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Coastguard Wānaka Lakes president Jonathan Walmisley scours the lake on a training exercise. CWL has been given the go-ahead to build the district's first dedicated Marine Rescue Centre.

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NZCC releases draft decision on Aurora Pat Deavoll

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ast Thursday the New Zealand Commerce Commission (NZCC) released its draft decision on Aurora’s proposed energy pricing increases for the Otago region, and Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Jim Boult said he was “cautiously optimistic.”

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“I feel NZCC could be making the best of a bad situation on behalf of our communities,” he said.

In June 2020, Aurora Energy (Aurora) applied to the NZCC to spend $383 million over the next three years (or $609 million over five years) to address safety and reliability issues on its network.

Aurora’s application was significant and was approximately double the allowances the NZCC

had set Aurora for the previous comparable periods.

To pay for this, Aurora had forecast significant increases to power bills.

“NZCC’s role in Aurora’s investment plan was to set network reliability standards and determine how much money it should be allowed to recover from its customers to carry out its plan and over what period,” the draft plan said.

NZCC is now proposing to allow Aurora to

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recover $86m less from its customers than it had asked for in five years. This reduction was because it considered some of its expenditures could be deferred to a later date and some were not justified to the level Aurora had sought. Even so, Aurora would be able to significantly increase its expenditure and recover the cost from its customers.

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Theelen has been reappointed for another five years.

Theelen reappointed as chief executive for QLDC Pat Deavoll

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Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) elected members have reappointed current Chief Executive Mike Theelen effective from February 2021.

AT a meeting of full council on October 29 the recruitment process concluded with a decision

by Council to appoint incumbent Theelen for a further five years.

Mayor Jim Boult said the outcome of a robust recruitment process ensured consistency and strong leadership at a time of change and uncertainty in the community.

“Not only was Mr Theelen the strongest candidate, his reappointment gives the organisation stability and continuity at a time when none of us can predict how the effects of COVID-19 will continue to impact our district and what that means for QLDC.”

Boult said Theelen had created a strong, high performing management team and led the cando culture that the Council needed in both good times and bad. He had proven he and his team could deliver and he was confident that the operational management of Council remained in exceptional hands for the next five years.

Theelen said: “I am very pleased to be appointed for another term as Chief Executive of Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) and am looking forward to another five-year term.

“The district is a jewel in the nation’s crown, and Council is a key player in ensuring the district remains a great place to live, visit, and grow families in. The Mayor and Councillors have a strong vision for the future and the organisation is there to support those directions.

I am looking forward to the challenge of leading QLDC in a manner that supports the whole district on that journey.”

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Wānaka Search and Rescue (Wānaka SAR) had its annual training exercise earlier this month in anticipation of a busy summer ahead.

Wānaka SAR is one of the busiest backcountry search and rescue groups in New Zealand, averaging 45-55 operations over a busy year, mostly between the November to March period.

Around 80 volunteers provide search and rescue support for any lost, missing or injured people in the Mount Aspiring National Park and the Wānaka lakes area, and are made up of highlytrained teams, each with their own specialisation.

Approximately 35 volunteers from the bush, alpine cliff rescue and incident management teams were in the field on Branches Station, near the head of the Shotover River, to practice their

respective skills, utilise specialist equipment and induct a few new volunteers.

The field teams worked a scenario involving four missing hunters, who had all headed off in different directions. After their start positions were located and processed, tracks were found and followed for about 500m before various other visual and verbal search methods were utilised to to locate the missing hunters. Once found, all had injuries that required patient attention and careful handling as they were put into stretchers and lowered down tricky terrain until the exercise was completed. Meanwhile, the alpine cliff rescue team were operating high on the Tyndall Glacier practicing crevasse rescue techniques.

Wānaka SAR chairman, Aaron Nicholson, said the day was very successful by all accounts and the teams showed very good skills and professionalism in going about their tasks.

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Wānaka SAR is made up of highly-trained teams of volunteers, each with their own specialisation and previous experience of outdoor recreation.

In what is the last grants round for the calendar year, Central Lakes Trust have granted a significant $1.8 million to 34 organisations throughout Central Lakes.

The grant recipients are from a cross-section of sectors, with operational and programme funding for the 2021 year receiving the largest share at $1.67 million of the total granted; with youth, a sector recently reviewed and prioritised by the Trust receiving just under $1 million. “Last year the Trust undertook a review of the youth sector to understand better the issues our young people are faced with today, consequently grants benefitting youth received an increase in focus and funding,” Grants Manager, Mat Begg explains.

“This increased funding carries through in this round with youth being prominent in many of the grants.”

Notably of the grants approved are the four youth trusts working throughout our region, Alexandra & Districts Youth Trust, Cromwell Youth Trust, Kahu Youth Trust, and Wakatipu Youth Trust, with three receiving multiyear grants approved for the next three years.

“The youth trusts are doing a lot of work with schools and in our community in response to COVID-19, and are seen as a positive way for youth to have an outlet in these uncertain times.

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funding for the coming three years, and enables them to plan accordingly,” he says.

At the end of October, the Trust brought Nigel Latta to the region for a fully subscribed resilience tour through Central Lakes. In addition to the community events, there was a specific session with the youth trusts.

The Wānaka organisations receiving grants were Tarras School Multisport court resurface $10,000; Wānaka Preschool Early Childhood Centre Inc. Verandah replacement and small roof $3,346; Wheels at Wānaka Wheels at Wānaka Event 2021 $15,000; Challenge Wānaka Challenge Wānaka 2021 – children’s triathlon $21,620; Community Networks Wānaka Operational Grant 2021 $120,000; Kahu Youth Trust Operational Grant 2021-2023 $201,000.

Community Networks manager Kate Murray said Community Networks and LINK Upper Clutha were extremely appreciative of the grant made by CLT. “This grant allows Community Networks to continue our work supporting the community with delivery of services such as the food bank, subsidised counselling, JP services, Wheels to Dunstan and Community Law alongside LINKs Community Development role strengthening community connections.,” she said.

Chair of Kahu Youth Randal Dobbs said the majority of the funds would be spent over a three year period on staffing, special projects, and expanding Kahu’s reach out to Hāwea.

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Go-ahead for NZCC releases draft Marine Rescue decision on Aurora Centre

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Jonathan Walmisley: We are planning to start the process from next week of getting the building designed and costed and trying to get it built.

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showgrounds, but with Wānaka becoming more traffic-congested the additional time to get through town to launch the boat meant a successful rescue became less likely, he said.

"Every day, we are not on that side of the lake means we are taking too long to deploy. We need to be able to launch within 20 minutes of a call out.

"We have been discussing the project with the council for over four years. A purposebuilt rescue centre on the foreshore seemed the feasible solution," Walmisley said.

Last year the CWL received the go-ahead from the QLDC which issued it with with a 33year lease for the centre at a site, selected by the Wānaka Community Board (WCB), above the Scout Den on Eely Point Reserve.

The building would comprise of a single storey 220m2 structure to house the rescue boat, a members room, a storage area and the harbourmaster's office.

The building would be hidden from Lakeside Drive by trees and shrubs.

When will the building be complete? How long is a piece of string, Walmisley said.

"We are not planning to hang around. We will be starting as soon as we can because it has taken too long already."

Motorist dies in crash Pat Deavoll

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On November 12, a motorist died after their car crashed on State Highway 8A, which runs between Luggate and Tarras between Jolly Rd and Bells Ln. No-one else was involved in the crash.

Police were called to the crash involving a

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single car at 8.35 pm.

A rescue helicopter was alerted, but a police spokesman said the driver, the car’s sole occupant, died at the scene.

The crash blocked the northbound lane, and traffic management officers remained at the scene overnight. The serious crash unit was also investigating.

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Mayor Boult: I feel NZCC could be making the best of a bad situation on behalf of our communities.

especially in light of COVID-19. Many consumers will be struggling to pay their bills while needing a reliable electricity supply,” the draft decision said.

“The position we continue to find ourselves in is firmly wedged between a rock and a hard place,” said Boult “There is no easy solution. I hope that our communities will get informed about this issue and start to plan for it. I strongly recommend they do so if they haven’t already. Cost may be further mitigated, but ultimately power is poised to hit our communities in the pocket at a time when they can least afford it,” he said.

“Council will want to spend some time understanding the draft decision, and I urge our communities to engage at this point if they haven’t already as price increases will kick in from April next year.”

When the Sun contacted Aurora it said the Energy’s Board and Executive team would now take some time to work through the detail of the draft decision, which runs to some 500 pages, before making further comment.

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Coastguard Wānaka Lakes (CWL) has been given the go-ahead to build the districts first dedicated Marine Rescue Centre. The project was given approval for a resource consent on October 19, but CWL had to wait 15 working days to allow for appeals, of which there were none.

CWL president Jonathan Walmisley said: "To my knowledge, there were no appeals lodged, so we are planning to start the process from next week of getting the building designed and costed and trying to get it built.

"Funding- that's the next thing- we will have to start re-engaging with funding agencies and raise funds. We feel confident we will be able to do that but to be honest, don't know how yet.

"We have already had some very generous benefactors come to our aid because we have had to fund the process to date. Now the next step is to work out how we are going to build it and how we are going to fund it."

The committee would discuss approaching potential funders and local community groups wishing to support the project at a meeting next week, Walmisley said CWL operates out of a building on the

Continued from page 1 “Pushing the programme from three to five years and reducing the proposed spend by $86 million is mitigating but ultimately households in our district will still be looking at adding something like $3-$13 per month to the power bill, and this increases every year until by 2026 they will be paying $20-$73 per month. By 2026 some high-use customers in Central Otago and Wānaka would be charged more than $876 a year more than their current bills.For many that prospect will be inconceivable,” Boult said.

“Ultimately our community can think about how they use power and whether they can reduce their energy use (switching off, solar etc.) but we remain deeply concerned for those on fixed incomes contemplating using less or no heat during our winter period,” he said.

NZCC also proposed to amend Aurora’s quality standards for unplanned outages to reflect the state of its network better. This would not be set at the levels Aurora requested but would allow it to meet targets that reflected its performance over the past five years. Overall, that should see the reliability of supply gradually improving over time.

The CCNZ also recommended that $38 million of network investment already incurred

by Aurora be included in what they now recover from consumers meaning Dunedin Holding Company Limited and its owner the Dunedin City Council (DCC) would fund it.

“The NZCC understands that now, more than ever, household incomes will be strained,

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Crop Swap blooms into second year

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Co-ordinator Nita Smith (pictured here in red shirt): “It’s as much about having a coffee and a yarn as it is about trading produce.”

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Matt Anderson (left)on receiving his gold service medal, and his father Rod Anderson, on awards night.

Father and son celebrate at awards Pat Deavoll

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It was a father and son night at the recent Annual Service Volunteer Fire Brigade Awards held in Wānaka.

Rod Anderson, who has served in the Luggate Fire Brigade for 48 years presented his son Mathew Anderson with his 25-year gold service medal. Mathew Anderson joined the Luggate Volunteer Firebrigade when he turned 16 years, this after spending two years training with the team while he was a schoolboy. He has since never missed a practice, said his father Rod Anderson.

Rod Anderson said the awards night was significant because it gave the Luggate, Hawea and Wānaka teams an opportunity to fraternise together.

"To us, the night is very important because we are the only place in New Zealand where three brigades hold service award gatherings together on the same night," he said.

"If it weren't for Covid the awards would have

been held earlier in the year, but we held off so that we could all be together."

The awards were for service to the brigades, Rod Anderson said.

"The first award is a three Year certificate, then there is a five-year medal, then every two years after that there is a bar that goes on the medal, then at 25 years there is a gold star, and then every two years there is a two-year gold bar that goes with the star."

Ros Anderson is the chief fire officer at the Luggate Fire Brigade, and his son Mathew Anderson is the deputy. Between them, they have 73 years of service. That is very much a family affair.

Service Honours were presented to members of the Luggate Volunteer Fire Brigade: • Jamie Cowie 3 year certificate • Heath Naylor 3 year certificate • Lisa Chambers 5 year silver medal • Jan Grant 2 year silver bar 9 years service • Scott Challis 2 year silver bar 19 years • Matt Anderson 25 year Gold Star

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The Cromwell Crop Swap kicked off its second season last month at its new location in the Cromwell Heritage Precinct. The Saturday morning market, where locals are invited to bring any extra produce they might have to the sharing table, will run every three weeks until March.

Crop Swapping brings together backyard gardeners, home bakers and food foragers for swapping and sharing high quality local food on a regular basis, and is popular throughout New Zealand.

The gathering was established in Cromwell last year by not-for-profit community organisation Connect Cromwell and, after a successful first year, is now being coordinated by Nita Smith, a Cromwell mum with a passion for growing vegetables, sustainability and getting the

community together.

Herbs, vegetables, fruit, home-baked bread, eggs, kombucha, chutney and even the occasional chicken are all traded, with any surplus after the event being donated to local businesses or the Community Pantry.

Smith said that, despite it being so early in the season for produce, the first swap event at the end of October had seen a good turnout. “It was surprising what people had to bring,” she said.

But it’s not just an event for seasoned growers.

Crop Swappers also share local gardening tips and recipes - and anyone is welcome, no matter how large or small their offering to trade.

“It’s as much about having a coffee and a yarn as it is about trading produce,” said Smith.

The next event will be held this Saturday at 10:30am in the Cromwell Heritage Precinct.

Visit the Connect Cromwell website for more information.

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Central Lakes Jobs Fair comes to Queenstown Pat Deavoll

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Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has announced it will be hosting the Central Lakes Jobs Fair, an event aimed at helping employers with vacancies connect with members of the community looking for work.

For those in Wānaka who wish to attend, transport will be arranged, and people are asked to register for a seat in advance.

Taking place on Thursday 26 November from 9.00 am to 3.00 pm at the Queenstown Memorial Centre, the Jobs Fair has plenty of employers with vacancies registered to take part.

Mayor Jim Boult said the Central Lakes Jobs Fair marked a continuation of work

by Council to assist the Queenstown Lakes district's recovery from COVID-19, following the successful 'Jobbortunities' run in October

by Clutha District Council and the Mayor's Taskforce for Jobs.

"I'd highly recommend that anyone looking for work in our district attends the Jobs Fair, as

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there will be a huge array of employment options available across many industries to help members of our community find new work," Boult said.

"The event is free to attend, and no ticket is required."

Representatives from Immigration New Zealand will be at the Jobs Fair to help with visarelated questions.

Those interested in taking part are also encouraged to take part in a free webinar being run on Wednesday 18 November at 5.00 pm

by Melissa Jenner, founder of START Now, detailing how to make applying for and getting a new job easier.

The Central Lakes Jobs Fair also coincides with 'Employment – What you need to know about working in Queenstown', a free information session run by Citizens Advice Bureau and being held from 5.30 pm to 7.30 pm at the Queenstown Memorial Centre.

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Cardrona wins national marketing award

13 LINK Connection Cafes have been held over the past few years.

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(Left to right) Genevieve Montreuil, Nadia Ellis and Jen Houltham from the award-winning Cardrona / Treble Cone marketing team.

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The Cardrona Alpine Resort marketing team were recognised at the TVNZ Marketing Awards last on Tuesday, November 10, when they received New Zealand’s Best In-House Marketing award.

Now in their 29th year, the awards are a celebration of everything that makes marketing great in New Zealand and beyond. The inhouse team at Cardrona were listed as finalists in two excellence categories: Winter 2020: Preseason Campaign for their ‘40 years of Cardrona’ campaign; and the Covid-19 response.

Communications executive Jen Houltham said that Cardrona’s 40th anniversary this year had provided an opportunity to create a unique campaign that was distinctive, using history and authentic narratives from archival material, Cardrona personalities and online fans to bring it to life.

In March, usually Cardrona’s largest online selling month, the Covid-19 global pandemic led to a full lockdown in New Zealand. With reduced hours, and 65 days without paid activity, Cardrona’s in-house marketing team pivoted from a sales focus to one of open and empathetic messaging. When it was confirmed the NZ ski industry would be able to operate at Level 2, a campaign restart was necessary and, against all odds, the team’s campaign targets were exceeded.

“We are absolutely blown away to be recognised at a national level,” said Nadia Ellis, Cardrona’s Marketing Manager. “The other finalists in the category included iconic kiwi brands such as J. H. Whittaker & Sons, Meridian Energy and the NZ Police, so it was humbling to have our hard work validated after such a challenging year.”

Houltham added that the team were incredibly proud to represent Wānaka and Queenstown on a national level, and were excited for the start of Cardrona’s summer season on December 11.

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The final LINK Connection Cafe of 2020 will be held on this Friday, November 20, with a focus on youth activities and services in the Upper Clutha area. Confirmed speakers include representatives from Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC), Kahu Youth and the new Get Sh*t Done Collective, featuring a video showcase of local youth sharing what they love about their community and how they could be better supported.

LINK Upper Clutha is the community development organisation operated by the Alpine Community Development Trust, alongside social wellbeing-focused Community Networks Wānaka, and aims to provide information and community support through a number of community-building projects, including supporting community groups with strategic planning, marketing, and funding advice.

13 LINK Connection Cafes have been held over the past few years, each hosting between 20 – 50 local individuals and organisation

members. They are a mix of information-sharing and informal networking with around six local organisations invited to share the work they are doing in a particular space.

LINK Facilitator Kathy Dedo said: “We focus on a different topic each time, which brings a fresh mix of people. We also get regulars who want to keep up to date with community news or just meet new people.

“Connection Cafes create a forum for people to connect and make plans in a way that wouldn’t happen otherwise – there is a magic that happens when ideas turn into action.”

The fourteenth Connection Café – and only the second this year, thanks to Covid – will be held tomorrow, Friday November 20, from 10:30am to 12:00pm at the Wānaka Community Hub. “We know there are many organisations that provide activities and support for young people in the Upper Clutha, and this is a chance for them to share what they’re doing and find ways to work together,” said Dedo.

Visit the LINK website or Facebook page for more details.

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LEGO® fans flock to Lake Hawea Brick Show

These boys took part in a game of luck – they paid $1 each time to withdraw a Lego piece from a covered box – if the block was a certain colour they won a prize corresponding to the Lego block selected. Gabriel Haddon, aged 9, (in the blue hoodie) won the major prize – ‘a ring of fire’ motorbike stunt Lego kit, and Myles Craig, aged 6 (in the green T-shirt) won a small Lego kitset prize.

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A thousand people attended the Central Otago Brick Show at Lake Hawea last weekend, coming from as far afield as Dunedin.

This was the first time the event had been held in Lake Hawea, and the organisers were thrilled with the turnout, said spokesperson Andre Meyer.

“The event was organised by The Lake Hawea

Community Centre, local school student Ben Pell and the Otago LEGO® User Group.

“In total there were 35 tables of LEGO® exhibits from 21 individuals,” he said.

“Almost half of these were individuals under 16 who had created and built their models to display for the public to view.”

Kids enjoyed the LEGO® pits where they could build anything they wanted; there was even an area where cars could be built and then released down a racetrack.

The Community Centre Christmas tree had LEGO® Christmas decorations created by the children and hung on the tree.

On Saturday the public voted for their favourite displays; this was won by Jaqui and Aleksander Hay with their Disney and Gates of Mordor models followed closely by Caz Rickerby with her Jurassic Park themed exhibit with a steaming volcano.

“The kids building competition showed the talent within our local community. There were

days after heavy rainfall and use the ‘Can I Swim Here?’ data to help decide if they want to swim at a particular site,” she said.

Council’s advice for swimmers in Lake Wānaka, Hāwea and Dunstan was as follows: “The water here is generally safe for recreational activities. However, bacterial contamination can occur from recreational users, or after rainfall, as stormwater and rural run-off may contain human or animal effluent.”

Potentially toxic algae (cyanobacteria) can also cause water quality concerns when there are toxic algal “blooms,” which were found in Lake Hayes in February of this year. Elsum’s rule of thumb was: if the lake is looking green, stay out of it and avoid any contact with algal scum.

This year, there will be new signage up at a number of popular sites directing swimmers to the information online at: www.lawa.org.nz/swim.

In February, ORC confirmed that algae in a water sample collected from Lake Hayes was the potentially toxic cyanobacteria, blue-green algae.

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With summer on its way, Otago Regional Council (ORC) staff will be sampling and testing water quality around the region in the next few weeks, with prospective swimmers advised to check the ‘Can I Swim Here?’ section of the LAWA (Land Air Water Aotearoa) website to see the latest weekly water quality results from December 1 until March 31.

General Manager Strategy, Policy and Science Gwyneth Elsum said water quality was prone to change, so it was important to confirm water was safe before swimming.

“Even the sites that typically have excellent water quality can see bacteria spike as a result of heavy rainfall washing contaminants from urban and rural land into waterways. That’s why we recommend people avoid swimming for 2-3

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Archie Popperwell the winner of the Six and Under Kids Building Competition with his model- The Ninja Game.

48 entries from local children aged 3-16 years” Meyer said.

The competition was judged by three experienced LEGO® model builders who had exhibited at many shows around the country.

The results were: 6 and Under: 1st Archie Popperwell, 2nd Elsie Baker, 3rd Sam McCulloch.7-11 years: 1st Jasper Phillipson, 2nd Lochy Hawkins, 3rd Sophie Bull. 12-16 years: 1st Bryan Clark, 2nd Ash Buckland, 3rd Milo Adams.

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The Rubbish Group: positive impact curriculum.

Their teacher, Megan Van, suggested they contact the Sun in an attempt to create awareness around taking care of the community and the waste we make unnecessarily.

The students "cleaned up our local environment" by picking up bucket loads of rubbish.

"We want to send a message of encouragement

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Five year nine students from Mt Aspiring College (MAC) set out to make a positive community impact by picking up rubbish around the school and Wānaka.

They did this as part of their social studies

Archie North (14) picks up rubbish by the bucket load.

to the community to keep our environment clean," said group leader Archie North (14).

“We collected most of the rubbish from around the school.”

The other students involved were: Caoimhe (pronounced Kweeva) Heath, (13); Bianca James (13); and Jackson Clark (14 ).

"The Wanaka community can do better when

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it comes to the environment by simply putting our rubbish in the bin and by being mindful of packaging. We think it's time to make smarter choices when it comes to the products we buy and the packages they come in," said Archie.

"Our favourite part of working on this project was being able to get out of the classroom environment as a group to make a positive impact on our town."

Jackson Clark (14) gets on with the job.

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Tahr study provides hunting opportunities

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The backcountry fisheries were rather like our Great Walks.

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Recreational hunters highly value the experience of hunting tahr in wild and remote parts of the tahr range and often spend long periods accessing, spotting and stalking the animals they hunt.

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A Game Animal Council-funded study has established it is possible to contain male tahr on private land providing additional hunting opportunities and potentially reducing conflict between guided and recreational tahr hunters.

Most tahr hunting, both recreational and commercial, takes place on public conservation land due to the small amount of private land within the tahr range. Once New Zealand’s borders reopen demand from overseas hunters will return but with a lower tahr population and the removal of bulls from national parks it is possible there will be an increased conflict with local recreational hunters over parts of the tahr range.

“Regardless of the debate over tahr control operations there has long been an issue over the recreational versus commercial demand on New Zealand’s tahr resource,” said Game Animal Council General Manager Tim Gale “Recreational hunters highly value the experience of hunting tahr in wild and remote parts of the tahr range and often spend long periods accessing, spotting and stalking the animals they hunt. This can at times, lead to conflict with commercial guided hunters who

may make greater use of helicopters and guides to position themselves near the animals.

“Game estates provide a way of taking some of the pressure off the public tahr resource by catering for some of the hunting demand from overseas.”

The Game Animal Council study, approved by the Department of Conservation and published by Lincoln University, monitored two captive-bred male tahr GPScollared and relocated to a certified and fully-contained game estate for a year. The tahr did not exhibit any great determination to escape or signs of distress and quickly established a preferred territory within the 1,124-hectare enclosure.

Further research using a larger number of animals could confirm the hypothesis that the natural herding behaviour of tahr will make them even less likely to attempt to escape when more tahr are present.

“The study’s findings illustrate the possibility of locating male tahr on designated game estates outside their range for guided hunting,” said Gale. “This presents a chance for the creation of additional commercial tahr hunting opportunities, which will help reduce conflict with recreational tahr hunters on public conservation land and boost New Zealand’s guided hunting industry post-COVID-19.”

Back-country rivers fishing well Pat Deavoll

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The backcountry fishing season opened on November 1 and the rivers were fishing well, according to Otago Fish and Game officer Paul van Klink.

“With no overseas visitors there are more fish to go around,” he said. “I also think that the lack of crowds has lured some fisherman out who maybe haven’t fished for a few years.”

Most waters in New Zealand were in the public domain. Many were easily accessed via public right of way and the

Queen’s Chain. Others could usually be visited through landowners permission.

But the backcountry fisheries, of which there were nine in Central Otago (Greenstone, Caples, Dingle Burn, Upper Lochy, Nevis, Hunter, Young, Wilkin and Upper Pomohaka) can only be accessed by walking, jetboat or helicopter. The backcountry fisheries were rather like our Great Walks, said van Klink.

“They are rivers that can’t be got to by vehicle, he said.” They require a special Backcountry Licence Endorsement to fish. That allows us to regulate the amount of fish taken from these rivers.”

Endorsements were available on the Fish and Game website.

But first, all fishermen must get a Whole Season Sports Fishing Licence, van Klink said. Licence sales were up on last year -20,000 permits had been issued for Otago alone this season.

Van Klink said a self-policing “voluntary beat system “applied to the Nevis River this year which worked on a first come first serve basis and would reduce conflict between anglers. A “beat” was a stretch of the river, he said.

Fish and Game would be patrolling the river through the season.

Waste Free Wanda launches short film Pat Deavoll

editor@thewanakasun.co.nz

Anna van Riel, or Waste Free Wanda has been at it again.

The environmental “superhero,” with the help of a Creative New Zealand grant, has launched a short film to support councils, schools and festivals in understanding how her one-woman musical can help instigate positive change for the planet.

Based in Lake Hāwea, van Riel launched her one-woman show in February this year, and has been touring the 80’s inspired rock opera across the lower South Island.

“My hope is to partner with councils so I can support them in building their relationship and resources with their communities, while I show how we can all reduce our single-use waste,” she said.

Waste Free Wanda: Normalising a waste reduction mindset is the overall goal.

“It’s really exciting to share the film my team, and I have done. It took several months to create, and it’s got some beautiful footage, and it showcases my whole community.”

“Normalising a waste reduction mindset is my overall goal. When we

PHOTO: Anna van Riel

stop and think about how much waste we create just so we don’t have to be inconvenienced it’s pretty crazy. Sharing the message in an empowering way through creativity is proving to be a great approach. I hope to reach the whole of New Zealand with my show”.

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Proposal to phase out problem plastics Wastebusters is celebrating 20 years of zero waste this month. That’s two decades of lobbying, advocating, reducing, reusing, recycling and dancing our way to a future without waste.

We’ve come a long way, and it seems fitting in our 20th year that we’re seeing some big changes nationally and right here in Wānaka.

My highlights are: • A year on from the July 2019 plastic bag ban, it was estimated that 1 billion bags had been taken out of circulation.

• The Government has declared six priority products for regulated product stewardship, including e-waste and plastic packaging, to ensure producers take responsibility for their products’ end-of-life.

• A nationwide container return scheme is being designed.

• Nine local cafes are single-use cup (SUC) free, 24 offer a cup lending scheme and Wānaka will be SUCFree by 2022!

And right now, the Government is proposing a phase-out of some hard-torecycle and single-use plastic items. These are the items most likely to end up polluting our environment and contaminating our recycling streams.

The first part of the proposal tackles PVC and polystyrene packaging, which include things like meat, biscuit and sushi trays, styrofoam containers and small

yoghurt pottles. Plastic types 3 (PVC) and 6 (polystyrene) can’t be reprocessed in New Zealand. Phasing them out would allow producers to rethink their packaging and choose recyclable materials instead.

The second part of proposal seeks to phase out single-use plastic items: cotton buds, drink stirrers, tableware (like plates, trays, bowls & cutlery), produce bags, cups and lids made from plastic types 3, 4, 6 and 7, noncompostable produce stickers and straws.

Wastebusters are backing both proposals (except for straws, as we support consultation and agreement with the disabled community before any removal of plastic straws from circulation) and you can too, the easy way.

Along with some excellent zero waste organisations around the country, we have helped prepare an easy to use submission form which is available on the Zero Waste Network website.

All the hard work is done. You can make it your own by adding bits in, or add your details if you’re pressed for time.

Either way, please make a submission.

Removing plastics we can’t recycle reduces contamination and so helps us recycle more, it keeps harmful plastics out of our environment and is a vital step in the shift to a circular economy.

Submissions close on December 4 and can be made at zerowaste.co.nz/action-on-plastics – By Ruth Blunt, Wastebusters

PHOTO: Wastebusters

The Government is proposing a phase-out of packaging made of plastic types 3 and 6 (like yoghurt pottles) that can’t be reprocessed in New Zealand.

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The Council Word Recreation Centre closing early All facilities at Wānaka Recreation Centre including the pools and indoor courts will close at 3.00pm on Friday 27 November for their staff Christmas party. Thanks for your understanding at this festive time of year.

Busy in the Learners’ pool Local primary schools will be at Wānaka Rec Centre until 11 Dec for their learn-to-swim and water safety programme. There’ll be very limited access to the learners’ pool between 9.00am-2.00pm weekdays except Thursdays and Fridays when half the pool will be free.

You may wish to schedule visits to the learners’ pool around these times. Four lanes in the lap pool will remain free for public swimming between 9.00am-2.00pm weekdays during this period. Thanks for your understanding while our local children learn these essential life skills.

Snap, Send and Solve with QLDC If you spot an issue in the community you can now raise it with Council using an app on your phone called Snap Send Solve.

The app is a simple, free and fast way to send QLDC ‘Fix It’ requests, meaning the next time you spot a pesky water leak on the road outside your house or a fallen tree blocking a trail, snap it then send it and QLDC will solve it. You can download the Snap Send Solve app on Google Play and the Apple Store.

Attend the Central Lakes Jobs Fair The Central Lakes Jobs Fair is coming to Queenstown on Thursday 26 November, and we’re working to help connect local employers that have vacancies with members of our community looking for work. The event is free to attend and all are welcome. If you’re an employer with vacancies and you’re interested in coming along, or looking for transport from Wānaka to Queenstown to attend, please register with our team in advance at www.qldc.govt.nz/kia-kaha

Getting Through Together Getting Through Together is a national mental health and wellbeing campaign aiming to help New Zealanders get through the COVID-19 outbreak, and a range of resources are available on www.allright.org.nz.

This November, think about connecting with others. It can be as simple as organising a weekly stroll with a friend along the Wānaka lakefront, or joining one of the many community groups available in the Upper Clutha.

Aurora Energy ’s investment plan The Commerce Commission has released its draft decision on Aurora’s proposal to increase its prices to fix its network.

Public meeting Wanaka

Wednesday 25 November, 10am-midday Lake Wanaka Centre The Auditorium, 89 Ardmore Street

Recycling changes on the way From 1 December, only plastics recycled in Aotearoa New Zealand can go in your yellow recycling bin. We’ll be sending details about the changes to all households soon but in the meantime, you can read all about it at www.qldc.govt.nz/recycling-changes

Find out what its means for you at www.comcom.govt.nz/aurora

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A man for all seasons

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With Jacinda at Cardrona Ski Area.

Pat Deavoll

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If anyone has managed to reinvent themselves multiple times, it's been Chris Hadfield. From banker to an opera singer, theatre director, property manager to café owner and Wānaka Community Board member, Hadfield has done it all.

The Wānaka Sun catches up with this busy man to find out how he ticks.

So what prompted you to buy a busy café in Wānaka?

My husband Paul Tregea had always worked in hospitality and was born in Frankton. We decided to move from the rat race of Wellington twenty years and thought Central Otago was the right place for us. Wānaka was better than Queenstown - better community, less rushed- it was a lifestyle thing for us.

A daytime café is what we wanted; we didn't want to work at night, which is why we settled on Ritual.

At what point did you decide to get into local body politics?

The first time I was asked about this was three elections ago. Being in the café people talk to you, and then you start developing opinions on things.

And then they would say "why don't you stand for the community board"- that kind of thing."

So I started to think that maybe I could make a difference. I stood for the Community Board and got in on my first try in the last election.

What role do you see the community board playing?

The statutes for the community board say that you should act as an advocate for the

community, which implies that you don't have strong opinions one way or the other – you stand for the community. And I think that we do that. The hardest part is trying to find out what everybody wants.

For instance, when we closed the streets ( to make them a walking thoroughfare), the submissions were in the thousands. People made their feelings known.

But other times when you ask for submissions, people don't do it – engagement is way less.

Until you can get people involved by making submissions it is tough to find out what everyone wants Take the lakefront development plan, we did drop-in sessions etc., and there was also the Lets Talk page on the council website. Otherwise, people would email me.

What pressing issues does the Community Board have on the table at the moment?

The lakefront development plan which is at several different stages – a lot of that has been in the pipeline for many years- so that has always been in the background ticking over.

Then there are unexciting things like naming roads and new developments.

The airport has been a big one- but postCovid that has been less of an issue and certainly not something we are talking about at board meetings.

And freedom camping has always been an issue. Before the rugby world cup, there was put in legislation that said freedom camping was allowed. Then the council said "well we don't want everyone camping everywhere" and that's when we started looking at areas that couldn't be used. Then last year we had the Hubs for freedom

With husband Paul Tredea.

campers to go and get rid of their rubbish and learn about what they could and couldn't do.

I think that worked. Statistics show there was a lot more compliance. This year there aren't the hubs, but ambassadors are going around. I think that's the way to go. It's a matter of getting people to do the right thing. And at the moment it is only Kiwis of course. I don't think people want to legislate against the right to go and camp in a rest area by a river or lake, but what we need to do is let them know what they should and shouldn't do.

How much time do you spend with the Community Board?

Officially it's between five and ten hours a week.

It's probably at the upper end. The most timeconsuming thing is reading and understanding what you are going to discuss at the next workshop or meeting. And marrying that up with what you think the community wants.

Tell us about your music career.

When I was five I started singing in the school choir, and when I went into secondary school I was in the choir there, and also did musical theatre. Then someone said why don't you try for the Canterbury Opera, so I auditioned for them and got in, and then this became the New Zealand Opera. Once you were in you auditioned every year, and I started doing two or three operas a year with them.

All this time I was working – I'd got a geology degree, and there was lots of opportunity in Australia, but I decided to go into sales. My first job was with Country Wide Building Society in my early 20's. I was also opera singing at night. Then in 1998, Country Wide Bank was being bought by

In a former life, as an opera singer.

National Bank. I'd met my husband Paul by that stage- and in 1999, I resigned and went to the Northern Hemisphere for a year.

We came home, and I got a job selling memberships for Les Mills Gym. Going back into banking wasn't something I wanted to do.

I had stopped singing because I'd been out of the loop for a year.

Then I became an usher at the Opera House in Wellington. The theatre manager was leaving, and he said, apply for my job, which I did.

I was the theatre manager for 18 months. If you work in the theatre, you get paid half as much as you do in banking and do twice as many hours and night times. That is when we thought "gotta move", and we came here. We were ready to get away from the big city rat race. No regrets.

What's it been like running a café through Covid?

Challenging is how I would put it.

I guess my banking background helped with navigating the finances in terms of dealing with the staffing side and the money side.

Paul was the brains behind the food and the concept of what we could do post-Covid. It seems to have worked. We have a good strong local following which makes a big difference.

But we are still thirty to forty per cent down.

Last year was a great year. I think we had come into our stride in terms of our reputation. And we didn't want to be one of those arsehole bosses. Our supervisor has been here for eight years, and our barista has been here five. So we have a core team who are essential to us. We spend eight hours a day together, and there is nothing we don't know about each other. It's like a family.

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New first response vehicle for Wānaka

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The FRU is smaller and nimbler than a traditional ambulance. It is designed for rural communities and is ideal for the narrow roads and rugged terrain often found in rural Central Otago.

Pat Deavoll

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St John has rolled out a new First Response Unit (FRU) in Wānaka as part of changes to its service delivery model, as it initiates the fourth and final year of its Double Crewing Project. The aim is to enhance response times and improve the health outcomes for patients.

The FRU is smaller and nimbler than a traditional ambulance. It is designed for rural communities and is ideal for the narrow roads and rugged terrain often found in rural Central

Otago, said St John Central Otago Territory Manager David Baillie.

The new vehicle is designed for volunteer crews to transport patients locally or to meet a helicopter or transporting ambulance. This will shorten job cycles, enable crews to remain in the local community and be available to respond to emergencies more often, Baillie said.

The FRU will enable crews to quickly locate patients and give them ample room to treat and stabilise patients. This will ensure the best clinical care, he said.

The FRU is based on the Volkswagen

The new vehicle is designed for volunteer crews to transport patients locally or to meet a helicopter or as a transporting ambulance.

Transporter T6 ambulance, which is used as a frontline ambulance throughout Europe.

Modifications have been made to suit New Zealand’s unique environment and to accommodate the equipment ambulance crews use.

They have a similar layout to a larger ambulance, including a Stryker M1 roll-in stretcher, side attendant seat and head attendant seat, allowing easy access for treatment and airway management.

These new vehicles carry all the equipment found in a traditional ambulance, including a

first response kit, defibrillator, resuscitation equipment, lifting and extraction gear, oxygen set and personal protection gear, Baillie said.

In Wānaka, St John has a fantastic team of dedicated volunteers, and it is always keen for more people, Baillie said.

“You do not need to have any previous clinical experience, and St John provides all the training needed. Volunteers meet like-minded people, learn new skills and give back to the community.”

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Food Bank needs year-round support Unprecedented demand at the Food Bank this year, due to Covid-19, is one of the reasons behind a Community Networks review of how it gathers food for the service.

Community Networks Wānaka manager Kate Murray said about 80 food parcels were given out last month, compared to an average of 23 per month last year.

Murray said traditionally most people who donate to the Food Bank do so in the lead up to Christmas, but there is a demand for food parcels year-round.

The organisation has therefore decided to cancel its annual December Food Bank Drive and focus on restocking the Food Bank throughout the year.

Food Bank Drive organiser, Nikki McKay, said the change makes sense.

"We're a growing community and, with that, comes an increasing demand for social services.

We need a fully stocked Food Bank year-round to help meet that need.

"I have loved organising the Food Bank Drive.

It has been amazing to see our community work together each year to help make Christmas better for people who are struggling."

Murray thanked everyone who had helped make the Food Bank Drive a success.

"The organisers, the fire brigade and other volunteers, and everyone who has given food - thank you so much and I hope we can rely on your continued support of the Food Bank."

Murray said there would still be festive treats for people referred for a Christmas hamper and food parcel this Christmas. They will receive

a supermarket voucher to choose their own Christmas food, a box of staples from the Food Bank and gifts donated by local businesses.

There are two ways people can support the Food Bank - either by putting non-perishable food in the baskets at the supermarket or dropping it off at the Community Hub, or by donating cash.

"Cash donations are extremely helpful and much appreciated," Murray said. "They enable us to restock the Food Bank when essential items run out, and they contribute to the supermarket vouchers we give people for fresh food."

People wanting to support the Food Bank can make a cash donation via Community Networks' Givealittle page, or by contacting Community Networks directly by emailing kate@ communitynetworks.co.nz or calling 03 443 7799.

New World Three Parks was also running a fundraising campaign for the Food Bank.

Until mid-December customers can add a donation to the Food Bank to their grocery bill at the checkout.

"We're so grateful for the support of the New World Three Parks' team," Murray said. "The donations they collect will go directly to our community members who are struggling to make ends meet, in what has been an extremely hard year for many people."

People referred for a food parcel receive a box of non-perishable staple items from the Food Bank and a supermarket voucher to buy fresh food. Food Bank vouchers cannot be spent on alcohol or tobacco.

– By Community Networks

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Community Networks Wānaka office coordinator Nova Knippers (left) and manager Kate Murray at the Food Bank in Wānaka.

Explore your local area Joanna Perry

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This week is Get Outdoors Week, a national campaign led by Recreation Aotearoa encouraging Kiwis to get out and explore the great outdoors, and recreation. Organisations including the Department of Conservation (DOC) and Mountain Safety Council (MSC) are joining the call for New Zealanders to take this opportunity and explore their local area.

MSC staff have chosen their top 10 South Island locations to explore - and some of those closest to us you might not have heard of.

At number seven is the Alexandra to Clyde River Track - a 12km cycle trail along the Clutha River between Alexandra and Clyde. Number nine is the Moke Lake Loop trail in Queenstown, a 15 minute drive from the CBD.

Whether it’s a new trail, your favourite trail, or just a stroll around the lake, there's no limit to how you can get involved this week. There are prizes on offer for Recreation Aotearoa’s daily photography challenges, including a cruise to Mou Waho Island and a guided hiking tour for the ‘You with a view’ challenge, supported by Lake Wānaka Tourism.

DOC also joined the call for people to get out into nature - but to do so well-prepared.

“There are so many benefits for our health from spending time in nature,” said DOC Director of Heritage and Visitors Steve Taylor. “With border restrictions still in place and a call for the team of five million to support our regions and domestic tourism operators, we are expecting more New Zealanders out and about than ever before.”

Of course, the word from Wānaka Search and Rescue chair Aaron Nicholson was, as ever, to remember the five point Outdoor Safety Code:

PHOTO: DOC

Moke Lake, Queenstown. This popular short, undulating walk through grassland is surrounded by mountains and goes right round the lake.

1. Plan your trip well.

2. Tell someone reliable where you are going and when you will be back.

3. Check the weather forecast.

4. Know your limits.

5. Take adequate supplies for a worst case scenario (including a reliable form of communication).

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Wānaka bowlers scoop centre title The Centre Rowena Jackson Tournament Fours is one of the important fixtures in the Central Otago Bowls Calendar for both men and women bowlers.

This year 14 men’s teams competed over the weekend at Alexandra including the Wānaka’s team of Richie Muir(s), Tom Malcolm, Murray Finn and Bob Steel.

Wānaka qualified for the finals by remaining undefeated on Saturday.

On Sunday the team played the Dion Kiddey’s Hawea team in the semifinal. As Tom Malcolm reported, “we combined well for a good win to progress through to the final against Bill Clements strong Alexandra team”.

Tom continues: “The game started well for us, and with all four of us

drawing well we soon had Alexandra on the back foot and by the 9th end had built up an 11-4 lead.

“The 10th end was the game clincher for us when we managed to draw four close bowls. Alexandra had four drives at them but missed them all. Then Richie drew another for a count of five taking our score to 16-4.

“With four ends remaining, it was a bit surprising for Alexandra to turn around and shake hands at that point.

“Overall it was a pretty solid performance by the team and it was particularly pleasing to see Murray Finn and Bob Steel gain their first centre title, especially Bob, as not only still being a junior bowler it was his first attempt at playing in a Centre open tournament.”

– By Wānaka Bowls

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The team from left: Richie Muir, Tom Malcolm, Murray Finn, and Bob Steel.

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N o t i c e b o a rd | P a p a P ā n u i RESOURCE CONSENT APPLICATION

Meeting Schedule for December 2020 Subject to change.

Last amended: 12 November 2020

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACT 1991

Public Notice is hereby given in terms of Section 46 of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 that meetings of the Council will be held as follows, during the month of December 2020.

Resource Consent Hearing (Altitude Development Group Ltd RM200335) – Faulks Room, Lake Wānaka Centre, Ardmore Street, Wānaka. Tuesday 1 December 2020 at 10.00am.

Wānaka Community Board – Armstrong Room, Lake Wānaka Centre, Ardmore Street, Wānaka. Thursday 3 December 2020 at 10.00am.

Queenstown Lakes District Council – Council Chambers, 10 Gorge Road, Queenstown. Thursday 10 December 2020 at 1.00pm.

Resource Consent Hearing (Blackthorn Lodge Glenorchy Limited RM191318) – The Crowne Plaza, Beach Street, Queenstown. Thursday 10 and Friday 11 December 2020 at 10.00am.

Traffic & Parking Subcommittee – Council Chambers, 10 Gorge Road, Queenstown. Monday 14 December 2020 at 9.30am.

Meeting dates, times and venues are subject to change. All of the above meetings are open to the public. 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.

Details of the resource consent application and submission forms are available in the offices at Queenstown Lakes District Council, 10 Gorge Road, Queenstown; 74 Shotover Street, Queenstown and 47 Ardmore Street, Wānaka during normal office hours (8.00am to 5.00pm). You can also download these from our website www.qldc.govt.nz/ services/resource-consents/notified-resource-consents#public-rc or via our edocs website using the RM number as the reference www.edocs.qldc.govt.nz/Account/Login 1. B Sarginson and Checketts Mckay Trustees (2006) Limited (RM200660) What is proposed: Application under Section 88 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) for consent to undertake a two lot subdivision and establish a residential building platform.

Application under Section 127 of the RMA to vary Condition 5 of RM130049 such that it excludes the development proposed by this application for Proposed Lot 1.

Application under Section 108(7) of the RMA to cancel Covenant 9513502.1 between the Applicant and the Queenstown Lakes District Council as it relates to Lot 3 Deposited Plan 12842.

The location in respect of which this application relates is situated at: 623 Ballantyne Road, Wānaka.

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ADDRESS FOR SERVICE FOR APPLICANT:

Public Notice 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 hereunder: G r o s s Vehicle Weight(% Class 1)

Axel Limit (kg)

Submissions will be received until 17 December 2020, and must be served on the Consent Authority, Queenstown Lakes District Council, Private Bag 50072, Queenstown 9348 or email rcsubmission@qldc.govt.nz. These must be dated, signed by you, and include the following information:

Bridge Name

2

Sawyer Burn

Hunter Valley Road

100%

10

3

Bee Burn

Hunter Valley Road

80%

10

4

Timaru Creek

Timaru River Road

80%

10

5

Johns Creek

Timaru River Road

40%

10

6

Grandview Creek

Gladstone Road

80%

Any person may make a submission on the application, but a person who is a trade competitor of the applicant may do so only if that person is directly affected by an effect of the activity to which the application relates that:

22

Precipice Creek

Rees Valley Road

100%

10

25

Invincible

Rees Valley Road

65%

10

a) adversely affects the environment; and b) does not relate to trade competition or the effects of trade competition.

35

Deep Creek

Skippers Road

40%

10

36

Skippers

Skippers Road

3,000 kg

1,500

54

Matukituki

West Wānaka Road

13,600 kg

8,200

55

Motatapu River

Motatapu Road

30%

3,500

10

56

South Von

Von Road

3,100 kg

2,460

10

Queenstown Lakes District Council Private Bag 50072, Queenstown 9348 10 Gorge Road, Queenstown 9300

102

Larch Hill Place

Larch Hill Place

2,500 kg

1,500

10

Dated: 19 November 2020

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Spotlight on water skills for students Pat Deavoll

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Water Safety New Zealand (WSNZ) is pleased to be investing in locally-driven drowning prevention initiatives in Otago with a focus on primary school aquatic education.

During Water Safety Month, WSNZ was shining a spotlight on local drowning related issues and the investment that is going on to address them.

Jason Cowan is Deputy Principal for Wānaka Primary and in charge of zone sports for the Upper Clutha district.

He said Wānaka Primary had been involved in the Water Skills for Life programme run by QLDC for several years. The whole school goes through water safety/ swim lessons once a year he said. The kids have an hour in the pool a day- half an hour is water safety, half an hour is swimming lessons.

"That is for a week," Cowan said. "They go through things like what to do in moving water, lifejackets, what to do to keep warm in a group in water etc.

"Wānaka Primary has been doing it for several years and has seen some excellent changes "Parents love it; kids love it, and it's good to see those kids who have never spent any time in the water- the change over five days is quite dramatic.

"They don't have to know how to swim to participate as part of it is learning how to swim.

Some are in clubs or have done swimming lessons with some of the providers. And some have never swum. We have a range who are very capable in water and some who are not capable,"

Cowan said.

Aquatic education was part of the New Zealand Curriculum, and WSNZ would like to see Water Skills for Life as an entrenched part of every New Zealand child's early education.

By year six, every child should have these foundational skills and knowledge, so they can assess risk and stay safe," said WSNZ CEO Jonty Mills.

"Through this investment 8,500 year one to eight students from 92 schools will be provided with Water Skills for Life lessons from trained instructors.

"Lessons are based on the seven Water Skills for Life skill sets (consisting of 21 in-water skills and six water safety awareness related skills).

Through Water Skills for Life, students will develop knowledge, attitudes and behaviours to be safe in aquatic environments."

WSNZ through Sport Otago is investing $42,250 into Water Skills for Life delivery in the region incorporating City of Dunedin Skills 2 Swim, WSFL Central Otago, Central Lakes Swim Safe, and Waitaki WSFL. In 2019 82 people lost their lives in New Zealand in preventable* drowning incidents.

Drowning is the leading cause of recreational death and the third highest cause of accidental death in New Zealand. There were 203 drowning related hospitalisations nationally in 2019.

Over the last ten years (2010 – 2019) there have been 43 preventable drowning fatalities in Otago, with seven of those in 2019. Over the previous five years (2015 – 2019) the average was 4.4 preventable fatalities a year.

INBRIEF Forest & Bird Bird of the Year Congratulations to the kākāpō for winning Te Manu Rongonui o Te Tau/Bird of the Year!

These critically endangered “moss chickens” used to live throughout Aotearoa, but today they only survive on predator-free islands. Thanks to intensive conservation efforts, the kākāpō have come back from the edge of extinction. Their numbers have grown from just 50 birds in the 1990s, to 213 individuals today.

Armistice Day A dozen people attended the Armistice Day service at the Wānaka war memorial on Thursday.

Among those attending was Avis Munro, of Wānaka, whose father Jim Roy was a lieutenant in World War 1 and awarded the Military Cross twice.

Give hunting a go during Get Outdoors Week The Game Animal Council is pleased to be supporting Get Outdoors Week 2020, a national campaign encouraging Kiwis to get out and explore the great outdoors, safely.

“We know there are significant physical health challenges across our communities, but going hunting or for that matter getting involved in other forms of outdoor recreation, has benefits far beyond simply getting some exercise,” said Game Animal Council General Manager Tim Gale.

“There are major mental health and wellbeing benefits from going on outdoor adventures and when it comes to hunting there are also significant conservation, community and protein advantages that come from harvesting our game animal species.”

Master sommelier will be at Wānaka’s wine and food festival One of New Zealand’s biggest names in the wine industry, Master Sommelier Cameron Douglas, will appear as a special guest at Wānaka’s newest wine and food festival.

Ripe: The Wānaka Wine and Food Festival has secured Douglas, an experienced wine writer, commentator, judge and reviewer, to host a presentation at the inaugural festival, which takes place at Corbridge Estate on March 21 next year.

Douglas is NZ’s first and only Master Sommelier and is in a group of less than 300 people in the world to hold the credential.

“It’s an absolute coup to be able to have Cameron join us at Wānaka’s first wine and food festival,” says Ripe director Nathan White, of Otago Event Planning. “Cameron will be engaging the audience with a fun but educational session on wine tasting before joining the guests tasting a selection of wines he has curated from the festival vendors.”

Southerners with cold/flu symptoms urged to get tested With new community cases of COVID-19 in Auckland, Southern DHB’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr Michael Butchard is reminding Southerners to get tested if they have any cold or flu symptoms.

“While there is no information indicating an increased risk in our region from the Auckland cases, it is an important reminder that we must remain vigilant.

“The best way we can do this is for anyone with cold and flu symptoms, however minor, to call 0800VIRUS19 to arrange for a FREE test. Phone lines will be staffed over the weekend between 9 am to noon, and weekdays from 9 am to 4 pm.

Effort and love in this year’s cardboard boat race Joanna Perry

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The annual Kahu Youth cardboard boat race was held on Saturday and was “as much fun as ever” despite falling a month later due to a postponement from Labour weekend, according to Kahu Youth’s Richard Elvey.

19 homebuilt vessels made of only cardboard could be seen floating (and sinking) near the jetty in what has become a key event in the Wānaka calendar since Elvey first thought the idea up some eleven years ago. Elvey said he was thoroughly impressed with this year’s designs, which appeared to have been made with even more “effort and love” than usual.

The Commodore’s Choice overall winner of the race went to Ballistic Beaver, a giant cardboard

beaver featuring a moveable tail attached to a swimmer’s legs and acting as a rudder, and a hand cranked bicycle propulsion unit. Despite the tail falling off in the heat of the race, Elvey recalled the design was “ingenious.”

Belinda Donaldson, assistant coach of Wānaka Swim Club, whose yellow duck Jeffrey won best theme, said it was “an awesome event to watch.”

“We had quite a few kids from the swim club involved in other boats too. I was really proud of them all, they all had gone to so much effort.”

There were a number of prizes on offer thanks to the generosity of local businesses. The fastest boat PHOTO: Wānaka Swim Club was Unsinkable 3 - supported by two swimmers in the water, one kicking from behind and one Children from Wānaka Swim Club won the prize for the best theme with their yellow duck Jeffrey. towing from the front - whilst the most outrageous business entry to Mango, and the Titanic Trophy continued support of this event – “without boat prize went to pirate ship the Black Pearl. The for the best sinking to The News. them, it’s just me standing on the jetty with a prize for best design went to floatplane Ruby; best Elvey thanked the community for their microphone,” he said.

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Everytime I thought I was almost there, I wasn’t, and when I finally was, I was too grumpy and winded to enjoy the view.

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Wānaka & Districts Lions Club member Colin Donald applies the finishing touches of paint to the barbeque at Mou Wahu Island on Lake Wānaka. Wānaka Lions built the track, jetty and BBQ on Mou Wahu in the 1990s. The BBQ has been out of order for some months but is now fully operational.

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I never made it to the hut. Actually, I don’t think I even got close, because I found the hike so frustrating that I turned around. I normally enjoy a challenge, but there was something about the uphill zig zagging slog through the forest with no sign of the treeline that really

ground my gears. Everytime I thought I was almost there, I wasn’t, and when I finally was, I was too grumpy and winded to enjoy the view – although it was, of course, stunning, and I did take a picture to admire when I’d calmed down.

Feeling a little dejected, I half-slid my way back down to the Kidds Bush reserve and my car. It was, at least, a beautiful drive back to Wānaka.

No friends or Google reviews seem to share my irrational dislike of this particular hike, so I think I have to chalk it up to a bad day. Maybe it’s not one to do by yourself, and the endless meandering doesn’t seem so endless if you’re with company, or maybe – and probably more likely - I just didn’t take enough snacks.

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The Hawea Pony Club had a strong showing at the Otago Southland Pony Club Showjumping Champs in Balclutha on the weekend. Out of 15 teams, Hawea Pony Club came in fourth. It was a fantastic achievement with great individual riding in four jump rounds over two days. The Hawea team also won Best Horsemanship. Sophie Fountain came in first in the first round, and she had three second places, all in the 85cm category. Lily Cousins had a second place in the 65cm category, and Bella Edwards had two fourth places in the 85cm category. Carter Hewson and Aryn Henderson also earned points for the team. The coaches were Fe Howie and Hannah Armstrong. The riders from left to right are Carter Hewson, Bella Edwards, Sophie Fountain, Aryn Henderson, Lily Cousins and in the middle, coach Fe Howie.

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So what's the deal with vaping?

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The Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Vaping) Amendment Act 2020 started last week, amending the Smoke-free Environments Act 1990 and renaming it to the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990.

The new Act strikes a balance between ensuring vaping products are available for smokers who want to use them to reduce the harm to their health, and making sure these products aren't marketed or sold to nonsmokers, especially young people.

The new Act will be phased in over 15 months. This means that some things will come into force straight away, and others further down the track.

It is an offence to sell nicotine vaping products to young people aged under 18. From 11 November 2020 people cannot vape in legislated smokefree areas. These areas will all be smokefree and vape free.

So does vaping work as a means for people to give up smoking? For me, it didn't work. But I guess that's just me. I started smoking two and a half years ago when my mother was dying of Alzheimer's disease. Sitting at the bedside of someone for hours on end who could not communicate with me was quite frankly, boring. My bother was with me, and he was a smoker. So to kill time, we would sit outside the dementia ward and smoke a communal cigarette—something new for me.

Six months down the track and I was smoking ten cigarettes a day. Time to stop, so I took myself off to the local vaping shop on Riccarton Rd, Christchurch. I was surprised how sophisticated it was- hyper-modern, hyper-clean and well-laid out. It was not at all

the sleazy outlet as I had expected. I bought myself a vape-thingee and some flavours- the whole lot didn't cost me more than $30. And once I had figured out how to put the thing together (there were several parts), proceeded to vape here, there and everywhere. I could even vape inside, as it was odour free.

But it didn't stop me smoking. There wasn't the same hit of nicotine. It wasn't until another year later, during which I had given up the vaping as a bad loss that I managed to quit smoking down to sheer dogged will power and fear for my health—and sucking on a lot of Minties.

There are some risks to vaping, and the biggest is that long term effects are not yet known. While vaping is less harmful than smoking, it is unlikely to be harm free.

Scientists will not be sure for many years of any health risks associated with vaping.

But vaping is significantly cheaper than smoking. Aside from the initial $40-$60 approximate set-up cost, vaping costs approximately 10 per cent of what smoking does. If you smoke a pack a day, it will cost you roughly $9,000 a year, and vaping as a way to stop smoking would cost approximately $900.

The most significant health benefits are seen when people stop smoking altogether, and this should be the goal when trying to quit.

Some people manage to switch completely to vaping quickly. Others can take some time to adjust, like me, and may need to try several different vaping products and e-liquids before finding one that works for them.

So who am I to say that vaping doesn't work as a means to quit smoking. It didn't work for me, but obviously, it works for many other smokers. I had to give up smoking the hard way, but for others vaping may be the way to health and freedom from addiction.

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Marina users unhappy

S Sean Hurley

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I'm writing to you in three capacities; as a director of Wānaka Marina, a Wānaka Lakes Coastguard volunteer and a resident and user of the Wānaka main slipway.

For four months now I have petitioned QLDC including sending in photographs of inconsiderate and illegal parking, to make suitable arrangements for the parking in the main town slipway area.

Myself and others I know have politely asked the foremen of the Wānaka Marina Development to ask people working on the site to use the parking above their site and not take up all the precious limited spaces beside the marina. They do so on a daily basis preventing those wishing to use the slipways, commercial enterprises and those carrying out maintenance to the marina or wharves from parking anywhere nearby.

QLDC has repeatedly been requested to address the matter but has not despite numerous complaints even from coastguard operators acting in the capacity of their roles. QLDC was asked to allow parking along the area of the unmade car park to include vehicles not towing trailers, but they will not do this either.

With the onset of summer and the peak periods, this will only get worse. The Harbourmaster, who I have discussed this with is in complete agreement that something needs to be done as the workers currently take all the spaces between 7 am and 6 pm most weekdays and some Saturdays.

A simple change of consent to the Marina site could prevent this or an extension to the car park, but as it stands at the moment, it has left a lot of slipway users angry and disappointed in the lack of adequate response by QLDC. This does not reflect well on the tourism we are hoping to promote for the commercial operators of Wānaka.

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The weather has been certainly enjoyable with the warmer temperatures during spring. It is great to see all the efforts of the local gardeners.

The town has been somewhat quieter with a return to autumnal shoulder season that we had prior to the boom in international tourism.

Despite the more peaceful times, some offending has continued.

Monday saw Police receive a complaint of blackmail from a town resident; the matter is still under investigation. A local male was also served with a demerit point suspension and has taken to using a bicycle for the next three months.

Tuesday saw Police recover cannabis plants from a location in the Hawea area; Police are continuing enquiries to identify the greenfingered cultivators, perhaps they should try tomatoes instead.

Wednesday saw Police deal with mental health issues- they have been referred to the appropriate counselling services.

Thursday saw Police enquiring into a delivery of MDMA to a Wānaka Youth that had been ordered from overseas. A local male was also interviewed in relation to alleged suspended driving.

Wānaka Police also assisted in the accident at Tarras in which a local male resident lost his lifeour condolences go out to his family and friends

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for this tragic loss. Please think before you moan when stopped for any traffic offending, we are trying to save lives.

The early hours of Saturday morning a local bar manager discovered a nearby shop had been entered by a drunken male whom I must say had not been a client at his bar. He diligently and safely followed this male who fled the Helwick Street shop and the male was located hiding at Base Backpackers where he was not a guest.

Intoxication was the great driver of this offending.

Later on Saturday morning the male continued his strange behaviour and damaged the kitchen and a lodge at the Camp Ground he was staying at. Beware of not becoming intoxicated and irrational. A court appearance is to follow; this male has now left town returning to his hometown to try a get some support Sunday saw Police assisting our Coast Guard in two water rescues. Please check the weather conditions before you head out onto the Lake to ensure your safety. No one wants to be a spoilsport, but caution and a check of the forecast may save your life. Police also identified a vehicle that had been stripped of identifying marks after a crash in the Hawea area; thankfully they left the Vehicle WOF check sheet which identified them, and will now be recovering the vehicle and being dealt with concerning the crash.

Keep safe this week, be careful not to drink and drive, treat each other with the kindness you would like to be shown yourself.

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Alpine ski racer Alice Robinson won the Emerging Talent Award at the 2019 Halberg Awards.

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Queenstown-based event management specialists Gemma Peskett and Craig Gallagher have bought the event from Ironman Oceania, who operated it for three years.

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Next year’s Motatapu off-road multi-sport event will operate under new local hands, as Queenstown-based event management specialists Gemma Peskett and Craig Gallagher have bought the event from Ironman Oceania, who operated it for three years.

With 2021 its seventeenth year, the event is held annually in March in Queenstown and Wānaka, traversing Motatapu, Soho and Glencoe stations, and traditionally features a marathon, 51km ultra run, 15km and 8.5 km trail runs, 47km MTB race and a triathlon.

Peskett, who has been involved with Coast to Coast and Winter Games NZ for multiple years, confirmed Motatapu would return to a one-day multi discipline event on March 6, 2021, without the triathlon and 8.5km sawpit trail run. ‘’The change in date now means we don’t clash with the A&P Show weekend in Wānaka, which we believe is an excellent way of spreading visitors to our region and allowing both events to flourish as well as the local economy,” she said.

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in the sporting community, she explained that “hard decisions” had had to be made in the “current climate,” including dropping the triathlon from next year’s lineup. She added that they would consider reinstating it for future years, and, in the meantime, pointed out that Ironman NZ would be hosting a triathlon on the same day in Taupō.

Wānaka multisport legend, and winner of last month’s Challenge Wānaka multi, Dougal Allan, said he was pleased to see the event looked likely to continue into the future and was being run by local race organisers again.

“I have many wonderful memories of participation in both the mountain bike and triathlon events over the years,” he said. “I won’t personally race because I am better suited to the triathlon and multisport events, so if I compete on that date it will likely be at Ironman NZ instead. However, as a coach I expect a number of my athletes to be getting involved.”

Communications and Marketing Manager Sophie Luther reported that the event had received “amazing support” and had sold out Tier 1 entrance on the MTB race Individuals, Marathon and Ultra events in under a week.

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Where have our top snowsports athletes gone?

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Winter is well gone and with it, our snowsports athletes, headed off to the Northern Hemisphere winter despite Covid-19.

Out of sight, out of mind, or so you might think. In actual fact, our leading skiers and snowboarders are ripping it up on the world stage.

Alpine ski racer Alice Robinson who won the Emerging Talent Award at the 2019 Halberg Awards has a heavy schedule of racing in front of her.

Robinson began the 2020 season ranked 10th

in the world in the giant slalom.

In November she will compete at Lech/Zuers in the Parallel World Cup. Then she moves on to St Moritz for the Super G World Cup, followed by a week later, along with Piera Hudson, the Giant Slalom at Courchevel.

A week later Robinson will compete at Val d’Isere and then, after Xmas, at Semmering at the Giant Slalom World Cup. Not a bad effort for someone who is only 18.

Meanwhile, skiers Ben Barclay, Luca Harrington, Finn Bilous, Mitchell Davern and Cool Wakushima are also competing in Europe, dependant on qualification.

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Careworker Vacancies - Wānaka • Evening shift, 4pm to 9pm • Night shift, 11pm to 7am Visit www.psotago.org.nz/jobs to view full job details and to apply online. Contact Madeleine Esdaile on 03 555 3010 for enquiries.

A job description is available on request with more detail of the role.

Full training will be provided for all operating systems but experience would be an advantage.

Applications can be emailed to office@takekarara.school.nz Or posted to PO Box 815, Wānaka 9343 Applications close 27th November 2020 THURSDAY 19.11.20 - WEDNESDAY 25.11.20

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Winner of the mountain marathon, Queenstown-based Weston Hill, who completed the course in 3 hours 47 minutes, said it was an “amazing day” with “terrific scenery” and “great people.”

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‘Blown away’ by Isthmus Traverse Joanna Perry

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Last Saturday saw 200 runners gather at Lake Hāwea for the inaugural Salomon Mt Isthmus Traverse off-road running event.

This event was the brainchild of Adrian Bailey, who established sporting event organisation ACTIVE QT in 2009 and has since organised over 150 sporting events and

over 250 individual races.

Bailey said he thrived on creating sporting events for everyone in “wow factor” locations, where first timers, young families, weekend warriors and amateur/professional athletes could participate in a variety of events, from local 5km and 10km fun runs to multi-day ultra-marathons.

The first of what is set to be an annual Isthmus Traverse featured four different events - a 42km mountain marathon, 25km hill run and 10km

and 5km lakeside trail runs. Since its launch in June, the event had taken months of planning, a full week of course-making and 18 hour days put in by Bailey and his team.

Bailey said the race had received a “phenomenal reception,” with competitors coming from all over New Zealand being blown away – almost literally - by the scenic mountain marathon, which started at The Camp on Lake Hāwea and went along the ridge to the summit and back.

Winner of the mountain marathon, Queenstown-based Weston Hill, who completed the course in 3 hours 47 minutes, said it was an “amazing day” with “terrific scenery” and “great people.”

Going forward, the event will be held annually on November 13 – and Bailey was looking forward to future events where competitors from Australia and further afield would be able to participate.

Up, up and away in your beautiful new life Many would say Queenstown Country Club has the best location of any community for over-65s in New Zealand. Our villas are designed by Warren & Mahoney Architects and the clubhouse (completing 2021) will include a swimming pool, gym, spa, library, movie theatre, spacious lounges, open fireplaces, billiards tables and an outdoor BBQ, bowls and petanque area. If you want to take a balloon ride over your home, we’re on the flight path!

Show homes are open to view Mon-Fri 10am-3pm and Sunday 1pm-3pm. To make an appointment call Hilary 0800 111 410 or visit queenstowncountryclub.co.nz

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