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Morgan chosen for Korea page 2

A decade in cubs page 5

Local photographer Antony Hansen, who returned from France yesterday, said the performance

by Wanaka’s snow sports athletes (Bex Sinclair pictured above) have raised the town’s profile on the European stage. The X-Games in Tignes attracted millions of spectators through the television coverage and more than 103,000 spectators attended the three-day event. Antony said Wanaka was “really on the map over there” and this is the market companies should be targeting to increase Northern Hemisphere tourism numbers.

Mayors deny rumour

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Proposed reforms make amalgamations easier Caroline Harker

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School adventure racers page 16

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Local mayors are surprised by rumours they are considering amalgamating the Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago district councils.

QLDC mayor Vanessa van Uden said there was no truth to the rumour. “We’ve never discussed it,” she said.

“I’ve got no idea where it came from,” CODC mayor Tony Lepper said. “She did offer me Hawea Flat once but I think that was in jest.

“Wanaka tried to join our council about 15 years ago but we had to turn them down. It was going to cost a fortune in roading subsidies. But that’s all changed now.”

Vanessa said she could consider amalgamating the councils, if it meant

“delivering better and more cost effective services to the community”.

Reforms introduced by the former Minister of Local Government Nick Smith on Tuesday include plans to allow

QLDC may be another.”

Tony and Vanessa have talked about amalgamating roading and plan to have a formal meeting about a proposal dubbed Remarkable Roads

She did offer me Hawea Flat once but I think that was in jest. easier council amalgamations – which may influence some mayors.

“Our first focus should be to look at the services we can share and reduce costs,” Vanessa said. “The library service is one that has been operating for a number of years already. Sharing the management of our roading networks in CODC and

soon. The proposal was first mooted in 2002. Transit New Zealand and the two councils had talks regarding a joint venture to develop and maintain local roads and state highways in the region more effectively. The idea was abandoned in 2005 for a number of reasons, in particular the passing of the Land Transport Management Act

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which changed the basis for roading planning on regional and national levels. Now it seems, they want to talk again.

Queenstown Lakes District Libraries and Central Otago District Libraries are linked in a joint venture which gives members access to all 14 branches in the Central Otago/Queenstown Lakes library district. The venture has been a great success for ratepayers as it allows them to borrow a much wider range of books, magazines, DVDs, videos, audio books, e-books, sound recordings and CD-ROMs.

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inbrief Adventure destination Wanaka has been named the best new adventure hub in the 2012 Outside Travel Awards. Outside is an America active-lifestyle and adventuretravel magazine and the awards “honour the best destinations on seven continents” according to the website. An article on the magazine’s website states Wanaka is “emerging as [New Zealand’s] Jackson, Wyoming”.

Fake oil spill tests response Contact Energy and Otago Regional Council (ORC) staff tested their marine pollution response capability on Lake Dunstan this week. About 18 participants took part in an exercise simulating an oil spill on Monday.

“The exercise scenario’s main aim was to minimise the effects of any oil spilt in the lake by practising the setting of deflection booms and preparing spill collection equipment,” ORC group manager of regional services Jeff Donaldson said.

The response teams focused on protecting the dam and the lake environment.

Great result for trust The Upper Clutha Children’s Medical Trust is $25,780 better off following a successful fundraiser at last weekend’s golf tournament.

A rugby ball signed by the All Blacks, luxury accommodation and golfing memorabilia were part of an auction organised by the trust.

Prints of Jack Nicholas, Arnold Palmer and Tiger Woods were bought by the McRae family to be used for their proposed Parkins Bay golf development.

UCCMT spokesperson Yvonne Gale thanked all the contributors and sponsors and said the trust was very pleased with the result.

Morgan chosen for Korea Caroline Harker Local snowboarder Morgan James (pictured) has been selected to represent New Zealand at the World Winter Games in Korea next year.

“I was jumping up and down screaming I was so excited,” she said. Morgan is one of 11 athletes from around New Zealand in the 2013 Special Olympics New Zealand team. It includes six people in supporting roles; one of whom is Wanaka based Lyn Donaldson.

Lyn will be the head snowboarding coach.

Morgan’s parents Sally and Bruce James hope to go to Korea to see her compete. The selection of team members was based ontheirperformanceduring the national competitions held at Cardrona last year.

“I got two gold medals

and a bronze,” Morgan said.

Her gold medals were for Super G and GS. In the meantime there is a lot of fundraising to be done, and Morgan has begun her fitness programme. She is fitting this in around her schedule which involves three mornings a week working at Wanaka Wastebusters,andvolunteer work most afternoons at the Timber Creek Equestrian Centre.

The Special Olympics team will be training in Wanaka from August 3 – 10, and travelling to Korea in mid January for more training, and a host town programme, before the games begin on January 30. The four day host town programme is a chance for theteamtoexperiencesome of the culture, food and traditions of Korea.

Morgan said she isn’t looking forward to the food

yet, but she is very excited about snowboarding in another country.

She started as a skier but

switched to snowboarding when she was about 13.

Morgan spends most winter weekends up at Cardrona.

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NCEA results ‘outstanding’ Caroline Harker Mount Aspiring College has produced some interesting NCEA results with a pattern of 5-8 percent more students gaining Level one, two or three than the national average for co-ed decile 8-10 schools, but less students than the national average for high decile schools gaining merit or excellence endorsements at levels two and three.

However Principal Wayne Bosley is very pleased with the results.

“Our pass rates are outstanding,” he said.

“Our staff and students are performing very well. The students are becoming much more aware of the value of

merit and excellence endorsements and we are encouraging students capable of achieving at those levels to aim

academia].”

Last years results were better than other years with 1.5 percent more students gaining

Our students are very busy people. We encourage them to succeed in a lot of different fields... for them.” Wayne said the holistic nature of education at Mount Aspiring College is an important part of the school’s philosophy.

“Our students are very busy people.

We encourage them to succeed in a lot of different fields [not just

Level one than in 2010 and a remarkable 9.3 percent more students gaining Level two than in 2009. At Level three 3.2 percent more students gained NCEA in 2011 than in 2009. Wayne said the school always aims to improve rates of achievement.

Albert Town turnoff tidy up Tim Brewster Improved visibility for turning onto State Highway 8 from Albert Town and Riverbank Road is the goal for roading work being done on the existing intersection.

Awider,extended, turning lane for vehicles travelling from Wanaka to Albert Town will provide much greater separation from the current throughlane, according to the New Zealand Transport Authority who is responsible for the project. The lane extension will enable

Springing forward into action Work has started on the lakefront water feature after an appropriate water source was secured last week.

Until recently, the Wanaka Springs Trust had found it difficult to locate a suitable source of water for a permanent water feature on Lakeside Road even though they had the necessary funds and consent required to proceed with the project.

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“My favourite person there is [staff member] Carol Little,” she said. “I love snowboarding.”

Morgan said she’s not focused on winning in Korea.

“Our mottois ‘Let me win, but if I cannot win let me be brave in the attempt’,” she said.

There are two snowboarders in the New Zealand team; the other nine are skiers. The winter games include five other snowsports: Nordic skiing, figure skating, speed skating, snowshoeing and hockey.

Special Olympics is a non-profit organization founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver (sister of President John F Kennedy).

It now includes summer and winter games with more than 3.7million athletes from 170 countries competing.

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drivers turning onto the highway to see oncoming traffic fromWanakamuch more clearly than previously, NZTA Central Otago area manager John Jarvis said.

The turning lane to Albert town will have a give way sign installed and additional lighting work and road markings. Work is expected be completed by the end of March with the project estimated to cost $83,000, he said.

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Nick Smith’s proposed reforms Caroline Harker Proposed changes to the Local Government Act 2002, giving councils the role of ‘providing good quality local infrastructure, public services and regulatory functions at the least possible cost to households and business’, have pleased QLDC mayor Vanessa van Uden.

Well known for her budgeting initatives, it comes as no surprise she particularly likes the phrase ‘at the least possible cost’. This new role of councils replaces references to ‘social, economic, environmental and cultural well-being of

communities’ which also pleases our mayor.

“I think the change to the four ‘well-beings’ is good but it will be important when the detail is put around it isn’t forgotten that local government is not homogenous throughout the country, and councils’ should be able to respond to things that are important to their communities - providing those communities are prepared to pay for it.”

The changes are part of former local government Nick Smith’s proposed Local Government Reforms – which he introduced on Tuesday, before resigning

due to unrelated issues on Wednesday.

“The key new test that councils will need to apply in the way they spend money is

has quadrupled nationally in the last decade and rates have increased 7 percent per year during the same period, QLDC has the highest debt

The current constraints are basically negligible, they can do everything. that there is a public good,’’ Nick Smith told media on Tuesday. “The current constraints are basically negligible, they can do everything.”

While local government debt

and rates per capita in the South Island. It also has the fourth highest debt per capita in the whole of New Zealand (after the Kaipara, Taupo and Waitomo districts). QLCD debt per capita is $3563,

something Queenstown Lakes District deputy chief executive Stewart Burns is not ashamed of. He said the district has a small resident population of around 28,000 but has to cater for 2.8 million visitors annually. He said the increase in debt over the past 10 years reflects the costs of providing infrastructure for a 65 percent growth in the population.

While the Central Otago District Council has no debt, mayor Tony Lepper said his ratepayers will not be happy with the proposed changes.

“This is a fundamental

change in direction which will not go down well with many in our community who have relied on the ‘well-beings’ to convince council to fill the gaps central government has created,” he said. “The wellbeings allowed the council to take into account a far wider perspective in its decision making process and made us more responsive to all our communities needs.

Some of this may be lost as we focus on infrastructure and rating caps.”

Road rules to change At 5am this Sunday March 25 two giveway rules will be changed.

The first rule requires right turning traffic to give way to vehicles coming from the opposite direction and turning left. This rule applies at cross roads, T-intersections and driveways where both vehicles are facing each other with no signs or signals, or the same signs or signals.

The second rule relates to uncontrolled T-intersections.

According to the New Zealand Transport Agency website “all traffic from a terminating road (bottom of the T) will have to give way to all traffic on a continuing road (top of the T). This will bring it into line with Tintersections where there are Stop or Give Way signs on the terminating road.”

The current rules remain in place until Sunday.

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inbrief Honouring the Anzac spirit

Generous response to Relay for Life Tim Brewster

Last Thursday the New Zealand Defence Force launched Operation Anzac Spirit: a competition for Year 7 and 8 students to learn about Anzac Day. Students are asked to design a poster based around this year’s theme honouring the ANZAC spirit in the local community.

“It is sometimes difficult for younger generations to understand why we have a special day to remember those who fought for our country.”

Vice Chief of Defence Force Rear Admiral Jack Steer said. “Operation ANZAC Spirit is a great opportunity for young people to learn about why many individuals and families mark Anzac Day by attending their local service to commemorate and remember those who served, and those who continue to serve in New Zealand’s Navy, Army and Air Force.”

New manager Lake Wanaka i-SITE has a new manager. Sarah Hobbs, 33, has joined the team from a sport and recreation management background in Tauranga.

She said she was looking forward to this new opportunity and life in Wanaka.

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Two Wanaka groups, the Pink Panthers (pictured top: Alison Stretch, Marion Barnett and Pat Stuart) and Oanaka (pictured bottom left) participated in last weekend’s Relay for Life in Cromwell raising over $18,000 for the Cancer Society. The Central Otago event raised a total of $130,000 to be used in the region. The Wanaka Pink Panthers are a local support group made up of 31 former cancer suffers, family members and friends who have been affected.

They were joined by 14 others from Oanaka childcare centre for the event.EmmaBurgessfrom Oanaka said the support had been “amazing” with one donor sending the

group a cheque for $5000.

Client support liaison for the society in Wanaka, Raewyn Robertson, said the 24 hour event at Cromwell race course had been a great success. “I’m absolutely overwhelmed and humbled.”

She said a particularly poignant moment was when a lap of honour was held with an estimated 100 cancer survivors doing a circuit of the course wearing purple sashes and carrying balloons. “It wasn’t just about fighting it, it was about living and being joyous.” Sixty-five teams took part in the event, with the money raised to be used in the area for support services, accommodation in Dunedinduringtreatment and for education in the area, Raewyn said.

Trash diving Debris in and around the lake is being targeted this weekend in the annual “splash for trash” organised by local diving instructor Steve Traynor.

Almost 70 volunteers including 20 divers at the last collection gathered an estimated 250kg of bottles, cans, tyres, plastic bags and other dumped items.

Steve offers prizes for the most unusual items, the most items collected by a buddy team and the heaviest piece of junk found in the lake.

Anyone interested in getting involved can turn up at 9.30am this Saturday by the i-Site building.

Steve is asking people to register beforehand to give him an idea of numbers.

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Decade in cubs for George

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Tim Brewster What started as a single evening helping with his stepson at cubs has turned into a decade of service for Wanaka’s George Foreman. The extrovert Brit was warranted as a cub pack leader on March 15, 2002 and since then has encouraged hundreds of youngsters to embrace the scouting culture. There are currently 36 eight to 11-year-olds George is responsible for with eight parents who help out with the group going to two or three camps a year as well as their weekly activities.

Simply, he got involved because he enjoys it. “I get rejuvenated with all those kids running around, I have a highlight every week,” he said. Cubs are less formal now, but the principles of scouting are still adhered too, with a strong emphasis on teamwork and skills to develop the confidence and ability of youngsters to enjoy the outdoors safely.

Through the years the biggest change

he has seen has been the introduction of girls to the cub group and now numbers are evenly mixed.

After ten years, George is now bumping onto his former cubs at the pub, which he finds amusing. He is also pleased to see some of them taking on a mentoring

the outdoor lifestyle around Wanaka and his enthusiasm and ability to connect with kids has earned him the gratitude and respect of parents.

“He treats every single one of them the same and also as individuals. He’s got a lovely way with kids and a lovely sense

George gives “110 percent to the activities.

He is extremely talented, he could be a very good teacher or child psychologist. role to younger schoolmates.

George arrived in Wanaka, to a bit of culture shock from his life in South London, in 1998 to visit a schoolmate who had moved here and he decided to do the same. After playing rugby league in his younger days, he has since become a keen mountain biker and more recently got into golf. He has embraced

of humour. It’s always a great time with George. The kids love it because they get to do things they don’t normally get to do,” Katherine Richards said. A helper with the actvities, she has two children currently in cubs with George, and a third now in scouts.

At a recent camping trip to Dingleburn Station the group did skits and

performances around a pretend (due to a fire ban) bonfire. Other camp activities included riding down a zipline, building riverside cairns and dams and making art from natural objects. A long hike or bike ride is also part of the camp tradition.

Adele Stewart is an early childhood teacher who has been a cub leader for three years and said George gives “110 percent to the activities. He is extremely talented, he could be a very good teacher or child psychologist. He meets and greets different children according to their personality and treats them in a certain manner that they respond well to.”

After ten years George remains enthusiastic about his role. The Dingleburn camp “could have been the best ever.”

Is another decade in cubs part of the plan? “I wouldn’t mind at all,” he said.

An Asian influence Caroline Harker Burns Fellow poet and writer Sue Wootton will be speaking about her time in Vietnam during the International Asia Pacific Poetry Festival, this Saturday in Cromwell.

Sue said she was struck by how the Vietnamese embrace the arts, and “how often it is publicly acknowledged that creativity nourishes the soul and spirit”. She will also “see where the muse

takes me”.

Sue is being brought to Central by the Cromwell & Districts Community Arts Council. Organiser Peter Mead describes her as a thoroughly engaging and talented speaker.

Originally a physiotherapist, Sue returned to university and graduated from Otago with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature in 2003.

In 2008 she was the Burns Fellow there – a position

previously held by many famous New Zealand authors including Janet Frame, Roger Hall, Keri Hulme, James K. Baxter, Maurice Shadbolt, Michael King, Owen Marshall, Ruth Dallas and James Norcliffe.

Sue has won many poetry competitions, and has received a wide range of awards and prizes for her writing.

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Film festival returns The NZ Mountain Film Festival, founded by Jo and Mark Sedon, will be held for the tenth time this July. The first festival in the spring of 2002 featured talks celebrating adventurous sports and lifestyles from Mark, Guy Cotter, Dave Hiddleston and Lionel Clay. When another speaker was delayed in transit to Wanaka the organisers screened a borrowed film to an appreciative audience, after this New Zealand’s first international adventure

film-makers competition was created.

The next festival, renamed the ‘Free Spirit Festival’, in

and more entries were received for the contest.

By 2008 they had double the entries and organisers

Everyone flocked to the Lake Wanaka Centre for the films, speakers ...

June 2004 attracted 40 film makers and speakers Colin Monteath and Lydia Bradey. The name changed again the following year,

had settled on the current festival name.

Mark said last year’s festival was the biggest: “with none of the ski resorts

open everyone flocked to the Lake Wanaka Centre for the films, speakers, the new adventure film school, the new adventure film editing competition, Greg Child’s talk plus several other fantastic speakers and workshops.”

International and national adventurers, including Tim Emmett, Christine Byrch and Michael Archer, have been confirmed to speak at this year’s festival which will take place over six days.

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Kilometres for cash

Back on his feet

A record $89,693.35 was raised through Contact Energy’s ‘$ for km’ campaign: for each kilometre athletes swan, ran and cycled in the Contact Tri Series a dollar was donated to Cure Kids. The money will go towards researching life-threatening illnesses suffered by New Zealand children. “In crossing the finish line at the Contact Tri Series, the thousands of participants throughout New Zealand have done an awesome job to help make a difference to the lives of kiwi kids,” community relations manager Craig Griffiths said. The 200 participants at the Wanaka event raised $4400 towards the total.

Caroline Harker Wanaka builder Bill Brooker couldn’t keep the smile off his face when he took his first steps at Burwood Spinal Unit on Monday.

Bill fell three metres onto concrete last month while building a house in Mount Barker.

He didn’t break any bones but was put on full bed rest for three weeks due to swelling around his spinal chord. He also severed a tendon in his left hand, lost all feeling in one leg and couldn’t use his arms. Bill is expected to be in Burwood for some time while he continues to recover. He remains optimistic and is looking forward to returning home to Wanaka.

“A nurse was interviewing me about my medical history the other day and we got chatting about all sorts of things,” he said.

“She asked me what really matters to me. I thought about it for a while. I told her what I really care about is keeping our water clean.” Bill plans to campaign to keep our lakes and rivers in pristine condition when he gets home.

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Locals kids to be TV stars Caroline Harker Up to a dozen Mount Aspiring College students are acting in an international television series being filmed around Glenorchy and in Queenstown, but their names are a closely guarded secret. One of them has a major role.

Mount Aspiring drama teacher Emily McRae said the casting agent was very impressed with the talent pool among the Wanaka students.

“We’ve had very good feedback about the students’ ability,” she said. “And it’s a fantastic experience for them to work with a world famous director.”

The series is being directed

by Oscar winner Jane Campion (The Piano) and up and coming Australian director Garth Davis.

While adult stars in the series are known to include Holly Hunter (The Piano), and kiwi favourites Robyn Malcolm (Cheryl West in Outrageous Fortune) and Lucy Lawless (Zena), no information has been released about the Wanaka teenagers involved. They

It’s been a fantastic experience for them to work with a world famous director. themselves have been sworn to secrecy.

The six part series is co-produced by several international companies including UKTV in Australia and New Zealand – which is owned by BBC Worldwide. It will be screened on television next year.

The series is called Top of

the Lake and is described as a powerful and haunting mystery about the search for happiness in a paradise where honest work is hard to find.

Set in the remote mountains of New Zealand, the story follows the disappearance of a five months pregnant 12-year-old named Tui

who was last seen standing chest deep in a frozen lake. Apparently the investigating detective, Robin Griffin, must ‘lose herself’ in order to find the missing girl.

During the investigation, she collides with Matt Mitcham, Tui’s father, a local drug lord, and G.J. (Holly Hunter), a guru at a local women’s camp. “Robin will find this the case that tests her limits and sends her on a journey of self-discovery,” according to the film’s publicity.

Writer and director Jane Campion has a holiday home at Glenorchy and is known to have wanted to film something in the area for some years. Top of the Lake is the first production she has filmed in New Zealand since the 1990s when she made The Piano and An Angel at my Table.

“Jane Campion is a storyteller like no other,” BBC Drama Commissioning Controller Ben Stephenson said. “We are delighted to bring to screen an unforgettable landscape and characters who are unique, original and yet utterly recognizable – this is a story which will touch us all.”

inbrief Bon appétit A Wanaka cook book is one of the top twelve finalists in the Best Cookbook of the Year category. Last week the book, WANAKA: Earth to Heaven at Whare Kea, edited by Michal McKay and illustrated by Kieran Scott, placed fourth in the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2012 in Paris. The book, placed behind books from Chile, Mexico and The Netherlands, was the leader from the Asia-Pacific region.

The book, commissioned by lodge owners Martyn and Louise Myer, features profiles of local identities, photography from the Wanaka area, and forty recipes focusing on local produce from Whare Kea’s chef James Stapley.

Busy month for St John St John attended 87 ambulance calls in February, 31 were to accidents and the remaining 56 were to medical events. They transported 79 patients, covered 6082km and spent 140 hours attending those incidents.

The youth division has about 40 members who have been busy selling bottled water at events around town to raise funds. St John relies on public donations to keep the local station operating and to purchase equipment.

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Below the surface Vicki Urquhart contemplates her portrait of a fellow art student who was diagnosed with Hodgkins Disease but has since recovered. The painting is part of an exhibition Vicki has with two other Hawea artists, Robyn Bardas and Laetitia Campe, which closes tomorrow (Friday)at 4pm. Vicki has six portraits in the exhibition.

Laetitia has a series of collographs inspired by the underwater world of a surfer or diver, and Robyn’s work is a series of recreated local landscapes. The exhibition is in an empty office space above Southbeach at 8 Helwick Street.

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Wanaka connection for book launch Tim Brewster The strong Wanaka connection of the founding family of retail giant H & J Smith from Invercargill is chronicled in a book launched here last weekend. Seventy-five members of Helen and John Smith’s extended family gathered for the official release of “Test Of Character,” by John Smith’s grandson, writer Bill Thomas (pictured).

The book covers the life and philosophy of John who established the iconic department store with his sister Helen as well as a history of the family.

Following an impoverished childhood John left school at 13 to start work with his older sister, Helen, as a milliner in Dunedin,

before setting up business in Invercargill. Helen died in 1918 during the Spanish Flu epidemic, leaving John to manage the business and by the 1920s he and his wife Irene had six children and were considered to be the one of Southland’s wealthiest families.

John built a holiday house on Brownston Street in Wanaka during the 1920s which still stands, establishing a base for his children and grandchildren who started a family tradition of holidaying in Wanaka. Over the years John spent more and more time in the Wanaka area, driving the eight hours from Invercargill in his Buick which he converted to run on gas because of petrol rationing. An avid fisherman and shooter,

he also bought a 30 foot petrol driven launch and spent a lot of time using it to access parts of the lake with local identities such as John Faulks.

During construction of the house he and his wife Irene stayed in a caravan on the site going up to the Wanaka hotel for meals and showers. Behind the house and across Bullock Creek they built a large room with a bar and open fireplace for entertaining.

The room soon gained a reputation as a great venue for parties with its robust wooden dance floor. The house was sold in 1948 after John’s death and has changed hands a number of times since then. During the late 1980s it was rented out to ski-area workers for a number of winters,

who made good use of the “party room” with its built-in bar across the creek. After an evening of merriment, some people would take an unplanned detour through the creek or the nearby ponds as they headed home, a tradition that was not unknown back in the 1930s, Bill said.

He started the project two years ago and published the book himself as a record of the life of his grandparents. He chose the name to reflect not only the trials of John and Helen overcoming their background to establish a successful business, but also the challenges for John’s six children, who were brought up in what was considered to be Invercargill’s wealthiest family.

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Smooth operator Tim Brewster Wanaka’s Blair Duncan (pictured right) has been named New Zealand’s top excavator operator after winning first place at the national championships.

It was the third time Blair has competed in the twoday competition, held in Feilding over the weekend, but the first time he has brought home the coveted top title.

The 28-year-old civil engineer works for his family business and said operating an excavator is in his blood. “My dad reckons the best way to get a good digger driver

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is to breed one,” he said.

“Both my parents’ families are second generation contractors, I work for the family business.”

Blair won a trophy of an excavator mounted on a kauri stand, a cup that he will keep for a year and a miniature version of the cup to keep permanently, and $2000 cash.

One of the aspects of the competition is the surprise challenge where contestants have to perform a delicate task such as pouring a cup of tea or popping a champagne cork. This year contestants had to use the excavator bucket to open a clip-top jar.

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Money from old rope Caroline Harker Albert Town man Matt Gunn believes he has developed the most versatile dog lead in the world. The lead, modelled by Matt’s trainee avalanche dog Rocket (right), is made from ‘retired’ climbing rope and Matt intends to sell leads as a fundraiser for Aspiring Avalanche Dogs (AAD). He is asking for donations of old rope with a diametre between 8mm and 12mm.

Matt developed the lead while training and working avalanche dogs and hopes it

will be popular with dog owners.

“As well as having

Flying the distance

them, and some ropes will have been used by our own NZLandSAR

It will take 12 days, and a journey through 13 countries, for the T-6C Texan to get to New Zealand to participate at the Warbirds Over Wanaka airshow.

Built by the American Hawker Beechcraft Defense Company the T-6C Texans, which has ejector seats, advanced avionics and aerobatic capabilities, will be flown by specialist display pilot Michael ‘Gameshow’ Rambo.

“Flying the T-6C all the way to New Zealand is a rewarding logistical challenge,” Hawker Beechcraft Defense Company regional executive Marc Harrelson said. “One can now better appreciate the significant distance travelled and staunch commitment New Zealanders have made in many international conflicts.”

As well as having multiple features, it is made from recycled climbing rope ... multiple features, it is made from recycled climbing rope making it not only eco-friendly, but also having a rich history. Climbing ropes have facilitated some amazing and harrowing experiences in the people who use

teams to save lives in our region...pretty cool really.”

If the leads sell well as a fundraiser Matt hopes to develop a business venture selling them internationally and giving a percentage of sales to AAD.

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Only 12 more months of waiting Caroline Harker This time next year the fifth Festival of Colour will be just finishing, and director Philip Tremewan and general manager Lindsey Schofield are already busy searching out new performers and shows for the 2013 festival (April 16 – 21). They have been to performing arts markets and festivals in Adelaide and Wellington.

“The Wellington festival had a fantastic well supported programme,” Lindsey said.

“We saw some very exciting homegrown talent as well as amazing overseas acts. The likes of Raoul and Hohepa are truly spectacular but far

too big for us to be able to bring to Wanaka but there are also some wonderful smaller scale plays and shows that we will be looking at for inclusion in the Festival of

Colour programme.”

Lindsey is also busy getting financial support for next year. Creative New Zealand and Central Lakes Trust have confirmed

continued support.

“These cornerstone funders are a vital part of our funding mix,” Lindsey said. “Cooke Howlison have also committed as a bronze sponsor once again. It really helps with planning if we know the level of financial support early on, so the earlier people can commit as sponsors, patrons or benefactors, the better it is for the festival.”

Benefactors who have made donations for 2013 include John Charrington and Pamela McBride, Ted Lloyd, Sir Tim and Prue Wallis and an anonymous donor. Thirty-seven sponsors have also signed up.

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Stars in Wanaka INXS member Kirk Pengilly and his wife, former pro surfer Layne Beachley, were in Wanaka yesterday taking in the sights on a wilderness jet-boating trip up the Matukituki River. INXS, who appointed new front man Ciaran Gribbin late last year, will play in Hamilton next month.

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MACmonthly Starting today, each month the Wanaka Sun will feature the MAC monthly column written for us by students at Mount Aspiring College. Young journalists Rory McLean and Eden Brown will give a student perspective on college sports, news and views, with college images by Daniel Regal.

Year 8 students Janus Staufenberg and Sean Dickey. photo: Daniel Regal

Junior school Recently at MAC we have had House Day, Swimming Sports, Athletics and the Quad sports day. The results from House Day were: first Pisa, second Roy, third Iron and fourth Barker.

We had a good turnout at the Swimming Sports of students who wanted to gain maximum points for their house. Everyone competed well and gave it 110 percent, and there were five records broken.

Big congratulations to these students.

Athletics Day had fantastic numbers.

Everyone did their best for their house and should be extremely proud of themselves. It came down to participation points as there were less than 100 points separating top and bottom. In the end it was Roy first, Pisa second, Iron third and Barker fourth, with only five points separating

Barker and Iron. It was a great day with kids dressed up in everything from capes to tights to 70s shorts. Everyone had fun and that is what it’s all about.

Recently a group from the Education Review Office came to MAC - they go around making sure everything is all ticking along nicely, which it always has been here.

- Rory McLean, Year 8

Senior school “Mount Aspiring College, giving the best we can” was the tune sung with gusto and vigour at MAC this month as the school welcomed the team from ERO. Representatives from the Education Review Office were around the school looking into the quality of education provided here at MAC and making recommendations concerning ways to make the school a better place.

The report has not yet been issued, but watch

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Enough about the teachers, let’s look at how the shining lights of the future have been progressing. The NCEA college results for 2011 have been formally released.

We were well above the national standard for students passing their courses in levels 1-3. The stats are as follows: 88.8 percent of Year 11 students gained NCEA Level 1 (that is fifth form for the oldies)

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90.7 percent of Year 12 students gained NCEA Level 2 87.2 percent of Year 13 students gained NCEA Level 3 So well done to all the 2011 students, let’s keep up the good work for 2012!

That’s all from me, remember, be good to your mother.

Ka kite.

- Eden Brown, Year 11

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t a s g n i r e f f o w e N Autumn Art School Caroline Harker A flurry of last minute interest in ‘re-booting’ wardrobes means this year’s Autumn Art School sewing course will probably go ahead, subject to a couple more enrollments.

Another course that needs a little more interest to run is one on quilting.

Art school co-ordinator Robyn van Reenen said the school would always be full if it only offered painting courses, but they like to make it more interesting and try new things.

One course being offered for the first time this year which is already full is The Photobook – Do it Yourself.

Students will publish their own books during the course taught by Doug Spowart and Victoria Cooper. They will learn about hand-made and hand-bound books as well as those which can be made on the internet and printed on demand.

Another course offered for the first time has been cancelled. It was called The Complete Singer/Songwriter

– Musicianship and Practicality and was to be taught by Graham Wardrop. He is acclaimed as New Zealand’s finest finger style guitarist and he performed at the River House last year.

“I’ve no idea why people weren’t interested in that course,” Robyn said. “Sometimes it’s impossible to predict. We had absolutely no enquires so we got nothing to go on.”

The school has many popular tutors returning this year including Jacky Pearson (watercolour painting), Rew Hanks (linocuts and woodcuts), John Doogan and Dave Wethey (photography), Dave Milner (cheesemaking) and MikeWeddell (fly tying and fishing).

“Noreen Melvin [Introduction to Drawing and Painting] comes most years,” Robyn said. “She’s a fantastic tutor for beginners.

They love her.”

Even Owen Marshall (Fiction Writing) has taught at the art school before – 20 years ago.

Since that time he has received the ONZM for Services to Literature, won the NZ Book Awards Medal for Fiction for his novel Harlequin Rex, and held

fellowships at the universities of Canterbury and Otago, and in Menton (France). His latest book is “The Larnachs”.

crimescene Drunk and disorder

While most courses are now full there are still some places in wood carving and jewellery making.

A local male was arrested for urinating in a shop doorway.

A male is appearing in court for disorderly behaviour after challenging a bar patron to a fight. Another local male will appear in court for wilful damage for damaging a gaming machine.

Two locals were processed for drink-driving.

Youth and disorder Wanaka Police said they have dealt with a number of local youth this week for a variety of incidents.

A group were warned and taken home after breaching the liquor ban, another youth was dealt with for breaking windows and another was dealt with for making an abusive phone call to an elderly local resident.

“The resident had caller id, which saved us the job of having to trace the phone call,” Constable Mel Twyman said. “A timely reminder kids, it may seem like fun at the time, but it’s never nice to scare others and it won’t seem like much fun anymore when the police knock on your door. It’s not hard for us to figure out who you are.”

Bike blues A cyclist was injured during a very slow speed crash which occurred at an intersection.

A couple of bikes were reported stolen. One of the bikes was recovered by the owner.

Court news Owen Marshall. photo: liz march

Maintaining the dinosaur The Dinosaur Park was temporarily closed this week for routine maintenance carried out on behalf of Queenstown Lakes District Council. Fresh bark was being placed around the playground features. The bark which was being removed was going to be recycled as mulch around the town.

Christopher James Carter, 35, was ordered to come up if called on in 12 months for intentionally damaging a rental property in Wanaka on March 2.

Rebecca Mary Louise Brosnahan, 37, was remanded for sentencing for drink-driving in Wanaka on February 25 and driving while disqualified two days later.

Teresa Aroha Joyce Morrison, of Tarras, was sentenced to 200 hours’ community work, four months’ community detention (with a curfew between 8pm and 5.30am), and disqualified from driving for 18 months on charges of careless driving, resisting arrest, refusing to accompany police and recording a breath alcohol level of more than twice the legal limit.

Billy Gary Miller, 21, was remanded in custody for sentencing on April 30 for stealing property from vehicles in Wanaka valued at more than $11,000.

Jamie Paul Noon, 33, sentenced to nine months supervision and fined $200 for threatening to injure with the intent to intimidate on March 2.

Reuben Burke, 24, was charged with careless use of a firearm causing death and was remanded on bail to appear in the court on Monday.

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

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Competing clubs share honours

Local longboarder beats international field Sixteen-year-old Alex Knight (pictured) from Lake Hawea has won first place at the Wind Turbine Race 2012 held in Wellington last weekend.

Competitors from all over the world attended the annual event on the Wind Turbine Hill in Wellington. Alex won all his races to win the overall junior racer. He hopes to go to Newtons Nation on the Bathurst Track in Australia. Last year Alex placed fifth at the track.

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When Cromwell and Albion faced off in two final matches of the Vincent competition last weekend the results were shared evenly between the two clubs.

Playing a 40-over final at Luggate, the Albion senior team were beaten by strong Cromwell opposition with Cromwell seniors securing all three senior tournament titles.

Albion senior reserve, playing at Pembroke Park, were victorious in their final game with top scoring Andrew Thomson (253 for 8) helping the team to secure the win to take their second cup of the season.

Cromwell senior reserves (pictured) were bowled out for 235.

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Ideas wanted for games entertainment Wanaka “innovators� are invited to a Winter Games NZ hosted brain-storming session on April 3. The organisers are looking for ideas from the community for their adventure, ice, snow and music based events. Last year award ceremonies were held in Wanaka. Next year, they plan to have music and entertainment every night in the town and they are seeking ideas from people in the community of what they would like to happen in Wanaka.

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BOARD Get it sorted yea right emptying recycling bins at 6.30pm bring back waste busters i say YEE HA NEW DRIVE THRU MCDONALDS COMING TO WANAKA Well done george foreman 10 years as wanaka cub leader! huge effort.

Re: letter Get the point. She is correct up to a point. The simple solution is make the lakefront a 20 km zone and build one more bump opposite Trout Bar. Why are we worried about run off FROM a golf course when we have a banned herbicide overseas sprayed into our lake water between bullock creek and our drinking water intake past the yacht club? If you can’t swim in it, or take water out for 72 hours as the sign says, where does this go? The flow goes past our drinking water intake after that! Guardians, public please stop this banned cumulative poison killing our future. You would be jailed in europe for this crime. DIQUAT IS THE SAME AS PARAQUAT! BANNED! At least think of our children’s future legacy to deal with. A no brainer.

The Hawea recycle station is an absolute shambles. No place to put recyclables because everything is overflowing. Bring back Wastebusters!

The no indicator brigade will just adD to the confusion this weekend!! USE UR INDICATORS PEOPLE how about a beer less bar on paddys day. whats thaT ALL ABOUT??

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This Sunday two giveway rules are changing to bring New Zealand road rules in line with the rest of the world.

Wanaka then should be in a good position to get this right as a large portion of our population is made up of immigrants from ‘the rest of the world’. Technically about half the town should know these rules from driving on foreign roads and simply re-apply the logic here.

For everybody else there is always the Wanaka experience: driving towards any intersection which has an approaching rental campervan engages the impulse of what the NZTA call “cautious decisionmaking”. Many overseas visitors, unaware of the differences in our road rules (or simply too preoccupied with remembering which side of the road to drive on), will happily turn through intersections oblivious to the approaching turning vehicle with a fist-shaking, hardbraking driver at the wheel.

It will be interesting to see which section of our community adapts to these changes with the greatest ease. Will it be the young student drivers, new to the whole experience of driving, or will the parents and grandparents switch rules fluidly after years of driving?

Either way the NZTA statistics show that these changes should help save one life a year, which is a good enough reason for change.

No self-interest in board Bryan Lloyds comment regarding “an element of self-interest in some councillors” (Board Debated, Wanaka Sun March 15). I have a legacy of results based on community interest that includes three years volunteer work establishing Wanaka Wastebusters and many hours replanting and maintaining Ruby Island. I’m clarifying there is no self-interest with my thoughts about the viability of the WCB. The 1989 amalgamation saw Luggate, Hawea, Albert Town and Makarora shifted from the CODC to the QLDC and also the formation of community boards (Wanaka was already part of the QLDC).

Between 1989 and 2004 there was no Long Term Plan requirement.

Therefore the WCB had more work to do. Projects popped up rather than being planned to fit in with the community and environment.

The LTP came about in 2004 when the local government act insisted on councils presenting Long Term Plans, which ratepayers can submit on and see the big picture of how their money is being used.

The LTP is basically the projects and funding required for the next ten years with QLDC staff working on planning and implementing it with appropriate input from councillors. Based on the efficiency of the LTP, I believe it is a valid discussion point to consider whether four Wanaka-based councillors, who would also continue being elected reps on the local community associations, might be more appropriate, economical and efficient. I am happy for the WCB to remain with fewer members to cover the realistic workload.

However, legally the numbers can not be decreased.

I would like this debate to be based on community interest and be proactive, not reactive.

Jude Battson Lake Hawea QLDC councillor and WCB member

Missing the point Having an opinion and the right to publicly express it is a wonderful thing.

I believe that the recent Environment Court decision in favour of the Parkin Bay development is specifically a sad day for the Upper Clutha and generally for Aotearoa New Zealand. How a pristine piece of outstanding natural landscape can now be artificially cultivated into a golf course and accommodation facility primarily for wealthy visitors is beyond me. I think the judge and two commissioners who made this decision have been badly swayed by the process and missed the point about what is the real issue - it will be a blot on the landscape and can in no way improve what already exists.

This land in question was actually pastoral lease land which fell into private ownership via the very controversial tenure review process.

This transfer has allowed the new landowners to pursue their dream of securing a family succession opportunity through a non-complying resource consent process, lasting seven years and costing lots of money. In other words pastoral land once owned by us is now to become a commercial asset for private individuals.

In case you are wondering, I am not-anti golf, anti-progress, a leftwing socialist or against the rights of the family considered. Good luck to the McRaes - you have won the right to proceed. Raise the capital, spend the $100 million, realise your dream. Sadly for myself and many others this is not our dream.

Mal Robinson (local for 24 years)

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Artisans cooperative studio is celebrating our 20th birthday! Come see our great range of locally made arts and crafts ASPIRING AVALANCHE DOGS 2012 TC season pass raffle, tickets $5 available at Racer’s Edge, cash only.

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sport results Lake Hawea Golf results 18/03/12 Mt Maude Stablefords. 1 Neal Brown 41. 2 Dick Sullivan 41. 3 Russell Lovelock 39. Twos: Neal Brown, Tim Cotter. Nearest Pin Eddie Sandford.

Wanaka Bowls results: Ladies Open Singles Champion Allison Hebbard, Runner up

Alice Turnbull. Progressive Tournament. Skips 1 Brian Holmes, 2 George Russell, 3 Kay Chartres.

Thirds 1 Bruce Hamilton, 2 June Bryant, 3 Trevor Tovey. Leads 1 Mary Buzzell, 2 Neville Dippie, 3 Fred Anderson.

Bridge results: Mt Barker Pairs 3: North/ South:- Lesley Davies,

Max Shepherd 65.87% 1.

Bruce Cathie, Errol Kelly 59.89% 2. John Hogg, Alan Kelly 59.28% 3. Lyn Robinson, Deirdre Lynch 55.32% 4. East/West:Toni Cathie, Jeanette Gillies 60.55% 1. Kate Coe, Dorothy McDonald 59.82% 2. Alan Bunn, Jan Lyness 58.72% 3. Denise Bunn, John Lyness 54.95% 4.

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School adventure racers Tim Brewster After being on the move for more than ten hours, a Mount Aspiring College hostel boys team has placed second in their division at the South Island secondary schools adventure racing championships.

Eleven teams from the school took part in the competition. It was held in the hills around Cromwell and involved teams of four mountainbiking, navigating Mount Difficulty on foot, abseiling

and kayaking. “The kids were outstanding,” event organiser Bill Godsall of Sport Otago said.

The teams started at 6am on their bikes for a short fast cycle to Felton Road vineyard where they swapped bikes for running shoes and set off to summit Mount Difficulty at 1285m. The kayak leg was cancelled due to high winds so teams quickly transitioned to the abseil before getting back on their bikes and heading along the lake shore track which was

the contingency plan for this leg. They then left their bikes at the Butchers Drive boat ramp before the sprint through the streets of Cromwell to the finish line at the local sports club. Bill said the huge increase in numbers this year meant the event took on a whole new look with teams spread over 8 hours at one stage, but said all the students had a great time being challenged and many asking for any other events they can go onto.

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Pictured top right are Pete Legnavsky, Rose Battasby and Victoria Beattie

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Pictured bottom right are Pete Legnavsky, Nick Draxl and Jossi Wells

Wanaka based freeskier Rose Battersby,17, (pictured) and snowboarder Bex Sinclair, 21, have placed ninth in the slopestyle and sixth in the halfpipe respectively at the Tignes XGames in France. This is Rose’s first season on the world tour and this was her best competition performance to date. “Today, Rose became a true member of the world’s top slopestyle athletes,” coach Pete Legnavsky said. “By awarding 77 out of 100, the judges recognized she is a part of the elite crew and I am sure she is here to stay and attain podiums in these events in the near future.”

Bex was competing in a field that included two Olympic gold medalists, and was leading the event after the first run dropping to sixth when the other competitors finished strongly.

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Adam Hall rules at worlds For the fourth time in less than two weeks Wanaka-based adaptive skier Adam Hall has beaten the rest of the world. After claiming his first super-G World Cup podium in last week’s event in Winter Park, Colorado, followed two days later by another win in slalom, Adam had another victory this week at the World Cup finals in Mount Panorama BC, Canada in a third Alpine ski racing event, the super combined (one run super G, and one run slalom), followed by another gold in slalom.

After winning the first run by less than two tenths of a second Adam won the second run leading by 1.05 seconds in slalom.

“It has really been an incredible last two weeks for Team Adam Hall - four World Cup wins and two other World Cup top five results. This has been the most successful season of my career outside my Paralympic medal in 2010. I, along with the rest of my team, learned a lot and worked hard to get back to where we are now. It is crazy yet amazing to

be back on top,” Adam (pictured with coach Scott Olson) said.

Adam is back to spring training in Winter Park, to test new training methods

and technology. After a short break in late April, he will be back in Wanaka, training in the gym for the upcoming New Zealand winter.

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