Wanaka Sun | 10 - 16 Dec 2015 | Edition 743

MADDY HARKERWanaka Sun

hree separate acts of vandalism have been reported in the town in the

last few weeks, an “unusual” amount for Wanaka according to Senior Sergeant Allan Grindell.

Over the weekend of November 14-15, tagging was discovered in the public toilets at Bremner Bay, on Dungarvon Street and on Mount Aspiring Road. The Wanaka Skate Park was also tagged.

Last week tagging was also

found on Mount Iron, although police don’t believe the two acts were related.

No one has been identified in relation to the incidents.

“We are keeping a catalogue of the tags and hoping with that information and local knowledge we will be able to identify offend-ers,” Senior Sergeant Grindell said.

“Tagging is not a common offence here in Wanaka. It is unusual.”

Queenstown Lakes District Council horticulture team leader, Diana Manson, said it was a timely

reminder for people to be vigilant about this type of thing as the busy season begins, and to contact QLDC if they see any vandalism around town.

The third occurrence - which is not considered wilful damage by police - is damage to Hikuwai Conservation Area.

A number of large and mature manuka trees have been cut down, branches broken and considerable earthworks undertaken to create a series of downhill jumps “which can only be described as vandalism,” Annette Grieve,

Department of Conservation senior ranger, said.

“As well as environmental issues, public safety has been disregarded with jumps crossing the popular walking track linking Gunn Road and the Clutha River and large holes created beside tracks where youngsters ride,” Annette said.

Bike Wanaka maintain a facility on the site, authorised by DOC.

“It was a poor choice whoever made these jumps, although they may have had good intentions,” Annette said.

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Santa and his elves were flown into Wanaka on Sunday. Tiger Moths and a Waco took the place of the traditional sleigh which prompted three-year-old Gabriella Cooper from Wanaka (pictured, with her aunt Jo Cooper) to ask Santa what his reindeer were doing. Santa explained they were having a rest because they were going to be very busy over Christmas helping him deliver presents to all of the children around the world.

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The Otago Community Trust has pledged $500,000 towards the new Wanaka swimming pool. The donation brings the total funds pledged for the pool to $1.5 million.

The $12 million pool will be adjacent to the new sports facility at Three Parks.

The donation will assist with the construction of a 25m, eight-lane lap pool, a dedicated learn-to-swim pool with an adjoining toddlers area, and a 15-person hydro-therapy pool. The facility will include an administration office, changing facilities, outdoor recreation area and car parking.

Trust chair Ross McRobie is thrilled the OCT has made such a significant donation

into the region.“It’s very important to the community to have

this level of financial support from the Trust, and we’re pleased to be part of such exciting plans; the facility is going to be an asset to the Wanaka

area,” Ross said.It is hoped construction on

the new pool complex will start next year and open in 2017.

Queenstown Lakes District deputy mayor Lyal Cocks (pic-tured) said he is meeting with the fundraising committee later this week to put together the sponsorship prospectus.

“There will be opportunities to sponsor specific parts of the complex, (such as the grand stand) and it is at various levels from quite large to small,” Lyal said.

There will also be options to make donations which would be recorded on a donation

board. The committee will also be looking at other fundraising options.

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Gem Lake Limited has lodged a consent applica-tion with the Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) to construct and operate a three-storey, 36- room hotel on Lakeside Road on the current Wanaka Bakpaka site opposite the marina.

There has been accommodation on the site since the 1930s, in the form of an original lodge and more recently the current hostel. The hostel has a current capacity for 70 beds.

The new hotel will accommodate 72 guests at maximum capacity. Each room will have a self-contained bathroom with kitchen facilities being provided on the ground level of the hotel.

The common area on the ground level will also provide a dining area, lounge, bar, drying room and laundry.

The building will consist of two accommoda-tion blocks, with the southern block containing 23 rooms and the northern block containing 13 rooms. A single level central common area will link the two accommodation blocks.

The overall building footprint measures 709sqm covering 37 percent of the site while the existing buildings cover 27.4 percent.

Vertical timber board cladding and patterned concrete and cement panels will be the primary external materials used on the new building.

Project architect James Norman said the proposed hotel redevelopment relates strongly to the existing use of the site.

“The existing buildings currently on site are nearing the end of their usable life span. Given the high quality of the site, it was decided that the ex-isting buildings did not warrant extensive renova-tions. Re-development gave us the opportunity to start fresh and create a high quality development for visitors to Wanaka,” James said.

The new building will be viewed from Lakeside Road and nearby public places (including Lake Wanaka).

“Re-development as a hotel allows the number of guests on site to remain similar to the current business, which has been a good fit in that area of Lakeside Road,” James said.

Deputy Mayor Lyal Cocks said, “I think it will be a great development for Wanaka. It is in an ideal location and having this type of new accommoda-tion in Wanaka will be ideal for visitors.”

Construction is expected to start in 2017 with completion in 2018.Pictured is an impression of the proposed hotel.

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Alpine Connexions Ltd has applied to the Queenstown Lakes District Council to establish a new depot for its passenger transport company.

The depot will include administration offices with on-site manager’s residence, vehicle cleaning and refuelling, vehicle storage and mainte-nance, and a 10,000 litre diesel storage tank.

The proposed buildings will accommodate 20 coaches, 20 vans, 20 trailers, two trucks and two earth-moving machines as well as three tractors and ten cars. Staff parking will also be catered for on-site.

The depot would operate 24 hours, 364 days per year excluding Christmas Day.

The depot would be on part of a 6.6ha piece of land just east of the Albert Town turn-off, on the southern side of State Highway 6 next to the Cardrona River.

Alpine Connexions, owned by Peter King, has been operating since 1989 and operates bus routes between Wanaka, Queenstown and Dunedin. The current depot is on Aubrey Road.

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Farming women in Wanaka and Gore will now have the opportunity to enrol in a national business programme aimed at sheep and beef farmers. Understanding Your Farming Business will be funded by the Red Meat Profit Partnership (RMPP), enabling 220 women in 14 regions to participate in 2016 with 16 places on offer in both Wanaka and Gore.

The programme is currently being offered at no cost to participants and it empowers women to view themselves and their farming roles differ-ently, while building their technical and com-munication skills.

Executive Director of Agri-Women’s Develop-ment Trust, Lindy Nelson, said the course had not been previously offered to the southern region and people were keen to enrol.

“A lot of courses don’t focus on the harder to

reach places and we definitely want to provide those opportunities for all women,” Lindy said.

Next year the programme will run over four months with participants completing four mod-ules. The last module will include new material on leadership development and provide opportuni-ties to involve farming partners.

“In the past there have been three modules on offer, but the participants have said, ‘we just love doing this’ and there were still some things that they want to learn,” Lindy said.

Local farmer Lizzie Carruthers has been farming all her life and said any kind of learning is wonderful.

“When I started my Diploma in Agriculture there were 200 people in the class and only ten girls.”

“ It was wonderful to be able to choose what I wanted to do,” Lizzie said.

She said it was great that the course was on offer to women in Wanaka.

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Volunteers needed for food bank driveSTAFF REPORTERWanaka Sun

With only ten days to go until the Wanaka Sun Christmas Food Bank Drive, we still need collec-tion vehicles (utes or cars with trailers) as well as volunteers to collect and sort donations.

The eighth annual Wanaka Sun Christmas Food Bank Drive will be held on Sunday December 20 and more than 100 volunteers and 18 vehicles are needed to help make it a success.

Community Networks Wanaka uses the dona-tions to make up Christmas hampers, which they deliver to local families in need. The donations also help top up the community food bank.

Each year fantastic local volunteer collectors and drivers lend a hand; for some, the annual food bank drive has become a family tradition. The emergency services, including Wanaka Police, Wanaka St John, St John cadets and the fire crews from Wanaka, Luggate and Hawea have also been a huge help each year. Their sirens let everyone know the collectors are coming.

Collections around Wanaka and Luggate will begin at 5pm and collections around Lake Hawea, Maungawera and Hawea Flat will begin at 3pm on Sunday December 20.

If you can spare a few hours to help collect or sort please email Nikki at [email protected] or phone 027 2467835.

The Otago Regional Council (ORC) has begun its annual recreational water quality monitor-ing at 17 Otago sites. The council monitors bacteria levels in lakes, rivers and coastal areas, particularly over summer when people are more likely to swim or fish.

ORC director engineering, hazards and sci-ence Dr Gavin Palmer said, “We typically have very good water quality in Otago, and there are loads of great spots to swim and enjoy our lakes and rivers.”

“ Sometimes, particularly after heavy rainfall, bacteria levels are increased and may affect the suitability of the water for swimming,” .

Both Lake Wanaka and Lake Hawea are monitored weekly from December 1 through

to March 31 each year. The testing is carried out weekly at the Lake Hawea Holiday Park and in Wanaka township. Coastal water is tested for enterococci, while freshwater is tested for Escherichia coli (E. coli).

“Towards the end of each week results are uploaded to the ORC and Land and Water Aotearoa websites,” Gavin said.

The test results are compared with national guidelines set by the Ministry for the Environ-ment and the Ministry of Health.

Gavin advised the public to keep an eye out for toxic algae (cyanobacteria), a group of bacteria common in local waterways at this time of year. Sometimes called blue-green algae, these bacteria can be toxic to dogs, and cause severe skin irritations to swimmers.

Oscar, 5, and Max Good, 8, sold Christmas trees for a good cause last Sunday.

Funds raised were spent on gifts to go under the Ray White tree under its initiative, Little Way of Giving.

“It was a lot of fun for the boys – they especially liked going around and buying the gifts,” their father Duncan Good said.

Little Way of Giving is an op-

portunity for anyone to give a gift (labelled for gender) which will go to families less fortunate. The tree is located in the foyer at Ray White on Helwick Street.

Shortly before Christmas Community Networks will collect the gifts from under the tree and distribute them to families around the Wanaka region.

Pictured: Oscar and Max wrapping their gifts for Little Way of Giving.

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Library fines amnesty initiativeBook borrowers with fines owing can receive some early Christmas cheer with the return of a special initiative to local libraries. All local libraries are holding an amnesty where borrowers can have $5 in overdue fines wiped in return for a can of food for charity. QLDC Library Services Manager, Jo McElroy said the initiative has been very popular in previous years and is expecting a similar response this year. “It’s the libraries good deed for Christmas. People get a gift from us in the form of waived fines and local charities benefit. It’s a win-win situation,” she said.



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Local musician Jody Direen will perform at “Wanaka New Year’s Eve 2015”, a new event by her production company P3 Presents.Jody will perform alongside Into the East, DJ Jay, Two, Jenny Harraway, Jenny Mitchell and Chantilly, and the event will be at the Lake Wanaka Centre.

“I saw an opportunity to make use of our amazing community venue,” Jody said.

“The show is a little bit fancy,” Jody said. “It gives ladies and gentlemen the chance to

dress up and put on their best heels or boots and to celebrate the New Year in comfort and style.”

Guests can come for dinner or dessert cooked by a nationally-acclaimed chef, the music will last seven hours and the whole event is located just down the road from the midnight fireworks. The indoors location is a bonus in case of bad weather.

On top of this, the show will benefit Wanaka Hospice.

“All my grandparents, apart from one, passed away from cancer-related illnesses. One of my grandmothers taught me guitar and got me into music. I really remember when they were ill how they wanted to be in their home towns so to me it’s a really worthwhile cause.”

Jody has gone from strength to strength this year, charting on airplay in New Zealand and Australia. She also won her second Top Female Artist of the Year Award in October.


Ticket sales have been strong for the Southern Lakes’ biggest New Years’ festival, Rhythm & Alps.

“This year we’re expecting music lovers of all ages from around New Zealand and beyond to descend on Robrosa Station in the Cardrona Valley for what’s going to be an epic Rhythm and Alps 2015,” festival director, Alex Turnbull, said.

Alex expects 10,000 people over two days for the event.

The line-up includes legendary international acts DJ Carl Cox, Chali 2na and the House of Vibe and Sticky Fingers. Homegrown favour-ites include Katchafire, Arma Del Amor, Ahoribuzz and Shihad.

The pre-show to be held at Lake

Hawea Hotel on December 28 is expected to sell out, with 65 percent of tickets already sold. The show will feature RL Grime, Skepta and Spor.

Earlier this year Alex purchased Rhythm & Alps from the Rhythm Group, who also owned Gisborne’s Rhythm & Vines.

Site manager Chud Cunningham said Rhythm & Alps will have more of a local feel to it this year as a result.

“We’re trying to make the whole thing warmer, safer and more people-friendly,” Chud said.

“It’s got much more of a village feel, with more decorations and an enclosure around the main stage. There is also state of the art, high-tech stuff going on on both the first and second stages which is really exciting.”

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Jenny Moss, a local Montessori teacher, will close the door on her teaching career next week after 40 years in education.

Jenny (pictured) decided to attend teacher’s college after finishing high school.

“I didn’t know what to do. All my friends were going to teacher’s college, so I decided to go too. Two years later I had to start teaching.”

Her first placement was in a little school just outside Matamata in the Waikato, when she was 19.

“In those days it was called your PA year (Probationary Assistant). You were bonded for three years with the Ministry of Education. Then I went to Pukehoe right next to a diary factory.”

Wesley Boys Methodist College was just down the road and there were also market gardeners.

“It made for a diversity of people,” Jenny said.Jenny met her husband Steve at teacher’s college

and they were married at the end of her second year of teaching. After living in Hawke’s Bay for two years, they moved to the South Island and taught at Mosgiel.

Her Wanaka connection began in 1975 when she moved to Wanaka to teach at the Wanaka District High School (as it was then called). When she ar-rived in Wanaka the phone had been disconnected at the house. Jenny spoke to the postmaster about getting the phone back on.

The postmaster said, “You will have to get in a long line for that.”

After explaining that they were school teachers the postmaster changed his tune, “I’m on the school committee. No worries. We will get you connected right away.”

In 1976 Jenny took a five-year break from teach-ing to raise her children. She returned to teaching as the president and new entrant teacher at Wa-naka Play Centre. She returned to primary school teaching and was Head of Junior department of the area school for two years. She continued teach-ing at Wanaka Primary School until 1996.

She enjoyed teaching the children about local history and geography.

“We took the year-3 kids out to Mt Aspiring Station and camped on the back lawn with the

children and parents. I believe that children need to know what happened in their own area before they were there,” Jenny said.

In 1996 her family moved to Auckland after being in Wa-naka for 20 years. She served nine years as deputy principal of Te Papapapa School, a decile one all Pacifika school.

“I learnt so much. I saw children with a passion for learning. I learnt that life is a struggle and everyone wants to be happy,” Jenny said of her time there.

Moving back to Wanaka in 2008 and having completed an early childhood paper with her Masters in Education, she applied for a job at Montessori and has been there for the last eight years.

Jenny has loved her time there and thinks it should be compulsory for all teachers to spend some time teaching early childhood children.

“It must be wonderful to be two years old and wake up and say, ‘Yay, what has the world got on offer for me today’.”

Next on the agenda is a six-month road trip in Australia and hopefully some writing.

“We are getting a pop up caravan and will see where it takes us. It’s time to find out what life is like on the outside.”

Farewell after forty years of teaching

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of people who think the world revolves them harden up or ship out

Rowing club behind the trees on rugby grounds and an underpass to the lakefront - problem solved

Yachts and power boats are well catered for on our beloved lake. Come you NIMBYS and give our swimmers and rowers a fair go.

So very proud of our Jess Simson. What a wonderful ambassador she was for Wanaka. Thanks Jess, you are a star

Thanks Mo’s family for the beautiful Mt Iron lookout seat, I’m admiring the view right now X

Smokers and drinkers on one corner of Ardmore street - now more at the other end - uncomfortable, ugly and definitely not family friendly - really only helping the publicans and looking more like Queenstown every day.

How silly of the rowing club wanting to build by the lake. It should be at Three Parks. Yacht club and Edgewater resort should be demol-ished as well.

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” Let’s work togetherWe who live here near the shores of Lake Wanaka

are very privileged and very proud.I doubt there is anyone here who doesn’t value the lake and its breathtaking beauty.And I doubt that anyone here really doesn’t want to sup-port the sport of rowing.So...we all need to work together on this one; not tear ourselves apart.The Wanaka Rowing Club has been trying to find a lake-side site since 2007 and met many brick walls on the way. If they are going to be allowed anywhere, at least one of those brick walls needs to be dismantled. Just saying “they shouldn’t go here”, “they should go there” is not enough; they have been down that road before.Yachting is supported on our lakeside reserves by a Yacht Club; motor boating is supported by boat launching sites and a marina; let’s work together to find a way to support rowing/kayaking/paddle boarding/lake swimming as well.

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The Tititea/Mt Aspiring National Park Visitor Centre is seeking a highly motivated and

suitably qualified individual to take up this busy and interesting front line, permanent

position, based in Wanaka. If you are well organised, have excellent customer service

skills and work well both independently and as part of a team, then we are keen to hear

from you. The successful applicant will have excellent written and oral communication

skills and able to work weekends and public holidays. Knowledge and experience of the

walks and other recreation opportunities in the Wanaka area is preferred.

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Applications close at 5pm on Monday, 21 December 2015.

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DETOX SPA - exactly what you need after Christmas. Gift vouchers available at Re-Leaf detox spa.

ENERGY HEALING SESSIONS. Deep relaxation, guidance, nurturing, clarity. Collaboration with You for your highest good. Jennifer Rumore 022 097 4596

GENTLE YOGA with Jennifer Rumore. Weds in Wanaka 9:30AM. $12 classes & all welcome at 557 Aubrey Rd. 022 097 4596.

GIFT BLISS VOUCHERS..DEEPLY RELAX with Therapeutic Hawaiian Lomi Lomi massage...flowing, nurturing. Peaceful surroundings. Ph Maryann 03 4436463, 021 1101160

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MASSAGE THERAPY, Sportsmassage, deep tissue relaxation.Effective and rejuvenating . Ursula Krebs, Dipl. Massag Therapist CH / NZ, ph: 027 6602271, mobile service available.

METAMORPHIC FOOT massage facilitates healing flow throughout the body’s meridians. Subtle, restorative. Nurture you! $40 sessions. Jennifer 022 097 4596

QUARTZ CRYSTAL SINGING BOWLS. Deep relaxation and overall en-ergy balancing. YUM! Immerse yourself in supportive tones. Jennifer 022 097 4596

QUESTIONS ABOUT breastfeeding? Get free support from Wanaka Breastfeeding Support. Contact Kate 0276957772 or Sarah 0272104716

VOUCHERS FOR WELLNESS: DETOX, SUPPORT IMMUNE SYSTEM with Lymphatic Drainage. Gentle, relaxing nurturing therapy. ph Maryann 4436463, 021 1101160

WANT MORE Intimacy and connection in your relationships? Learn how to communicate to create deeper trust, intimacy & closeness. 443-9114 Deb Kolb

HOT QIGONG at Hot Yoga Fusion. Come and enjoy deep relaxation for body and mind rejuvenation. Friday 7.15pm. Contact: James 027 528 0396 [email protected]

EMPLOYMENT

SESSION COORDINATOR wanted for Hawea Playgroup. Kind, caring and motivated person who can help develop and initiate great activities for little people and take care of playgroups special space. Mon, Tues and Thurs mornings during term time from 2016. Please contact Jo for job description and application details. Applications close Dec 11. [email protected]

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ASSORTED BABY items. Beautiful rimu frame touchwood cot, Macpac backpack, bouncy chair, Childs princess bed and more for sale. 021 330330

AWESOME STAG Head Wallhangings made from vintage wool blan-kets right here in Wanaka are in Ritual Espresso Cafe this month. Great gift idea for boys of all ages!

BAGLEY’S NEW potatoes dug fresh daily available at Selectrix

CHRISTMAS VOUCHERS MAKE GREAT GIFTS! Choose from nurturing modalities, childminding for nights out or weekends away and more! Jennifer 022 097 4596

FOR SALE: EPSON 73/73N INK cartridges. New 4 colour pack. $80. Free Epson multifunction. Scans and sends fax only. Ph 443 6463, 021 1101160

GIVE PARTNERS & friends a CHRISTMAS BREAK: hire me (age 13) to help! Kitchen? Garden? Or give a VOUCHER pressie! Nicholas 027 470 3170.

GRAM FRIDGE/FREEZER $50. Frigidaire Fridge $80. Both run fine. Pick up in Hawea. 0272226600

HAWEA’S NOOK Rd Nursery double trilliums now available for Christmas. $75 each. Limited stock. Phone 0212018589

HOME CLEANING VOUCHERS FOR CHRISTMAS, or pre-Christmas! Get by with a little help. $25/hour of AAAH, THANKS!! 022 097 4596

PURCHASE YOU copy of Cooking up a song- kids album from Hawea Playgroup or Oanaka Educare and $5 goes to that centre. Support local music and local kids and give a gift that inspires.

PADDLEBOARDS FOR Sale. Treat your family to the perfect Christmas present! Call Alpine Paddleboards 021 1858001

BEAUTIFUL CHINA tea cup bird feeders, great for attracting wax eyes and bell birds to your garden. Makes the perfect present. $25. Phone or text 021 680 110

FOR LEASE

QUEEN BEDROOM TO RENT ALBERT TOWN 20-27 Dec. Suit quiet living, nonsmoking, respectful couple/single. Own bathroom. Ph 03 4436463 021 1101160

NOTICES

ASPIRING BEGINNINGS ELC thanks the community for supporting “Let’s Play”. Was a neat night.

GOOD ROTATIONS Bicycle Shop Summer opening hours: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 11am-6pm, or by appointment 03.443.4349. www.goodrotations.co. 34 Anderson Road.

KIDS CAN sell their handmade arts and crafts for free at the Sunday Craft Markets! For info call 0274249441 or [email protected]

THANKS TO all the men, supporters and sponsors of Movember- raising awareness and funds for men’s health

WANAKA SALVATION Army Family Store. Opening Hours – Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm, Saturday 9.30am – 4pm. We look forward to seeing you here!

DONATIONS KINDLY received. Please drop then in to the Salvation Army Family store or ph 443 5068 to book a pick up. WHO’S BEEN to Archangel or Bannock Brae? There are lots of fabulous local wine stories that we want to share with you! www.wanakawine-tours.com WINETRAIL (946387)

BUSINESS NETWORKING International. The Wanaka chapter of BNI meets weekly at 7am Tuesday morning. Great networking oppor-tunity to grow your business. Contact Rudy for information 027 703 4037

743,744 MERRY Christmas everyone from the staff and volunteers at The Salvation Army family store. We have our Christmas decorations out in store now for you to purchase, so come in and see us.

WANAKA PRIMARY School ‘Op Shop’ open Tues & Thurs - 12 mid-day to 4pm. Use Koru Way entrance, off Totara Terrace, alongside the steps.

WANTED

MATURE COUPLE (over 50) looking for a holiday home in Wanaka for 7 nights anytime from 26th December 2015 to 8th January 2016.

SERVICES

ALPINE PADDLEBOARDS have some amazing deals for the summer! Boards, Paddles & accessories . Call 0211858001

FREE BUDGET ADVICE available at Community Networks. Please call Community Networks on 443 7799 to make an appointment.

13 AND KEEN! Hire me for wood cutting or stacking ($5 per cubic metre) lawn mowing or other jobs. Nicholas 027 470 3170.

ADVENTURE CARAVANS restores, repairs and custom builds caravans, motorhomes, slide-ons. Be ready for Summer! 25 years’ experience. Great references. 027 222 6600

AWESOME CHRISTMAS presents for bicycle-lovers! Stylish helmets, baskets, leather saddles, bikepacking frame-bags, bells! Good Rotations, 34 Anderson Rd, www.goodrotations.co, 034434349.

WHEELS TO DUNSTAN - the free shuttle service to Dunstan Hospital or Alexandra specialist appointments, also linking with the shuttle to Dunedin Hospital. For bookings please call Community Networks on 03 443 7799 before 3pm the day before.

BOBCATS MAKE short work of your OUTDOOR PROJECTS! Call TERRA SERVICES for good, fast, efficient performance. Rave reviews! Steve Rumore 027 222 6600 BY 2:00PM TUESDAY

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CONFUSED ABOUT your visa?need Immigration ad-vice? Contact your local licensed Immigration Adviser 034438386 or [email protected] 02102441380 KAMP MARQUEE HIRE Unique rectangular, oval and round marquees; event design and creation. Phone 02102934268 or [email protected]

PEST CONTROL, Carpets. Only one place to call. Jae Services Wanaka. We’ll take care of it. 443 1150

CAREERS ADVICE and CV assistance available at Community Networks, delivered by Central Otago REAP, fortnightly on Mondays. Free to school leavers 17-23 yrs or $30/half hour session or by preapproved arrangement by Work & Income. Please call Community Networks on 443 7799 to book your appointment

SEWING REPAIRS and alterations. Nothing too big or too small. Phone Sue 0272472181 or 4432008

THREE CHAIRS Hair Salon. De Lorenzo and Angel Christmas packs selling fast. Fantastic gifts. 1/12 Frederick Street. Ph: 443 5898

WANATAXI 0800 926282 around town trips, airport transfers, book now for races and xmas functions. want a taxi - easy! 0800 wanataxI

ALPINE PADDLEBOARDS have some amazing deals for the summer! Boards, Paddles & accessories . Call 0211858001

INLAND REVENUE are at Community Networks, Wednesday 16 December 9am – 12.30pm. If you need help with your Tax return, Family Tax credits or the changes to Child support give Community Networks a call on 03 443 7799 to make an appointment for this free service.

ELECTRICITY/WATER NEED a line under an Existing Building/Driveway, NO disruption use the Trenchless Way. Registered Drainlayer. Ph Callum 021447393

WANAKA PHARMACY is your local pharmacy. We’re the big pharmacy at the top of Helwick Street - open until 7pm every single day. Ph 443 8000

NEED A portable chiller trailer for your function or wedding? Come and speak to us at Wanaka Liquor Centre. 1 Ardmore Street. Ph 03 443 1466

BRA PROFESSIONALLY fitted 200 sizes so you will get a perfect fit - Beautiful design NO underwire private appoint-ment ph 443 9425

JP SERVICES are available at Community Networks every Tuesday from 1pm and Friday from 10.30am. Please book your appointment by ringing Community Networks 03 443 7799.

PROSTHESIS (BREAST form) local fitter Registered with Ministry of Health and will take care of your claim Appointment phone 443 9425

WANT YOUR colours done? Always look your best? Book an appointment with experienced Colour Consultant 4439425

MINI MUSCLES Indoor Movement, Music and Play at Proactive Gym. Every Friday. 9.30am for crawlers & walkers under 2 years, 10.30am for 2, 3 & 4 year olds & 11am for babies. Everyone welcome. $5 p/hr, $1 for extra children.

VASECTOMYS AVAILABLE here in Wanaka with Dr Simon Brebner at Aspiring Medical Centre. Ph 443 0725 for an ap-pointment to discuss.

WHAT’S ON

HU SONG at Wanaka Plunket rooms this Thursday 3rd December 6pm to 6.30pm All welcome. Gold coin donation Ph 4437388 www.eckankar.husong.org

CHRISTMAS PARTY at Wanaka Playgroup! Bring a plate & <$5 wrapped, named gift for your child. Santa coming! Thur 17 Dec. Enq Rachel 021 1029 130.

CRAFT MARKET this Sunday! Pembroke Park from 10, awesome handmade N.Z arts and crafts. The farmers mar-ket are joining us this week too.

NEW YEAR’S Eve plans? Check out Hawea Nu Yeah @ Lake Hawea Hotel... Julian Temple Band, Sam Manzanza and the Afrobeat Band and lots more, on site camping, fam-ily friendly, info & tickets at haweanuyeah.co.nz (-:

743 CHRISTMAS Sale, 19 Fort Pl Hawea Flat Sunday 13th and Monday 14th Dec 10-3 Scarlett and Victor, Orange River, Clothing, linens, gifts and furniture

LALALAND LOUNGE Bar Wanaka. Open daily from 4pm – 2.30am. Upstairs, 99 Ardmore Street.

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2004 MERCEDES CLK 500, 5.0 litre, soft top, 65,000kms, Auto/Tiptronic, prestine condition. $27,000

2005 SUBARU Outback, 2.5 li-tre, 76,000kms, heated leather seats, cruise control, prestine in blue, Auto/Tiptronic. $13,995

2004 VW Passat, 4 motion 4WD, 2.8V6, 115,000kms, Auto/Tiptronic, heated leather seats, immaculate wagon. $7,990

2006 FORD Escape XLT, 3.0li-tre, 183,000kms, ski racks, Tow bar, black, 5 seater, 4WD $7,990

2000 ISUZU MU, 3.0LITRE TURBO/diesel intercooled, 185,000kms, 3DR, twin sun roofs, tow bar, red, racks, Auto electric optional 4WD $8,500

2000 MERCEDES Benz C200, 2.0litre, only 86,000kms, dark blue, auto/Tiptronic, very tidy. $7,500

1992 MERCEDES Benz SL300, 3.0litre. 99,000kms, soft and hard top, beautifully presents in silver, fully serviced. $10,995

2001 BMW 530i, 3.0 litre, leath-er, 96,000kms, sunroof, well maintained in black. $9,995

1984 NISSAN civilian mo-tor home, 3.3 litre diesel only 144,000kms, self-contained, shower, toilet, fridge, cooker, 3 way electric and gas, bike rack, fully certified, king size bed, sound system, new carpet, new tyres, very tidy, $27,000

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Laurdromat - shower - LPG - carwash - ATM. Redeem your FUELUP supermarket fuel discount vouchers at Caltex Wanaka. Free WiFi for laundromat customers. Large convenience store with groceries, hot food, flowers, party ice, snow chains, automotive supplies. Open 6am - 11 pm daily.

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Green eggs with HamWaffles sweet and savoury

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New menus just out

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Resource Management Act 1991 – Public Notice of the Operative Date of a Plan Change to the Queenstown Lakes District Council District PlanPursuant to Clause 20 of the First Schedule of the Resource Management Act 1991 the Queenstown Lakes District Council gives public notice that on 17 December 2015 the Queenstown Lakes District Plan will become operative with respect to the following Plan Change - Plan Change 45 : Northlake

A full copy of the operative provisions can be viewed at www.qldc.govt.nz – under District Plan Changes, or at the following locations:

Council Offices:• 10 Gorge Road, Queenstown• 74 Shotover Street, Queenstown,• Wanaka Service Centre, 47 Ardmore Street Wanaka

Public Libraries:• Queenstown Library: 10 Gorge Road• Wanaka Library: Dunmore Street• Arrowtown Library: 58 Buckingham Street

For further information regarding these matters, please call the Council on 03 441 0499.

Plan Change 51 – Peninsula Bay NorthQueenstown Lakes District Council gives public notice as of 9 December 2015 that it has accepted and is inviting submissions on the following private plan change to the District Plan: Plan Change 51: Peninsula Bay North.

The purpose of the Plan Change is to rezone approximately 6 ha of open space zoned land at the north end of Peninsula Bay (legally described as Lot 920 DP 486039) for specific low density residential development, whilst providing ecological and passive recreational benefits on the balance of the open space zoned land between the Peninsula Bay development and Lake Wanaka.

The submission period commences Wednesday 9 December 2015 as advised on our website and in the Mirror on 9 December 2015.

A full copy of the plan change and associated Section 32 Report can be inspected at www.qldc.govt.nz – under District Plan Changes, or at the following locations:

Council Offices:• 10 Gorge Road, Queenstown• 74 Shotover Street, Queenstown,• Wanaka Service Centre, 47 Ardmore Street Wanaka

Public Libraries:• Queenstown Library: 10 Gorge Road• Wanaka Library: Dunmore Street• Arrowtown Library: 58 Buckingham Street Any person may make a submission to the proposed plan change. Submission forms can be downloaded from the website or are available from the above locations. The closing date for submissions is 28 January 2016. Submissions must be in writing and sent to:

Queenstown Lakes District CouncilPrivate Bag 50072QUEENSTOWN Attention: Policy Team – Plan Change 51Or email to [email protected] (quote “Plan Change 51” in the subject line).

Following the receipt of public submissions, a summary of the decisions requested will be prepared. This will then be publicly notified for further submissions. You can only make a further submission if you represent a relevant aspect of the public interest (e.g. A community association or environmental organisation) or have an interest in the plan change that is greater than the general public (e.g. the plan change affects your property rights).

The Council will appoint a Hearing Committee to assess the Plan Change and the submissions lodged to it, including further submissions. The Committee will hold a public hearing to enable submitters to present their submissions.

Following deliberation, a decision will be issued by the Council to retain, modify or withdraw the Plan Change. Any person who was a submitter, or lodged a further submission, and who is not satisfied with the decision reached, may appeal that decision to the Environment Court.

For further information regarding this Plan Change, please call Vicki Jones on 03 441 1297 and/or download a copy of the “Guide to Plan Changes in the Queenstown Lakes District” from the Council website or pick up a copy from your local Council office.

This notice is pursuant to Clause 5 of the First Schedule to the Resource Management Act 1991.

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Albert Town now has its own café and coffee house situated alongside the Albert Town Tavern, on Allison Avenue.

Albie’s Café has been finished to a high standard – including a rustic natural timber finish ceiling with large supporting trusses – and is already attracting widespread favourable comments.

Albie’s is also open for evening dining with an exciting selection of reasonably priced food. Specials are available for early diners from 5:30pm to 6:30pm, an ideal option for families with young children.

A standout feature on the Albie’s menu is the

famous lamb shank and chicken and mush-room gourmet pies, renowned throughout the Wanaka area and further afield.

Albie’s also has a full liquor licence and is well placed to cater for small or larger group functions, with a variety of wines and tap beers on offer.

An outside deck offers an inviting area to relax and enjoy the Central Otago summer and scenery.

The continuing growth of Albert Town is also reflected in the opening of an adjacent gift shop, trading as Rita’s, another great new amenity for the Albert Town community.

Exciting new development for the growing Albert Town community

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In an ideal world, everyone would have enough at Christmas. Enough food on the table, enough shelter to stay safe, enough resources to make it through each day without feeling it’s a struggle. But we don’t live in an ideal world, even here in Wanaka. An expensive cost of living and sense of isolation can mean tough times. Often the tough time will pass, and people may just need a bit of information or support to get through.

Community Networks Wa-naka is there for times like this. Not for “them”, but for “us” – because any of us can go through a difficult time for any number of reasons. Whether it’s food, JP services, WINZ access, legal advice, a counsel-ling referral, immigration information, family mediation,

a trip to Dunstan or Meals on Wheels, Community Networks is in its 11th year of providing a free one-stop hub for social and health services in the Upper Clutha.

As the new year approaches, we will watch with interest the efforts of the Wanaka Community House Trust: a completely separate entity that is focused on building a building. But Community Networks will continue to focus on delivering a service to the community, a service that helps Wanaka feel a little more “ideal” at Christmas and throughout the year.

Christmas is a time of giving thanks, and we are extremely grateful to all our volunteers who give their time on the front desk, driving to Dunstan, delivering meals, organising the food bank, governing our

board. Thanks in advance to all of you who will donate food and money to the Wanaka Sun Christmas Food Bank Drive which the Wanaka Sun is wonderfully organising for December 20. Donations go toward creating Christmas hampers full of food and presents – much appreciated at this time of year.

Another part of our strategic direction is identifying com-munity development opportu-nities, which will be driven by the Upper Clutha Community Development Scheme just get-ting underway. Our Steering Group of community leaders gathers this week for the first time, and will set goals for the work to be done in 2016.

As Christmas approaches and 2015 comes to an end, we wish you all a fun-filled and relaxing holiday season.

Christmas thoughts from Community Networks


Wanaka St John youth division have had another “fantastic year” according to Tina Simmonds, divisional manager.

The youth meet weekly through the school terms to complete badge work focusing on leadership and first aid, and include “penguins” (ages six to eight) and “cadets” (ages eight to 18).

“The older cadets are able to attend further leadership op-portunities throughout the year, which has amazing benefits for

their development,” Tina said.Many young cadets also at-

tended the St John competitions in August this year, completing scenario-based responses to emergency first-aid situations.

The end of year prize-giving was held last Tuesday and awards were presented to all penguins and cadets. Of the premier awards, Holly Ingham, 7, won Outstanding Penguin of the Year and Sean Dickey, 16, won Outstanding Cadet of the Year.

Pictured: Outstanding Cadet of the Year, Sean Dickey, and Outstanding Penguin of the Year, Holly Ingham.

Awards for youth at St John

KATE MURRAY


SUN SPORTthewanakasun.co.nz

-WANAKA SUN

-WANAKA SUN

The challenge with writing a regular column is to keep it relevant and of interest to the reader. Hope-fully those that read this column will get something from it. Well that is the aim anyway. One sugges-tion put forward to me recently “What experiences can be drawn on from the practical side of deal-ing with relationship property settlements?” Apart from giving advice to those who want to pass on and protect their inheritance assets to their chil-dren this field of work is not always a happy play ground. Rifts and disagreements between separating parties can develop quickly. By the time we, as ac-countants, get involved lines of communication have broken down and parties are only conversing through their legal advisers. Frequently the parties are hold-ing widely different views on the correct outcome of property separation. To assist the process of fair out-comes the legislation provides that separation agree-ments need to be signed off by independent legal advisers. This however can sometimes lead to longer time frames than the parties would like. Overall the process of separation is costly and time consuming.

The main reason varying views arise is one party will interpret assets as “relationship property” versus the other parties view that they are “separate property” Alternatively, the argument may be of a vice versa na-ture. The relationship property law in essence is quite

simple. It attempts to separate property into two cat-egories. Property can either be classed as “separate property” or “relationship property”. There are vari-ous test cases that are ever evolving that assist the le-gal fraternity in sorting out how assets are classed into either category. The main problem with this is the per-sonal situation of each relationship is always different. This boils down to property held, how the relationship formed, how long it existed for and what each party contributed to the relationship both before and during the relationship. For this reason separations often end up in front a judge deciding who is right and wrong. More often than not family trusts will come into play in relationship disagreements. Quite often arguments are put forward by one party that their trust has been set up and operated for that parties exclusive ben-efit to the exclusion of the other party. Typically these trusts own businesses or assets that have sustained the whole family unit over the period of the relationship. A farm is a very good example of this in practice. With both parties involved in the operation and custody of these businesses over the life time of the relation-ship it is understandable that one party presenting the argument that the trust holds “separate property” is news that is not that well received by the other party.The courts have power to overturn and disrupt property that is placed and argued as being classed as separate property under a trust arrangement. My experience with trusts that have been operated over a long time frame

is that they have engaged in practices over their life-time that may not always align with intended purpose at the outset of the trusts formation. When things have unraveled and parties try to fall back on original intend-ed purpose. This is where things can come unraveled for them. If you are relying on the trust to assist in keep-ing your assets separate following these rules will help.A) Pay people market salaries for physical efforts and governance roles.B) Don’t let tax savings through beneficiary income allocations dominate purpose.C) Keep proper minutes and records.D) Keep annual accounts even for trust holding residential private dwelling’s.E) Keep separate loan accounts for each party and don’t let loans become joint loans.F) Don’t let the trust affairs become merged with other personal or business entities.One trend I am seeing more of these days are “con-tracting out agreements”. This is particular preva-lent for those who are forming a relationship for the second time and each party has separate children from a previous relationship. Contracting out agree-ments provide the greatest amount of certainty and are something to be recommended if both parties feel they are able to bring the subject to the table.Please remember that this information is a general guide and more specific advice can be given by contacting one of our offices.

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There is a familiar face behind a new electrical & internet instal-lation company in town – Elecnet.Peter Cartlidge will be offering a range of services to Wanaka through Elecnet, includ-ing electrical work, internet installations, wifi distribution and extensions and data cabling.

Pete’s passion is finding solu-tions to problems.

“I enjoy the challenge of solutions-based work; finding solutions to meet people’s unique needs. I don’t mind taking on the trickier jobs!”

Pete will be doing a full range

of electrical work; from small jobs right up to working on complete solutions for new builds.

Complimentary to his electrical work Pete is continuing as the local Netspeed installer.

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The Galloway and Still Albion Seniors and the Matrix Albion Senior Reserves won their 20/20 finals over the weekend, bringing home the Scurr Cup, and the Edgewater Cup and the Golden Family Challenge Cup respectively.

The seniors, playing Blacks Hill, batted first and scored 143/4 off the 20 overs. Ben Purvis was the top scorer with 57 not out and Ryan Wheeler scored 47. In reply Blacks Hill could only manage 126/7 off the 20 overs.Tom Myles was the best of the bowlers with 4/25.

The reserves played Dunstan High School for the Edgewater Cup and the new Golden Family Challenge Cup. Albion batted first and scored 131/7 off the 20 overs. Tom Bowman was the best of the Albion batsmen with 69 not out.

Dunstan High replied with 110/9 off the 20 overs. Scott Finlay scored 3/12 off 4 and Iain Warbur-ton scored 2/8 off 2.

The 40 over competition starts on December 19 for one round before the Christmas break.

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Last weekend seven Mount Aspiring College athletes attended the National Secondary School Athletics Champs – the biggest event on the athletics calendar, with over 1200 athletes from New Zealand as well as an attendance from the Cook Islands and Fiji.

None of the local athletes had been to a na-tional athletics champs before but they achieved excellent results.

Sammy Burke won the silver medal in the 3000m senior girls’ race. She was also selected

to attend the Athletics New Zealand “Aspiring Athletes” tour in January to compete in the North Island’s premiere races.

Gregor Findlay was placed fifth in the junior boys’ 3000m and Janus Staufenberg was placed 12th in the senior boys’ 1500m. Laura MacCol-loch was a semi-finalist in the 200m and ran a strong 400m race. Courtney Leith was placed 11th in discus and javelin and James Glynn and Henry Hardaker achieved personal bests in the 100m and 200m.

Great results at national athletics champs

Cricket teams clean sweep of 20/20 finals

The Upper Clutha Tracks Trust has received a $5375 funding boost from the charity auction they held in conjunction with The Physio Room last Saturday night.Physio Kate Turner expressed her thanks to everyone who donated items and time and everyone who attended the auction.“These events are only a success if people get behind and support them, the Wanaka com-munity did a fantastic job and the amount of money that we raised reflects this,” Kate said.

Charity auction raises $5375Wanaka Wanaka Progressive Bowls – 4:12:15Skips: 1st Trevor Tovey 2nd George Russell 3rd Maida Baxter2nds: 1st Bernie Kane 3rd Michael Barnett 3rd Meryl FirmanLeads: 1st Oscar Verbiest 2nd John Hogan 3rd Norman MathesonWanaka Bridge Club Results Christmas Pairs 2. North/ South:- Ken Saxby, Martin Unwin 67.20%1. Errol Kelly, Jan Lyness 59.73%2. Jan Cunningham, Jenny Muir and Michael Metzger, Clare Scurr 58.78% 3= East/Wast:- Noeline Golds-brough, Carol Orbell 59.76%1. Ena Leckie, Ken Roberts 57.51% 2. Jenny Pryde, Barbara Waterworth 57.32% 3. Friday Bridge. 4 December. North/South:- Jenny Pryde, Deirdre Lynch 63.30% 1. Vivienne Christie, Errol Kelly 57.21% 2. Rosemary Boswell, Morag Chisholm 56.57% 3. East/West:- Jean Logan, Barbara Waterworth 64.90% 1. Gerarda Herlihy, Marion Murphy 64.58% 2. Jean Stokes, Jo Wallis 57.21% 3.

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Local ski racer Piera Hudson claimed the first win of her career in a FIS (International Ski Federation) Super-G race at Copper Mountain Resort in the USA. Piera said, “The race went really well today. It was great to get my first win for this northern hemisphere season and my first FIS career Super-G win. The Copper speed track is a really challenging but fun hill.”

The super giant slalom (Super-G) discipline combines the speed of downhill and the precise turning (30-35 changes of direction) of giant slalom. Racers have only one run of

the course to record their fastest time. Piera finished in a time of 1:23.59, 0.3 seconds ahead of US racer Nellie Rose Talbot in second and 0.87 seconds ahead of third placed Keely Cashman, also of the USA.

Willis Feasey (Twizel), Adam Barwood (Queenstown) and Colbey Derwin (Wanaka) competed in the men’s Super-G at Copper Mountain on Friday, finishing 9th, 12th and 53rd respectively from a field of 86 competitors.

Piera is pictured centre on the podium with Keely Cashman (left) and Nellie Rose Talbot (right).

Wanaka’s Meg Harraway won the slalom 3@13m, breaking the South Island junior girls record and winning the junior girls overall 3 at the Canterbury 3 event Lake Hood Champs last weekend. The win qualified Meg for the nationals in jump and trick.


The Mount Aspiring College adventure racing team will head to Hillary Outdoors base on Great Barrier Island next week to compete in a week of outdoor skills-based activities.

After being named the regional finalists in a one-day challenge earlier in the year, they will go head-to-head with the other 11 regional finalist teams in the 2015 National Get2Go Challenge junior adventure racing grand final.

The competition includes a range of activities on both land and water – from sailing and kayaking to rock climbing, raft building and navigation challenges.

It is the college’s first time competing in the grand final and sports co-ordinator Jacky Toepfer said their team cannot wait.

“Our team of six year-10 and two year-9 students are very excited. They have spent the past two months fundraising, training and sharpening up their orienteering skills,” Jacky said.

“While this is the first year that Mount Aspiring College has entered a team in Get2Go, the fact that they won the Otago-Southland regional challenge reflects the strength of the team. Most of the team compete regularly in triathlon, athletics, and mountain biking or orienteering events.”

The grant final will take place from December 6-11, and will include 96 competitors.

A fundraiser is now underway to send students from schools around New Zealand to Hillary Outdoors bases in Tongariro and Great Barrier in 2016. A portion of the sales of Torpedo7 products at Racer’s Edge will be donated to the fund. Students selected will be those who do not usually have the opportunity, and will get to take part in activities such as kayaking, rock climbing and caving.

MAC compete for top team

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Super-G win for Piera Hudson

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Record-breaking weekend for Meg

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