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The occupants of a house evacuated on Monday night, as a permitted fire got out of control on Mount Roy and reached their boundary, said they are anything but “ecstatic” about the result of the burn-off. “You would have to be on ecstasy to enjoy what we went through,” homeowner Marc Simmonds said, referring to a media statement made by the man who started the fire, neighbour John Levy, in a report yesterday. Marc and his wife Tanya were alerted to the encroaching flames by friends in a text message at about 2am on Tuesday. A fire-fighter then arrived at the house and suggested they evacuate. “Basically we were told we had five minutes to get out,” Marc said. After rapidly collecting some belongings, they rounded up their two dogs, but were unable to locate their two pet donkeys which was quite distressing, Tanya said. The aniamals were found unharmed the next day after the fire had burnt an estimated 350 hectares of land including 70 hectares belonging to DOC.

The Simmonds are annoyed they had no notification from the landowner who

started the fire and want to discuss the matter with the council. They can not understand how a fire permit can be issued so close to town when the wind shifts can be

so unpredictable. Land owner John Levy

said the burn had been “a textbook operation” with helicopters on hand and firebreaks in place. “I had been waiting for weeks for south-easterly weather, the fire had been well controlled,

then a nor’wester kicked in,” he said. “It was an expensive night, that’s for sure. It’s my first and last burn off. It’s like my marriage. I won’t be doing that again.” The

fire had been well managed until he went down the hill to shift some stock. He then looked up to see the fire crossing into Alpha Burn station and immediately called in more helicopters to help extinguish it.

John said the land will now

be sown with grass seed and the burning of a “large amount of combustible material” on the hillside meant it is no longer a fire risk.

The Simmonds disagreed

and said if the wind had continued the fire could easily have spread along the hill, damaged their home and continued on into the residential area along Mount Aspiring Road with potentially disastrous results. They acknowledged the custom

of burning off as a farming tradition but the proximity of an unpredictable fire to houses on the outskirts of town seemed unsafe.

“I really can’t understand how you can be allowed to burn off so close to homes. It’s not a remote high country area,” Tanya said.

Marc also said he can’t speak too highly about the efforts and attitude of the fire brigade who spent the night fighting the flames especially considering they are volunteers.Their house has a hydroelectric unit which the fire brigade took water from to help stop the flames from damaging their property.

QLDC principal rural fire officer Gordon Bailey will head an investigation into the fire. Gordon said the person lighting the fire is responsible for the cost of putting it out. He indicated a “ballpark” figure of $30-$50,000 for the cost of putting out the blaze with no further action likely if the conditions of the permit had been adhered to. “He [the landowner] was good to deal with, but we’ll go through with the investigation and make a decision after that.”

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With a ‘sin chair’ on the sidelines for breaching the code of conduct, this Saturday’s beach cricket is sure to be a great spectator sport. Albion Cricket Club and sponsors Lonestar have come up with some entertaining new rules, including the possibility of scoring in negative numbers.

Also on Saturday teams can join in the Big Little family duathlon; the South Island disc gold championships take place on Lismore; Wanaka 7-a-side football cup will be contested on Pembroke P a r k a n d t h e U r b a n Downhill mountain bike race takes place from Lismore Park to Dinosaur Park. The Racers Edge Trek Wanaka 10 hour endurance mountain bike race is on Sunday at Dean’s Bank;

the Cheapskates skate jam kicks off at lunchtime and the unofficial sport o f c a r d b o a r d b o a t racing takes place on the lakefront.

For music lovers there is plenty to tune into during the festival weekend. Local Jody Direen takes to the Base main stage tomorrow after the street parade, f o l l o w e d b y , a m o n g

others, Anna van Reil and Anna Coddington (pictured) on Saturday. Later on Saturday night, t h e M o u n t A s p i r i n g College 25 reunion will be celebrated at the Lake Wanaka Centre when a host of home grown talent, including The Slur Tones and Colour Classic, take to the stage in MAC A Night Of It.

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A sod-turning ceremony on Tuesday marked the start of construction work of the new Wanaka Police Station. The ceremony began with a karakia of the Ballantyne Road site by police kaumatua. Wanaka sub-area commander Senior Sergeant Allan Grindell was joined by Police Minister Anne Tolley, South Island assistant police commissioner Dave Cliff and Otago

rural area commander inspector Mike Cook as well as local police staff. “It’s an exciting time for our staff as we know this building is going to provide us with a much improved work space and great facilities both operationally and for the community,” Allan Grindell said. “We’re all looking forward to moving in.”

The new police station will cost about $3 million

and should be operational by mid-2013. The internal design has 500sqm of floor space to accommodate 18 police staff and will include interview facilities and an operations room. The custodial facilities feature a secure prisoner transfer into short-term holding facilities, a charge room, excess breath alcohol facilities, video interview rooms and a medical examination room.

Local woman Chris Baldwin is launching her second book about her eight-year-old heading dog Chief. Chris is the illustrator, author and publisher of the children’s book which tells the tale of how Chief came to live with her in Wanaka. Chris and Chief will launch the book this Saturday at the library.

Planting at Glendhu BayPlanting will begin at Te Kakano Aotearoa Trust’s new habitat restoration site at Glendhu Bay this Sunday. More than 100 plants will be planted followed by a barbecue lunch. The habitat enrichment project aims to introduce more native species to the site which the Trust hopes will create a link to native habitats along the foreshore. Currently, the forest between the Mount Aspiring viewpoint car park and the Glendhu Bay Holiday Park has the best forest remnant on the entire southern shore of Lake Wanaka with the only stand of rohutu and several other species like karamu and mingimingi.

Men’s health mattersThe Rotary Club of Wanaka raised $1872 for the Dunstan Hospital CT scanner for ticket and book sales at the launch of Wayne ‘Buck’ Shelford’s book on Saturday. The former All Black’s captain was promoting his book ‘Buck Up, The Real Bloke’s Guide to Getting Healthy and Living Longer’ at the Upper Clutha Rugby clubrooms. Buck engaged the audience with anecdotes and a practical talk on men’s health, promoting the message to get checked. His message seemed to get through to the audience, as despite his status as a rugby legend, the questions from the audience after his speech focused on health matters, and not the national game.

Local man Murray Rivers, 65, died after a jetboating i n c i d e n t n e a r M a k a r o r a o n Sunday afternoon. The jet boat had engine trouble and apparently Murray and two f r i e n d s w e r e p a d d l i n g t h e 4.8m aluminium hulled boat when it hit a gravel bar in rapids, tipping Murray’s friends out. When they reached the shore there was no sign of Murray or the boat. The friends went to Makarora for help. Search and Rescue teams, the Hawea Marine Group, Wanaka Coastguard and a night vision equipped helicopter were involved in the search for Murray. His body was found on Monday morning.

Murray was described as a gregarious, generous and community-minded man who helped troubled youngsters in Wanaka and across the South Island. He was a partner in Alpine Fencing Wanaka Ltd, a company specialising in macrocarpa post-and- rail fencing.

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This week’s fire above Mount Aspiring Road which had more than 40 firefighters from around the district attending has highlighted the need for more volunteers in the area, Wanaka’s deputy fire chief said.

Garth Campbell said the brigade currently has 28 volunteers, but there is always a need for more, especially when there are multiple c a l l - o u t s o r l a r g e operations.

Training costs an e s t i m a t e d $ 7 0 0 0 which is funded by the fire service and c a n t a k e b e t w e e n three to six months before volunteers are able to respond to emergencies. “We are

looking for fit, healthy, community minded, enthusiastic people to join the brigade,” Garth said. When on duty, applicants would have to be available

night and day and weekends for one week per month. “If you have bought or built in Wanaka and have committed to working and living in this great

town and would like to give something special to the community, give us a call,” Garth said.

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Areas of lakeside land intended to be part of the proposed QLDC ‘no freedom camping zone’ have now been excluded because the land belongs to LINZ and the council h a s n o j u r i s d i c t i o n over it.

The areas include the west side of Lake Hawea beyond the motor camp and the east side beyond John’s Creek, land beyond Glendhu Bay and areas around Luggate and Hawea Flat.

“We’re back to square one on how to manage these areas,” Hawea Community Association (HCA) president Rachel Brown said. “The HCA will have to try to work with LINZ and we have encouraged QLDC to do the same.” Rachel said the Central Otago District Council has

worked successfully with LINZ to restrict freedom camping around areas including the shores of Lake Dunstan and hopes QLDC will work with LINZ in a similar way.

Q L D C i s m e e t i n g tomorrow to consider t h e p r o p o s e d d r a f t

freedom camping bylaw. Further to submissions suggesting the bylaw was unnecessary and that other solutions should be trialled first, council has stated that a bylaw is essential otherwise “irresponsible freedom camping would return and the public would face degradation of the

local environment and face limited access to popular recreational opportunities”.

The amended bylaw includes provision for a limited number of self-contained vehicles being allowed to freedom camp in some areas, including

at Waterfall Creek. If the council adopts the

bylaw submissions will be called for and if all goes according to schedule the bylaw will come into effect on December 1 9 , i n t i m e f o r t h e holiday season.

The HCA will have to try to work with LINZ

and we have encouraged QLDC to do the same.

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A year 13 Mount Aspiring College student joined New Zealand’s young leaders at the three-day World Vision and Sanitarium Scholarship Week. The annual event was attended by 30 high school students representing New Zealand’s 30 highest achieving secondary schools in regards to the World Vision 40 Hour Famine. Wanaka was represented by Courtney Poole (pictured), at the event at World Vision’s headquarters in Auckland. “The week was very full on,” Courtney said. “I met lots of inspiring passionate people and learnt of ways I can inspire others.” She said the main thing she took from the week was the desire “to take action in making change and not being afraid to dream big. It really has been life changing.”

The students role-played the plight of refugees fleeing famine and war in Mali, learned about leadership and multiculturalism, and gained a greater understanding of poverty and development work.

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The work of painters, photographers, printmakers, sculptors and artists working with wood, potters, quilters, fibre artists and embroiderers will feature at the Wanaka Arts Society’s Labour Weekend Art Exhibition which opens tomorrow night.

Jim Bohm, the Society’s acting secretary, said the Society is one of a kind in the New Zealand art world. “Its exhibitions are always exciting, showcasing artworks from a wide range of different artistic disciplines and using a variety of media and techniques.” “

The theme for the special section of the exhibition is Bottoms Up, which will provide “a great creative challenge for artists, judges and viewers,” Jim (pictured with Society council member Jo Nimmo) said.

Art and sculpture by guest artist

Ernie Maluschnig will also be on display during the weekend. The exhibition runs until Monday at

the Albert Town Tavern and most of the artwork will be for sale.

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Drivers coming in and out of Wanaka on Monday morning would have been hard pressed to miss a tractor fire near Puzzling World. A starling nest near the exhaust is suspected to have been responsible for starting the fire, prompting the driver to initially turn around and head back to town before jumping off to escape the flames. An eyewitness who photographed the burning vehicle reported the driver saying it was his first day at work.

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Wanaka Women’s Probus president L y n d a D u f f , Professor Frank Gri f f in , Wanaka Grandview Mixed Probus president Trish Hewett and W a n a k a M e n ’ s Probus president John Charteris are pictured at a lunch hosted by Wanaka Grandview Mixed P r o b u s f o r t h e Combined Wanaka P r o b u s G r o u p s last Friday. Guest speaker professor

Frank Gri f f in of Otago University, a r e n o w n e d immunologist, linked his work in animal genetics to human, showing

h o w m o d e r n m e d i c i n e i s manipulating natural selection a n d w h a t t h i s m e a n s f o r t h e human race.

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Cromwell community plan draftResidents of Cromwell and the surrounding area are being asked to provide feedback on the draft Cromwell Community Plan 2012. The draft was developed following business, youth and community surveys, and sets out what is important to the community and provides a clear direction for future projects the community wants to achieve. “A considerable amount of effort has gone into getting the plan to where it is and the community is almost ready to start putting this second plan into action,” Cromwell and Districts Community Trust chair Shirley Calvert said. “However, we first want to ensure that all members of the community have the chance to comment on the draft version of the plan before it is finalised.”Submissions close on November 23. Shirley said the group planned to meet in December to consider public feedback, finalise the community plan, and implement identified projects.

Born in Dunedin August 7, 1930, David attended Tarras School and then W a i t a k i B o y s H i g h , returning to work for his father at Long Gully farm, Tarras. David married Sue Partridge in 1954, and they worked as the married couple taking over the farm in 1964. A eulogy given by his long time friend Graham Taylor, described David’s passion for fishing and his good perspective on enjoying life and having fun, along with many others in the Tarras community. David

also often enjoyed salmon fishing expeditions to Rakaia with John Stokes, Dick O’Kane, Dick Lucas, Jack Lethbridge, and the Kanes and Stevensons from mid-Canterbury. This group also used to quail shoot on many properties around Tarras.

W h e n h e w a s n ’ t farming or fishing, David enjoyed his golf at Tarras, along with Sue. At one stage they were both club captains.

They spent a lot of time at golf during the day with many late nights and fun with other Tarras locals including John Annan,

Ian Purvis, Matt Cowie, Tommy Cowie, Ronny Davidson, Vic Davidson and the Still boys.

Graham recalled how

David would pop over to Luggate, telling Sue he was off to ‘shift the water’, when really he was meeting up with Sandy Morris, who was also ‘shifting the water’. “In those days there were no mobile phones – these two must have been telepathic – they seemed to know when the other would need refreshments and a yarn,” Graham said

In 1982 they moved to Wanaka and son Mike took over the farm, but David remained active, establishing and enjoying gardening at their home

in Sargood Drive and later on helping in the garden at Elmslie House.

David was also a keen mechanic and as well as fixing and modifying a range of farm machinery and tractors, he had a number of stationary motors which he restored and are now on display at the Wanaka Airport Museum. He had a passion for Rover cars including a beautiful Rover 3500 Sports saloon he was very proud of.

He is survived by S u e , h i s w i f e o f 5 8 years, son Mike and his granddaughter Sarah.

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Ride out of the Blue charity bike ride travelling from Bluff to Cape Reinga, to raise money and awareness for suicide and depression, arrived in Wanaka on Sunday on their journey through 21 towns and cities. Funds raised from the Ride will go towards a ‘Mindfulness in Schools’ initiative.

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Hawea Community Association members are concerned no-one noticed a large fire on Scotts beach last Wednesday night.“Our concern is the fire risk,” vice chair Diana Turnbull said. “There’s a permanent fire ban on the foreshore and someone came along and lit this big fire right beside the gas barbecue on a windy night.” Diana said everyone needs to be on the lookout to protect Hawea from fire.

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Barbara Flynn is delighted with a new taxi which has a seat which swings out to the side and makes it easy for older people to get in and out of the car.

“It’s definitely a lot easier for me and other people who find getting in and out of cars or climbing up into those big high ones a bit tricky,” she said. The new taxi also makes it easy for people in wheelchairs to transfer

in and out of the car.“After my stroke the doctor

told my family I shouldn’t be driving so we sold my car,” Barbara said. “Now the taxi people have done something to help those of us who aren’t so mobile.”

Yello Cab’s Alan Baxter said they got the car because there are so many elderly people in Wanaka. “It’s already proving to be very popular,” he said. “We’ve only had it for a fortnight and it’s busy all the time.”

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Maude Wines won the overall top prize at an international wine competition featuring 400 wines.

The company’s Mt Maude Vineyard East Block Riesling 2012 w o n t h e S u p r e m e Champion Wine in Show trophy at the Avenues International Aromatic Wine Competit ion i n C h r i s t c h u r c h last week.

“It’s not l ike the Olympics where there is one gold, one silver and one bronze. Many wines achieve a bronze,

silver or gold medal status but there is only one trophy for the best wine of each variety. These wines then go on to compete for the best wine of the show, so it is a huge honour to be awarded the supreme wine in show trophy with our Riesling,” Sarah Kate Dineen of Maude Wines said.

The winning Riesling was made by Sarah-Kate and her husband Dan Dineen from grapes grown by Sarah-Kate’s parents, Dawn and Terry Wilson, at their vineyard in the Maungawera Valley. Both couples

give credit for the trophy to the other. “With aromatic wine you’re trying to preserve the flavours and aromas of the grape,” Sarah-Kate said. “A good aromatic really speaks of where it comes from. Mum and Dad have done a great job. We just try not to stuff it up.”

Terry said the soil and site in the Maungawera Valley are ideal for grape growing and they now have mature vines which gives them an advantage. “We’ve done it reasonably well and the kids have done a great job,” he said.

The same wine also got a gold medal at the New Zealand International Wine Show, as did their Mt Maude Pinot Noir 2010 in the Royal Easter Show. Both wines were nominated for trophies at their respective shows and the pinot noir came second, behind another Central Otago pinot Two Degrees, which Sarah-Kate and Dan make for Wanaka couple Di and Richard Sommerville.

Pictured are Dan Dineen, Dawn Wilson, T e r r y W i l s o n a n d Sarah-Kate Dineen with daughters Stella and Maisie.

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There are just over two weeks to go until the start of Movember, the annual moustache-growing month designed to raise awareness for men’s health.

Sarah Berger, S o u t h e r n P H O Health Promotion Coordinator said: “Movember is a brilliant way of raising awareness of men’s health issues, specifically cancers affecting men and depression in men. As a rule, men still access health services less frequently than women and when they do visit the doctor, they typically present late, thereby denying themselves the chance of early detection and treatment of common diseases.”

Men can register on November 1 at Ali Babas, where they will have their photo taken, pay $10 for charity and receive free shave. Last year’s winner of the Man of Movember title was Tony Culshaw “The itchiness, strange looks of disbelief, constant nagging from the wife, and ultimately a strange sense of loss when it gets shaved off. That pretty much sums it up for me,” Tony said. “It’s for a great cause, so we need more Mo Bros to publicise men’s health generally.”

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

A local was dealt with for excess breath alcohol. He crashed into a traffic island and when he was located at his home he was just over one and a half times the legal limit. A ‘stolen vehicle’ was located by police haphazardly parked in a public car park. On this occasion the vehicle wasn’t stolen, but after a night out there was confusion over where it was left.Shop staff caught a shoplifter and recovered a couple of hundred dollars worth of clothes. On October 15 police took a report of a backpack stolen from a vehicle parked at the Blue Pools near Makarora.A male was arrested for urinating in a public place in front of police; a person was caught after stealing a jacket from a bar; a male was dealt with for disorderly behaviour in a public place; and a person was dealt with for possession of cannabis and utensils.Police need help to identify the offender who broke into a business on Brownston Street and ransacked it, throwing paint and food around, and stealing some frying pans. An item of property, found at Camp Creek in Makarora on the September 19, was handed in to the station. Call Kim at the station if you lost it.

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Second generation Mount Aspiring Station farmer Jerry Aspinall wrote Farming Under Aspiring, but he died before it was finished, leaving his son (the late) John and John’s wife Sue (pictured) to arrange editing, choose photographs, get it published and distribute it. That was in 1993.

“Never again,” Sue said afterwards, which is probably why she agreed to let a stranger, Alex Hedley, write the next book about the Aspinall family.

‘High Country Legacy: Four Generations of Aspinalls at Mt Aspiring Station’ is in the shops tomorrow, just six months after the author’s first of two week-long visits to the station. Fortunately he had Jerry’s book to draw on and a very cooperative family to write about. The Aspinalls have always been renowned for their high country hospitality.

“I don’t think we ever turned a visitor away,” Sue said. That ‘we’ includes all the family from Jack and Amy who bought the station in 1920, their son Jerry and his wife Phyllis, John and Sue, and now their son Randall and his wife Allison.

All four generations have been ahead of their time in their approach to a wide range of issues. Jerry and Phyllis were early environmentalists

and in 1957 they gave more than 20,000 hectares to the Crown which was the beginning of Mount Aspiring National Park. John was a firm advocate of economic sustainability, recreational access for the public and the importance of looking after the land.

Last year two thirds of the station was ceded to the public conservation estate, under tenure review, and the remaining 2309 hectares become Aspinall freehold land. “It was something we felt we had to do, rather than wanted to do,” Sue said. At the time John spoke of the “sadness at losing the management responsibility for a large area of land which has been with our family for 91 years. We hope the new managers feel as much passion

for that land as we do.”High Country Legacy tells the story

of life at Mount Aspiring Station and the many challenges it presented: isolation, extreme weather, the Matukituki River, pests (deer, rabbits and kea), weeds; and of the many people who passed through – not just generations of one family but shepherds, mountaineers, trampers, climbers, conservationists, geologists, deerstalkers, possum-hunters, fishermen, and more.

It is being formally launched in public next Friday. Sue will be talking at the launch, supported by her three children, Randall, 31, Rachal, 28, who works an accountant in Christchurch, and Catie, 33, who is a pharmacist and lives in Ireland.

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68 Ardmore Street, Wanaka 03 443 2340 0274 482 260

As a mother of six and grandmother of five, Lynley Barkman – Rodger has a pretty good idea of what works for children. As the recently established owner of child and infant supply store, Big Tums Little Bums, on Ardmore Street Lynley has selected a huge range of practical day to day items complemented by ‘just for fun’ accessories and dress ups for the little ones in your life.

“We’ve got superhero costumes, fairy outfits, ballet costumes, a very authentic firefighters uniform, clothing, shoes, toys such as the popular Melissa and Doug range, musical toys, puzzles and games. We also stock the very popular Tommee Tippee products and locally made linen range, Run Rabbit Run,” Lynley said. The child specialist shop is also the local agent for Phil and Ted’s prams and Mountain Buggy. Lynley’s spent the last eight years in the Wanaka retail scene and is focussed on providing a level of service that matches the quality of her products. She’s assisted on the shop floor by Donna Wilkins and the two ensure visitors receive a courteous, knowledgeable

shopping experience. Big Tums Little Bums also have a lay-by system for customers who are looking for that special Christmas present for new arrivals and

children up to eight years old. The shop also rents carseats, highchairs, portacots and buggies so visiting families won’t need to pack the kitchen sink.

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donation for learn to swim pool Lakes Leisure Limited received a $50,000 donation from the Otago Community Trust to construct a dedicated learn to swim pool within the Wanaka Community Pool grounds. “Wanaka is a region covered with lakes that people use for water sports and recreation. A strong foundation in swimming skills is vital to helping to reduce the number of deaths and injuries due to accidents,” Trust chair Stuart Walker

said. “The learn to swim pool is a great initiative and will cater for the growing

number of families in the region.”

The project has already raised more than $360,000. “Thanks to the Otago

C o m m u n i t y T r u s t , who have generously contributed to the funding

of a dedicated learn to swim pool in Wanaka, the whole Upper Clutha community will benefit,” Lakes Leisure aquatics

manager Sarah Clarke said. “From the babies who will be able to participate in swim classes due to the warmer temperature of a dedicated learn to swim pool, through to all the people that will be able to enjoy the existing pool without sharing the space with busy swim classes.”

I n t h i s r o u n d o f f u n d i n g , $ 2 4 1 , 6 5 0 worth of donations were distributed by the Trust.

A free community event, run by Heather McClintock from Volunteering Central and Sharon Smid from Cromwell Resource Centre, hopes to raise awareness and to promote volunteer opportunities in Cromwell and show people how to engage with their community. The volunteer expo in Cromwell will feature about 20 groups showcasing their role in the community and the type of volunteers they need.

People are also invited to give feedback on why they volunteer and to give ideas on possible volunteer opportunities.

The expo will include local entertainment and food stalls by local groups, as well as a talk by guest speaker Malcolm Cameron, founder of the Malcam Trust, and a short workshop on volunteer retention.

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Volunteer expo

The lean to swim pool is a great initiative and will

cater for the growing number of families in the region.

With 20 years’ trade experience prior to moving to Wanaka, craftsman plumber Brendan Fay is a newly established tradesman in town ready to tackle new houses or renovations.

As well as the full range of plumbing services, B.K. Plumbing owns and operates a CCTV system for inspecting drains as well as a specially fabricated

motorised “drain augur” for cutting out roots and obstacles in older drainage pipes. A number of house buyers are now starting to get their drains inspected as well as a builder’s report on the house’s condition.

“It’s good for peace of mind. Digging up a drain blocked by tree roots can cost thousands and I can get it checked

and provide a DVD for prospective buyers to view from about $200. If there is an obstacle, I can cut it out before it becomes a problem,” Brendan said.

A l o n g w i t h t w o decades of experience as a craftsman, B.K Plumbing offers flexibility and competitive rates and an unmatched attitude to customer satisfaction.

BK Plumbing ltdP: 03 443 5727 M: 027 4483367 E: bkfay@xtra.co.nz

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Thanks so much To The Wanaka police for The ride home laTe lasT friday nighT! so good To be reminded of The communiTy feel Wanaka should alWays have!

ahhhh Wanaka you look so preTTy in your spring dress xxx

avocados 69 cenTs in chrisTchurch - $2.99 in Wanaka - Why??!

sharing is one Thing, buT a peleTon of sign-WriTTen cycling dorks adverTising Their favouriTe Washing-machines While dominaTing The road cenTre is unaccepTable every year The ski fields close in The middle of The school holidays. This is very bad business pracTice in The name of The Whole ToWn.

annabelle from doWn The road, i saW you smoking WiTh your friends, noT impressed! hoW abouT spending less Time ThreaTening To shooT family dogs and more Time spenT conTrolling moronic burnoffs in our lifesTyle reserve, The arrogance is unbelievable, god knoWs WhaT The TourisTs Think.

Well done qldc & lWT sending cr cocks To korea for a 5 minuTe chaT on susTainable Tourism shoWs your profound undersTanding of The subjecT

Thank you farm philisTines for Wrecking The poWer supply To our viTal communiTy TransmiTTing gear on mT roy WiTh your dopey burnoff shame on you

farmer `ecsTaTic` abouT burning 70ha of regeneraTing naTive bush on public land! good fire miTigaTion and rejuvenaTion of doc area-yeah righT!

before This Week’s fire i had a preTTy loW opinion of farmers around here. iT’s noW hiT rock boTTom. goT no Time for Them aT all .iTs enough To Turn vegeTarian so i don’T supporT Them

volunTeer firefighTers up all nighT proTecTing houses – you guys rock!

look aT The damage ThaT man did To mounT roy and Then he doesn`T apologise buT insTead geTs in The media saying he’s done us a favour, send him a big bill

WhaT an aWesome Time aWay aT Timaru masTers. Well done aspiring allsTars neTball Team! Thanks for an excellenT Weekend.

WaTched helicopTer piloTs fill buckeTs and negoTiaTe The flames and smoke, really good job guys, impressive efforT buT The Wind Was alWays going To Win.

Bracken burn-offs regularly get out of control around Wanaka whether they are done according to the rules or not. Surely it is time another solution was found to the bracken problem.Goats, cattle and deer will all eat bracken, so they could be used to dispose of it. Some people advocate poison as an alternative solution, however this creates other problems. Bracken is well known as a good nursery crop for trees. In some places young trees could be planted in bracken and when they grow above it the bracken would disappear.If bracken is being burnt-off so the land can be grazed by sheep, then it is probable the land can only support one or two sheep per hectare, a very low figure, in which case the small financial return can hardly be used to justify the risk of an out-of-control fire. In any case the bracken is back again in no time, invigorated by the burn.Perhaps it is time burn-offs are relegated to the same place as cigarette smoking and wife beating and put on a list of things you simply do not do, ever, for any reason.

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Challenging time for tourism

I believe the Wanaka i-Site does a great job for the region but the proposal to increase the commission charged to operators and accommodation providers raises some interesting questions.There is no doubt that recent times have been challenging for the tourism and visitor industry - however increasing commissions charged to businesses experiencing these difficult economic conditions seems to be a rather “blunt instrument”.I was amazed to read in a recent edition of the Wanaka Sun that apparently some of the key tourism operators in the region do not pay commission? Having been involved in the industry for the last 11 years and dealing with a considerable number of i-Sites around the country I have never experienced an i-Site selling a product without charging a commission.It would seem that making this change would go a considerable way towards assisting the Wanaka i-Site to improve its profitability?

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The safety of kiwi kids

The new rule increasing the age of mandatory child restraint use is a positive step in the safety of kiwi kids.Whilst the age increase may not be old enough this is still the right direction to bring New Zealand in line with safety standards around the world and is the start of reducing the rate of child injury on NZ roads. Surveys last year have already shown low use of booster seats in kids aged 5-9 years.Being the mother of two, I understand the challenges around ensuring that your children remain in booster seats in every car journey, however when weighed up against the possibilities of internal injuries or worse, I see this as a truly positive step to ensure parents keep kids in booster seats for as long as possible.Without a booster seat, an adult seatbelt sits too high on a child, putting kids at risk of terrible injuries including ruptured livers and spleens. According to the most recent research into the effectiveness of booster seats from the American Academy of Paediatrics, children aged four to eight using a belt-positioning booster seat had half the injury risk of children just using an adult seat belt.With this knowledge any age increase is a positive step for New Zealand. What price do you put on a child’s safety? There are solutions out there that are convenient, portable and that kids will want to sit on, no price is too high.

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Turning 50, losing my 96-year-old mum and becoming a grandmother led me to a realisation i t w a s t i m e f o r m e to put a life passion to work.

The youngest in a family of ten, I grew up with brothers and sisters bribing me to give them a rub for a few pence, or later cents, and I’ve been massaging people ever since.

But I had never made a career of it. Many years as a workplace chaplain showed me a lot of people lack nurturing. For an ‘in touch’ world many of our lives are devoid of human contact.

I decided it was time for me to become a professional masseuse. Some locals will remember Jim Johnson - a wonderful healer and a master of deep tissue massage who lived here for many years. He moved to Keri Keri and in July I went up there and did a private course

with my long time friend and the man who massaged everyone in my family when he lived in Hawea. I could not have been more humbled by his teachings and the time he gave me.

Since then I have been doing corrective, therapeutic and deep tissue massage for clients in our beautiful rammed earth home. It is a great place to bring people for

a rest, a rub and for restoration. I’m proud to count two masseuses a m o n g m y r e g u l a r clients.

I have a genuine desire to treat each person individually with respect and a feeling of being on the road to healing. From the scalp to the toes, massage is a great micro-holiday.

- Michele cotter

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Former Wanaka Sun editor Pat Deavoll was named Next magazine’s Sportswoman of the Year 2012 last week, beating netballers Irene Van Dyk and Temepara George, personal trainer and organiser of Christchurch’s PT on the Park initiative Jean Scott, and board sailor Barbara Kendall to the award.

Pat is an elite mountaineer and has conquered peaks in the Southern Alps, the Canadian Rockies

and Alaska. She is well known for several extreme mountaineering first ascents in the Greater Ranges of Asia. Her autobiography Wind from a Distant Summit was published late last year. Pat now works as events coordinator at the New Zealand Alpine Club and is currently planning a trip to Afghanistan where she hopes to climb a 6535m peak, Rahozon Zom.

The overall Woman of the Year award went to Star Jam founder Julie

Bartlett. Star Jam is a performing arts programme for disabled children. Julie also won the Arts and Culture section.

Winners in other categories were Endometriosis New Zealand CEO Deborah Bush (Health and Science); Pink and Steel Pilates founder Lou James (Community); University of Waikato tutor Chris Brough (Education) and Nikau Contractors director Diana Still (Business).

Sportswoman of the Year

Wanaka junior tennis players had a successful start to the summer, winning matches all over the South Island since the start of the school holidays.

The highlights have come from two of the youngest members of the Wanaka performance squad. Ines Stephani, 10, (pictured right) stepped up an age group to win a 12 and under girls’ event in Timaru. Wanaka coach Perry Crockett encouraged Ines to try the older age group last year as she was winning all of the tournaments in the 10 and under division. It was difficult at first with girls being two years older

than her, but Ines showed her talent in Timaru, winning both singles and doubles titles, he said. In Dunedin Michael

Gealogo won his second tournament in a row in the 10 and under boys’ singles. “It’s amazing Michael has won the first two tournaments he has ever played and he had only been training for about six months. He works really hard and will be very successful in the future,” Perry said.

O t h e r g o o d performances came from Olivia Ray and Meg Timu reaching the final of the 12-year-old girls’ doubles in the Canterbury Spring Open against a very strong field. Twelve-year-old Olivia Ray stepped out of her age group and into the 14 and unders in the Otago Spring Open in

Dunedin and was unlucky to lose in the final to the top seed 7-6, 4-6, 6-7.

Some of the younger junior players started their training sessions for the season last Sunday tutored by Meg and Olivia using drills such as ‘wild animals,’ ‘butterfingers’ and ‘jailbreak’. (Pictured are Lewis Gardner,7, Cecilia Gardner, 10, Bronte Crowe, 8, Oscar Crowe, 4, and Bill ie Crowe, 6.)

A champagne breakfast is being organised at the tennis club as a fundraiser for the junior tennis players on October 28 at 10am.

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wAnAkA Art Society Labour Weekend Art Exhibition: Opens 7pm Friday; 10am-6pm Saturday and Sunday, 10am–3.30pm Monday. Entry $3 (children under 12 free).

wAnAkA fArMers MARKET Thursday 4pm at Pembroke Park. Beautiful, fresh, locally grown food. Support small, local businesses, see you there!

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rotAry CluB of Wanaka thank Chris and Cheryl Lumsden of Paper Plus Wanaka for their outstanding support at the very successful Buck Shelford book launch.

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sport resultsBridge results: Glendhu Pairs 3: North/South:- Marion Furneaux, Lynne Fegan 59.29% 1. Jenny Turnbull, Mark Harry 58.35% 2. John Hogg, Linda Hodge 56.47% 3. East/West:- John & Jan Lyness 62.53% 1. Jenny Pryde, Mag-gie Stratford 62.02% 2. Margaret Hunt, Errol Kelly 58.31% 3. Friday Bridge 12 October: North/South:- Lynne Fegan, Maggie Stratford 60.48% 1. Mary Gib-son Collings, Deirdre Lynch 53.81% 2. Rosemary Boswell, Toni Cathie 52.38% 3. East/West:- Pamela Buchanan, Josey McKenzie 62.78% 1. Sherril Harries, Mo Schofield 53.89% 2. Elizabeth Duggan, Daphne Stewart 52.22% 3.

lake Hawea golf CluB 14 October: Mount Maude Stableford Men 1 R Ste-venson 42pts, 2 R Johnston 41pts, 3 N Matchett 37pts, 4 N Roberts 37pts. La-dies 1 M McElrea 37pts. Single Knockout Champs Men R Johnston bt N Roberts 2up. 4BBB Championships R Stevenson & B Stevenson bt J Carnie & J Cotter 2 & 1, S Johnston & T Cotter bt D Costello & G Browne 2up. Nearest the Pin N Matchett Twos N Matchett No 14.

2012 tarras golf CluB Prize list - Purvis Cup: Alan Kane; Lindis River Wine Prize: Avril Templeton; Allan Phillips memorial, Brian Goodger Trophy: Bonar Rowley; Junior Champion: Doug Wilson, R/up Bonar Rowley; Eclectic: Gilly Taylor; Lindis River Wine Prize: Graeme Rive; Clark Trophy: Holger Reinecke; Deer Park Trophy : Holger Reinecke & Tom Moore; Junior Champion: Jan Allen, R/up Maire McElrea; Patterson Trophy, Allan Phil-lips Trophy, Clark Trophy, Putting Prize, Robert J Winton Tray: Jan Gibson; Ringer Gross: Jan Gibson, Nett-Annabel Spiers; Putting: John Dawson; Single knock-out: Jonny Trevathan; Eclectic: Ken Galloway; Intermediate Champion: Ken Galloway, R/up Graeme Rive; Annan Trophy: Lynn Rae; Intermediate Champion: Margaret Sell, R/up Helen Davis; Sealed Partners: Pat Holder; 4BBB, Ringer Gross: Tom Moore; Ringer Nett: Craig Still; Senior Champion: Tom Moore, R/up Holger Reinecke; Senior Champion: Yev Mc-Carthy, R/up Carmel Hyndman. Closing Day Ambrose Results-1 Doug & Maria Wilson, Lynn Rae, Mark Hervey 60.5 nett, Tom Moore, Bonar Rowley, Graeme Rive,

Robert Leslie 61.9, Colin Pledger, Richard Timpany, Holger Reinecke 62.5, Lyndsey Harrison, Jan Gibson, Robert Pearson, Jim Reveley 63.3.

wanaka Bowls results Week end-ing 12:10:12 Friday Progressive Skips 1 K Chartres 2 G Russell 3 J Barton, Thirds 1 T Tovey 2 M Baker 3 G Cross, Leads 1 P Cooke 2 D Brown 3 G Cooke.

wanaka golf CluB: Tuesday Ladies 9 Oct Bradley Nuttall GNZ Medal & Putting D1 1 Annette Menlove, 69, 2 Jill King, 70, 3 Sue Collinson, 71. D2 1 Harriet Byrne, 67, 2 Viv Milsom, 71, 3 Chris Willson, 72. D3 Margaret Anderson, 73, Lorraine Thorpe, 78 ocb, Colette Kelly, 78. D4 1 Sue Ander-son, 74, 2 Nan Hogan, 75, 3 Alison Stretch, 77. Wednesday Men 10 Oct Edward Gib-bon Medal D1 1 Carl Hamlin, 66, 2 Tom Greenwood, 69, Russell Lovelock, 69, 4 Hugh Simmers, 70. D2 1 Gordon Brander, 65, 2 Jeff Niederer, 67, 3 Alistair Hose, 68, 4 Stewart Anderson, 69. Nine Hole Ladies Stableford 11 Oct 1 Stephanie Still, 18, 2 Jo Barclay, 16 ocb, 3 Sue Parker, 16. Near-est the Pin Josey McKenzie.

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Young Wanaka climbers had a successful weekend in Christchurch at the National Cup recently with at least half of the team making it onto the podium including their coach Loz Ogle. Josh Rogan won two New Zealand titles in the youth C boys lead and speed climbing and Mila Arnerich claimed two titles in the youth D girls in lead and speed climbing. Stephan Swartz got a second and Finn

Fairbairn a third in the youth B male competition, Finn then beat Stefan to win the youth B speed event. Local twins James and Joel Suddaby got second and third respectively in the youth D male comp with Liam Paulin Kemp in fourth. James then beat Joel to take first place in the youth D finals.

Callum Carbon placed second in the youth A speed finals with Alex

Hardaker coming third. Not to be upstaged by the young climbers he trains at Basecamp, coach Loz Ogle gained a third place in the open men’s event.

Pictured are the Wanaka Cliffhangers: Back row: Alex Hardaker, Finn Fairbairn, Callum Carbon, Stefan Schwarz, Loz Ogle (coach). Front row: Joel Suddaby, Josh Rogan, Liam Paulin Kemp, Mila Arnerich.

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The under 14 Central Otago girls’ team, which included six local girls, placed third in the South Island junior football championships held in Christchurch last week.

On day one of the tournament, Gina Lilly of Hawea scored a hat trick in the 3-2 win against Canterbury Red with assistance from some skilled play from Lily Waters and Connor Moore of Wanaka.

Local girl Meg Bryan played a star role in the second game, which was played almost entirely in Central’s half, but they lost 1-0 to North Canterbury. On the second day they had a convincing win

against South Canterbury 3-0, with goals by Gina and Ella van de Geest. Central, scoring in the second half to win 1-0 against Nelson, moved on to the semi-finals as winners of their pool.

Ruby Coers of Wanaka,

and Alexandra’s Chantal Driehuis helped Central’s defence hold off the Canterbury Black attack but Canterbury scored on the full time whistle to win 1-0.

In the third/fourth place play-off, Central

held a one goal lead at half time against another C a n t e r b u r y t e a m . Canterbury scored in the final minute to take the game to a penalty shoot-out. Julia Driehuis (Alexandra) defended Canterbury’s attempts as locals Ruby, Connor and Meg, and Sophie Aitkin from Queenstown all found the net to win the game. Pictured are: (Back row) Emma Vaughan, Meg Bryan, Elsie Anderson, Hannah Rizzi, Sophie Aitkin. (Front row)Ella van de Geest, Lily Waters, MacKenzie Hollebon, Gina Lilly, Julia Driehuis, Connor Moore, Ruby Coers, Jayde Wattam, Chantal Driehuis.

Football girls on form

Day five of the 2012 New Zealand Jet Boat Marathon was on the Matukituki and Clutha rivers last Thursday. On the first leg the race travelled about 51km upstream from Glendhu Bay to Beech Forest with the fastest time of 19.13 minutes by John Derry. Leg two was 40km travelling downstream from Beech Forest to West Wanaka Bridge on the Matukituki River and completed in less than 12 minutes by Garth Macalister and Gord Humphrey. The third race of the day was 72km long on the Clutha River, downstream from the Outlet to Old Cromwell. Nick McMillan (pictured) raced the distance in 24.50 minutes.

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PHOTO: suPPlied

PHOTO: suPPlied