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The end of an era

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Snow Farm sold - the Lees move on

Charlotte Trundle

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It’s the end of an era for the Lee family, as they farewell their cross country ski facility Snow Farm New Zealand following its sale to the Pisa Alpine Charitable Trust.

Ski field pioneers Mary and John Lee, pictured, established Snow Farm, the only cross country skiing facility in New Zealand, in 1988. “I am so delighted and pleased with the progress the Trust has made, as they have been working on getting this confirmed for some time,” Mary said.

The Pisa Alpine Charitable Trust was formed more than two years ago to raise funds to purchase Snow Farm. The Lees had given the Trust, their preferred buyer, until the end of September to come up with funding. Trust chairman Tom Pryde confirmed the deadline in the purchase agreement for the Snow Farm land and business had been met last week. “We are a group of people with

a passion for cross country skiing who, along with the Lees, wanted to preserve this fantastic facility for future generations. If this hadn’t gone through it may have been lost forever,” Tom said.

The land was sold for $1.7 million, while the price of the business and other assets was confidential.

“It was amazing to get the grants.

A huge amount of work has gone into preparing credible, persuasive, applications,” Tom said.

The Trust is currently developing management and marketing plans for the 2012 winter season and will open as soon as there is enough snow.

There are plans to expand the elite

We have had many wonderful memories of Snow Farm and have met so many wonderful people over the years.

The Snow Farm land will now be held by the QLDC as a recreational reserve, with the trust leasing the land and overseeing the business.

The purchase of the land was made possible by funding from the Queenstown Lakes District Council, Central Lakes Trust, New Zealand Lottery Grants Board and Community Trust of Otago.

altitude training facility and walking and mountain biking tracks.

It is anticipated that the purchase will be finalised in March 2012.

The name Lee is almost synonymous with skiing in Wanaka. John Lee bought the Pisa Range high-country station, Waiorau Farm, from his father in 1964. By the 1970s he had decided that the prospects for high-

country farming in the snow were limited, so he focused instead on developing the Mount Cardrona Station land he also owned. A $1.5 million government development loan funded a double chair-lift for the mountain. The Lees sold Cardrona skifield in the late 1980s and turned their attention back to the Pisa Range and Waiorau where they went on to establish Snow Farm, the Southern Hemisphere Vehicle Proving Grounds and Snow Park.

Mary Lee said she and John didn’t have any plans for their retirement yet. “We have had many wonderful memories of Snow Farm and have met so many wonderful people over the years. I will certainly continue to spend some time on the slopes skiing.” Mary will stay on as a board member of the Pisa Alpine Charitable Trust.

On target for championships

sunnews Laura Williamson It’s hunting, old school.

Central Otago Archers will host the South Island Bowhunter Championships at Hawea over Labour Weekend, the first time the competition has been held here.

Competitors will follow a set course through 35 hectares of scrubland belonging to the Lake Hawea Holiday Park, taking aim at life-sized 3D targets representing animals such as deer, chamois, pigs, porcupines, beavers and turkeys.

Central Otago Archers chairman Glenn Sherson called the event a “bloodless hunt”, something which he said attracted a lot of female competitors who might not enjoy hunting live prey. “Women love it, and some of them are better hunters than the men,” he said.

He said it looked

Vivian Lehmann fires her homemade bow for the first time.

like more than 60 participants were already set to participate, include approximately 15 children.

Hunters would bring their own bow. Some would use modern compound bows with triggers and sights, while others would bring recurves, more traditional bows like

New Zealand, winning the ladies’ longbow and stag roaring at the Hari Hari Club Shoot. She has hand-crafted her own longbow and arrows for this competition.

The bow is made from wenge, an African heartwood, Tasmanian Blackwood, bamboo and even some local cow horn. Glenn called

Women love it, and some of them are better hunters than the men. those associated with cherubs. Competitors were awarded points for hitting the targets, with different values assigned to hitting the heart, lungs and body.

Glenn had high hopes for one local, Vivian Lehmann (Vivi). Vivi, originally from Germany and living in Wanaka to attend Mount Aspiring College, has already had success in the sport in

the bow “stunning”, adding that a similar custom-made weapon would probably sell for more than $1000.

Glenn, who also hunts live animals with a bow and arrow, said he enjoyed the additional level of difficulty offered by this style of hunting. “It puts a bit of the challenge on the animals’ side of the fence,” he said.

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Art interaction Laura Williamson The Wanaka community is invited to join mural artist Kari Ferguson in creating an artwork as part of Wanakafest. Kari is planning to make a paint-bynumbers interactive painting on an 8x12 foot board. The

image will then be erected at Pembroke Park where, she said, “whoever wants to paint can just have a paint, and I’ll do the fine detailing afterwards.”

The painting, will be based on images and ideas provided by the community, especially from the youth point of view,

Breastfeeding peer support counsellors Kate Wolfe with daughter Deia and Mel Rogers with her son Casper.

which answer the following question: “What does Wanaka mean to you?”

Kahu Youth will be collating the visual and written responses.

Anyone who wants to contribute can email Kahu Youth or drop into The Crib, underneath Cinema Paradiso.

Dunstan Hospital mystery Dunstan Hospital general manager Karen Penno has a box full of mysteries, and she needs your help to solve them. A collection of personal effects were discovered in a safe when the hospital was rebuilt in 2005, and Karen is determined to return them to their rightful owners.

She said that the items, which date primarily from the 1970s and 1980s, have been carefully labelled and stored, but that the patient records belonging to their owners are long gone.

The safe contained objects including wedding rings, old coins, shopping lists and family papers. There is also a handbag belonging to a Miss Zella Gray and a New Zealand driver licence issued to William Noble in 1971.

Some of the items would be of great personal value, such as a Certificate of Discharge from the New Zealand military for a sapper named Mr Andrew Douglas, as well as his active service Bible. “Obviously, we’re desperate to find the families,” Karen said.

Karen asked anyone who had friends or family admitted to Dunstan Hospital during the relevant time period, and who thinks belongings might be missing, to call the hospital.

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Mother to mother Charlotte Trundle A new breastfeeding support service run by local women is the latest source of support for new mothers.

Kate Wolfe and Mel Rogers have just completed six weeks of training through the Peer Counsellor Programme facilitated by Catkin Bartlett, who runs the Wakatipu Breastfeeding Support Service and funded by HEHA (Healthy Eating Healthy

Action). “The peer counsellor programme is a really effective initiative which helps to empower mothers experiencing breastfeeding challenges and to make choices that suit their family,” Catkin said.

Kate and Mel are experienced mothers and will volunteer their time to help and support both new and experienced mothers to breastfeed. They will be available for one-on-one support, phone help and

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informal group dropin sessions.

“We are both passionate about helping people learn the amazing qualities of breast milk and are here for support or to answer any questions people may have,” Mel said.

Other sources of support for breastfeeding mothers include Plunket, midwives, lactation consultants and mother-tomother support.

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Dust danger concerns

inbrief

Laura Williamson

Lake Wanaka Tourism supports cinema

Concerned Ballantyne Road residents met with QLDC councillor Ken Copeland, Wanaka Community Board chairman Lyall Cocks and QLDC transport service engineer David Knowles last Monday to address safety issues on the road. John Barlow, chair of Mount Barker Residents’ Association, who has lived in the area since 1997, said that “a combination of poor engineering, blind spots and dust have created a very dangerous situation.” In his opinion, an increase in heavy traffic due to the development of Ballantyne Road as an industrial area had made matters worse.

“It’s just become a nightmare really. Someone’s going to get killed there, there’s no doubt about it. There have already been broken bones.”

He said that he and other residents planned to conduct an informal survey of truck traffic on Ballantyne Road in

It’s just become a nightmare really.

Someone’s going to get killed.

Dust impairs visibility on Ballantyne Road.

the near future.

David Knowles said that the QLDC is looking at progressively Otta sealing the portions of the road that are currently oiled, with a 770 metre section at the northern end scheduled to be sealed this year. Otta seal is a thin bituminous seal comprising graded gravel or crushed aggregate.

He also said that a further option was encouraging trucks to use Riverbank Road which is fully sealed, instead of Ballantyne Road. This could include weight restrictions, reduced speed limits or, a measure he descried as “extreme”, stopping through traffic altogether.

David pointed out that individual responsibility was important as well. “Dust is a fact of life with gravel roads and a case of people driving to the conditions. It’s the old story that people think they can still do 100kph because that’s the speed limit.”

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The bus stops here Constable Delaine Patterson, Mount Aspiring College Year 11 students Lucia Guglietta and Katharina Stapper, and Sergeant Bruce Martin outside the “booze bus”, which was parked at the college on Friday as part of a Wanaka Police Road Safety Expo. Sergeant Martin, who is in charge of the Alexandra-based rural drink drive team, said he hoped that meeting with students would help young people form good habits early on. “I’d rather come visit them here than see them in the bus for real,” he said. He added that the bus has been in operation from Oamaru south since 2008, and has had a “huge impact” on drink driving in the area.

In particular, Sergeant Martin said more drivers were consuming no alcohol at all before getting behind the wheel.

Boost to St John rural services Four Square Supermarkets has announced a $345,000 sponsorship of a St John service to rural South Island communities. This will allow the extension of the St John Health Shuttle services to rural areas of Central Otago and North Canterbury.

The service provides much-needed transport options to health appointments for members of the community.

The sponsorship will see the purchase of three new St John Health Shuttle vehicles and cover setup costs to support the establishment of services in these rural locations. The service will be run by community volunteers on an ongoing basis.

St John Health Shuttles offer free transport for people who have appointments with doctors, specialists, hospitals and other health-related appointments.

According to Pam Hall, community care manager for St John South Island, the Central Otago extension would not include Wanaka at this time, but that Wanaka residents could utilise the service if they could get themselves to Cromwell.

All Health Shuttle volunteers are trained in first aid and attend a St John driving course and other education programmes.

Girls’ Day Out

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Lake Wanaka Tourism has thrown its support behind Cinema Paradiso owner Callum McLeod as he seeks resource consent to use the former Catholic church building on Brownston Street as a new location. The application has been publicly notified and Callum has sent the submission forms to interested parties by email.

Lake Wanaka Tourism is just one organisation that has forwarded the email with further comments, stating, “the future of Cinema Paradiso is under threat. It is widely considered as a ‘must do’ in Wanaka and we ask you to take the time to read Callum’s message as he would like your help.”

Girls Day Out is back at Lake Wanaka Centre this Saturday from 10am to 4pm. More than 1000 people are expected visit a range of exhibits, featuring everything from appliances to fitness to car cleaning to wine. Entry is by gold coin donation.

This is the seventh year for the exhibition, with all proceeds going to the Upper Clutha Women’s Support Group.

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Back to school Teacher reappointed Laura Williamson Anne-Marie Love has been appointed to the role of managing teacher at Montessori Children’s House Wanaka. AnneMarie had been made redundant in July from her position as head teacher at the centre, along with centre manager Richard Cubie.

Some p a r e n t s w i t h children at the centre were critical of the redundancies and the way they were managed, and a Facebook page was set up independently from Montessori and the Board of Trustees which included support for Anne-Marie and Richard.

At the time, a strategic review undertaken by the Board of Trustees had determined that both the cost and degree of management were disproportionately high

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given the size of the centre. The managing teacher position was created to replace the two roles.

Board chairman Ben Taylor said that government cuts to early childhood

“We felt it was best to have an independent interview and evaluation of the new applicants,” Ben said. “I think everyone’s happy with the outcome. She’s really excited about getting back and doing what’s

I think everyone’s happy with the outcome. education funding were a contributing factor. “They basically reduced our funding,” he said.

The new position was advertised nationally, with approximately eight people applying for the job. The interview process was conducted by an independent panel of educational specialists, who recommended Anne-Marie for the new position.

best for the kids and we’re looking forward to working with her.”

Parent Jo Jago whose children Abby, 4, and Tori, 2, attend the centre said of AnneMarie’s appointment, “It’s fantastic to have her back.”

Anne-Marie had been with the centre as head teacher since it was founded in 1998.

Ripper rugby support Little rugby fans from Holy Family Catholic School dressed up in different countries’ colours, as part of a Rugby World Cup day last week. Holy Family Catholic School principal Bernadette Lawlor Beech said the school had been studying different countries involved in the rugby, as well as following themes of social justice and values in sport. “We are a bit rugby mad at our school, all the kids have been following the games and we have students from all over the world, so we have a real international flavour,” she said. The pupils also enjoyed a ripper rugby tournament, with the emphasis on fair sportsmanship and encouraging the younger students.

Pictured from left are Caitlin O’Brien, Ruby McLachlan, McKay Watson, Ben McLachlan, Thomas Scurr, Ben Harraway, Bridget O’Brien, Meg Harraway and Lily Wilson.

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The Little Jester ticketgiveaway To celebrate the school holidays, the Wanaka Sun has two family passes to the Fortune Theatre’s children’s show The Little Jester to give away.

The Fortune commissioned Ake Ake Theatre Company to devise a show especially for the school holidays and they came up with the story of Yugi, an 11-year-old boy sent to live with his fierce Uncle Zsarsky who belongs to a gypsy carnival troupe. The show has been described as a celebration of life, love, friendship and family, woven together in the magical world of circus. Email admin@thewanakasun.co.nz and tell us why your family would enjoy a trip to the theatre to go into the draw for a family pass.

The Little Jester will be performed at the Fortune Theatre in Dunedin from October 10 – 22.

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A career k n a b e h t in

Ian McGregor outside the National Bank Wanaka vault.

sunprofile Laura Williamson Life was a lot different when Ian McGregor first started working for the National Bank 45 years ago. His first job each day as a junior staff member at the company’s Otautau branch was to light the fire, and his last was to bank it, ready for the next day.

Computers were still several years off, New Zealand coins were in pounds, shillings and pence, banking hours were between 10am and 3pm, and the staff toilet for male employees at the Otautau bank was outside.

Ian grew up in Orawia, Southland, where his father ran the rural shop. He attended high school in Tuatapere, where he said his future career in banking wasn’t obvious from his academic results. “Funnily enough, I wasn’t very good at maths, although I was good at commercial practice!”

His maths must have improved, because when Ian retired last month from his position as business banking manager at the National Bank Wanaka, he was the company’s longest serving staff member in the Wellington/South Island region and the third longest nationwide.

Over the course of his career, Ian worked at National Banks

around the South Island in a variety of positions. During his time at the Invercargill branch in the early 1970s, he served, among other things, as Assistant Head of International, doing overseas transactions.

“There were still Reserve Bank restrictions about how much money you could send overseas,” he said. For example, if a traveller wanted to take more than $1000 per month out of the country, he or she had to apply to the Reserve Bank, something hard to imagine in

wife Sandra and their three children, Ross, Naomi and Julie, had enjoyed every place the bank has sent him.

They came to Wanaka in 1994 after a year in Queenstown, this time by choice when Ian applied for the branch manager position.

When not at work, Ian was regularly involved in sport, starting with playing rugby in Otautau for the local club team. “The teams were all full of big strapping farming lads, so the three smaller bank boys

Funnily enough, I wasn’t very good at maths, although I was good at commercial practice! today’s world of EFTPOS and electronic transfers.

After Invercargill, Ian moved to Timaru, followed by a stint at the Victoria Square branch in central Christchurch (currently closed due to damage sustained in the February earthquake) and then back to Timaru again. He said moving from branch to branch was common, with head office dictating the locations. “You used to get a letter saying report to the new branch in three weeks.

You were just told.” He said he and his family, including

were the hookers.” He played badminton for the Otautau Badminton Club and cricket for the Morrison Park club team in Timaru, and also formed the ‘Tartan Racing Syndicate’ in Timaru, now one of the longest established racing syndicates in New Zealand.

As for retirement, Ian is looking forward to volunteer work, and has just been made president of the Wanaka Districts Club, whose members can now count on one thing – their accounts are sure to be in order.

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What matters?

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The Wanaka Sun hit the streets this week to ask the Wanaka public some questions about the upcoming general election: Did you know there is an election coming up and who is running for the Waitaki District?

What issue is most important to you?

Are you more concerned about the outcome of the election or the Rugby World Cup?

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Reon Morland.

I vaguely heard about the election and have no idea who is running locally. I think the state should stay in control of their major ass ets and not sell them to corporations. It will be a big boost to the country if we win the rugby… I couldn’t see any politician doing as much for the morale of the cou ntry as if we win the RWC. Carly Mould.

Yes, I know the election is coming up and I know Sue Coutts is the local Green Party member.

I am most concerned about sustainability at the mom ent and water pollution issues. I care more about the outc ome of the election, as it has a bigger impact on people’s dayto-day lives, where rugby is just a game.

Jude Wilson.

Jim & Lenore Poland.

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Wanaka Wastebusters today welcomed $118,750 of new funding from the Waste Minimisation Fund to help consumers and businesses make smart packaging choices. “We’re delighted to receive this funding because it means we can run the 2012 Unpackit Awards to find the best and worst packaging in NZ,” said Wanaka Wastebusters spokesperson Gina Dempster.

The Unpackit Awards were run for the first time in 2011. The winners of both the best and the worst awards are chosen by public vote.

“We had a fantastic response from the public to the Unpackit Awards last year – with over 100 nominations and nearly 9000 votes. We’re aiming to get even more people involved this year.”

Gina said the Unpackit Awards give a big thumbs up to the companies who are doing a great job of minimising the environmental impact of their packaging.

She said the 2012 Unpackit Awards would be even bigger and better this year. “We are introducing categories into the awards, so that companies will be competing against other companies producing similar goods.”

Nominations for the 2012 Unpackit Packaging Awards can be made by going to the Unpackit website.

Free Range Cook competition The Annabel Langbein Waterstones competition in the UK closed on Wednesday, having received 19,236 entries. A spokesperson for Waterstones booksellers said the competition attracted one of the highest entry totals of the past five years, and was the top one for 2011 so far. The winner has won an 18-day holiday in New Zealand worth £7000, which includes five days in Wanaka.

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Pets on parade Laura Williamson

A fancy pooch.

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Wanaka’s best pets will be on display at Willowridge Wanakafest with the Wanaka Veterinary Centre Pet Parade set to kick off on Saturday, October 22 at 12.30pm.

Festival co-ordinator Laurel Morrison said the parade was getting better

every year, with the 2011 event offering a prize for every single person entered in the form of prize packs sponsored by Eukanuba.

She said she’d also simplified the categories.

Pet owners could compete for Best Fancy Dress (“it’s best if both the owner and the pet dress up, so you have better chance of

winning”), Best Presented (“we’re looking for wellgroomed, obedient and well-mannered”) and Best Trick (“any kind of animal, we won’t discriminate”).

The parade would take place at the Kids’ Corner venue at Pembroke Park, with registration on the day.

crimescene Golf club graffiti Wanaka Golf Club has been the subject of vandalism this week, including graffiti, damage to greens and to flags.

Yacht damaged Golf balls were hit through the window of a yacht in the Lakeside Road Marina on October 7 causing over $400 worth of damage.

Drink driving Three individuals were prosecuted for drink driving this week and will lose their licences.

Jager stolen On October 10 at approximately 10pm, a young man snuck around the door of Betty’s Liquor Store, in front of the retail assistant, and took a 1L bottle of Jagermeister valued at $70, before running off down Ardmore Street towards the lake.

If you have information on any crimes call 0800CRIMESTOPPER (0800555111).

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sunnews Ducks taking the plunge at last year’s event .

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Second year für Oktoberfest Laura Williamson

Duck duck race Laura Williamson Preparations are underway for the second annual Rotary Duck Race, to be held at Bullock Creek on Saturday October 23.

The ducks will leave Pembroke Park at 9am in the scoop of a frontend loader. They will be dumped into Bullock Creek at Dungarvon Street and then swim downstream to the finish line at the lake edge.

The first duck down the

creek wins $500 for its adoptive owner.

According to Rotary Duck Race coordinator Martin McCarron, the ducks would take between 22 and 23 minutes to reach their destination, with 1000 ducks participating. An additional 500 have been added this year, as demand outstripped supply in the 2010 event.

To get ready for the race, Rotary held a working bee at which six volunteers numbered

the 1500 ducks, as well as affixing a washer and bolt to each bird’s posterior to ensure they remained upright throughout the race. Martin said this technique was arrived at after extensive testing in sinks and bathtubs. “There were ducks everywhere,” he said.

The Duck Race is a fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Wanaka, with 100 percent of monies raised going back into the Wanaka community.

It’s time to dust of the lederhosen, with Oktoberfest Wanaka set to transform Lake Wanaka Centre into a Bavarian Beer Hall on October 29. This is the second year for the event, which features music, German food and Bavarian beer, all served by waitresses in ‘dirndls’, a traditional Bavarian costume.

Organiser Simon Tiefenbach launched the event last year with partners Steve Prescott and Colin Armstrong. Simon said he had spent six year living in Munich and had thought that an Oktoberfest would be a great event for Wanaka.

When he found out that there was a traditional oompah band based in Hamilton, he decided to make it happen.

While the STEIN band play at about 20 Oktoberfests around New Zealand, Simon said that the Wanaka event was the most authentic, with the hall decorated in Bavarian blue and white. He imported 18 dirndls, consisting of a bodice, blouse, skirt and apron, to be worn by the waitresses, along with a set of tables.

“In a Bavarian beer tent, when the band plays people often dance on the benches. We found

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nothing suitable here, so we imported trestle benches from Germany,” Simon said. “You’ll think you’re at a real Oktoberfest!”

New on the menu this year will be a lager, a wheat beer and a dark lager from the Augustiner Brewery, which was founded at a Munich monastery in the 14th century and has been brewing beer ever since.

Acoustic spring winner Wanaka Sun reader Megan Williams won a ticket to see musicians Anika Moa and Barnaby Weir play an acoustic performance at the new Rippon Hall this Friday October 14. Megan’s favourite thing about spring is “that everyone and everything gets more energy”.

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Charlotte Trundle Community Networks School Holiday Programme participants enjoyed a fairy tale day of knights and princesses on Tuesday. The children took part in different activities including making dens, princess hats, knight’s shields and crowns.

“We have loads of original ideas to make the programme interesting and exciting. It is a good opportunity for children from different schools to make new friends in Wanaka and to try a range of activities which suit boys and girls,” Programme facilitator Hannah Barnell said.

The holiday programme continues next week.

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From Left: Amelia Young, 5, Charlotte Bell, 7, and Aneka Rossiter, 6.

PHOTO: Charlotte Trundle

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inbrief Grand graduation The graduation ceremony for Te Wananga o Aotearoa courses held in Wanaka and Cromwell took place last Thursday at Lake Wanaka Centre.

Ripeka Paraone, the regional manager for the tertiary education provider, opened the ceremony with a welcome to the graduates, their families and friends. Ms Ripeka gave recognition for the students’ hard work and achievements. She also acknowledged the frequent support from partners and family in making sacrifices to enable the students to take part in these educational opportunities.

Fourteen individual courses were awarded their certificates at the gathering, with students completing Certificates in Art (Maori), Te Ara Reo Maori, Advanced Te Ara Reo Maori, Money Management, Small Business Management, and Applied Business Growth and Development.

Jeromy van Riel led the singing of a number of waiata throughout the programme. The evening finished with a karakia and a supper, which offered a chance for students and teachers to catch up.

“I just loved meeting up with the students again,” Mylrea Bell, the Wanaka-based business tutor, said. “They are such a great group.”

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Striking gold

Playground working bee Children will soon enjoy a new playground at the lakefront thanks to the Wanaka Rotary Club. A working bee will be held on the site which is close to the Rotary barbecue at the left side of the lake this weekend.

Rotary president Tony Brown said the playground has been a great community project and will be a place for children and families to play and be safe. It is hoped most of the work will be completed by Labour weekend.

New owners Optometrist Danielle Pretty took over the ownership of Eyes on Ardmore this week after working for the business for two and a half years. “We will have all the same staff so nothing has changed there but we will be giving the shop a facelift,” she said.

New look Ardmore Street’s United Travel is now called World Travellers Wanaka. Director Ross McRobie said the business made the move from the franchise model in favour of the cooperative model offered by World Travellers. “This has a much lower overhead structure which means we are able to be more competitive,” he said.

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Pictured in the back row, from left: Vicky Yard, Sean Dickey, Bailey Masters, Olly Higgins, Nic Mercer, Kieran Shuttleworth, Helena Crawford, Tina Simmonds, Shaun Westhead. Front row, from left: Hannah Gerrard, Abby Swift, Tish Telford.

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Since starting two years ago, Wanaka St John Youth have gone from strength to strength. Following success at district competitions last month, the Wanaka division travelled to Greymouth last weekend to compete at regionals against teams from around the South Island.

The competitions were held in Shanty Town in Greymouth, where cadets were tested on their drill, communication, team work, first aid and health care skills. Junior individual Sean Dickey obtained a second place overall with the junior team consisting

of Abbey Swift, Nic Mercer, Helena Crawford and Tish Telford also gaining an overall second placing.

Not to be left out, the intermediate team (Hannah Gerard, Ollie Higgins, Kieran Shuttleworth and Bailey Masters) also gained several placings.

The Wanaka Division as a team also won the novice cup.

Divisional manager Tina Simmonds said “it is such a fantastic achievement for such a young division.”

The division is proudly supported by the St John area committee, parents and local community.

Pop up pandas Kai girl Melissa Morden holds up the latest plywood panda to mysteriously appear in Wanaka, this time perched above the coffee machine at Kai Whaka Pai. Pandas have been popping up around town all winter, with a one bear adorning the back of the Treble Cone access road sign and another one peering out from the second-storey window in the Wanaka Beats sound booth. No one has claimed responsibility for the panda bombing, but the pandas are identical to one produced by the British street artist Banksy. Interesting.

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Aspiring to live Charlotte Trundle “I am going to climb Mount Aspiring again and I’d like you to come with me,” Anna Brent told her family after her breast cancer diagnosis in 2010. The 53-yearold mother of two had achieved the ascent just 13 months prior to that moment. She was active, fit, a non-smoker, non-drinker and a healthy eater.

“When I learned the news of my diagnosis my immediate reaction was total denial,” she said. Anna is sharing her story to coincide with breast cancer awareness month. “I had regular mammograms but noticed something slightly different with one of my breasts,” she said. “Mammograms are so

important but they don’t pick up everything, so if you notice a slight change it’s a good idea to go to your GP and insist on an ultrasound.” Anna was given a good prognosis and found that the huge support from her

has undergone countless visits to doctors and specialists, two difficult operations, five months of chemotherapy and five weeks of radiotherapy. “Look Good Feel Better and Pink Pilates programmes were a lot of fun

The best piece of advice I can give is to acknowledge the illness rather than ignore it. husband, sons, friends and the Wanaka community helped her get through the daunting treatment. “The best piece of advice I can give is to acknowledge the illness rather than ignore it.

Collective, positive support is really what holds you up.” Anna

and provided light relief from medical based treatments. Most importantly they provided huge benefits in rehabilitation,” she said.

Her youngest son Allan, who has also climbed Mount Aspiring, was motivated to walk in

support of thousands of women and their families affected by breast cancer. He will ascend the Skytower, 14-and-a-half times (the equivalent height of Mount Aspiring 3033m) in May 2012 to raise funds for the Breast Cancer Research Trust.

Anna has now finished her hospital based treatment and will continue to have hormone blocking treatment and regular check ups for the next five years.

“I remain hugely optimistic that the expertise, love and loyalty of my wide-ranging support team have collectively conquered my breast cancer,” she said.

“Surely this is the best summit to have conquered.”

Anna Brent.

PHOTO: Charlotte Trundle

Caring for Carter

their own brand Staff at Sassy Pants offered k Dan Carter.

Blac All for k of support this wee

From left: Dog handlers Callum Grant and Matt Gunn with avalanche dogs Blizzid and Rocket.

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Charity day on snow Laura Williamson Skiers and snowboarders enjoyed an extra day of spring skiing at the annual Treble Cone Charity Day last Saturday.

More than 150 people attended the event, which raised funds for the Wanaka Rowing Club and Aspiring Avalanche Dogs.

This was the tenth year for the Charity Day. Matt Gunn, of Aspiring Avalanche Dogs, which is an independent, non-profit organisation providing a primary response avalanche search dog service, said the day was a success. “Everyone had a great time and got in some

great skiing. A big thank you to Treble Cone and Treble Cone staff who volunteered on the day.”

It was also the final day of work for the 11-year-old Blizzid, an avalanche dog who has worked at Treble Cone for ten years.

Matt said the Border Collie will be “sorely missed.”

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sunnews

Putting in pink

poeticjustice Is It Spring Yet? The first daffodil bloomed today – I think.

It’s hard to know when to count it as blooming.

Three days ago the papery sheath pulled back to reveal lemon petals still in tissue paper layers.

Then, like an emerging butterfly, the young blossom paused and gathered strength for the unwrapping.

Perhaps if the sun had worked a little harder, yesterday could have been the day of first bloom.

Mutual waiting for the expansion of petals from the frill of the cup raised expectation today – and I think this spring thrill was the yellowest ever.

This month’s poem wa s chosen by Wanaka ’s Poetic Justice group .

Poems can be sent to poeticjustice@gmail. com for selection.

- Kate Bariletti

Wanaka Golf Club members Pam McRae, Sue Anderson, Carolyn Wallace, Kay Ross and Marg Read.

PHOTO: charlotte trundle

Charlotte Trundle Ladies in pink picked up their golf clubs for a good cause this week. The golf competition is an annual event for the Wanaka Golf Club with participants dressing up in pink to raise funds for the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation. “Quite a few ladies have been affected

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by breast cancer in the club so we like to show our support and be pink for a day. We also tie pink ribbons around a tree on the ninth hole,” Wanaka Golf Club committee member Penny Wilson said.

Each year over 2600 New Zealand women and at least 20 men are diagnosed with breast cancer. For every person who

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is diagnosed, many others are affected including husbands, wives, partners, children, family and friends. Over the course of a year this adds up to thousands of people affected.

In New Zealand, women have an average risk of 11 percent (or 1 in 9) of being diagnosed with breast cancer at some time in their lives.

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BOARD When u pass a horse & rider especially in hawea flat on the road please slow down. you never know when a horse will get a fright! Thank you Can we please upgrade our telephone exchange for internet, there is a massive waiting list for internet connections in wanaka...not enough internet for all households!

Ha ha, a new indoor sports facility for an outdoor sport that lasts 3 months a year, nice one Qldc.

It’s been a pleasure Ireland. Sad to see you go  CYCLISTS BEWARE THE BLACK AND WHITE STEALTH BOMBERS NEAR THE CAMPHILL BRIDGE! 19 to 12 . Ha ha ha .haven’t laughed so hard in ages. In fact I’m still laughing ha ha ha ha. Go france

If you’re a grownup, Wanaka is a pretty nice place to live, what with no traffic jams, great views and worklife balance.

If you’re a kid, it’s downright awesome. For example, things a young person might do here over these school holidays include chasing 1500 rubber ducks down Bullock Creek, shooting a 3D foam rubber porcupine with a bow and arrow, having a go at Sumo wrestling at the Kahu Youth Crib or heading to the Community Networks School Holiday Programme for Very Hairy Caterpillar Day. On top of these, there’s all the fun that’s to be had on any ordinary day in Wanaka, like feeding the giant eels off the jetty, hitting the jumps at Lismore Park or smearing yourself head to toe in the greasy clay that collects on the shores of Bremner Bay. All this, and it’s shoulder season.

If this seems like a lot for a small town, it probably is. And I think I know why. Unlike Chicago, London, or, say, Auckland, Wanaka is often referred to as a “playground”, and this attracts a certain brand of adult. Sure, a lot of people in this community work hard, but a lot of them also like to get muddy riding the tracks in Sticky Forest or squeal like an idiot while hucking themselves of a kicker at a local ski field.

The lesson? Kid fun isn’t that much different from grownup fun – and in Wanaka we have plenty of both.

Enjoy.

Let’s have a Wales all blacks final. Well done to wales from one proud rugby nation to another Our primary schools are superb. Wonderful teachers

Spring in Wanaka

Do geese see god Cooper, Pocock and young Robbie - The more hate ‘em the better they’ll be!

The speed bumps are there now, get over them xx

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The bluebells lining the driveway of splendid trees into Wanaka Station Park from the Mt Aspiring Road entrance are a wonderful sight to behold at the moment.

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Montessori Children’s House “If you want your child to be successful when they grow up, consider sending them to a Montessori school” (Harry Mcafee from the Harvard Business Review.) But what is Montessori education, what makes it so special and why should you consider sending your preschooler to Montessori Children’s House Wanaka?

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Couch for sale $30 call 0226152231 Enviromower cordless battery lawn mower. Battery pack and mower in good working order. Great mower but no lawn now! 4432146 FIREWORKS, fireworks, fireworks bad boy. Boxes from $70. Pre-order txt/ph Ruth 021483262. Pick up 2-5 Nov. Over 18 only.

Specialised big hit mountain bike. $1600. Good condition. Ph 4432582 or 021540395.

Dog crate, wood, medium size, has been used for air travel, good condition, $100, Ph 02102572119.

Queen size bed, slat wooden base with latex mattress, $250 call 4432635 or text 0276957772 Upright freezer. Approx 6 months old. In new condition, no longer needed. $500 ono.

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Sheep manure 4 sale 4 bags $30 or $10 each fundraiser 4 Wanaka Scouts phone Bazza 4431662 or 0274432259 SNOWBOARD SEAT SOLD... still other October specials... log onto www.metalworkswanaka.co.nz. Metalworks 54 Ballantyne SPRINGCLEAN & TOSSOUT SALE - Sofa, lamps, linen, clothes, bric-a-brac, garden stuff & more. 9am Sat 15 @ 58 Dungarvon Street.

Station bred heading pups 4 sale. $50 SUBARU LIBERTY 4 SALE wof + reg until Feb, full service history, 4WD, twin turbo, excellent runner! Contact 0211411517 Toddler ride-on plastic trikes, 2 for sale. Triang brand.

Yellow and red. Ex condition, $20 each. 4437747 Trek 1200 road bike rarely used pristine cond. With accessories. Shoes and pump. $950 o.n.o Washing Machine. 7.5kg F&P Smartdrive. Good working condition. $180. 0274305577 Futon elegant rimu with comfy mattress $ 120 could deliver ph 021 331134

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Hair art...hair thou art workshop & mobile. Ph Kirstin 443 9545 Pregnancy Yoga classes, Mondays 7pm - 8.15pm Hawea Flat hall. Please bring a mat and cushion. $10. Call Kate 4432635, text 0276957772 WILD GARDEN? We can help with ur spring gardening projects. Great rates!

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Sassy Pants 443 5600 Orphan lambs wanted. Can look after 1 to 5 max. Pls ring 443 1258.

Childcare wanted on a casual basis mostly Saturdays and some days Cromwell call mike 0210686379 Want to house swap?

Christmas holidays. Three bedroom home Oamaru (must be cat lovers) two cats included!

Phone /text 0274342044

notices AGM Lindis Pass Conservation Group. Tarras School 10am Sun 16 Oct and working bee at Pass in pm. All welcome.

The Rotary Club of Wanaka meets weekly @ 6.00pm @ Oakridge Grand Mercure.

Wheels to Dunstan. Do you need to get to Dunstan Hospital? Ph:4437709 before 3pm to book your seat on the Free Shuttle.

Wanaka Pharmacy Healthy Rewards lets you earn 1 reward point for every dollar you spend!!

notices Your medical centre may have moved but your pharmacy is still right here! Wanaka Pharmacy - serving the Upper Clutha for 40 years & here for you daily until 7pm at the top of Helwick St. Maenad & Civilian Sol are now playin their Final show @ federal dinner. From 8:30pm.

Sat 15th, $10 on the door. See you al there Oktoberfest tickets are $70 and are available from the Wanaka i-SITE or online at www.ticketfest.co.nz.

Wanaka Breastfeeding Support Group meets on the first Monday of every month from 10.30am at the Plunket Rooms. Mothers can drop in or can contact Kate on 443 2635 or 027 695 7772.

Art interaction, sponsored

by Puzzling World: Email Kahu Youth at kahu.youth@xtra. co.nz or drop into The Crib if you want to contribute.

Duck Race: Tickets are $5 and available from Video Ezy, Hammer and Nail, Four Square Supermarket, Stonewood Homes Wanaka or by calling Martin on 027 248 2770.

Your medical centre may have moved but your pharmacy is still right here! Wanaka Pharmacy - serving the Upper Clutha for 40 years & here for you daily until 7pm at the top of Helwick St. Oktoberfest tickets are $70 and are available from the Wanaka i-SITE or online at www.ticketfest.co.nz.

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circulation: 8,500 Phone: 03 443 5252 Fax: 03 443 5250 Text view: 021 986 786 Text classified: 022 0786 778 Address: Top of the escalator, Spencer House, Wanaka Postal: PO Box 697, Wanaka Editor: Laura Williamson theeditor@thewanakasun.co.nz Journalist: Charlotte Trundle journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz Production: Adam Hall production@thewanakasun.co.nz Advertising: Jude Smith - marketing@thewanakasun.co.nz Ronnie Hopkinson sales@thewanakasun.co.nz, Office Supervisor: Ruth Bolger admin@thewanakasun.co.nz Printed by: Guardian Print, Ashburton Delivered by: Wanaka Rowing Club Published by: Wanaka Sun (2003) Ltd

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sunclassifieds Bridge results: Glendu Pairs 2. North/South: Kate Summers, Barbara Waterworth 60.57% 1.

Allan Kelly, Ken Muir 59.62% 2. Sandra Simmers, Jo Wallis 58.86% 3. East/West:- Bob Menlove, Linda Sutton 60.02% 1. Margaret Hunt, Errol Kelly 59.72% 2. Alwyne Haworth, Betty Swift 59.72% 3. Friday Bridge 7 October: North/South:- Toni Cathie, Lynda Hodge 60.48% 1. Suzanne Ewing, Daphne Stewart 59.92% 2. Heather Sheppard, Shona Watt 53.81% 3. East/West:- Pat Ross, Mo Schofield 57.78% 1. Joy Baxter, Barbara Waterworth 56.67% 2. Maggie Stratford, Joan Thorn 56.11% 3 Lake Hawea Golf Club Results 9/10/2011: Men 0 – 16: G Browne 40 c/b, R Johnson 40, D Sullivan 39. Men 17 +: R Stevenson 43, J Carnie 39, A Easte 38. Women Single Knockout Round one: A Brown bt J Hanson, K Todd bt M McElrea. Closest to the pin: A Clifford.

Tarras Golf Club Closing Day Ambrose-Simon Maling, Jonny Trevathan, Bonar Rowley nett 55.2, 1st; Lyndsey Harrison, Annabel Spiers, Richard Pullar, Russell Lovelock 58 nett, 2nd. Prize List for 2011. Women-Purvis Cup- Jan Gibson. Single Knock-out-Annabel Spiers, R/up-Pat Holder. Annan Trophy- Jan Gibson. Sealed Partners-Gilly Taylor. Eclectic-Kate Norman. Ringer Gross-Jan Gibson, Ringer Nett-Pat Holder. Patterson Trophy-Annabel Spiers. Canadian Foursomes-Annabel Spiers and Maire McElrea, Runners-up-Jan Gibson and Avril Templeton. Phillips Trophy-Kate Norman. Clark Trophy-Maire McElrea. Putting Prize-Jan Gibson. Jan Gibson Trophy-Kate Norman. Robert J. Winton Tray-Kate Norman. Senior Champion-Jan Gibson, R/up-Lynn Rae. Intermediate Champion-Maire McElrea, R/up- Annabel Spiers. Junior Champion-Jan Allen, R/up-Helen Davis.

Men-Purvis Cup-John Templeton . Clark TrophyDave Trevathan. Putting-Russell Lovelock. 4BBB-

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Intermediate Champion-Ken Galloway, R/up-Russell Lovelock. Junior Champion-Craig Still, R/upBeau Trevathan. Hole-in-one-Russell Lovelock on No.1. Longest 19th-Russell Lovelock.

Wanaka Golf Club weekly results: Tuesday Ladies, 4th October, Medal & Putting. Div 1: 1 Anne Moffat, 69, 2 Margaret Read, 70, 3 Janet Cochrane, 72. Div 2: 1 Rena Cowie, 71 ocb, Jenny Pryde, 71, Celia Bowmar, 71. Div 3: 1 Kay Todd, 69, 2 Harriet Byrne, 72, 3 Avril Templeton, 73 ocb Lynn Howson, 73. Div 4: 1 Kay Ross, 68, 2 Margaret Anderson, 71, 3 Gwenda Ross, 76. Putting, Div 1: Heather Malcolm, 29 putts ocb from Lyn Marshall. Div 2: Carolyn Wallace, 33 putts ocb from Lyn Howson.

Nearest the Pin: No.4 Marion Furneax, No.6 Kay McHutcheon, No.13 Liz McRae, No.15 Penny Wilson. Wednesday Men, 5th October, Stableford. Div 1: 1 David Keimig, 44, 2 Gareth Brown, 42, 3 Adam Clifford, 40. Div 2: 1 Ray Leckie, 41, 2 Mel Campbell, 40, 3 Stephen Popperwell, 39 ocb Jeff Niederer, 39.

Nearest to the Pin: No.2 Bob Menlove, No.6 Dave Keimig, No.13 Ray Leckie, No.15 Callum Grant.

Thursday Nine Hole Ladies, 6th October, Nett 1 Nicole Meldrum, 32, 2 Margaret Begg, 34, 3 Ann Trevathon, 35. Nearest the Pin: No. 6 Stephanie Still. Saturday Ladies, 8th October, Medal 1 L Howson, 70, 2 A Moffat, 71, 3 A Brown, 72. Stableford 1 H Byrne, 35, 2 H Malcolm, 34. Nearest the Pin: No.4 N Hastings, No.15 G Cross. Saturday Men, 8th October, Stableford Div 5—50 (all) 1 Stephen Popperwell, 43, 2 Jeff Niederer, 41, 3 Adam Clifford, 41. Twos: M Read, B Sutton, R Leary, S Humpherson.

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sunsport

Happy campers

Strictly Springston

Olympic halfpipe prospect Rebecca Sinclair of Wanaka training at Cardrona.

PHOTO: wanaka.tv

Charlotte Trundle Wanaka snow sports athletes have been joined by top-level competitors from around the world at the Cardrona spring training camps.

The New Zealand national freeski and snowboard teams are making the most of the warm

slushy conditions at Cardrona Alpine Resort, training on the slopestyle course and in the halfpipe with their coaches.

“The spring camps are a massive asset,” Snow Sports NZ director of coaching and sport development Adam Dooney said. “Cardrona is a world-class facility. Everyone has made huge progression and

is pushing the boundaries. It is great we can do this in our own backyard, before the athletes head overseas.” Among the professional athletes who have made the trip from the northern hemisphere to train at the spring camps is Olympic snowboard halfpipe silver medallist Gretchen Bleiler.

Three local horse riders travelled to Kaikoura this week to compete in the Springston Trophy starting tomorrow (Friday).

Because there is a lack of numbers in their local club to make up a team, Mount Aspiring College students Cate Howie (pictured) and Zoe McNeilly and correspondence student Georgie Dickson will team up with other clubs from around the South Island to compete in

the three day event.

Cate, competing in her fifth Springston, is riding Just Jackson with the Strath-Taieri Pony Club composite team in the intermediate grade.

Zoe and Georgie will be competing for the first time at Springston in the junior grade.

Zoe, riding Strictly Kosha, joins the West Taieri Pony Club composite team and Georgie, riding Tui Bear, will compete with a Peninsula Pony Club

Disc golf champs Disc Golf Wanaka’s inaugural championship will take place on Saturday, October 22 as part of Wanakafest.

Tee-off is at 12pm at the top of Lismore Park, opposite the bike park. There will be both doubles and singles competitions, with at least nine basket and pole hole targets set up on the course. Competitors can bring their own frisbees or purchase them on the day.

Martin Galley, chairperson of the Disc Golf Wanaka committee, said that the response so far had been positive. “There’s talk of people coming from as far away as Twizel.”

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composite team.

The riders have attended training sessions with world class equestrian Vaughn Jeffries who has represented New Zealand at two Olympics and three World Championships.

Springston Trophy, now in its 35th year, is the largest pony club event in the Southern Hemisphere. A total of 28 six-person teams will compete this year.

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