live in rentals. Just 27 percent of adults under 40 own their own home.

Labour leader Andrew Little said, “Behind all these figures are families who are paying more and more for a roof over their heads, leaving less and less for food and other essentials for themselves and their kids.”

“We will build 100,000 affordable homes, crackdown on offshore speculators and provide the social and emergency housing our country so badly needs.”

Increase in passenger numbers STAFF REPORTER editor@thewanakasun.co.nz Historically, June is one of Queenstown Airport’s quietest months, but increased airline capacity and the new domestic and international evening services boosted growth.

Towards the end of the month the airport saw an increase in passenger numbers as ski fields opened and the Winter Festival and Australian school holidays began. Total passenger movements through the

airport increased 20.4 percent in June compared to the same period last year.

Domestic passenger numbers continued to grow strongly up 22.4 percent on June 2015, with extra seats added on all domestic routes.

International passenger numbers increased by 16.2 percent, spiking in the last two weeks of June compared to the corresponding period last year.

Evening flights were added in May this year with flights carrying just under 12,000 passengers.

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10 years 8 months for attempted murder GLENDA TURNBULL journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz After being found guilty of attempting to murder Wanaka man Kahu Vincent, Ahu Taylor (38) was sentenced to ten years and eight months imprisonment in Invercargill High Court on July 15.

He will serve a minimum imprisonment of five years and was ordered to pay $3035 emotional harm.

Ahu and his co-offender, Leon Rowles (34) set upon Kahu in a prolonged, unprovoked attack in the

Wanaka Night n’ Day store on May 9 last year.

Leon pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm. Ahu also pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm but denied the attempted murder charge saying he did not intend to kill Kahu. A jury found him guilty of the more serious charge after the trial in the Invercargill High Court in February.

Leon was sentenced to seven years one month imprisonment with a minimum period of three years and six months.

Subdivision application DANIELLE BUTLER newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz Northlake Investments Ltd has applied for its first subdivision of Outlet Road’s Northlake zoned land, asking for permission to create 123 lots.

A resource consent application was submitted to Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) in June, asking for approval to create 107 residential lots, four future subdivision lots, six recreation reserve lots, three local purpose reserve (recreation and drainage) lots and three jointly owned access lots within stages one to three of the Northlake Special Zone.

The applicant said, “the development programme of housing at Northlake has been adjusted and accelerated to respond to the current demand for affordable residential

sections. Demand for high quality cost effective housing in Wanaka has required the expansion of the first development phase (subdivision stages one to seven) from 50 residential sections to 215 lots.”

The application will give partial effect to the subdivision’s outline development plan, approved by QLDC last month, which covers the first seven stages of the Northlake subdivision.

In accordance with subdivision rules where more than 51 lots are created, the applicant will also provide community facilities including an indoor pool, gym facility, children’s play area and a tennis court, with construction beginning at the start of 2017.

Lots on stage one of the land are already sold out, with 83 percent sold on stage two and 85 percent sold on stage three.

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Trust prefers original position for Watersports facility GLENDA TURNBULL journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz The Wanaka Watersports Facility Trust (WWFT) have stood firm, wanting to build on its originally notified lakeside position for the proposed facility in Roys Bay. Commissioners Bob Nixon and David Clarke conducted a notified hearing in April. They suggested to the Trust in May the site of the building be moved slightly.

WWFT planner Duncan White submitted in the trust’s final response delivered on July 18 that, ”It is the Trust’s preference that the original, as notified, position and design of the building be approved for the reasons noted at the hearing and in the closing legal submissions on behalf of the Trust.”

The new design moved the building 9.5m to the east and 5m towards the south from the original position proposed and would bring the building closer to the protected sequoia trees.

Landscape architect Richard Denney said the new building position would reduce the number of trees to be removed to five instead of 11.

Richard said the proposed public boardwalk would vary in clear width between 1.6m at a pinch point and up to 3m along the majority of

the route.

“I consider the scale of the proposed development would remain inconsistent with the natural character of the foreshore landscape within the immediate context of the site,” Richard said.

Queenstown Lakes District Council planner Sarah Picard recommended in her report to refuse the building at either site. The majority of the 45 submitters on the new plans agree with her. The original application drew more than 1000 submissions, with 741 opposing.

Duncan advised the power, water, telecommunications and wastewater connections had not been designed yet. He stated that while services had to avoid tree root zones that may not be possible and with the exception of the sequoias, the remaining gum and douglas fir were not protected and could be removed without resource consent.

“It should also be noted that council as the manager of the reserve has already provided its written affected party approval to the original building location, which included the removal of these trees. As the removal of these trees is permitted, there is no adverse environmental effect," he said.

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Floods after rain DANIELLE BUTLER newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz Council contractors were called out to three areas last week to alleviate surface flooding; the Northlakes subdivision on Aubrey Road, Rob Roy Lane and Gladstone Road, Hawea.

Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) communications manager Michele Poole said that the drainage at Aubrey Road’s intersection no longer has the capacity to cope with additional water run off since the construction of the Northlakes subdivision. QLDC are

exploring options to resolve this issue.

Elsewhere, Rob Roy Lane’s flooding was caused by falling leaves accumulating in gutters and blocking the grates into the storm water drains, which were cleared and flooding was quickly eased.

Michele said that the Gladstone Road flooding is an ongoing issue in heavy rain due to the local topography.

“Once the water table rises there is nowhere for the water to go.

Localised surface flooding is managed with ‘flooding’ signs to alert drivers,” Michele said.

Road maintenance contract review STAFF REPORTER editor@thewanakasun.co.nz Discussions to negotiate a new maintenance contract for Central Otago’s highway network are expected to be complete by next month.

New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) is negotiating with a partnership of engineering services provider Opus Consultants, Whitestone Contracting Ltd and Base Contracting Ltd, led by Fulton Hogan Ltd, NZTA’s preferred supplier of the seven-year contract.

NZTA’s southern business unit manager Ian Duncan said, “Fulton Hogan has maintained the Central Otago highway network for the last five years, and has depots throughout the area, plus a good working knowledge of both the Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago districts.

Their consulting partner Opus has more than 20 years’ highway experience in the area.”

The new $65 million contract, for the maintenance of 537km of State Highway 8 from Cromwell Gorge, following the Clutha River, will take effect on October 1 this year.

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Ultimate Wanaka in China DANIELLE BUTLER newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz Wanaka activity operator Ultimate Wanaka has just returned from China, where two weeks were spent promoting the business, the region and attracting tourists during off-peak seasons.

Ultimate Wanaka, a partnership between Alpine Helicopters, Wanaka River Journeys, Ridgeline Adventures and Eco Wanaka, was given the opportunity via a $20,000 New Horizons Fund from Christchurch Airport. The fund aims to help regional South Island tourism operators capture the opportunities from the growing China market.

Sue Pihama from Wanaka River Journeys said that the opportunity had been phenomenal for

Ultimate Wanaka.

“It gave us a great insight into the Chinese culture, to see how they will perceive us and to really see things through their eyes. After seeing their lifestyle, we can tailor our product to make things easier for them, like translation for example,” Sue said.

Mark Orbell from Ridgeline Adventures joined Sue, pictured, where they attended shows alongside big names in the New Zealand tourism industry and got to meet with key travel partners within China, including online travel operators.

“The partnerships we have started are something we will continue. This is just the beginning of our relationship with the Chinese market and something we believe will be a long term thing,” Sue said.

Hard Case Come the cooler months, a certain LMNO …

Once upon a time, not so many years back, it would have been rather inconceivable that the mere mention of one particular letter could evoke such concern, distaste and, often, even fear.

it just a case of throwing open some windows and giving everything a jolly good wipe down? Ah, no. Police estimate the manufacture or “cooking” of 1kg of P produces at least 6kg of toxic by-products. That’s right – 6kg, or more, of poison.

Yes, while it used to sit quite innocuously between “O” and “Q”, P nowadays carries a rather singular message: methamphetamine – or, rather, crystal meth; “meth” for short.

Among the hardest of illicit drugs, P’s proving one of the greatest scourges of modern society, its nasty tentacles ensnaring ever-increasing numbers right across the age and social divide.

P cooks use a volatile mix of highly corrosive and dangerous chemicals to make the drug, and, during a raid, there’s good reason why authorities are fully decked out in hazmat suits and undergo rigorous decontamination. You’ve probably also seen the harrowing images of young children who’ve been exposed to the chemical cocktail that goes into making P; they’re typically chronically unwell and sometimes covered in rashes and sores.

Among the victims are more and more homebuyers, tenants, landlords, and even moteliers, whose properties have been, or are being, used as clandestine P labs, rendering them toxic danger zones. So, I wanted to share with you the most up-to-date advisory I have – this one’s from the New Zealand Law Society. No matter what type of property transaction you’re involved in, be it renting, leasing or trading, you need to be aware of the potential risks. While the tell-tale signs can be all but invisible, there are red flags you can familiarise yourself with as part of robust due diligence, while augmenting those rigorous checks with timely legal advice and guidance.

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Unfortunately for landlords rental homes are particularly at risk. Three quarters of P labs busted by police in New Zealand have been rentals. A couple of years back, Housing New Zealand conducted tests for methamphetamine on 196 state houses.

Over half – a staggering 101 to be exact – were found to be contaminated with P residue.

Janice’s Lesson Number 2: Still think the odds are on your side? Of even further concern, it’s estimated police currently uncover only five to 10 percent of P labs in operation each year.

With the proliferation of methamphetamine labs, it’s very wise to take a “better safe than sorry” approach to sussing out a property, so be sure

to look carefully for any of the telltale signs that might suggest hearty family meals aren’t the only thing that have been cooked up inside.

Amongst the red flags: the property’s being used, or has previously been used, as a rental; frequent visitors come and go, or access has been denied to neighbours; windows remain shut and curtains drawn throughout the day; surveillance equipment, “high spec” locks and security devices have been installed; excessive or high fencing surrounds the property; sickly sweet or solvent smells are evident; ceilings and/or benches are highly discoloured – especially in the kitchen, bathroom and garage; there might be staining around the outside of drain covers; unusual wiring and/or plumbing fixtures, or additional fans and ventilation systems – over and above what’s needed for a residential home – have been installed, and you might notice corroded rubber and/or plastic around taps and stoves.

Now, what to do about it?

Janice’s Lesson Number 3: If in doubt, test. If you suspect P’s been anywhere near a property you’re looking to buy, it’s likely a specialised test for methamphetamine residue is in order and, so, a due diligence clause should be included in any sale and purchase agreement.

Any agreement would likely be made conditional on the vendor testing the property (the estimated fee ranges from around $600 to $1800) and, if it is contaminated, the seller would

be required to remedy any issues, at their cost, before possession. Where a conditional agreement is in place, all parties should ensure they’re up with the play on their contractual obligations. Past or prospective landlords need to be crystal clear that they actually have a statutory obligation for correcting chemical hazards on their property – and, what’s more, this duty extends to property managers and agents.

While the law stipulates that any vendor with knowledge of P contamination must declare it, buyers need to be aware that warranty doesn’t extend to the work of any previous owners. However, if a property has previously tested positive for methamphetamine, councils are required to record this on the Land Information Memorandum, and it must stay put on the property file forever and a day – yes, even after remedial work’s been completed.

Under their duties, a real estate agent is also obliged to disclose any information regarding contamination they’re aware of, and risks prosecution if they knowingly market a property that’s been used for manufacturing methamphetamine but not decontaminated without being upfront about it.

Testing time Janice’s Lesson Number 4: When you’re looking at buying a property, it’s hard to come up with a case for anything but insisting on having tests done for P residue, if your initial due diligence indicates there’s a risk. Be

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Janice Hughes sure to consult your legal adviser, and just keep very clear in your mind that the remediation of methamphetamine houses is not typically covered by insurers; so, fail to take the right steps, and you could face footing a decontamination bill of up to $30,000 or, in an extreme case, be forced to demolish the home. Yep, it’s not hard to do the maths.

Please remember this information is designed as a general guide and should not replace specific legal advice on a particular issue.

If you have any questions or queries about any of the information in this article please contact Janice Hughes on 03 443 0900 or janice@aspiringlaw.co.nz.

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Gina Dempster Wanaka Wastebusters We are halfway through July now and I am happy – not just that the snow arrived before the end of the school holidays, but because I am more than halfway through my second attempt at Plastic Free July. Being the second year, the romance is fading. If Plastic Free July (PFJ) was a man, right about now I would be noticing those little annoying habits that later on in a relationship you learn to love (or at least live with).

What makes it so hard is the trade-offs involved in giving up single-use plastic: time, money, convenience and at times the love of my children (no you can’t have berries in your smoothies this month). Yes, two weeks of trying to give up single-use plastic has made me, at different times, broker, busier, a meaner mum and a cheat. Am I making anyone else want to give it a go?

But like any good relationship, it is worth sticking together through the rocky times. A report released this year predicts that there will be more plastic than fish in the sea by 2050, unless we change our ways. Right now we are dumping one rubbish truck’s worth of plastic into the sea every minute. What we are saving in time and convenience is costing the earth a lot.

For me, PFJ gives you a little motivation kick to see how much plastic you can kick out of your life. If you want to make a change to less plastic, here are some easy places to get started.

Make your own: hummus (so easy and cheap), almond milk (so easy and tasty, unfortunately not so cheap) and yoghurt (I can’t believe mine actually set – try Evelyn’s recipe on the Wastebusters website).

If you are happy to drink raw milk, you can fill your own bottles at Udderly Fresh near the Red Bridge. Just remember to take cash with you, including extra to buy the bottles the first time.

(I learnt that one the hard way!)

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ones available soon – they will make great presents for visiting relatives.

Porridge is cheap, healthy and Harraways still sell some in paper bags. Most cereals are expensive, sugary and are wrapped in plastic. If you can somehow get your kids to eat porridge, you have won on nearly every front.

Fruit and veggies. I would like to say thanks to every checkout operator who has patiently weighed my loose fruit and vegetables over the years. Not one complaint at any store ever. And Med Market has the biggest and crispest celery without any plastic on it at all – score!

Buy in bulk. What is a trip to Dunedin if you don’t weigh the car down on the way home with 25kg of rice from the Asian market?

Pictured: Gina Dempster with her homemade almond milk.

WellSouth’s Books on Prescription programme has expanded the self-help books available to readers in Otago and Southland.

The programme provides self-help books to libraries and a network of health professionals can then “prescribe” these books for common health problems.

WellSouth health promotion specialist Rebecca Llewellyn said there is growing evidence that reading high quality self-help books can help people understand, manage and improve their health.

“It appears readers in Otago and Southland are really helping themselves. The programme has been running since 2013 and the results of a recent evaluation showed that the recommended self-help books had been taken out over 2000 times, with the most popular books being issued hundreds of times each,” Rebecca said.

The most popular book in the collection is John Kirwan’s All Blacks Don’t Cry – and John is a big supporter of the scheme.

“I'm really pleased to support Books on Prescription: Read Yourself Well here in the south which is helping communities get through the tough times. It is too easy to become weighed down by stress or poor health in this day and age - get along to your local library for books which have been reviewed by health professionals, including my books All Black’s Don’t Cry and Stand by Me.” The programme initially focused on mental health but has recently expanded to include books on other health topics, such as diabetes, heart disease and lifestyle choices.

Additional resources such as smartphone apps and videos have also been added to the website.

The book collection can be found in your local library by searching the book title in the catalogue or asking a librarian about Books on Prescription.

Community awards entries open STAFF REPORTER editor@thewanakasun.co.nz Entries are open for the Trustpower Queenstown Lakes District Community Awards, which are run in partnership with the Queenstown Lakes District Council.

The awards are open to all voluntary groups and organisations working to make the district a better place to live. They cover five categories; Heritage and Environment, Health and Wellbeing, Arts and Culture, Sport and Leisure, and Educational and Child/Youth Development. Category winners will receive $500, runners-up will receive $250 and the supreme winner will receive $1500 and an all-expenses paid trip to the 2016 Trustpower National Community Awards. Last year’s supreme winner was Wanaka-based Shaping our Future.

Anyone can enter a voluntary group or organisation – voluntary groups and organisations can even enter themselves.

“Many activities, events, projects, programmes, sports, and services are provided thanks to the region’s hard working volunteers. But often they are not recognised for the invaluable work they do,” Trustpower community relations representative Emily Beaton said. “Now you have the chance to say thank you to these volunteers who work hard to improve the community – just by filling out an entry form. It takes just a few minutes of your time to enter a voluntary group but it will make a real difference to the volunteers you are recognising.”

Entry forms are available from the council offices or service centres or can be completed online at Trustpower.co.nz/communityawards. Entries close at 5pm on Friday August 26.

Playgroup turns twenty one DANIELLE BUTLER newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz Wanaka Playgroup has its 21st birthday next week, and, as most 21-year-olds do, will celebrate by throwing a party. The party, held at the Squash Club, Stone Street, on Thursday July 28,

welcomes all carers and their children aged between zero and five years old living or visiting Wanaka, as well as past presidents and coordinators. Between 9.30am and 11.30am, there will be face painting, birthday cake and lots of play.

Search for Wanaka Playgroup on Facebook for more information.

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Bookings for free trial sessions are essential. Phone 443 6500 or come into 17 Plantation Road.

Steve Ahern, who is the TRIBE Team Training™ Head Coach at ProActive says, “TRIBE Team Training™ programmes are at the cutting edge of the fitness industry and we are extremely proud that we are able to offer them to the whole community.

We are now also very excited to be offering TRIBE Unlimited, that allows members to attend as many TRIBE Team Training™ sessions per week as they like!”

The team at ProActive is confident that once you try these sessions you will see yourself achieving more results than you ever thought possible.

For more information on TRIBE Team Training™ call 443 6500, check out our website www.proactivewanaka.com, or pop into 17 Plantation Road.

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Mount Aspiring College student Rosie Smith is pictured with her winning design for Wanaka Playgroup’s new logo. The playgroup approached design students at the school with a brief to create the new logo based on the playgroup’s philosophy.

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Neighbourhood support set up DANIELLE BUTLER newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz Hawea and Hawea Flat residents are set to benefit from a neighbourhood support network, designed to help neighbours get to know each-other better and make them better equipped to help each other out.

Barbara Chinn, who has taken control of the project after a similar idea fizzled out, said that knowing who you can call locally in an emergency is a sensible idea.

Essentially, the idea will be based on a spreadsheet detailing the names and contact numbers of residents, plus any special skills or materials that

they may have which would make them helpful in a crisis.

“The aim is that people can help their neighbours in times of emergency, and it is useful to have a record of skills and materials possessed by local people which can be helpful. We should all know our neighbours and this seems a good way to do that,” Barbara said.

Barbara hopes to have a completed spreadsheet by next month, and anyone wishing to be involved or to volunteer as the coordinator for their street can request a form by emailing b.chinn@ xtra.co.nz.

A get-together will then be organised so that coordinators can discuss how the idea will progress.

New access way to recreation centre STAFF REPORTER editor@thewanakasun.co.nz A new purpose-built cycle and pedestrian access way opened yesterday morning to link Ballantyne Road and Wanaka Recreation Centre.

The new route was jointly funded by Queenstown Lakes District Council and Willowridge Developments Ltd, to provide a safe route for pedestrians and cyclists, while avoiding construction traffic in the area.

Willowridge director Allan Dippie said that the

DANIELLE BUTLER newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz A driver who came off Beacon Point Road and collided with a brick sign has been flown to Dunedin hospital with serious injuries.

The incident is believed to have occurred early on Sunday morning when the driver’s car came off the

road at a bend where Beacon Point Road meets Penrith Park Drive.

Wanaka Police’s response manager Allan Grindell confirmed that the driver had been flown to Dunedin, but the hospital were unable to offer any updates on the driver’s condition.

Pictured: The brick wall and sign at Penrith Park after the collision.

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company was “pleased to contribute to the funding of this cycle and walkway and work with the council to enable this access to the new centre.”

QLDC chief financial officer Stewart Burns said the new pathway for cyclists and pedestrians would encourage people using the new Recreation Centre to choose alternatives to driving.

“We see this access way as serving a dual purpose. It enables people to cycle and walk to the new centre while at the same time avoiding stretches of road that could be particularly busy with construction vehicles.”

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Hawea Haven First time offered to the market, the owners have had splendid memorable holidays here and it’s now time for a new family to enjoy.

Rarely found in this established location with a larger section, mature grounds with fruit trees and close to the shores of Lake Hawea.

Opportunities like this are scarce at the moment so don’t miss out, call today.

Auction 3pm, Friday 12th August 2016 (unless sold prior) Ray White Office, 1 Helwick Street, Wanaka View Sat & Wed 2pm or By Appointment www.rwwanaka.co.nz/WNK21396 rwwanaka.co.nz/WNK21396 Jo Sedon 0274 454 590, jo.sedon@raywhite.com

Auction 3pm, Friday 12th August 2016 (unless sold prior) Ray White Office, 1 Helwick Street, Wanaka View Sat & Wed 2.30pm or By Appointment www.rwwanaka.co.nz/WNK21399 rwwanaka.co.nz/WNK21399 Jo Sedon 0274 454 590, jo.sedon@raywhite.com

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Little Mt Iron for Sale So close to Wanaka and yet with 27ha (approx 65 acres) encompassing the slopes & peak of Little Mt Iron you can be assured that by buying this real estate you are buying an outstanding natural landscape giving you peace & privacy on the outskirts of town. Make this your opportunity and contact us for more details on this stunning and unique real estate opportunity.

Deadline Sale Offers by 4pm 5th August (unless sold prior) View Sat & Wed 12pm or By Appointment www.rwwanaka.co.nz/WNK21400 rwwanaka.co.nz/WNK21400 Fiona Reid 0274 859 651 fiona.reid@raywhite.com

Deadline Sale Offers by 4pm 15th August (unless sold prior) View By Appointment www.rwwanaka.co.nz/WNK21404 rwwanaka.co.nz/WNK21404 Anna Findlay 0274 383 640 anna.findlay@raywhite.com LICENSED (REAA 2008)

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With titled sections hard to find and builders in high demand why go through the stress This stunning cedar clad home is modern in design and full of high-spec features, forming a home anyone would enjoy. For young families there are child-care centres and cafes, swimming pools and a gym all within an easy walk. Riverside Park offers a community in itself, with a friendly, neighbourly vibe.

5 A 4 F 2 I More than Most If you are looking for space this beautifully constructed eco-home has more than most. In addition to the four bedrooms and massive living areas there is a library, games room, drying room & four bathrooms. This home sits down a private lane on a landscaped acre and is within minutes to the Wanaka township. Owners have purchased elsewhere, so call now.

For Sale $1,575,000 View Sunday & Wednesday at 1pm or By Appointment www.rwwanaka.co.nz/WNK21380 rwwanaka.co.nz/WNK21380 Rachel Walsh 0274 432 683 rachel.walsh@raywhite.com

For Sale $729,000 View Sat & Wed 11am or By Appointment www.rwwanaka.co.nz/WNK21402 rwwanaka.co.nz/WNK21402 Rachel Walsh 0274 432 683 rachel.walsh@raywhite.com LICENSED (REAA 2008)

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Reserve Your Views Enjoy heavenly views of Lake Wanaka and the mountains beyond as you wake up each morning in this beautiful modern home. Bordered by reserve and built for the views, this home offers a relaxed, lowmaintenance lifestyle in a stunning corner of the world. Originally built in 2012 as a David Reid show home it is easy to see the details and quality throughout.

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3 A 1 F 2 I Catch of the Day Lots of family fun times to be had in this beauty, with 2 bedrooms, bathroom & living area upstairs where you can relax on the deck soaking up the views, and a separate bunkroom downstairs for the kids. A private secluded back yard on a super large 1,369m2 section. Don’t miss this opportunity to buy in the popular established area of Lake Hawea.

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Exceptional and Private Situated down a private road unseen by passers-by, an Italian style villa sits nestled in the rolling terrain halfway between the Cardrona ski field and Wanaka township. The main home exudes character in its mud-brick walls and rustic timber features.Options are aplenty with this rare opportunity to acquire a unique home in such a spectacular location. Don’t be one to miss out.

Wanaka Lakefront Farmland Located along the stunning shore of Lake Wanaka, a rare opportunity exists for one to find refuge in some of the most spectacular land to be found in this area. Offering superlative privacy within each of the two building platforms, encompassed by 137 hectares of picturesque undulant farmland, this working farm can now become your own secluded sanctuary. Call today for more information.

For Sale By Negotiation View Saturday 3.30pm or By Appointment www.rwwanaka.co.nz/WNK21389 rwwanaka.co.nz/WNK21389 Harry Briggs 027 431 1550 harry.briggs@raywhite.com

For Sale $15,000,000 plus GST if any View By Appointment www.rwwanaka.co.nz/WNK21363 rwwanaka.co.nz/WNK21363 Anna Findlay 0274 383 640 anna.findlay@raywhite.com

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Chef’s plants show district plan weakness DANIELLE BUTLER newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz

Feeling the cold this winter?

Celebrity chef Annabel Langbein, pictured, has had her application to construct three accessory buildings and amend the use of a filming shed approved, in the midst of controversy relating to exotic plants on the property.

Commissioners Bob Nixon and Jane Taylor said that their options regarding the 9ha Dublin Bay property had been significantly constrained by what had already gone before.

“This in turn is compounded by some significant weaknesses in the operative district plan with respect to the protection of areas of ‘indigenous’ vegetation,” the report stated.

The commissioners added that the application’s background had made the process of coming to a decision “considerably more time-consuming than would otherwise have been the case.”

When Queenstown Lakes District Council initially heard the application by Langbein and Hewetson Nominees Ltd in April, attention turned to the site’s exotic vegetation, with landscape architect Marion Reid recommending 3ha of exotic vegetation be replaced.

“While some of the exotic planting appears to have been established in breach of earlier conditions of consent, this is essentially an enforcement matter,” the Commissioners said.

The decision took into account the fact that the development had undoubtedly been beneficial for the chef’s cookery programmes, but noted that it had an adverse visual effect on the environment in terms of what would be expected within an outstanding natural landscape.

Pop on in to the Cobblers to purchase some of our amazing possum products for yourself or as a special gift for someone.

We have a wide variety of item including Hot water bottles, duvets, cushions, gloves, baby booties and lovely possum insoles to keep your feet nice and toasty.

We also provide on the spot shoe repairs no need to send out of town!

Get your keys cut and further more if you need any special items engraved we can help out there as well.

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Last day for Plunket car seat service Monday July 25 will be the last day the Plunket car seat coordinator will be in Wanaka. A decision was made in June to cease the service following a decline in usage.

The car seat service was launched

in 1981 when only around 20 percent of children were properly restrained when travelling in cars.

Research in 2014 found 93 percent of children under five travel in car seats.

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Vanuatu Outreach People are really important and I like to help. Patients in Wanaka have easy access to a GP like me, but not everyone has that Dr Mark Edmond luxury, so with the MBChB, BHB, FRNZCGP support of Aspiring Medical Centre (AMC) I will be travelling to the island of Malekula (Vanuatu) in August to volunteer my medical services with Marine Reach. They use the ship called the Pacific Hope which has been outfitted to provide medical, dental and vision care to areas of the Pacific that have very poor access to health care. The island we are going to has 23,000 inhabitants with no doctor.

If they are lucky might get a doctor visit twice a year. I, with another GP and 4 nurses, will pay our way to get there and give about 1600 patients free medical care over 8 days, some whom will have walked for many hours to see us. If you would like to support this venture (and a little bit can go a long way in these outreaches) you can do so in any of several ways. AMC are collecting donations for the purchase of soccer balls for me to take for the kids there. We have chosen One World Futbols which are designed to be pretty indestructible and require no pump. We have a donation station set up at AMC for gold coin giving and a GiveaLittle page -https://givealittle. co.nz/cause/goldforgoalsvanuatu. If you would like to support me directly you can contact me through AMC. You can also sponsor Marine Reach directly through marinereach.com and you can see what my trip will be like from a recent similar outreach at http:// youtube/5B8Zu4A8KyU .

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VIEWPOINT Facebook www.facebook.com/WanakaSun/ You were not happy to read that the prison term of a man who was convicted of violently assaulting Wanaka resident Kahu Vincent has been reduced. “Prison term reduced” (page 3, Wanaka Sun July 14): Michelle What a joke! No wonder there is SO much violence when u can get away with it.

Mary So criminally wrong,too many bleeding heart judges.

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Facebook www.facebook.com/WanakaSun/ “Allenby Park plans approved” (page 2, Wanaka Sun July 14) receives support: Anique It’s perfect as the park is primarily used by families, exercise workouts, dog walkers, children letting off a bit of energy and picnickers. Well thought and sympathetic to the natural surroundings-I take my hat off to the designers.

Surely this goes without saying...don’t forget the irrigation!

Sue Sounds great.

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N O T I C E B O A R D Variation 1 - Arrowtown Design Guidelines 2016 Queenstown Lakes District Council gives public notice as of 20 July 2016 of Variation 1 to the Proposed District Plan - Arrowtown Design Guidelines 2016.

The purpose of Variation 1 is to incorporate the Arrowtown Design Guidelines 2016 into the Proposed District Plan and to update references to the Arrowtown Design Guidelines 2006 in five separate chapters of the Proposed District Plan, with the Arrowtown Design Guidelines 2016.

The new guidelines are based on the 2006 guidelines but have been revised and updated to reflect changes that have occurred in Arrowtown since 2006. They also provide guidance for development in the proposed zones set out in the Proposed District Plan.

Facebook www.facebook.com/WanakaSun/ The Reserve Bank has released a consultation paper proposing changes to loan-to-value restrictions to mitigate risks to financial stability arising from the current boom in house prices. Read about it on page 1 of today’s paper.

Joanna ...my understanding is that they will reduce number loans given to people with only 20% deposit and require more people to have at least 40-60% deposit. I think it is important that first home buyers are prioritised for the 20% deposits...

I don’t have a problem with people who already own a property being required to have a larger deposit on further properties. If you already own 2 properties and are purchasing a third you should have a very large deposit indeed... Just don’t screw first home buyers trying desperately to get into market.

Benn About time something was put in place. This will definitely help but the one piece of information needed is how many investors (say in the last year) have had the now required 40% (and possibly) more? I would expect a fair few, which ultimately won’t help the situation. But it is still a move in the right direction. I would like to see the investor / buying to let market looked at as a whole. Are they being taxed fairly? Are they being monitored? etc. I don’t have anything against Investors but I do feel there needs to be more rules and regulations in this area.

A full copy of Variation 1,the Arrowtown Design Guidelines 2016 and a fact sheet summarising the proposal can be inspected at the following locations: • QLDC website: www.qldc.govt.nz –a link to Arrowtown Design Guidelines will be on the home page under Consulting On. • Queenstown Council offices: 10 Gorge Road and 74 Shotover Street Public library: 10 Gorge Road • Wanaka Council offices: 47 Ardmore Street Public library: Dunmore Street, Wanaka • Arrowtown Public library: 58 Buckingham Street The Council invites any person to make a submission on Variation 1 - Arrowtown Design Guidelines 2016. Options for making a submission are: • Online: www.qldc.govt.nz – as above • Post: Queenstown Lakes District Council, Private Bag 50072, Queenstown 9348, Attention: Arrowtown Design Guidelines Submission • Email: services@qldc.govt.nz (subject line: Arrowtown Design Guidelines Submission) If you decide not to make a submission using our online form, please be aware that written submissions must be on Form 5 as prescribed by the Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Regulations 2003. Your submission must state whether or not you wish to speak to your submission at a hearing. This form is available from the locations listed above. Submissions close Wednesday 17 August 2016.

Following the receipt of public submissions, a summary of the decisions requested will be prepared. This will then be publicly notified for further submissions. You can only make a further submission if you represent a relevant aspect of the public interest (e.g. A community association or environmental organisation) or have an interest in the Variation that is greater than the general public (e.g. the Variation affects your property rights).

The Council has appointed Commissioners to hear submissions on the Proposed District Plan, including this proposed Variation. Following the close of the further submission period, a public hearing will be held to enable submitters to present their submissions.

For further information regarding the Arrowtown Design Guidelines, please call Nigel Bryce on (03) 477 2119 or Blair Devlin on (03) 441 0499.

This notice is pursuant to Clause 5 of the First Schedule to the Resource Management Act 1991.

SPORT RESULTS Please send sports results to sports@thewanakasun.co.nz in the following format by Monday noon of each week for inclusion.

Wanaka Stadium Bowls w/e 16 July Monday evening Edgewater Trophy: 1 S Nyhof A Coupe C Scurr 2 C Nyenhuis N Robertson D Minson 3 T Scurr H Thayer R Marshall. Tuesday morning 2x4x2 1 C Carr B Mackenzie 2 K Davey S Morris 3 A Coupe E Lischner. Tuesday afternoon 2x4x2 1 G Thomas E Findlater 2 P Wilson G Beattie 3 M Wilson E Baldwin.

Tuesday evening Trades 1 M Prince M Gould J Oakes 2 J Mayen T McKay J Dale 3 J Leith R Marshall I Hodges. Wednesday afternoon Triples 1 M McElrea D O llerenshaw R Robertson 2 G Cross K Sutherland L Pannett 3 D Studholme E Baldwin I Urquhart.

Wednesday Evening Trades 1 Clubbers 2 Trail Enders 3 Have a Shot Thursday Afternoon Triples 1 G Thomas P Gray M Wilson 2 N Harris A Nicholls P Knowles 3 B Morgan R Chartres E Findlater.

Thursday evening Trades 1 Rotary 2 D Slee R McNeilly M Gould 3 R Anderson L Jocelyn E King. Friday Progressive Skips M Firman N

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Young J Barton 3rds J Maddison J Bryant R Hannan Leads D King J Rich B Thorburn. Saturday Studholme Memorial 1 Albert Town 52 2 Beacon Point 45 3 Hawea 37 4 Village 32 5 Meadowstone 31 6 Rippon Lea 28 7 Scurr Heights 23 8 Pembroke 13. Wanaka Town 8 wins / Aspiring Village 3 wins.

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Lake Hawea Golf Club Results for Sunday 17 July. Men: 1st Maurice Collins +5 2nd Red Stevenson +3 3rd Tony Arscott +3 4th Chris Morrow +2 5th Dick Sullivan +2 Ladies: Kelly Mackenzie +7. Closest to the pin No1 Tony Arscott No 5 Red Stevenson. Two’s Tony Arscott. Birdies/ Nett Eagles Tony Arscott Tarras Golf results

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Stewart Jenkins Memorial Trophy-Holger Reinecke 34 Stablefords, Tom Moore 33, Ken Galloway 31, Allan Kane 31, Jonny and Beau Trevathan 31

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SUN CLASSIFIEDS SERVICES WANAKA PHARMACY is your local pharmacy. We’re the big pharmacy at the top of Helwick Street - open until 7pm every single day. Ph 443 8000 WHEELS TO DUNSTAN –free shuttle service to Dunstan Hospital or Alexandra specialist appointments, also linking with the St Johns Health Shuttle to Dunedin Hospital. For bookings please call Community Networks on 03 443 7799 before 3pm the day before.

FREE COMPUTER lessons for older people - Community Networks is offering one-to-one or small group lessons in your own home on your own device. If you are interested or know of friends or neighbours who are struggling please CALTEX CALTEX WANAKA WANAKA

call in to Community Networks or phone 03 443 779. Our thanks go to the Synod of Otago and Southland for providing the funds for this project.

INLAND REVENUE are at Community Networks, Wednesday 20 July, 9am – 12.30pm. If you need help with your Tax return, Family Tax credits or the changes to Child support give Community Networks a call on 03 443 7799 to make an appointment for this free service.

CAN YOU no longer drive? The Total Mobility Scheme provides subsidised taxi services to people who have an impairment that prevents them from being able to drive. Contact Community Networks for more information on 443 7799.

JP SERVICES are available at Community Networks every Tuesday from 1pm and Friday from 10.30am. Please book your appointment by ringing Community CBD Map CBD Map 61 61 Networks 03 443 7799.

NOT FOR profit training workshop: ‘Courageous Conversations’. Facilitated by Community Networks Wanaka and delivWanaka’s ered by the Otago Chamber of Commerce, snowchain Wed 3 August, 1.30-4.30pm, Wanaka.

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Laurdromat shower -- LPG LPG -- contact carwash --0800 42 49 68 or kim@otagoATM. Redeem your FUELUP FUELUP ATM. fitting Redeem your FREE & chamber.co.nz supermarket fuel discount vouchers at supermarket vouchers at sizing demo.fuel discount Caltex Caltex Wanaka.

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The Wanaka chapter of BNI meets weekly at 7am Tuesday morning. Great networking opportunity to grow your business. VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED at The Salvation Contact Rosie Ford for information 021 Army Family store if you have some free time and would like to be part of a team 189 6671 WANAKA PRIMARY School ‘Op Shop’ which makes a difference, come and see us.

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YOGA FOR CANCER. Anybody affected welcome. Family, support/carers.Tues 9:30 St. John’s. call/txt carmen 02102215409 abundant.earth

YOGA CLASSES at St John’s Room’s 4 Link Way Wanaka, Hatha Yoga Monday 5.30-6.45 pm with Kerry Limmer IYTA Dip. 8 WEEKS $80.00 All welcome. Enquiries and bookings 0273221540 MEDITATION CLASSES at Hot Yoga Fusion with Kerry Limmer 7.00pm - 8.00pm Monday’s $80.00 Bookings to 0273221540 BALI MEDITATION Retreat 20th-27th August 2016.We still have spaces! Enquiries and bookings Kerry Limmer 0273221540

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The public are invited to attend an information evening about the likely Battle for Our Birds Pest Control Programme in the Mount Aspiring National Park this Spring.

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Vacancy: Manager of the Wanaka i-SITE Visitor Centre Maintenance Person

15 Careworkers, Wanaka Thank you to all those people who applied for various positions at our new Aspiring Enliven Care Centre recently. The number of applications and high calibre of applicants was overwhelming.

However, we still require 15 careworkers.

If you enjoy the wisdom and company of older people, and want to support them in living a happy life, join the supportive Enliven Wanaka team.

You don't need to be an experienced careworker because we ensure you are fully trained and comfortable in your abilities before you start your part-time or full-time role. We even pay you while you gain the skills required to become a practical, respectful and considerate careworker.

Visit psotago.org.nz/jobs for full details.

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Aspiring Lifestyle Retirement Village Full time position – up to 40 hours per week.

Based in Wanaka, this role will suit an energetic person who enjoys repairs and maintenance tasks and is comfortable working with older people.

Mandatory requirements: • Repairs and maintenance experience • Good communication skills • New Zealand residency • Clean Driver’s Licence and no criminal convictions

The Wanaka i-SITE Visitor Centre is after an experienced Manager to run the operation, providing information and booking services to visitors to our region and further afield.

We’re after a leader that can support our team of frontline sales stars to ensure visitors stay longer, spend and do more in the Wanaka region.

You’ll need to have proven business acumen and see the big picture while still being able to connect with the frontline. Ideally you’ll hold business qualifications, be experienced in hands on development of highly successful businesses, nurturing great teams and like to have fun in the workplace.

If this sounds like your dream job, please email your covering letter and CV by 5pm Friday 22 July to james@wanaka.co.nz. A job description is available on request.

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If this sounds like you, please email your covering letter and CV by 5pm Friday 22 July to james@wanaka.co.nz.

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Funding needed to research lake snot problem GLENDA TURNBULL journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz Experts from here and overseas are calling for more research into the cause of the lake snot clogging Wanaka residents’ water filters and clinging to fishing lines, lures, swimmers and boats.

University of Otago zoologist Dr Marc Schallenberg, pictured, has been researching the problem since it was first noticed by fishermen on Lake Wanaka in 2004. He has been joined by Landcare expert Dr Phil Novis and Dr Cathy Kilroy freshwater ecologist from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) to try to identify why it is happening.

University of Wisconsin professor Jake Vander Zanden joined Marc on a recent trip to Wanaka to monitor the lake snot and said if the problem got much worse, we may never be able to control it.

“You do not want to wait until the problem has gone to a catastrophic state before you start to do what you need to do, which is to collect key data so you can understand what is going on and solve the problem,” Jake said.

Two fishing operators on the lake have also expressed concerns about the level of algae in the

lake and are concerned there is not enough being done to fix the problem.

Davy Pattison has noticed the algae in the lake for the last six years.

“It is annoying. It gets on your lines, your lures and all over the boat. It is not a good look.”

Alan Baxter said he had been trying to get the Wanaka Community Board to put monitoring in place.

“I went to see them in 2002 and nothing happened. I went again six months ago and I didn’t feel that I got any further.

Filtering the snot out of the water is just a band aid.

We need monitoring put in place so we can find out why it is happening,” Alan said.

Marc said he and his colleagues have just been scratching the surface of the issue and that a concentrated study is needed to find a solution to the problem. He estimates the funding required would be around $300,000.

“I think we need a concentrated study. People are asking me questions, PHOTO: SUPPLIED expecting me to have all the answers when we haven’t had any funding to do the research,” Marc said.

Marc has just put in another application last week for funding and has applied three or four times last year, all of them unsuccessful.

“We need to raise awareness so people start asking questions and realise we need to do some research on it to get the answers we need to solve the problem,” Marc said.

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Bingo fundraiser for fire victim DANIELLE BUTLER newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz The family whose Hawea home was partly destroyed by fire last month has been shown more support by the community in the form of a bingo fundraiser tomorrow (Friday July 22).

Lake Hawea Netball Club has organised the “Housie” night to raise money for Kelly MacKenzie and her 14-year-old son, Luke, following the fire on Cappell Avenue, which destroyed a large amount of household items.

Club member and organiser Colleen Carr said, “when you lose your possessions, you are on your

back foot for a long time afterwards. Kelly has been a member of the netball club for many years and we wanted to show our support.”

Kelly said, “after the fire the initial support we got was amazing, and I didn’t think I could be any more surprised by what the local community could do. But when the netball club got in touch to tell me what they were organising I got a bit emotional. I am surrounded by amazing people who make me feel very loved.”

The event kicks off at 7.30pm at Lake Hawea Community Centre. Cards are $5 each, there will be a cash bar, and attendees are asked to bring a prize for the raffle.

Meteor dazzles South Island DANIELLE BUTLER newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz Many lucky people got the chance to witness what is believed to have been a meteor exploding over the South Island on Tuesday evening (July 19), with glimpses being spotted from Wanaka to Dunedin.

Wanaka resident Laurie Clark was travelling to Dunedin when she spotted the ball of light just outside of Alexandra at around 6.30pm.

“At first I thought it was a shooting star, but then saw how huge it was. We stopped the car and it was so big and seemed so close that we thought maybe it was a plane. It went behind a cloud and

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then flashed this amazing blue light and dispersed.

We couldn’t believe what we saw, it was the most amazing sight,” Laurie said.

The meteor is believed to have been part of the Perseid meteor shower, predicted to occur between July 17 and August 24, with NASA’s jet propulsion laboratory predicting to see around 100 meteors per hour during the shower’s peak.

However, retired astronomer Alan Gilmore believes the sight could actually have been spacecraft debris. “It took too long to go across the sky to be a meteor. Based on the two reports I believe it is debris from some spacecraft that’s been orbiting around the earth re-entering the atmosphere,” Alan said.

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Track funds still available DANIELLE BUTLER newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz Clubs in and around Wanaka are being urged to make the most of up to $5000 which can be applied for to contribute to track, hut and trail maintenance in the area.

With applications closing on August 31, clubs still have time to apply for a slice of the $1.2 million left in the Department of Conservation community fund.

Trail Fund NZ chairperson Ben Wilde said, “these grants are geared towards giving backcountry users greater ownership of the facilities they care passionately about and it is great to see

applicants keen to take advantage of the opportunity.”

While tracks around Queenstown are amongst the 126 projects to have already benefited from the $1 million already dished out, clubs in Wanaka have yet to apply for the funding.

Clubs concerned about the condition of a track or trail can apply for up to $5000 at hutsandtracks. org.nz. There are also separate funds for trampers, hunters, mountain bikers and other backcountry users such as horse riders and canyoners.

Pictured: Mountain bikers on the Missing Link trail in Queenstown, which was completed thanks to funding from Trail Fund NZ, opening up a large section of backcountry trails.

SELF-EMPLOYED AND NEED FINANCE HELP? Getting a home loan can be challenging especially when you’re self-employed.

The Wanaka and Queenstown market is full of small business owners who are working hard to grow into more substantial operations. The issue many find is that once their business starts to take off that’s when they need more funds to grow or even buy a house. This can create a disconnect, as typically banks will only consider a business’ past trading history when determining its ability to repay a new loan. Borrowing money then becomes difficult, not to mention frustrating, as even though cash flow may be strong, lenders may not be interested if there is insufficient proof to back this up. As a result many business owners have to delay buying or building a home or expanding their business until the new financial year. Businesses that have been trading for less than two years are often in a similar boat.

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in order can offer rewards when it’s time to apply for a loan later. Having documentation to prove income from an accountant and understanding the process can help get you where you want to be faster, easier, and sooner than you thought possible.

If you’re self-employed and would like to explore all your finance options regardless if you want to buy or build your own home or fund business expansion, a Mike Pero Adviser can help.

Simply call your local finance expert Mark on 021 275 5129 for an obligation free discussion and to take a step closer to owning your own home.

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Triathlete Nicky Samuels had a “good hit out” in Hamburg last weekend at the World triathlon Series sprint-distance event and is “progressing nicely” in the run up to the Olympic Games.

She said coming out well down from where she would normally exit the water meant she had to push

hard to get on the group in the bike which was good practice. But it was a messy race back from the breakaway group so Nicky went into “safety mode”.

“Last thing you want to be doing now is crashing five weeks out from Rio.” She is now back at her base at the altitude training centre in Font Romeu in the French Pyrenees.

The Rio 2016 Olympic Games will be held from August 5 to 21.

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There are no complicated machines, just simple free weights and daily workouts, with a gym pass that suits your training requirements.

Owner Martin McKone, also known as marathonmarty thanks a “reasonably successful running career,” has recently returned from Australia where he ran his own successful personal training studio.

Martin has spent most of his life involved in sport and believes fitness is for life.

“To me fitness is a lifetime commitment and very much a part of my daily life. At Multi Peak Fitness Wanaka I want to be

able to give you the opportunity of having somewhere special that will help you to commit to a fitness regime for life,” Martin said.

Launch day special offer A limited number of Foundation passes are up for grabs at a 15% discount*! That is just $12.75 per week! Text FOUNDATION plus your name to 021 2550102 to secure your discount. Then bring your discount coupon to the Launch Day mid August (official date T.B.A.) to claim

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Zoe takes on Cardrona GLENDA TURNBULL journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz Zoe Elvin, a young stroke survivor from Auckland, had a chance to hone her skiing skills last week at Cardrona Snowsports Adaptive School thanks to the support of the Young Stroke Thrivers Foundation (YSTF).

PHOTO: GLENDA TURNBULL Zoe, pictured with instructor Sam, was guided through her first ever skiing lesson.

YSTF founder Maria Fredatovich mountains and look forward to having a great 2016 said, “the whole team were absolutely amazing. So patient, supseason.”

Snow Farm also opened on Saturday and sports portive and fun. Zoe felt comfortable straight away being around everyone. manager Henrik Forsberg said it was a great day.

Photographer Jodie Rainsford, “Opening day was great with a lot of people videographer Andy, ski instructor coming to enjoy the nice sunny day. We are very Sam and the adaptive team made her glad to have the snow. On Monday night we had giggle, laugh and enjoy the experilots of snow and the loop and all our main basin ence. This was her first ever attempt trails are all open for people to come up and at skiing which was a struggle enjoy,” Henrik said. involving intense effort, thought, Pictured: Joshua and Harriet with TC Cat.

All ski fields finally open for holidays GLENDA TURNBULL journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz Treble Cone opened with TC Cat welcoming children, Amisfield bubbles and live entertainment last Saturday July 16.

Treble Cone manager Jackie van der Voort said, “Treble Cone had its most successful opening day ever this weekend, with more skiers and riders than ever before. We are very happy with the weekend and the positive vibe around the

and strength. She loved every minute of it and it opened her eyes to the possibilities.”

Zoe’s mum Carel Wheeler said the experience was amazing.

“All the volunteers and instructors were welcoming and helpful. It made the whole day easy. It was amazing.

It allowed me to spend time with my other daughter Holly. Zoe was looked after so well by the Cardrona staff and the volunteers at the Adaptive Snowsports,” Carel said.

“Sam got her to stand up on skis and then she went all over the mountain in the sit ski. Zoe was so alive with the experience, it has sparked her up which is excellent. We had such a great time we are planning on coming down again soon,” she said.

“I’d like to thank Maria from Young Stroke Thrivers Foundation and the Cardrona staff and the volunteers. It was just fantastic,” Carel said.

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