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he Te Kãkano Aotearoa Trust is celebrating ten years of getting their hands in the dirt. Volunteers, supporters and community members came out to a celebratory barbeque hosted at Bullock Creek Wetland last Saturday to honour the hard work of everyone involved in the past decade of plantings and upkeep of the Trust's habitat restoration nursery within Central Otago. A commemorative tree was planted for the occasion.

The Trust is a Wanaka community-based native plant nursery near Mt Aspiring Road that specialises in propagating plants of local origin to the Upper Clutha region and uses these plants for localised habitat restoration.

In collaboration with fellow Te Kãkano Trustees, Rippon Vineyard winemaker Nick Mills helped originate the idea of the nursery to allow New Zealand communities

take ownership of and connect with their own public land; volunteers continue to engage with their mission through the weekly work of cultivating plants, toiling the earth and planting native varieties throughout the region.

Support from the Sargood Bequest allowed the Trust to establish a 1200sqm nursery by the shores of Lake Wanaka on land donated by John and Jill Blennerhassett.

With permission from the Department of Conservation, Te Kãkano collects seeds from local areas and grows them at the nursery and, once matured, they are planted at varied habitat restoration projects. So far, a total of 44 species of native plants have been propagated, all which are sourced from local genetic stock. The nursery has established around 25,000 native plants spread across 20 sites on public land totalling about 80ha since it began.

Te Kãkano translates to "the seed," and Mills said the hope was that the nursery could extend the habitat restoration efforts

along the entire length of the Clutha Mata-Au River.

When reflecting upon the lifetime of the Trust, Mills shared memorable highlights with the Wanaka Sun. "Remembering all of the smiles and rosy cheeks on kids (and parents) faces and now seeing many of those same trees that have grown sometimes triple the height of those who planted them. Also, drifting the seed down the river and helping like-minded people [other native replanting groups] like Mokihi [Trust] in Cromwell and Haehaeata [National Heritage Trust] in Clyde get up and cranking."

Funding for the work is received from a varied base each year and the Board of Trustees ensures that the Trust is operated sustainably with funds received.

The 2018 planting season is over with more than 4000 plantings; however, volunteers can still participate in hands-on nursery sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.

"Come up with an idea of how you could get involved and get in touch with us.

We're looking to help Te Kãkano belong to the ever-broadening base of the Upper Clutha community. So people should feel comfortable contributing volunteer time and/or financial support in the way they feel is possible for them," said Mills.

When asked what is ahead for the Trust, Mills said thanks to a recent donation of more land from the Blennerhassett family, there is an opportunity to expand the nursery and earthworks are already underway. A small community space will be included in the site.

Te Kãkano's work was recognised nationally as a finalist for the Cawthron Institute 2018 New Zealand River Awards.

All entries were "magnificent examples of individuals, communities, organisations, and businesses doing something positive for local waterways."

Pictured: Bullock Creek Wetlands revegetation was carried out in collaboration with Otago Fish & Game. (Inset) Te Kãkano Aotearoa Trust’s 10th birthday celebration at Bullock Creek last Saturday.

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Coastguard Wanaka Lakes (CWL) is helping to protect families on the water this summer through a safety awareness programme on Sunday, December 9. Families Day is a chance to support locals and help educate the population about safe boating practises.

CWL crew members will be on hand to talk about the importance of wearing a life jacket, raising awareness of Coastguard initiatives and how they serve the community, as well as offering a chance for the public to ride the Coastguard Rescue Vessel (CRV).

CWL President Jonathan Walmisley had a few tips for boaties as his team approaches its busy summer season, with incidents often occurring on weekends and public holidays, "Have fun on the lake, but be safe at the same time; wear a life jacket and tell someone your plans so if you are late they can call for help. Your life or that of your child may depend on it."

CWL will use its time also to discuss membership options to Coastguard app Boaties Best Mate, which allows boaters to easily log their trip and stay safe on the water.

As the CWL looks to the future, the Queenstown Lakes District Council has this week notified its intention to grant a 33-year lease to CWL to build a new rescue centre at a portion of Eely Point Recreation Reserve. Walmisley said the location of the centre would allow his crew to cut their incident response time in half, thereby increasing a person's chance of survivability, due to the proximity of the CRV storage to the water. The coastguard currently leases space at the Wanaka A&P Showgrounds, and CRV deployment times can take more than an hour during busy summer months.

CWL have operated as part of the emergency response network in the district since 2011.

Families day will run between 9am and 12pm at Wanaka Marina along the new jetty.

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The Ignite Wanaka Chamber of Commerce and Lake Wanaka Tourism want to hear the community’s thoughts on the future of Wanaka Airport.

Both local bodies released a joint survey to 231 Ignite Wanaka and 480 Lake Wanaka Tourism members yesterday to gauge their opinions on airport expansion and the possible resulting impact on local businesses and tourism. Ignite Wanaka board chair Bridget Legnavsky said the survey is an information-gathering exercise to help inform the Chamber’s position on future airport development.

“We are aware that there are a lot of mixed opinions about the future of Wanaka Airport in

the community at present and we are inviting our members to contribute their thoughts in an informal survey,” she said. “We want to know what our members already know about Wanaka Airport, how often they travel for business and how they anticipate future development of the airport will change their business.”

Members will also be surveyed on whether or not they are in favour of domestic flights in and out of Wanaka, as well as their concerns and predicted benefits of airport growth.

“It’s important for both the Chamber and Lake Wanaka Tourism to instigate the dialogue with our members and affiliates so both organisations can base our respective positions in line with the overall opinions of our memberships,” said Lake Wanaka Tourism general manager James Helmore.

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The Board of Trustees for Wanaka Primary School and the Establishment BOT for the new Wanaka South Primary School have announced their enrolment zones this week which is set to provide certainty for parents wondering where their children will attend.

They have confirmed that students currently enrolled at Wanaka Primary School (WPS) – and those with younger siblings who have not yet started school, will be able to remain at WPS should they choose to.

WPS BOT chair Andrew Howard said, “This arrangement will ensure minimal disruption in the transition period.”

At a glance, the zone for Wanaka South is enormous: stretching from Glendhu Bay, to Cardrona, taking in all of Albert Town and stopping just short of Luggate village. The WPS zone by comparison takes in Penrith Park in the north, Eely Point in the west, Ardmore Street in the south and Mt Iron in the east.

Its highly populated but geographically small zone has shrunk so drastically that there will no longer be any school buses for WPS students as the zone never extends beyond the 3.4km threshold. For out-of-zone parents toying with the idea of keeping their child at WPS if they only have a year or two to go, or siblings coming

up behind, their decision may be influenced by the fact that there will no longer be that transport option.

For those using a bus at the new Wanaka South Primary, the gains that were made this year in bus safety will remain in place. Iain Hall, chair of the Establishment Board of Trustees said, “the same provision will be made for bus safety that has been agreed by the Ministry of Education.”

But another transport safety issue has now become an even more urgent priority: how do children cross State Highway 84 to get to Three Parks?

Bike Wanaka said, “with the announcement this evening that Albert Town is to be in the new primary school zone, we continue to implore NZTA and QLDC to make a safe crossing under SH84 into Three Parks a priority.”

“There is a great track around the back of Mt Iron for children to walk and bike to the new school, but how many parents will want to risk their children crossing an 80kph busy arterial road? Let's make safety and access to active transport a cornerstone for the development of the new primary school—please.”

Wanaka South Primary is due to open at the start of 2020.

Pictured: Wanaka Primary School zone. All areas outside this zone, from Glendhu to Cardrona to Albert Town will fall in the new Wanaka South Primary zone.

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Changes on way for Clutha River users Ruth Blunt

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Recreational powered vessels will no longer be allowed on the Clutha River between the Outlet Camping Ground and the Albert Town Bridge from December 1 to April 30.

For the rest of the year, any powered vessel operating on this stretch of the river is subject to a 5 knot speed limit, outside of the timed uplifting (10am to 6pm).

Earlier this year, a special consultative procedure was undertaken regarding a proposed amendment to the clauses within the Bylaw that regulates vessels using the Clutha River. The Navigation Safety Hearings Panel (Hearings Panel) received 651 submissions, with 342 in favour and 309 against the proposed amendment. In October, the Hearings Panel heard from 20 submitters in relation to the proposed amendment.

Following deliberations, the Hearings Panel recommended the adoption of the proposed amendment to the Bylaw subject to some modifications. These include: extending the proposed prohibition on recreational powered vessels operating in the Upper Clutha by one month

from December 1 to April 30; removing the proposed restrictions on commercial powered vessels operating in the Upper Clutha under a resource consent between January 15 and February 1; and inserting a list of expressly permitted activities on the Clutha River in the Queenstown Lakes Proposed District Plan.

The Hearings Panel also recommended greater resources be invested into monitoring, enforcement, and data gathering in relation to the use of the Clutha River, safety issues, and nuisances arising from that usage.

An extraordinary meeting, requisitioned by Queenstown Lakes District Council Mayor Jim Boult, was held on Tuesday, November 20 to consider the recommendations. On the motion of Councillors MacLeod and McDonald, it was resolved that council adopt the recommendation of the Hearings Panel to amend the Navigation Safety Bylaw 2018 to take effect on December 1.

Council will now be required to develop educational materials for Clutha Rivers users, including improved signage.

Pictured: From December 1, the operation of powered vessels on the Upper Clutha will be restricted.

Queenstown Airport Corporation (QAC) announced plans to continue the conversation with the Upper Clutha community on possible developments at the Wanaka Airport through various engagement opportunities during the next few months. The approach will help shape the airport’s master plan that is due to be released in late 2019.

QAC’s engagement programme will further the work built within community workshops last May where 111 people shared ideas on the airport’s future. More than 80 people also explored ideas and shared feedback online on the digital community hub our.wanakaairport. com from May to July. That feedback summary is now available on the airport’s website.

Earlier this year, Queenstown Lakes District Council granted QAC a $14.5 million 100-year lease on Wanaka Airport. QAC began the airport’s master planning in September.

A QAC spokesperson said the visioning workshops held in May were the first stage of the journey.

According to QAC chief executive Colin Keel, next up will include Queenstown Airport and Wanaka Airport teams hosting events and meeting with community members and key stakeholders, including the Wanaka Community Board, Chamber of Commerce, Lake Wanaka Tourism and Residents’ Associations, to share information and solicit ideas on the future of the airport to help shape long-term future planning of a dual-airport approach with Queenstown Airport.

“We are also working on a series of articles and videos that provide important information on some of the things to be considered in the master planning process, such as demand forecasting, aeronautical requirements (weather patterns, airspace, flight paths, etc.), airport infrastructure requirements, connectivity and other topics.

Having good information available will ensure that everyone with

an interest in the future of the airport has the context they need to contribute constructively in the discussion.”

Wanaka Stakeholders Group (WSG) said its members, a group of concerned Upper Clutha residents, support QAC’s plan to consult with the community on the master plan yet they express a concern that the engagement occurred before the rejection of the proposed expansion of Queenstown Airport noise boundaries; the group also calls for more involvement from QLDC, which majority owns QAC. “It inevitably poses the question about what role Wanaka Airport might plan as an overflow for Queenstown. While WSG welcomes QAC’s promise to share information and seek feedback on future developments at Wanaka Airport as it shapes their master plan, we question how it can undertake that fully and convincingly in the absence of a strategic plan for growth and tourism across the district from QLDC,” said WSG convener Michael Ross.

Keel said QAC recognises the growth pressures in the district and the Wanaka community’s desire to maintain its special character when considering future airport development. “We are only part of the equation and it’s important for us to work with the council, stakeholders and community to develop a master plan which helps achieve the district’s economic, social and environmental goals and provides broad benefits to the local community.”

QAC said it encourages anyone with an interest in Wanaka Airport’s future to get involved in the engagement opportunities to share their thoughts and ideas in person or online through the airport’s digital hub, which will be available as a resource throughout the master planning process.

“We want to ensure the community and stakeholders come on the journey with us and look forward to continuing the conversations with interested groups and individuals over the coming months,” said Keel.

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Council’s new camping facilities Ruth Blunt

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In advance of the summer influx of visitors, Queenstown Lakes District Council has opened the gates of its free overnight campsite at the Red Bridge near Luggate and its service hub at Ballantyne Road.

The campsite has capacity for 20 certified selfcontained campers for a maximum of two nights, while the service hub welcomes people in selfcontained vehicles to use its facilities which include toilets, showers, rubbish disposal, a dump station and WIFI for a maximum of two hours.

The service hub is open from 8am to 8pm, and has had a steady stream of users since opening this month. The council has full-time camping ambassadors based at the hub, who also visit the campsite in Luggate and roam throughout the Upper Clutha educating campers on where and how to camp responsibly. The local team of four will be increased to six in December, with a further six camping ambassadors based in Queenstown.

The majority of visitors are learning about the new facilities from Campermate, a free app full of information for campers. Users of the free campsite have been mostly positive about the experience, and the new hub is also getting good reviews on the app, with one user commenting, “Just awesome! It's a really good initiative.”

While the free facilities may be getting the thumbs up from travellers one local holiday park owner was “horrified”, saying it was the job of holiday parks to provide those services.

Sarah Burdon, The Camp - Lake Hawea Holiday Park co-owner, suggested the wardens should instead “go to our sensitive areas like the Craigburn where people camping on the lake shore and are pooing everywhere even though there is a toilet located there”.

“The wardens should be checking people’s selfcontained loo facilities and see if they actually use them. The problem is that people are buying selfcontained vans with loos tucked under the boot and they not actually being used. It is a major problem that people feel it is okay defecate on our pure New Zealand environment.”

She accused council of failing to promote “one of the district’s best assets – the local campgrounds and holiday parks”, pointing out that there are five holiday parks in Wanaka, a campground at Albert Town, and The Camp at Lake Hawea, with capacity for about 554,000 bed nights in the local holiday parks alone.

Despite the variety of options for visitors to bed down for the night in both the public and private sector, some are still camping overnight in undesignated areas.

In Wanaka last week, the Queenstown Lakes District Council enforcement team issued 17 parking fines and clamped one vehicle.

On one night, they issued four parking infringements in Wanaka – three of these were around the lakefront areas (on Ardmore Street, McDougall Street and Dungarvon Street) and the fourth was on Eely Point Road.

A council spokesperson said vehicles, including campervans, found to be camping overnight in undesignated areas will receive a $200 infringement and can be wheel clamped (resulting in a further $200 fine).

Pictured: QLDC’s new responsible camping service hub on Ballantyne Road.

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Over the last three weeks, Heli Support NZ has been in Antarctica, providing support to a German geological research project Ganovex.

The local company has provided two Squirrel AS350-B2 helicopters, two pilots and one engineer to Ganovex.

The staff and machinery were flown to Antarctica at start of November on a Hercules aircraft that landed on an airstrip made of sea ice.

Heli Support was established two years ago as a specialist helicopter service for Antarctica. General manager Iain Miller was formerly the operations manager for the NZ Antarctic Programme, and pilot Lee Armstrong has been flying down there for a decade.

“It’s a smaller offshoot of the main German project but it’s in the Ross Sea which is why we got the job because it’s closest to us,” Miller said.

“I moved to Wanaka a few years ago, then Lee moved here with the view to start the business. So our machines are based here and they do all the maintenance here and all specific Antarctic logistics. You can operate from anywhere but we chose Wanaka

airfield,” he said.

The team will be there until the end of January.

“It’s a big commitment,” Miller said.

“Lee’s had ten Christmases away from his three young kids, but that’s the nature of the beast. Hamish Talbot, the other pilot, also has young kids.”

The challenges facing helicopter pilots in Antarctica are numerous and varied but so far one of the hardest challenges for pilot Lee Armstrong is never-ending boredom.

“Lee is camping in a tent at about 3000 feet. But the weather has been bad so they’ve been grounded for days and he has been stuck in a tent, all day every day in minus 20 degrees but 24hour sunlight,” Miller said.

“The boredom and cold has been hard. But he has to work outside on the machines, keeping them warm.”

As if that wasn’t bad enough, the team only get one shower a week.

MIller said they track the helicopters across the ice in live time from Wanaka, and provide logistic support to the team from the Wanaka Airfield through to the conclusion of the project.

Pictured: Heli Support NZ coowner Kelly Buick loading HJV into L100 Hercules.

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Young political powerhouse Chloe Swarbrick was in Wanaka last week, addressing the patrons of the Festival of Colour at the Lake Wanaka Centre.

Swarbrick, 24, is New Zealand’s youngest MP as a list member for the Green Party. She rose to national fame when she ran against Phil Goff in Auckland's 2016 mayoral race at the age of 22. Although she lost, her political rise continued on meteoric proportions.

Of her many portfolios, Arts Culture & Heritage is one she feels particular passion for. Swarbrick was only 17 when she launched her first art show.

“I went to Epsom Girls Grammar (decile 10) while two guys I went to intermediate with, went to Onehunga High (decile 3). Their support and

opportunity was non-existent but I knew they were really talented artists,” Swarbrick said. “So I googled ‘how to run an art show’ and even though I had no idea what I was doing, I just ploughed on and miraculously it came together. We even sold art which is now in the collection at the James Wallace Arts Trust at Pah homestead.”

At the patrons meeting last Wednesday, Swarbrick spoke of the importance of the arts and the role that art and culture play in the fabric of society — the way it can bring people together and express thoughts and emotions that otherwise have no outlet.

The 2019 Festival of Colour will take place from April 2 to 7, 2019, and the programme of performers, artists and musicians will be announced in February.

Pictured: FOC festival director Philip Tremewan and Green Party MP Chloe Swarbrick

Southern Lakes communications agency Scope Media is a finalist in the Best Integrated Campaign category of the New Zealand PREScom Awards for its “Mobilising Queenstown to Become #BetterByBus” campaign.

The PREScom Awards are run by the Commercial Communications Council and recognise PR, experiential and social media campaigns throughout NZ. “One year ago today we helped Otago Regional Council launch Orbus Queenstown to the Wakatipu,” Scope Media founder and managing director Celia Crosbie said.

“Our hyperlocal strategy involved poking fun at the pain points of car travel in a humorous series of online videos and print media, to highlight that bus travel is a realistic and relevant transport option. It is heartening to know that Orbus continues to grow its passenger numbers – proving that our campaign helped shift attitudes and sparked a change in transport behaviour.”

Crosbie said it was an “absolute honour” to be a finalist alongside some of the country’s best marketing and communications agencies.

“I’m particularly grateful to my team that helped pull this campaign together, not to mention Otago Regional Council,

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Queenstown Lakes District Council and the NZ Transport Agency for their immense support during the campaign.”

Winners are announced at the PREScom Awards dinner in Auckland next Wednesday.

Pictured: Scope Media founder and managing director Celia Crosbie.

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The launch of the Untouched World (UW) retail store in Wanaka last week shed light on what is possible for Central Otago in tackling water resource issues facing our future. UW is a “from-the-ground up, business-not-as-usual” two-tier company: a Christchurch-based ecologically sustainable commercial clothing brand married to a charitable trust that runs sustainable leadership programmes for young adults.

Untouched World Foundation (UWF) was born in 2000, five years after UW was established as a certified organic wool clothing collection under parent company Snowy Peak Limited (SPL).

The foundation has engaged with more than 1500 students through annual, five week-long programmes across four New Zealand sites with a focus on tackling environmental issues at a grassroots level; the framework puts decisionmaking into the hands on the students.

The Central Otago branch, Waterwise Engineering programme, selects about 20 secondary school students from NZ, Australia and India and brings them to Bannockburn to collaborate with all the players involved in water quality and management.

Applications for this year’s December 4 to 14 programme are closed.

“This camp isn’t just about learning about water use and leadership, this camp is also about finding yourself and how you work in a new and unknown environment, which I think is amazing,” said 2016 Waterwise alumni Divesh Singh from Wakatipu High School.

“They have a 360-degree debate around issues to allow room for understanding that everything is interconnected and that you can’t take a singular approach to sustainability; you’ve got to look after the people, the cultural issues and make sure that people have their basic needs met because they’re not going to look after anything else until that is

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done,” said SPL and UW CEO and UWF founder Peri Drysdale.

Several graduates have gone on to set up environmental sustainability groups, received invitations to the United Nations (UN) youth forum and will be invited back by UWF to a continued “leaders-of-the-leaders” programme.

UW retail stores, including the Wanaka location, represent a partnership formed in January between New Zealand Cashmere, UW and Wellington-based Woolyarns to commercialise a market for NZ cashmere.

UW became the first fashion company in the world to be given permission by The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation to carry the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development logo on its labelling in 2007. Drysdale said the UN nominated UWF as one of three global exemplars for empowering youth and asked the foundation to roll out the programmes globally.

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A healthy heart for Luggate Ruth Blunt

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Luggate’s “heart” could be restored in the form a new community hall built to certified Passive House standard.

Queenstown Lakes District Council Community & Services Committee will consider endorsing the recommendation to council to approve the new Luggate Hall build project at its meeting this morning.

Luggate Hall (pictured) was closed in August 2017 after a Detailed Seismic Assessment indicated the building’s seismic rating to be 15 percent of the National Building Standard. The building was classified as a Grade E building, indicating a very high-risk exposure relative to a new building if

a large earthquake occurs.

The report indicates the prefered option moving forward is to build a bespoke Passive House certified multi-purpose community hall to “restore the heart and focus for the Luggate community”.

The building would be fit for purpose, significantly more energy efficient and create a more comfortable, healthier environment. The project would have an increased construction cost of up to 10 percent, however the report recommends the Committee endorse the proposal that council approve the additional funding of $1,344,000 via the reforecasting process.

If the project goes ahead it would be the the first Passive House certified community facility in New Zealand.

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Hawea Flat School will unveil conceptual plans for a new, sustainable, multi-purpose school hall at its popular fair this weekend and everyone is invited to have a look and give feedback.

The current situation is rather dire with students needing to cross Camphill Road from the main school campus to get to the hall. Being a rural area, vehicles reach top speed making it a constant headache for staff. It’s also small, stuffy and no longer fit-for-purpose for a growing school with a burgeoning roll.

The first stage of design has been a collaborative affair with brainstorming sessions from teachers, faculty, architects and energy consultants.

Ideas have ranged from solar panel

and edible walls, to recording studios that morph into a café for parents.

Parent and architect Jessica Eyers is a certified Passivhaus designer and sustainable building consultant.

“The design objectives are to create an inspirational building that is low energy, comfortable all year round and kind to the environment,” Eyers said. “We want to do this once and we want to do it right.”

Once the preliminary design is in place, the next step will be raising the funds to begin construction. A ballpark cost has been estimated at between $1.9 and $2.1 million. Some key funders have indicated possible support to cover approximately half the costs, however, generous financial support is still required to bring this project to fruition.

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A Wanaka personal trainer and fitness educator will represent the whole of Central Otago as an award finalist at the New Zealand Exercise Awards this weekend.

Joe Waide, who has been training clients internationally since the 1990s, is the only Central Otago finalist across 16 categories and is up against three others for Educator of the Year.

“It is an amazing honour and humbling feeling to be nominated as a finalist for the awards as there are so many incredible exercise professionals empowering and educating their clients around New Zealand,” Waide (pictured) said.

The awards are organised by the Exercise Association of New Zealand and Waide was selected as a finalist by an esteemed panel of fitness industry judges.

His selection represents the work he has done

educating more than 12,000 exercise professionals around the world as well as his work presenting and training in New Zealand and Australia.

“I got into the exercise industry because it is such a positive, life-enriching industry that develops people in so many aspects of their personal and family life as well as their psychological wellbeing,” Waide said.

“The culture, connection and whanau/family developed over the last 25 years with clients and fellow exercise professionals around the world is one of the greatest rewards.”

The annual Exercise Industry Awards has been recognising excellence in the industry since 2005 by rewarding those contributing to the health and wellness of New Zealanders through exercise and fitness.

The overall winner of Waide’s category will be formally announced at an official black tie awards dinner, held in Auckland on Saturday, November 24.

Nearly 40 people came out to support Kahu Youth’s fifth annual Volunteer Awards ceremony at Wanaka’s The Rippon Hall on Tuesday. Four Upper Clutha youth took home awards amongst a total of 23 nominated youth volunteers between the ages of 10 to 18.

Lily Wilson, a St John Youth Cadet, was awarded in the 12-years-old and under category. Wilson, who is working toward a 200 hours community service badge, was recognised on many acts of service, including coaching Holy Family School Wanaka year threeto-four netball team and supporting St John Youth by running activities at camp, helping a seven-year-old Penguin complete a badge at division and serving in the kitchen.

Meg Thomas secured the 14-yearsold and under category after judges noted Thomas’ volunteer work with residents at the dementia wing at Aspiring Enliven Care Centre as well as at Challenge Wanaka.

Paris Woodhouse received the honour in the 16-year-old and under category due to work as a Wanaka Lions Leo Club member of which Woodhouse is president.

Under her leadership, the club has accomplished several milestones, including raising $3000 for the easy accessible barbecue at Allenby Park, $2100 for fresh water dispensers for two schools in Cambodia as well as a

hand-washing station.

Bella Fraser won the 18-years-old and under category. Amongst Fraser’s accomplishments are logging more than 70 hours with the Mount Aspiring College Students in the Community Programme, volunteering at three local primary schools, coaching an under-8 football team this year and receiving the 2018 Trustpower’s Youth Community Spirit Award (Queenstown district).

Maddison Frazer took home the Supreme Winner award after nearly reaching 800 community service hours, helping run the St John Youth program, completing Sergeant training and running badge work for this term, supporting Challenge Wanaka during the last six years amongst several other types of community support and involvement.

Upper Clutha Youth Council members, a youth panel who orchestrated the event, cast an impartial vote on the best deed for each category after having the nominee’s name and gender removed from each nomination form.

Kahu Youth worker Richard Elvey said the group is setting its sights on the Summer Holiday Programme, which kicks off December 13. “We're yet to finalise the activities, but it will be packed full of all sorts of different fun activities. It can be found on our website and will also be posted on social media. If anyone wants to do any of the activities, please get in touch and book in advance.”

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In a week many people will be hauling out the Christmas decorations and stringing lights on the tree. It’s a joyous time for many—but for others, the constant dread and anxiety of how the bills will be paid doesn’t abate over the silly season, but is instead tripled with worry over buying presents and shelling out for a turkey.

But Wanaka is a community that pulls together and stands strong on the word “community”. The Upper Clutha Community Christmas Trust (UCCCT) recently donated $1000 to the Wanaka Food Bank which will provide struggling local families with a hamper for Christmas Day. “The donation is to top up the Food Bank with whatever they are short of. We thought they might want to use it to buy hams and chickens,” said Yeverley Mccarthy from UCCCT. “We set up the UCCCT five years ago to spread the joy of Christmas in the Upper Clutha. We will also be making a donation to the Lovelock family whose daughter is unwell, so they can have an event out,” she said.

Kate Murray from Community Networks Wanaka who run the Food Bank said all donations are gratefully received at this time of year. Food items that can be frozen are welcome, as are pantry items, chocolate and other Christmas treats. The Food Bank

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works with Ray White Real Estate to co-ordinate the festive joy, and they are asking that toys and gifts be taken directly to the Ray White Office and left under the tree where they will be given to a child whose family is struggling. Food items can be dropped at 73 Brownston Street (opposite Paradiso cinema) or in the Food Bank bin at New World. Cash donations can be made directly to 03 1739 0059339 02.

Pictured: UCCCT member Yeverley McCarthy presenting cheque to Community Networks Food Bank coordinator Kate Murray, and UCCCT member Carmel Hyndman.

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While some people just see a car park, the designers behind stage one of Wanaka’s Lakefront Development Plan see the stage as “a critical element providing a dedicated car and campervan parking area to in part compensate for the future removal of informal car parking along the majority of the central lakefront”.

Mt Aspiring Road Carpark is due to be complete in time for Christmas, paving the way for the return of green spaces along the lakefront in stage two which was approved by Wanaka Community Board last Thursday.

Reset Urban Design, commissioned in 2015 to prepare a Wanaka Lakefront Development Plan for the Queenstown Lakes District Council, has developed draft designs for each of the five stages. A council spokesperson said Reset has also worked on detailed designs for stages one and two of the plan, but would not confirm who would be engaged to work on the following stages.

Deputy Mayor Calum MacLeod said the introduction of permanent carparking is all about balance.

“Stage two aims to reclaim a lot of the lakefront for people, but realistically, first we needed somewhere for residents and visitors alike to park when heading into town. It’s these initial steps which had the

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Wanaka Community Board excited when visiting the Mt Aspiring Road Carpark construction site,” MacLeod said.

Work on the stage two along “South Beach” will start in the first half of 2019 with the construction of a 4m-wide promenade connecting Mt Aspiring Road Carpark with Wanaka’s town centre, accompanied by picnic facilities and landscaping.

QLDC Councillor and WCB chair Quentin Smith said, “The vision here is to redefine the way we interact and enjoy our lakefront and in turn ensure better access and transport to the Wanaka town centre.”

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Bob Campbell, New Zealand’s eminent wine critic, has awarded Burn Cottage’s 2016 Burn Cottage Vineyard Pinot Noir 98 points. To receive such acclaim from someone who carries such clout in the wine industry is a moment of celebration for winemaker Claire Mulholland.

“It’s fantastic to get that recognition because we’ve been getting a few good marks since we started producing in 2002,” she said. “But now we’re getting consistency in our production which I think is a results of our biodynamic farming. It’s how we farm that’s had a really positive effect on the wines.”

Campbell is effusive and even somewhat poetic in his praise; “this is a terrific pinot noir—great to drink now despite the sneaking feeling that it’s going to get even better with bottle age,” he said. ‘[Its] totally seductive ripe cherry, berry and plum flavours with added complexity from subliminal

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For local wine aficionados who want to sample the high-scoring wine, tastings are held at the Burn Cottage winery in Cromwell but is by appointment only.

“We really want people to try it; and cellar it,” said Mulholland. “This one’s a keeper.”

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Road works have begun on Central Otago and Queenstown Lakes District highways to get the road network summer ready. NZ Transport Agency said summer is the optimum time for maintenance work to occur as it is warmer, allowing bitumen to stick more effectively to the road surface and for crews to have more daylight hours and visibility for greater safety.

Summer is also the time for holidays and events, and road works at these times can create some frustrations for road users, sais NZTA journey manager, Lower South Island, Peter Brown.

“To help people better plan their journeys, the Transport Agency provides as much timely information as possible via our website, social media, and Electronic Messaging signs on the highways,” Brown said..

“As well as keeping yourself informed, it is always a good idea to build in extra time when travelling.”

Between early January and the end of March 2019, State Highway 6 rehabilitation, near the Crown Range turnoff, will take place.

There will also be a number of reseal sites throughout the Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago districts. The reseal sites will vary in length and most of them will not have a significant impact on people’s journeys. Information on the locations and timing of sites that will cause delays will be made available via the Transport Agency’s traffic information website.

Drivers should slow down to the temporary speed limit (usually 30kph the first day, 50kph on the next two days) before reaching the new chipseal, and leave an extra car’s length distance between their vehicle and the one in front.

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Wanaka Trampolining and Tumbling (TNT) Club closed out their 2018 competition season with high recognition at the fourth annual Southland Regional Trampoline and Tumbling championship in Te Anau.

Amongst overall solid performances from the Wanaka TNT team, highlights include Jessie Winter who competed in the 13/14 year age group to win the tumbling, double mini trampoline and trampoline categories.

Most age groups had 20 participants in each recreation-grade event. Eva Small won the trampoline event and locked in second place in the double mini in the eight years and under group with Olivia Noble-Kirkbride finishing in third in the same group. Isabella Noble-Kirkbride finished second place in trampoline and third in double mini in the 11/12 years recreation grade.

Deia Carson-Wolfe, who recently won her first national title at the 2018 National Gymsports Championships, came in first in tumbling, double mini and trampoline in the 13/14 year age group. Imogen Dougherty won the trampoline, double mini and secured second in the tumbling for the 11/12 year age group.

Elizabeth Pell won the trampoline event by stepping up into the 11/12 year age group due to no A-grade competition in her age group. The marking criteria increases with each age bracket.

The championships incorporated an introductory ‘recreational’ event for those new to the sport; this competition was hosted

by Flite Trampolining Club, which is the last remaining club in Southland.

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Akarua pinot noir dubbed best wine ALLISON MCLEAN

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The Central Otago viticulture region continues to prove its power in the international market. Akarua wines’ 2017 RUA Pinot Noir has claimed three trophies at the 39th Sydney International Wine Competition, including Best Wine of Competition.

The family-owned winery took home two additional 2019 trophies: Best Pinot Noir of Competition and Best Red Table Wine of Competition.

With 13 judges of more than 1700 wines, the Sydney International is the only wine show that re-judges all finalists matched with appropriate food; the RUA Pinot Noir was paired with Venison loin with shallots and mushroom.

The competition saw a wide range of wines from New Zealand, Australia, South America and Europe winning trophies and medals in this year’s competition.

Akarua is under the secondgeneration family leadership of David Skeggs alongside award-winning winemaker Andrew Keenleyside who was “humbled” by the recent news.

“2017 was a challenging, unsettled year which demanded an extremely high level of attention to detail from our vineyard and winery teams.

Everyone went ‘above the call of duty’ to over-deliver on quality; it was a superhuman effort and I am humbled by this result,” said Keenleyside.

During the last five consecutive vintages, RUA has received accolades and awards from local and international wine competitions, including five trophies and 12 gold medals. Akarua was included in the Air New Zealand Fine Wines of NZ list as judged by a panel of six Masters of Wine and Master Sommelier Cameron Douglas.

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Former World Champion swimmer and Olympian Moss Burmester will take on Challenge Wanaka 2019 just one week after competing in the Kathmandu Coast to Coast.

“I love a challenge and this is one of the key values and messages I always try to push,” Burmester said. “Challenging yourself is important I think and it doesn't mean having to win, it just means you are pushing your own boundaries and exploring what you are capable of, both physically and mentally.”

It will be the first time Burmester has competed in Challenge Wanaka’s 1.9km swim, 90km cycle and 21km run. He is hoping to do a good swim to set him up for the bike and cycling legs, keen to see how his body performs over two weekends of physical effort.

“I guess I’ll be doing the Coast to Coast knowing I have Challenge Wanaka a week later, but that’s also a motivating factor, as I’m keen to see what I can do and how the body will perform. I’m thinking the stunning location will be a motivating

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Challenge Wanaka Race Director Bill Roxburgh was looking forward to having Burmester competing in the event.

“It will be great to have Moss racing,” Roxburgh said. “I think he’ll really enjoy the swim and probably do pretty well in

that, and we look forward to welcoming him to Wanaka to compete in the world’s most scenic triathlon.”

Pictured: Moss Burmester competed in the Coast to Coast for the first time this year with his partner Carolyn Arthur and has now set himself a new challenge.

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The NZ Transport Agency is removing short sections of edgeline rumble strips, including on State Highway 6 from Hawea to Albert Town, after accepting suggested changes made by local cycling groups and the Waitaki District Council.

NZTA system manager, Graeme Hall, said the changes will accommodate the cyclists’ concerns without compromising safety for drivers.

“Rumble strips are a simple safety improvement that work – they’ve been proven to prevent deaths

and injuries. But we know cyclists sometimes find them difficult to ride on,” Hall said.

“We had advice from cycling advisors before we installed these rumble strips, and since then we’ve also had feedback from the council and local cycling groups. As a result, we’ve decided to remove short sections of rumble strip from SH6, SH8A and SH83. Most of the rumble strips on these highways will remain, so there will still be significant safety benefits for all road users.”

Rumble strips can reduce all crashes by around 25 percent and fatal run-off-road crashes by up to 42 percent.

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Just in time - or too late? boult J Jim QLDC Mayor Whilst I try to avoid criticising fellow government organisations as a rule, I have to admit to being a little unhappy with recent activity by the Ministry of Education. Some months ago Andrew Howard, Chair of the Wanaka Primary School Board of Trustees, contacted me to ask for assistance in bringing an end to the dangerous practice of school children standing on school buses – particularly when travelling on open road speed limit areas.

Of late, there have been a number of tragic bus accidents, with injuries and fatalities which I would suggest disproves the previouslyheld theory that passengers on buses were inherently safer in an accident situation.

Following Andrew’s admirable good work in this regard, I made contact with both the Ministry of Education and the New Zealand Transport Agency.

Initially I had the predictable push back from the Ministry of Education.

However after raising the matter with NZTA I received a more satisfactory response to the effect that the practice would cease forthwith. Reasonably, (I thought), I communicated this publicly, congratulated Andrew for his outstanding efforts and considered the job done!

Apparently we encountered a case of two government departments not communicating particularly well and suddenly back pedalling by the Ministry of Education saying – job not done.

More recent feedback from the ministry leads me to surety that logic will come to the fore on this matter

sooner or later, and that the practice of students standing on travelling buses will cease. While there will be a requirement across New Zealand to increase the school bus fleet to provide a seat for all bus users, I would have thought this was a very small price to pay for the additional safety accorded by children being properly seated and belted in. I will continue to pursue this to a satisfactory conclusion for the safety of our district’s school children.

You may not know that NZTA applies a process known as “just in time” for its projects across New Zealand. However, in an area which is growing at the rate ours is, “just in time” is often a few years too late. I’m beginning to think that the Ministry of Education must follow a similar “just in time” model. Recently I’ve seen a number of schools quickly outgrowing buildings and there does not seem to be a clear understanding of the growth the district is experiencing nor sufficient planning for it within school capacity. I also fail to understand why it is not apparent that large numbers of students at primary schools will quickly mean more capacity is required at secondary schools. In that regard I sometimes think the Ministry of Education has not changed in many years. I well recall starting as a firstyear pupil at a brand new intermediate school in Invercargill in a prefab out the back of the new school – reflecting the fact that the Ministry of Education had once again undershot.

Responding to and managing the growth in our district is a challenge we all have to rise to as a community. It’s certainly something that this Council is planning for and tackling head on. I hope that the same approach is something we will see from our colleagues in Central Government.

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Crimeline HURLEY S Sean Senior Constable, NZPD A steady week for police with a continued demand for service, mainly in relation to road policing with increased tourist traffic on the roadways; remember patience is a virtue. One I am still working towards acquiring.

Police arrested a local young man for the unlawful taking of a car from Haast after his own car crashed over there. Not the wisest of decisions.

Throughout the week we have had a focus on restraints, distracted drivers, impairment and speed. Fines are avoidable, buckle up, do not use your cell phone, ensure your sobriety and lighten the lead foot.

Over the week we have had three reports of burglaries on Lagoon Avenue, Aubrey Road, and Helwick Street, so please ensure you secure your property.

Lack of attention whilst driving has led to four motor vehicle collisions which required police attendance. Crashes at the junction of Riverbank Road and Ballantyne Road are normally caused by failing to comply with the very clear stop signs; please pay attention to these as we will be increasing enforcement efforts to improve road safety at this location.

Theft of a mountain bike was reported on Saturday afternoon. Between 5.30pm and 6pm a Specialised Enduro Elite mountain bike, coloured black with blue stripes. was taken from a bike rack of a parked car on Dunmore Street outside of the Cardrona Office. Police would appreciate any information in relation to this stolen bicycle.

Over the weekend we apprehended three people for excess breath alcohol. Two of these will be appearing in court along with the other recently apprehended. As a community we need to address this issue. This weekend our enforcement effort was supported by students from Mount Aspiring College with members of their SADD group attending check points with police. Hopefully their message will get through to our wider community.

This week had cause to deal with parents from overseas who thought it alright for the mother to be the front seat passenger unrestrained with her child on her knee also unrestrained. This she advised me she would not do in her home country. We love to have you all as visitors to NZ, however please remember the key responsibilities. Everyone wears a seat belt, keep left, the maximum speed is 100km and no overtaking on yellow lines.

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I finished last week’s diary paddling towards the shore with a badly injured 200g grebe chick in my kayak, pondering what I should do with it. So I digress even further from grebes to explain my decision.

I have had a long interest in wildlife of all sorts and particularly in animal behaviour (ethology). I have worked longer with penguins than any other species of bird and that interest in penguins was further encouraged by working for four summers in Antarctica. There I came across five different species of penguin, thus when I came to work in Dunedin I thought to spend time looking at the behaviour of the yellow-eyed penguin (YEP). Up until the 1950s the YEP was the most studied and written about of all penguin species. That was the life’s work of Dr Lance Richdale.

So I set out to just look at the social behaviour of the YEP in my spare time. I quickly discovered that its behaviour is quite unique in the penguin world. But an incidental finding was that this was a species in serious strife; predation of chicks was rampant as was the huge loss of their traditional habitat of coastal forest. And yes, I talked to a lot of people about my concerns, but the real point of this digression is to explain, (because I did so much talking), how we became home for all the dead, dying and injured penguins in Otago.

We had deceased ones in the freezer and the sick and injured ones in the bath, rabbit hutch,

The Informant Last month I was involved with a company that undertook an investigation into buying a competitor’s business. The goal was to merge the competitor’s business into the existing business.

The acquisition was attractive as it would bring extra revenue to their financial table without having to add anything major to their overall work processes.

Albeit a relatively successful business in its present form the company didn’t have excess funds sitting in reserve to make such a purchase. The entire purchase was to be 100% funded with bank debt.

The scale of this acquisition required a substantial amount of funding to be gained from the bank.

A loan such as this requires a well put together lending proposal as the risk from a banker’s point of view is high. The manager of the business put together a proposal which went to the bank.

Unfortunately what was presented to the bank didn’t cover all bases when it came to making an assessment of the proposal. We were asked to fill in the gaps and provide extra information in support of the application.

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workshop, garage, firewood store, guinea pig pen and the dog kennel, to name but a few of their temporary homes. One of my sons was very good at naming them. A pair of juveniles he looked after were named Sex and Violence, (they attacked you once you had fed them), Sid Vicious was another of similar ill-disciplined behaviour. And so, over time we came to look after a great number of penguins of all sorts of varieties, ailments and dispositions.

The photo above is of Greg asleep on the water.

To be continued…

– John Darby

loan if your security position is strong. The security that you can offer as a back up to the bank’s lending is important but not as important as you may think.

This is particularly so for commercial lending. House lending has more rigid formulas that are followed regarding security. Certain dynamics become important for commercial lending approvals. People seeking funds from a bank need to be mindful they tick all the boxes. Any proposal needs to lay out for the bank a level of understanding for the bank to gauge why the funds are being borrowed, how they will alter the ongoing business performance and when will they get their loan repaid. Key ratios come into play such as debt servicing levels as measured against earnings. What we may think of as earnings is different to how the banks measure earnings. Banks will alter the “after tax net profit” by adding back depreciation, taxation and interest.

This is done to give the bank a view on business earnings without the impact of funding levels, tax and asset items upon earnings. Debt servicing levels are measured not only in terms of interest but loan repayments over the course of a year. Other factors such as asset purchases and owner’s drawings also feature in overall considerations. Bringing this altogether is where a financial forecast or budget

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is useful. A budget can combine a lot of the key financial parameters into a single document that banks will find useful. Banks look for reasonable budgets with well set out assumptions. Care needs to be taken around this area.

Assuming the reasoning for making a loan gets the banks tick and the business earnings back up the proposal approval may be granted with any number of conditions. Covenants will become part of the conditions before a loan is approved. Such conditions may be as simple as producing financial statements following year end balance date within a certain timeframe, setting limits on the owner’s cash drawings and dividends, limiting the amount that can be spent on asset purchases, requiring prior approval of further lending or requiring debt repayment schedules to be met within certain time frames.

Whatever conditions that are set borrowers need to be mindful of these requirements. There has been a notable increase in the conditions needing to be satisfied for the banks these days. We are certainly fielding more in-depth queries as part of the approval process. A greater level of detail and understanding is required to be presented to funders. Overall you need to do your homework.

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Wanaka Salvation Army Family Store. Opening Hours – Monday to Friday For all your interior/exterior house 9am – 5pm, Saturday For all your interior/exterior house painting requirements, call Ben 9.30am – 4pm. We look painting requirements, call Ben Specialising in and receive a FREE QUOTE. and receive a FREE QUOTE. forward to seeing you curtains and blinds here!

0204 0133 350 0204 0133 350 Donations kindly received. including all repairs paint@btppainting.com paint@btppainting.com Please drop them into the www.btppainting.com www.btppainting.com Salvation Army Family Based in Wanaka store or ph 443 5068 to book a pick up.

Cut rags (100% cotton) Phone Helen: 022 413 4622 and drop cloths, only e: helen@dynzdesignz.co.nz $7 for a big bag. Now web: www.dynzdesignz.co.nz in the yard container at PLUMBING Wastebusters. Open 9-5 seven days.

Serving Wanaka and Business Networking STORAGE Central Otago Regions International. The Wanaka Call for free no obligation quotes chapter of BNI meets weekly at 7am Tuesday Clean, dry, safe storage morning. Great networking opportunity to grow your available now. Lockbox Self business. Contact Vicki Storage, 12 Gordon Road, Donoghue for information DRAINAGE l PLUMBING l GAS FITTING 027 208 9462.

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M: 021 709 918 W: www.gwplumbing.co.nz Rags, rags, rags ... little ones, big ones, cotton ones and drop cloths, WANTED WANTED WANTED THANKS available from the Wanted by the Salvation The Salvation Army Volunteers required Thanks to everyone who Wanaka Salvation Army Family Store 443 5068. at The Salvation Army

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Army Family Store, if any one has any spare pillow cases we would love them, please just drop them into the store, thanks.

Family store would like used glass spice jars with lids, to donate these please just pop them into the store in Brownston Street.

Family store if you have some free time and would like to be part of a team which makes a difference, come and see us.

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Please send sports results to sports@thewanakasun.co.nz by Tuesday at noon.

Wanaka bridge Club (Tues) 1st Deidre Lynch, Blair Coghill 64%. 2nd Norah Ellery, Heather Wellman 55%. 3rd equal Leigh & Dean Snelling/Allan MacLean, John Schwarz 53%. (Wed H/Cap) N/S 1st Peter Hart, John Schwarz 63.67%, 2nd Noelene Raffills, Denise Bruns 62.48%. 3rd Miranda O’Leary, Nicola Brown 59.08%. E/W 1st Lyn Hill, Terry Wilson 65.68%. 2ndJacqui Roberts, Kay Ross 61.64%.

3rd Lynne Fegan, Sally Goodall 59.91%. (Fri-H/ Cap) Sonya Adams, Pam Miller 59.49%. 2nd Carolyn Field, Carolyn Grey 59.12%. 3rd Hans Limacher, Claire Williams 53.57%. E/W 1st Noeline Munro, Lynne Fegan 60.37%. 2nd Liz Wanaka Progressive Bowls 9:11:18 Skips Hawker, Michael Chapman-Smith 54.34%. 3rd 1st C Kiewiet 2nd B Russell 3rd M Baker Joy Baxter, Daphne Stewart 53.37%. (Mon) N/S Thirds 1st B Wilson 2nd J Feehly 3rd G Russell 1st Allan Kelly, Ann-Louse Stokes 57.71%. 2nd Leads 1st W Byers 2nd J Gillan 3rd G Raffles. Madeleine Reveley, Vivienne Christie 56.46%.

16:11:18 Skips 1st P Traynor 2nd B Steel 3rd 3rd Ena Leckie, Marion Furneaux 53.75%.

T Tovey Thirds 1st R Chartres 2nd C Kiewiet E/W 1st Trish & Alan Foote 62.05%. 2nd Paul 3rd J Feehly Leads 1st T Hyner 2nd B Wilson Cushnie, Georgie Roberts 59.09%. 3rdJenny 3rd T Tattersfield.

Turnbull, Liz Hawker 53.41%.

Tarras Golf Club 3 November Played off the Ladies Tees Stableford W Bosley 45, H Reinecke 40, D Allen 37, G Rive 35. Nett Eagles G Lucas No 16, D Allen No's 11 and 18. 10 November Stableford D Wilson and S Johnston 36, W Bosley 33, H Reinecke 31. Nett Eagles H Reinecke No 8, G Lucas No 16 Twos H Reinecke, Birdies H Reinecke and W Bosley. 17 November Stableford Teams A Foote, M Hyndman, B Rowley, W Bosley 51, H Reinecke, G Rive, D Allen 50, S Johnston, D Wilson, D Agnew 43.

Nett Eagles W Bosley Nos 2 and 7, M Hyndman 6 and 8, B Rowley No 2. Birdies S Johnston 17 and 9, W Bosley No 7. Twos S Johnston.

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SERVICES WHEELS TO DUNSTAN - free shuttle service to Dunstan Hospital or Alexandra specialist appointments, also linking with the St John Health Shuttle to Dunedin Hospital.

For bookings please call Community Networks on 443 7799.

SERVICES Wanaka Pharmacy is your local pharmacy. We’re the big pharmacy at the top of Helwick Street - open from 8am until 7pm every single day. Ph 443 8000.

Free computer lessons for older people - Community Networks is offering one-onone lessons in your own home on your own device or at our offices. If you are interested call into Community Networks or phone 03 443 7799.

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CAFÉ MANAGER REQUIRED Clyde, Central Otago

Playgroup Co-ordinator We are now seeking a new co-ordinator to run Wanaka Playgroup.

Our mission is to provide a welcoming and supportive environment for families to meet and socialise. The coordinator is responsible for planning and running two weekly playgroup sessions.

This is a paid position during the school term only. Required days are Monday and Thursday 9am -12pm.

To be considered for this role, you will ideally have: • Suitable experience in child care for under 5’s working within Ministry guidelines.

• Good group organisational skills and ability to include all children.

• Excellent planning and facilitation skills to deliver a fun and exciting programme.

RECEPTIONIST - PART-TIME We are looking for a reception superstar to join our busy team!

This is a part-time position (three days per week) including both weekend days.

The successful applicant will have: • A strong work ethic • A friendly manner with excellent communication and customer service skills • Competent with computer programs including Google Drive, CRM • Administration/reception experience • The ability to work efficiently in a busy environment • Flexibility as required due to operational requirements

We are searching for an awesome Café Manager at Olivers for our Merchant of Clyde Café and Deli.

Your role will include day to day, hands on management of our Café and Deli and to be considered you will need the following attributes: • Proven experience in the Barista and Food industry • Have awesome customer service skills, to ensure our customers have consistently outstanding coffee and food experiences • Strong leadership, communication and organisational skills • Remain calm under pressure

Key responsibilities: • Being the first point of contact for customers in the office, via phone and email • Delivering safety briefings to customers, flight following and loading/unloading helicopters • Assisting with administration and marketing tasks • General office cleaning

Applicants for this position must have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.

Please forward your resume and cover letter with references to: info@wanakahelicopters.co.nz

by FRIDAY 30th NOVEMBER 2018

If this sounds like you, please email your CV and covering letter to playgroupwanaka@hotmail.co.nz Applications close December 4th.

All applicants must have New Zealand residency and will be subject to police checks.

Bulk Foods Merchandiser Wanaka Here's your chance to work for NZ's top bulk foods company!

A part time position is now available working in Wanaka, 10 hours per week.

PUBLIC NOTICE Wanaka Marina Limited wishes to advise that in terms of the company’s resource consent conditions, there will be chemical weed control measures taking place from the 24th November 2018 to 23rd December 2018 depending on weather conditions. The chemical, Aquathol K, will be applied within 25 metres of the marina structure by ERMA approved licensed applicator, Landcare Services Limited.

Access to the Marina and surrounding water ways will be restricted during the period of application. Signage will be placed in the area to notify to public of the restricted access. This notice is given in accordance with the Otago Regional Council Water Use & Management policy under clause 12:7.1.1ii For further details please feel free to contact the applicator Graeme Larcombe on 027 222 5467 or the Marina Secretary Shane Gibson on 03 443 0086.

10.00am - 3.00pm Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Office Administrator– Fixed Term, Maternity Cover 20+ hours per week, Starting 28th January 2019 Providing support for our investment advisors in Wanaka.

Advanced MS Office, Word & Excel required.

Further information: www.aspiringwealth.com/jobs Email: applications to: admin@aspiringwealth.com

Applications to be received by 7th December 2018

• Ability to work within a team • Have a bright, welcoming personality with an amazing smile to greet our customers everyday We are a 7 day a week business which will require you to work day shifts, including some weekends and public holidays.

If you have what it takes, would like to join our team and live and work in beautiful Central Otago, then please send your CV and cover letter to: recruit@olivers.co.nz Applicants must have NZ Residency to be considered for this position.

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The role also will include additional covering work.

This position involves the filling and cleaning of bulk food bins containing confectionery, dried fruits, nuts, and cereals.

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Notice of Intention to Grant Lease over Recreation Reserve COASTGUARD WANAKA LAKES INC. PURSUANT TO SECTION 54(1)(B)&(C) OF THE RESERVES ACT 1977 The land described in Schedule A of this Notice (the Land) is vested in the Queenstown Lakes District Council pursuant to Section 26A of the Reserves Act 1977 as recreation reserve. Coastguard Wanaka Lakes Incorporated is seeking a lease over the reserve for a new Marine Rescue Centre. The Council is considering granting the lease pursuant to Section 54(1)(b)&(c) of the Reserves Act 1977.

Pursuant to Sections 54(1)(b)&(c) and 119 of the Reserves Act 1977 the Council has an obligation to publicly notify its intention to grant such lease by way of this Notice.

SOUTHERN VENTURES

Any person or organisation may object to or make submissions with respect to the proposed lease.

More information can be obtained from the Council’s agent, APL Property, PO Box 1586, Queenstown, phone 03 442 7133 or email queenstown@aplproperty.co.nz.

Submissions will be required no later than 21 December 2018 and should be sent to APL Property as above.

G R O U P A C C O U N TA N T Southern Ventures is an entrepreneurial investment company providing finance, management, consulting, and support services to a family of associated businesses. Due to continued positive growth, we are seeking an exceptional individual to fill the newly created role of Group Accountant.

ROLE PURPOSE Manage the Southern Ventures financial activities, ensuring sound financial and business practices are applied across all their business operations.

DIRECT REPORT Operations Manager K E Y A C C O U N TA B I L I T I E S • Management Reporting; • Treasury; • Budgeting; • Company Secretarial; • Key Policies and Procedures; • Annual Accounts.

KEY SKILLS • Strong commercial acumen; • Proven leadership and team management skills; • The ability to communicate at all levels across the organisation; • Ideally CA Qualified (tertiary qualified essential) with at least ten to fifteen years financial experience in a diversified range of industry sectors; • Exceptionally well versed in Microsoft Excel, and integrated accounting software packages, ideally with detailed exposure to the Xero Accounting Platform.

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Schedule A: The reserve is legally described as Sections 29 & 1543R Block XIV Wanaka Survey District and is commonly known as the Eely Point Recreation Reserve.

E S S E N T I A L AT T R I B U T E S • Driven to succeed with a healthy competitive spirit; • Highest level of ownership and commitment; • Attention to detail with a consistent efficient approach; • Honest and confidential; • Dynamic, flexible and adaptable; • Reliable and trustworthy; • Self-motivated with a high level of initiative.

THIS NOTICE is given on behalf of Queenstown Lakes District Council by APL Property, PO Box 1586, Queenstown, phone 03 442 7133.

WE OFFER • A full-time permanent position in positive work environment based in beautiful Wanaka; • The opportunity to be part of an excellent collaborative team of professionals; • Opportunities for targeted professional development; • Competitive remuneration package for the right candidate.

Hearing of submissions to the draft Reserve Management Plan for Lismore Park, Allenby Park, Kelly’s Flat, Faulks Terrace, Domini Park and Kennedy Crescent Recreation Reserves – Auditorium, Lake Wanaka Centre, Wanaka. Wednesday 5 December 2018 at 10.00am.

H O W T O A P P LY Please supply a (1 page max.) covering letter specifically outlining how your previous experience would make you a good fit for the skills and strengths listed above and a (2 page max.) ‘highlights’ CV of your relevant work history and qualifications to;

Audit, Finance & Risk Committee – Council Chambers, 10 Gorge Road, Queenstown. Friday 14 December 2018 at 9.00am.

Meeting Schedule - December 2018 Public Notice is hereby given in terms of Section 46 of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 that meetings of the Council will be held as under, during the month of December 2018.

Resource Consent Hearing – Wellsmart Investment Holding Limited (Thom) PTY Ltd (RM180206) – Crowne Plaza, Beach Street, Queenstown. Tuesday 4 December & Wednesday 5 December 2018 at 10.00am.

Resource Consent Hearing – Northlake Investments Limited (RM180492) – Edgewater, Sargood Drive, Wanaka. Wednesday 12 December 2018 at 10.00am.

Appeals Subcommittee – Council Chambers, 10 Gorge Road, Queenstown. Thursday 13 December 2018 at 9.00am.

This meeting will be held with the public excluded, pursuant to Section 7(2)(g) and Section 7(2)(i) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.

Queenstown Lakes District Council – Council Chambers, 10 Gorge Road, Queenstown. Thursday 13 December 2018 at 1.00pm.

Meeting dates, times and venues are subject to change. All of the above meetings are open to the public. Some meetings may have items of business that will be discussed with the public excluded, as set out by the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.

Mike Theelen CHIEF EXECUTIVE

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by Friday, 7 December 2018.

THURSDAY 22.11.18 - WEDNESDAY 28.11.18

Private Bag 50072 | 33 Reece Crescent Wanaka Phone 03 443 0024 | www.qldc.govt.nz

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Central Otago man wins half marathon ALLISON MCLEAN

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Daniel (Dan) Balchin of Cromwell won the New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty Half Marathon in Queenstown last Saturday with a time of 1:08:42. Balchin was one of the recordbreaking 11,265 people who enjoyed stunning weather to take part in the four Air New Zealand Queenstown International Marathon race distances at on the fifth birthday of the event.

Balchin, who is a contract engineer in the civil construction industry, defended his title just outside his own race record time against more than 5700 other half marathon participants.

The Dunedin-born runner said he set his own pace from the start.

“There was a pack of three at the front over the first half of the race, with Nicholas Sunseri [second place], Jack Moody [third place] and myself. The pack broke up over the rolling hills around Frankton where I gained the lead and was able to hold on until the finish.”

Balchin has been running since he was 13 years old and said he enjoys it as a way to stay fit, see new places and meet people. “It is rewarding to put in the hard work to reach your goals.”

Balchin has his sights set on a 10,000m race at the new Ngã Puna Wai athletics track in Christchurch on December 28.

“Some of the top guys in the country will be there, so it should be an exciting race with some fast times.”

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Swimming club second overall STAFF REPORTER

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Nine Wanaka Swim Club swimmers went to Dunedin on Sunday, November 18, to compete at the annual Kiwi Challenge Meet.

Team members (pictured) Kate Bennie, Jojo King, Coast Morland, Cruz Morland, Archie North, Mabel North, Emma Palmer,

Hannah Piper, and Ben Silipo recorded 17 personal best times (PB), and brought home 17 gold medals, six silver medals, and eight bronze medals. The team also placed second overall in the small club category (15 or less swimmers).

Several swimmers topped their age group, with Coast Morland tied in second place in the boys’ 9-10 group, Kate Bennie tied in first

place in her new age group of girls’ 13-14, and Ben Silipo and Cruz Morland taking first and second in the boys’ 13-14 age group.

A WSC spokesperson said as they look ahead to the final two meets of the season - both long course championships - the swimmers are feeling great and ready to get more PBs and championship qualifying times under their belt.

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