Wanaka Sun I Edition 1051 I 4th - 10th November 2021

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Mayor backs 95% prediction ueenstown Lakes mayor Jim Boult remains confident the district will hit a 95 per cent vaccination rate by Christmas.

The mayor has come out in support of the South District Health Board as other boards around the country come under fire for the level and quality of their communications.

“I don’t have any concerns over DHB communications,” mayor Boult said.

“That said, I am not the lead person in that engagement, but I have been vocal via my own recent media releases in supporting Southern DHB’s current efforts getting as many people

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vaccinated as possible.”

There has been criticism of the way Covid case reports have been stage managed to ensure they are revealed at the Government’s televised stand ups.

In Waikato three mayors – from Hamilton city and Waipā and Waikato districts went public with concerns last week.

And slightly south, Ōtorohanga mayor Max Baxter broke ranks to publicise two cases in his district – saying if he didn’t, it would have been 23 hours before the announcement was made.

He did it again this week.

Hāwea looks to the future Hāwea residents are being asked to help shape their community.

Advisory group Shaping our Future will host a forum with support from the Hāwea Community Association to help shape long-range strategic plans.

The forum will be held at the Hāwea Community Centre on November 13 from 9am to 2pm.

Hāwea Community Association Chair Cherilyn Walthew has welcomed Shaping our Future’s community driven process.

“With rapid residential development and new suburban subdivisions, the landscape of Lake Hāwea township is changing significantly. It is now time to address this issue by the community and for the community.”

The forum will identify a set of key priority issues that should be addressed in the short to medium term and look further to the future of Hāwea in 30, 40 and 50-years’ time.

“By addressing these issues now, the community can collectively work towards a common goal for future generations,” Cherilyn Walthew said.

Shaping our Future is a non-profit, independent advisory group whose mission is to help the public influence government’s policies. For more information go to www.shapingourfuture.org. nz/events.

vaccinations, 2885 first doses and 6,825 second doses. By the end of the weekend 94 per cent of people had had their first jab and 72 per cent their second in Queenstown Lakes. Those figures reinforced the mayor’s confidence of hitting 95 per cent at Christmas.

Waikato is not on a par with the SDHB in terms of vaccinations rates and Mayor Boult noted that “taking the wider view, locally we are leading the country in vaccinations”.

The Government has set health boards a target of 90 per cent vaccination rates before it eases lockdown restrictions.

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A Waipā District Councillor says she was told to keep quiet about Covid being found in a water supply to enable the announcement to be stage managed - and the South Waikato District Council kept quiet for almost a day about a case.

The Super Saturday vaccination push has also some in for criticism from members of the Community Newspapers Association who noted that vaccinations venues were not made available in time for their deadlines and board appeared to target digital audiences media over community print publications.

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Councillor recounts close call Niamh Shaw “sobbed with relief ” after a close call on Aubrey Road last week.

The Queenstown Lakes District Councillor for the Wānaka Ward told Facebook followers she had been relieved not to have hit a child who pulled out in front of her car.

“You might notice a couple of fresh rubber skid marks scorched into Aubrey Road, between Northlake and Anderson Rd. At 08:30hrs today, a girl waiting to cross the road to the active transport path pushed out on her scooter right in

front of my car,” she wrote.

“The traffic was heavy, and I think she might have checked the lane on her right was clear – several seconds before – and when there was a break in traffic on the left, she just went for it.

“She didn’t see the car at all, and I’m so overwhelmingly relieved not to have hit her.”

The girl was aged about nine.

“After dropping my daughter at school, I pulled into a safe place and sobbed with relief: that the child hadn’t launched

herself one second later; that I was driving relatively slowly; that I hadn’t been distracted at that precise moment in time.”

The post attracted responses applauding the councillor for sharing the story – and generated debate about the stretch of road.

“There are plans to beef up safety around schools generally, with the recent Council decision to reduce the speed limit around urban schools at dropoff/pick-up to 30kph, which will be

implemented before Term 1 next year, and specifically in that area as part of the School to Pool active transport link,” Niamh Shaw reported.

“One way or another, it is on Queenstown Lakes District Council’s radar, and we are working on it.”

She said it was “wonderful how many kids bike to school - but parents: if your children bike to school alone or with their mates please please please regularly remind them to take care crossing roads and around traffic”.

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Dinner delayed The Wānaka Chamber of Commerce has postponed its annual gala dinner until the end of next April.

Ignite chamber chief Naomi Lindsay said the decision was made because of the “unlikeliness of us being out of Level 2 and into the new traffic light system by November 20”.

She said it was a tough call, and one option was to set a 100-person cap and have online celebrations.

“Ultimately we decided that we all need this celebration and that holding it in April after Easter - and after a hopefully busy summer for many - that this will be a good time to celebrate our business community's resilience and passion.”

Finalists will be announced on November 10 when tickets will go on sale.

Remember them

An Armistice Day Remembrance Service will be held at the Chalmers Street War Memorial at 10.50am on November 11. The public are invited to join with Returned Services personnel for the service where the traditional two-minute silence will be observed at 11am, followed by poppy laying, Ode to the Fallen, and Last Post to commemorate the official end of World War 1.

Site a winner

A community data sharing initiative that encourages the public to submit avalanche sightings from New Zealand’s backcountry has generated 200 notifications this year.

The New Zealand Avalanche Advisory public observations tool enables backcountry users to share their observations of avalanches and snowpack conditions.

The observations have ranged from large scale destructive avalanches through to smaller and easily underestimated events that can still threaten the safety of mountaineers, skiers, trampers and hunters, the New Zealand Mountain Safety Council reported.

For more information go to www.mountainsafety.org.nz

Anna van Riel, aka Wanda

Wanda has her own foundation OTR engages The Otago Regional Council has adopted its new Significance, Engagement and Māori Participation Policy, He Mahi Rau Rika.

The name, given by Ngāi Tahu, means ‘the work of a hundred hands’, representing the many perspectives and collective effort required to achieve success.

ORC Chair Andrew Noone said He Mahi Rau Rika underlined ORC’s commitment to partnering with mana whenua.

“Part of this approach involves recognising the tremendous value that mana whenua bring to the decision-making process, by sharing their mātauranga – their knowledge and insight into Otago.”

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Anna van Riel’s one-woman musical based on her character Wanda has reached more than 11,000 children since being launched in February 2020, and it is now sitting under the wings of a new charitable trust.

The Wanda Foundation, launched in July, aims to find ways to inspire environmental change through the arts.

“Studies show that live performance, music and theatre support wellbeing while also serving as an opportunity to spread awareness around critical social and global topics,” Anna said. “In our case it’s about caring for Papatūānuku, our earth.”.

She said eco-anxiety was becoming a very real issue for many people.

The trust aims to serve as a platform for sharing art forms and interactive community events with an environmental focus and set the ball rolling with the children’s stage show Waste Free Wanda.

It is the story of school student Wanda who discovers she is the lost heir of an ancient tribe of earthkeepers. After finding the lost crystal of her tribe she sets about saving her town from singleuse plastic waste – with help from her young audiences.

“The show is funny, engaging and helps children to understand what they can do to make a difference in their own backyards when it comes to waste reduction. They are our future so it’s vital that they are armed with solutions, rather

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than being only bombarded with the problems,” Anna said.

The Wanda Foundation is supported by Wānaka lawyer Julie Aitken from Aspiring Law as a recipient of the Aspiring Law Sponsorship Programme. The programme was set up to help support community projects. Julie worked with the Foundation to establish its charitable trust deed and help it formulate its purpose and strategy.

“Creating a charitable trust is no small feat, so we are grateful to have the support of Aspiring Law through this alliance and have them on our team,” Anna said.

For more details go to www.thewandafoundation.org.nz

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Summit success celebrated About 1500 people took part in this year’s Wao Summit in Wānaka, both physically and virtually.

Wao founder Monique Kelly said the numbers reflected the progress made over the past four years.

“When I look back to when we first started this event, climate action was an enigma of sorts. The pivotal 2018 IPCC report had just been published but only the most engaged truly understood what our goal of creating a regenerative and sustainable community was all about.

At a high-level people knew plastic straws harmed the ocean, but the actual day-to-day semantics of how to live in a more earth-friendly way was lost on most,” Kelly said.

The six-day annual event, which is run by volunteers, hosted their fourth event which ran for six days to Sunday.

The Summit, which was aimed at ‘mainstreaming sustainability and fostering diversity’, was billed as a ‘360-degree approach to creating and fostering tangible, social and environmental change at every level’.

Over 40 different talks, workshops, films and tours were on offer, designed to help those close and far afield to help the planet by navigating a carbon zero future.

The event was headlined by key New Zealand “changemakers” including author and Fulbright scholar Abbas Nazari, climate change expert Dr Carly Green and Mindful Money CEO Barry Coates.

Wao has encouraged over 100 companies to sign on to the climate action initiative which provides a road map for businesses to make measurable changes to their carbon emissions.

Other highlights from the event included architects and tradesmen learning how to design and implement zero waste construction sites, a screening of ocean waste film ‘For the Blue,’ a regenerative tourism hui, round table on steps to transitioning the wool industry into a circular economy model and a sustainable community’s bike tour - looking overall at everything the

Zoe Frazer, pictured in Alexandra.

Dancer nominated

There were workshops, film tours and talks during the summit.

community is doing at the moment.

Olivia Bonifant, programme coordinator for Wao, said a mindset shift is clear to see.

“This year the summit has shown us that people here are engaged, passionate

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and poised to continue implementing eco-initiatives not only as an individual but as a collective - and that is something really special.’’

For more details go to wao.co.nz.

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Sixteen-year-old Zoe Frazer has been nominated to attend the National Young Performer Award next year.

Zoe, who has been dancing since she was eight, is studying at Canterbury Ballet in Christchurch and was nominated at the Alexandra Musical Society Dance Competitions.

Her ballet teacher in Wānaka, Briony Martin, has worked with Zoe for eight years and Maxine Frazer, Zoe’s mother, said she had been extremely lucky to have had Briony ‘to teach, guide and share her passion with her’.

Only those awarded a nomination can compete and each competition society is allocated two nominations.

The Performing Arts Competitions Association of New Zealand young performer awards will be held in Palmerston North over Labour Weekend 2022.

Maxine said Briony had helped Zoe to develop a strong ballet foundation which had supported

her to pursue the next steps in her dance training at Canterbury Ballet in Christchurch.

Briony Martin said it was great to see Zoe ‘continue to grow and develop as a dancer’.

“This is a huge achievement, and one made all the more special that Zoe received her nomination in Alex where our young Wānaka dancers were able to see her dance and be inspired by her.”

Zoe told The Wānaka Sun that many dance competitions have been cancelled in 2021 due to Covid restrictions, so she was ‘very thankful’ to have had the opportunity to perform at the Alexandra dance competition last month.

Being nominated from Alexandra Musical Society was a ‘highlight’ of her weekend, said Mum. “She enjoyed being able to perform, celebrate and catch up with dance friends on 'home turf ' so to speak.”

– By Aimee Owens

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Just pop in: Eve Marshall-Lea, Assistant Librarian, at the new temporary Wānaka library.

A pop-up library has been established at Wānaka Recreation Centre.

Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) District Librarian Sue Gwilliam said it provided valuable additional space for the community to access library services while roof renovations are taking place at the main library on Bullock Creek Lane.

“The pop-up is already proving a useful option for individuals and families to borrow and return library items. There’s plenty of free parking, a great selection for all ages to choose from and friendly librarians

on hand to answer questions.”

The new facility, in the separate Te Tari building closest to Sir Tim Wallis Drive, is open Monday to Friday from 10am to 4pm until work on Wānaka Library is completed in January.

All library and e-Library services are still available at Wānaka Library during the roof renovation, but there are some restrictions to vehicle access and parking while Bullock Creek Lane is closed to through traffic as a safety precaution.

For more information go to www.codc-qldc.govt.nz or call the libraries team on 03 443 0410.

Mac’s Green Team wants to see students and staff travel in an environmentally friendly way on November 10.

Pushing the green theme Mount Aspiring College’s Green Team will encourage staff and students to use their favourite mode of environmentally conscious transport to get to school next Wednesday.

The MAC Team Green is hosting an Active Transport Day at the College as part of Bike-vember, an initiative of Wao’s Get Smart, Get Moving campaign.

The Team wants to raise awareness about the carbon footprint people as a

collective emit when travelling to and from school and show how habits can be changed.

Their message to their peers, teachers and whanau is to use more sustainable forms of transport, like biking, walking, skating, scootering, carpooling or even just getting dropped off further away from school and walking into campus.

“We’d like everyone to embrace Active Transport and get behind it, not

only for one day but whenever they can. Everyone can make a difference, especially in times like this when taking Climate Action is crucial. Every little bit counts!

Activities for lunchtime on the day will include bike movies in the gym, a bike obstacle course on the field and dancing.

Transport contributes to 50 per cent of the district's emissions.

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Council backs From local hero to funeral director chief’s work Queenstown Lakes council chief Mike Theelen has been given a vote of confidence and a 5.5 percent salary increase.

The district council approved a 2021-2022 pay package for Theelen of $376,289 during a public excluded session last Thursday.

The council froze all salaries in 2020 in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Theelen’s annual remuneration was previously $356,619.

Mayor Jim Boult said the approved salary reflected Theelen’s commitment to the organisation, his high-level of performance in the role, and his strong leadership through Covid-19.

“The pandemic has been challenging for the community and for Council, and Mr Theelen has consistently delivered throughout a time of uncertainty and steered the organisation to keep delivering through some extremely difficult times,” he said.

There were big challenges ahead that would see a lot of change for local government and the services it delivers, the mayor said.

“With Three Waters Reform, Resource Management Act Reform, and the Future for Local Government Review all in train, as well as ensuring that QLDC keeps

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delivering under the continued pressures of growth, the demands ahead for the organisation and particularly its chief executive should not be underestimated.

“Mr Theelen has demonstrated a commitment to the continuous improvement that will be needed over the coming years. He and his management team have created an engaged organisation with a culture of learning that will stand QLDC in great stead to be responsive, agile, and future fit.”

It certainly wouldn’t be every boy’s ‘dream job’ but for Paul Tamati, becoming a funeral director has been a life in the making.

Paul won a ‘local hero’ award in 2016 for his volunteer work and is well-known in the Wānaka community for volunteering work for a range of organisations and events, from Matariki celebrations to the Wānaka A&P Show, rodeos to community patrol and boards of trustees to Stars in Your Eyes.

But he says his true calling has always been the funeral industry.

“For me, it’s the privilege of interacting with people on a deeply personal level at a time when they need that safe pair of hands. I love learning about people from the friends and family who loved them most,” says Paul.

“I’ve wanted to be a funeral director since I left school, but back in the 80s, you had to have done really well academically to go into the industry and I hadn’t at the time. So, I put it on the back burner, but it’s always been there.

“When my wife and I moved to Rotorua, I started applying for jobs in funeral homes, but didn’t get anything. I had to go back to my normal job of being a chef. When I moved to Wānaka, I thought I’m going to make this happen.”

Paul says he had met Affinity directors Janice Millis and Lynley Claridge over the years at funerals and started “bothering them” for jobs.

After becoming a celebrant first, he finally got his chance to join the business when Affinity merged with Campbell and Sons and they opened the office in Wānaka.

“My family and friends are really pleased for me. They always knew it was going to happen,” Paul says.

“I’ve been lucky enough to learn from the

Paul Tamati: “For me, it’s a privilege’.

best with Lynley, Janice and Clark [Campbell] on my team. Lynley and Janice are like my aunties and to be supervised and directed by them means so much to me.

“So far I’ve done around 15 funerals since I began in March and each one has been special.

“We’ve done a funeral at the top of a mountain, which was livestreamed

around the world. We’ve done funerals on family farms. A rural burial service which was more casual than a traditional burial with lots of language that you wouldn’t find in a church.

“Every family is different so every funeral should be different – so we try to do that. I feel so lucky to be doing what I do. I absolutely love my job.”

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Coastguard’s $200k boost

The Otago Community Trust has heard calls from Wānaka groups – and provided financial help.

The latest round of grants includes a $200,000 boost for Coastguard Wānaka Lakes to help build a Marine Rescue Centre on the Eely Point Reserve.

Jonathan Walmisley, Coastguard Wānaka Lakes president, said the committee was delighted with the news.

“It has been a long four years to get to this point, but we are now making real progress in ensuring we have a permanent coordination centre with effective communications which will enhance the safety of all lake users and our Coastguard volunteers,” he said.

The Marine Rescue Centre will provide a base for Coastguard Wānaka Lakes, storage for a rescue boat – to be purchased next January - and its tow vehicle, and all the search and rescue equipment.

The use of the new building will reduce call out times by at least 10 minutes.

Coastguard Wānaka Lakes began looking for a site for the facility in 2016. In 2019 agreement was reached with Queenstown Lakes District Council to lease land on Eely Point above the Scout Den. Otago Community Trust chief Barbara Bridger said the Trust was pleased to be one of the first funders to commit substantially to the project.

“It is pleasing to see the after years of deliberation and public consultation Coastguard Wānaka Lakes will soon be building this much needed emergency service facility for the growing communities of Wānaka and Hāwea.”

A total of $848,654 was given to 41 community organisations in October.

The Southern Lakes Arts Festival Trust gets $7000, a regular annual grant to assist with the cost of holding the biennial festival of ideas, Aspiring Conversations, to be staged in Wānaka from March 25 to 27.

There was also another regular annual grant - $5000 – to help meet the costs of 2021

Wānaka New Year's Eve Celebration, part of the Summerdaze Festival.

The Wānaka Gun Club gets $16,000 to help pay for clay target traps and installing replacement windows in the club house.

Over the last 10 years the club has slowly moved into adding the sporting clay discipline to its exiting disciplines. This has allowed the club to expand as the location and environment has become popular with visiting competitors.

The Club has been granted hosting rights for the South Island Sporting Championships later in the year, and the South Island Compak Sporting Championships next January.

Judy’s team strikes it pink

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Cars line up at the Cromwell Heritage Precinct.

Going back in time Pieta Shore pictured fundraising at Dunmore Street New World.

Judy Young has helped add another $4300 into the funds to combat breast cancer.

For 30 years she has coordinated the Pink Ribbon Street Appeal in Wānaka.

Judy and her volunteers raised $4,376.90 last weekend after 40 volunteers took to the streets for a few hours in ‘perfect weather’.

“Everyone was generous and friendly,” Judy said.

With help pouring in the from the community and local businesses, she added: “we live in a great place.”

Ah-Leen Rayner, chief executive of Breast Cancer Foundation NZ, says the charity receives no government funding and relies entirely on the generosity of New Zealanders.

Around 10,000 Pink Ribbon volunteers across the country took to the streets on Saturday and Sunday to collect donations for breast cancer research, education and patient support –

but with Auckland and parts of Waikato in lockdown, the appal was denied the chance to raise more money.

Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer for women in New Zealand, and about 235 women are diagnosed with the disease in the Southern District Health Board area every year.

“Breast cancer affects so many people and you never know what’s around the corner, so it’s good to do something to raise awareness and help the cause,” Judy Young says.

Over the years, Judy and various volunteers have raised a total of $68,195, which she thinks “is pretty good for a small town”.

“It really shows the generosity of our community,” she says.

For more information go to www. breastcancerfoundation.org.nz.

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Last weekend was a veritable trip back in time for some in Central Otago as more than 40 cars and motorcycles ranging in date from 1902 to 1918 descended on the area.

Actually that’s not quite true, there would not have been so many motorised vehicles in Central Otago/Upper Clutha back 100 years ago, and probably not in as good condition.

The rally was hosted by the Central Otago Branch of the Vintage Car Club NZ, the branch covers an area from Kingston to Roxburgh to Ranfurly, and even has a member in Haast, and all places in between.

A lot of the helpers and marshals are from the Wānaka area as are two of the vehicles entered.

Murray and Jenny Pryde of Wānaka speak about their 1915 Model T Ford (black of course).

“She has been in the family since the ‘50s and with us for over 50 years. During that time we have entered in a number of Dunedin-Brighton Rallies, and perhaps ten national rallies all over the South Island, but it’s great to have a national rally on our doorstep.”

After all the points were tallied up the overall winner was a 1914 “Baby” Triumph motorcycle ridden by Graeme Sword of Kaiapoi, Canterbury.

The rally departed from Cromwell with an average-speed-section run on Saturday, had a lunch stop in the Tarras area with an interesting hill ascent to exit the venue, and then for some a blast into the Nor’Wester towards Luggate and even as far afield as Cardrona.

Sunday’s itinerary included getting to Highlands Motorsport Park where “field tests” conducted, and then a public display at Cromwell’s Heritage Precinct where the last tests were held.

Other prizes included several best dressed awards for those in period clothing, and a couple of hard luck prizes for the unfortunate breakdowns.

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CAMERA CLUB ‘IN FOCUS’

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A MUM

Colouring our world Colour is everywhere, we are surrounded by it. Consequently, it is often taken for granted when we take photos. Indeed, it is easy to forget to pay attention to how it effects our images, and that colour photography can be a magical, evocative medium.

Colour is an important part of a photos compositions (unless, of course, we are shooting in black and white) and is as much a part of a photos structure as other building blocks such as shape, form, texture, lines and light. Deep saturated colours have impact and the key to using strong colours successfully is keeping the composition simple. If we include lots of different strong colours, we are likely to lessen their impact, so for maximum impact stick to using a few blocks of bold colour.

But colour photography isn’t just about strong colours. Indeed, it can be very subtle almost monochromatic. We are likely to get pastel colours on a cloudy day as this type of soft light gives almost no shadows and is ideal for subjects like flowers, still life and waterfalls – anything where too much contrast could detract from our image. An effective composition is to use one colour against a neutral background as this emphasises the colour because there no competing hues to detract attention from it.

Another way to use colour effectively is to let one colour dominate. This colour becomes the main subject of the image. The effect

becomes even stronger when the dominant colour is primary colour (red, yellow, blue). It is extremely useful in using colour effectively to understand the ‘Colour Wheel’ (easily accessible on the internet) which shows the relationship between colours and how different colour combinations work with each other – colours close to each other on the Wheel complement each other – if we want to create a calm, mellow feel then used these hues. For example, a blue sea under a blue sky or an autumnal woodland scene composed of yellow, red and brown colours.

The opposite approach is to create a photo with high colour contrast. We can achieve this by using colours on opposite sides of the Wheel. For example, a girl wearing a yellow dress against a bright blue sky; or red flowers in a green field. Red, yellow, orange and brown are warm colours; Blue is a cool colour and green and purple are somewhere in-between.

Warm colours appear to come forward in a photo and cool colours to recede. If we place a warm coloured subject against cooler coloured background the subject will stand out.

Once we have an understanding of colour based on the Colour Wheel, we will begin to appreciate how to create contrast in our image and how to use dominant and receding colours to control the order in which our viewer observes the elements in our photo.

A great example of how to use colour effectively is Jeanette Emmerson’s image

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Ratatouille by Jeanette Emmerson.

‘Ratatouille’ which she entered in the Wānaka Camera Club competition where the subject was ‘Colour’. Jeanette kept the composition simple and photographed vegetables on a blue plate to give the full spectrum of primary and secondary colours.

She certainly achieved a powerful and attractive photo. Jeanette took the picture with a Nikon D5200 camera, with an aperture of f5.6, shutter speed set at 1/80th second and an ISO of 100.

Wānaka Camera Club is dedicated to helping anyone interest in photography and we welcome anyone to join us. Our next meeting is on November 8 at 7.30pm in the St John Rooms, Link Way..

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So it’s been an eventful week.

Tobias is walking everywhere!

Not only is he on the move but my arms can finally have a break from carrying him.

Unfortunately, our week took a turn on Thursday when the little man became sick.

I knew something was up when, on Thursday morning, he no longer had the energy to crawl - let alone walk.

After a few tough hours and a trip to the doctor, it turned out that he had an ear infection.

You know, I never knew just how bad an ear infection could be.The poor wee man slept for nearly three hours in the morning. Now considering he only naps for 90 minutes a day, this was a bit of a worry.

He was also particularly clingy. He wouldn’t settle in his cot so I decided to stay in bed and work next to him.

I couldn’t seem to get my arm out from under him without causing a disturbance so I ended up having one arm around Tobias and one arm to type with my laptop propped up on my knees and a stuffed elephant toy as a pillow. This became my new work

space for the next few hours.

Despite the crooked neck, achy shoulders, and hungry tummy, there was actually something very special about this moment.

While sick days are no fun, there are certainly a few positives to be had. Being snuggled up with Tobias for a few hours is definitely one of them.

It actually felt like one of those early newborn days where I couldn’t put him down. Making food was challenging and trips to the bathroom even more so.

I spent the morning worrying, trying to figure out what was wrong. Before we even made it to the doctors, I had 101 possible diagnoses running through my head.

Thankfully, around 5pm, Tobias scooted off my lap for the first time, toddled over to the door and started to play with my shoes.

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Summer is fast approaching and it’s fantastic to see more and more people out enjoying our waterways. It’s also imperative we all do everything we can to keep each other safe out there. Please remember to wear your life jackets, carry at least two forms of waterproof communication, check the marine weather, and be a responsible skipper whenever you’re out on the water.

In keeping with the theme of helping our community to stay safe, I’d like to thank those who have joined the challenge to be the most vaccinated district in the country. If you are looking to get your free COVID-19 vaccine, please go to bookmyvaccine.nz today.

Lakefront Development Council is inviting feedback on a Concept Plan for Stage Five of the Wānaka Lakefront Development Plan. This section runs from Wānaka Marina through to the Yacht Club and the start of the Eely Point track. The plan proposes a continuation of the shared pathway, some safety improvements and more native planting along the bank adjacent to Lakeside Road. I’d encourage the community to share their thoughts on qldc.govt.co.nz or at Wānaka Library and the Council offices at 47 Ardmore Street before 5pm on Sunday.

Parking arrangements A reminder for drivers that there are now parking restrictions in place around the Anderson Heights commercial area. Around 58 free parking spaces in Anderson Heights

have been converted to free one-hour spaces whilst another 10 have been converted into the three dedicated loading zones – two on Reece Crescent and one on Anderson Road.

The aim of the new one-hour time limit is to free up on-street parking for the customers of local businesses in the immediate area. The old Mitre 10 car park remains available for free allday parking for around 90 vehicles, and you’ll see new signage installed to direct drivers to this option.

Recycling Council has recently launched a recycling campaign to help people understand what can and can’t be recycled, especially around plastics. It’s also aiming to demystify recycling and bust a few myths along the way.

I’d encourage folk to pick up the phone and call the new hotline with their recycling questions. From what can go in your yellow bin to understanding where your recycling goes, just dial 03 441 0499 (Queenstown) or 03 443 0024 (Wānaka).

Board News The Chair’s report at next WCB meeting will include confirmation of the representation review arrangements. I’m delighted to confirm this includes the retention of the newly named Wānaka-Upper Clutha Community Board. As the proposal for district representation was fully compliant, with no appeals or objections being received, it will be implemented from the October 2022 election.

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Crimeline Kerin A Adrian Acting Sergeant, NZPD Well with the good weather rolling in kids back at school things seem to be getting back to normal, or whatever that is now.

With that, here’s a snapshot of what your Blue Line has been up to this week.

Writing this feels a bit Déjà vu from last week with family harm episodes attended by Police resulting in referrals to external agencies for assistance. Many of these services are accessible through the Wānaka Community Hub on McDougal Street and are there for help to everyone.

A reminder again regarding potential frauds - these are coming thick and fast and in all varieties. They include purchasing items which never arrive to email frauds and text messages requesting you pay a small amount to get a parcel released by customs. Rule of thumb: if it seems dodgy it probably is. However, I’m sure the Nigerian Prince will soon deposit the millions of dollars in my bank account like he promised.

We still have our foot firmly on Road Policing and with Operation Disruption still running you can expect more seat belt, cell phone, speeding and general driving behaviour focus from us. So put your phone down or get hands free, wear your seatbelt, lift your right foot a few millimetres and stick to the road rules or you will get an Infringement notice. We investigated several calls about poor driving behaviour on our local roads over the past week. With

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the inability to blame tourists for this, maybe it’s time to take a hard look at local driving behaviours and take the appropriate action to address it.

We had another incident of the barrier arm at the Masonic Lodge carpark on Dunmore Street being broken between Saturday night and Sunday morning. This is the second time in the past year this has been broken off and Police would love to hear if you have any information on this.

Police are still investigating reports of people breaching Health Rules and leaving Auckland to come to Wānaka. Be assured these are being investigated fully and appropriate action taken when clear breaches are found. We want to keep Covid out of Wānaka and the area but at times there are legitimate reasons for people travelling and residing here.

Lost property still rolls in, and we still would love to get it back to rightful owners when we can. Be aware of the opportunist thieves around town as hot on the heels of a young boy having his bag taken last week, we had a report of a bag with significant amount of property taken from a vehicle this week. The vehicle was a convertible with the roof down and bag in view.

Please don’t place temptation in people’s way if leaving your vehicle lock all valuables in the boot or out of sight.

We have had a slight change of hours at the Wānaka Station with the front counter now being open from 9am – 5pm daily.

So, until next time Wānaka, stay safe and have a great week.

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Wānaka Community Board – Armstrong Room, Lake Wānaka Centre. Thursday 4 November at 10.00am.

Hearing of Submissions on the Partial Review of the Queenstown Bay Foreshore Reserves Management Plan 2016 - Council Chambers, 10 Gorge Road, Queenstown. Friday 5 November at 10.00am.

Planning & Strategy Committee – Council Chambers, 10 Gorge Road, Queenstown. Thursday 11 November at 1.00pm.

Community & Services Committee – Council Chambers, 10 Gorge Road, Queenstown. Thursday 18 November at 10.00am.

Infrastructure Committee – Council Chambers, 10 Gorge Road, Queenstown. Thursday 25 November at 10.00am.

Meeting dates, times and venues are subject to change. At Level 2, all public forum attendance will be conducted via Zoom and public attendance at meetings is not allowed. Some meetings may have items of business that will be discussed with the public excluded, as set out by the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.

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GREBE DIARY 4 October 31, 2021

Numbers look good

There are several different nesting platforms on the lake.

It was as if the Grebes knew that the long-awaited boardwalk was about to be opened. They arrived within a week in numbers far greater than we had previously experienced. It’s still relatively early in the season and it remains to be seen whether breeding pairs will outnumber the record 47 nests of the 2015-16 breeding season. We know that pairs will breed at least twice in any one season, beyond that we don’t know.

We have at last renumbered all the nests and completed egg checks. Currently there are 17 nests under observation. The main difference between the 17 we recorded in our first diary and what we have now was that five of those first nests were on the foreshore. We simply did not have enough platforms ready when they arrived, so they took the risk and made nests on the shoreline. We managed to get two of them onto platforms (8 and 9) and the remaining three were either abandoned or washed away. In the meantime, nests 4 and 7 have hatched their respective broods and nests 12, 14 and nest 1 will have hatched by the time you read this.

There are a number of different nesting platform designs on the lake and one that was created last year is quite different to all others.

It’s at the Dino Park end of the line and is made entirely of driftwood, does not have sides and was created by sculptor, helper and friend Simon Max

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Bannister. It fledged two lots of chicks last year and had been quickly adopted by a pair this year and is nearing its first hatching.

We have called it the “Robinson Crusoe” nest after the wonderful story, by Daniel Defoe. I read the book as a kid and actually visited the island not so many years back with its official name Mas a Tierra. I tried to explain the origin of the name we gave to the nest, to the young lad who was helping me on the lake a few days back. Sadly, left him quite puzzled. He had never heard of the story or the place. I might see if I can find a copy for him.

This same Simon has just gifted the Grebe Project a pair life size sculptures of grebes crafted in stainless steel. They are to be sold to help pay for the materials we need. They are quite marvellous and a generous thing for him to do. They are on display at the Hub in McDougal Street.

I really am ecstatic about the new boardwalk, but there is one more thing we would like to do.

We would love to have all the platforms painted by the children of Wānaka. The theme would be the Natural History of the lake. Pictures of it plants and animals, its trees and shrubs, the fish that swim in these waters and the birds that fly and feed here. All done in a way that only children can do.

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After many false starts the 2021 NZ Masters rowing regatta was held at Lake Ruataniwha as a combined format with Aoraki 1000 metre short course regatta for school juniors on Friday and Saturday 28th and 29th October.

The idea of a combined regatta format is testament to the organisers determination to hold rowing events even though Covid is doing its best to disrupt such events.

Water conditions for rowing were mostly perfect across the whole event even though Friday was a day of on again, off again light showers throughout.

Seven Wānaka masters made the regatta, including five novice racers attending their second regatta.

Warming their blades for the first hit out of the day saw Mark Edmond, Alanna Brett, Chelsea Lodge and Dana Leishman place a creditable second in the novice mixed quad.

Sandra Booth and Alanna Brett tested themselves with a creditable sixth in the highly competitive open woman’s D double.

Dana Leishman combined with Chelsea Lodge for a second place in Woman’s A double and again with partner in life and novice rower Kahn Cawte to cross the line first in the mixed novice double. Unfortunately, the time penalty for being A grade rowers saw the tint of their medal change from Gold to Silver.

Other notable performances for Friday’s racing saw Alanna Brett and Chelsea Lodge teaming up in the novice double to take second place only trailing by 1.2 seconds behind the winning boat, Union out of Canterbury. In the open mixed A-C quad Mark Edmond, Chelsea Lodge, Sandra Booth and Shane Gibson had a

great race producing the fastest Wānaka boat time for the day crossing the line for a closely fought eighth with fifth through to eighth placings all finishing within five seconds of each other.

Racing for Saturday only saw double boats being raced. Mark Edmond and Shane Gibson teamed up in the C men’s double to place 4th.

Mark Edmond and Kahn Cawte placed second in a highly competitive field novice men’s double. Sandra Booth and Shane Gibson rowed in the mixed D double with three divisions to place sixth. To round the day off Shane Gibson and Dana Leishman competed in the mixed A – C double finishing with a respectable 5th.

Overall, the Wānaka team came away with 11 medals for their weekends efforts and well satisfied with their results given the experience of the squad.

The annual Aoraki Regatta was held on Saturday and Sunday t and is used by South Island clubs as an introduction for novice rowers to racing over a shortened 1000 metre course. Wānaka Rowing Club attended with a contingent of 17 youth athletes.

Wānaka rowers qualified for 15 A finals.

After qualifying their 50% double (50% novice and 50% experienced rower) Grace Heath and Bella Sarginson won their A final in a solid display. The experience of Emily Finlay and Ella Kaler helped Isabella Noble-Kirkbride, and Izzy Edmond coxed by Pieta Craig made it a clean sweep of their heat and A Final in the 50% women’s novice quad. Lola Ritchie, Grace Heath, Annie Wells and Lucy Maibach, coxed

by Thomas Mitchel also won their heat and the A final.

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Maier takes Wānaka multi Wānaka’s Coast to Coast Champion Simone Maier has won the women’s title at the OSM Wānaka Multi for the second year in a row.

Saturday’s second edition of the event was sellout event.

After the news of the Christchurch Covid-19 positive cases on Thursday, race organisers put in extra precautions and protocols to allow 180 competitors to carry on in two bubbles at Alert Level 2.

“I had a good race and there were interesting conditions again,” said Maier. “It was good turnout and I’m stoked it went ahead. A friend of mine yesterday said no one will remember if you come second only first, ha! So, I went hard today and came first!”

There was a close battle with the top three women in the field. Emily Wilson was first out of the water after the 25km kayak across Lake Wānaka. Maier and Misa Klaskova were second and third going into the 43km mountain bike leg.

Maier overtook Wilson on the Newcastle Track and settled into the lead from there on out.

Klaskova passed Wilson to take the second spot in the running leg.

In the men’s field track athlete turned multisporter Angus Taylor acknowledged he was an unexpected winner after taking the lead in the running leg.

“There is not much left in the tank, that was an all-out effort. I felt reasonably good coming off the bike and enough to really push it on the run.

And I managed to pass quite a few people and ended up in first which was surprising.”

Paul Gow from Oamaru, who was up in the front of the field all day finished in second.

Team OSM, including multisport athlete Bob McLachlan, triathlete Mark Williams and PHOTO: Lennon Bright Photography.

Integrity Homes Challenge Wānaka 2021 third placed Pro Maeve Kennedy took the team’s A total of 180 competitors took part in the multi event on Saturday. first place.

Festival will be held from February 17-19 at To see the results from last weekend, go to The 16th Integrity Homes Challenge Wānaka Glendhu Bay Station in Lake Wānaka. www.challenge-Wānaka.com/events/multi.

Four are champions – again

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Four winners: Elaine Herbert, Alison Hebbard (skip), Yvonne Gale, and Val Ransom.

An enthralling two-day competition to determine the 2021 Wānaka Bowling Club’s champion women’s four eventually came down to one bowl.

With score tied at 11-11 going into the final end of the final, Yvonne Gale’s shot bowl proved decisive as repeated efforts to move the jack failed.

It meant Alison Hebbard’s combination of Elaine Herbert, Yvonne Gale, and Val Ransom retained the title.

Eight teams competed in a cracker of a competition in beautiful weather.

In the end it came down to Hebbard’s team and Marilyn Steel’s team of Amy Swain, Judy Briggs and Sally Angus. The teams played each other

three times over the two days, and it was 1-1 going into the final.

Hebbard’s four raced to an 8-1 after 6 ends, then found itself 9-8 down three ends later. So, it came to the last end with the score 11-11 – and Yvonne Gale’s crucial shot bowl.

Wānaka Bowling Club Trade Bowls starts on November 16 at 6pm and will run over six evenings before Christmas and six times again more from mid-January to late February.

This year the club has room for two new teams. For information contact Stu Hurley on 021 0270 7753.

– By Peter Wilson

Welcome, Haere mai Queenstown Lakes District Council warmly congratulates 82 local residents on becoming New Zealand citizens.

Our newest Kiwis come from all corners of the world and bring with them a passion for Queenstown Lakes and all our place has to offer.

We are proud to be part of the Welcoming Communities Waharoa ki ngā Hapori programme, which aims to make the places we love more welcoming for everyone.

If you want to find out more about Welcoming Communities get in touch with our Coordinator: silvia.dancose@qldc.govt.nz

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