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ust over a week out from nominations closing, lobby group Stand Up Wānaka is going a step beyond thinking about getting a full field of local body candidates. They are asking: could Wānaka elect a homegrown mayor? The country is dawdling its way to the 2022 local body elections, nominations numbers recorded across the country by election.nz are woeful – and as of Tuesday night there were two nominations for the 16 positions available across the Queenstown Lakes district – and one for the Wānaka ward of Central Otago Health. No nominations were recorded for the Dunstan ward of the Otago Regional Council where there are three seats. The Queenstown Lakes district website, though, had more names, suggesting elections.nz, which has not advertised the election in the Wānaka Sun, is hardly sprinting to the finish line either. It's the lowest level of interest, retiring Mayor Jim Boult told the Sun last week, he could recall. Even the four mayoral candidates have yet to show up on the electionnz.com website. And on the subject of mayoral nominees, “Stand Up Wanaka have been crunching the available numbers and point out that 2022 presents a completely different electoral landscape than our last election in 2019,” Andy Oxley of Wānaka said. She says there is no apparent front runner among the four listed mayoral contenders who all come from the Queenstown-Whakatipu ward. “It is a common misconception that Whakatipu will always outvote Wanaka because their population is greater than the WanakaUpper Clutha ward,” she said. “This certainly was the case a decade ago, but in the last few years our population growth rate appears to be outstripping Whakatipu’s, and, most importantly, both our number of registered voters and our
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voting turnout is higher than that of Whakatipu.” The thought of Wānaka being involved in a Queenstown Lakes power play is a big jump from the discussions in recent times of Wānaka going it alone. But Stand Up Wānaka notes Wānaka Upper Clutha has 10,771 electors – more than Queenstown-Wānaka, 8912, and ArrowtownKawarau, 7888. And the Department of Internal Affairs says in 2019 Wānaka had a significantly higher voter turnout rate than Queenstown - 57.7 per cent compared to 44.8 per cent.
Playing devil’s advocate as a group committed to lifting interest in the election, Stand Up Wānaka takes that a step further. “If we assume that no Queenstown or Arrowtown Ward voters will vote for a Wānaka mayor and we also assume that the WanakaUpper Clutha ward are prepared to throw their voting power behind a single Wānaka mayoral candidate - as they did in 2019 for a relatively unknown Nik Kiddle who achieved nearly 70 per cent of his votes from Wānaka - then there is a real chance for a Wanaka mayor,” Oxley says. “Another advantage of an Upper Clutha mayor
is that it arguably offers a fairer division of power, with built-in checks and balances. An Upper Clutha mayor and four Upper Clutha councillors would be moderated by seven councillors from the Whakatipu side of the Crown Range.” She said there were complaints that Upper Clutha did not have sufficient say in issues around the QLDC table, yet the community was diffident about coming forward to take advantage of the opportunities an election offered. “Either that or we may see a last minute flurry of nominations next week… but what if we don’t?”
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Rotarians lend big helping hand The Rotary Club of Wānaka has distributed more than $152,000 in grants in the last year, club president Mike Elliot has revealed. A total of 16 groups and individuals received grants, and the club also made a grant to Rotary International. Mike Elliot said 88 percent of funds distributed have gone to local causes. “This is probably the biggest year we’ve had in terms of funds raised and grants made. It has been a very rewarding year under past-president Richard Wallace, and the club is delighted to be able to assist so many local organisations.” The club’s fundraising activities include the Rotary Club of Wānaka book sales, the annual duck race, and the winter cropping competition. Mike said public support for these events has been exceptionally good. “Many of our events are well established and people support them every year,” he said. “We’re very grateful for the support and hope that announcing the funding that goes back into the community will encourage people to participate in our events in the future.” Grants ranged from $1000 to $53,000 and the main beneficiary was the Otago Rescue Helicopter.
“The helicopter is a critical lifeline for our community and to be able to distribute funds raised in the community to that service is very appropriate,” he said. Grants were made for the establishment of the Eely Point bike track, the purchase of a van for Kahu Youth, the purchase of a chiller trailer for Food for Love, and to Mount Aspiring College to assist families with uniform costs. The Rotary Club of Wānaka book sale held at the end of last month raised almost $13,000 from the sale of close to 5000 books. “It was a pretty big three days but well worth it,” Mike said. The full list of grants was Aspiring Gymsports $2857, Coast Guard Wānaka $2000, Eely Point bike track $10,000, Food for Love $8044, Grow Wānaka Community Garden $2400, Hāwea Playgroup $3000, Individual sport grant $1000, Kahu Youth $10,000, Life Education Trust $500, Luggate Albion Cricket Club $1000, MAC uniform assistance $10,000, Otago Rescue Helicopter $53,660, Precious Beginnings $3000, Rotary International $27,500, Special needs chair $3000, Te Kakano Aotearoa Trust $4000, Upper Clutha Plunket $7630, Youthline $1000.
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Ensemble set to go Remembering the The Wānaka Concert Society will present Ensemble Gô at the Lake Wānaka Centre next Wednesday. Monique Lapins, violinist with the New Zealand String Quartet, will be joined by marimba player Naoto Segawa for an evening of contemporary music presented in partnership with Chamber Music NZ. Their violin and marimba repertoire includes works by South African Peter Klatzow, Dutch avant-garde composer JacobTV, and New Zealand’s Linda Dallimore. As recipient of the inaugural CMNZ Commissioning Prize, Linda has composed a luminous piece entitled Matariki, with a movement dedicated to each
one of the stars of the Pleiades star cluster. Monique Lapins is a Lecturer at the New Zealand School of Music, Victoria University of Wellington. She enjoys collaborations as a chamber musician, soloist and orchestral player and has toured extensively both nationally and internationally. Monique performs on a 1784 Lorenzo Storioni violin loaned by the Lily Duncan Trust. Naoto Segawa is a contemporary percussionist who specialises in marimba performance. He has won numerous awards in competitions including the 14th KOBE International Music Competition, 6th Romania International Music Competition and JILA Music Competition.
Seven up – but no election fizz Central Otago District Council has just seven nominations for the local body elections. Deputy Electoral Officer Deborah Beange has warned potential candidates of the risks of leaving it late. “If there is missing detail in their paperwork or mistakes have been made, potential candidates will need time to get that corrected and resubmit their nominations,” she said. “People could literally miss out because they’ve not had their paperwork done on time. The last thing we want is for candidates to miss out because of a technical or administrative detail. Don’t leave it until the last minute.” Central Otago has 11 council seats plus the mayor and 16 community board seats up for grabs in these elections. Candidates must be nominated by two people who are enrolled to vote in the ward they wish to stand in. It costs $200 to lodge a nomination for each position. “You can also supply a candidate profile statement and a photo of yourself. These will be displayed in the booklet that is sent out to every voter,” Deborah Benge said.
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The nomination deadline is August 12. Information on who has already put their hand up, the roles and responsibilities of each position and candidate nomination forms can be viewed at codc.govt.nz/elections. Central Otago District Council Chief Executive Sanchia Jacobs also encouraged potential candidates to read Council’s PreElection Report now available online on the council website, and at council service centres and libraries. “If you are considering standing for Council or one of our Community Boards, or preparing to vote, there are some important things in the report that we want you to be informed of and consider ahead of this year’s local government elections. It outlines some of the key challenges we are facing in the next three years and the steps to date we have taken to address these. For the incoming council there will be a strong focus on positioning Central Otago interests in the era-scale reforms we are facing, and ensuring we support the community as we move through a period of change towards a future filled with opportunity.”
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As the country gears up for the 2022 local body elections, reporter Aimee Owens recalls the life of a former district councillor who died earlier this year. Lesley Burdon died surrounded by her family, at Dunedin Hospital at the age of 78 in April. Mrs Burdon of Glen Dene, Lake Hāwea, was a trained nurse and a steadfast member of the Wānaka and Hawea communities. In addition to that, she was the wife of Jerry Burdon, a mother and mother-in-law to Joanne and Dan Batchelor, Richard and Sarah Burdon, Andrea and Nick Donaldson and beloved grandmother (Lelli) of eight. Lesley led a colourful life to say the least - a former Queenstown Lakes District Councillor (QLDC) and Wanaka Community Board (WCB) member and its the first female chair. The Wanaka Sun spoke to her, daughter, Jo Batchelor, who described her mother. “Mum had a wonderful vision and energy for the land, the people and was an amazing farming partner to dad. She was bought up with amazing moral values, a strong sense of justice, and had huge respect for land, environment, and its people.” She said her mother was a pioneer - relentlessly ‘good at sticking up for what is right’. “Mum was a well-respected member of the Rabbit and Land Management Board, one of two women on the board. She was bright strong and independent and stood up for what she believed in.” Lesley, also joined the Otago District Health Board and was passionate about the work of St John. Lesley grew up in Christchurch. She and Jerry, her husband of 57 years, started their married life at Mt Burke in 1965 and Lesley very quickly became acquainted with the ways of the high country. A celebration of life was held for Lesley at her home in Glen Dene on a few days after her death. There was an estimated 600 mourners at her funeral and another 500-plus who attended virtually. Jo explained that coming to terms with Lesley’s very sudden death had been difficult for the family to comprehend as she was such “a great
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force in Wānaka”. Daughter, Andrea also paid tribute to her Mum at the funeral service. “I was so fortunate to have such a strong role model for a mum, she had strong morals and special qualities about her. I felt she gave me the perfect start to my adult life. She was our rock, but she was a rock to so many other people here today.” She was an avid gardener who in, many ways tended to the Wanaka community in a similar way, nurturing, and tending to the community with those green fingers. Her daughters attested to that. “She was involved with various garden groups, the rhododendron society and became well respected for her knowledge and what she created on the bare clay here and the other homestead. She has featured in many books, magazines and the Maggie Barry show. “Many of us all have some little treasures from Mum in our gardens.”
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Chamber names interim chief Serving board member John Mezger will be the Ignite Wānaka Chamber of Commerce general manager while the search continues for a permanent replacement. Mezger, a board member since 2018, is contracted to fill the role for three months. Former general manager Naomi Lindsay left to pursue her own business ventures earlier this year. Ignite Wānaka board chair Jo Learmonth says Mezger is an ideal fit for the role. He has proven experience in business strategy, commercial acumen and is a lawyer. “John has stepped up to the role as an interim measure to ensure that we continue the momentum and focus that we have established in the past six months, while we continue to look for the right candidate who can lead the delivery of our strategic goals and objectives,” Learmonth explains. Mezger also works across the region for Business South and the Regional Business Partner Network as an advisor to Wānaka businesses. As interim GM for Ignite Wānaka, he will focus on developing and maintaining relationships with sponsors, stakeholders and members, as well as delivering the board’s strategic plan, supported by Ignite Wānaka’s administrator Rachelle Blatch. “John has a solid understanding
of the board’s strategic vision and priorities,” Learmonth said. “He also has an in-depth knowledge of the challenges facing the Wānaka business community and what is available to assist business in the current environment.” Mezger, from Colorado, has lived in Wānaka since 1998. He has worked nationally with MediaWorks and MTV Networks, and locally with Wānaka Law and Aspiring Law. “I’m delighted to be stepping in to this interim position while we continue the recruitment process for a permanent GM,” he said. “As a board member, I am very passionate about the role that Ignite holds within our community – supporting businesses and individuals through advocacy and connections and celebrating success so that our local economy can thrive. Now, more than ever, we need to look out for each other and the Chamber network is an ideal mechanism for this.” Mezger will remain as a board member and will refrain from voting should any conflicts arise. The Ignite Wānaka Chamber of Commerce board members are: Jo Learmonth (chair), Celia Crosbie (vice chair), Claire Dooney, Laura Hedley, Andrew ‘Howie’ Howard, John Mezger and Bronwyn McCarthy. Queenstown Lakes District Councillor and deputy mayor Calum McCleod is ex-officio.
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Radiologists’ conference kicks off The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) opens its New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting at Millennium Hotel and Copthorne Hotel in Queenstown tomorrow. The three-day conference will see nearly 300 clinical radiologists, radiation oncologists, researchers, and allied health professionals from the United States, Australia, and New Zealand come together to discuss cutting-edge medical imaging technology and key findings, discover the trend in radiology practices, and explore new solutions to the diagnosis and treatment of life-threatening cancers including breast cancer, prostate cancer, and lung cancer. RANZCR President Sanjay Jeganathan said New Zealand had recently undergone a major milestone reform of its healthcare system,
which had brought about many challenges and opportunities. “Our annual scientific meeting is that time of the year for clinical radiologists and radiation oncologists to reflect on our learnings and embrace new techniques during the change to foster medical advancements that will improve patient outcomes.” “It is of utmost importance that we take this opportunity to be away from busy, stressful day-to-day clinical practices to connect and reconnect - a way of taking care of our wellbeing.” He said in addition, the meeting offers learning opportunities for trainees, a range of social networking events and exhibitions for delegates as well as prizes and awards to recognise industry excellence and honour individual contribution.
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Edgewater a double finalist Wānaka’s Edgewater Resort Hotel was a finalist in two categories at the New Zealand Hospitality Conference awards, which had a strong Queenstown Lakes presence in Auckland last week. The resort was short listed in the best environmental/sustainable business category won by Murchison’s Owen River Lodge and excellence in marketing won by Fable Hotels and Resorts, New Zealand. Queenstown Lakes was well represented at the 2022 Lion Hospitality Awards for Excellence awards. Cargo Gantley’s Pub & Cafe from Queenstown has won the Supreme Award at the. The awards were announced at the Grand Millennium Hotel in Auckland on the final night of the two-day 2022 New Zealand Hospitality Conference. The awards celebrated the success, achievements and – especially in light of the tough year the industry has just experienced – the resilience of the hospitality and accommodation sector. Cargo Gantley’s Pub & Cafe won the best new/ redeveloped food and beverage category before being chosen for the top award from winners of the other categories. The People’s Choice Award, voted on by the public, was won by Hanmer Springs Top10 Holiday Park. The 24th such awards attracted a record 260 entries. The awards featured five finalists for each of 24 awards, including from over 200 venues, a record number of venues and entries. More than
The resort hotel was a finalist in two hospitality award sections.
20 venues entered the categories of best bar, best local, best destination venue and best restaurant. Hospitality NZ Chief Executive Julie White said Cargo Gantley’s Pub & Cafe was a very worthy winner from a top field of category winners. “They did a fantastic job under another year of the most trying of circumstances, as did every other category winner and finalist,” she said. “For many businesses and operators, just being
able to enter was a small miracle in itself after the tough year they’ve had.” Among other category winners and finalists were Queenstown’s Little Blackwood, named best bar/pub and 11th Avenue by Frank’s in Queenstown and Fusee Rouge Café, Cromwell – named best café. QT Queenstown was a finalist in the best luxury hotel, and near neighbours Holiday Inn Queenstown, Remarkables Park and The
Central Private Hotel were finalists in the best new/redeveloped business – Accommodation. Best new/redeveloped business – food and beverage finalists, won by Cargo Gantley’s also included the Queenstown Ice Bar. White and Wong’s, Queenstown, was a bet restaurant finalist. Excellence in people and culture finalists included Queenstown’s Future Hospitality Group – which extended the district’s
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Nominations for October’s local elections close at noon on 12 August. So, don’t hesitate if you’re interested in standing, or know someone who would make a great Community Board member, Councillor, or even Mayor. Find out more or get a nomination form at www.qldc.govt.nz/elections or call into the Council office in Ardmore Street.
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Looking after our landscapes Our district is famous for its beautiful landscapes and we’re working hard to protect them. Schedules setting landscape values for 29 priority areas have been drafted. If approved, these will be added to the Proposed District Plan. Submissions close on 26 August. For details of the landscape schedules and ways to make a submission see www.qldc.govt.nz/landscape-schedules
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Code of Practice updated We want feedback on an updated Code of Practice for Land Development and Subdivisions. It includes changes to stormwater management to improve environmental outcomes and provide clearer guidelines for both contractors and developers, water quality standards, and improvements to the Low Impact Developments section. Check it out and share your thoughts at letstalk.qldc.govt.nz. Feedback closes at 5.00pm on 14 August.
Destination plan out for feedback A destination management plan for the district is now open for feedback. The draft plan – Tourism For a Better Future – was developed by Destination Queenstown, Lake Wānaka Tourism and QLDC. To share your feedback go to www.queenstownnz.co.nz/ regenerative-tourism-2030
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Pumped up at the pool Photography in concert CAMERA CLUB ‘IN FOCUS’
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Cromwell Pool crew member Eli Cantelmi beside the new heat pump following the upgrade over the past three months.
Central Otago District Council received a $100,000 grant from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority towards the cost of a Cromwell Pool heating replacement – but it has to close the pool to complete the work. Cromwell Community Board chair Anna Harrison said the Board supported an initiative to install a new heat pump which would see a significant reduction in council’s carbon footprint in operating the pool. “We’ve been looking forward to a cleaner, greener chapter for the pool with the upgrade of the heating system. Now we can have a more sustainable future, with fewer carbon emissions. This is quite an achievement and something we can be proud of as a community,” she said. The new system will also result in lower operating costs and will shift the majority of energy use to electricity. Swim School resumed at the beginning of Term 3, but a shutdown is scheduled from next Monday
to Thursday. The closure to finish the heat pump’s operating system was always on the cards because of the Covid-related difficulty of getting equipment into the country, Central Otago District Council Parks and Recreation Manager Gordon Bailey said. “We were able to open knowing we still had a bit of work to do, and this period has enabled the project engineers to commission the complex systems that are behind the scenes, that allow the pool to operate. “The electronic monitoring systems had not arrived in time for the opening because of international supply chain issues, but we wanted to be open for the school holidays, not only because we knew people had been missing their pool, but also to give the engineers a chance to determine what was needed to complete the work.” If work progresses better than expected next week, the pool may be able to open sooner, Mr Bailey said.
Pop Concert photography is, arguably, one of the most adrenaline-filled niches we can engage in as a photographer. Our role is to tell the story of the musician’s performance and we will usually do this against a background of an excited audience and sporadic lighting. If we like live music and photography, we will find these two elements will blend perfectly in the form of Pop concert. Whether in a small setting with a single performer or a large auditorium or stadium with a big band in front of thousands of people it gives us the opportunity to capture the visual side of live music. It is always a great help if we have a good idea of the performer’s songs and style as this knowledge helps us before we take our shot. We practice being quick with our settings and flexible with whatever the show throws at us. The first to consider is how to get access to the venue with our camera . Although in smaller shows and outdoor venues this unlikely to be a problem, with big concerts in auditoriums or stadiums with famous bands it is very likely we won’t be allowed access with our camera. Luckily there are a large number of small venues, clubs and outdoor events (vineyards and A and P shows for example) that welcome photographers. In these venues the mosh pit is an exciting place to capture great pictures even though you are likely to get friendly jostling with people moving in the way as they enjoy the show. Although we will mainly concentrate on performers on the stage, the audience is just as important so we shouldn’t forget to turn our camera and photograph their reactions as this offer great opportunities to take a shots of the atmosphere of the event. Get the exposure right. We may find this a little tricky because the light from the stage is constantly changing and we will have to do a few things to get this right. However just try and concentrate on the people performing and don’t get too distracted by the flashing light and changing colours on stage. For great concert photos we have to adapt to the environment. An intimate show at a Blues or Jazz club requires different strategies
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Daisy Orbell Performs at MacStock.
than a pop concert held in a football stadium or a giant outdoor festival. A good quality camera with a decent ISO range is important as we will be shooting in low light for most of the show. The choice of lens we used depends on our location. Aperture is important and the wider the better, somewhere between f1.4 and f2.8 would be ideal. When coupled with a high ISO number this allows enough light to hit the camera sensor and gives a shallow depth of field which is great for live concerts because the stage is often distractingly cluttered. Also only having our subject in focus with the rest blending into a bokeh (blur) makes for a visually pleasing image. The focal length of our lens depends on the position we are shooting from. If we are close to the performers in small clubs or the mosh pit a wide-angle lens or a short telephoto (24-70mm) is ideal. If we are shooting further away a telephoto lens (70-300mm) would be a good choice. Live music photography can have some technical problems but is incredibly rewarding. With the right gear and some know-how will soon have us creating great concert. This is was what Gareth Hodges
did when photographing MAC music showcase called MACStock. Gareth said his image of Daisy Orbell’s performance was a good example of the importance of post-processing to help tell the right story. Gareth said he struggled all night photographing MACStock because although there was a lot of light they weren’t super powerful so he pushed the ISO to 3200 to get the shutter speed to the level he needed, The original image looked garish with lots of orange and reds and distracting elements stage. So he turned the photo into black and white as he considered this was the best way to tell the story without too much distraction from the light. Gareth cropped the photo to remove as much distraction as possible and just concentrate on Daisy. He felt this now hit the key elements of the performer with the haze of the smoke machine adding softness to the image and the sense of performing in a club. Wanaka Camera Club is dedicated to helping improve the skills of anyone interested in photography. We welcome anyone who wishes to join irrespective of photographic ability. Our next meeting is next Monday (August 8) at 7.30pm St John Rooms, Link Way.
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Scenes of the climb
‘I can understand why no one has produced a publication like this yet. It’s bloody hard work’– Gavin Lang Few, if any, authors have gone to the heights achieved by Wānaka’s Gavin Lang to produce a book showing New Zealand’s spectacular scenery. Lang, who came to New Zealand from Ireland in 2000 and settled here four years later, is about to release Seeking the Light – described as the most significant collection of modern New Zealand mountaineering photography published. The mountaineer and guide had spent 15 years thinking about the project before he set about climbing and documenting New Zealand’s 24 highest mountains – all in the South Island - in one book. “The Southern Alps in particular, captured my attention,” he told the Wānaka Sun. “I'd already been taking photographs for a few years, but I wasn’t really inspired by cityscapes, street photography, weddings or general travel photography. “I really enjoyed taking shots of the snow and ice landscapes in the high mountains. It was through my work as a mountain guide that I saw how landscapes with people moving through were even more interesting to me.” At the same time, he said he also realised how important adventuring in nature was for his mental health, and he wanted to write about those discoveries. “The book is as much a paradoxical story of addiction to the mountains as it is about how they helped heal me. The solution lay in finding balance or moderation. I just had to find out the hard way.” He said there were many challenging climbs but keeping a level head on a four-day trip across the top of all three summits on Aoraki/ Mt Cook, Mt Dampier, Mt Vancouver and Malaspina was particularly tricky to achieve. He completed the
trek with another Wanaka import, Lukas Kirchner. “We slept up high three nights in a row without a tent - once just below the summit of Aoraki - and had a flimsy lightweight quilt between us. I don’t expect anyone to feel sorry for us and this wasn’t an exercise in self flogging. We just couldn’t carry the weight of a tent, decent sleeping bags and inflatable mattresses and move fast on steep terrain. We picked the right weather window when there was minimal wind and the temperature hovered around zero at the summit; a warm evening, relatively speaking.” Lang’s project started in August 2019 and the major photography work was done completed in December 2020. “Although I’d climbed 15 of the 24 mountains before, I started again with a fresh mind, eager to capture specific photographs of interesting routes, with interesting characters. All of my climbing partners tended to be last minute solutions based on the luck of their availability, but every one of them I would trust again with my life.” From that December he spent another 11 months writing and editing and completing some other climbs to gain further photographs. By November 2021 he was happy with the result. The project also took its toll. In the publicity release for the book he says “the tank eventually runs empty. I burnt out, wrecking my body in the process: three herniated discs in my neck, and neurological damage that caused my weight to plummet as muscle atrophied. I could barely cope with the pain, and had to stop guiding, with no prospect of returning’. He said through meditation, adventure therapy “and the healing power of nature” he was able to find his way back to the environment he loves so much.
Gavin Lang says he “burnt out” while documenting the two dozen peaks.
Lang has been inspired by New Zealand photographers like Andris Apse, Rob Brown, Craig Potton and Colin Monteath. “They’ve each released their own incredible books on their favourite parts of our mountains, but they’re often from the tramping angle or
from the air. I can understand why no one has produced a publication like this yet. It’s bloody hard work. But I took it one step at a time and thoroughly enjoyed the whole process.” Seeking the Light, published by Potton & Burton, will be out on September 12.
Wallabies under threat from the skies Drones are flying to the rescue of hunters in the war on wallabies in Otago. Winter is the best time to use aerial methods to hunt the pests, who have no natural predators in New Zealand, says Otago Regional Council’s Acting Manager, Environmental Implementation Libby Caldwell. It’s predicted that the economic benefit to the South Island by eradicating wallabies is more than $23.5 million a year – but failing to act now will see the cost to the region’s economy escalate to around $67 million within 10 years. Wallabies cause serious damage to the environment, depleting forest understories and preventing native forest regeneration, competing with livestock for food, fouling pasture, and damaging agricultural crops and fences, says Mrs Caldwell.
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ORC is part of Ministry for Primary Industries national wallaby eradication programme. Six contractors with 50 contract staff are involved in the eradication work. While winter conditions limit on-foot access to areas of the Otago high country, this is the time of year when helicopters and drones equipped with thermal cameras can be best used Mrs Caldwell says in terms of MPI’s national programme, Otago is the closest to achieving eradication in the short to medium term, but success relies on the public reporting sightings. “The public are a vital part in our eradication programme, by reporting sightings. If we don’t act to eradicate the wallaby population, we face a very real threat to the iconic landscapes that we love here in Otago,” she said.
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Today we review the week that was the last week of the school holidays for July 2022. More sickness and Covid is hitting all ends of the industry. Thank you to the community for working through this and helping each other out. A reminder to people who like to drive their cars around in circles “really-fast”. The public roads are not the place for this. If you don’t want to do it in your own back yard then please approach a friendly owner of a fenced off area, that the public does not have the right to enter and see if you can do some agriculture on their grass. A couple of crashes saw people not see the end of the 100km/h road they were on, fail to turn left or right and instead use a fence as their stopping mechanism. Please use the vehicles brakes prior to the intersection as Mr Ford intended it. Some animals are being reported on the roads north and south of Wānaka my motorists. Please be mindful we live in an area where not just the sheep and cows can jump, but deer and pigs. The odd possum and hare are sometimes seen on the roads too. Watch out two for rocks and falling trees. The weather is not our friend at the
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moment. I’m hoping the sun will come out and stay out for a few months soon. A young lady was reported as missing after not getting home about 40 minutes after she was supposed to. After an hour or so she turned up, safe and well. Let’s be wary of our surroundings which reminds me that Winter normally sees the odd person returning home to the wrong address after enjoying a beverage and being found sleeping on the couch by the householders. There hasn’t been that many this year, but… please lock your doors. Censor security lights are great and for those who want to be in the loop while away from home, so is CCTV. Speeding around the traps is still an issue. I was told by the speed camera van operator that sites like Cardrona Valley Road by the medical centre and McDougall Street can see many hundreds of speed tickets being issued in one day. This is not a great thing to hear. Is life that busy we have forgotten to smell the roses? Slow down a tad. What is 30 seconds onto a journey that some have taken years to get to? Take care everyone
It’s a local election year! If this is your first-time voting, or you’re feeling a bit rusty on the details, don’t worry we’ve got you covered. This year’s election day is October 8 and there are a few important things to know. In this column we’ll look at how to vote, who you can vote for, and what to do if you need to make a special vote. But first up - nominations are still open. You have until noon on August 12 to put your name in for mayor, councillor or Wānaka-Upper Clutha Community Board member. As long as you’re a citizen and enrolled to vote, you can stand for election. There are a few bits and pieces involved with a nomination – such as including a photograph, a small profile statement, and proof of citizenship – so don’t leave it until the last minute. By standing for election you will help shape our district for current and future generations. To find out more, including what the role involves, pay rates, and how to get nominated, check out our candidate’s handbook at www. qldc.govt.nz/elections. Next up, who can vote? You can vote if: • you are 18 years or older, and • you are a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident, and • you have lived in Aotearoa New Zealand for one year or more continuously at some point. If you are unsure if you meet these criteria, call the Electoral Commission on 0800 36 76 56. To vote, you need to be enrolled. This happens automatically if you're a Queenstown Lakes District resident and are already on the parliamentary electoral roll for the general election. The preliminary electoral roll is available to view at QLDC’s Queenstown and Wānaka offices and libraries until August 12. If you haven’t received notification from the Electoral Commission (‘the orange guy’) that you’re on the roll, it would pay to check your name and correct address are there. This is especially important if you have changed address, or recently moved to the district. To enrol, check or update your enrolment details, go to www.vote.nz. Freephone 0800 36 76 56 or free text 3676 to get a form sent to you in the mail. Everyone who is enrolled will be sent voting papers in the mail. These will arrive in midSeptember, so keep an eye on your mailbox. And if you have a Post Office box instead, remember to check that too. When you get your voting papers, we encourage you to read them carefully and consider who you want to vote for. For those living in Upper Clutha, you will be able to vote for: • Mayor • Councillors on the Wānaka-Upper Clutha Ward • Members of the Wānaka-Upper Clutha Community Board And if you happen to live on the other side of the hill, you’ll be able to vote for councillors
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in either the Queenstown-Whakatipu or Arrowtown-Kawarau wards. By voting, you are having your say about who represents you on local matters, whether that’s recycling and rubbish collection, parks and sports facilities, or the future of our district economy. You need to pop your voting papers back in the envelope and into a public mailbox by October 4 to ensure they are delivered by the deadline of October 8. You can also drop your voting papers into a ballot box in the Wānaka or Queenstown offices. There is no cost involved. Now, if you didn’t manage to update your enrolment details before the election, or if something has happened to your voting papers (the cat knocked a cup of coffee on them, for example) don’t worry, because you can get new or replacement voting papers. Special votes are available for people who are not enrolled but qualify to vote, for people who did not receive voting papers in the mail, or whose papers have been spoilt or damaged, and for those whose names appear on the unpublished electoral roll. All you need to do to make a special vote is pop into the QLDC office at 47 Ardmore Street (or our Queenstown office at 10 Gorge Road) between Friday September 16 and Saturday October 8. You’ll be able to fill out a special vote on the spot or you can take it home – just make sure you deliver it back in time to be with the Electoral Officer by October 8. Elections and voting may feel daunting, especially if you’re doing it for the first time, but we’ll keep you updated each step of the way. Voting is a great way to take part in our democracy and to stand up for what you care about. I strongly encourage you to keep up to date and take part in QLDC’s local elections. Stay up to date at facebook.com/QLDCinfo. – By Jane Robertson QLDC Electoral Officer
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A key milestone for the SH8 bridge over the Clutha River has been reached. Colin MacKay, Principal Project Manager for Waka Kotahi, says the first steel bridge beams have arrived and this week the temporary trestle over Mata Au, which will be used to build the new bridge, will be completed. The 137-year-old single lane bridge forms an important link between Dunedin, Central Otago and Queenstown, but is no longer suited to traffic volumes, or the larger and heavier trucks regularly using the route. Getting the beams onto the site will involve a long journey – and will cause other motorists delays. In total, 20 main beams are being prefabricated in Napier, ahead of a 1200km journey to Beaumont that could take up to five days. Two beams a week are being transported to the site over coming weeks.” Mr MacKay says several different components make up the main bridge beams, which vary in size and weight, creating spans of up to 40 metres. The beams will be stored on site until they are positioned on the new bridge structure from late September. Once they reach the South Island, the trucks will travel south on State Highway 1 from Picton
to Clarks Junction, just south of Milton. From there, they head inland on SH8 for the final 60km of their journey to Beaumont. A similar system has been successfully used over the last five years to move large beams to the sites of several new South Island highway bridges. “While the truck drivers will pull over where possible throughout their journey, people need to build potential delays of up to 20 minutes into their travel plans,” Waka Kotahi Journey Manager Nicola Felts said. The new, two-lane bridge will be 195 metres long, formed by curved steel girders, supported by four piers sitting about 12 metres above the average river level. The weathering steel beams are high strength structural steel which form a corrosion-inhibiting surface and do not require maintenance. They continue to weather where they are positioned resulting in minimal maintenance costs and a more economic long-life bridge solution. Construction on the bridge began in January and is expected to be completed by bridge builder HEB Construction late next year. The project will cost $25 million.
View from on high shows flood details
Transporting the bridge beams will delay traffic.
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N o t i c e b o a rd | P a p a P ā n u i Alcohol Licensing Applications Current alcohol licensing applications can be found at www.qldc.govt.nz/services/alcohol-licensing. Applicant / Licensee
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Kiwi Badgers Limited
Fat Badgers Pizza, 33 Camp Street, Queenstown
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Mrs Woolly's General Store, 62-64 Oban Street, Glenorchy
Other General Store
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Hello Ranger, 3 Northlake Drive, Northlake
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Crimson Badger Brewing Limited
Crimson Badger Brewing, 141C Glenda Drive, Frankton, Queenstown
Remote Sales
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Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Memorial Centre, 1 Memorial Street, Queenstown
Function Centre
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If you have a query about an application, a public notice, or the notification process, you can find more information here: www.qldc.govt.nz/services/alcohol-licensing. Or, alternatively, please call 03 441 0499 or email services@qldc.govt.nz. This notice is dated: 4 August 2022.
Heavy Motor Vehicle Regulations 1974, Regulation 11 - Weight and Speed Restrictions on Bridges Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Regulation 11(3) of the Heavy Motor Vehicle Regulations 1974, the Queenstown Lakes District Council has fixed the following maximum weight and speed limits for heavy motor vehicles and combinations including a heavy motor vehicle on the bridges described below:
State Highway 1 at the Waikouaiti bridge area was closed at the height of last week’s heavy rain.
Otago Regional Council says public interest has been high around the work of the hydrology staff ’s use of helicopters to gauge water way flows. Numerous North Otago waterways were in flood last week. ORC’s Team Leader Monitoring Eve Bruhns says on one day last week three staff were in a helicopter, having left the Taieri aerodrome at about 8:30am and were out until past 3pm. “At that time they had gauged the Waikouaiti, Waianakarua, Kauru and Kakanui rivers, and were also looking to gauge the Shag River,” she says. To measure time critical flood peaks safely, ORC use the heli-gauging method where an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler is towed across the river multiple times to get highly accurate flow data, Ms Bruhns says.
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The ADCP can measure water depth, speed and direction of currents and the distribution of sediment and help produce more reliable flood forecasting information. “Heli-gauging is cheaper, faster and more accurate than any other method used worldwide,” Ms Bruhns says. As was the case last week, it is often the only possible option when it comes to accessing a region which is inundated by flood water, she says. While the ORC was taking photos during the flights between gauging sites, Ms Bruhns says they were not specifically looking for damage to river banks and public infrastructure. However, ORC’s Engineering teams have been carrying out inspections assessing how infrastructure and flood banks performed in recent days.
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Gladstone Road
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Invincible
Rees Valley Road
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Deep Creek
Skippers Road
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Skippers
Skippers Road
1,500KG
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Matukituki
West Wānaka Road
55
Motatapu River
Motatapu Road
56
South Von
Von Road
84
Muddy Creek
Greenstone Station Road
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102
Larch Hill Place
Larch Hill Place
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1,500KG
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ONE VEHICLE AT A TIME 30%
3,500KG
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LIGHT VEHICLES ONLY
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From silver to gold
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Members of the New Zealand cycling sprint squad, from left, Ellesse Andrews, Olivia King, Rebecca Petch, Nick Flyger (sprint coach), Sam Webster, Sam Daikin and Bradley Knipe, holding Fionn Cullinane (assistant sprint coach) were pictured this week.
It was on August 12 last year the Wānaka Sun celebrated her on our front page as a “silver rider”. Now it’s all gold for Ellesse Andrews, who has continued the extraordinary run of successes for athletes with Wānaka links. Andrews, a former MAC student who continued her education at St Peters, Cambridge, has collected three gold medals at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. She and fellow track cyclist Aaron Gate became the fourth and fifth New Zealanders to win three gold medals at one Commonwealth Games this week. Andrews is part of a hugely successful New Zealand games cycling team which has been the best at the Games.
Cycling New Zealand’s interim chief executive Monica Robbers, who also lives in Cambridge, said the atmosphere at the velodrome, nicknamed Pringle because of its shape, was electric. “Cycling New Zealand has done itself proud,” she said. Ellesse was nine when she moved to Luggate with her parents Jon and Angela after her mother was appointed Head of Music at Mount Aspiring College. Jon Andrews competed in track cycling at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and won bronze at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland. The family moved to Cambridge when he secured a coaching job for the New Zealand cycling team in 2015.
Students hold on for play-off Host South Otago gave Mount Aspiring College a big scare after looking dead and buried at half time in their first XV college rugby clash last weekend. MAC romped in the mud to a 22-nil half time lead – but when the final whistle went the home side was banging on the door, looking for a victory from the jaws of defeat winning try. It ended up 27-21 – and was tagged a good win on the road in the mud for MAC. It proved to be an important victory as it has secured MAC a place in the middle four play offs. They cannot be caught for second place in the division regardless of what happens in the last round next week but will have to win and hope Wakatipu lose to claim the top spot. They next play Otago Boys 2nds at what may be the last home game of the season. “It was one of the better starts we have had,” coach Craig Read said. “The team played with good structure and width in the mud at Toko. I’m glad we got the points early as the boys tired in the second half and gave the opposition too much room to run.” MAC made a solid start and soon had the home side defending their line. Hooker Dane
Jacob Field gets the ball away during MAC’s win over South Otago.
Morisawa found a way through to score and give MAC an early 5-0 lead =. The hosts were denied the chance to get into the game and in contrast to the previous week MAC was able to convert opportunities into tries. Half back Jacob Field burrowed his way over the line for the next try and then fullback Ben Simmers finished off some good play by the MAC back line to score again and put MAC out to a 15-0 lead. South Otago continued to struggle in defence and MAC were in again just before half time with a try to Lock Eligh Hollegien, securing the bonus flag point. The conversion was successful, and MAC went into the break with a very comfortable 22- 0 lead. Whatever was said to South Otago at half
time it seemed to work as they came out a different team. They used their big forwards well and immediately started to trouble the MAC defensive line. Some good strategic kicking had MAC on the back foot and South Otago were soon over the try line to make it 22-7. Once back with secure possession MAC were able to regain ascendancy and found space in the corner once more for Ben Simmers to score and take the lead out to 27-7. South Otago could have thrown in the towel at this point but to their credit opted to play some high-risk expansive rugby. They were rewarded with a fortunate bounce of the ball from a kick and were able to score again to make it 27 -14. With a bit more confidence they continued to play the
expansive game when MAC may have been guilty or thinking the game was already won. With about five minutes to go South Otago scored again to bring themselves back into to contention for what had seemed an unlikely victory. With only a minute left on the clock South Otago made a clean break to be just metrres out from the MAC line. It was a nervous watch for the MAC coaching team and supporters as the MAC defenders put everything into holding the line. The hard work was rewarded with a crucial knock on by South Otago bringing the game to an end and MAC the win. Scorers, Ben Simmers 2, Dane Morisawa, Jacob Field, Eligh Hollegien tries, Cullen Meyer a conversion.
Squash success Pictured from left, Wānaka squash players Ethan Prince, Oisin Corbett, Rui Fakaya and Kyan Prince at the fifth Head junior tournament in Cromwell last weekend. All four juniors competed in the top division, and they exceeded their pre-tournament rankings. Oisin Corbett reached the final and was beaten by the top ranked player, Rui Fakaya and Kyan Prince met in the play off for third, which Rui won, and Ethan Prince finished seventh. The sixth and final event, which doubles as the Otago junior championship, will be held in Dunedin in August.
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