MY COMMUNITY DIARY

February Thursday 2

Wanaka Community Workshop. 9.00am - 12.00pm, fabricate (working with textiles) - email@wcw.org.nz

Croquet Club, 211 Warren St. Golf & Association, 1.15pm for 1.30pm start. New members/visitors welcome.

Wanaka Men’s Tennis, Upton St courts from 3.00 - 5.00pm. Visitors are welcome.

Wanaka Squash Club Night. 6.30 - 8.30pm, 23 Stone Street. All welcome.

WanaKnit. Join our friendly knitting group at Edgewater Resort, 5.00 - 7.00pm. All welcome. Magic the Gathering. Come and play with Wanaka Planeswalkers. Community Hub 6.00 - 9.00pm. All welcome. Free.

Wanaka Artisan Market. 3.00 - 6.00pm, Bullock Creek. Local, fresh, handmade produce and craft.

9 Hole Ladies Golf. Discs in by 9.00am, start 9.30am. New members and visitors welcome.

Aspiring Wanderers Club. For people with mildmoderate dementia. 10.00am - 1.00pm Albert Town. Contact robyn@alzheimersotago.org.nz or 027 4069 067.

Wanaka Playgroup 9.30am - 12.30pm, 0-5yrs. Wanaka Squash Club. All welcome.

Embroidery Group stitching day 10.00am - 4.00pm at Arts Centre Wanaka. All stitchers welcome.

Knitting at the Hawea Library, from 12.003.00pm. Ph Denise 012 0378 347 or just turn up.

Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting 7.30pm, Wanaka Plunket Rooms, 51 Ardmore St.

Wanaka Senior Net meeting. 10.00am, Presbyterian Church, Tenby Street. Learn to take better photos on your phone.

Friday 3

Girls Who Run. 5.45am, all welcome. Enquiries www.facebook.com/girlswhorunwanaka

Alcoholics Anonymous. 7.30pm. Plunket Rooms, 51 Ardmore St. We help problem drinkers.

Wanaka Bridge Club. 2.00 - 6.00pm, please be seated by 1.50pm. Contact wanakabridgeclub@fastmail.com

Wanaka Bowling Club. Progressive Bowls; Names in by 1.00pm for a 1.15pm start. All welcome.

Saturday 4

Lighthouse Initiative. Fun community-building activity, all welcome. For details see www.instagram. com/wanaka_lighthouse/ or ring 021 1436 447. Aspiring Quilters Club Day. 10.00am to 4.00pm at the Community Hub, McDougall St. Enquiries 027 4801 707. All welcome.

Triwanaka registrations from 5.00pm with all events starting at 6.00pm. Wanaka Watersports Facility. For details www.triwanaka.co.nz Croquet Club, 211 Warren St. Golf & Association, 1.15pm for 1.30pm start. New members/visitors welcome.

Wanaka Social Tennis. Upton St courts, 1.00 - 4.00pm. Visitors are welcome.

Wanaka Parkrun, 8.00am, Wanaka Station Park, 7.50am pre-event brie ng. Register for free online at www.parkrun.co.nz

Sunday 5

Wanaka New Life Church, 10.00am service, 50 Reece Cres. Contemporary worship. All welcome. Wanaka Lake Swimmers meet 8.30am at the Watersports facility. All abilities welcome. Contact: wanakalakeswimmers@gmail.com Sunday Craft Market, Pembroke Park, from 10.00am. Handmade art and craft.

Wanaka Baptist Church. 5.30pm, Community Hub, 34 McDougall St. Word, worship and fellowship. Join us!

Wanaka Presbyterian Church, Sunday service at 10.00am. 94 Tenby Street. All welcome!

St Ninians Presbyterian Church, Sunday service at 10.00am. St Ninians Way, Hawea Flat. All welcome! St Columba’s Anglican Church. Service at 9.30am. Corner Upton and McDougall Sts, Wanaka. All welcome.

Holy Family Catholic Church. 154 Aubrey Road, Wanaka. Mass Times - 9.00am on 1st, 3rd & 5th Sundays of each month and 11.00am on 2nd & 4th Sundays of the month. All welcome.

Monday 6

Wanaka Social Tennis Upton St courts. 9.00am - 12.00pm. Visitors are welcome. Alcoholics Anonymous. 7.30pm. Plunket Rooms, 51 Ardmore St. We help problem drinkers. Wanaka Bridge Club. Mt Barker Pairs 7.00pm start, please be seated by 6.50pm. Contact wanakabridgeclub@fastmail.com

Wanaka Walkers. 9.30am meet on lakefront, McDougall St. Bring appropriate clothing and lunch. wanakawalkers.blogspot.com for details.

Wanaka Vegetable Growers Club 7.00pm. Visit large, private food gardens. All welcome. Details on www.wanakavgc.club

Tuesday 7

Wanaka Community Workshop. 9.00am - 12.00pm, fabricate (working with textiles) - email@wcw.org.nz

Wanaka Walking Group. 10.30am. Meet at the Wanaka Water Sports Facility Carpark. Walk time 1 hour. Info 027 2108 109.

Cancer Society Co ee Group. 10.30am, Edgewater Hotel. All welcome. Enquiries 022 3430 416.

Wriggle & Rhyme. Wanaka Library 10.30 - 11.00am. 0-2 years. All welcome, free.

Volunteer for habitat restoration at Te Kakano’s community-based native plant nursery, 9.00am to 12.00pm; info@tekakano.org.nz All welcome!

Lego Club. Wanaka Library. 3.30 - 4.30pm. 5 - 11 years. More info. 03 443 0410. Wanaka Bridge Club. Relaxed Bridge, 11.15am. Please be seated by 11.05am.

Contact wanakabridgeclub@fastmail.com

Creative Wellbeing Session. 2.00 - 4.30pm, Community Hub, Wanaka. Enquiries to 0210 2781 078.

Mainly Music 9.30am, Wanaka Presbyterian Church - 94 Tenby St. $4/family.

Kyokushin Karate Wanaka training. Juniors 6.00pm, Seniors 7.00pm. Beginners welcome! www.kyokushinkarate.co.nz

Wednesday 8

Grow Wanaka Working Bee 9.30am - 12.00pm, Outlet Rd. Find us on FB for more info.

Lake Hawea Netball Club trials for 2023 season. Rec Centre 7.00 - 9.00pm. Register at Hawea. secretary@gmail.com

Croquet Club, 211 Warren St. Golf Croquet 9.15am for 9.30am start. New members/visitors welcome. Stitch Sisters - Your local knitting group. Edgewater, 9.30am. Love for you to join us.

Volunteer for habitat restoration at Te Kakano’s community-based native plant nursery, 9.00am12.00pm; info@tekakano.org.nz All welcome!

Reading to Dogs. Wanaka Library. 3.30pm - 5.00pm

A programme designed for growing readers. Free. Pre-school Story-time. Wanaka Library. 10.0011.00am 3-5 years. Stories followed by craft activity. Free to all.

Line Dancing. Hawea Community Centre, 1.302.30pm. $5 entry to cover hall hire. Adults only. All welcome.

Wanaka Bridge Club. Bronze Champs Pairs 7.00pm please be seated by 6.50pm. Contact wanakabridgeclub@fastmail.com

Mainly Music 9.30am, St Ninians Way, Hawea Flat. $4/family. All welcome.

Wanaka Creative Fibre, 11.00am - 3.00pm, The Hub. Everyone welcome. Phone 021 0383 695. St Columba’s Anglican Church. Mid-week Communion, 10.00am.

Meditation, 12.15pm at St Columba’s Anglican Church. All welcome.

CHARITY SHOPS

UC Hospice Shop.

Monday - Friday 10.00am - 5.00pm.

Saturday, 10.00am - 1.00pm.

11A Brownston Street. 03 443 4142.

UC Hospice Warehouse/Shop.

Monday - Friday 10.00am - 3.00pm.

9A Gordon Road. 03 443 5894.

The Salvation Army Family Store.

Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm.

Saturday 9.30am - 4.00pm

Unit 3 & 4, 10 Umber Street.

Wastebusters. Daily 9.00am - 5.00pm. Cnr Ballantyne & Riverbank Rd. Place

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// by your local WANAKA POLICE

Kia ora Wanaka, time once again for the blue team round up of what’s been happening in your patch this past week.

We’ll kick off with property, both lost and found. With the awesome weather people have been taking advantage of it, along with the school holidays, getting out and about has lead to quite a bit of property being handed into the station. So, if you lost it, we may have it, pays to call in and check.

And speaking of the weather, just looking around will tell you it's very dry out there. Please don’t go lighting any fires or being careless with any outdoor cooking facilities or we could have a major issue on our hands. Working Saturday night, I could see some fireworks being set off. Please again I’m sure for the sake of a few Oohs and Aahs you don’t want to be responsible for a fire if one of them sets off the tinder dry grass.

Traffic matters still seem to be a major issue round the area, with multiple complaints of poor driving of not only visitors to the area, but locals who should know better. There were a couple of crashes this week where both vehicles rolled. One person thought the Albert Town Campground was a great place to do a burnout only to end up on his roof, and a second during the brief rain lost control of a small truck out at Hawea Flat and rolled after hitting a grass area. He was not sure if the truck had rolled but once pointed out, it was the only way he got grass on the roof of the cab, concluded it must have. Luckily neither were injured except for a bit of pride maybe. We appear to have opportunists roaming around now with items such as garden furniture being taken from a property in the Northlake area. Now I know it's not the Wanaka way and I’ve banged on about this before, but please try to be a bit more security conscious out there. Unlocked doors and cars are just an open invitation to unscrupulous individuals who believe they have more right to your property than you.

Online scams are still happening and can vary from straight out identity theft, to selling fraudulent or non-existent items via social media sites, to out right blackmail of individuals via the internet. When online take all safety precautions and don’t expose yourself to be taken advantage of, no matter how plausible someone may seem.

Now nothing screams get out and about in nature with the weather we are having, except if you are like me and burn if the light bulb is changed from 60 watt to 100 watt, but if you are getting out on the lake, in the hills or swimming in the rivers be careful. There have been a few SAR callouts this week for people who have gotten into trouble or injured while enjoying recreational activities out there. So, take that extra second to think your activities through, for safety’s sake and make sure everyone has an enjoyable time and get to go home.

Well, the long-range forecast seems to say we may get some rain later in the week, if we do, please remember it will make the roads slippery, so caution will be needed. We do need it but not as much as Auckland has had this past weekend. West Auckland is an area I know very well and it's sad to see so many people losing so much to flooding up there.

So until next time Wanaka, stay safe, enjoy the weather, and to parents yeah, school starts up again.