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Wastebusters receives major government grant Emma Conyngham

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inister Eugenie Sage was in Wanaka yesterday to announce that $121,827 of funding from the Ministry for the Environment’s Waste Minimisation Fund will be granted to Wanaka Wastebusters – Resourceful Communities project.

The idea is to help people reduce and reuse, rather than focus solely on recycling which can be problematic.

Resourceful Communities will get people involved in creating practical solutions that make our communities more resourceful through fun and inspirational workshops, challenges and events. The project will include bringing Repair Cafes to the district, highlighting the impact of fast fashion with a local challenge, and hosting workshops and events, like the upcoming Waste Free Fair.

“Like other countries, New Zealand’s economy to date has been based on a ‘take, make and dispose model, which treats the resources our planet gives us as ‘free’ and disposable,” said Minister Sage. “If we adopt a ‘make-use-return’ model, where products are designed to have a long life, and can be easily reused, recycled, remanufactured, or composted and returned to nature, that reduces waste.”

Wastebusters general manager Sue Coutts said, “People are noticing they’ve got too much stuff, and they are worried about the long-term

effects of plastic in the environment but they don’t always know what to do about it. They like the idea of a circular economy but they aren’t sure how they can help to make it a real thing.”

“Wastebusters has some useful ideas to share, that will help people understand what’s happening, manage what is coming into their lives and reduce the amount of rubbish going out. We really appreciate the opportunity the WMF grant gives us to focus on this important work.”

Wastebusters project manager Sophie Ward said: “It’s great to see funds for practical action coming into small communities to support organisations to work with their communities to reduce and reuse their waste.

“At Wastebusters we see first hand the impact of fast fashion so we’re excited to be working on projects which will raise awareness of the issue of textile waste. And we’re really excited about hosting Repair Cafes next year to promote the benefits of repair rather than dispose.”

Through the Resourceful Communities project, Wastebusters will also host workshops, speakers and events like the upcoming Waste Free Fair to provide solutions and motivation for people to live with less waste.

“This project builds on Wastebusters’ great work,” said Eugenie Sage.

Pictured: Wastebusters' project manager Sophie Ward and Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage.

Hawea SHA given green light but visitor accommodation forbidden Emma Conyngham

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ecisions approving both the Hawea Special Housing Area and the Bright Sky SHA off Ballantyne Road were published on Tuesday in the New Zealand Gazette Te Kahiti o Aotearoa.

Lane Hocking from Universal Developments who is behind the Hawea SHA said, “We’re happy with the cabinet approval but acknowledge there is still the resource consent process to satisfy.”

Mayor Jim Boult acknowledged that there had been concerns about the proposals, particularly from some in the Lake Hawea

community, but he was pleased with the increased delivery of affordable housing.

“While the council listened carefully to the concerns expressed by some in the community about the SHA, we also recognised that we need to cater for growth in the district and that Hawea is increasingly being seen as an affordable satellite for those working in Wanaka.”

As part of the approval, Universal Developments Hawea Ltd agreed to increase their contribution to 50 homes for the Housing Trust. Hocking was happy with the increased quota of properties to be gifted, “We’re very supportive of the Trust and what it brings to the district so we have no problem Continued on page 2

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Police targeting drug suppliers after Lake Hawea raid ALLISON MCLEAN

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Otago Lakes Central Police (OLCP) are continuing to target suppliers of drugs within the Upper Clutha community after officers seized guns, drugs and cash from a Lake Hawea property on June 26.

Upon executing a search warrant at the property, police arrested two men after two firearms, $3700 in cash and two ounces of MDMA (ecstasy) with an estimated value of about $17,000 were found and seized. Police also found and seized 10 mature cannabis plants.

Police said the two accused men are New Zealand citizens; a 28-year-old was charged with cultivating cannabis

and a 29-year-old was charged with Possession of Class B Drugs for supply. The 29-year-old appeared in the Queenstown District Court (QDC) last Thursday, and the 28-year-old appeared in QDC on Monday.

Police told the Wanaka Sun the men did have firearms licenses; however, officers noted the firearms were not stored safely; due to the drugs located at the address, officers confiscated the firearms. One male is allegedly facing potential revocations of his firearms license.

Just last month, OLCP seized more than $200,000 of methamphetamine, $30,000 in cash and other drugs in Queenstown. Two men, aged 33 and 36, were arrested and face drugrelated charges.

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District Court finds Northlake Investment Ltd guilty of contaminating water Emma Conyngham

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n a reserved decision released by Judge BP Dwyer, the District Court found that it was satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that Northlake Investments Limited was guilty of discharging contaminants into the Clutha River / Mata-Au. Otago Regional Council (ORC) Chief Executive Sarah Gardner said the decision was a positive result for the Otago environment.

“ORC is increasingly concerned about water quality in areas where rapid urban development is leading to high levels of disturbed sediment.

It’s crucial that developers have robust sediment management systems in place to avoid water contamination,” said Mrs Gardner.

Don Robertson, Chair of Guardians of Lake Wanaka said, “For many months concerned community members have been observing, recording and reporting the substantial silt-laden stormwater flow from the development on Northlake

Investment’s Wanaka subdivision into the Clutha River / Matua-Au. It’s very pleasing to see ORC responding with court proceedings, and the District Court finding Northlake guilty of discharging contaminants. We trust that the fine will be sufficient to be a strong disincentive and clear signal to local developers that the community does not appreciate unmanaged contaminated run-off into our local waterways.

Robertson continued, “In January, Civil Construction was also successfully prosecuted by ORC, and fined $25,500 for being a part of the same set of run-off events from the Northlake development site.”

Mrs Gardner said, “We are taking our responsibilities — and the responsibilities of all Otago in appropriately managing water resources — very seriously, and we are prepared to prosecute offenders where necessary.”

Sentencing for Northlake Investment is currently set for September 2, 2019 in the District Court at Queenstown.

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gifting it 50 titled sections.”

Hocking also confirmed that the houses are for residents — not visitors.

“We have a prescriptive screening process which prioritises first-home buyers and permanent residents who will be purchasing for the purpose of living in their own homes. We have completely forbidden visitor accommodation activities including AirBnB. This will be secured by registering a restrictive covenant on the title.”

Hocking said the price point for houses in the Hawea SHA will be between $464k to $650k.

But not everyone is happy. April MacKenzie, chair of the Hawea Residents Association said, “We are very disappointed about this announcement; it is a clear breach of natural justice. It is inconsistent with recent decisions made by the QLDC in not approving several SHA's

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on their side of the Crown Range; its inconsistent with government policy and their move on the SHA legislation and their policies on urban development; it’s inconsistent with the District Plan and current planning process and the expert witness evidence secured by the QLDC. “The community is pro development and pro affordable housing — we always have been and we welcome it INSIDE the Lake Hawea Township urban growth boundary. QLDC are far from sorted with the infrastructure needed for this development. As we understand it they don't yet have an agreed route for the proposed Project Pure pipeline that has to cross private property and then the Clutha River and they continue to have a noncompliant waste water treatment plant at Lake Hawea. We are looking at what options are available for continuing to oppose this development.”

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Aspiring Biodiversity Trust (ABT) and Central Lakes Forest and Bird Society (FBS) are two of the 11 recipients of Environment, Community, Otago (ECO) Fund's final funding round of the year. The ECO Fund has completed three funding rounds, bringing its first full year to a close.

ABT received $6,100 to cover costs related to ongoing output monitoring and community engagement of its Makarora-Wilkin catchment biodiversity enhancement project.

"Multiple threatened species surveying and monitoring activities guide ABT predator control programmes in protecting braided river birds (black-fronted tern, black-billed gull, wrybill, banded dotterel and South Island pied oystercatcher), upper-river whio/blue duck and the alpine rock wren; the latter protected by a

satellite-linked remote monitored mammalian trapping system, installed early in 2019," said ABT chairman Anthony Coote. "The effectiveness of ABT’s predator control programmes are ultimately measured by the results of variously funded and volunteer-supported threatened species surveying and monitoring, which in providing a form of control extend into areas beyond those of current ABT predator containment."

The Central Lakes FBS received under $5000 in the latest round.

The ECO Fund is an Otago Regional Council initiative started in 2018 to support communitydriven projects that protect and enhance Otago's environment. To date, ORC has provided $250,000 to environmental community groups within the region.

Pictured: Makarora braided river pre-fledged (not flying yet) banded dotterel from the November 2018 breeding season.

Extinction Rebellion will hold QLDC to account Neil Sonnekus

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The local branch of Extinction Rebellion wants to challenge the Queenstown Lakes Districts Council by way of citizen assemblies, following the council’s climate emergency declaration last week.

“This [the assemblies] is where members of the public are selected at random, similar to the way a jury is. [It] allows for wise decision-making.

Information and education are key to arriving at successful democratic decisions,” Anna Simmonds of XRQL said.

“Community engagement on the council’s draft climate action plan is expected to begin this month and we hope to see many of our community involved in this. This isn't just about what we do with the lakefront or which bins we'll use for our recycling. It's all-encompassing, and we all need to stay alert and focused every time a plan or decision is required in our community.”

“Every step council takes should be considered through the following lens: Is this project or plan consistent with our recognition that we have an emergency on our hands? Does this action help or hinder community resilience moving forward?

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What are the impacts on our environment and greenhouse gas emissions if we continue? Are we reducing or increasing our footprint?” she said.

According to Jack Barlow, QLDC media and channels advisor, “While this [the declaration] was an important and symbolic step, the council is focusing on the draft Climate Change Action Plan as the vehicle for driving significant change across all of our activities. While this doesn’t directly address growth, it does lay out how we and other organisations can be making real changes to reduce our impact on the climate and environment.”

Simmonds said that XRQL would, “also like to see an emergency triage of our regions’ current projects. Particularly the incongruous plans for airport expansion. Queenstown Airport Corporation’s ambition is to see a tripling of services [for Queenstown and Wanaka airports combined] by 2050.

“This is the same year targeted nationally for achieving zero net emissions. If we use the company's own rough figures, the emissions from their plans is projected to be somewhere along the lines of 1.5 million tonnes of CO2 a year at best, on top of what our region already produces. Extinction Rebellion sees this sort of ambition as insanity, given the enormity of what we face.”

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‘Wanaka to Broadway’ show for local teen Ollie Blyth

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Operation Tidy Fox needs your help ALLISON MCLEAN

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The Department of Conservation (DOC) is calling for volunteers to help clean up 75kms of West Coast riverbed and coastline polluted by the Fox Glacier landfill erosion.

The area has been covered with 5,500 tonnes of rubbish after last March’s torrential rainfall and flooding washed out a closed landfill near Fox Glacier; most of the waste is reportedly soft plastics.

Under the banner of ‘Operation Tidy Fox’, DOC is seeking volunteers to help remove rubbish from the riverbed to prevent it from moving onto beaches and into the ocean.

Volunteers are required to possess a moderate to high level of fitness and be able to sustain work for up to six hours a day for two or more days in a row.

Volunteers will also need to organise their transport

to and from Fox Glacier’s DOC office, personal items, breakfast foods and snack foods. DOC will provide the majority of the rest, including accommodation in a shared hostel space, lunches and dinners.

The DOC replaced Westland District Council to take over Operation Tidy Fox efforts after the council was forced to abandon their clean up at the end of May due to no further resources or capacity to do further work.

Ten weeks on from the incident, it was estimated that less than one percent of the waste had been collected and less than five percent of the Fox riverbed had been cleaned up.

Those interested in volunteering can view information or register their interest on DOC’s website or email operationtidyfox@doc.govt.nz.

Pictured: About 5,500 tonnes of rubbish polluted 75kms of riverbed and coastline after the Fox Glacier landfill erosion last March.

Holy Family gets some holy wheels

Local teen and performer Thea Erichsen was offered a place to attend the Broadway Dreams workshop in New York earlier this year, and will be putting on a fundraising concert to pay for the trip later in the month.

The musical theatre variety show will feature a number of local and Auckland performers, including Erichsen, and will play at the Lake Wanaka Centre on July 28.

Erichsen was offered the scholarship as a result of the New Zealand Broadway Dreams Showcase in Auckland, which was a weeklong summer programme dedicated to developing the young musical theatre talent in the area. Only four candidates were selected to attend the New York event, so it is a true honour for Thea. “I had never imagined I was in the line-up for the scholarship,” said Erichsen. “Throughout the week the Broadway tutors really started to challenge me, I just felt very privileged to get to work alongside the best in the industry — this scholarship truly came as a surprise and truly is a dream come true.”

She and the three others, once in New York, will attend a three-day programme in which they will work with industry heavyweights to polish a showcase that will be performed on day three of the event. “The New York Showcase is an intense short week workshop of auditions, masterclasses, rehearsals, and networking,” said Erichsen. “In that time we'll audition in front of the best of Broadway and they cast us in the showcase. We learn the entire show in two days and perform it for the industry's finest on

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the third in a real Broadway Theatre.”

The fundraising showcase will feature a number of polished performances from both Auckland and Upper Clutha performers, including local dancers from Dance Out Loud.

‘Wanaka to Broadway’ will be on at the Lake Wanaka Centre on July 28 at 7pm. All members of the community are welcome to help get Thea one step closer to her Broadway dreams.

Tickets are available at Eventfinda.

Pictured: Thea Erichsen in training for a future on Broadway.

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Wanaka community groups have access to a new van for outings, thanks to a fundraising initiative by a local primary school.

Over $50,000 was raised by Holy Family School Wanaka for a new 12-seater Toyota Hiace van which, as well as providing transport for school trips, sporting and other activities, will be made available to groups such as Community Networks, University of the Third Age and local sports teams.

“We are so excited to have our 18-month project come to fruition. This would not be possible without the support of our sponsors. The van will be an amazing asset to help the students get involved more

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with the wider community, which is a strong focus of our school,” acting principal Ange Scoullar said.

As part of the fundraising agreement, the van will also be available to approved community groups at a cheap rental rate to cover its costs, with the booking system administered by the school.

The van project was funded by the Lion Foundation, One Foundation, the Otago Community Trust, Callis Charitable Trust and the Holy Family Friends of the School committee. Tyreland Wanaka has sponsored its wheel alignment and servicing, Pukka Signs has funded the signage with design work contributed by Leigh Cooper of HATCHD. Pictured: Deputy principal Ange Scoullar, far left, and Father Martin Flannery, far right, with teachers and students — and the new van.

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Rocking results from MAC bands at Rockquest Ollie Blyth

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Last Saturday June 29 marked the annual Central Otago Regional Rockquest Competition, and a number of Mount Aspiring College bands performed their original melodies, riffs and lyrics at the event.

On the weekend, six MAC bands travelled to Queenstown to compete against seven other high school groups from the Central Otago region, and the stakes were set high.

Rockquest has been an integral part of the music culture at MAC, with several bands winning awards in previous years. Head of

Music at the school, Mat Doyle says that he is very happy with the achievements that all the bands have made, “It is great to see so many students getting up and sharing their original material in front of their peers.”

Since 1990, Rockquest has been a nationwide competition which ends with finals to find the winners of the overall competition. MAC bands have previously been very successful in the competition, winning a variety of award and came away very happy from this year’s event. The regional finals this year were held in Queenstown at the Memorial Centre.

MAC bands made up a high proportion of groups at the Central Otago competition on

Saturday, in fact nearly half of the 13 regional finalists were from the strong rock culture at the school. “We had a huge number of entries this year and each of them had something different to present,” said Doyle.

Out of the six MAC bands competing, many won awards, including those in the solo-duo category. Paris Woodhouse and Jessie McKenzie came third in the soloduo sections; Luca Georgalli won the best vocalist; Owen Lea won the best lyrics and year 11 band, ‘Moss on Rock’ won the people’s choice award.

Pictured: MAC musicians on stage at Rockquet 2019.

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Tips to maximise the new waste collection service ALLISON MCLEAN

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Queenstown Lakes District Council’s (QLDC) new kerbside waste and recycling collection service is underway after its Monday kick off.

QLDC Jim Boult said more than 54,000 wheelie bins were delivered to district households during the past few months in anticipation for the new service, which aims to be ‘smarter, more streamlined and offer a consistent approach to kerbside collections’.

“We are working as quickly as possible to deliver the final bins to properties that were either inadvertently missed or only recently became eligible for the collection service,” said QLDC communication officer Rebecca Pitts. “We’d like to thank those who are still waiting for their bins for their patience while we get this sorted.”

If you did not receive your news bins in time for collection, rubbish bags are available at Council offices to use in the interim. Eligible residential households who have still yet to receive their bins can contact QLDC customer services. The old wheelie bins and black recycling crates can either be repurposed or returned to Wastebusters.

QLDC issued reminders that the glass and mixed recycling bins are collected on alternate weeks and the rubbish bin is collected every week. This week, Upper Clutha residents needed to put out their mixed recycling and waste bins.

“Make sure you check the collection calendar that came with your bins or, if you want a weekly reminder, you can head to our website and sign up for a text message or email alert each week,” said QLDC property and infrastructure general manager Pete Hansby.

In the spirit of the Plastic Free July campaign, there are timely waste collection service tips to support the Upper Clutha's efforts towards eradicating singleuse plastics and unnecessary waste. With about 30 percent of an average household rubbish bag comprised of organic waste, home composting is a viable option to consider. Council offers half priced Bokashi buckets at their offices and also funds the Dr Compost program through Wastebusters.

Outside of refusing plastic use and implementing your own reusable cups, drink bottles, takeaway containers and bags, readers can make sure they maximise their recycling power by not contaminating their bins. As a reminder, you can make landfill your last resort by disposing of clean glass bottles and jars in the glass recycling bin and disposing of clean cans, clean plastic bottle numbers one through seven, clean plastic container numbers one through seven, cardboard and paper in the mixed recycling bin.

Aerosols, lids, plastic bags, soft plastics, tetra paks, other glass, nappies and coffee cups all must be disposed of in the rubbish bin; if these items make their way into the recycling bins, they can contaminate the batch and thwart your waste prevention efforts.

“The key message for people is that if they are not 110 percent sure something can recycled, to put it in the bin to avoid contamination,” said Pitts.

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Council accepts airport’s Statement of Intent: MacLeod and Smith refuse Emma Conyngham

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It was a packed public gallery at Queenstown Lakes District Council’s meeting last Thursday when interest groups showed up en masse to show their opposition to Queenstown Airport Corporation’s (QAC) Statement of Intent (SOI).

QAC CEO Colin Keel looked decidedly uncomfortable as the vote to declare a climate emergency was passed — knowing full well that jet planes carrying his proposed millions of passengers is environmental suicide.

When Keel then presented the SOI, he received a cold blast from a disgruntled council who expressed their concern that issues raised in April’s review of the SOI had not been addressed. Whilst the vote eventually passed 6:5, (Calum MacLeod and Quentin Smith did not accept the SOI) it was on two conditions: “a) The council drawing to QAC’s attention that it remains concerned at the content of the Statement of Intent that addresses the future development of Queenstown and Wanaka Airports, notwithstanding the current masterplan processes underway; and b) The council seeking further discussions between QAC and Council to seek further changes to the 2019/20 Statement of Intent to better reflect its and the community’s concerns and expected directions.”

The problem with these conditions is that they are not binding. In a statement to the Wanaka Sun, QLDC said, “The Statement of Intent is the QAC board’s SOI for it to adopt.

Council can only receive it and express its views. It’s not binding and it is not a management tool, it is a governance tool dictated by the Airport Authorities Act.” (Italics ours.)

The Wanaka Sun asked QLDC how the community’s concerns could be taken into account, given that they have been largely ignored so far.

“Council is aware of the reservations of some residents (notably and understandably, this group seems to be highly represented by residents who reside within the air noise boundary … [but] There are also others still who highly value the convenience of an international airport at their doorstep) and has listened to their concerns; the additional caveat will continue the conversation with the community to address areas of concern raised by some residents.”

Of interest is their claim that “there are also others still who highly value the convenience of an international airport at their doorstep.” Whilst this may be true, in all the polls the Wanaka Sun has run on airport expansion, support for international jet flights has never topped 14 percent.

We acknowledge that there is support, but it is trifling in number compared to the opposition.

Michael Ross from the Wanaka Stakeholders Group said, “In our experience there has been little transparency and accountability exhibited to date. QAC conduct what I would describe as selective consultation. They consult with a select few — and refused our request in writing to attend the last Community Liaison meeting held at the Edgewater Hotel. Each request for information from QAC has also been refused.”

As the election is now looming, how councillors move forward on this has significance. “There will be a new Council after the election,” said Ross.

“We will be seeking assurances from all candidates prior to the election that they will be ensuring the company is indeed held to account.”

Mt Iron fire prohibition reaffirmed Neil Sonnekus

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The reason for restating the fire prohibition on Mt Iron is largely an administrative one, according to Deputy Principal Rural Fire Officer Mark Mawhinney of Fire and Rescue New Zealand.

The prohibition has “been in place for quite a number of years; it’s just been updated because of the fact that we’ve moved from the Otago Rural Fire Authority to Fire and Emergency

New Zealand,” he said.

“Very little has changed on the ground, but we’re certainly making sure that we’re legally able to enforce a total fire ban, and certainly the vast majority of people in that [adjacent residential] area understand the risks and the reasons behind having the total ban.”

He said areas like Mt Iron come with a “reasonably large risk of fire, particularly with its types of fuel, which is manuka. It is known as one of the most flammable species, and that does increase the risk.”

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Children’s author Jennifer Somervell is on to something good. Her rural stories for youngsters aged about four to nine garner rapt attention, as evidenced at Hawea Flat School last Thursday.

How did it all start? Somervell grew up on a farm in southern Hawke’s Bay, near Takapau, with eight brothers and sisters. “Six from the second family and three from the first,” she said.

“We had a small dairy farm, about 120 acres. It was what we call the old fashioned family farm. The stories came out of a storytelling tradition in our family. My father was good at it. I guess The Day They Blew Up the Cowshed is the best example. When he wanted to get rid of a cowshed it was obvious to him that the best way to go was to blow up the concrete of the old one. That was one of my father’s favourite

stories, but he had a string of those.”

Now, living in Oxford, Canterbury, virtually a lifetime later, she has recorded those stories, committed them to books, which are illustrated by her sister, and she and her husband Ken tour the country with them. And they’re a hit.

Why did she think that was? “They’re hitting a note with rural children, but we’re now bringing them into city schools, and they’re hitting a note there too. It’s quite exciting. Yeah, I love it. I think it’s a culture that needs more of a voice, our country culture, because I hear librarians say to me, ‘We need more of these kinds of books. There are valuable for our children.’”

The books can be purchased at Paper Plus Wanaka and online at talesfromthefarm.co.nz Pictured: Learners from Hawea Flat School act out a scene from A Very Greedy Tale under the direction of author Jennifer Somervell.

WOW luxury ticket sales halfway sold out ALLISON MCLEAN

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Locals wanting to experience this Easter's Warbirds Over Wanaka (WOW) International Airshow take note: more than half of the event's top line passes are already sold out.

Tickets to attend the 2020 weekend how have been on sale since February with sales moving quickly on the luxury Titanium and the Hurricane Tim Marquee passes.

WOW event manager Mandy Deans said many locals have expressed interest in buying passes in these two hospitality areas but have yet to purchase them. “Our luxury Titanium passes are limited to 100 PHOTO: WOW people per day while Hurricane Tim tickets are limited to 300 per day," she said. "We are ahead of the last of the limited numbered areas, like Titanium and airshow in terms of how these passes are selling, and Hurricane Tim, will sell out well before the event. we’re just reminding locals so they don’t miss out."

WOW 2020 will be held from April 10 through 12.

Deans said while there will be plenty of general Pictured: RAAF pilot selfie in the Hawk 127 admission tickets to the 2020 WOW Airshow, some Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow 2014.

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P L A S T I C - F R E E J U LY OPINION: Fountain pens — going back to go forward?

OPINION: Purging plastic — week one

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“With Plastic Free July here, many are ditching their individually wrapped packages, plastic straws, and singleuse bags in the hope of a better world.

However, even after all of the paper bags used at supermarkets, there are still ways that disposable plastics find their way into our lives. If you’re going plastic free this July (or just aim on using less plastic), I don’t think that we can be ‘free’ until we stop using disposable pens.

“One alternative to this stationery commodity that is filling our landfills is the humble fountain pen. As someone who converted from using disposable pens two years ago, I’ve been finding switching ‘back’ even more rewarding than just the satisfaction of doing good for the planet.

The reason that fountain pens make such a great alternative to single-use pens is the fact that they will come with a small chamber or reusable cartridge inside the pen that can be refilled with a bottle of ink. Not only is this water-based ink much better for the planet, but it lasts much longer than a single ballpoint on its own. Last

year I bought a 60ml bottle of black ink that I have used almost every day for a year and I’ve barely used half of the bottle.

“The free flow of the fluid ink feed allows for little to no pressure needing to be applied for writing. This makes for no hand cramping after even several consecutive hours of writing.

Even for those who write very little or infrequently, the fountain pen can very easily turn a scratchy, driedout writing experience into a very rewarding one.

“Fountain pens can be picked up online at various sites, in stationery shops, even second hand stores dotted around. If you know someone who has a fountain pen, I definitely suggest asking them to try it out, even just for a day or so. I know some people who have tried a few of my pens, seen how much better the writing experience is than ballpoint, and have become hooked themselves. One thing is for certain: there’s no harm in trying one out for the month, even if you do get a little ink on your hands!”

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Like many conscientious Kiwis, I have been trying to reduce my plastic usage over recent times. But now that it’s Plastic Free July, I’m making an extra effort to do the extra bits — the hard stuff that is inconvenient and sometimes more expensive.

My babies were raised in cloth nappies, but when those babies grew up, I bought them plastic toys — lots of them. Have you seen how much plastic is in an L.O.L? I seemed to be living in a dissonance where I made an effort in one area, then let other bad behaviours go unchecked.

But, not one to do things by halves I am throwing myself, and my family, as deeply into this month as possible and this means doing some hard (and expensive) things.

I’ve switched all our milk, yoghurt and cream to glass bottles which is available from Wholefood Haven. And whilst I feel sanctimonious and conscience-free about ditching a considerable amount of plastic, my wallet has taken a hit.

This is not a cheap option ($3.50 for a pint), but it’s a delicious, and healthy (organic, A2) option that we decided as a family we’re prepared to cough up for. And yes, going vegan would solve this problem in its entirety but the fact is, I think vegan food tastes vile. (Two of our five daughters are vegan whom we love with all our heart — but their food, not so much).

We’ve switched to using tea leaves which can be purchased in bulk which avoids not only the obvious plastic wrap but also the thin film of polypropylene which is applied to seal the two sides of a teabag together (but much to my

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wallet’s horror, loose organic tea which I refilled directly into my jar was over twice the price).

Thankfully we have long been fans of Venus coffee which is produced locally and in paper bags. But, a big sacrifice for me is giving up my soy milk as the tetra paks are non-recyclable. But black coffee for a month won’t kill me and I may switch to it permanently when this month is over.

Filling the kids lunch boxes is proving challenging; whilst there are plenty of options for plastic-free items to go in their boxes, the problem is how much extra labour goes into making plastic-free options. And whilst I love baking, and always throw a batch of something in the oven on a Sunday afternoon ready for the week, I have found that all sugar substitutes like stevia and xylitol come in plastic. If you’re trying to avoid sugar as much as plastic, it makes this experiment doubly hard.

So far we are surviving and thriving but the biggest hit is on the wallet. Purging plastic, it seems, comes at a cost.

Pictured: Our condiments selection all happily plastic free. Honey, peanut and almond butter available at two refilleries in town; the lemon curd, boysenberry jam and nut-free (sugar-free) ‘nutella’ all homemade (taking waaaaaay more time and money than store bought).

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P L A S T I C - F R E E J U LY Plastic-free recipes for kids’ lunchboxes Emma Conyngham

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Convenience is so easy when throwing a kid’s lunch box together bleary eyed in the morning when you are still half asleep. But ditching plastic also means ditching convenience.

Common convenient foods in lunch-boxes

Apricot and coconut granola bars

by Soulfood Organics All ingredients available in paper bags or glass jars from Soulfood Organics.

• 1/2 cup sunflower seeds • 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds • 1 1/2 cups quinoa flakes • 1 cup desiccated coconut • 1/2 cup chopped apricots • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

are muesli bars, crackers, biscuits, yoghurts and sandwiches; all of which predominantly come in some sort of plastic packaging.

Here are a few recipes which can be made from ingredients that require no plastic packaging. (If you have some good options, please flick me an email at editor@thewanakasun.co.nz)

• 1/2 cup rice syrup • 1/2 cup sunflower seed butter or tahini Gently melt together the rice syrup and the seed butter. Mix in a large bowl with all other ingredients until a nice dough is formed. If too wet, add a little more coconut. Press the dough into a lined baking dish or square silicone mold, chill for half and hour then cut into bars!

• 1 cup spelt flour • 1/2 cup water • 1/3 cup olive oil Preheat oven to 180 C. Put all the ingredients in a bowl and stir to combine. You could make this in a Kitchen Aid mixer, but big bowl and a wooden spoon will be fine. Your mix will be fairly wet, don't worry.

Five seed and spelt crackers by Place half the mixture between two Soulfood Organics sheets of baking paper that you have All ingredients available in paper cut to the same size as your baking bags or glass jars from Soulfood tray. Roll the dough out to a large thin Organics. square, remove the top layer of paper • 1/2 cup sunflower kernels and place the paper with the dough • 1/4 cup pepitas (pumpkin seeds) onto the baking tray. Sprinkle with • 1/4 cup flax seeds some extra salt. Lightly cut the dough • 3 tbsp black chia seeds into wide strips — you are basically • 1/4 cup sesame seeds scoring a line to snap when they are • 1 tsp salt flakes plus extra for cooked. Repeat with the other half of sprinkling the dough and then bake for 15 - 20 • 1/2 tsp finely chopped rosemary minutes until golden brown.

Superhero Balls by Annabelle Langbein (from Essential Volume Two) All ingredients are available plastic free from Wholefood Haven.

Prep 20 mins Makes about 14 balls • 1 cup pitted dates • ½ cup each walnuts and almonds • ¼ cup each sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds and desiccated coconut • finely grated zest of 1 orange • 2 tbsp good-quality cocoa • a pinch of salt • ½ cup LSA (ground linseed, sunflower seed and almond mix) or desiccated coconut or finely chopped nuts, to coat Place dates in a bowl, cover with boiling water and allow to stand for 15 minutes. Drain well, place in a food processor with all other ingredients except LSA, coconut or nuts to coat, and whizz until smooth. Form into about 14 small balls and roll in LSA, coconut or nuts to coat. Store in the fridge for up to two weeks or freeze until needed.

Nut-free option: You can use a mix of any nuts and seeds, just make up the volume to 1½ cups.

If you like a chunkier texture, mix ¼ cup finely chopped nuts or dried fruit such as cranberries through the pureed mixture.

Ginger Crunch By Annabelle Langbein (Essential Volume Two) All these ingredients are available plastic-free from New World, except icing sugar which I had to source at Wholefood Haven.

Ready in 45 mins Makes 16-24 pieces Ginger Base • 150g/5oz butter • ½ cup sugar • ¼ cup golden syrup • 1½ cups rolled oats • ¾ cup self-raising flour • ½ cup desiccated coconut • 2 tsp ground ginger Ginger Icing • 250g/8oz butter • 6 tbsp golden syrup • 4 cups icing/confectioner’s sugar • 8 tsp ground ginger • ¼ cup chopped crystallised ginger Preheat oven to 170°C/340°F fanbake and line a 30cm x 20cm/12in x 8in slice tray with baking paper. To make the ginger base, heat together butter, sugar and golden syrup in a medium pot until melted. Mix in oats, flour, coconut and ginger to evenly combine. Press firmly and evenly into prepared tray and bake until pale golden (2025 minutes).

When the Ginger Base is nearly cooked, make the Ginger Topping by heating together butter and golden syrup in a medium pot until melted and starting to bubble. Stir in icing sugar and ground ginger to combine evenly and spread mixture over cooked base while still hot. When the topping is set, stud with pieces of crystallised ginger. Cut into squares while warm. Store in an airtight container in a cool place for up to a week.

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CLT operational grants give social services a boost ALLISON MCLEAN

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Wanaka Land Search and Rescue (LandSAR) and Te Kakano Aotearoa Trust (TKAT) are two Wanaka organisations that will receive financial support from Central Lakes Trust's (CLT) June funding round.

CLT granted more than $1.3 million to various community services around the district in this latest round.

Wanaka LandSAR was awarded $21,110 to invest in training and keeping the rescue equipment in good condition and fit for purpose. The group helps lost, missing and injured people in the rivers, hills and mountains within the Wanaka area; about 90 percent of their operations involve the use of helicopters. Wanaka LandSAR's Phillip Melchior says, “With the increase in population and visitors

engaging in outdoor activities, the service is experiencing increased demand. The funding we receive annually goes a long way to ensuring our service can be maintained.”

TKAT, a community-based native plant nursery that specialises in propagating plants of local origin for native habitat restoration, will receive $13,000 for a nursery expansion; the group has outgrown their current nursery. TKAT has been running for 10 years and grows native plants from eco-sourced seeds and cuttings. Treasurer Neil Woodrow said, “The seeds, plants, volunteers, school visitors and education programmes all need more space. This grant allows us to start our planned extension to the nursery."

This round of funding takes CLT's total grants for the financial year to $3.5 million of the group's $9.1 million grants budget.

Wanaka brimming with cinematic talent Neil Sonnekus

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Two excellent local films at this week’s film festival have been Fourteen Foot Journey by Joe Murdie and The Breath Connection by Aliscia Young. They also couldn’t be more different.

Murdie, who is the founder of The Film Crew in Wanaka, made a pacey, crowd-pleasing comic doco about two mates who bring a skate ramp all the way from Auckland, get it erected, and drink lots of beer. The sense of blokey fun is continuous, and infectious.

“I’m a big fan of light-hearted documentary story-telling; often people seem to think that if it’s a doco it needs to be serious. To me, the story is the most important part, but if I can tell that story in a way that will be easier for the viewer to digest, then I will.”

Fourteen Foot Journey is extremely digestible, has been entered into various international competitions and shouldn’t struggle to find a financial and cultural home for itself.

At the other end of the spectrum is Young’s meditative The Breath Connection, which could be pretentious, though it’s everything but. It features freediving world champion Kathryn Nevatt, a Queenstown-based architect.

“I discovered through reading on the topic, speaking to my free-diving peers, through my own experiences and learning through Kathryn’s coaching, there were some interesting themes around the sport, including mindfulness, meditation, physiology of a breath-hold and how freediving has the ability to connect us to ourselves, our community and the natural world,” Young said.

Like Murdie, she shot her calm film herself, beautifully. The film received a special mention at

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HEALTH AND WELLBEING The Body Garage

The stories we tell ourselves “I’m not flexible enough.” If I had a dollar every time someone said this to me I’d be writing MILLIONAIRE as my occupation on my landing card. It is literally like saying you’re too cold to put a jacket on. Entirely counterintuitive and it makes as much sense as Trump leading a feminism campaign.

This is why we practise, practise, practise. Not to become ‘flexible’, but to progress from where we are today — to invite a little space and ease into our hours. To brighten our attention towards our bodies and watch the blooming of our spatial, physical and mental awareness.

Recently, I’ve started rock climbing again. I last climbed six years ago and had a horrible experience, suffering a panic attack mid-way up an eightpitch climb in the Italian Alps. It was a visceral, terrifying moment that left me clinging to the face, wondering how long I had to be dead before I could donate my organs. “I don’t like climbing,” I’d tell people when they asked if I ever got onto the rock. “I’m afraid of heights.”

However, two weeks ago, a girlfriend suggested instead of going to the gym, we could try out Wanaka’s climbing wall. She professed to being a similar standard and was so enthusiastic, I relented. Lacing up my climbing shoes, I was nervous.

I don’t like climbing, I thought. Why was I there? But when I started up the

wall, I surprised myself. I felt strong and dynamic. I enjoyed the mental challenge, slowly working my way up, figuring out the holds like a game of chess. I connected each movement to my breath, focusing on where I was going; it felt like a moving meditation.

On reaching the top I felt a warm flush of elation. I wasn’t scared; nor was I bad at it. In fact, it felt wonderful.

Liberating. It made me think about the stories we tell ourselves; perhaps even unconsciously. Maybe it was a glancing comment you heard as a kid, or an experience you had as a teenager, or something someone else thought, that you’ve accepted as your own belief. These stories hold incredible power.

What you say to yourself about your body, your intellect, your face, your abilities or what you deserve, in turn manifest themselves as true; you give these thoughts weight with your attachments, dragging these beliefs behind you like stones in a sack. The stories we weave around ourselves become our reality, if we let them. We can play small and bow down to their pretend reign. Or we change the story.

Maybe you aren’t very flexible; at least, not yet. Have a look at what stories you're telling yourself, that are holding you back. Have a think about what changes you can start to insert into your narrative, no matter how minute. You might surprise yourself.

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the Documentary Edge Film Festival in Auckland, a special jury award at the NZ Mountain Film Festival, was a finalist in Côte d'Azur Sport Film Festival in Nice and has been submitted to various international film festivals.

Another week, another set of stories.

Some serious, others hilarious. All in a week’s work for your local men and women in the police.

A late night call out had one visiting individual receive attention from police in Wanaka, Cromwell and Queenstown for a mental health episode. It escalated quite quickly and could have ended very differently compared with how it did result. This was good both for the individual and the police who attended.

I’m sure you all may have read about the search warrant that was executed in Lake Hawea. Good bit of work here done by the detectives who were able to seize $17,000 worth of MDMA and ten mature cannabis plants, getting them off the street and ultimately reducing the harm caused by drugs in our community.

Two crashes and a burglary were attended on Wednesday. The crashes were a mix of road and weather conditions as well as a driver being tired. Unlucky for them though, that was the least of their worries as the officer’s spotted a bit of drug equipment that has landed one driver in court. One of these crashes involved a cyclist who was neither wearing any reflector clothing nor had their lights on. With the darkening evenings, make yourself more visible by using a light and something that is hi-vis.

Friday night saw a drink driver taken off the streets. A high level of alcohol was in this person’s system and they were a real danger to responsible

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citizens who were using the road.

It’s good to see less drink driving but sadly, some people still aren’t getting the message — don’t drink and drive.

Another alcohol-related driving incident had one driver nearly put his car over the Lake Hawea dam. This thoughtless person scarpered before police could get there and enquiries are ongoing as to who was driving.

On Saturday two members of the public nearly descended into a scene from Fight Club. Words were exchanged over an issue but thankfully, nothing eventuated. Both people were spoken to and reminded about keeping their words in check. The evening saw police time wasted with drunken people in town who cannot behave themselves. One male was denied entry due to his level of drunkenness, so he tried swinging punches at staff. He was no Anthony Joshua, so hit nothing but air and got himself a pre-charge warning for his actions. Another incident at the same location saw the event shut down. One woman decided to bare all and relieve herself on the footpath. Nothing but trashy really, especially with multitudes of people including children walking over the very spot the following day. She was sorry for her actions, but earned herself a pre-charge warning also.

A death was attended by police on Sunday. Our thoughts and condolences are with the family and friends as they go through this extremely hard time.

I hope you all enjoy your week Wanaka, I certainly plan to when my days off come around.

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A private audience in Lake Tekapo caught the first glimpses at New Zealand’s new multi-million-dollar astronomy experience on Monday. Dark Sky Project, the fully immersive 45-minute guided experience, which opened to the public on Tuesday, arrives just in time for the upcoming school holidays. It was formerly known as Earth & Sky. Developed through a joint venture between Ngai Tahu Tourism (NTT) and co-founders Graeme Murray and Hide Ozawa, the project is a paid astronomy experience that ‘tells the stories of the night sky in a way that has never been done before’.

The large observatory complex is housed in a new custom-designed building and located in the heart of the Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve, which is the largest Dark Sky Reserve in the world. Due to the Mackenzie Dark Sky Reserve’s strictly controlled light pollution climate, the project will further boost New Zealand towards its reported goal of becoming the astro-tourism capital

of the world. The work reflects research undertaken by the University of Canterbury at the Mt John Observatory as well as Tatai Aroraki.

NTT have worked closely with leading Maori astronomy expert, professor Rangi Matamua, and three local runanga to develop an authentic experience that was designed to inspire and educate visitors about the night sky. The new building, named Rehua, also includes a large observatory dome that houses the 125-year-old Brashear Telescope, which was used in the late 1800s by Percival Lowell, an American, for his studies of Mars.

Ngai Tahu Tourism chief executive Quinton Hall said Rehua will be a key facility in the Mackenzie region, ensuring the hundreds of thousands of people who transit through Takapo can enjoy the lakefront dining both day and night and an astronomy experience in all weather conditions.

Pictured: Mana whenua from Arowhenua, Waihao and Moeraki runanga blessed the new Dark Sky Project building, named Rehua, and the Governor-General of New Zealand, Her Excellency The Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy (centre), opened the new experience.

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Eat.Taste.Central (ETC) is back for another round of local food and wine showcases between September 20 and October 28. Tourism Central Otago (TCO) recently announced the dates of the 2019 events, which will take their cue from the success of the first two ETC culinary promotions.

The ETC events highlight the diverse range of Central Otago cafe, restaurant, wine, beer and fruit beverage establishments as well as the quality of service available across the entire district.

Participating venues offer unique Central Otago menu offerings across a variety of sections, which will be available for patrons to sample. This year, TCO has challenged the venues to create dishes inspired by the region’s heritage, whether that be through particular flavours, a traditional recipe with a new twist or incorporating some of the district’s pioneering history into their creations. A new category of Tapas, Shared Plates and Boards will also open up new ways for venues to showcase their skills and flavour combinations.

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NZ chiropractors cautions to keep kids moving ALLISON MCLEAN

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Capturing air speed and motion MOORE B BOB Wanaka Camera Club Loops, spins, barrel rolls, and death-defying manoeuvres are some of things performed at air displays. With the help of flares, smoke and fireworks they create memorable performances that offer great photographic opportunities.

In most air displays the performers will do a practice flight on Thursday — Friday is the dress rehearsal and Saturday/Sunday being the actual shows. It is worthwhile previewing the show as this allows us to become more familiar with the performers.

Any camera can be used to take great pictures of air shows. But flight demonstrations and airborne activity is the heart of the show and with the speed of jets, the modern DSLR gives us the best chance of capturing a great image.

We should get as close as we can to the action and for this we will need the longest telephoto lens we possess. Plan to shoot bursts of the fast-moving subject, as shooting in bursts gives us more chance of getting a sharp shot than in putting our faith in a single photo.

Performances at an air show are incredible to watch but we should be sure to enjoy all the aircraft on display in static exhibitions, which allows us to get really close and learn more about aviation.

So go out and have fun — study the light, look for interesting angles, and for interesting ways to create engaging photographs.

That is exactly what Geoff Perry did at last year’s Warbirds Over Wanaka airshow where he took his picture ‘Loopy.’ Perry’s image was of Jurgis Kairs, a Lothian aero engineer flying a custom made ‘Juka’ aircraft which looped around the significantly larger DC3 releasing smoke trails. Perry liked the different scale between the two aircraft and the wonderful patterns the smoke made. He used an Olympus E-MI camera with a 300mm prime lens to take the image and set the aperture at f4.5, shutter speed at a super-fast 1/3200 second, with an ISO of 200.

Wanaka Camera Club is dedicated to help improve the skills of anyone interested in photography.

We welcome anyone to join us, irrespective of photographic ability. If you know nothing about photography we will teach you. Come along and see what we can do for you. Our next meeting is Monday July 8, 7.30pm at the St John’s Rooms, Link Way.

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New Zealand Chiropractor's Association (NZCA) members have a message to parents and caregivers these school holidays: encourage children to play the ‘old fashioned way’ to save them from a possible lifetime of pain and dysfunction.

Based on new guidelines from the World Health Organisation (WHO), the NZCA noted the physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep for children under five years old are not necessarily about reducing screen time, they are about encouraging children to engage in active play.

NZCA spokesperson and Active Chiropractic chiropractor Robert Moore said, “The best posture is your next posture. We should be regularly moving rather than remaining primarily sedentary. We need to be saying to our kids ‘get up, go outside and move’.”

Moore said the WHO guidelines Tips to encourage better posture: • Encourage all children to use devices wisely; either prop up the device so that it is at eyelevel or have the child lie on their stomach with the device in their hands in front of them.

• Hold the device straight out from your face rather than drop your head to look at it. Take breaks every 15 minutes or don't use the device for more than 30

show that a lack of physical activity is a factor in more than five million deaths globally each year across all age groups.

The WHO guidelines are released on the heels of a 2016 Australian study which found that increased screen time on mobile devices was causing the growth of small horn-like lumps on the back of young people’s skulls. Moore, who confirmed seeing a couple of cases of these lumps in his Wanaka clinic, said, “The researchers say that the lumps are caused by poor posture, which is the body’s way of adapting to stress by growing more bone where there is normally soft tissues such as muscle tendons.

This is evidence that musculoskeletal degenerative processes can start and progress silently from an early age and the poor posture was caused by the use of hand-held technologies.”

Pictured: NZ Chiropractors advice parents to get kids up and moving to save them from a lifetime of dysfunction. minutes a time with an equal rest of 30 minutes.

• Limit device usage for those under six years old; less than one hour per day. Less than two hours per day for older children and teens during rapid growth phases.

• Have regular spinal health checkups with your NZCA chiropractor.

• Encourage your children to play outside.

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MAC 1st XV out-muscled by Kings High before MAC were able to get themselves back in the game, with hooker TJ Lilly sports@thewanakasun.co.nz scoring off the front of the line out and A victory in their next game is the only then kicking the conversion. option for the Mt Aspiring College First XV “We had to change our game plan a bit if they are to meet their goal of reaching the because they were targeting our 12 and middle four for the playoffs in the Otago Premier Schools competition.

MAC went down 50 points to 14 against Kings High School in Dunedin last Saturday June 29.

“We knew we were going to be in for a battle today; Kings are a top-four team,” explained head coach Carl Schmack.

“We knew they had a big aggressive forward pack and some big backs, so we were always going to be out-muscled in the size department.

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13, Jack East and Ryan Schmack so we had to keep it tighter into the forwards in the second half,” Schmack explained.

The Wanaka side put themselves under more pressure in the second half, losing blind side flanker Ryan Jones to a yellow card and leaving Kings to capitalise on the gap in defence. In the end, determination paid off, with MAC rounding out the game with a try to prop Tait Scurr.

At the end of the match, Year 12 students Rhys Hughes and Ryan Schmack received their caps for their twentieth game for MAC. MAC will play South Otago in Balclutha next Saturday July 6, with kickoff scheduled for 1pm.

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In their last game for qualification for the NZ secondary schools national tournament the MAC Boys First XI football team took on Queenstown’s Wakatipu High on Monday in Wanaka. For both teams this game was a dead-rubber — two losses in the five-team competition meant neither team would advance to nationals, but with bragging rights and school honour on the line there was still plenty to play for.

Both teams equally shared, possessed, and controlled the ball but were very scrappy in the first half and took some time to settle down. MAC were the first to break the deadlock when the ball was played out to left midfielder Ethan Arrati who drove the ball into the Wakatipu box and Arrati got off a solid shot, only to have it rebound off the goalkeeper and into his defender to ricochet into the goal to put MAC up 1-0.

Wakatipu came back with some fine play of their own to equalise just before the break 1-1. The second half was very much like the first, with both teams fighting for control

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of the ball. The ball found Ethan Arrati in midfield and Arrati got off a rocket that the keeper had no chance to save. MAC 2-1.

Good work from the MAC defence line kept Walatipu out and at bay until a mistake and total miscommunication let them have an easy goal to lock the game up at 2-2, and that is how the game finished.

This isn’t the end of the story with these two teams. Next, both teams will meet again in the Central Otago High School competition and then again in the yearly inter-school sports day between Mount Aspiring and Wakatipu.

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WAFC Premiers stalemate against Southland A few half chances were created, but in the 65th minute, Wanaka created another sports@thewanakasun.co.nz fine chance. Bell combined firstly with Wanaka hosted Southland in round four Santana on the left and found space to of the Southern Championship on a cold, drive forward. He then played a one-two windswept field at the Wanaka Recreation with Pleskun and received the ball at the Centre. Looking to build on a good win the previous week, it was Southland who had the majority of possession in the first 15 minutes as Wanaka were guilty of rushing things and not keeping possession.

Halftime score was nil-nil and both teams were surely happy to have not conceded goals, but Wanaka feel they have created the better chances.

The second half started and Wanaka brought on the promising Alex Plimmer, in what could be his last game before he heads to America to further his studies and football opportunities.

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edge of Southland's box. He then passed to Cavanagh who had time and space to shoot low and hard past Southland’s keeper. Just as it looked like a certain goal, however, a covering defender made a sliding clearance off the goal line. A fine move started and nearly finished by a couple of Wanaka’s young players.

Levi Fletcher came on and straight away added a wee spark with fresh legs. Wanaka looked to utilise his runs down the left-hand flank.

Carmichael had a free kick from a handy position late in the game comfortably saved

by Southland's keeper but the game ended in a nil nil draw.

Next week Wanaka are away to Green Island in Dunedin and will be looking to gain another precious three points and continue the unbeaten run.

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Upper Clutha Kwik Sticks The two Upper Clutha Kwik Sticks teams (Years 7 and 8) faced each other on a cold and frosty Cromwell night last week. The game was very close, with the first goal not coming until the seventeenth minute thanks to Hugh Ragg from the Black team who latched onto a cross from a skilled and tidy run in from Oscar Crowe.

Both teams went end-to-end on attack but neither side could penetrate the other’s defence; Violet Davidson (goalie) Hudson Weathington and Ruby Cochrane at one end for the Gold team were matched by Jack Sandford (goalie), Amy Benson, Nicola McKay and Lulu Petit for Black at the other.

With 10 minutes remaining, Hannah Wright for Black ghosted up to the lefthand post, snuck in behind the Gold team defence and smashed home the second goal off a Max Porter cross to make the score 2-0 to Black.

The game was made all the more noteworthy because of the huge support on the sidelines and the debut of the ever so slightly shady MIB Fan Club.

The Club is very proud to report that 13 of these Kwik Sticks players have been selected for the Central Otago representative teams: Hatch, Collier and Development. This is a huge testament not only to the children’s skills but also to the dedication of their coaches who have trained many of them since they were five years old: Chrissi Pettit, Carolyn McKay, Grant Porter, Matt Tuck and Rachel Prendergast. The Club is hugely indebted to them.

Upper Clutha Seniors Harsh weather conditions faced Upper Clutha Senior B (Years 9 and

10) in their match against Dunstan High School this week. Thick fog made visibility across the turf tricky for players, umpires and supporters alike. It did not stop Upper Clutha finding the goal posts as they scored two goals to put them in front early on. Just before half-time Henri Fenn positioned himself perfectly at the top of the circle to score a third goal.

Dunstan came out strong after the break, defending well, and managed to slip the ball into the goal. It was not quite enough though, as the in-form Upper Clutha attackers sank two more goals to take the win 5-1.

The Senior Reserve A team also found their mojo in their game against Dunstan High School Black.

Great passing ensured Upper Clutha maintained a fast pace throughout, dominated the possession and scored two strong goals in each half to win the game 4-1. Jacob Curtis was named Player of the Day for his excellent stick work, strong passes, and feeding the ball up the line to the forwards.

Upper Clutha Women The Upper Clutha Women played Cromwell who sit at the bottom of the league table. However, in playing against a weaker team, Upper Clutha were a bit slow-footed and lacked the pace they showed in last week’s match.

Centre forward, Lexi Heaphy, skilfully dribbled into the circle and got awarded a few penalty corners, one of which was successfully converted by left attacker, Briar Hight. Despite picking up momentum in the second half, the game remained 1-0 to Upper Clutha. The women will need to find their form next week in the last pool game if they are to triumph over the strong Alexandra team.

Pictured: Hannah Wright, Upper Clutha Kwik Sticks, Black.

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What’s happening in Cardrona Village?

Until a few years ago the Cardrona Hotel and a small number of other buildings made up what was the Cardrona Village. Over the past few years the development of the village has increased with different types of accommodation, a café/shop etc.

Recently a two-storey development appeared (at that stage covered in white plastic) right beside the road – not sure what it is to be, but it seemed then somewhat “out of place.” Which got me thinking as to what QLDC has planned, and what it would give consent for; would it be for any type of expansion in the Cardrona Village?

It is in a unique and very much alpine location and I would hope that any consent for expansion and buildings would be in complete harmony with its setting and environment. Please don’t ruin this beautiful area with a “hotch potch of development”.

Margaret Hall

Queenstown Lakes District Council replies

“Thank you for your concern. QLDC always takes account of, as you say, the beautiful area in which we live, and strives to ensure that any development is in harmony with its surrounding environment.

While we can’t speculate on what may or may not be approved on an individual basis, QLDC’s District Plan has provisions that guide what types of development can or cannot occur in any given area. Cardrona is listed as being in a Rural Visitor Zone. As such, particular emphasis is placed on maintaining the predominant rural character of the surrounding area and ensuring the quality of the local environment.”

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Call to action: get off your keyboards and into the streets

Are you, like many of us, horrified at our region’s current direction? The environmental and community impacts of a large hotel complex constructed in a residential area is deemed to be less than minor and is approved, despite 100 percent of submissions — including one from our local council — being against the proposal; huge terraformed subdivisions which clearly have no sense of real connection to the land on which they are built; the size of our houses and the colour of the steel hold greater importance than the integrity we can retain in the soil, in order to grow our own vegetables and rest in the shade of our own trees.

Our planet’s carbon budget is well and truly in the red, yet our leaders are aiming for a huge airport expansion for the financial benefit of a few folk, most of whom don’t even live here.

I know there are a lot of you out there who are stunned time and again at the flawed decisions our leaders come to through operating from within this system. Are you beginning to agree that the system is broken? Can you now agree we’re going to need serious ecocide law reform to reverse this trajectory?

At the risk of being labelled as the village crazy (I’ll take it, every village needs one!) I am pleading with you… please RISE UP! Get off your keyboards and into the streets. Non-violent direct action is a well-studied, proven strategy. Get educated about it. We need coordinated, courageous, nonviolent civil disobedience. Our continued civil obedience is making our problems worse.

We need to stop hiding behind our imperfect individual carbon footprints, and our seemingly comfortable lives and get out there! I’m not going to lie, it’s uncomfortable out there. You can come away a bit bruised and battered and not everyone agrees with us yet. But getting together with other brave people and peacefully stepping in to the unknown creates the kind of strength that should have the money machine running for cover.

Right now, most of us are keeping our heads down and trying to stay out of the way of the machine.

For what? So we can watch the carnage unfold from what we hope will be a safe distance, and get to the end of our lives without incident? How do we fit our kids and grandkids in to that plan?

Join Extinction Rebellion. Or, if you know of a better group, join that. Join whatever group founded on non-violent direct action that most resonates with you. But please, take action and help organise. The evidence is mounting. We need each other more than ever.

Anna Simmonds

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The burden of (plastic-free) labour Emma Conyngham

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As I drive all over Wanaka, to get milk in glass bottles from one store, meat in my tupperware from another, cheese in wax from another, refill cleaning products at another and then come home to thoroughly wash all containers and canvas bags to go back into my reuseable bags which I keep in my car — not to mention staying up until midnight baking batches of seed crackers, dates scones and granola bars — it does occur to me that the burden of labour associated with going the extra mile to avoid plastic, largely falls on me.

Last Christmas I stitched up 160 gift bags in beautiful xmas fabric to avoid all paper, cellotape and waste. They looked fab, and will last for decades, but the choice to have a waste-free Christmas and the follow through was up to — me. Constantly making bread with hours of kneading just to avoid one plastic bag — all me. Making jams, curds, pastes, jellies, broths and stocks, and icecream, all from scratch just to avoid plastic is all

done by me. The kitchen is largely my domain and as it’s the kitchen where we consume the most plastic, it seems it’s my problem to solve.

My husband is fully on board with the direction we are going and dutifully sorts all our recycling with monk-like devotion, but the fact is, day-to-day living is up to me to manage. Is this just us or are there other families with this same phenomena? Do your significant others and darling offsprings understand that this inconvenience, sacrifice and effort is what we ALL have to do to make our planet healthier? Let me know — I’d love to know how your family divides the labour of going the extra mile to reduce plastic waste. And any plastic-free tips and/or recipes you want to share will be gratefully received. Drop me a line at editor@ thewanakasun.co.nz Pictured: My homemade bread; delicious and plastic free, but also one more task to add to my already long list of plastic-free things to do.

Time for heads to roll at QAC

Last week’s meeting of our council in Queenstown was dynamic! The public gallery was full, and members of the public used the forum to espouse the need for better climate protection, and then several like Michael Ross from Wanaka Stakeholder’s Group rallied against the actions and intentions of the Queenstown Airport Corporation, aka QAC. At this meeting the councillors were being asked to accept the annual Statement of Intent from the 75 percent council-owned QAC. In March, QAC had presented a draft SOI to council. That draft was robustly rejected and QAC was clearly instructed by council to address sustainability, transport, over-tourism, growth ceilings and to further align itself with community expectations.

QAC’s latest SOI was met with similar contempt as little had changed. Several councillors, including Wanaka’s Ross McRobie and Quentin Smith, robustly confronted QAC for their glaring failure to comply with council’s request and their obligations.

CEO of QAC is American Colin Keel, who earns as much as our Prime Minister, and the board of directors are predominantly North Island-based, with backgrounds in tourism and transport.

It appears that Mr. Keel, the QAC board, and their team of local spin doctors are only capable of driving their own predetermined agenda… one focusing on growth and profit ahead of sustainability and community.

As they have openly defied clear instructions from our council and failed to be transparent, I believe the time has come for them all to step aside. Otherwise we should push them. Wakatipu and Upper Clutha residents deserve the QAC to be led by caring people from within OUR community.

Now is the time for all Upper Clutha residents to realise that you can’t build an airport and have just a few jets come and go when it’s convenient for them. Once a $300-$400 million jet-capable runway has been built here, enormous pressure will follow to make it pay its way — to ‘get a return’.

The airlines will also build pressure to use it for safety, convenience, growth and cost cutting.

Managing tourism growth is not achieved by opening the door wider.

Noel Williams

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WAFC Seniors season report 2019 “The 2019 season, being the first for the newly formed Wanaka Seniors, was always going to be a challenge and it definitely lived up to expectations.

“Pre-season looked like we would be blessed with great numbers going forward but we found this far from the truth as the season progressed.

Numerous players injuries early in the year meant we would be down on numbers throughout the season and the knock-on effect caused disruption and inconsistency in the team lineup each week. On top of that was the usual problem of players being away or unavailable due to work or travelling. A challenge for a coach.

“In saying all this we had a core of committed players which gave their all to the club and team each week.

“As players became used to the game systems we were able to play some exciting football, which for me was a pleasure to see. Unfortunately our worst enemy was the slight lack of camaraderie in the team due to the numerous different players and combinations we had to field throughout the season. This really became the story for the season.

“I am very proud of the effort and attitude shown by all in what was a tough but still very enjoyable season.

One has always got to remember that we all love to win when playing but we all play for the love of the game and to have fun playing beside friends.

“Thank you to all you players, supporters and the club for the support this season.”

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Treble Cone unsure of season start Ollie Blyth

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Snow sports enthusiasts with passes at Treble Cone will be disappointed to hear that poor conditions up the mountain have led to a delayed start of the season. Despite their best efforts to make snow when the conditions allowed for it, the ski field doesn’t have a definitive answer as to when they will open. The fluctuating temperatures and a lack of precipitation in the area have been the main causes for the delay.

At the time of going to print, the base of the ski field has just 15cm of general coverage of snow and a great deal of

tussock still visible above ground.

However, the Treble Cone staff are doing everything within their power to get the mountain ski ready for when conditions allow. Brand manager of Treble Cone said that, “fluctuating temperatures can interrupt snow production but we’re aiming to open as soon as possible.”

Passholders for the ski field will be kept notified over the next few weeks for an opening date for the mountain, when that is decided. For now, it is up to weather conditions to determine when the mountain will open and passholders are encouraged to check their website and social media until that time

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The Aspiring Avalanche Dog rescue team is ready for action in the snow this season, and have three dogs ready for rescue activities. With an update on their mobile kennel, the team are excited for what’s to come in the next few months. Thanks to a grant from the Central Lakes Trust and support from both the Central Otago Motor Group and Isuzu New Zealand, both handlers and dogs will be able to hit the ground running in their new Isuzu D-MAX Ute. Matt Gunn, chairman of Aspiring Avalanche Dogs, is very grateful for all the support given to their group from the CLT, “the support they provide to the region is truly incredible and I know that we are not the only non-profit out there that is extremely grateful.” He said that, “CLT have been fantastic supporters of our organisation for years.

Our Ski-Doo, which was secured with a previous grant, enables us to transport our dogs safely while

at Treble Cone, and with their help this year we have been able to upgrade our designated vehicle.

This will enable us to store and transport not only our dogs and handlers, but all of the rescue and survival equipment we have available.”

In addition to taking action in rescue situations in the snow, the team also embark on a number of events and training sessions, which will be enhanced by the addition of their new vehicle. “I’m truly passionate about growing our educational reach and see the regular visits to local schools as a highlight of our work,” Gunn said.

The community will have a chance to see the team and their new vehicle at the upcoming Heli Ski Raffle in August, however it will be out and around the Wanaka and Treble Cone area during the winter months.

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Position responsibilities include but are not limited to: • Reach monthly revenue targets • New business acquisition • Develop key client and business relationships • Prepare advertising proposals • Maintenance of client and revenue records • Provide weekly sales reports to management We’re looking for someone who has: • A proven history of success in a sales or business development role; preferably from within the media industry • Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to develop effective business relationships • Excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skills • Self-motivation, resilience and the ability to achieve objectives and goals within company guidelines • A strong sense of accountability and an attention to detail • Ideally a formal qualification in business or marketing This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate Sales Executive who enjoys a challenge! If this sounds you, please forward your application, including covering letter, resume and two professional referees to: Benn Ashford, The Wanaka Sun, PO Box 697, Wanaka, admin@thewanakasun.co.nz Applications close Monday, July 8, 2019.

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The first game of round two saw ProActive24 MANC A take on the top-seeded Cromwell Town and Country in the Netball Upper Clutha A grade competition. It was the third time the teams had met this season and College were looking to improve on their initial 76-16 hammering and the more recent 50-20 loss in their goal, to making the final in the local competition.

It was a skeleton crew of just seven of the 11 players available for the game with B team defender Whitney Bennet stepping in to support the team.

Cromwell got off to a strong start and the writing looked to be on the wall for College at the end of the first quarter. Strong defence saw College gain turnovers and force numerous held balls but failed to capitalise as Cromwell’s circle defenders shut down options and shooters struggled to find

the hoop. Player of the day Meg Breen had an outstanding game at goalkeep. The final score was 47 – 20 to Cromwell Town and Country.

The second round of the competition sees just four teams in the upper A grade. This week ProActive24 MANC A will meet Pioneer A for the second round two game and will play Hawea Property Maintenance during the second week of the school holidays.

ProActive24 MANC A are coached by Emily Wilton and Sue Richard, train twice a week at the school gym and undertake strength and conditioning training at ProActive Gym twice a week. They are building towards South Island Secondary Schools tournament in September.

Pictured: ProActive MANC A team bottom row: Piper Cavanagh, Zoe Smith, Bridget O’Brien, Annabel Fairbairn (C), Meg Breen (VC). Back row: Summer Rasmussen, Abby East (VC), Holly Gibson, Izy Findlayson, Sophie Hodkiss Blyth, Indy Wilton.

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Last Saturday was the last day of Year 1 and 2 netball clinics held at the Wanaka Rec Centre. There were 17, five and six-year-old girls who attended the five-week programme to help develop the required ball skills to play netball.

Coach Yvonne Brew said, “[it was] great starting them now as it gives them some understanding of the game before they start in Year 3.”

All the participants received a certificate for their efforts as they set their sights on joining the big girls next year.

Pictured: Yvonne Brew with Upper Clutha’s future netballers.

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