Edition 143

your local event guide & directory 29 March – 11 April 2018

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TWO YEARS THIS APRIL

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cycle track delays Wilding control work is under way on the Arrowtown faces, starting from Whitechapel and working towards Arrowtown.

Contractors will be felling tree within two tree lengths of a section of the Arrow River Bridges Trail up towards Whitechapel from the 4th till the 12th April (week days only). They will have stop-go controls on the trail while they are working in this area and there may be slight delays for people using the trail.

planning for the next ten years Elected members and staff at Queenstown Lakes District Council have spent the last nine months thinking about how to get our district where we want it to be in a decade’s time. Now it’s over to you to share your views by submitting on the draft plan.

The Ten Year Plan sets the Council’s work programme for the years to come. It is a bold plan, as it needs to be to grapple with the significant growth challenges we face. ‘The peak day population in 2028 is forecast to be almost 150,000,’ says Mayor Jim Boult. ‘The ratio of residents to international visitors in our district is 1 to 34, the ratio in Auckland is 1 to 1.’

Tourism is very important to our economy, but the Council aims to strike a delicate balance between meeting the expectations of residents and of those who visit.

The draft plan proposes a work programme almost three times the size of anything the Council has delivered before, coming in at close to a billion dollars of capital investment over the next decade. Arrowtown is set to benefit in a range of ways. Funding is provided to upgrade the Arrowtown Pool and ensure the rugby facility is completed. There’s also funding proposed to upgrade the infrastructure supplying water to Arrowtown and much more.

By now you should have received a summary of the draft Ten Year Plan in your letterbox. If you didn’t get one, you can read all the details and ask questions at qldc.govt.nz/ten-year-plan.

Submissions close on 13 April 2018.

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love, gin and the pox Following the delicate sold-out successes of her show Promise and Promiscuity, Penny Ashton has swapped Jane Austen for Charles Dickens and will bring her heroine Olive Copperbottom and a squalid gaggle of hilarious Victorians to crusty life at the Athenaeum Hall.

Will Olive find a family among the brothels, toffs and gruel? Or will Mrs Sourtart break her heart as well as her teeth?

This rollicking romantic musical is Oliver! meets Blackadder with a saucy feminine twist. The show has already wowed audiences in Canada, where critics described Penny as ‘a one-woman-show wonder’ and her performance as a ‘remarkable display of ingenuity and virtuosity’.

Olive Copperbottom will be at the Athenaeum Hall on Thursday 12 April at 7.30 pm. Tickets are $25 from Eventfinda or buy at the door.

GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR SMART PHONE!

Arrowtown Village Association is pleased to offer: MORE SMART PHONE CLASSES FOR SENIORS. iphone and Android classes to be held separately

When: First 3 weeks of May Where: TBA Cost: $5 per class (subsidized by AVA) Register your interest by ranking the possible class times below in order of preference (eg. B C A D): A. Tuesdays 10:00am – 11:30am B. Tuesdays 7:30pm – 9:00pm C. Thursdays 10:00am – 11:30am D. Thursdays 7:30pm – 9:00pm • It is necessary to rank all times that you can be available • Only 2 time slots will be selected and you would attend one of these each week • Class times will be determined by what suits most people with classes limited to 8 persons • Include type of phone ie iPhone (apple) or Android (any other).

Email: info@arrowtownvillage.nz by Friday 13 April 2018.

Registrations will be finalized and notified by Friday 20 April 2018.

Any queries contact: Susan Rowley 021 165 0862 (text only) 4

18 Advance Terrace, Arrowtown One of the last ridge line sections remaining

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Close to Arrowtown School, walking and bike tracks.

No prior offers.

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0274 970 138

rwarrowtown.co.nz Newman Real Estate Limited Licensed (REAA 2008)

MODELS WANTED! Cutting, Foiling, Straightening and Full Head Bleach!

Days will vary on availability.

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classifieds for sale Honda Odysseus, 1995. Sell my reliable car/ backpackervan. Wof till 07/18 and rego 05/18. $2600ono, Arrowtown. Ph/txt 027 606 1069

NOW OPEN 47 WEEKS OF THE YEAR

real estate wanted Couple looking for a room to rent (with use of kitchen). In Arrowtown, with WiFi and price to inc. bills. Until end of September from beginning of April. Please contact Daisy 021 022 623 70 Single bedroom flat or unit sought in Arrowtown. Long term for mature local with references. Tel 021 893 787 Email:admin@ remarkablesweetshop.co.nz

situations vacant

Arrowtown Preschool COTTER AVE & DURHAM ST Half day and longer day places for babies and children 12 months – 5 years Innovative programmes including popular weekly nature based programmes for 3 -5 year olds

HIRING NOW!

Looking for a full time Beauty and Massage Therapist Working in a tight knit, fun team in one of the top 3 salons in NZ! Not like any other salon, competitive pay rates and amazing work environment with loads of training opportunities, send CV through to spa@oddfellowslodge.co.nz, we can’t wait to meet you!

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Consistent and qualified teaching staff Please phone

03 442 0172 or 03 442 1416

or email admin@ arrowtownpreschool.co.nz for more information or to arrange a visit.

ARROWTOWN’S BIGGEST

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E L A BIKE S Bikes on sale now !

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EASTER WEEKEND

Saturday 31 March & Sunday 1 April 2018 Second-hand bikes and new bikes not to be missed!

Hire, Tours and Sales.

59 Buckingham Street, Romans Lane.

Your Arrowtown Guides to Adventure!

0800 224 473 www.arrowtownbikehire.co.nz

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Thursday 12 April 7.30pm Athenaeum Hall $25 Adult $10 Child/student Book: Eventfinda

kids go green On Tuesday Arrowtown School became the latest stop-off for globe-trotting environmental advocate Libby Bowles.

The English scientist and teacher is riding her home-made bamboo bike around the world, spreading the word about how single-use plastic is damaging the environment.

Libby has got together with Esther Whitehead from Sustainable Queenstown to bring our local schools into the wider sustainable community. 'Children have so much more power than they realise and people pay more attention to what children are doing than adults, so they are the perfect ambassadors of change,' says Libby. 'So many of the plastic problems can be solved with really small habitual behavioural changes and adults learn from seeing kids leading by example.’ 8

upcoming events

april – may

april

5–15

Alliance Française

French Film Festival 2018 Arrowtown School fundraiser

Dorothy Browns Cinema frenchfilmfestival.co.nz

Arrowtown School Grounds

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Movies under the stars Screening Moana

$20 per family or Adults $7.50 Kids $5

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Penny Ashton channels Dickens

Olive Copperbottom

Athenaeum Hall 7.30 pm

14–15

Advanced Tips & Techniques

Korowai Weaving

Community Rooms 9 am–4 pm

Waitiri Launch Event

Waitiri Creek 1 pm–5 pm

14 19–25

The Black Seeds Akarua

Arrowtown Autumn Festival

eventfinda.co.nz

southernreap.co.nz eventfinda.co.nz

Arrowtown

arrowtownautumnfestival.co.nz

may

Smartphone Classes

Arrowtown

1–17

Arrowtown Village Association

info@arrowtownvillage.nz

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Opening screening of 2018 season

Queenstown Film Society

Dorothy Browns 8.15 pm

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Scottish fun night and dance

5–6

Ceilidh

Korowai Weaving Mawhitiwhiti Bags

queenstownfilmsociety.co.nz

Athenaeum Hall

tickets available from mraby@mactodd.co.nz

Community Rooms 9 am–4 pm southernreap.co.nz

moana under the stars The school PTA is promising a night of family-friendly fundraising fun with an outdoor screening of the Walt Disney favourite Moana at the school on Friday 6 April at 6.30 pm. Organisers say to wrap up warm and bring something to sit on – hot choc, popcorn and barbecue food will help ward off the chill.

Go to @arrowtownpta on Facebook for tickets.

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your flop-free recipe easter egg nests

3 Tbsp butter 4 cups miniature marshmallows 6 cups Rice Krispies ½ cup coconut tinted with green food colouring In large saucepan melt butter, add marshmallows and stir until melted.

Remove from heat. Add cereal and stir until well coated.

Shape warm mixture into 16 muffinpan cups coated with cooking spray.

Allow to cool.

Line cooled nests with coloured coconut and fill with easter eggs.

Best if served the same day.

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Open every day from 8.30 am for

Breakfast & Lunch Original French CrĂŞpes

25 Ramshaw Lane

03 409 8946

bonjour-arrowtown.com

#theloopsnaps MARCH’S WINNING PIC

Sunset over Lake Hayes

_ the_macpherson diaries Recipe on the blog now for this addictive ut Coconut & Pean Satay Sauce.

1x season ticket to Arts on Tour shows

add #theloopsnaps to your photos on facebook or instagram & they might just win & make the next issue of the loop arrowtown.

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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 Unwind 4/14 Buckingham St 03 442 0227 bikes Arrow Bikes 4/9 Bush Creek Rd 03 409 8140 child care ABC Arrowtown Montessori 16 Wiltshire St 03 442 0032 Arrowtown Preschool Cotter Ave & Durham St 03 442 1416 hairdressers D’OR Hair Stylists Royal Oak Complex, Shop 14 Arrow Lane 03 442 1890 health & beauty ArrowPilates 22b Daveys Place 027 450 5695 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 Queenstown Physiotherapy Arrowtown Medical Centre 03 441 0580 mechanic Arrowtown Garage 28 Wiltshire St 03 442 0807 12

plumbers Bob Dennison Plumbing Limited PO Box 191, Arrowtown 027 442 1051 retail Off the Wall Gallery 18 Buckingham St 03 442 0890 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 taxis Green Cabs Arrowtown 0800 464 7336

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 021 947 837 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 Pavilion at Lake Hayes.

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. 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) / Tue(9 holes) &Thurs(ladies). Ph the golf shop for more info.

Arrowtown Scouts Want to know more about the Arrowtown Scout group? We are catering for Boys and Girls aged 6-17years. Email Sharon. cartman@gmail.com for more information.

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.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.

Little Yogis 027 866 7681 Children's yoga ages 4-18. Contact Niki littleyogisqt@gmail.com or call for more info.

Lakes Theatre Arts RECREATIONAL DANCE CLASSES 7-9 years & 10-13 years.

Enquiries: info@LakesTheatreArts.com

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 Petanque Sundays 3 pm, Library Green. All welcome!

Plunket 0800 933 922 Little fingers craft/activity playgroup, Mondays 10–12pm. Gold coin donation. Remarkable Mothers group, 2nd & 4th Thurs of the month, from 11am. All welcome. For all current information/to contact, LIKE the Arrowtown Plunket Facebook page.

Shotover Country Music Club 03 442 0785 Arrowtown Hall, 3rd Sunday each month at 7.30 pm. 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 Making Room After school Art Classes with artist Fiona Garlick. Spaces available Weds (8 -12yrs) Call Fiona 021 455 309 The Queenstown Embroiderers Meets every Weds at The Stitching Post Buckingham St, from 10 am onwards. We work on our projects, share ideas & enjoy good company. Anyone interested in joining us is most welcome to call in & 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:Lucia Dore 027 755 1170 FREE to place local club information, email details to thelooparrowtown@gmail.com 13