Edition 69

your local event guide & directory 16 – 29 April 2015

Construction of Arrowtown Memorial on Soldiers Hill, 1923 fortnightly thursdays

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VOTE ;

STEVENS DEDICATED LOCAL REPRESENTATION FOR

ARROWTOWN A vote for SCOTT STEVENS in the Arrowtown Ward by-election is a vote for dedicated local representation.

When your voting papers arrive in the post mid April, for the sake of Arrowtown’s future ensure your vote is counted. Arrowtown deserves its own

spokesperson on the Queenstown Lakes District Council. I live, work and play in Arrowtown.

I know the people. I know the environment. I know the issues. I know how special this community is and will actively promote and advocate Arrowtown should I be elected to council.

Look out for your Arrowtown by-election voting papers in the mail 9th-14th April. Vote SCOTT STEVENS and endorse Arrowtown’s right to a voice on the Queenstown Lakes District Council.

Authorised by Scott Stevens, 4 Buckingham Street, Arrowtown 2

anzac day

lest we forget

25 April 2015

As we approach the commemoration of the 100 years since the ANZAC landings on Gallipoli few New Zealanders could have imagined the magnitude of the trauma to come, or the lasting impact it would have on our nation.

About 103,000 Kiwis served overseas during World War I and four years later, by the close of the war, 18,500 had fallen. The price of international peace and security was massive for a small and pioneering country as we were then. It was the birth of New Zealand as a nation.

Of the 290 from the Wakatipu, 85 did not return. In Arrowtown we can identify 18 whose names appear on our cenotaph memorial but there are a few others, their background more difficult to trace, who possibly appear on other memorials.

The RSA in conjunction with the Queenstown Lakes District Council is well advanced on restoration work at the memorial on Soldiers Hill. The cenotaph, erected in 1923, was in need of structural repairs due to settlement of the lower steps/plinths and movement in the pillars and railing on the south and west elevations. We are grateful to the Lotteries Commission, Central Lakes Trust, SkyCity Community Trust and Community Trust of Southland for their financial assistance.

Along with the 10.30 am service at the Athenaeum Hall, tributes to the 18 Arrowtown soldiers will be displayed. The parade and wreath laying will follow, including a Tiger Moth aircraft flyover and a sixcannon firing salute, and in the evening a tea dance.

John Lindsay RSA Past President

10.30 am Anzac Day service, Athenaeum Hall 11.30 am approx Parade to war memorial on Soldiers Hill for laying of wreaths 12.15 pm Members and invited guests to Arrowtown Bowling Club for refreshments.

Public welcome to return to hall to view exhibitions.

5.30–9.30 pm Anzac Day tea dance, $10 pp (supper included, BYO alcohol), tickets from museum or at the door.

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pub/dining guide thurs 16

fri 17

sat 18

16 – 29 April sun 19

mon 20

tues 21

wed 22

LOTS OF INTERESTING NZ CRAFT BEERS ON TAP EVERYDAY...

Garage Project - Angry Peaches - Smoke & Mirrors Renaissance - Green Tea infused Saison Emersons - several Brewers Reserves

thurs 23

fri 24

sat 25

sun 26

WILD RABBIT & MUSHROOM HOT-POT

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wed 29

IRISH MUSIC SESSIONS

Central Otago rabbit slowly braised with mushrooms & wine, served with a warm pastry top, salad & crusty bread $24

Pull out your fiddles, guitars, mandolins, flutes, poems & spoons

EVERY WEDNESDAY 6.30–9.30 pm

Advertise your pub/restaurant email thelooparrowtown@gmail.com

Breakfast & Lunch

from 8.30 am everyday PUB MEALS

BAR SNACKS

WOOD FIRED PIZZA OVEN EVENTS SPECIAL FUNCTIONS WEDDINGS FULLY LICENSED PLUS OUR VERY OWN MOONSHINE WINES

Coal Pit Road - Gibbston Valley - (03) 409 0508 info@gibbstontavern.co.nz - www.gibbstontavern.co.nz

Dinner

Thursday to Sunday from 5.30 pm Join us for an evening of French cuisine

25 Ramshaw Lane www.bonjour-arrowtown.com

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cricket success Inspired no doubt by the Black Caps, the Arrowtown School girls cricket team have had a winning streak good enough to see them heading to the ActivePost Shield national competition in Palmerston North in October. To get there, they won the Otago regional competition by beating Queenstown and Remarkables in the first round, Blue Mountain College in Tapanui in the second and Balmacewan Intermediate in Dunedin in the final, which they won by six wickets. These keen and hard-working Year 7 and 8 girls are coached by Mark Jessop and Mark Williams.

Delectable, irresistible and available for a limited time only at

New!

PANCAKES DELUXE & FRENCH TOAST

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classifieds Physiotherapy in Arrowtown – Looking after the locals – Queenstown Physiotherapy has clinics twice a week at the Arrowtown Medical Centre.

Come and see the wonderful Kate and get back to the activities you love.

Call 03 441 0580 garage sale Saturday, 18 April - 38 Essex Ave, Arrowtown. 10am High quality toys, clothes, furniture, etc.

real estate to let House for rent, available from 10 May, 3 bedrooms, large living with log burner, $550pw. Ph 021 033 7739

situations vacant Fork and Tap – CHEF - 2nd In Charge - Full-Time Come work with us to push forward our creative vision using wild/locally sourced meats & produce - both on menu & daily specials. Excellent pay and accommodation opportunities. Trudy 021 025 51233 trudymoynan1@hotmail.com BAR TENDER/WAIT STAFF - Full-Time Duty Managers Cert a bonus. Long term. Rikki Lee 021 488878 rikkileerapson@hotmail.co.nz

qldc election issues The Arrowtown ward by-election is under way. To help you make your choice, we asked the candidates if they were for, against or undecided on a range of proposals and invited them to give their reason in 15 words or less.

Howard Scott (HS), Basil Walker (BW) and Scott Stevens (SS) gave the following replies. Some answers have been edited for length.

1. Medium density housing zone for Arrowtown as outlined in QLDC’s recent proposal HS: Undecided. Would vote according to any clear view presented from ward ratepayers.

BW: Against. Winter sun is precious.

Preserve heritage Arrowtown and trees.

SS: Against. Increased height limits and density threaten the character of Arrowtown.

public notices Go native in the wakatipu – Autumn 2015 planting dates and locations: 18 April – Lake Hayes, 9 am – 12pm 25 April – Whitechapel, 9am – 12pm 2 May – Feehly Hill track by the cemetery, 9 am – 12 pm.

For more information please email volunteer@wrtqt. org.nz or go to www.facebook. com/wrtqt.org.nz

0-3yrs & 3-6yrs Hours 8.30 am-5.30 pm (optional sessions available)

Our new hours are 8.30 am-5.30 pm

ARROWTOWN RUGBY CLUB DRAW 18 APRIL

Alexandra vs Arrowtown

25 APRIL – home game

Arrowtown vs Wakatipu Wanderers

9 MAY

Maniototo vs Arrowtown 6

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2. Extension of the Town Centre Zone to include Romans Lane and the Buckingham St miners cottages HS: Undecided. Would vote according to any clear view presented from ward ratepayers.

BW: Undecided. Support if Arrowtown business initiative. Oppose if QLDC rate increase initiative.

SS: For. This area is already in commercial use. They might as well pay commercial rates.

3. Petrol station in Wiltshire St HS: My understanding is this issue is settled and it will close during late night hours.

BW: For. Essential service with appropriate trading hours.

SS: For. The large majority of Arrowtowners want a petrol pump put back into Wiltshire Street.

4. Convention centre for Queenstown HS: Strongly against. View could only be changed by petition from significant number of ward ratepayers.

BW: Strongly against a QLDC ratepayer proposal. Private Remarkables Park OK. SS: Against, if it comes at considerable cost to the residential ratepayers of Arrowtown.

5. Water metering for Arrowtown HS: Undecided. Would vote according to any clear view presented from ward ratepayers.

BW: Against. Water is provided through rates.

Another payment not required.

SS: Against until QLDC stop wasting thousands of litres from split pipes and other infrastructure failure.

6. Fluoridation of water in Arrowtown HS: Undecided. Would vote according to any clear view presented from ward ratepayers.

BW: For. Until excess sugar in food/drinks is understood fluoridation is required.

SS: For. Is there a valid argument against?

7. Substantial QLDC funding to remove wilding pines on Arrowtown’s autumn colour hill faces

HS: Undecided. Would vote according to any clear view presented from ward ratepayers.

BW: For. Excellent wilding removal has started in Wakatipu. Protect the autumn colours.

SS: Absolutely for - as a matter of urgency. It’s scary how quickly the hillsides are changing.

8. Pedestrianisation of Buckingham St HS: Undecided. Would vote according to any clear view presented from ward ratepayers.

BW: Undecided. Absolutely for special occasions. Congestion only an issue at peak times.

SS: Against. Why try and fix what is not broken.

9. Special Housing Area subdivisions on the fringes of Arrowtown HS: Undecided. Would vote according to any clear view presented from ward ratepayers.

BW: Strongly against . Fringe proposal contrary to existing planning. Unreasonable precedent.

SS: Undecided. With limited information available, it is impossible to definitively answer for or against.

How to vote Adults who live and/or pay rates in Arrowtown ward are entitled to vote; enrolled voters should have received voting papers by now. If you have not received voting papers you can make a special vote at Arrowtown Library or the QLDC office in Gorge Rd. Votes need to be in the hands of the electoral officer by midday on 1 May 2015.

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ninety-four years young On 7 April Jack Reid of Reidhaven in Villiers St, our oldest born-andbred Arrowtowner, turned 94. Rita Teele caught up with him and sent us this story about his life.

Jack Reid was born in Arrowtown and has lived here his entire life, barring some time in Dunedin for an engineering apprenticeship, which itself was interrupted by overseas war service.

Jack’s grandparents James and Jane Reid came from the Orkney Islands. They arrived at the Arrow River with their two children in 1864. By 1866 the family had made enough from goldmining to move from their riverside camp to a stone house James had built, in which Jack still lives. James switched to farming and his son John took over the farm and dairy when James died.

Jack went to the primary school on Anglesea St, but in the 1930s there was no high school in town so his secondary schooling was by correspondence. When he wasn’t studying he worked on the family farm.

Jack served in the RAF in World War II, and after training in Canada he flew as gunner in Britain. On his return to Arrowtown he worked in the Post Office and Exchange for nearly 19 years. When the exchange was automated, Jack bought Mrs Parsons’s shop across the road and his wife, Margaret, worked there with him. Many in Arrowtown will remember buying sweets at Reid’s Cash Store, which is now the Night AND GO TO THE n Day. Jack Reid was the last mayor of Arrowtown – following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather. Jack Reid Park was named after him, and he is one of the few people in New Zealand who have met Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Nelson Mandela and John Major as well as other Commonwealth heads of state!

KEEP CALM TEA DANCE

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Wonderful night

Entertainment by

upcoming events

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7.30 pm Athenaeum Hall Tickets – Fri $35 Sat $45

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Wallace & Gibbs

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Otago Goldfields Heritage Trust

NZ Gold Panning Championships

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ANZAC Day Service

10.30 am Athenaeum Hall

ANZAC Day Tea Dance

5.30–9 pm Athenaeum Hall

Art 2 Wear

Arrowtown RSA

Service then parade up to restored cenotaph Arrowtown RSA

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www.arrowtownautumnfestival.org.nz

10 am Butlers Green

Lots of entertainment and great supper

tickets $10 from museum

Meeting Karpovsky

7.30 pm Athenaeum Hall Tickets $25 www.aotnz.co.nz

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with Helen Moulder and Sir Jon Trimmer

queenstownfilmsociety at dorothy browns cinema, arrowtown tuesday nights 8.30pm 21 April to 15 September except school hols

20 FILMS for $6 a movie

OPENING NIGHT 21 April 2015 “Safety Not Guaranteed”

challenge, inspire, move, entertain Join Arrowtown’s community film group for a handpicked season of world cinema, documentaries and classic films. Membership of $120 covers entry to 20 movies, or taste-test three films for $35 then upgrade to full membership. For more information pick up a brochure at Dorothy Browns or go to

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your flop-free recipe Hummingbird Cake

3 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 2 cups sugar 1 tsp ground cinnamon 3 large eggs, beaten 1 cup vegetable oil 1½ tsp vanilla extract 225 g can crushed pineapple, undrained 1 cup chopped pecans 2 cups chopped bananas ½ cup chopped pecans Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl; add eggs and oil, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened (do not beat). Stir in vanilla, pineapple, pecans and bananas.

Pour batter into three greased and floured 9-inch (23 cm) round cake tins. Bake at 175°C for 25 to 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in centre comes out clean.

Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes; remove from pans, and cool completely on wire racks.

Spread cream cheese icing between layers and on top and sides of cake; sprinkle ½ cup chopped pecans on top. Store in refrigerator.

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REPAIRS | SERVICING SALES | RENTAL BIKES Arrowtown’s local bike shop Mon to Fri: 9 am – 6 pm Sat: 9 am – 4 pm 4/9 Bush Creek, Arrowtown 03 409 8140

• Plumbing, Gas Fitting • Drainlaying • Electrical & Heat Pumps • Heating & Ventilation • Approved Fire Sprinklers • Solar Hot Water • Water Treatment Ph:03 442 0117 Cell:027 444 3323 Email:wayne@pbsnz.com

who’s in town

post office 100 years Emma & Joshua Hacker of Arrowtown loved hunting for, and finding, all 36 eggs at the Easter Hunt.

All the way from Jacks Point, Kendra van Leeuwen at the Autumn Festival tile painting workshop with friends

Honeymooners from Christchurch Antonella & Michael Rodgers pleased to be here after road closures for snow

Celebrating 100 years, Arrowtown Post Office’s Marilyn Gourlay, preparing for the big bash and her final week at the Post Office.

The cold weather couldn’t spoil the fun on Tuesday when the Post Office celebrated 100 years with speeches, raffle drawing, cake cutting, From left: Stella 100 balloons Stretch, Amelia Peasey & Tama Kopa released and the Front: Isla Wallis unveiling of the new plaque by long serving former manager Marilyn Everett and former employee Jack Reid.

The winners of the stamp competition were acknowledged: Stella Stretch, Amelia Peasey, Isla Wallis, Kate Culling and Tama Kopa, who is the overall winner.

This was Marilyn Gourlay’s last Post Office function before she leaves Arrowtown for Christchurch. Her final day will be this Friday.

David Clarke and the Post Office ladies dressed for this historic occasion

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business directory accountants Mike Wallace–Management Services (Qt) Ltd www.mgtservicesqt.co.nz 22 Advance Terrace 03 409 8374 bars/cafés/resturants Arrowtown Bakery 1 Ballarat Arcade Buckingham St 03 442 1587 Bonjour 25 Ramshaw St 03 409 8946 Gibbston Tavern Rapid 8, Coal Pit Rd Gibbston Valley Highway 03 409 0508 The Fork & Tap 51 Buckingham St 03 442 1860 bikes Arrow Bikes 4/9 Bush Creek Rd 03 409 8140 child care ABC Arrowtown Montessori 16 Wiltshire St 03 442 0032 Around the Clock Babysitting Norfolk St 03 442 0409 electricians Phil Linton Electrical phillintonelectrical@xtra.co.nz 027 662 0227 events Arrow Events julie@arrowevents.co.nz 16 Cornwall St 027 633 1252 hairdressers D’OR Hair Stylists Royal Oak Complex, Shop 14 Arrow Lane 03 442 1890 health & beauty Natural Healing Massage, Reflexology, Reiki, Light Colour Therapy 28 Hood Crescent 03 746 7130 12

Oddfellows Beauty Therapy & Massage 57 Buckingham St 03 442 0020 lawyers Simon Stamers-Smith 62 Adamson Dr, Arrowtown 03 441 2424 plumbers Bob Dennison Plumbing Limited PO Box 191, Arrowtown 027 442 1051 pbs-Plumbers and Building Services Ltd 4 Bush Creek Rd 03 442 0117 real estate Sotheby’s International Realty 48 Buckingham St 027 334 9292 retail The Gold Nugget 43 Buckingham St 03 442 1877 The Jade & Opal Factory 30 Buckingham St 03 442 1654 The Stitching Post 25 Buckingham St 03 442 0448

community services in an emergency phone........................... 111 Arrowtown Primary School 9 Chalmers Place 03 442 1854 Arrowtown Surgery/Doctors Berkshire St 03 442 1215 Community Policing Centre 57 Buckingham St 03 442 1274 Fire Brigade http://www.facebook.com/Arrowtownfire 2 Hertford St 03 442 1740 Justice of the Peace Russell Heckler 03 442 0204 Tracey MacLaren 03 442 1347 Library 58 Buckingham St 03 442 1607 Wasp Man free wasp nest extermination Russell Heckler 03 442 0204

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With a small vineyard on site, a 1,000 sq m building platform, a three-bay implement shed and the Arrow Irrigation Scheme running through the property, there is opportunity to develop further.

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