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Matariki on fire

Albert Town dog attacks page 3

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Flair McKay (left) and Renee Hadlow turned on a fire poi display for the crowd at Matariki celebrations on Saturday night.

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Private school proposal Investors sought for new Wanaka private school A heart for cycling page 7

Finn ready to fly page 16

Tim Brewster A group proposing a private school in Wanaka is said to be currently seeking investors with the aim of purchasing the old Wanaka primary school grounds. The owners of Wentworth College in Gulf Harbour are behind the move to create a school in Queenstown and are also considering a school here.

Information provided to the Wanaka Sun indicated a prospectus aimed at attracting investors had been circulating around Wanaka but its contents are confidential due to commercial sensitivity.

Wanaka MAC principal Wayne Bosley said he had limited information

about the project and had not seen the prospectus.

“I’m keeping an open brief. I can’t be positive or negative about it, but we definitely want to be

would be involved in an educational role. Bruce did not wish to comment any further on the project as he would only be involved “further down the line” if

I’m keeping an open brief. I can’t be positive or negative about it. involved in any process for any proposed educational establishment. We have a big stake in learning in the area.”

Wentworth College principal Bruce Tong said Wentworth College would not be involved in the project, but if the school did go ahead he

it went ahead. He referred any other questions to Wentworth College founder Stephen Fleming who he said was in Wanaka yesterday inspecting the school grounds. Despite repeated attempts to contact Stephen he was unavailable for comment.

It is understood from

information received the school is aimed at Year 12 and 13 students with a strong outdoor adventure curriculum similar to MAC.

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Get off my land

Wanaka not Disneyland

Tim Brewster Police have announced a clampdown on illegal motorised vehicle use on land bordering Sticky Forest and the Lake Outlet Road. The 138 hectare area has been sold recently and while “quiet recreational use” by walkers and cyclists is still being encouraged, the introduction of stock on the land has meant more rigorous enforcement of illegal

Wanaka is featured in the Wall St Journal as a “lively outdoor destination in its own right, without the Disney feel of nearby Queenstown.”

The article High Flying Adventure in New Zealand begins: “Savvy skiers know that above all those woolly herds and verdant lowlands lie the Southern Alps, with uncrowded, high-alpine ski resorts and heli-skiing adventures. Beautiful, scene-free and all about having a good time on the snow and off, New Zealand has two major ski resorts on the North Island and seven on its South Island.

The latter’s Wanaka Lake serves as the ski town for a few of the best: Treble Cone, Cardrona and, for park fiends and Winter X Games hopefuls, Snow Park NZ.”

Pet blanket causes house fire A fire in the Aubrey Rd home of Richard and Rhonda Munro is thought to have been caused by an electric pet blanket. The lounge was extensively damaged before the fire was put out by the Wanaka fire brigade on Sunday morning at about 9.30am. The rest of the house suffered smoke damage. The owners were not home at the time and the pet escaped the blaze unharmed.

Snow chains sorted Wanaka’s Peter O’Brien won a set of snow chains after a series of workshops on how to fit them held recently. Nearly 80 Wanaka people attended the workshops.

Initiated by the Queenstown Lakes District Council and Downer (the Council’s roading contractor) in conjunction with the New Zealand Police, NZSki and Lakeland Glass, the workshops showed people how to fit their chains correctly and gave participants the chance to bring along their own car and chains for some one-on-one tuition. ”Last year showed us that there were a number of issues around the use of chains in snowy weather and we felt it would be good to offer people the chance to learn how to fit them properly and safely,” QLDC transport manager Denis Mander said.

He said people could find out more about winter driving including video footage of a “How to fit chains” demonstration on the Council website.

“Given the number of different brands on the market, this video demonstration might not help everyone but is a good place to start,” he said.

motorised activity, Noel Kirkwood (who represents the new owners) said. Senior Constable Mike Johnston said the area has in the past been popular with trailbike riders and there have been a number of incidents with four wheel drive vehicles damaging the tracks. Fences have also been pushed down in the past to enable vehicles to illegally enter the property. Mike

said the use of often unregistered trailbikes with illegal exhausts and cars driving over the grass create a fire hazard as well as a risk to people walking and riding mountain bikes in the area. With the addition of stock being introduced the owners instructions are to charge drivers of any unauthorised motor vehicles with trespass and potentially wilful damage to property.

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Caroline Harker Hundreds of people turned out to enjoy the Matariki (Maori New Year) celebrations on the waterfront on Saturday evening despite the sub zero temperatures.

Two bonfires kept people warm and the climax of the evening was a huge fireworks display. A hangi fed 580 people and Kahu Youth worker Angela Griffiths said it was a great night.

“Hundreds of people took the workshops, kite making, flax

weaving and hoola hooping.

Bonfires kept them all warm and the community vibe was awesome.”

Diana Hickey aka Lily Lightly and Sarah Aslin (pictured) entertained the crowd blowing bubbles, the Wanaka Primary School Kapa Haka group performed and Paul Tamati narrated a puppet show written by Gilly Pugh.

The whole event was organized by Kahu Youth and a large group of volunteers.

Kai for 580

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Pharmacy funding concerns Viv Milsom Wanaka pharmacists are concerned there is not enough information about the new funding model being introduced nationwide by district health boards on 1 July. Under the new model pharmacists will have more responsibility for managing patients’ medications and peritem dispensing payments to pharmacists will be reduced.

“There is not enough

information to understand how it will work and no one knows what the fees will be,”

Wanaka and while neither he nor Aspiring Pharmacy’s Phil Vosper were happy with the

The new contract between pharmacists and district health boards as it stands is untenable and the time frames are too tight. local pharmacist Aaron Heath said. He has had discussions with local pharmacists in

situation, Wanacare Pharmacy owner, Ian Jurczyluk said he did not want to comment.

“The new contract between pharmacists and district health boards as it stands is untenable and the time frames are too tight,” Aaron said. “A lot of work needs to be done and it is possible while patients in Wanaka will be able to get their medication from 1 July, if none of the Wanaka pharmacists have signed the contract, then patients may have to pay the full price and then claim the subsidy back from Southern DHB.”

Airport upgrade Work extending the airport apron area of the runway has been underway for almost a month with sealing delayed because of cold weather. Airport manager Ralph Fegan said the apron area will be third larger once completed with a thicker 50 mm seal able to support heavier aircraft. The work is costing $600,000 with Ralph hoping for some warm weather to enable the sealing be done soon. The terminal building has also been refurbished and painted and work will soon be commencing to improve the carpark area.

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Thumbs up from ERO Tim Brewster The Education Review Office has issued its confirmed report following its visit to Mount Aspiring College in March, and the news is good.

The report highlighted several “positive features” of Mount Aspiring College, including “respectful

relationships between staff and students,” “wellmanaged classrooms” and “pastoral and education support for students at risk.”

Principal Wayne Bosley said the ERO review process had been a positive one. He was pleased the report had picked up on what he saw as some of the main strengths of the school.

“We have a culture where there is great deal of respect, and a desire for individuals to do their very best. This is a culture that allows students and staff to work together towards the development of the whole person. Both staff and students enjoy being here and enjoy working with and for each other.”

Hawea Flat water quality Caroline Harker Hawea Flat resident Kim Fogelberg is setting up a community bore monitoring program in the area to ensure it has clean drinking water.

Otago Regional Council scientist Scott Wilson recently reported water quality in the back area of Hawea Flat has high concentrations of nitrates.

“High nitrate levels in our drinking water is a health risk,” Kim said. “Leaching from septic tanks along with surrounding farm activities are the likely

source.” Kim and other residents want to monitor a selection of bores four times a year and test

local households to donate $10 per year to cover the cost of monitoring – which she

The amount of money collected will determine how many bores can be tested. the water for e-coli and nitrate levels.

“Being proactive will ensure we can come up with solutions based on fact - not assumptions - and will hopefully give us some say in how the problem is managed,” Kim said. She is asking

estimates will be about $500 annually.

“The amount of money collected will determine how many bores can be tested,” she said.

Results will be made available to the regional council and anyone who is interested.

Albert Town dog attacks Tim Brewster Police and stock owners are appealing for information on a sheep killing dog in the Albert Town area following a series of attacks. “The owners must know.

It would have come home with blood on its head,” Riverrun farm manager Alistair McLeod (pictured) said. Fourteen sheep were attacked last week on the property which borders the Cardona River on the Albert Town side and on Monday night three hoggets were attacked and one killed. Alistair said the dog must be a large powerful animal as the hogget’s head had been crushed by its jaws so badly its eye

had popped out. “The value of the animal is beside the point.

They shouldn’t have to suffer like that.” Any dog found roaming on the property will

are stopped. “Once they get a taste for it, they’ll keep coming back.”

Senior Constable Mike Johnston said dog owners are legally

The owner of any dog shall keep that dog under control at all times. Any dog found running at large among or attacking stock can be seized or destroyed. be destroyed on sight from now on he said.

The stock belong to Dingleburn Station which is leasing farmland on Riverrun and he is concerned the dog or dogs involved will now get into the habit of regular attacks unless they

responsible for the attacks their dogs make on stock. The Dogs Act 1996 states that: “The owner of any dog shall keep that dog under control at all times. Any dog found running at large among or attacking stock can be seized or

destroyed.” Mike said at this time of year when people arrive for the season they often bring dogs with them and let them run free. “It’s an inherent problem with dog owners in Albert Town.

A common courtesy of dog ownership is that it doesn’t bother people, owners clean up after it and it doesn’t damage stock.” Rubbish collection days are also an ongoing problem when owners allow their dogs out the night before he said.

Anyone with any information about a dog they suspect may be involved is asked to contact Wanaka police or the QLDC animal control officer.

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Kid Rock

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The Hawea Playgroup’s annual winter garage sale has become something of an institution in the area and this Sunday’s event (June 24) promises to be one of the best.

A special new feature will be two performances by Kid Rock – an interactive musical duo aimed

at two to seven year old children who love to sing and dance.

The duo is made up of Hawea singer/ songwriter Anna van Riel and MAC student Georgia McNeill. Anna is mother to one year old Matilda Urqhuart and Georgia is big sister to Sam, 7, and Sienna, 7 months. “Georgia is a

passionate singer and performer, a natural bringing light and energy into the room,” Anna said. Kid Rock will perform at 11am and 1pm.

Master of giant bubbles “Professor Bubble” (aka Diana Hickey) will be at the garage sale from noon, along with some

face painters. Other attractions of the garage sale include a lolly scramble and a cafe with coffee, hot soup and home-baking.

The garage sale will be in the Hawea Flat Hall from 10am until 2pm.

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Things have been buzzing at MAC in the last month, with the 40 Hour Famine, a sneak peak of the production, mountain bike races and ERO confirmation.

Let’s start with 40 Hour Famine. There were lots of students who willingly sacrificed one of their needs for 40 hours. This takes mental strength, determination and a will to succeed.

The MAC mountain bike champs were for all ages and there were lots of successes. Well done to everyone.

The ERO (Education Review Office) has confirmed our beliefs with high marks for our school, acknowledging seniors passing exams, positive relationships between students and staff and lots of other things. Congratulations each and every student at MAC. People were celebrating the Maori New Year, Matariki, over the weekend.

But Saturday night was particularly special because everyone was at the lakefront celebrating it and going nuts! The

school Kapa Haka group did a haka there too. It was great.

In assembly last week, we had a sneak peak at the production. The cast performed a song called For Today. I recommend that you get tickets for it.

It was great. For students the tickets cost $10 and for an adult it costs $20. Get in quick. They are selling out fast.

Well that’s all from me folks. Enjoy your day and remember … get your production tickets.

- Rory Mclean, Year 8

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Learning to weave flax during the matariki celebrations.

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At the change of season, autumn fades into winter.

Frostsbecomefrequentand that white stuff begins to dominate the surrounding landscapes. Students at MAC get eager to get out and enjoy the thrills of living in such a magnificent environment.

In fact, the way in which we “use the natural environment for learning” was a prominent feature of the report by the Education Review Office issued to MAC this month. ERO was pleased to see that “an emphasis is placed on promoting active, healthy well-rounded students.” What’s more,

our academic strength is just as impressive, senior MAC students “achieve as well as, or better than, students in similar schools nationally.” A shining report for Mount Aspiring College, which of course lives up to its outstanding reputation as a school where “students at all year levels experience a range of opportunities that engage them with their learning”. So apparently students and staff, despite the age old friction, are getting on alright and hey we must be doing something right!

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presents For Today a musical by Hamish Arthur.

MAC students will be performing 7.30pm nightly at the Lake Wanaka Centre from June 21- 24th so get on down and support some magnificent local talent. I know there has been a lot of hard work put in from students and staff alike and from our exclusive sneak peak on Wednesday; it ought to be a beauty. On that note I leave you for another month. Remember, go the mighty All Blacks.

Ka Kite.

- Eden Brown, Year 11

Year 9 student Alex Young placed 4th in the Year 9-13 boys category at the MAC Mountain Bike Champs PHOTO: Andrew Miller

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Country hopefuls

Wanaka’s Jody Direen (left) and former Cromwell local Craig Adams (below) have been nominated for the 2012 National Country Music Awards. While Jody is one of 12 nominees for Female Country Artist of the Year, she is also one of only three for the Horizon Award. She is up against Kylie Price and Matt McNeilly for that one.

Jody is having a good year and has just returned from Australia with a record and management deal underway. She also has song writing trips to Nashville and Australia coming up soon.

Craig is one of 13 nominees for the Male Country Artist of the Year. He only started singing in public three years ago and has already

made quite a name for himself. He was a TVOne Find a Star semi-finalist in 2010, has won the NZ Gold Guitars in Gore and was the supporting act for Little River Band and the Doobie Brothers at Gibbston.

Craig is still part of Cromwell-based band Cruise Control although he moved to Rangiora earlier this year. He works for the NZ Merino Company as a relationship manager.

Craig is currently working on his debut album and says his ultimate goal is to have a career in the music industry.

The awards night is being held in Hamilton in August. People can vote for Jody and Craig on the kiwi country music website. Three finalists in each category are selected by public vote.

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Another film featuring at the mountain film festival is Obi and Ashima which follows the story of an eight year old American girl who is a world class climber.

Afghanistan features at film festival Kiwi mountaineering sisters Christine Byrch and Pat Deavoll spent 48 hours of supervised incarceration in a military compound in Western China awaiting deportation back to New Zealand in late August last year. They were on their way home from Afghanistan, after successfully summiting Koh-e-Baba-Tangi via a new route, making them the second party to ever climb the mountain, and the first in 48 years.

They were on a high, but keen to get home as the travel and the climbing had taken its toll. But the Chinese immigration officials

in Urumqui had other plans.

Christine will talk about the trip at this year’s Mountain Film Festival. Sister Pat had always wanted to climb in Afghanistan, but with one war or another, the country had been out of favour with climbers for more than 30 years.

Then in the late 2000s climbers began to return and it seemed the time was right for a trip to the Afghan Hindu Kush. Pat invited Christine to climb with her to celebrate their 50s. Although Christine is not the hard core climber Pat is, they have made a number

of ascents together in New Zealand, and of course, they have known each other forever.

Christine will talk of the planning, the travel, the country and its people, and the climbing that all combined for an excellent adventure to a part of the world rarely visited by New Zealand mountaineers.

On the same day of the festival (Sunday July 8) a documentary film will be shown about the first downhill racing competition in Afghanistan. The Afghan Ski Challenge is a freeride ski race, organized by the Bamiyan Ski Club and open to all.

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Ralph Markby

Business confidence rising

Viv Milsom Former Wanaka resident, Ralph Markby died in Dunedin last week, aged 85 years. A passionate gardener and pioneer in the New Zealand ski industry, Ralph wrote two books: Garden Plants for Central Otago (2005) and Snow Business: Sixty Years Skiing in New Zealand (2008).

Ralph started skiing in the 1940’s on wooden skis, and skied at Coronet Peak when it first opened in 1947. In 1968 he became a founding member of Treble Cone and was also a director during the 1970’s. He skied into his 80’s and was

A Wanaka Chamber of Commerce survey shows business confidence is on the rise. Over 40% of those surveyed believe the general business situation in Wanaka will improve in the immediate future. This is up from 25% in the November survey last year. Chamber vicepresident, Alistair King said the number of bed nights had “improved over the last six months” and this was a “key driver” of profitability.

Most of our tourists come from the domestic and Australian markets and Lake Wanaka Tourism’s Geoff Marks said the visitor numbers from Australia “are really on the improve and we are also seeing good growth from Asia.”

Stoney Creek flood risk Council staff are discussing building a 400m ‘drain’ along the edge of Studholme Rd North to help reduce the flood risk from Stoney Creek. It would be about half a metre deep and grassed and mown so as not to be a danger for pedestrians and cyclists.

Some work has already been done to reduce the risk of flooding properties along Mt Aspiring Road, including improvements to stormwater systems and work on the creek itself.

Grocery grab After buying several bars of chocolate Annette Clements has won the chance to spend $500 on groceries in 90 seconds. She has nominated her son Glen to do the dash-and-grab on her behalf at the local supermarket. Glen will do his ‘grocery grab’ today (June 21) at 1.30pm.

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also a keen tramper and golfer.

His book on gardening in Central Otago, based on 40 years’ experience has become a favourite for gardeners in the Southern Lakes region. It offers advice on what trees, shrubs and perennials work best in Central Otago’s harsh climatic conditions.

Educated at Otago Boys’ High School, Ralph had an office furniture company in Dunedin, Metalon Products, which he set up with a partner in the 1950’s.

In 1990 he and his second wife, Judith moved to Wanaka, where he lived until recently moving

to Galloway, near Alexandra to live with a daughter and her family.

Ralph and his former wife, Barbara had three children, with whom he shared his love of gardening, tramping, skiing, and the outdoors, and they have eight grand-children.

Ralph was a memberoftheWanaka Improvement Society and was involved in the development of Wanaka Station Park, and the planting of trees along the roadside coming into Wanaka. In 1997 Queenstown Lakes District Council awarded him a Civic Honour for Voluntary Community Service.

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Intricate arts Wanaka and Cromwell audiences are being treated to a play by a rising star in the kiwi theatre scene next week.

The writer of The Intricate Art of Actually Caring, Eli Kent was named Most Promising New Playwright at the Chapman Tripp theatre awards in 2008, and won the Bruce Mason Award two years later.

The Intricate Art of Actually Caring was first performed in Eli’s bedroom during the 2009 Wellington Fringe Festival where it ran for a three

week sell-out season. It has also been performed at downstage and is now on a nationwide tour.

It is still performed

by Eli and his friend and fellow actor Jack Shadbolt.

They spend their days hanging out in Eli’s bedroom until the death of their friend John sends them on a spiritual journey. The bedroom morphs into a car and the boys set off on a road trip to the grave of James K Baxter up the Whanganui River.

Overhead projections provide information

about the road trip and the people they encounter along the way.

Reviewers have described the play as humourous, often dark, genuinelyfunny,poignant and well worth seeing.

One reviewer said it’s “fresh energy and bitingly honest dialogue gives insight into the issues and ideas affecting young people today. It is also very entertaining.”

The play is being brought here by the Festival of Colour and Arts on Tour NZ. See sunspots for details.

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A heart for cycling PHOTO: wanaka.tv

Laura Williamson Many people might celebrate their 75th birthday with a quiet glass of gin and a lie down.

Keith Broadhead spent three days riding his mountain bike on the Heaphy Track, and he loved every minute of it.

Keith came to cycling late in life, but catch him out on a ride and you’d think he’d been doing it forever. Keith and his GT i-Drive full-carbon bike (yes, it’s worth more than most of our cars) are a common sight on Wanaka’s tracks, and he’s a regular at South Island mountain bike events, including the Tour de Wakatipu, the Motatapu Mountain Bike and the 95km Contact Epic. In fact, he was the oldest person to enter the inaugural Epic in 2008, and organiser Danielle Nicholson let him choose his own number.

He was 70 at the time, so he picked C70.

He’s won a few. His workshop wall is festooned with medals of all colours, including golds for age group wins at the South Island Masters Games in Timaru

and Nelson. Masters mountain bike racing starts at 40, and Keith often gets to pass much younger competitors. “It’s a game you play with yourself,” he laughs.

Currently, Keith rides almost every day, covering 20 to 25 km per ride, with a longer ride of more than 40 km on the weekend. His bike computer

1980s, raising three children along the way with wife Mary.

He spent his early working life as a coach builder, moving on to construction and joinery, eventually launching his own business, Plystron Products. He initially worked with plywood, but then taught himself to work with fibreglass, starting Timaru’s first fibreglass factory. Plystron

and Lotto shop. Mary looked after the business side, Keith minded the forecourt, and both had to undergo rigorous training to run Lotto. “It was very strict back then,” Mary explains. With every ticket purchased, for example, the seller was required to say “Good luck”.

Keith has always participated

Keith started cycling after the first heart attacks, and sees riding a bike as an ideal sport for participants of all ages, abilities and fitness levels. tells the tale. When he bought his bicycle second-hand, the previous owner had ridden it for about 100 kilometres; the odometer now reads 14,242.

Impressive enough for someone who only began cycling in his late sixties; more impressive still for someone with Keith’s health history. A survivor of two heart attacks, he has six stents in his arteries.

Originally from Timaru, Keith lived there until the

mainly produced boats, canoes and furniture, but their most interesting contract was making motorcycle helmet shells for a Christchurch company, producing 80 helmets per day.

A 10 percent government tax on leisure products rendered the fibreglass business uneconomic, and Keith and Mary moved to Wanaka in 1989, where they took over the lease on the Caltex garage

in sport. He was an accomplished water-skier, putting on barefoot skiing demonstrations at annual gala days at Lake Tekapo, and was a serious runner.

He had his first heart attack in 1993, and a second, massive one, two years later. He underwent an angioplasty and had four stents inserted. Two more stents followed after another heart episode two years ago.

Keith started cycling after the first heart attacks, and sees

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riding a bike as an ideal sport for participants of all ages, abilities and fitness levels.

“You can make it as hard as you want. You can pedal away flat knock or go slowly.”

While he enjoys the challenge of riding his bike and getting into the outdoors, he also relishes the message his cycling success sends. “I’m a good ad for anyone who has had a heart attack. Just get out there and do it.” He also hopes his presence at events and prize-givings will encourage people to think differently about older people. This year he was awarded a “Legend” trophy at the Motatapu for being the oldest competitor in the event, and says he hopes recognition like this will “spur other people along to get out and do things.”

When he’s not cycling, Keith spends his time in his garage, building things from wood, including hand-crafted furniture for his grandchildren. “As long as I have my workshop,” he says, “I’ll never be idle.” Idle?

Workshop or not, there’s little danger of that.

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Serious volunteering PHOTO: caroline harker

Caroline Harker If Volunteer Awareness Week included prizes then one of the top gongs must surely go to St John ambulance people. To even be accepted as an ambulance volunteer with you have to commit to at least one overnight shift a week, and preferably two or three. So volunteers are putting a fair chunk of their lives aside to be on call when they are needed.

And most of those people have day jobs as well, not to mention family commitments.

Commander of the Order of St John Ian Rae says volunteers need to do a lot of shifts to maintain their skills. “Our ambulance staff must be well trained and experienced, which is why they need to make a big time commitment,” he said.

Ian is one of two first aid instructors in the Central Otago Lakes region.

He has been involved with St John for 27 years, including 22 years as the chief executive for Otago and Southland. He has been a volunteer locally for five years.

Wanaka St John currently has 22 ambulance volunteers, as well as others including ‘caring callers’ who keep in touch with older people who might be lonely or in need of help, and an area committee of 11 who organise local activities and fundraising.

President Phill Hunt says Wanaka St John volunteers put in an average of 300 hours every week. “There’s a lot more to St John than just attending medical emergencies,” he said. “There’s the youth group, there’s lifelink, there’s a whole lot of facets out there in the community.”

This week in June has always been the St John Annual Appeal, and this year it co-incides with

Volunteer Awareness Week.

Nationwide St John is emphasising to the public that it is a charity.

“The police are fully government funded and many people think St John is too,” said Wanaka area executive officer and long time volunteer Barbara Roxburgh.

“Ambulance services in most of Australia, the UK and the States are government funded. We are quite unusual in the world.”

Ian Rae and Barbara (pictured) both say St John is well supported locally.

“The Wanaka Garden Club gave us a cheque the other day,” said Barbara. “Local clubs and businesses do a lot of fundraising for us.” St John raises funds by offering first aid courses to the public and selling first aid kits and medical alarms. This year the annual appeal is being conducted by post.

Volunteer Awareness week figures: Charities Commission data has revealed that on average, volunteers contribute more than two million hours per week throughout New Zealand, working in a variety of charitable sectors. The three sectors recording the highest number of volunteer hours are religious groups, and the health and education sectors.

In Wanaka the Mount Aspiring College Students in the Community programme has contributed 46,000 voluntary hours in the community since it was started 16 years ago.

Ruby island on a winter’s day captured by local photographer Thierry Huet.

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crimescene Icy roads, young disqualified driver On Monday a driver lost control of his car in the ice and crashed into a bank rolling it onto its side. An Australian travelling north on the Cardrona Valley lost control of a rental car on ice colliding with a bank.

A local 16 year old is being charged after driving without a license, crashing and flipping his mother’s car on Outlet Road injuring his sister.

Wood takers and tree diggers

Army in town

Army manoeuvres have been sighted around Wanaka in the past couple of days. An Albert Town resident was alarmed by a dozen soldiers carrying backpacks marching toward him out of the early morning mist. “It was freaky apocalyptic Vietnam stuff, they were like zombies” the resident told the Wanaka Sun exclusively. Clearly shaken by the incident

On Wednesday two Frenchmen and a Czech national were caught by the landowner removing three metres of cut wood in the Cardrona Valley.

A male was seen digging out a tree from a property on Beacon Point Road and has left it ready to uplift at a later date. The owners were not present but neighbours alerted police.

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Winter driving tips for teens Tips for teaching your teen to drive during the winter months:

Drive by daylight

Does your teenager know that driving at night requires more energy, concentration and experience? Encourage daytime driving when it is easier to spot hazards, visibility is better and there is less chance of ice and frost on the road.

Skid awareness

Does your teenager know what causes a car to skid?

Sudden braking, over-steering and driving unknowingly onto ice are just three reasons. Make sure they’re prepared and give them suggestions to avoid all these situations such as keeping a safe distance between cars, keep to the speed limit and looking for clues to spot ice.

For example, patches of road that are shaded because ice in these areas may not thaw during the day, and can be hard to see when the rest of the road is in sunlight.

Gear up!

Winter driving increases the chance of ice, frost and snow on the road - things that could make your teenager lose control of their car. Inform them of ways to avoid this – like accelerating smoothly, brake gently and use higher gears when travelling uphill and a lower gear when downhill to help maintain tyre traction.

The four second rule

Weather conditions can affect stopping distance – it takes longer for your teenager to stop on slippery, frosty roads.

In winter, especially in poor weather, encourage your teen to double the two-second rule to create a safe distance behind the car they’re following.

Lights on, but dip down

When travelling in fog, heavy rain or snow, does your teenager know that they will actually have better visibility with their lights dipped? And if they’re driving in snow, make sure you have shown them how to use and fit snow chains.

Sun strike secrets

Most teenagers love the sun, but do they know how to avoid sun strike? Sun strike is actually more likely to happen in winter, as the sun is lower in the sky. To help minimise the effects, tell your teenager to keep their windscreen clean (inside and out), wear sunglasses when driving and use the car’s sun visors to block it out. Let them know that sometimes the only safe thing to do is pull over and wait for a few minutes until the angle of the sun changes.

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

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he wished to remain anonymous “in case they do a Rambo on my ass.” Yesterday the group pictured was seen carrying 44 gallon drums and timber on the Wanaka foreshore in what was presumed to be a raft building exercise.

Enquiries were made to Burnham military camp and the Army leave centre but no reply was received at the time of going to print.

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wastebusters Winter recycling Tania Pilkinton June...Wanaka’s quiet time…but, we all know it’s just the calm before the winter storm. Businesses in town are re-fitting, reorganising, recruiting and even relaxing before the pace picks up again.

Wanaka Wastebusters is doing the same.

Paul, our regular business recycling collections driver, is off to drive snowgroomers for three months so there’ll be a couple of new faces picking up the recycling from businesses over winter, as well as a regular guest appearance from Bis. We’ll be dropping in to all the businesses which recycle in Wanaka, Hawea, Luggate and Cardrona over the next couple of weeks to say hello and have a chat about recycling.

One reality of winter is lots of new staff. If you need any fact sheets, posters, labels or encouraging words about how to recycle in Wanaka then contact Bis our business recycling collections manager on 443 8606 ext 5 or email him on recycle@ wanakawastebusters. co.nz.

If it can be recycled then Wanaka Wastebusters will pick it up from your business. The main materials we pick up from businesses are: • Glass bottles & jars (we colour sort them back at the yard) • All plastic containers (numbers 1-7) • Aluminium & steel cans • Cardboard • Paper • White Polystyrene • Clear LDPE film (eg shrink wrap & garment

bags) • Used vegetable oil And, if you are a business that’s not recycling already, then give Wastebusters a ring and find out how easy it is to do, check out our website: www. wanakawastebusters. co.nz or come and see us at the Recycling Centre on the corner of Riverbank and Ballantyne Road.

All of the above and more can still be recycled by individuals too. Stop on down with all of your recycling including anything from the above list as well as your e-waste, batteries, used engine oil, scrap metal and fluorescent tubes and lights. A small charge applies for saving the planet.

We are open from 8:00am to 5:30pm, seven days a week.

Dance off Dance Wanaka’s annual Dance Off gave 160 children the opportunity to perform on stage on Saturday afternoon.

Dance company director Anna Thomas said there was a great turnout with hundreds of proud parents, grandparents

and family friends enjoying the afternoon. The show included jazz, hip hop, ballet and sparkles dance work.

“It was a nice chance for the kids to perform,” Anna said. “In particular in was good practice for the jazz students who have exams next

PHOTO: wanaka.tv

week.” The school has 80 jazz dancers from five year olds to adults who will be taking the exams.

Pictured performing a jazz dance to ‘Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend’ are (from left): Ellen Cagney, Ella Maluschnig, Alex Mitchell, Poppy Todd and CaitlinPHOTO: Gibson. wanaka.tv

Stand-up comedy show Wanaka based stand-up comedian Dan Brader, is performing with comedian friends tomorrow night in Wanaka. Dan performed at the Melbourne Comedy Festival as well as Auckland, Wellington, and throughout the South Island.

See Sunspots for details

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Town supports school musical

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It seems that almost everyone in town from our most theatrical family to the local pie maker has got behind the high school musical For Today, which begins a four night season at the Lake Wanaka Centre tonight (Thursday June 21).

“One thing that has blown me away is how fantastically helpful Wastebusters have been,” show manager and school administrator Mandy Sherson said. “Quite apart from sourcing nearly all the school uniform [costumes] from them, we have almost exclusively picked up our props there which has been amazing. Apparel Studio has logoed all the white

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school shirts for free. The Theatre Group has also come up trumps with several great costumes, McGregors donated pies for a rehearsal and fish and chips for the shows, Wanaka Signs donated some bright coloured sign material, Material Girls donated fabric and the Schwarz family has leant us their staging. “Without all the amazing support of people like this it would be so much harder to put on a show and we are so grateful.

“All our lead singers have radio microphones which don’t come cheap.

We wanted the sound quality to be the best possible for our musical so we are very grateful to our two sponsors - Cook

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Brothers Construction (currently building our new science labs) and Te Wananga O Aotearoa which runs Te Reo Ara Maori and Small Business Management night classes at the college.

“And of course, we have our wonderful local press and radio station helping with publicity, not to mention the countless businesses in town displaying our poster. What a great town Wanaka is.”

Ticket sales are going well. The school has offered an opening night special price and expects the weekend shows to be very well attended, if not sold out. Tickets are available from the school office.

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BOARD Small dog owners in timsfield. Please keep them under control. sick of them coming onto my property and harrasing my cat and pooing on my lawn.

Great idea yello! I live at Albert Town & will definitely using the bus service if it is priced right.

What happened 2 knitsy?

In response to the text regarding children`s rugby game time: firstly the child needs to have enthusiasm & actually want to participate! Secondly, coupled with that enthusiasm the ability to understand, play positively & contribute to the game also helps! Perhaps at the very early grades like Rippa & a couple of years beyond that everybody getting the same game time is clearly more valuable as it`s about developing a love of team sport (in this case rugby) & having a run around...although these early grades do still like the achievement rush of winning! As grades progress even the players recognize the different levels of skills & surely then it does make sense to target the overall game strategy with the best mix of players & game time.

Being a fully paid sports club member involves so much more than equal game time.

In response to the text re rugby game time; surely it`s not this simple! I`d like to know what year group the comments relate to. Game strategy & overall mix (including time on the field) surely will alter as grades progress. Early grades are clearly about developing a love of team sport & general fitness & everyone who wants to participate should be given equal opportunity to do so. After that even the children can recognize the different skills, abilities & indeed willingness to participate & ideally win games! However PC we might pretend to be they love winning their games & they (& their coaches) know how to achieve that. Let`s not support a culture of underachievement whether we are referring to the physical side or indeed the emotional/ psychological side of sport!

FREE BLUE BAGS-go into council before Friday 22 (with proof of residence) &get 2 free blue bags. Seems their 60litre bags only hold 57litres so they r giving bags away to make up for their BIG mistake! Don`t miss out!& don`t buy any off the shelf till they get the new REAL 60litre bags out there!

Thanks TO THE POWER for waiting until mid winter when we hve snow frost and fog for turning off the power for a week on Mt Aspiring Road to do your repairs . No warm fuzzies there.

Random bt has any1 found bacho tools on the road in the last few wks? Pls return 2 5plantation 4 beer reward!

In response to the text last week regarding game time for kids at rugby there are over 200 kids playing so hard to keep track of everyone if you have an issue or concern please bring this up with us directly so we can address the problem that is what the committee is for please don’t hesitate to contact me in confidence Wow. Great fireworks! Thanks to the organisers for putting on a very cool display The views expressed in the text board and in the Letters to the Editor are those of the author alone and not necessarily those of the Wanaka Sun.

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Dog ownership in the Wanaka area came into the spotlight for all the wrong reasons this week. Some large uncontrolled animal has been savaging sheep on land by the Cardrona River. The stock manager and the police say this is unacceptable and most people would agree. What seems harder to agree on is how much control people need to have on their pet before they should be prosecuted.

The majority of dog owners usually say pretty much the same thing about their companion: they wouldn’t hurt a fly, they’re just naturally curious, it’s not fair to keep them cooped up.

The reality though for a farmer is that apart from their livelihood, finding their stock mauled and left blind, mutilated and sometimes dead is extremely distressing. Destroying a dog they find roaming their land is often the only choice.

For an owner finding their pet has been shot is harrowing as well. There is only one option.

Make sure your dog is 100 percent stockproof and properly trained, or keep it inside or tied up.

Get thee to America

More bins

Oh dear, oh dear, oh deary me, Father Brian Fenton, how shallow art thou knowledge of NZ native plants. Not all natives are evergreen eg hoheria, aristotelia, fuchias excorticiata and plagianthus regius are deciduous. The plants that are evergreen come in many shades and textures of green, and some are variegated such as griselinia var. dogenia purpurea which is a purplish red, and corokias are chocolate and bronze colours.

Then there are phormium cultivars of black, red and yellow.

Hebes come in many colours of flowers and leaves. A lot of our native plants bear fruit that is edible.

If thou has never been for a walk in our national parks, I suggest thee try it sometimes. If thee looks in the direction of ones feet, thou will find a carpet of compost and among it thee will find many interesting ground cover plants. The more natives we plant now the sooner we will be able to enjoy the presence of the bellbird, tui, kereru etc.

If this isn’t good enough for thee then please go to America where thee can enjoy to thou hearts content what they have and take everyone else like thee with you. I promise not to stand in your way.

Question – why would anybody want to travel halfway around the world to look at what they can see from their own backyard?

I’ve planted more than 100 natives and more than 25 varieties during the past seven years, all on public land. I’m now just beginning to grow second generation plants from seed.

When thee realizes how much time and patience it requires to get them started and to thrive then thee will understand why we have this obsession with our natives.

A passionate conservationist of our flora and fauna

I am writing as a continuation to recent letters and texts to the Wanaka Sun regarding dog poo on our walking tracks. As a dog owner myself I have, over the past year or so, been pleased to see waste bag dispensers popping up around the town, in Bremner Bay and Mount Iron. I do feel however that there should be more bins placed on some of the walking tracks. If there were more bins then people would not take the lazy and quite baffling option of bagging up their dog’s mess and leaving it on the ground.

I think a few bins on some of the busy tracks would go a long way to keeping Wanaka clean and pleasant for locals and visitors alike.

G Thompson Albert Town

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notice Dan Brader and Friends present Dunedin’s best comedians at Fitzpatrick’s Irish Bar this Friday 8pm. No door charge.

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Gentle Yoga. Private instruction or $10 classes Mon and Wed 9.30 Tues 8.45 Prenatal Thrs 9.30 Wanaka. Jen 443 1672.

Hawea Playgroup Garage Sale, this Sunday 24 June, 10-2pm, Hawea Flat Hall.

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sport results Tarras Golf results Men’s Eclectic-Ken Galloway 79-16-63, Jonny Trevathan 76-11-65, Richard Timpany 82-16-66, Red Stevenson 89-19-70, Murray Hyndman 95-25-70. Two’sJonny Trevathan. Women’s Purvis Cup and Putting-Jan Gibson 92-18-74, 29 putts; Annabel Spiers 100-26-74, 33 putts; Pat Holder 129-54-75, 38 putts; Maire McElrea 113-37-76, 33 putts.

Longest Putt-Helen Davis.

Wanaka Golf Club Saturday Ladies 9th June: Stableford & Nett: 1 Lyn Leary, 34, 2 Lesley Boyd, 34. Nett: 1 Alison Stretch, 74, 2 May Moffat, 74. Saturday Men 9th June, Presidents Cup 4BBB 1, Leigh Stock and John Templeton, 49. 2, Peter Dawson and Bryan Hensley, 49 ocb. 3. Des Johnston and Ross Rainsford, 48. 4, Adam Clifford and Brendon Anderson, 47. 5, John Barrow and Phil Selby, 47. Tuesday Ladies - 12th June: Home Pennants STBFD & Vets Tray Division 1: 1, Anne Moffat, 38. 2, Suzie Baillie, 35, 3, Jill King, 35. Division 2: 1, Viv Grant, 40. 2, Heather Malcolm, 39. 3 Annette Menlove, 38. 4, Lyn Hore, 37. Division 3: 1, Judy Dawson, 34. 2, Arlene Bell, 31.3, Avril Templeton, Tarras, 31 Division 4:

1 Bobbie Shore, 34. Wednesday Men 13th June: Edward Gibbon Medal: Division 1: 1, Hugh Simmers, 64. 2, Hugh Fraser, 69. 3, Arthur Dovey, 70. Division 2: 1, Mel Campbell, 67. 2, John Barton, 67. 3, John Barrow. Thursday 9 Hole Ladies 14th June: STBFD:1, Norma Thorburn, 20. 2 Ann Trevathan, 17. 3, Margaret Begg, 17 ocb. 4 Kerin Kahn, 17 ocb. Galloway & Still Nearest The Pin: Norma Thorburn Saturday Ladies 16th June: Stableford and Nett: Medal, Viv Grant, 69.

Avril Templeton, 72. Noelene Raffills, 72. STBFD: Heather Malcolm, 34. Ann Brown, 33. Saturday Men 16th June: South African Stableford:1, Fraser Hannon & Ray Hay, 82. 2, Peter Dawson & Barry Mowat, 77. 3 John Mclean & Bill Hunter, 76.

Wanaka Bowls Results Week ending 17:06:12Monday Edgewater Trophy: 1st, Tim Scurr, Margaret Barrow, Marg Young. 2nd, John Barrow, Maire McElrea, Ralph Templeton. 3rd Michael Barnett, Kerry Suckling, Gloria Westwood. Tuesday Pairs: 1st Ross Davey & Annette Nicholls, 2nd Betty Russell & Dave Minson, 3rd Rob Mathewson & Estelle Findlater. Wednesday

Triples: 1st C Leckie, L Pannett, E Findlater, 2nd D Studholme, P Wilson, J Bryant, 3rd G Barnes, R Davey, M Young. Thursday Pairs:1st Jill Millar & Rob Mathewson, 2nd Trevor Tovey & Kathleen Sutherland, 3rd Betty Russell & Marj Morrish. Friday Progressive: Skips.1st Ray Newell, 2nd Kerry Suckling, 3rd Betty Russell. 3rds.1st Murray Roberts, 2nd John Gale, 3rd Kay Chartres. 2nds.1st Madeleine Wilson, 2nd Myra Murison, 3rd Stu Landsborough. Leads:1st Barry Miskimmin 2nd Oscar Verbuist, 3rd Stan Kane. Saturday Studholme Memorial: Round Three.Beacon Point, Bremner Park, Meadowstone, Ripponlea 4pts.

Round Four: Mt Albert, Pembroke, Meadowstone, 5pts. Scurr Heights 4pts. Business House Competition: Tuesday:1st MAC, R Bruce, A Curtis, E Bruce 2nd BNB, B Mowat, N Guise, B South, 3rd Placemakers, M Prince, M Gould, M Hyndman. Wednesday:1st.

Trail Enders, 2nd Haggis, 3rd Young Guns. Thursday:1st R Anderson, 2nd Rotary, 3rd A Chalmers.

Wanaka Bridge club results: Monday 18 June: Roy Stakes 2.

North/South: Mark Harry, Terry Wil-

son 60.54% 1. Des Johnston, Betty Swift 58.35% 2. Peter Herbert, Dennis Pezaro 55.01% 3. East/West:- Sherril Harries, Maggie Stratford 60.03% 1.

Helen Mathewson, Jacqui Roberts 55.27% 2. Mary Gibson-Collings, Errol Kelly 53.47% 3. Friday Bridge 15 June: North/South: Jenny Barratt, Ena Leckie 65.45% 1. Peter Herbert Freda Ryder 59.16% 2. Dorothy McDonald, Nan Ottrey 54.97% 3. East/West Mary Gibson Collings, Jean Stokes 69.71% 1. Ian McDonald, Errol Kelly 62.57% 2. Pam Buchanan, Barbara Waterworth 57.14% 3. Thursday 14 June: Matukituki Pairs 2: Silver Section:- Jan Anderson , Sherril Harries 67.46%1.

Helen Cornwall, Nan Ottrey 60.32% 2 Mark Harry, Freda Ryder 53.97% 3. Bronze Section: Dennis Pezaro, Daphne Stewart 66.67% 1. Trevor Buchanan, Hugh Fraser 59.09% 2.

Grant Fyfe, Marg Grieve 51.89% 3.

SQUASH- Central Otago Interclub: Premiers - Wanaka (13) vs Alexandra (6) ; Division 1 - Wanaka (12) vs Cromwell (8); Division 2 - Wanaka (14) vs Omakau-2 (1)

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Finn ready to fly Tim Brewster Hawea Flat’s Finn Bilous is getting ready to point his skis down the hill with the world’s best big mountain skiers after being nominated as a ‘young gun’ for

this winter’s world heli challenge.

Finn, 12, is one of four youngsters sponsored from around the world for free entry into the event which features a big mountain and back country freestyle

competition.

“I’m really excited but as a parent it does make me slightly anxious. It’s an amazing opportunity and in his own backyard,” Finn’s mother Emma Bilous said.

Finn filmed the event last year after his older brother, Hank, was selected and now it’s his chance to ski the backcountry as well as film the event again. “I was so excited to be a part of the World Heli Challenge last year. I’m even more excited for this year,” Finn said in his biography on the event website. Finn has been skiing virtually since he could walk and has competed in a number of freeskiing events, including winning Gatorade Freeflow competition in Vail, Colorado. He was recently selected along with his brother Hank for the New Zealand freeskiing youth squad.

“This is an amazing opportunity for the younger generation to ski or ride alongside athletes like Travis Rice, Ted Davenport, Ane Enderud, Aline Bock and many other legends,” said event founder Tony Harrington. “It allows them to get a taste of what it’s like to compete at an international level and allows them to meet and learn from the best athletes in the world, all of whom have happily taken them under their wings each year.” The heli challenge was first held in 1995 and ran for seven years until 2001. After an eight year break organiser Tony Harrington reintroduced the event in 2009. Twenty male and ten female athletes in both skiing and snowboarding disciplines will compete in the event which is held in the mountains around Wanaka from July 31 to August 14.

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Build park and ride Dan Haydon revisits the terrain he and several others created as the original ‘443’ track crew. Dan and the crew have spent the last decade building tracks around Wanaka including the original Sticky Forest, dirtpark and a number of other features in the Wanaka area.

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Wanaka FC stays on top Wanaka travelled to Jacks Point, Queenstown to face Rangers for their third last game of this 2012 season and at the top of the Championship. It was imperative that the squad continue to grind out the sort of result that has seen it dominate the league this season.

An injury-ravaged squad meant that they could only field the bare minimum eleven, which meant they had no substitutes going into this vital contest.

The game started well for the visitors and within

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ten minutes Aiden Butler had opened the scoring, finishing well on the rebound after his first attempt was blocked by the keeper, and Finn Moore made it two nil after only 15 minutes.

Allan Carmichael then converted a penalty making it three nil at the break.

In the second half, the Rangers goal was under siege and they struggled to get the ball out of their own half, the referee was making life extremely difficult for Wanaka who were lucky to get any

decision their way but battled on to add seven more goals.

Finn Moore scored two more, a low volley into the bottom corner from outside the box, sealing his hat trick.

Gabe Shwarz, feeling left out, got his customary goal and Aiden Butler scored a second.

A jet-lagged Allan Carmichael, just off the plane from London, completed his hat trick and added a fourth to his tally, with another penalty conversion, free kick and the pick of the bunch,

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Consistently cold temperatures and recent snowfalls have provided a much more optimistic scenario for ski area operators and wintersport enthusiasts after last season’s late start. Cardrona resort is scheduled to open on Friday with enough snow to run the MacDougalls and Whitestar chairlifts. The mountain reports good man-made coverage on groomed trails and limited off-piste terrain. The grooming crews are hoping to have Captains Basin open early next week. Snow Park NZ is planning to be the area next open with a press release stating that with snowmaking underway and more snow forecast, the area will open on Monday. The Treble Cone website reported snow over the weekend and substantial snowmaking activity due to freezing temperatures which will enable them to open as planned next Thursday. Snow Farm delayed its June 20 opening, but reports a good frozen base of snow which will be ready for crosscountry skiers to use after another snowfall.

lobbing the keeper, after some neat work down the wing.

Ten- nill it finished, with two games to go against second and third placed Rovers and Alex, with Rovers the visitors at Pembroke Park this Saturday at 2.45pm Wanaka B went down to Wakatipu at the Events Centre but by all accounts made a nuisance of themselves as Big Mike and Jarod got on the score sheet in a 9-2 defeat.

- Allan Carmichael Thursday 21 June to Wednesday 27 June 2012