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No confidence in ORC Caroline Harker

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Winter solstice was celebrated with mid-winter waterskiing.

Pictured on the lake is Rosie Gray from Scotland.

Two Wanaka landowners have applied for resource consents to take 70,000 litres of water a day out of the Clutha River to irrigate farms on Kane Road, Hawea Flat. Otago Regional Council Director of Resource Consents Selva Selvarajah said he “wouldn’t have a clue” if the irrigation was for dairying.

He said the application was for irrigation of pasture and there was no need to specify further details.

The applicants are J and J Cooper who own the existing Hawea Flat dairy farm, and Peter Wing of Lagoon Valley Dairies Ltd. They want to construct a water take on the true left bank of the Clutha River two km north of the Luggage Bridge. Water will be used to spray irrigate 1,580 hectares over an area which includes most of the flat land between the top of the hill

above Hawea Flat and the Red Bridge.

Preserve Our Water (POW) – a Hawea based group formed last year – assumes the water take is for intensive

application is looking at how the water is going to be used from an efficiency point of view. He said what happens regarding run-off or leaching is not within his brief.

the ORC Water Plan Change 6 (yet to be finalized) aims to ensure water is not polluted by farming activities, and believes it could solve many problems, he is concerned

You would have to be nervous about regional councils’ ability to manage these issues given their past track record. dairying. The group issued a statement saying, “POW remains unconvinced the ORC has enough resources to effectively monitor the impacts of dairying within the region, and has concerns over any plans to increase the intensity or spread of dairying until the ORC can guarantee there will be no adverse effects on water quality.”

ORC job manager Colin Walker who is assessing the

Selva Selvarajah said there shouldn’t be any runoff, and nutrient leaching and contamination will be minimized. “These are standard conditions,” he said.

POW is not the only interested party not convinced there will be no ill affects.

“We are extremely concerned about any intensive land use,” said Fish and Game Otago Manager Neil Watson. While Neil is aware

about the irrigation proposal.

“The issue of intensive land use and control of the adverse affects is something regional councils don’t have control of yet,” he said. “We see that in South and West Otago and in Southland especially the Waituna Lagoon.

“You would have to be nervous about regional councils’ ability to manage these issues given their past track record,” he said.

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Scott Wilson says under Plan Change 6A water quality will remain very good in Hawea.

He has tested many aquifers in Otago using the same recharge model he used for Hawea.

“I used it for the Riversdale aquifer some years ago,” he said. However Scott said he couldn’t give an example of where modeling had been used and the water quality was still good, despite intensive farming being introduced.

“The idea of having a water quality component in the water plan is new,” he said.

“At this stage we have no facility to assess the impact of discharges from farms.”

The resource consent applications have gone to ORC for the water take and QLDC for the irrigation inlet structure and associated works.

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inbrief Stoked for Ruth!

The team at the Wanaka Sun is fully amped and super stoked on hearing the awesome news that editor Ruth Bolger is engaged to Jetboat James (a bro’ from the hood). Onya GF.

Free DJ workshop DJ The Nomad and drum n bass guru Dave Eavesdrop are running a free workshop in Wanaka for 25 rookie DJs. It will be held in on July 28, prior to their gig that evening. The Nomad will talk about how he produces a track from start to finish, as well as providing practical advice on how to get music out into the industry, and on touring. Eavesdrop will talk about production techniques, the history of serato and the evolution of dj culture. Attendees will also learn how to use serato scratch live 2.4.1, serato video and the bridge using ableton. For those with dancefloor-filling aspirations, this is one experience not to be missed. To register go to the Nomad’s website.

Acting QLDC chief exec role Queenstown Lakes District Council Mayor Vanessa van Uden has confirmed that effective Saturday 30 June, 2012, QLDC deputy chief executive Stewart Burns will assume the role of acting chief executive.

“This arrangement will remain in place until such time as a new chief executive is in place,” Mayor van Uden said. The Council had committed to making the interim period as seamless as possible. “It will be very much business as usual at Council,” she said.

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Hawea Flat School pupils recreated a miners’village last week. Dressed for the occasion were (from left) Tana Hansen, Luca Harrington and Red Simpson. The special day included a baker’s stand which raised $78 for the school, and the students were treated to a typical miner’s lunch – mince on toast and a cuppa tea.

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Rates review changes for district After receiving 291 submissions, the Queenstown Lakes District Council has reduced their proposed rates increase by 0.13 percent to 2.68 percent, from the overall rates increase for next year. This will be confirmed in the 10-Year Plan, set to be adopted on Friday, QLDC deputy chief executive and finance general manager Stewart Burns said.

“As always, the actual increase for a particular property will depend on its location, services and the valuation movement.

Rates movements for a sample set of properties show a range

from a 6.84% decrease (vacant land Wanaka) through to an 8.8 percent increase (mix use accommodation Queenstown),”

response to the rates review. In summary, the main focus of the submissions was the proposal to introduce a new recreation and

As always, the actual increase for a particular property will depend on its location, services and the valuation movement.

Mr Burns said.

The most significant change to the draft plan was to the proposed rates review. Council received 87 submissions in

events rate. “Unsurprisingly, the accommodation sector responded in opposition to the proposal, with the balance of submitters generally supportive

of the principle that visitors should contribute (indirectly) to costs,” Mr Burns said. In response Council reviewed and amended the proposed rate, resulting in a reduction in the impact factor from 2.8 to 1.8 for accommodation and commercial.

Changes in the plan resulting from submissions included a funding increase of $14,800 for the Kahu Youth Trust, $6,000 to the Hawea Community Association for Hawea foreshore carpark, and an increase in funding for the Hawea School Pool by $1,000 to $2,600 per annum.

Birthday gift to save Mother Earth Viv Milsom Last Wednesday two Wanaka Primary School girls spent most of their lunchtime picking up rubbish around their school to help save Mother Earth.

Lara Edwards, 9, and Tirre Anderson, 8, (pictured left) decided to pick up the rubbish in response to a birthday wish from Silvia Salinas, a four year old American girl who had asked that on her birthday, Wednesday June 20, instead of having a party and presents, PHOTO: viv milsom

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everyone in the world pick up two pieces of rubbish to help save Mother Earth.

Lara’s dad, Paul Edwards had seen Silvia’s request on an event post on Facebook and after showing Lara the post, she and her friend Tirre decided they would eat their lunch quickly, and then equipped with rubbish bags from the school office they picked up all the rubbish they could find around the school.

“We looked around the whole school

and found over 100 pieces of rubbish,” Lara said.

“We sent Silvia and her mother a photo of Wanaka and Lara, and they’ve thanked the girls for their ‘tremendous efforts’,” Paul said.

Although not everyone in the world picked up rubbish last Wednesday, Paul said the last time he looked, “over 6,500 people had picked up rubbish around the globe. It just goes to show how one little girl’s wish can really have a positive impact, globally.”

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Dealing with bullying Viv Milsom Bullying was the focus for an information evening, organized and hosted by Wanaka Primary School last week. Four experts from the community shared their experiences with about 70 parents and teachers from Wanaka, Holy Family, Hawea Flat and Tarras Schools, and discussed strategies to build children’s resilience and self confidence.

Police education officer, Phil Vink, said bullying is an international problem affecting all schools.

In New Zealand 10 percent of primary aged children are bullied weekly, and this includes cyberbullying, which differs from other forms of bullying. It can be 24/7 and invade home and personal space at any time, and both bully and victim can be any age.

“We don’t allow cell phones at school and have had only one incident of internet bullying,” said Wanaka

Salvation army gets glamourous Fabulous fashion is not what most people think of when they go to a Salvation Army store, but that could be changing. A nationwide competition called Project Redesign

is being run by the charitable organisation using garments from their family stores and modifying them as unique fashion articles. Wanaka women

Sarah Smith, seen here modelling the item, seamstress Margaret Thomson and make up artist Kate Smith combined to design and make their entry.

Primary School principal, Wendy Bamford, “but name-calling, teasing, swearing and sometimes a punch are the types of bullying we deal with. We want to help kids build a toolbox of strategies.

We already have a ‘Bug off’ procedure. Children

to accept that negative feelings are a part of life.

We can never eliminate all disputes, but we can help children to be more resilient.”

“Parents can be too quick to protect their children. We adults need to stop, acknowledge

We need to teach children resilience and to speak up when they see something happening that they know is not right. tell the person upsetting them they don’t like what they are doing or saying, and firmly ask them to stop. They repeat this, and if that doesn’t work, then they seek help.”

Wendy is concerned though that the difference between everyday incidents and disputes and bullying is recognised. “We need to put things in perspective. While we deal with bullying and it is a concern, we also need

what the child is feeling, name it and then discuss options to cope with the situation. Then we need to support the child to deal with the situation themselves.”

Upper Clutha Area resource teacher of learning and behaviour, Rose Copland agreed it is important to teach children to solve their own problems and make their own decisions. “We need to teach children resilience and to speak up when they see something

happening that they know is not right.”

Jacqui HensonCubie, child and family counsellor from Family Works Presbyterian Support gave parents specific guidelines to teach their children how to respond to bullying, and truancy officer, Valda Muller, suggested five steps to help children who were not coping with a bullying situation.

These involved goalsetting, believing in the child until they could believe in themselves, reducing extra stresses in the child’s life, such as marital stress, monitoring the situation carefully, and helping the child to build communication skills so they can be more self assertive.

“Parent feedback from the evening was great,” Wendy said.

“They learnt a lot, and there will be information on our school website for those who want to find out more about the evening.”

New Anglican Vicar for Upper Clutha parish The Venerable. Damon Plimmer has been appointed Anglican vicar for the Upper Clutha parish and will be moving into the Wanaka vicarage in September, with his wife, Raewyn Phipps and their three children.

Most recently Damon has been the Anglican archdeacon of Belmont in the Hutt Valley. He was also previously chaplain at Wellesley College in Wellington, and vicar of

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the Eastbourne parish.

Outside of work, his interests include running, kayaking, tramping, mountain biking, growing veggies, spending time with his family, and reading philosophy. Damon holds an MA in Philosophy and Religion, from London University.

Pictured at right, from left are Alexander, Damon, Josephine, Raewyn and Dominic. photo:The Eastbourne Herald

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Walk the line Slack-lining in the winter sun on Wanaka lakefront. photo:wanaka.tv

Preparations for Wanakafest Wanaka’s Labour Weekend community festival, Willowridge Wanakafest will again provide plenty of friendly interactive fun for Wanaka people, after the long, cold winter.

The opening event will be Passion for Fashion at Mitre 10 on Thursday evening. Then on Friday evening Jody Direen and her band, Southern Muster will entertain in Pembroke Park, after the afternoon street parade.

On Saturday and Sunday the Wanaka Wine and Food Fest will showcase local wines, beers and food, and on Saturday night MAC-A-Night-Of-It will celebrate 25 years of Mt Aspiring College music, as part of MAC’s 25 year reunion celebrations.

For those who want more action, there will be plenty of choices over the weekend, including the mountain bike race from Lismore Park to Dinosaur Park, seven-a-side football, beach cricket, the ten hour endurance race around Deans Bank, and the disc golf South Island championships.

Are the kea in Mt Aspiring National Park too smart for their own good?

An ongoing battle of brains with DOC has seen the wily alpine parrot using tools to outsmart stoat traps, the first bird in the world to do so.

But with diminishing numbers, due in part to predation, the kea have yet to make the connection between the traps and the stoats that plunder their nests. “They can be too smart for their own good. It’s unfortunate because the traps help them,” Wanaka DOC biodiversity officer Flo Gaud said. Identified as a species under threat, the only alpine parrot in the world “urgently needs more public support if its future is to be secured,” she said. Flo is facilitating a free public presentation in Wanaka next Monday given by the Kea Conservation Trust which will discuss the diminishing numbers of kea in New Zealand.

The population of kea in the Nelson Lakes declined by 80 percent over a ten year period, with “predation from stoats and possums and poisoning from lead and 1080 considered to be the major causes of death,” trust chairperson Tamsin Orr-Walker said. Anecdotally, there used to be flocks of kea seen in Mt Aspiring national park, now there are only small numbers seen. Initiatives such as adding bird repellent to 1080 and removing lead flashing and nailheads from huts have helped but the birds nest on the ground which makes them vulnerable to possums and stoats.

Flo blames the trap vandalism behaviour as a typical product of a misspent youth. “Often when you are young and bored you like to do naughty things,” she said.

The problem started two summers ago when a group of six juveniles started causing kea mayhem at Mt Aspiring hut, stealing items from trampers and trying to dismantle the building. They then turned their attention to a stoat trap, with all of them teaming up in attempt to

open it and get at the egg inside.

“They were so intelligent they followed the trapline, pushing them off bluffs and setting off the traps. We had to anchor the traps, then they found if they shook it the egg would fall down

it’s one-one.” Flo was hoping the behaviour would be limited just to the birds that started it, but the habit has evidently spread with reports of Fiordland kea vandalising traps using similar methods.

They can be too smart for their own good. It’s unfortunate because the traps help them. and break and they could scoop pieces out,” Flo said. Finally the birds started using sticks to trigger the traps and retrieve the eggs.

“No other birds do that. We are now having to modify the traps which is getting harder. We’ve tried to outsmart them but so far

The talk by Tamsin and science advisor Dr Lorne Roberts from the Unitec Institute of Technology is one of 18 around the South Island sponsored by the Federated Mountain Clubs NZ and is being held in the St John Ambulance rooms at 7pm on Monday.

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Film festival focus

Auction for disabled A charity auction planned to run throughout this year’s mountain film festival is to assist disabled youth to take part in outdoor activity. ‘No Exceptions’ training workshops are part of the Halberg Trust and get young disabled people out into the outdoors for four weekends each season with 25 people each time. Auction items include a Treble Cone season pass and other items donated by local businesses.

Avalanche awareness A free backcountry avalanche awareness lecture is part of this year’s Mountain Film Festival. The workshop focuses on tips to improve safety and will be run by local avalanche forecaster Gordon Smith.

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ticketgiveaway The Wanaka Sun has a double pass to the opening night of the Mountain Film Festival (Friday July 6) to give away.

To go into the draw send an email to admin@thewanakasun. co.nz naming three Wanaka-based film makers who have films in this year’s festival.

Entries must be received by noon on Monday July 2.

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inbrief Wanaka community representation The Queenstown Lakes District Council will this week consider a recommendation that could change local government voting in the Arrowtown Ward, but should not affect Wanaka representation. The current recommendation is that the Wanaka Ward elect three members and there continues to be a Wanaka Community Board.

The Council is required under the Local Electoral Act 2001 to carry out a representation review every six years. A proposal was notified in April and hearings held earlier this month. Under the review, the proposed change to the Arrowtown Ward attracted the most submissions.

“The proposal, that Arrowtown be included within a broader Wakatipu Ward, generated a number of submissions from Arrowtown residents expressing a potential loss of separate identity and calling to retain the status quo,” QLDC regulatory and corporate general manager Roger Taylor said. Once the Council adopted a recommendation, then it would be publicly notified next week.

“Should there be any appeals, these will be considered by the Local Government Commission, which will then deliberate and make the final decision,” Roger said.

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Springston fundraiser Country sized whitebait patties and sausages were the driving force behind the Wanaka Hawea Pony Club eventing team fundraiser last week. Georgie Dickson, 11, and Ben Dickson, 9, assist team member parents Sarah McNeilly and Bridget Mead (holding patty). The team is raising money for their annual trip to the Springston Trophy three day event held in October.

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Glen Clements had 90 seconds to spend $500 on groceries at the supermarket. He was shopping on behalf of his mother Annette who won a competition after buying four chocolate items. photo:wanaka.tv

Snowfarm trails buzzing Ronny Fudel of Germany was one of the first visitors up the hill for the Snow Farm opening day yesterday. The trails benefitted from a top up of 20 to 30 centimetres of dry winter snow during the week enabling grooming of the specialised skating trails to take place. “We have spectacular snow and a great turn out of locals and visitors.

The international instructors went to work teaching lessons and Snow Farm was buzzing. The Pisa Alpine Charitable Trust is excited to be up and underway for the 2012 season,� general manager Jo Lynch said.

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A passion for planes

His extraordinary passion for flying and willingness to give back to the community have made John Lamont a key player in Warbirds Over Wanaka since 1988. photo:wanaka.tv

Viv Milsom “Get a trade, lad,” his dad told him. So he did. John Lamont joined the Royal New Zealand Airforce in 1963, training first as a radio mechanic, before going on to train as a fixed wing pilot. An outstanding student, he was awarded both the de Lange Trophy for airmanship and the Merton Sword of Honour for best all-round graduating officer.

He later also trained as a helicopter pilot.

He remained in the airforce for the next 12 years, flying and instructing on fixed wing aircraft and flying helicopters.

In 1975, John joined NAC and flew nationally and later internationally with Air NZ for the next 30 years, before retiring to Wanaka with his wife Bev in 2005.

Did I say retiring? Well, not exactly. Apart from continuing to fly a privately owned helicopter for local businessman and property developer, Bob Robertson, he has also been responsible for writing the Warbirds flying programmes since the mid1990’s, and is one of only two pilots who have flown in all

of Sir Tim Wallis’s Warbirds airshows.

“I’d come to know Tim in the early 1980’s through my involvement with the New Zealand Warbirds Association in Auckland. Then in 1988 he invited us to take part in Warbirds on Parade, the first Wanaka airshow. I was part-owner of a Harvard and flew it as part of a formation aerobatic team. They’d been used as a World War II trainer aircraft and we’d learnt to fly

Polikarpov, the Hurricane and the Spitfire - my favourite - it’s so iconic. There’s a magic about these old planes, the World War II pistonengined fighters. Although jets overtook them in the late 1940’s, the fighters are mechanical wonders.”

They are also seriously expensive to operate and keep running. “To own one in sound condition can cost you between $2 and $3 million.”

John has not only flown most

“You have to know what the different aircraft and pilots are capable of doing, and which pilots are available.”

“The unique thing about Wanaka is that we put together different planes that would not normally be seen in combination. For example we’ve had the piston-engined Lavochkin, a Russian high performance fighter plane doing formation aerobatics with the L39 jet, and a DC3 flying with a high performance

In the early days there were perhaps 20 to 25 aircraft. Now there are upwards of 80. on them,” John said.

After the success of this first airshow, in 1990 30,000 people came to Warbirds Over Wanaka, and over the next two decades the number attending the biennial three-day event more than doubled. “In the early days there were perhaps 20 to 25 aircraft. Now there are upwards of 80.”

“When Tim started his fighter collection and needed pilots, I was one of the pilots privileged enough to be invited to fly his various aircraft: the P 40 Kittyhawk, the Corsair, the

of the old warbirds though, he has also been responsible for planning and directing the airshows.

“As the shows got larger, we’ve needed more detailed plans. In the early days we were swept along by Tim’s enthusiasm and the opportunity to fly these exotic planes. Tim was amazing. We would take his wild ideas, like the mock attack at the end of the show and, given a selection of aircraft and pilots, try to bring them together to present the story of the aircraft.”

aerobatic plane.

Then in 2008 John devised and directed a Vietnam scenario to replicate the helicopter operations in the Vietnam War. There has never been a dull moment, and although display flying is planned, minute by minute, accidents can still happen. In 2004 John had a near miss when a bit of his Lavochkin’s rudder came apart when he was flying “very fast and very low”.

“There’s only been one fatality though, and that

happened back in the 1990’s when a pilot decided on day two to introduce another manoeuvre.”

John has put hundreds of hours into Warbirds, most of them unpaid. “I’ve had the most satisfaction from meeting some really interesting people and I’ve had the opportunity to fly in airshows in Europe.

It’s good to be able to tell the story of these aircraft to younger kids.”

“Now I’d like to see new blood and ideas, but finding a replacement is a problem.

We also need to find capable, younger pilots, but there’s a problem here too, because these younger guys lack the experience we had of training on similar types of aircraft.”

Mandy Deans, who has been event manager for Warbirds Over Wanaka for the last four years says John has been pivotal as display planner and director with his “depth of knowledge of the aircraft, of flying and of the people in the industry. He’s invaluable to me as a go-to person. He keeps saying this is the last time, but we would like him to still be involved in some way in 2014.”

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Polar man featuring at fest Caroline Harker It’s quite unusual for a Wanaka barman to be offered a job as a wine steward on a Russian icebreaker in Antarctica on the proviso that he start work the next day, but that’s what happened to Richard Sidey and it changed his life.

He knew nothing about wine, but what he did know about was filmmaking. He had recently graduated with a design degree from Massey University. His major was in digital video. He took his camera with him to Antarctica and when he wasn’t bluffing his way around wine lists he was shooting film. Richard was fascinated by Antarctica and he made a film that summer called Midnight Sun. All sorts of people loved it, and that led to him getting work as a resident photographer/film maker on other cruise ships. Now he spends three months each year on ships in Antarctica and another three in the Arctic. His

job is to document voyages for the tourists.

During the six years he’s spent in the polar regions he has developed a huge love for the icy realms. His favourite is the northern one.

projects. At the moment he’s is in the early stages of putting together a book featuring his polar photography.

“I don’t want to do a tourist book. Polar photography is my passion. With this project I’m more interested in artistic merit than in making money.”

Richard also has a film screening at the Mountain Film Festival on July 9. Bikes for Africa is his second film to screen at the festival

- Midnight Sun was shown in 2005.

Bikes for Africa (pictured right) is about a young man who wants to live and work in every continent before he turns 30. The film begins when he has one continent left; Africa. It follows his adventures as he fills a container with secondhand bicycles in Melbourne and takes them to Namibia where he hopes they will change the lives of rural Africans.

Festival director Mark Sedon expects Bikes for Africa to be one of the hits of the festival. “It’s an amazing film,” he said.

Meanwhile Richard is preparing to head back to the world of 24 hour sun, pack ice, polar bears and tourists.

He loves the job, but now nearly 30 years old, he would like to be able to spend more time at home.

“I need to find some satisfying work that will sustain me back here. But the thrill of adventure is hard to let go of.”

fishing in the North Island and it’s understood she fished the waters of Lake Wanaka during her stay here.

The ledgers will be kept in the society’s fireproof room at the Wanaka Library and add to a substantial collection of letters, club reports, maps, photos and other documents. The collection also includes some obscure items such as a poison register from the

store to record the sale of arsenic and other toxic substances, and the Ironside butchers register.

The society has also undertaken a scanning project that will enable the public to view material without handling the original items.

Society chair Graham Dickson thanked Elizabeth on behalf of the group and said the ledgers were a valuable addition to the collection.

in the water, in the Arctic they are on the land.”

Richard is off to the northern ice again later in July, but a bonus of his work is he gets six months off every year to work on his own

I don’t want to do a tourist book.

Polar photography is my passion.

With this project I’m more interested in artistic merit than in making money.

“Antarctica is so spectacular you see everything in the first five minutes – mountains, glaciers, whales, icebergs, penguins…In the Arctic you really have to look for things. It’s less spectacular but you really appreciate the subtleties.” He says the regions are quite different. “The Antarctic is a continent surrounded by an ocean and the Arctic is an ocean surrounded by continents. In Antarctica all the predators are

1966 record of Queen’s visit

Tim Brewster A guest ledger of the Wanaka Hotel bearing the Queen’s autograph is part of a collection just donated to the Wanaka Historical Records Society. Elizabeth Irvine (pictured) and her husband Balfour have owned the hotel for 14 years and recently decided to gift the ledgers to the society. “We just thought it was time to pass them over to

the safekeeping of the society,” she said at the informal handover on Tuesday. Originally opened as a Tourist Hotel Corporation hotel in the 1960’s, the Royal party and a large entourage of New Zealand dignitaries stayed from April 19 – 22 in 1966 with the Queen staying in the “Duchess” suite, which has since been renamed the “Royal” room. A keen angler, the Queen had enjoyed

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Winter danger and crime.

Police say the freezing factor is turning the roads into ice-rinks with some black ice around. “All sounds like fun for a penguin,” said Constable Greg Nolet.

“Unfortunately we are not penguins but just mere humans, so watch out for the dark shady spots on the road, driving to work or school in the morning and home at night time.” There has been an increasing number of accidents on the Crown Range and in Cardrona Valley.

“These are long roads that have lots of turns and shady parts to them. Although the Wänaka side is better than the Queenstown side, do expect a slow trip with tourists getting stuck and driving on the wrong side of the road, Greg said. “Take chains and know how to put them on.

PLEASE do not wait until you really need to put them on, this is generally too late. Put them on before you get in trouble, and a 4WD is not the complete answer to ice and snow driving, chains are made for these cars too.”

The cold weather has resulted in some fire wood thefts and reports of snow workers partying it up late into the night. “For those that do, we will do our best to have your annoying behaviour modified to that of a human state, not an arctic animal,” Greg said.

Local bands are now performing regularly at the Wanaka Farmers’ Market which is held every Thursday from 4pm in Spencer House Mall. Last week The East entertained shoppers.

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Theft and fraud A DVD was stolen from Video-Ezy and steel from Old Racecourse Road this week. There has also been a case of credit card fraud. A local contacted police on Saturday after looking at their bank statement and realisingthe card had been stolen. It has been used fraudulently more than 40 times, mainly in Christchurch.

Bad drivers A disqualified driver and a forbidden driver were stopped

by Police and are now walkers. Drink driving has slowed another young man, he is off to court for being as they say on TV ‘a bloody idiot’.

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Ride with a pro Wanaka skier Hamish McDougall is joining some of the country’s top snowboarders for a free skills session for the public this Friday.

Hamish joins international snowboarders Christy Prior, Stef Zeestraten and Milu Multhaup-Appleton at a ‘Welcome to Winter’ day at Cardrona Alpine Resort hosted by Go Snow, the national snow industry body. Jo Lynch, the Go Snow marketing coordinator who is organising the event, said budding skiers and snowboarders just need

to show up from 1pm to ride with the pros and learn new tricks on Cardrona’s terrain

pass on some tips and share tales of performing at the highest level around the world.

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It’s not very often that anyone can come and learn from the best in the business. and park.

“It’s not very often that anyone can come and learn from the best in the business. Christy, Stef, Milu and Hamish are taking time out from their training schedules to answer questions,

“Snow sports have never been more popular in New Zealand.

Welcome to Winter is all about giving local skiers and riders the chance to try this season’s gear, have fun and meet their heroes,” Jo said.

Snow Park ready This week’s cold weather and snowfalls coupled with snowmaking now mean Snow Park is set to open this Friday with a Thursday night VIP session for season pass holders.

“We’re thrilled to be opening, our entire crew have done a fantastic job preparing for the season,” Snow Park NZ general manager Robin Sadowski-Synnott said.

Snow Park NZ is scheduled to be open seven days a week. Night skiing on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday nights will open as snowmaking and additional snowfall permit.

The opening of the purpose built terrain park will mean all four resorts in the Wanaka area are now ready for the school holidays.

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Treble Cone on track A wintry blast overnight brought over 35cms of fresh snow to the South Island’s largest ski area, Treble Cone, topping up the snow base in time for opening day today (Thursday).

With further snowfalls forecast skiers and boarders should enjoy good conditions in the Home Basin for their first turns of the season. To toast the opening a celebratory glass of Amisfield bubbles will be served on the plaza at 11am.

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Wanaka triathletes peaking Nicky Samuels seems to be peaking at the right time leading up to the Olympics following a sixth placing at last weekend’s ITU race in Kitzbuehl, Austria with Tony Dodds getting a career best

tenth placing. Tony also finished ahead of Olympic bound Bevan Docherty who was 22nd and Olympic reserve Clark Ellice who was 15th. Despite blistered feet Nicky said she is in good spirits with a

good result following heart and appendix surgery earlier this year.

She now has two more events, the Paris GP and a race in Hamburg before basing herself in the UK in preparation for the Olympics.

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Cardrona’s winter coat

Wanaka twins Campbell and Finley Melville Ives, 5, (pictured) were first in line to ride the MacDougalls chair for Cardrona’s opening day. The brothers have been on snow since the age of two, encouraged by their parents Karen and Neil, who are both former snowboard instructors at the resort.

“They were definitely fizzing to get on the snow,” Neil said. The family aims to spend at least three days a week on snow during the season. “It’s a great

atmosphere for the start of the 2012 winter. We received 20cm of new snow on Saturday and a further 20-30cm on Monday night. The latest storm blanketed snow down to the valley floor. We’ve opened Captain’s chairlift and basin.

Once this storm has cleared operations manager Gary Husband and his team will assess the Valley View trails with the hope of an opening towards the weekend,” Cardrona resort marketing coordinator Charlie Curel said.

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BOARD Wanaka Rugby Club: time to pick up your rubbish. It`s everywhere!

Txt message board messages should be 160 characters. If you want to have a big whinge, write a letter!

When a wandering sheep on the albert town-Hawea rd totaled my car farm owners did not care. I say let your dogs wander too. Poor old farmers ay. happy birthday lucy let us celebrate with the finest cakes and the finest wines...

In response to the txt; power off mt aspiring road.

Firstly the power was off for 3 hrs in the morn back on for lunch for 1 hr then 3.5 hrs off after lunch.

This happened on mon and tues only . 4 weeks notice was given notifying each customer. Work that was carried out varied from very rotten poles and crossarm being replaced. Those guys work in rain, hail, snow, and storms 2 get your power on and what they were doing is creating a stronger network so when those storms do come through u dont have no power 4 one week.

Glad to see Father Fenton mention Vermont USA as a beautiful place, but as a Vermont native I come to Wanaka every winter because it is not Vermont.

Celebrate the beauty that is uniquely Wanaka and NewZealand. I love it here Why r the street lights on beacon point rd on the side without a foot path?

Get a grip George. My understanding was that Father Fenton was’nt anti-natives he was just pointing out how there is a place 4 both in our area

Y r there so many streetlights not workn and who do u call ?

Some of the knitsy crew must be back! I have seen some woolly love at sasanoki, mt outdoors , the fence by the t.c office and at the irish bar!

Just what we need, another high school that only cares about kids who like outdoor ed. Don`t think ero ever gets to the truth!

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The polar blast Wanaka received this past week has been a bit of a pain but it hopefully will guarantee some of the snow dollars local businesses have banked on for a number of years. The influx of seasonal workers around town and prospective ski tourists has been creating the annual winter buzz for a number of years now and it continues to get bigger. There are a few problems. Firewood goes missing, the police get called to loud parties and property sometimes goes missing or gets vandalised.

Mostly though, it’s all good.

The town would not be what it is without ski area workers and the town-based staff who wash dishes, serve drinks and work in shops.

They don’t get paid much, work long hours often in cold, harsh conditions and live in some fairly dubious accommodation. Some of them have travelled a long way to be here and usually add a real flavour to the area. The minority that do cause trouble need to get the message that they’re not welcome, but let’s give the new arrivals the benefit of the doubt.

Frisbee golf vandalism On the weekend (Saturday night), someone ventured into Lismore Park and destroyed one of the frisbee golf targets (hole 14). I thought, since this is a course that has been provided to the public through the volunteer efforts of a few individuals you might want to include a photo in the next paper. It is the first time we have had any defacing of the course since we put it in.

Could be a good time to remind people that are new to town that although it is a free activity it costs a lot for each target (the repair alone could be $150), which is money that could have been better used putting tee boxes in place.

Feel free to give me a call 021 027 19806 443 4208

Nook Letter I am writing re the article about me in the Wanaka Sun Destined for the garden (June 7).

I realised after the interview that I had not talked about Eve Harris, and would be pleased if you would publish the following: My very good friend and nursery helper, Eve Harris came first to the nursery as a customer. While there she offered to come and help me if I ever needed her. That was the beginning of a long and fruitful working relationship and I wish to acknowledge that I could not have accomplished what I did without her help.

Many of your readers will remember Eve who was a well known Wanaka sportswoman and gardener.

Also I grew up in South Otago, not Dunedin as stated.

Maryed Urquhart Lake Hawea

Hazen Simson Wanaka

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Breastfeeding support group, 1st monday of every month 10.30 am at plunket. Free library and lots of information available.

Do-It-Yourself Workshop Series. 14 July: Chainsaw Safety and Woodcutting Techniques. Hands-on. $30/class. Steve 443.1672.

Eager to see the spring water project come to life? Bring gloves and tools to working bee landscaping and planting this Sat and Sun 10-4. Bring the kids to play at Dinosaur Park just behind and become part of our community history! Rich 022.077.0455 or Jen 443.1672 Francesca’s Italian Kitchen - opening November. Authentic Italian cooking. In the new building on Ardmore Street.

Free avalanche awareness lecture at New Zealand mountain film festival. Armstrong room LWC 6-7.15pm Monday 9 July.

Free Breastfeeding resourse library.

Up to date books to borrow and free information sheets. Call kate 4432635 or text 0276957772.

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sport results Wanaka Bowls Results Week ending 24:06:12 Monday Edgewater Trophy: 1st; Alison Hebbard, Ethel Templeton, Ralph Templeton. 2nd; Bill Turnbull, Kerry Suckling, Margaret Barrow. 3rd; John Barrow, Murray Ives, Cathy Scurr. Tuesday Pairs:1st Trevor Tovey & Donald Urquhart. 2nd Jude Davey & Dave Minson. 3rd Ross Davey & Graeme Ferguson. Wednesday Triples: 1st; M. Gledhill, N Young, F. Anderson. 2nd; D. Studholme, D. Minson, R Chartres. 3rd G Barnes, D Barnes, M Wilson.

Thursday Pairs: 1st;Betty Russell & Jill Millar. 2nd Ray Newell & Kura Urquhart. 3rd Noeline Turner & Harry Badger.

Friday Progressive: Skips: 1st,Michael Barnett, 2nd, George Russell 3rd, Kerry Suckling. 3rds: 1st, John Barton, 2nd, Neville Young 3rd, Norman Matheson.

2nds: 1st; Stu Landsborough, 2nd; Colin Leckie; 3rd Barry Miskimmin. Leads: 1st; Peter Cooke, 2nd; Stan Kane. 3rd; Rick McLean.

Saturday Studholme Memorial Round Five: Ripponlea, Hawea 5 pts . Pembroke, Mt Albert 4pts.

Round Six: Bremner Park 5pts, Mt Albert, Hawea 4pts Beacon Pt.,Scurr Heights 3pts. Business House Competition Tuesday: 1st,

BNB, B Mowat, N. Guise, B. Loyd.

2nd Bowl ‘m Over, J. Limmer, J. Parrant, A. Wavish. 3rd Golf Club, R Tempero, D Hope, P Hope.

Wednesday: 1st. G & T. 2nd Shot Bowls. 3rd Turnip Tops.

Thursday:1st A. Chalmers. 2nd A. Russell. 3rd R M D. Bridge Club Results Roy Stakes 3. North/South:Nan Ottrey, Kenneth Roberts 61.79% 1. Ian McDonald, Jean Stokes 59.70% 2. Andy Goodall, Ann-Louise Stokes 55.07% 3. East/West:- Sherril Harries, Maggie Stratford 70.74% 1. Joy Baxter, Daphne Stewart 60.61% 2. Madeleine Reveley, Deirdre Lynch 57.72% 3. Friday Bridge 22 June. North/South:- Lynne Fegan, Maggie Stratford 59.23% 1. Vivienne Christie, Josey McKenzie 56.25% 2. Pamela Buchanan, Mary Gibson-Collings & Daphne Stewart, Deirdre Lynch 51.19% 3= East/West:- Joy Baxter, Barbara Waterworth 66.37% 1. Jacqueline Roberts, Kay Ross 60.12% 2. Bridget Rennie, Betty Swift 52.38% 3 Matukituki Pairs 3. 21 June: .Silver Section:Lynne Fegan, Ann-Louise Stokes 62.50% 1. Jean Stokes, Sharon Wilson 56.25% 2. Bronze Section:- Dennis Pezaro, Daphne

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Stewart 67.50% 1. Suzanne Ewing, Judy Muir 50.00% 2.

Wanaka Golf Club results Tuesday Ladies - 19th June GNZ Medal, 1st Eclectic Round Division 1: 1 Suzie Baillie, 72, 2 Jan Gibson of Tarras, 72, 3 Carmel Hyndman, 75. Division 2: 1 Vicky McRae, 72, 2 Greer McLean, 72, 3 Jay McHutchon, 73. Division 3: 1 Julie Mulholland, 68, 2 Kay Ross, 69, 3 Judy Dawson, 75. Division 4: 1 Alison Stretch, 77, 2 Sue Anderson, 86, 3 Gwenda Ross, 88. Wednesday Men 20th June Sorted Architecture Stableford Division 1: 1 Adam Clifford, 40, 2 Jeff Kerr, 39, 3 Graham Marsh, 38.

Division 2:1 Russel Leary, 40, 2 Trevor Savage, 40, 3 John Barton, 38 Thursday 9 Hole Ladies 21st June, STBFD 1 Stephanie Still, 18, 2 Sandra Harris, 16, 3 Elise Saunders, 15 Galloway & Still Nearest The Pin: Stephanie Still

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Netball’s future stars Future Ferns netball came to an end last Saturday and although the weather was atrocious preventing play on the outdoor courts the Year 5/6 teams each played their last competition game inside the College gym. After prizegiving the day concluded with the Netball Upper Clutha representative co-ordinator Vicki Wilson announcing the Yr 6 Netball Upper Clutha representative team who will contest tournaments

Football season finale

in Dunedin, Balclutha and Alexandra over the next few weeks. The team pictured here is coached by Leith Brew.

Back left to right: Annabel Fairbairn, Caitland Roberts, Hayley Yule, Polly Marshall, Shaneil Coupe (Wanaka Primary School) Shelby Mathews (Holy Family School) Front: Jayda King (Cromwell) Meg Harraway and Bridget O’Brien (Holy Family School).

Prizegiving results Years 3/4 Points Cup - Aspiring Ferns.

Etiquette Cup - Wanaka Wizards. Most improved player - Pipi Harron, Hawea Flat School. Most outstanding player- Abby East, Wanaka Primary School.

Years 5/6 Points Cup - Young Guns.

Etiquette Cup - Young Guns/ Flying Stars.

Most improved player - Lucy Van Dyke, Cromwell Primary. Most outstanding player - Bridget O’ Brien, Holy Family School.

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On the penultimate day of the season last Saturday, Wanaka hosted third placed Queenstown Rovers at a rain soaked Pembroke Park.

Wanaka knew that if they beat Rovers and Alexandra failed to match their result against Rangers then the League title would have been wrapped up with a game to go. The feeling in the camp however was that they would prefer to go to Alexandra this weekend and win the league in style against their closest rivals who trail them by only three points. As it happened, Alex beat Rangers 15-0 to set up a title decider on Saturday. Ian Bell opened the scoring with a low, left footed drive into the bottom corner from the edge of the box. The old boy doesn’t score much these days so was delighted to get on the score sheet.

Gabe Shwarz then out jumped the Rovers’ keeper to nod in from a corner to make it two. Aiden Butler made it three nil before half time. The Irishman will be happy with his season’s tally, especially coming from midfield.

The second half began where they left off, with goals. It is easy to become complacent when you are winning each week but the fact that the squad have stuck together, trained hard and remain unbeaten shows a real strength of character and maturity.

Finn Moore bagged a fourth and Allan Carmichael added a fifth with a neat turn and finish from the edge of the box.

Connor Ceci’s hard work and determination this season paid off with a long floating effort. Questions will remain on whether the young winger meant to chip the keeper or did the

wind catch his cross and send it over the keeper?

Gabe Shwarz capped off another fine performance with a great goal towards the end of the match to seal another win for the yellow and blacks who, going into the last game of the season, have dropped only two points this year.

Statistics, at the end of the day don’t matter, for it will all count for diddly should they fail to get at least a point this Saturday on their final away game against Alexandra, where a point will see them take the league championship for the first time in five years.

Wanaka B put in another brave performance against Galaxy but unfortunately couldn’t capitalise on their fine passing game and went down 2-1. They play Rovers in Queenstown on Saturday.

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- Allan Carmichael

Under 18 s rugby The Upper Clutha Under 18 side is still unbeaten following a resounding 155 win over their nearest rivals Otago Boys High School.

Played at Millers Flat in perfect conditions, an outstanding defensive effort from forwards and backs forced the OBHS side into a series of mistakes.

For the Wanaka side Max Schikker ruled the lineouts and Elliot Meldrum’s scrummaging, mauling and tackling proved a huge difference.

The team now have a rest until mid July.

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