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Get on your bike I have 99 problems and my big bum on my bike ain’t one - aka, Why I’m riding in the Aotearoa Bike Challenge. I thought I was fit until I moved here 12 years ago. But fitness is defined differently here. I also realised that while Queenstowners are fit, they are highly dependent on their cars to get them to that gym, trail or climbing spot. It was a stark contrast to London where I was a daily cycle commuter. Sure, I had to learn some aggressive bike tactics but I made it an art. I loved a tactical approach to the traffic lights, light, balanced, preparing to launch ahead of the pack at traffic lights, and leave the other, more, ahem, ‘professional’looking cyclists in my dust. My ego cycled me home many times a week. It was a 40km commute along the A12 passing through the appropriately named Gallows Corner roundabout with 13 lanes feeding into it and no dedicated bike lanes. That big bum of mine was no barrier to cycling through ugly traffic – and I loved it. Now I live in Queenstown and advocate for better bike infrastructure. I commute on the trails now, and on our busy roads. On our roundabouts, by the way, even two lanes require the same blinkered focus as 13 lanes. I also ride for fun at 7 Mile and Coronet, and here’s where the contradiction hits me. Many of these people, who happily bike black runs, wouldn’t dream of riding on the road. I’m left asking: when will we stop making excuses? Everyone’s an athlete here, yet I rarely see them riding their bikes to get from A to B. They all like the idea but will handwave it away, citing time, safety and ease as barriers. An exception is the Tuesday / Wednesday Roadie bunch (politely slammed on Facebook the other day for hogging the road). I’d love to see that number of bikes on every road, leading the way and showing how cars and bikes can coexist. The “build infrastructure and they will come” approach is a nice ideal but prohibitively costly. As for ease, it depends on whether you find sitting in standstill traffic “easy”. The quickest way to make our streets bike friendly is to put more bikes on them. Imagine if all parents who could ride a bike modelled that to their kids and showed them how to bike safely in traffic? We’d be talking about a new generation of fitter, happier, more independent young people. Cyclists have a symbiotic relationship with drivers. More numbers equals better awareness. So this big bum is going to ride as much as possible during the Aotearoa Bike Challenge this February. Will you join me? Sign up at aotearoa.bike/queenstownlakes Amanda Robinson, The Lightfoot Initiative

Simple Minds, Texas, Pseudo Echo and Collective Soul played to a crowd of more than 12,000 at the annual Gibbston Valley Winery Summer Concert on Saturday. Queenstown’s big day out was another to remember, with the sun eventually bursting through the clouds

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New schools already nearing capacity By Sue Fea

With Wakatipu High School’s roll expected to hit maximum capacity of 1625 by 2027, principal Oded Nathan says “time is of the essence” for the Ministry of Education to decide on options for secondary education in the basin. He’s met with the Ministry “multiple times over the past 12 months” to impress upon them the “absolute urgency,” he says. “We need movement and movement fast, whether that’s expansion of the current site, a second campus for the existing school or a new school.” Nathan is expecting to start the year with 1450 students – 100 more than last year with the largest cohort of 333 new Year 9s coming from the primary schools. “Growth is constant. In 2020 we had 1034 students and we’ve experienced 45% growth and are fast approaching 1500 students,” he says. “We’ve got enough room and flexibility on the current site and last year we did some work with the Ministry and agreed that the current site’s capacity is 1,625.” An additional 22 international fee-paying students can’t be included in the Ministry numbers. The school now has over 135 staff, including 100 teachers. More discussions are scheduled this month. Roll projections suggest the school will be at capacity in two to three years, so the Ministry will need to make a decision quickly. “We were told about this current (new) school in 2014, we moved in soon after 2018, and they finished building at the end of 2022.” For Te Kura Whakatipu o Kawarau (Hanley’s) School principal Tania McNamara’s says the schools grown quicker than predicted. Her opening roll is about 330 pupils, up from 292 ending last year, despite Year 8s leaving. “It’s already time to line up funding for the second stage of the school which opened two years ago,” McNamara says. “We have quite a few new entrants. We tend to grow about 25 to 30 children per term and we’re expecting to match that growth this year. Last year’s growth is a lot quicker than the year before and we’re working with the Ministry to get underway building the 12 classroom second stage of the school.” It’s hoped that can start this winter, providing funding is available. The final third stage will go ahead depending on growth and the completed school will cater for 950 children. “The way we’re growing we’ll be up to 400, maybe 450, by the end of this year if it continues.” They’ve already had to reconfigure, turning the school library into two extra teaching spaces moving the library too rooms at the back of the hall. Queenstown Primary opens with between 600 and 700 pupils, having lost a large cohort of 80 Year 8s. Newly zoned, principal Fiona Cavanagh says there’s a slight drop in numbers which, at a junior level, may impact staffing and funding. The school’s maximum capacity is 770 which won’t be reached by the end of the year. The redevelopment work, including 11 classrooms moved from Wakatipu High School after aging ones were demolished, will be finished in June. The new classrooms will be officially opened this month. Remarkables Primary principal Tim Young’s opening with 445 pupils and anticipating another 30 to 40 throughout the year, raising numbers back to last year’s ending roll of 478. He had 78 Year 8s leave last year. “When we were bursting at the seams, we had up to 620 or 630 pupils, but when Hanley’s opened that alleviated our space challenges.” Shotover Primary, now 10 years old, is steady at around 600 pupils with capacity for 900. Rolls picked up last year after the borders re-opened with families from major cities and overseas moving south, principal Ben Witheford says. If housing development at Ladies Mile takes off that roll could rapidly rise though.

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Wakatipu High School principal Oded Nathan

“We were told by the Ministry, pre-Covid, that there was money allocated to buy land, but I’m not aware of any comment that it’s been purchased,” he says. Arrowtown Primary principal James Rasmussen has been faced with slightly dropping rolls since zoning was introduced and local house prices rose to an average $2million. “It’s hard for families to be in that part of town as it’s so expensive. I suspect we may get more out-of-zone applications.” He’s lost 94 Year 8s to high school and opens with 470 pupils when the school can take up to 600. The Ministry of Education is keeping any future high school site negotiations under wraps. Leader (Hautū) infrastructure and digital Scott Evans says they’re “continuing to explore appropriate sites” . “Our negotiations with surrounding landowners are confidential to protect the Crown and the landowners’ commercial interests.” The Ministry typically looks to acquire between 6ha and 8ha for a new secondary school. The district council’s Ladies Mile site was considered as a preferred option, however, the council decided other uses were more appropriate for that site, he says. The Ministry will be working with the school and community this year to “develop a plan for responding to future demand for secondary schooling”. The Ministry’s been monitoring growth at Te Kura Whakatipu o Kawarau to decide when further planned expansions there should proceed, Evans says. Council planning data also helps understand where future population growth will be.

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Fresh hope for young cancer patient By Sue Fea

The parents of a 12-year-old Queenstown girl who’s been battling cancer for eight months have been overwhelmed by the huge generosity and support pouring their way to help fund urgently needed, expensive international cancer treatment. Kristin and Hayden Davis and young Meila, going into Year 8 at Te Kura Whakatipu o Kawarau, have been on a horrifying and heartbreaking journey since June, and with treatment options now running out Meila’s been given the opportunity to go on a new trial which has had great success with adults. The New York and Sydney-based company, EnGeneIC, has agreed to create a personalised drug for free for Meila, but approval to administer it in New Zealand could take a very long time. “We’re told that’s time we don’t have,” Kristin says. They approached a Sydney oncologist who has agreed to take Meila on but as non-Australian citizens nothing is funded. “We have to pay for the hospital, nurses, doctor, materials and a portion of the drugs, pharmacists and travel, all of which we’re totally prepared to do. We’re trying to sell assets, but things are taking a while, once again time we don’t have.”

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It’s all going to cost a substantial Meila with her beloved dog amount of money, including airfares and accommodation - $50,000 for the first eight weeks of treatment in hospital alone, with Meila possibly needing eight rounds. A keen young netballer with her school, Meila’s suffering from osteosarcoma, which first presented as a lump above her knee. The family has had a traumatic time, and Kristin says they were sent away from the doctors so many times with Meila’s cancer undiagnosed. “We had to push and ended up seeing a physio who got Meila in for an ultrasound, so we want to raise awareness among other parents.” Kristin says she and Hayden have been “very reluctant” to ask for help and have been frantically trying to sell off any assets to fund the treatment themselves, but with NZ oncologists saying time is of the essence they finally agreed. “A beautiful group of friends set up a Givealittle page for us. We’ve been trying to cover everything to date for our beautiful Meila.” The Givealittle Page was only launched on Saturday and in six days had reached over $60,000 with 478 donors which has blown them away. “We’ve been fighting the urge to do this for eight months, but they’ve told us Meila could be ready to go next week once her visa and hospital paperwork are sorted. The drug company is literally testing her personalised drug now.” “We feel so very humbled as there are so many people with different needs out there,” she says. “We’ve left no stone unturned so far, no matter what the cost, including genomic profiling reports and lots of second opinions from multiple oncologists. But it’s proved to be worth every cent. A leading American oncologist recommended this EnGeneIC treatment.” The family, which includes Meila’s three little brothers, have rented out their home here and moved to Christchurch temporarily to be nearer Christchurch Hospital for Meila. In a positive for Meila, she just finished a brief round of chemotherapy and was allowed to fly back to Queenstown on Wednesday to start the first day back at school. “She’s been really missing her friends and was desperate to go to school. We moved to Queenstown from Wellington, and we’ve all formed such a tight relationship with the community down there. She’s flown back down on her own and is staying with her friend’s family who’ve been wonderful. We’ve received so much kindness and generosity. It’s been unbelievable.” Meila’s little brothers, six, four and two, are also keen to get back home. “To say this is all very heartbreaking is an understatement,” Kristin says. “Our Meila deserves better than this, but this new opportunity has given us fresh hope.” On Friday night, Meila’s school community held a Night Skate fundraiser for her after the Queenstown Ice Arena generously donated its final night of the skating season, with all takings from the event going to the Meila Givealittle campaign. To help see: Help Meila’s Battle For A Cure Givealittle Page: givealittle.co.nz/cause/help-meilas-battle-for-a-cure

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My editor just rang to ask if I can get this column in by Friday instead of Monday. Mmmmm … I should say no, as I was just lying down after a day of trying to tidy nearly 3 decades of STUFF in our house so that the 120 people coming to our son’s wedding won’t be too horrified by our hoarding. I’ve had to get off my lazy bed to tell my husband NOT to have his phone in his pocket while he helps set up the bar for the wedding as he’s pocketdialled me five times in the last hour. I’ve been on such tenterhooks about whether we would get the virtually impossible task of having all our five children and their other halves and babies home that I could barely think of anything else. One son who was here suddenly had to scoot back to Sydney for a meeting, and the Japanese contingent had their flight from ALK to ZQN cancelled, then our granddaughter banged her head and had to go to A and E - but it happened!! All twelve of us together after five and a half years- unadulterated bliss and we just couldn’t stop grinning.

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It’s been such an emotional week with last weekend’s wedding and oodles of old friends here for it. Unluckily for everyone around, I didn’t lose my voice but it must have been a close thing. That was happy emotional but our whole community is grieving with the loss of Kerry Smith - a truly decent man and I don’t know anyone who didn’t have the greatest respect for him. And there’s huge sorrow for the family that’s lost their 17 year old son - the one good thing to come from this is that they set up an endowment fund in his name under the Wakatipu Community Foundation and our community has rallied around and supported this terriﬁc initiative. Huge cheers for the Van Brandenbergs who have won an enormous international award for architecture with the Marisfrolg complex in Shenzhen, China. Fred gave me a copy of the book, and it is getting very dogeared with everyone so fascinated by his work. What a tragedy that our council doesn’t appreciate what a huge loss it would be to our community if his equally stunning design for a community centre in Arrowtown doesn’t get approved. I have no idea why the stupidest planning decisions get approved and the loveliest ones don’t. I’m not sure QLDC knows the answer to that either they have some pretty tangled thinking. We did a bit of tangling on my lawn this week - Mark Hunter came to our house for a partner yoga class. Partner yoga doesn’t mean your husband or wife - it’s best to have a partner who’s the same height as you and you use each other’s body as an extra prop. It’s such good fun and yoga under the trees is a whole different experience from a sterile gym. The best thing about the NZ Open is that we get to have yoga on the grass courts at Millbrook as the normal room gets taken over by the physio team. I hope you’ve all had a terriﬁc weekend whether you’ve been weddinging or rugby watching or Gibbston Valley concerting or any one of the fabulous things we can entertain ourselves with here in the wonderful Wakatipu and hugest love and condolences to those who’ve lost such beloved family members.

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Category 1 plastics, including meat trays, punnets and coloured bottles (like L&P), can now also go in the yellow mixed recycling bin, as well as pizza boxes free from grease and food. But soft plastics, such as food wrapping, drinks cartons, lids, foil-lined paperor-cardboard, and disposable coffee cups, still have to be plucked from the conveyor belts and put in the landfill - so Queenstowners can help by chucking them straight into the red bin. For glass, which is separated into huge piles outside, contaminants are lids, drinking glasses, window glass and ceramics. Laura Gledhill, QLDC Solid Waste Contracts Manager, says both the facility and the general public are doing well on the contaminants, however. “Contamination in mixed recycling is about 15%. If we can reduce that figure even lower, then that is less material going to landfill,” she says. “For glass, we have less than one percent contamination, which is fantastic. The community is doing an excellent job and understands the message well.” For both the mixed recycling and glass, ensuring containers are empty and relatively clean also helps the workers. “Whatever you put in your recycling bin, that’s what these guys are putting their hands through. So, it’s not a fun job by any stretch of the imagination.” The general rule is, ‘if in doubt, chuck it out’ - in the red landfill bin. Once separated, the plastics are sent to either Comspec in Christchurch or Pact Recycling Solutions in Wellington, the glass goes to Auckland, cardboard to Malaysia, and paper to Indonesia and China. Steel and aluminium products are sent to China and Japan. QLDC Senior Sustainability Advisor Kath Buttar says: “New Zealand is limited in terms of re-processing for those particular materials. There is some big work being done nationally to see what infrastructure is needed to try to improve how much of that product can be reprocessed.” QLDC has, however, done the maths to determine that is is environmentally viable to send the glass all the way to Auckland. “There’s so much less energy using recycled product in place of virgin materials. You can burn the furnaces at a lower temperature, which requires less energy and therefore less carbon, so that makes sense.” The Frankton facility, which opened in 2009, can process roughly nine to 11 tonnes a day. On average, 126t of residential mixed recycling is collected each month in the Wakatipu, compared to 75t in Wānaka. There’s also 124t of residential glass, and 70t in Wānaka. Commercial recycling is also processed at the plant, around 53t per month of mixed recycling and 54t of glass. As the population continues to expand, the facility will have to expand too, and modernise with the likes of robotic arms, optical sorters and other tech. With land at a premium, it’s anyone’s guess how much that might cost. “Recycling itself is an expensive process. Sending stuff to landfill is also expensive. So, there’s a tradeoff between the two,” Gledhill says.

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Struggling renter George White with one of the many anti-Airbnb posters at last year’s housing protest

Housing crisis: Fresh calls to limit Airbnb and short-term rentals By Sue Fea

Popularity has long come with a price for Queenstown as New Zealand’s most popular holiday destination, but long-time businesspeople say the current housing crisis is the worst they’ve ever seen.

Queenstown’s not alone in facing this issue with major cities around the world already tightening, and in some cases, banning Airbnb from residential areas – Paris, New York, Madrid, Barcelona, Venice to name a few.

There’s a resounding cry locally that it’s all due to sort-term visitor accommodation platforms like Airbnb offering an additional income stream for homeowners.

“I’ve had many emails from other places.” However, Lewers believes there’s greater outsourcing to local government in these centres with Central Government having more control in NZ and his council will be working to get this legislation changed. He’s been talking with the new Tourism Ministers about invigorating the Urban Growth Partnership that was started under the previous National Government.

Queenstown Lakes Mayor Glyn Lewers says online research shows Queenstown profits from short-term rentals are among the highest in NZ. “I’ve heard some banks are even making standalone units a condition of home mortgages, so it’s not surprising it’s become a popular way to supplement income,” he says. It’s becoming very hard for the council to police just how many days homeowners are letting their properties for and whether they’re sticking within the mainly 90-day a year rules, he says. “We get calls from the Inland Revenue Department wanting information about short-term lets to ensure this income is declared. That’s tells us the government doesn’t even know. “The issue we have is getting these online property rental platforms to share their data.” He’s even spoken with the Asia-Pacific head of Airbnb but the information was not forthcoming. With the council now back to the drawing board in its bid to tighten local regulations and the requirement to supply more ‘evidence’, the lack of this data doesn’t help, he says. The council decided not to appeal due to the costs after it took the issue to the Environment Court, instead agreeing to a mediated outcome.

Mayor Glyn Lewers

“Our planning and legal advice at the time was that we couldn’t prove the adverse effect from short-term lets so we couldn’t impose stricter requirements at a government and local government level.”

Lewers is now picking up the issue with the new coalition government. “We’re looking at how we can find evidence and collect that data.” Short of ‘dobbing in your neighbour which isn’t in the Kiwi psyche’ and doesn’t create great social resilience, it’s a difficult one to police, he says.

“If we could have shorter levers of controls over short-term rentals that would help us immensely. I know the Minister is very keen to develop more options.” Long-time Queenstown resource management lawyer Graeme Todd says he’s never seen the housing crisis so bad in more than 40 years practising locally and, like so many others, blames this issue. Todd believes there’s no Central Government legislation that in any way impacts on the council’s ability to control the provision of short-term accommodation. Closer to home, Christchurch is tightening short-term visitor accommodation regulations, and Tekapo and Taupo are believed to be facing issues too. Popular Aussie beach resort Byron Bay has just limited short-term rentals to 60 days a year, down from 90 with that new ruling taking effect this September, Byron Bay Real Estate Agency co-owner Peter Yopp says. “The local council applied for 90 days, and the State Government came back and said parts, like the commercial centre and beachfront, should be 60,” Yopp says. There’s definitely been some holiday homes coming onto the market ahead of the changes, although other factors may affect that just now, he says. “It will bring values down a little, but we’ll probably see more owner occupiers in the market. People will feel comfortable moving in knowing that there are more limited days of holiday letting, rather than not knowing who will be next to them.” Renting Jack’s Point homes to short-term visitors is restricted to 42 days per year in its residential precinct after the Jack’s Point Residents’ Association altered its constitution. Housemart’s Hayley Stevenson says we need to get rid of Airbnb and shortterm rentals in residential areas and restrict them to the CBD. “However, I also feel for people having to pay their mortgages and feed their families.” Changes to the Residential Tenancy Act have made a lot of property owners wary of renting long term, however, the new government has signalled it will reverse that, she says. While the council will be pursuing legislative changes there will also be a big push to encourage local homeowners to opt for long-term rentals, not everyone can afford to with so many social and cost of living pressures at present.

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The Fallout The Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust’s waiting list has pretty much doubled in the past four years from 590 eligible households to 1160 – 83% in Queenstown and 17% in Wānaka. “People need NZ residency or citizenship to be eligible and the income cap is $130,000 per household with an average household income of $75,000,” trust CEO Julie Scott says. “A lot come with less, some with a lot more and we’re seeing a mix from service workers and tradespeople to teachers, nurses, police and pensioners.” Housing has become a real concern for the likes of schools trying to attract teachers. While the rental housing situation flattened off during Covid restrictions producing a significant 30% drop in demand, once the international borders re-opened last year many more property owners returned their homes to short-term visitor accommodation listings. The trust’s housing stock portfolio has also doubled but that’s clearly not enough to keep up with demand, she says. It’s building 68 homes at Tewa Banks in Arrowtown, 28 in Longview, Lake Hawea, and has another 30 planned across the district. In addition to its assisted ownership and affordable rental programmes, the trust’s also contracted to the government to deliver public housing for low income households. “We’re trying to pull all the levers we can to bring in more supply.” She’s keen to see the council’s Inclusionary Housing Plan Change process approved. This would enable a requirement that a set percentage of development be provided as affordable housing and keep that in perpetuity. “This process has been happening on the ground since 2003. If developers are having their land rezoned, let’s say, from rural to residential, they’d typically contribute around 5% of sections to the Trust to be held in perpetuity,” she says.

QLCHT boss Julie Hughes with Trust chair Richard Thomas

“But what we really need is for property owners in the community who are renting short term to think about the benefits of renting long-term to the community,” Scott says. An entry level three-bedroom property is fetching between $850 to $900 at least per week in popular new subdivisions so she believes it’s not a big ask. The trust is just launching its fifth Renters’ Survey to help understand the needs and issues in the community better. Hannah Sullivan, of Queenstown Housing Initiative, says it can now cost more than $300 a room for a flat in Queenstown with the situation continuing to push rentals up. “We’re seeing bidding wars when social media posts go up for rooms and something needs to be done to fix this,” she says. “While there’s a lull mid-season there are still a lot of people coming to town and looking for housing. I know a lot have not had their lease renewed too.”

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Arts+Culture Chorus box overhaul complete by Jess Allen

“On my little journey of discovery, I came across this delightful lady named Jo Seddon, who’s the community relations manager,” Busst says. “Her main role is actually the Cabinet Art Programme, which she does nationwide – I just love it, I think it’s such an awesome project. While I was talking to her, she was like ‘Oh Nicky, I would love to get this project into Arrowtown and Queenstown. We do it in Central Otago and I feel it’s so fitting'.” After speaking with Seddon, Busst had a conversation with Jan Maxwell, Relationship Manager Arts and Events at QLDC, and the pair then got the ball rolling. It quickly turned into a district-wide initiative – in addition to Arrowtown, they were able to add some more boxes in Queenstown for painting before they started accepting art submissions. “I met with Jan and I chose the Arrowtown artists along with her, and we got them painted through November / December. The first one that was done was the praying mantis up by Adamson Drive and then the other two were done. They just look amazing – I’ve actually seen the ones in Remarkables Park as well, and it’s just transformed what would become quite a target for vandalism, which unfortunately is a growing trend now even in our district. It celebrating the budding artists as well.” The first phase of beautifying some of the region’s Chorus telecommunication cabinets is now complete, with plans already underway for more to be painted this year. The Arrowtown Business and Promotion Association joined forces with Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) and Chorus to take on design submissions from local artists back in August of last year. It was encouraged that the artwork reflect our local community. The painting work has now been completed in the Arrowtown region at Adamson Drive with Lucky Mantis by Melisa Nocelli, in Arrowtown with The Sound of the Tui by Emma Peers and at Lake Hayes / Arrow Junction with Aotearoa – Land of the long white cloud by Krista Perryman. Arrowtown had 18 art submissions for the three boxes in their area, all of which were beautiful, making it hard for the judges to pick. Selecting local artists and work that was keeping with the appearance of the area was important Nicky Busst, manager of Arrowtown Business and Promotion Association, was blown away by the art that was submitted. “We’re very lucky to have so much opportunity and talent, and people submitting.” She spearheaded the project, which all started when she was trying to find out who looked after the phone booths in Arrowtown as they needed some repairs.

Irish and Indian music fusion by Jess Allen

India Meets Ireland is a performance that showcases the colourful contrast and musical magic created by these two cultures through their ragas and reels. The two father-daughter duos will take the stage at Arrowtown this weekend, to show that there’s plenty of common ground between the two traditional music genres. Basant Madhur, who has won numerous awards in India and accompanied some international legends, and his daughter Sargam Madhur, who is part of the Whau Community Orchestra, will play tablas and sitars in the Northern Indian style. They come from a renowned musical family that established New Zealand’s premier Indian music school in Blockhouse Bay, Auckland, teaching over 500 students to date. Alongside them, Jon Sanders and his daughter Jenny Os, who herald from Dingle, co Kerry, Ireland, will play bouzouki, guitar and vocals to blend the different music. They’ll perform songs from the Irish west coast with contemporary compositions in a unique way. Sanders has toured as a musician over the past 25 years, performing with bands and solo, while Os grew up surrounded by musical culture, including traditional and modern Irish music. Sanders and Basant ﬁrst met around 2008 through a mutual friend, before deciding to join forces. “We ﬁrst met in 2008 or 2009 from a mutual friend who was a Canadian sitar player,” Saunders says. “He was kind of doing new age, blending some beats with the sitar. There was a whole scene out there that has a bit of a beat behind it, but there’s traditional instruments going on. So we played as a trio a couple of times, and then Prasadan went back to Canada and he’s still there. Myself and Basant, we kind of carry the thing on every year when I come over – I bi-locate between Europe when it’s summer and here when it's summer.” The unique mix means that the show provides some traditional and contemporary Irish music, as well as Indian-style music. It will be in two halves, with a format for each, which showcases either Indian or Irish music before blending them into a fusion of rhythm and melody.

Busst points out that another reason for the project is to continue to maintain and beautify the town, which has won the Most Beautiful Small Town award at the Keep New Zealand Beautiful Awards. After the success of the first round, they’re going to continue to roll this out over the next 24 months, adding more cabinets in our district. With 11,000 telecommunication cabinets across New Zealand, it’s a great opportunity to showcase artists and create a beautiful piece of art on something that may otherwise just be ignored. “It’s a complete synergy with Arrowtown that we see ourselves as the most beautiful small town – not just visually, but beautiful because of the people that live here in our community, right through to the artists and everyone who works here. Everyone’s very supportive of our community and I think this is just another extension. It made sense for our district to celebrate that and continue to celebrate the growth and awareness of artists in Arrowtown,” Busst says. You can view the beautiful boxes in person at Adamson Drive, in Arrowtown, or at Lake Hayes/Arrow Junction. You can also stay up-to-date with the projects that Chorus are bringing to life, and stay on top of the initiative within our region at chorus.co.nz/community/cabinet-art-programme – submissions for this year have now closed, but you can check in around mid-June for an announcement of new boxes to be painted. “There’s quite a few similarities between Irish traditional and Indian. Because I lived in West Kerry in Ireland for a long, long time and Jenny is born and bred there, we probably play a purer source of Irish music than the world population knows. On the other side with Basant and Sargam, they come from the classical Indian music tradition. So there’s a nice blend there.” Sanders also has a love of contemporary music and has described his taste as music of the world – the bands that he has played in have always covered different places incluing African, Arabic, Jazz, Punk and beyond. He says that the collaboration was a natural progression for him and that the fusing of the two sounds actually came rather naturally. “A raga would often start quite slowly and ambiently, and then it will be played at a certain speed. Then it would go up a notch and then it would finish quite fast and furious, and quite often that happens in a set of Irish music tunes. The similarities are quite fascinating. The musical scales are slightly different as well – I think that’s one of the interesting fusions. Irish music uses a western music scale, major and minor keys, where the Indians have a melodic minor. They might seem at first disparate cultures, but there’s a lot of synergy between them in terms of musical form – but they actually contrast quite nicely as well. Quite effectively.” Basant Madhur, Jon Sanders, Jenny Os and Sargam Madhur will perform India Meets Ireland in Cromwell on Saturday 10 and in Queenstown on Sunday, 11 February. For more information or to pick up tickets, head to eventfinda. co.nz/2024/india-meets-ireland/arrowtown

THE TIGHT 5 - Interview with Jasmine Clark by Rosie Fea

After a childhood roaming the dramatic landscapes at Karekare on Auckland’s West Coast, and now living in a 1960s crib at the foot of the mountains in Arrowtown, its no wonder local artist Jasmine Clark has a penchant for pondering sculptural forms and spotting patterns in nature. With a Bachelor in Three-Dimensional Design from Auckland’s United Design School, a Certiﬁcate in Visual Arts from Nelson Polytechnic, a long string of prizes, and her work exhibited throughout the country, Jasmine has been weaving her life and art into an intriguing masterpiece over the past three decades. A keen mind for research as well as aesthetic is evident in her artworks that are often made of bull kelp, wire and natural materials. All communicating to drive home Jasmine’s ethos: afﬁnity towards the environment.

1. Do you remember the ﬁrst woven piece you ever made, and how did it come about? When I was a child, mum had a large loom setup in our living room and she would set me up on a small loom so I could weave along side her. The ﬁrst piece I remember weaving was a small wallhanging woven from wild grass and herbs for my grandmother.

2. Is there a favourite material you like working with most? And what is the most frustrating one?! I ﬁnd it’s good to mix things up to keep it interesting, also my hands can get overworked working repeatedly with one type of material. I have a love-hate relationship with copper wire - after weaving a large piece I can end up with quite a few cuts but the end result is so beautiful.

3. Are there any major concepts or themes you find yourself always coming back to when you’re creating work? I am definitely influenced by nature, plant/ life forms, and weaving and basketry techniques have become the backbone of my work.

4. What's your dream project? My dream project would involve traveling overseas. Be it for a commission, exhibition, artist residency, or to be a student myself. It’s three more years until my youngest ﬁnishes school….watch this space!

5. What would your advice be to someone who says they don’t have a creative bone in their body? I think anyone is capable, you just have to be passionate enough to put in the time and practice which takes years and years of perseverance and patience. I love this quote by Roald Dahl: “I began to realise how important it was to be an enthusiast in life. If you are interested in something, no matter what it is, go at it at full speed ahead. Embrace it with both arms, hug it, love it and above all become passionate about it. Lukewarm is no good.” You can visit Jasmine Clark’s ‘Little Hut’ home gallery at 38 Devon Street, Arrowtown. See more of her work on Instagram and Facebook @jasmineclarkartist.

Valentine’s Day the cuddly summer’s day of love we have now didn’t start out that way. If you dig deep, you’ll ﬁnd that it has a dark past. In ancient Rome romantics celebrated the feast of Lupercalia from February 13 to 15 where men hit on women, by hitting them. Ladies willingly lined up for a spanking as they believed this would make them fertile. It was Shakespeare who created the romantic version we know today. The bard mentions Saint Valentine’s Day in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and in Hamlet, where he alludes that two single people who meet on the morning of Saint Valentine’s Day will likely get married.

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Technology Queenstown launches $1b plan By Paul Taylor

A plan to transform Queenstown Lakes’ growing tech sector into a billion-dollar industry has been unveiled by newly-established technology development agency, Technology Queenstown (TQ). The agency released a detailed economic analysis that reveals creating a world-class niche tech ecosystem could generate around $1billion in annual GDP, or 10-20% of the local economy by 2043. Established by experienced tech sector Chair and advisor Roger Sharp, TQ is a not-for-profit bringing together Queenstown Lakes District Council, the University of Otago, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and Queenstown Resort College.

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Their shared vision is to drive diversification of the local economy with a strategic plan that will develop its technology industry. According to the analysis by a global professional services company, over the next 20 years Queenstown Lakes has the potential to deploy around 3,000 highly skilled tech workers and boost the district’s tech ecosystem from $100 million to between $650 million and $1.3 billion. TQ has been formed for the express purpose of maximising this opportunity. Founder Roger Sharp: “The launch of Technology Queenstown and the economic analysis that underpins our strategy marks a significant milestone in realising our vision for a more diversified economy in the Queenstown Lakes District. “The pandemic shone a light on the region’s heavy reliance on the tourism and hospitality sectors and the pressing need to build other industries alongside tourism, so the region is better prepared for the future. “Technology is a high-value, low-impact industry that fits comfortably alongside Destination Queenstown’s ambitious strategy to achieve a carbonzero tourism environment over the next few years.

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“Our goal is to create a rising tide for all boats on the lake. For that to occur someone needs to step up with a unified vision, speak for the industry and catalyse change.” TQ will work within the existing Queenstown economic development ecosystem, alongside Destination Queenstown (DQ) and Study Queenstown (SQ). Queenstown Lakes Mayor Glyn Lewers welcomed the news. “Opportunities for all is one of the long-term goals our community is working towards, and a vibrant tech industry is key to achieving this, Lewers says. “QLDC is proud to have supported the team behind TQ and we see the strategy as an important part of our economic diversification programme. “The release of this plan and the commitment of private sector leaders to achieving it is an exciting step towards realising this vision.” Queenstown Resort College (QRC) CEO, Charlie Phillips, says a dedicated agency is exactly what’s needed to propel Queenstown’s tech sector forward and create new opportunities for people in the region. “A year ago, we launched a machine learning school to help diversify the regions’ tourism-dependent economy, which has been a huge success. “Since then, QRC has grown our offering in specialty fields including machine learning, AI, data analytics and cloud computing, so students can stack together micro credentials in emerging technology areas towards industryrelevant qualifications. “Our college offers programmes that align closely with Technology Queenstown’s vision, building a pipeline of talent who are work-ready for the fast-moving tech sector. “Graduates from our programme will be in-demand, and It’s only a matter of time before top businesses recognise Queenstown’s talent pool and see the benefits of establishing a presence here.” Professor Richard Blaikie, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and Enterprise at the University of Otago, says the university is excited to support the plans. He acknowledged the key role the University will have to play in research and innovation that will lead to new jobs in the district.

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COMMUNITY Creating a CV @ Queenstown Library This class is designed to support participants as they prepare for employment. This session covers the purpose of a CV/Resume, what it should include, creating and formatting a CV and a cover letter, plus online CVs and cover letter templates. Computers will be provided. If applicable, bring information about work and voluntary experience (with dates) to include on your CV. Contact Queenstown Library on queenstown.library@qldc.govt.nz or call (03) 441 0600. When: Wednesday, 7 February, 10am Where: Queenstown Library, Gorge Road

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This is Jacks Point’s local walking group providing emotional peer support to mums and their families through their journey of motherhood. Getting out and about a great way for you to meet people in your community - while getting active! At 10.15am we will start walking towards the lake and around midday (11.30am / noon). You are welcome to join us in The Clubhouse. When: Wednesday, 7 February: 10am - 12pm Where: Clubhouse Restaurant Carpark, 94 McAdam Dr, Jacks Point, Queenstown

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This is a new Video Games Club programme for gamers and would-be gamers, aged 10-18 years old. Gaming is a fantastic way to learn new digital skills, practice problem-solving, and enjoy collaborative play. This is a trial programme and part of the libraries broader digital inclusion strategy, with all games rated for General audiences (G) or with Parental Guidance (PG). For bookings contact Arrowtown Library on 03 442 1607 or arrowtown.library@qldc.govt.nz When: Every Wednesday (school term), 3.30pm - 4.30pm Where: Arrowtown Library, 58 Buckingham Street, Arrowtown

TRAINING First Aid for Hospitality - Queenstown

The Restaurant Association and St John are offering First Aid training tailored to the hospitality industry. While this course is not NZQA accredited, attendees will receive a St John attendance certiﬁcate, which can go towards your workplace health and safety programme. On completion attendees will be able to; recognise life-threatening situations, and offer vital assistance until more experienced help arrives This workshop covers scenarios related to hospitality: burns, cuts, fractures, sprains; scene assessment and danger mitigations; CPR & foreign body airway obstruction; and patient assessment and positioning. Book online at restaurantassociation.wildapricot.org/event-5475333 When: Monday, 12 February, 9am - 12pm Where: St John, 10 Douglas Street, Frankton

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Calling all garden and art lovers! Come and explore some of the Wakatipu Basin’s best gardens and art galleries, all in support of our local Plunket. Garden + Galleries has for the past 10 years been the main fundraiser for Wakatipu Plunket and this year presented by the Arrowtown Creative Arts Society. Gardens + Galleries offers a beautiful cross-section of gardens, from small and compact to large park-like gardens, while the artists’ trails in the Wakatipu Basin represent a diverse group of local painters and sculptors. There are more than a dozen art and garden related experiences to choose from. Tickets are available online now at teatamira.nz When: Thursday, 8 February, 6pm – Sunday, 10 February Where: Gardens and galleries across the Wakatipu Basin

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Watch the TSS Earnslaw take on Chinese Dragon Boats in a ﬁrst-of-its-kind race on Lake Whakatipu. Celebrating Chinese New Year, and the incoming Year of the Dragon, Queenstown’s steam-powered vintage icon, the Lady of the Lake, will go head-tohead against people-powered Dragon Boats. The race will kick off from Steamer Wharf, with the ﬁnish line almost 1000m away at the One Mile beacon point. Watch the exciting race from the shore, or get up high on Queenstown hill to watch from above! When: Saturday, February 10, 11am Where: Queenstown Bay, departing Steamer Wharf

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Bring your voice to February’s Free Community Sing at Te Atamira The community sing-along will teach singing in two-part harmony for a variety of popular songs. Song sheets provided, no experience necessary. Bring along your voice and join in! For more information, contact Margaret O’Hanlon info@ whirlwindnz.com When: Tuesday, 6 February, 7-9pm Where: Te Atamira, Remarkables Park Town Centre 12 Hawthorne Drive, Frankton

TALKS Catalyst Trust - Climate Change – The Science, The Business…

Catalyst Trust’s ﬁrst Kōrero of 2024 takes a visual tour of the science of climate change led by UK-based Kiwi John Lang, co-founder and lead of the international project Net Zero Tracker. Lang is with the Londonbased Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit and runs Consult Climate and ‘the e-nvironmentalist’, a climate communication blog. Lang will cover topics from what “good net zero” looks like, to what companies and individuals can and should be doing to bend the emissions curve downwards. Free event with registrations online at Eventbrite. When: Thursday, 15 February, 6pm - 7.30pm Where: The Rees Hotel, 377 Frankton Road

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My Life Story

by Sue Fea

DOMENIC MONDILLO Italian hospitality in the blood

He grew up in Providence, Rhode Island, surrounded by the love, good food and wine that goes with the warmth of a large Italian extended family, so it was inevitable that Domenic Mondillo would excel in hospitality. The grandson of Italian immigrants, it was “all about food and wine”. “My fondest childhood memories were when my grandfather made wine in his basement and as the only grandson, I got to stomp on them,” recalls Domenic. “He’d purchase the grapes in autumn – one barrel every year. I have a lasting memory of the smell of them fermenting.” His grandmother’s homemade pasta and pastry chef father’s Italian pastries also donned the large family table. From an early age Domenic’s uncle had him hooked on fishing, salt and freshwater – still a passion today. “I thought this place was Paradise when I arrived in 1981. The ski season closed, and the fly-fishing season opened – 42 years later I’m still here.” Domenic attended a local Catholic boys’ high school before heading to Johnson & Wales University to study hotel restaurant management and culinary arts where he graduated with honours – among the top 5%. At 21 he was offered a chef’s job in LA working for Hugh Hefner. “I could write a book about that time in my life!” A friend spotted cheap airfares to Australia - $199 return, so he headed to Sydney, working in Cairns for three months cooking and crewing on a deep sea, marlin charter boat. The Australians wouldn’t renew his 12-month visa, so he opted for three months’ skiing in Queenstown. “That happened 42 times.” “Queenstown in 1981 to me was the absolute best place on the planet – the world’s best kept secret, and there wasn’t anyone here!” Domenic landed a chef’s job for Leon Udy at the upmarket Treetops Restaurant in Sunshine Bay, located halfway up a large gum tree. “He was instrumental in me getting my residency.” After 18 months there Domenic worked at Queenstown Bakery before spotting an ad for a chef at a Frankton Road guest lodge run by colourful character Ray Drayton. “I didn’t end up cooking for him but a year later in 1984, Ray, Pete Maria and I bought Roaring Meg’s Restaurant off Louise Ongley (Kiely) and Pete Bonifant.” Set in one of downtown Queenstown’s few remaining quaint historic cottages, they quickly built Roaring Meg’s up to award-winning status, with Domenic tantalising tastebuds and Ray front-of-house creating great hilarity with his quick wit. “It was absolutely Fawlty Towers. He was a clown and still is,” laughs Domenic, who focused on local produce long before it became fashionable.

Domenic in his happy place with good food, good wine and good company

Within a year or so they’d netted the prestigious Michael Guy Restaurant of the Year Award for NZ, winning numerous other top awards, and consistently taking out NZ Beef and Lamb Awards every year until they sold in 1990. “I remember at a staff dinner once Ray was on the phone – those ones with chords 2m long. We had a manual telephone exchange then and I overheard him say to the operator, ‘Aren’t you going to wish me a happy birthday’, to which she must’ve asked if it was his birthday. He said, ‘No, but I’ve had three while I’ve been waiting for you,” Domenic says. “She pulled the chord out and we didn’t get our phone installed for three days.” The dishwasher broke into the restaurant one night and stole a leg of venison, caught trying to rafﬂe it off down at Albert’s Nightclub. Domenic also bought Chico’s Restaurant and Bar in 1987, running both for three years. An intoxicated young woman rang Domenic at 5am to come and get her once after she’d passed out in the toilet and got locked in, missed during staff checks. “I thought maybe I’d been set up, then I got there and took one look at her.” Chico’s live music included Robin Tripp, Alexa Forbes and her band Mango, and Kevin Atkinson. Domenic was granted one of only two Queenstown 24hour licences. In 1992 he sold his Chico’s shares to his partners, the Murphys. He’d been helping Alan Brady with his Gibbston Valley vines for a few weeks, which morphed into 18 years with the company, studying extramurally as a viticulturist and winemaker and developing all of Gibbston Valley Wines existing vineyards. “I found and developed the land, including Chinaman’s Terrace and their Schoolhouse Single Vineyard.” “It’s been hugely satisfying to see how that land and those vines have performed.” It was an “absolute pleasure” to also look after Alan’s original vines.

Dominic (right) and Roaring Megs partner Pete Maria at work in the restuarnt’s tiny cottage kitchen in the 1980s

In 2000 Domenic and wife Ally bought 22ha at Bendigo and planted 12ha for their own top honours Mondillo label - Royal Easter Show Champion, O-I New Zealand Trophy, Top Five Pinot Noirs of Australasia, and a heap of gold medals and accolades for each vintage among their successes. Mondillo Vineyards celebrates 20 years this harvest.

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