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your local event guide & directory 16 February – 1 March 2017

MY DAD’S BOY by FINNIUS TEPPETT

FRIDAY 10 MARCH ATHENAEUM HALL

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Sunny Sunday Sessions...LIVE MUSIC 19 February – COLE solo - chilled fresh tunes

26 February – C.P.PROJECT acoustic duo Every Sunday in summer – 4-7pm

Sunday 19 February Spud Competition - judging @ 2pm.

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WELCOME PARTY Thursday 9 March 2017 5.30 pm – 9 pm | Buckingham St GREAT FREE ENTERTAINMENT FROM – Celtic Sounds - the exciting Scottish band with Bagpipers, Singers and Rhythm – – Buckingham Belles – Miners Band –

CELEBRITY SIGNING AREA FANTASTIC FOOD AND DRINK STALLS KIDS ENTERTAINMENT AREA Free face painting, games and more

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Arrowtown BMW NZ Open Welcome Party Hosted by the New Orleans

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For details about the Welcome Party and links to all sponsors and the ISPS Handa New Zealand Open 4 days of play, go to www.arrowtown.com

my dad’s boy

french film festival Sacrebleu! The largest French cultural event on New Zealand’s calender is on its way to Arrowtown.

From 16 to 26 March the Alliance Française French Film Festival will set up shop in Dorothy Browns Cinema, with 38 screenings of films that represent the very best of modern French cinema, from comedies to thrillers via documentaries and a critically acclaimed biopic of Jacques Cousteau.

More information, including screening schedule, at frenchfilmfestival. co.nz.

Arrowtown audiences will get the chance to experience the work of Dunedin’s renowned Fortune Theatre as it branches out into the regions with a touring production of an exciting new play.

My Dad’s Boy is the story of a young man trying to figure his father out. Peter used to play for Otago and in 1985, despite a loss to the Lions in the House of Pain, he came closing to joining David Kirk’s All Blacks. Honest! Life hasn’t really been as simple since. His son is a chip off the old block in a 2017 kind of way. While he’s writing this play about his dad he finds out his girlfriend is pregnant. Men, their myths and realities fuel this richly honest Kiwi comedy.

The play is written by award-winning twentysomething Finnius Teppett and directed

by Anya Tate-Manning. The production brings to the stage Greg Johnson, a veteran of theatre, television and film who you’ll recognise from shows like Shortland Street, Outrageous Fortune, Go Girls and Dirty Laundry. The production also has two young local hotshots, Alex Wilson playing the titular Boy and Abby Howells showing off her versatility as she plays a range of characters from Helen Clark to Granddad.

My Dad’s Boy will be at the Athenaeum Hall on Friday 10 March at 7.30 pm. Tickets are $45 (adult), $35 (concession) and $20 (student), through eventfinda.co.nz. win tickets To win a double pass to My Dad’s Boy, just email your contact details to thelooparrowtown@gmail. com with My Dad’s Boy in the subject line by Monday 6 March and you’ll go in the draw!

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ben waters and friends

Arrowtown is in for a very special musical treat.

Following his hugely successful concerts in 2016, pianist Ben Waters is returning to in 2017 with a glittering line-up.

Ben has played with the Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Shakin’ Stevens and Ray Davies of the Kinks, as well as Jools Holland, who last year described him as the best boogie woogie pianist in Europe.

This time the band will feature not only Ben’s son Tom on alto sax, but also Tim Ries of the Rolling Stones, who gave Tom his first instrument. Adding to the Rolling Stones connection will be Bernard Fowler, one of the legendary band’s backing vocalists. And then there’s singer/songwriter Chris Jagger (Mick’s younger brother) on guitar and vocals.

Ben Waters will be playing the Athenaeum Hall on Tuesday 7 March 2017. Tickets are $125 from eventfinda.co.nz (includes $25 donation to Queenstown Trails Trust). The event is expected to sell out, so get your friends together, book your tickets, then email akaroamusic@gmail.com to arrange tables of 6, 8 or 10.

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Open every day from 8.30 am for Breakfast & Lunch Try our famous cheese fondue or our classic crépes Available for private functions for Dinner

25 Ramshaw Lane

03 409 8946

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TASTER CLASS

TONE AND STRENGTHEN YOUR BODY

$15

Private and group classes in Arrowtown Phone: 027 450 5695 website: arrowpilates.co.nz

WORKING WITH YOU BEYOND THE SALE PROCESS

Holly and Todd have the Ray White _Know How to help you in the journey of buying or selling property and providing the highest standard of customer service.

Todd and Holly are proud to support Arrowtown Plunket.

Mention this advertisment when listing your property with us and upon an unconditional sale we will donate $500 to Arrowtown Plunket.

Todd Weeks

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Holly Hargreaves

Newman Real Estate Limited Licensed (REAA 2008)

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per week with the opportunity for this role to grow. A good hourly rate is offered and if successful in this role a bonus based on sales Physiotherapy in Arrowtown – Looking after targets. Please email your CV, photograph the locals – Queenstown Physiotherapy now has three clinics a week at the Arrowtown Medical and contact details to our manager Charlotte Ellis-Cook, enquiries@attichomestore.co.nz.

Centre. Paul is ready to help get you back out there. Call 03 441 0580 to make your appointment Please DO NOT DROP BY IN PERSON as this is a busy time for us and our focus is on Running masterclasses with Back On Track our customers.

Physiotherapy Arrowtown. 1. Develop efficient movement patterns to improve running efficiency. Nanny/ Housekeeper, guaranteed 30 hours 2. Build strength post injury. 3. Prevent injury per week, Monday to friday salaried. Position in re-occurrence. Wednesday mornings 7 am arrowtown. Mix of duties includes: Ph 03 442 6616 to register.

- Child care for 2 primary school children Keeping house tidy and light house work found - Preparation of three evening meals a week Meike brand camera flash found in Arrowtown for the family - Grocery shopping - Will require 29/01/17. Ph Queenstown Police 03 441 1600 occasional overnight stays when parent is away.

Kids wallet with batman on it found in Arrowtown Experience and references required. Must have 23/01/19, phone Queenstown Police 03 441 1600 drivers license and car. Please send your cv to emma@thehills.co.nz real estate Night ‘n Day – STORE MANAGER. Can to let Supervise and monitor staff. Reliable and trustworthy. Previous management experience Arrowtown House for rent from end of April to preferred. Achieve budgets and targets set.

Sept/Oct 2017. Fully furnished including linen. 3 brm, 2 bathrooms. Wood burner and heatpump.

Apply to Alan, 39 Buckingham St, Arrowtown $680 per week plus bond, includes Sky TV and Slow Cuts – FULL TIME KITCHEN HAND in Wifi. Photos etc on Trade me listing #1246522317 Arrowtown. Washing dishes, basic Kitchen Phone 021 366 442.

Prep. Great attitude essential for our busy Arrowtown home – short term let. Available kitchen. Day/Night shifts. Immediate start Work Tues 11 April until Fri 2 June 2017 only. $800 p/w, Visa preferred. Own transport to Arrowtown 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, fully furnished, large essential. Email sam@peoplelikeus.co.nz unfenced section, well insulated modern home.

027 205 1968 FREE to place classifieds, email details to: thelooparrowtown@gmail.com

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situations vacant

Attic Homestore – DYNAMIC SALES PERSON WANTED – We are looking for an outgoing dynamic sales person who has like our store a sense of style and is able to converse with people from all over the world with confidence. Experience in retail sales is important. The successful applicant will be a NZ resident, fluent in English, computer literate, and the ability to sell high end products to a discerning customer base. We offer a starting schedule of 4 days 6

2017 Macpac Motatapu SATURDAY 4 MARCH

We require a fantastic volunteer crew to support the event. Working in partnership with the Queenstown Trails Trust, funds go towards maintenance and development of the trails in the Wakatipu. To sign up head to:

motatapu.com/contact/ volunteers

Modern Contemporary Living, Central Location Price by Negotiation For further information contact: Jo and Craig Scott 021 976 331 joandcraig.scott@raywhite.com For further information on this property or any of our other listings contact one of our local and experienced realtors or visit our website www.rwarrowtown.co.nz

40 Centennial Avenue, Arrowtown 3b 2S 2C(off street parking) “Supporting the Arrowtown community since 1969�

Newman Real Estate Ltd MREINZ Licensed REAA 2008, 14 Buckingham Street 9302 p 03 442 1616

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Montessori education for children up to 6 years old

Contact us today!

16 Wiltshire Street, Arrowtown Ph: 442 0032 www.best-start.org

Do you work in Queenstown? Are you struggling to find an all-day parking spot? Queenstown Lakes District Council may have the answer for you.

The Council is reviving its underused carpooling scheme, offering free carparks in the Boundary St and Ballarat St carparks for vehicles with at least three ride-sharing scheme members.

The new scheme will take effect from March 10, and applications for the 100 annual permits close on 24 February. Full details are online at qldc.govt.nz.

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getting the message across Arrowtown teacher Nicole Fawcett and her web-developer husband Greg are working to help schools communicate with parents, staff and students more effectively. Their recently launched Message My Way software lets schools send messages in the way the recipient wants to get them, be it Facebook Messenger, Twitter, the school’s Facebook page, messaging apps like Slack, Kik and Telegram, as well as SMS or even voicemail.

Message My Way was inspired by conversations with Arrowtown School management. ‘Arrowtown School is very tech-savvy and they’re always looking for new ways to do things better and more easily,’ says Nicole.

‘They’ve been really engaged throughout the whole development process.’

Deputy principal Tim Young says Message My Way was hugely beneficial in the event of snow days last year, when they were beta testing the service. ‘We did a communications survey after the second snow day and the parents just raved about it, they absolutely loved it,’ Tim says.

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upcoming events

March

Athenaeum Hall 10 am–4/5 pm

2–6

Antique and Collectables Fair

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Macpac Motatapu

motatapu.com

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Ben Waters and friends

Athenaeum Hall 8 pm

$2 per adult, children free

Wilcox Green

Tickets $125

8–26

100% fundraiser for NZ’s top female ski racer Piera Hudson to the 2018 Winter Olympics

Coastal Cowhides Popup Shop

Lake Hayes Pavilion 8–14, 20–23 March Athenaeum Hall 17–19, 24– 26 March

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Arrowtown Welcome Party

Buckingham St 5.30–9 pm

9–12

ISPS Handa New Zealand Open

The Hills / Millbrook

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An exciting new comedy from Finnius Teppett

My Dad’s Boy

Athenaeum Hall 7.30–9 pm

16–26

Alliance Française French Film Festival 2017

nzopen.co.nz

Tickets $45

Dorothy Browns Cinema frenchfilmfestival.co.nz

April

20–25

Akarua Arrowtown Autumn Festival 2017

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Anzac Day

Arrowtown

arrowtownautumnfestival.co.nz

Athenaeum Hall

Service starts 10.30 am Seated by 10.15 am

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your flop-free recipe lambs fry and bacon 500 g lamb liver (add

first day of school Ellé & Matiu Te Paa

a few finely sliced kidneys if you like)

¼ cup flour 2 tsp beef stock powder 2 Tbsp oil 200 g bacon (about 4 rashers) 2 medium onions, diced 1½ cups water or vege stock salt & pepper to taste Thinly slice lambs fry and put in plastic bag with flour and beef stock powder, shake to cover with the flour. Cut any long strips in half again so they’re bite sized.

Remove excess fat and rind from the bacon and chop coarsely.

Leave a bit of streaky fat on the bacon, it adds to the flavour.

Heat oil in a frypan, add bacon and onion and fry 8 to 10 minutes over medium to high temperature until onion is soft and bacon is fairly well cooked but not crisp.

Add lambs fry and lightly fry a few minutes turning often to brown evenly, you don’t need to cook it through at this stage.

Pour water or vege stock over and season. Bring to a gentle boil, reduce temperature to a simmer and continue to cook for 20 minutes stirring every 5 minutes or so. It may take a little more time but you want a fairly thick gravy runs a little slowly off a spoon.

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Started school Wednesday 1 February 2017. Very exciting first day with a cool teacher!

Has your child had their first day at school or do you have a new baby?

FREE to place, just email a photo, dates with full name and a short message thelooparrowtown@gmail.com

#theloopsnaps Finally the wind dropped The last few steps to the top of Brow Peak

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RENTALS Pick up and drop off service available!

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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 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 hairdressers D’OR Hair Stylists Royal Oak Complex, Shop 14 Arrow Lane 03 442 1890 health & beauty Back on Track Physiotherapy 50 Buckingham St, Upstairs, Royal Oak Court 03 442 6616 Oddfellows Beauty Therapy & Massage 57 Buckingham St 03 442 0020 Unichem Arrowtown Pharmacy 20 Buckingham St 03 442 0975 mechanic Arrowtown Garage 28 Wiltshire St 03 442 0807 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 12

retail Off the Wall Gallery 18 Buckingham St 03 442 0890 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 real estate Ray White 14 Buckingham St 03 442 1616 Sotheby’s International Realty 50 Buckingham St 027 334 9292

community services in an emergency phone........................... 111 Arrowtown 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 Amber Hollis 027 226 1590 Monika Fry 027 616 7236 Richard Newman 0274 970 138 Russell Heckler 03 442 0204 Tracey MacLaren 03 442 1347 Library 58 Buckingham St 03 442 1607 Museum/Gallery/Information Centre 49 Buckingham St 03 442 1824 Plunket 20 Cardigan St 0800 933 922 Post Office 52 Buckingham St 03 442 1885 Wasp Man free wasp nest extermination Russell Heckler 03 442 0204

local club notices Arrow Line Dance Club 021 0284 0681 Beginner–intermediate levels. Weds 12.30–2.30 pm $5 at the Arrowtown Hall.

Arrowtown Bowling Club 03 442 1905 Club Day Thursday mornings. New members welcome - coaching available - more info Diane 03 409 8545 Arrowtown Business Women’s Group Any and all local business women are welcome to register. Meeting every 3rd Wednesday at various places around Arrowtown. It is free to join but each event may have a charge to cover costs. Email Hayley Delport on arrowtownbusinesswomen@gmail.com Arrowtown Entertainers 03 442 0132 Primarily a singing group of varying ages who love to provide heart-warming entertainment in Arrowtown. The group aims to put on a Christmas Concert in December and also concerts during the Arrowtown Autumn Festival. Contact: Alison Douglas at nigel.alison@slingshot.co.nz Arrowtown Golf Club 03 442 1719 Club days–every Weds & Sat (men) Thurs (ladies). Phone the golf shop for more info.

Arrowtown Library 03 442 1607 Storytime for Toddlers Wednesdays 10.30 am – 11.00 am during School Term Time.

Arrowtown Scouts Spaces available for girls & boys age 11-14.

Scouts meet in Arrowtown Wed nights 7–8.30 pm. For further info email: arrowcubs@gmail. com / 027 291 2193 Arrowtown Swimming Club Group lessons start Monday 23 January 2017.

Contact Debs to register and for further info.

Ph 021-297-1422 or contact us on our fb page.

Arrowtown Tennis Club Fran 03 442 0774 Senior club nights every Tues from 6 pm onwards.

Arrowtown Village Association Join the Arrowtown Village Association, the voice of Arrowtown. We work to protect and enhance the unique character of our town.

Visit arrowtownvillage.co.nz to learn more.

Dorothy Browns Bookclub 03 442 1964 Meet the first Wednesday of each month at 10.30 am at the cinema. Newcomers welcome.

Lakes District Celtic Society 03 409 8783 Meeting 1st Wednesday in every month at the Fork & Tap from 6 pm. Membership costs just $10 a year, or $15 for a whole family.

LCF fun languages 03 442 0075 For children from 2–12 years old. Fun French lessons for preschool children & in school & after school for primary school. We do adult lessons too, in group or privately. Email nathalie@ lcfclubs.co.nz or visit www.lcfclubs.co.nz Little Yogis 027 866 7681 Children’s yoga for ages 2–18 check out Little Yogis Facebook page – Contact Niki littleyogisqt@gmail.com or call for more info.

Plunket 0800 933 922 Every Monday – Little Fingers Art/Craft playgroup 10 am–12 noon. Every Friday 10 am–12 noon Toddler Activities. Playgroup charge gold coin. For more info phone Lillie 021 027 91001 all welcome.

Remarkable Kids 03 442 0785 Celebrating differences, supporting challenges.

Meetings for parents & professionals to discuss ideas for managing tricky behaviour at St. Margaret’s Church Hall – see our facebook page – Remarkable Kids – for meeting dates.

Shotover Country Music Club 03 442 0785 Arrowtown Hall, 3rd Sunday each month at 7.30pm All welcome. Cost Free. Contact Reg McTaggart at r.j.mctaggart@xtra.co.nz Small Seeds Parent & toddler music group St Paul’s Cottage next to St Paul’s Anglican Church. Every Thurs morning in term time, 9:30 – 10:30. Half an hour of music with instruments & a short Bible story, then coffee/chat/play time. Free/Donation.

The Queenstown Embroiderers Meets every Wednesday at The Stitching Post Buckingham Street, Arrowtown from 10am onwards. We work on our projects, share ideas and enjoy good company. Anyone interested in joining us is most welcome to call in and meet us. For further information contact Denise Heckler 03-442 0204.

Wakatipu Travel Club Meets 2 pm on 4th Monday in the month at St John Ambulance Rooms, 10 Douglas St. Frankton. Interesting speakers. We welcome new members. Contact: June 442 2234

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