The Loop Arrowtown – Edition 181

your local event guide & directory 26 September – 9 October 2019

WEDNESDAY 2 OCTOBER

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Stage 3 of the Proposed District Plan is out now.

Have your say on a range of proposals to change the planning rules for Wāhi Tūpuna, Townships, General Industrial Zone and much more.

HOW TO GET INVOLVED Full details at www.qldc.govt.nz/proposed-district-plan-stage-3.

Submissions close 18 November 2019.

QUESTIONS ON THE PROPOSALS? Easy, just contact one of our duty planners during office hours on 03 441 0499 or pdpenquiries@qldc.govt.nz 1

Rosé Season

Come & enjoy a cold glass of local Rosé in our sunny garden bar.

By the glass

– TERRA SANCTA ROSE – MONDILLO ROSE 51 Buckingham St | 03 442 1860 www.theforkandtap.co.nz

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arrowtown is in bloom Spring is here and arrowtown is starting to bloom.

Come and check the main street during the month of October to see it bloom.

the keys are in the margarine The Keys Are in the Margarine, a play coming to Arrowtown next week, interweaves hilarity with heartbreak to poignant effect in a close examination of the effects of dementia.

This is ‘verbatim theatre’, a unique form of stagecraft that is real, mesmerising and truthful. The script is based on interviews with people with experience with memory loss – patients, caregivers, family members, doctors and support workers.

In performance, actors present the edited testimony from those interviews. With the audio playing in their ears, they relay the original words and how those words are spoken – every vocal inflection, intonation and hesitation, every physical gesture and facial expression.

The stories told in The Keys Are in the Margarine communicate the all-encompassing effect dementia has on those who are experiencing it as well as everyone around them. Profound and enlightening, the play provides deep insights not just into the condition itself, but also into what it means to be human.

Reviewers have described the play as ‘deeply absorbing theatre’ (Theatreview), a ‘moving and inspiring theatre experience’ (Star) and ‘a production not to be missed’ (Stuff).

The Keys Are in the Margarine, an Arts on Tour NZ production in association with Brain Research New Zealand, is at the Athenaeum Hall on Wednesday 2 October at 7.30 pm.

Tickets are $25 from Eventbrite or at the door, with $5 from each ticket going to Alzheimers NZ. 3

arrowtown village association news a passion for Arrowtown

All of us on the Arrowtown Village Association committee trust all residents are enjoying the start of Spring.

We would like to send out a huge thank you to those that helped recently with tree planting on Tobins Face, and the organisation by the Arrowtown Choppers to get this done. This is the second phase of trial planting, and has seen 400 exotic trees planted to see which will perform best for enhancing our loved autumn colours. This is all part of the exciting strategy to remove wilding species and replace with a mix of natives and exotics. The AVA continues to provide administrative support in further fundraising efforts by the Arrowtown Wilding Group.

At the AVA we work for you, our community, in many ways. Be that lobbying council through the planning process or liaising with external groups over issues such as the current Clean Air programme being run by NIWA and the ORC. Come along to our AGM on October 24, in the community rooms on Centennial Ave to hear a full update.

We are thankful to have our QLDC councillor attend all AVA meetings and although we’re sad to see the departure of Scott Stevens we are delighted that AVA committee member Heath Copland will be the new voice of Arrowtown at the council table.

This leads to our request.

If you are passionate about Arrowtown (aren’t we all!) please give some consideration to joining our committee. Due to understandable reasons a number of our committee are standing down at our AGM. Committee member roles are not a huge commitment, if you would like more information or wish to indicate your interest email me and I can phone you for a chat…

– Noel Beggs, Chair

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NOW OPEN 47 WEEKS OF THE YEAR

Arrowtown Preschool COTTER AVE & DURHAM ST SELLING‌huge Southland SWEDES‌. $3 each Come and grab one from either Preschool during Preschool hours !

Proceeds to Preschool!!

Half day and longer day places for babies and children 12 months to 5 years Innovative programmes including popular weekly nature-based programmes for 3 to 5 year-olds Consistent and qualified teaching staff Please phone

442 0172 or 442 1416 or email admin@ arrowtownpreschool.co.nz for more information or to arrange a visit.

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classifieds Premier Stopping – Local & reliable Quality Gib stopping at competitive prices. Free quotes & advice. Contact Dave Thompson 021 115 3632 Curtains & Blinds – Your local mobile curtain & blind specialist. Phone Rebecca Iles today to set up your FREE in-Home measure and Quote on 021 224 0281 www.millers.co.nz

real estate flatmate Ensuite and a double bedroom. Available from 23th September. Large kitchen and bathroom. Rent $260 all included.

Cleanliness is a must. Please PM on: 027 364 3949 Single room available for long term. 5 minutes walk to town. Easy going fl atmates, shared bathroom with one other person. No bond, just two weeks in advance rent paid fortnightly. $200 + bills. Phone Steve: 027 452 0789 to let House urgently required from mid Dec to mid March for responsible local family.

Please call Sue: 021 058 8923

situations vacant Arrowtown Bike Hire is seeking a Shuttle driver. Part time and full time positions available. New Zealand Drivers licence with P endorsement required. Contact Adin on 03 441 1144 Arrowtown Golf Club – SEASONAL GREENKEEPER. The Arrowtown Golf Club has a seasonal position available Sep- May. We are looking for a keen, energetic person who likes working outdoors. The ideal 6

person will also have a keen understanding/ knowledge of golf. Please apply first instant to Rick Machray, Course Superintendan, Turf Manager rick@arrowtowngolf.co.nz The Fork and Tap – Our vibrant & iconic gastro/craft beer pub in the heart of Arrowtown requires. SOUS CHEF & CHEF DE PARTIE. We require a Chef de Partie with excellent experience in a Chef capacity.

We also require a Sous Chef who must be creative, knowledgeable, passionate, work well in a team environment & shows great leadership skills. Long term commitment essential Accommodation Available. CV/ Cover letter to:hello@theforkandtap.co.nz Provisions – HEAD CHEF. To run the kitchen in our busy Arrowtown cafe. Amazing opportunity for a creative talented young chef to take charge of our team and drive our cafe menu, cabinet offerings and baking range. Must be qualified and experienced in a busy daytime cafe/restaurant and good team player. Lead our small experienced kitchen team and take charge of our food safety plan. This is the position for you if you’re passionate about modern healthy food, have great ideas for developing our menu and baking range and love keeping up with food trends. Negotiable wages, day shifts only and incentive bonus. Front of House Wait staff & Duty Manager.

Experienced hospitality wait staff needed for the summer season. Duty manager qualifications preferred as well as barista skills. Must commit to April 2020. Looking for hard workers with genuine people skills and loads of charm who have experience working in busy café/restaurant. KITCHENHAND – Weekdays and day shifts only. Must be fast, hard working and customer friendly. All applicants should have valid NZ work visas and send resume and recent references to Jane at:hal.jane@xtra.co.nz Or call in to see us at 65 Buckingham St, Arrowtown

colonial women mean business ‘The greatest comefort to me is to get an honest living for my familey.’ Boarding-house keeper Susannah Wall’s words in 1845 echo the sentiments of many colonial women in New Zealand who ran small businesses – though not all were as concerned about the ‘honesty’ of the living they got.

Catherine Bishop’s new book Women Mean Business: Colonial businesswomen in New Zealand (Otago University Press) explores the stories of some of New Zealand’s colonial entrepreneurs – the successful and the outright failures, the heart-warming and the tragic, the everyday and the scandalous.

In October Dr Bishop will be coming to Arrowtown to talk about some of these women. Among them are two Queenstown publicans: the highly respected Jane McBride and the highly manipulative Eliza Jenkins.

Dr Catherine Bishop will talk at the museum on Tuesday 15 October at 6.30 pm. There is no charge, and one lucky audience member will get a free copy of the book!

Unwind

AVAILABLE 4–9 pm Friday to Sunday

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tomorrow’s conservationists Arrowtown School’s Manu hub (Year 3 and 4) are fast becoming experts on conservation after a term studying native plants and trees with the help of visitors from the Wakatipu Reforestation Trust and EnviroSchools.

Their final visitor was Ben Teele of Predator Free Arrowtown, who came in to talk about native fauna. The kids made and painted nesting boxes for tītipounamu (rifleman) and ruru (morepork) that will be distributed around Arrowtown. Ben also talked about animal predators and even brought in a dead weasel, stoat

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and ferret for the students to touch and compare.

Teacher Yvonne Culling says, ‘The children have been really motivated to learn about native birds, plants and predators. Ben was extremely impressed by how much our students knew!’

upcoming events

september – october

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Thursday evening chops

Arrowtown Choppers

More info on FB @arrowtownchoppers

Arrowtown Horticultural Society

Athenaeum Hall

Arrowtown Spring Show Arrowtown School

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Gala Quiz Night Wakatipu Reforestation Trust

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Arrowtown Planting Day

1 pm–5.30 pm

Tickets $3 - Children free

Athenaeum Hall 7 pm Tickets $30 teams of 4 or 6 emailarrowtownPTA@arrowtown.school.nz

Durham St

9 am–12 pm @wrtqt.org.nz on FB

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The Keys Are In The Margarine A verbatim play about memory loss and... memory loss Arrowtown Creative Arts Society

Athenaeum Hall

7.30 pm. Tickets $25

eventbrite.co.nz ($5 from each ticket will be donated to Alzheimers New Zealand)

Arrowtown

Arrowtown Spring Arts Festival

www.acas.nz

Wakatipu Reforestation Trust

Lake Hayes Pavilion

Lake Hayes Wetland Planting Day

9 am–12 pm @wrtqt.org.nz on FB

Wakatipu Reforestation Trust

Slope Hill Road, Lake Hayes

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Slope Hill Planting Day

12– 2 Nov

Flax Weaving for Beginners

@southernreapinc on FB enquiries@reap.co.nz

Women Mean Business

Lakes District Museum Gallery

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Southern REAP

Colonial Businesswomen in New Zealand Every Sunday

Arrowtown Farmers Market

9 am–12 pm @wrtqt.org.nz on FB

St John's Church $40

6.30 pm – free author talk

Library Green

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your flop-free recipe chicken bites with chilli aioli

½ cup plain flour (or GF) 2 eggs, whisked 1 cup quinoa flakes 2 chicken breasts, sliced into bite-size pieces oil for cooking fresh chillis, sliced radishes, thinly sliced aioli Put the flour, eggs and quinoa flakes in 3 separate bowls.

Dust the chicken in the flour, then coat with the egg before rolling in the quinoa flakes.

Fill a deep-sided frypan with oil

and heat until a cube of bread tossed in rises to the surface. Fry the chicken in batches for about 5 minutes or until golden and cooked through. Drain on a paper towel.

Plate up with the sliced radishes and chillis with aioli on the side.

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local of the month We are changing things up at The Loop. We are no longer publishing #theloopsnaps.

Instead, we'd like to celebrate some of the many wonderful residents of this little town. We want to know about anyone who has done great things or is just a super special individual. They'll be in the running for a $50 voucher from the New Orleans Hotel. Email thelooparrowtown@ gmail.com and tell us why they deserve a treat!

$50

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to nominate someone email thelooparrowtown@gmail.com telling us why

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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 New Orleans Hotel 27 Buckingham St 03 442 1748 The Fork & Tap 51 Buckingham St 03 442 1860 Unwind 4/14 Buckingham St 03 442 0227 child care Arrowtown Preschool Cotter Ave & Durham St 03 442 1416 computer services Remarkable Nerds 9a Helms Court 027 5823 123 flowers Rosie Flowers www.rosieflowers.co.nz Level 1, Coachmans Hall, 41 Buckingham St 027 430 7409 hairdressers D’OR Hair Stylists Royal Oak Complex, Shop 14 Arrow Lane 03 442 1890 health & beauty ArrowPilates | Classical Studio 22b Daveys Place 027 450 5695 Back on Track Physiotherapy 57 Buckingham St 03 442 6616 Beauty Basics 16 Cornwall Street 022 091 2461 Queenstown Physiotherapy Arrowtown Medical Centre Berkshire Street 03 441 0580 Unichem Arrowtown Pharmacy 20 Buckingham St 03 442 0975 mechanic Arrowtown Garage 28 Wiltshire St 03 442 0807 12

painter Arrowtown Painter Decorator Arrowtown 027 284 1038 plumber Queenstown Plumbing & Gas Ltd PO Box 250, Arrowtown 03 441 8071 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

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 027 560 0783 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 Remarkables Line Dance Group Beginner–intermediate levels.Weds12.30–2pm $10 at the Pavilion, Lake Hayes. 021 0284 0681 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 Community Yoga 03 442 0515 Every Thursday 5 pm @ Arrowtown Community Rooms. Bring your own mat.

All levels welcome.

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 Library

03 442 1607

Hours: Mon–Fri 10am-5pm. Sat 10.30–12.30pm.

Storytime for Toddlers Weds 10.30am–11am during School Term Time.

Arrowtown Scouts Want to know more about the Arrowtown Scout group? We are catering for Boys and Girls aged 6-17years. For more info email ikawillett@gmail.com.

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 Tuesday of each month at 10.30 am at the cinema. Newcomers welcome.

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 Community Rooms, 3rd Sunday of each month at 1.30 pm. All welcome. 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 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.

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