Wanaka Sun | 18 - 24 February 2016 | Edition 753

GLENDA TURNBULLWanaka Sun

wo stretches of Ballantyne Road, a partially sealed road running from town right

through to State Highway 6 near the airport, has seen 10 vehicles leave the road on gravel sections in the last six weeks.

At the Wanaka Community Board meeting last Wednesday (Febru-ary 10) Mount Barker Residents Association Secretary Chrissie Thomson addressed the meeting with concerns at the amount of crashes that had occurred in the last month on Ballantyne Road.

“Where the seal turns to gravel before the airport lots of vehicles have left the road. Nobody has been killed yet, but vehicles have been towed away. There have been eight crashes on the road within the last month alone,” Chrissie said.

The accidents have occurred on two sections of the road, six at the airport end and three at the Wanaka end.

Chrissie said her concern was the Queenstown Lakes District Council were not doing anything about the issue.

“We [Mount Barker Residents Association] have been contacting the council about our concerns with

the state of Ballantyne Road since 2011. Lack of funding was cited by Councillor Lyal Cocks as the reason more otta sealing was not able to be done,” Chrissie said.

David Allen, a resident for the past 25 years, said the council needed to address the situation urgently.

“I’m getting sick of my fence being modified. So many people seem to be using the gravel roads now and at the moment with the dry weather the gravel is loose and thick. There is a major power pole just past my driveway and vehicles have only just avoided it,” David said.

Chrissie said there were a num-ber of varied issues on the road,

including the kind of gravel used, the undulating terrain, the changing surface from seal to gravel to seal, dust in summer preventing visibility and the road is slippery in winter.

She said the QLDC had ‘some’ otta sealing done on the worst parts after having an on site meeting in 2011.

QLDC deputy mayor Lyal Cocks said at last week’s meeting the council is looking at alternative management options for Ballantyne Road. “The real issue is there is no subsidy to seal it. It is parallel to a State Highway, so won’t get national funding,” Lyal said.

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Statistics New Zealand has announced Lake Wanaka has hit an all-time high for guest nights in December.

The Commercial Accommodation Monitor (CAM) has shown that total guest nights for December rose 31.5 percent to a record 96,618, which equates to five times the New Zealand average of 6.2 percent for the month. International guest nights accounted for 55.1 percent of all guest nights in the area and were up 34.6 percent to 53,215, from December 2014.

Domestic guest nights also rose sharply with an increase of 27.5 percent to 43,403 for the same period, with growth experi-enced across all accommodation types.

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Tourism, James Helmore, said it was great to see these record numbers.

“It has been an incredible start to summer with strong visitation in November and now December has built solidly on this trend.

“We have been working hard to build greater awareness both domestically and internationally of what our region has to of-fer through our consumer, media and trade channels. By utilising the reach and influ-ence of our social media platforms, we have also been able to share credible, authentic stories, images and videos that connect with our audience - the word about Wanaka is most definitely out there,” he said.

For the year ending December 2015, total guest nights increased 12.9 percent to 743,293, with a 14.0 percent increase in international guest nights and an 11.3 percent increase in domestic guest nights.

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A new plan of attack for controlling lagarosiphon weed in Lake Wanaka has begun.

Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) and its partners have been working collaboratively on weed control at the lake since 2005. The new 2016-2025 strategy will build on this success to ensure people can continue to enjoy the lake, Minister for Land Information, Louise Upston, said.

“LINZ has worked with experts and oth-ers with an interest in the lake to develop this strategy. Lagarosiphon crowds out native lake vegetation and clogs areas for swimming and boating, and there’s no quick fix,” Louise said.

“This strategy sets out a long term

approach to bringing the weed down to a level that can be easily managed.”

The main goal is to knock back weed in Paddock, Parkins and Glendhu bays. It is hoped that by the end of 2025 the weed will be limited to the south-east end of the lake. It is hoped the rest of the lake will be able to be kept clear by hand weeding.

The strategy was developed by LINZ in collaboration with the Lake Wanaka Lagarosiphon Management Committee. This committee is led by LINZ, and has members from Otago Regional Council, Queenstown Lakes District Council, the Department of Conservation, and the Guardians of Lake Wanaka.

The committee also has representatives from LINZ’s biosecurity partners Boffa Miskell, who manage the control pro-gramme, and from NIWA, who provide scientific advice.

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The residents association have been surprised some of the side roads which are less used have been sealed ahead of roads that are well used, and these roads were not deemed to be “problem roads”.

“Local residents feel they are not being taken seriously when they express their concerns to council and constantly are told it is a funding issue. Of course it is, but it is also a safety issue,” Chrissie said.

Since the meeting there have been two further accidents on the road. One last Thursday, February 11 (pictured) where a car rolled and another Tuesday evening, February 16 when a local lady corrected in gravel and shot across the road demolish-ing the sheep fence. This vehicle sustained

panel and undercarriage damage. Both motorists were shaken but unharmed.

Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) have put a temporary 50km per hour speed limit on sections of Ballantyne Road and Mount Barker Road near Wanaka. QLDC communications manager Michele Poole said the decision was made after inspection by QLDC contractors last Thursday, February 11.

“Due to the continuing dry weather, it is not feasible to grade the roads at present, so the speed restrictions will remain in place until there has been enough rain to make grading effective,” Michele said.

Council is urging the public to respect the signage and slow down.

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Tony and Eileen Donoghue celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary last year on May 22 and marked the milestone by commissioning a love seat for everyone to enjoy.

Originally from the UK, Tony and Eileen bought a house in Wanaka in 2001 and were granted indefinite residency in 2007.

Eileen said when they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last year they had the dilemma of thinking, “what do you get each other at our age?”

Then they came up with the idea of donating a seat at Fisherman’s Beach at the end of Beacon Point Road.

“We always liked Beacon Point Road and we used to walk down to the beach and sit on the rock and I said, ‘wouldn’t it be nice

to have a seat here?” Eileen said.The couple approached QLDC Councillor

Calum MacLeod with their idea.“People often donate seats in memory of

someone. This is the first time this request had been made. I thought it was a lovely idea,” Calum said.

The idea came to fruition after Ralph Dixon submitted a design for the seat, which was passed by the council.

“Maddy Jones (Parks and Reserves officer) and Calum MacLeod from the QLDC were very helpful,” Eileen said.

Once the approval came through Bob Fellowes built the seat for the couple, with help from various Wanaka tradesmen.

A gathering of around 30 friends and family attended the opening of the seat on Valentine's Day, Sunday, February 14 with Councillor Calum MacLeod cutting the ribbon.

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Queenstown airport will be able to offer flights after dark for the first time ever this winter, thanks to ongoing improvements to its airfield.The airport’s six-month, $18 million project to improve airfield infrastructure should be complete by April, with the widening of the main runway finished and runway resurfacing underway.

Airways New Zealand has been working with Queenstown Airport and partner airlines to introduce the advanced navigation procedures making evening flights possible in Queenstown, and is now leading the installation of the airport’s new runway, taxiway, apron and approach lights.

Widening the runway from 30m to 45m com-bined with installing an airfield lighting package

are the key components in enabling the airport to accommodate after-dark flights.

The improvements were key conditions set by New Zealand’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) when approving the airport’s evening flights safety case last year.

Mike Clay, Queenstown Airport’s general man-ager of operations, predicts that the project will be finished on time and is satisfied that near-by residents are well-informed with disruption kept to a minimum. “When completed, these upgrades will give us a more robust, durable runway in all weather and enable us to host evening flights in and out of Queenstown for the first time this winter. The additional infrastructure and on-board technology required to fly in darkness will enhance the airport’s overall safety and efficiency of operations both day and night,” he said.

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Wanaka’s Lakeside Apartments have gained the top spot in the New Zealand Luxury hotel category for the second year running in the 2016 TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards.

The hotel is the only 5-star Qualmark-rated hotel in the heart of Wanaka, and Lakeside Apartments also won gongs in five other cat-egories in the annual awards. Aside from winning the top spot in the NZ Luxury category, it was ranked number three in NZ’s Small Hotel category and number six in the Best Service category. In the South Pacific region, Lakeside ranked number three in the Luxury category, number six in the Small Hotel category and in 11th place in Best Service. The top 25

hotels in each category are deemed winners. Winners are determined based on the millions of reviews and opinions collected in a single year from TripAdvisor travellers worldwide.

Lakeside Apartments’ owner and manager Gary Christie said he was thrilled the hotel has maintained its spot as best overall luxury hotel in NZ for the second year in a row.

“Our team works very hard to ensure all our guests have a memo-rable stay here at Lakeside Apart-ments, so it is wonderful to have that recognition. Our guests love the fact that we’re located right in the heart of Wanaka and just a stone’s throw from the lake. Our luxuriously-appointed apartments, outstanding service and incredible lake and mountain views make it the perfect place to stay in Wanaka,” Gary said.

The November 2016 deadline to install water measuring and record-ing equipment for takes of between 5I/s and 10I/s from Otago Rivers is looming for farmers.

The Otago Regional Council is urging farmers who have not yet complied with new regulations to sort this now. The government introduced the regulations in 2010 to help in the planning, monitoring, and management of New Zealand’s water resources.

All holders of water permits (the exception to this being non-consumptive takes where water is returned to the catchment it is taken from) that allow fresh water to be taken at a rate of five litres a second or greater, must comply with the regulations. The regulations are be-ing phased in depending on volume.

Otago Regional Council director environmental monitoring and

operations Scott MacLean said that ORC had been working with the farmers to ensure they had appropri-ate water measuring and recording equipment linked to their takes.

“ORC has taken into account when monitoring the rate of equipment installations that a scarcity of certi-fied installers in Otago had delayed some permit holders completing installations, and that for many, buy-ing new equipment was an expensive proposition,” Scott said.

Scott said nearly 80 percent of the permit holders had already complet-ed installation of new equipment and filed paperwork with ORC verifying they have done so.

Nearly 100 permit holders have chosen to surrender permits to take water altogether, because their taking of water over a year was either minimal or non-existent in places.


Rates penalties charged by Otago Regional Council (ORC) have decreased by almost 35 percent in the last two years. Outstanding council rates balances at November 1 each year receive a 10 percent penalty fee. The total penal-ties charged at that date last year were $191,263 compared with $292,448 in 2013.

ORC director corporate services Nick Donnel-ly attributed the drop to a significant increase in people paying their rates by direct debit, and increased communication between council and ratepayers.

“In September 2015 we completed the paper-

less direct debit website that allows ratepayers to set up direct debits without needing to complete and return a manual form,” he said.

“Communication from ratepayers about the paperless direct debit website has been very positive. There has also been a significant increase in the number of direct debit facilities that have been established.”

The number of ratepayers receiving their communication via email increased from 644 at June to 3,474 in November last year, a 540 percent increase.

“Emailing rating information is a win-win as it is fairer and cheaper than traditional mail, and reduces physical waste created by council,” Nick said.

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From exciting outdoor living ideas and creative kitchen design, to eco-friendly and solar heating products, the Home Show ex-hibitors will be available to answer your home-related queries.

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David said the home show is perfect for Wanaka residents.

“Many of you are building new houses right now or contemplat-ing it,” he said. “With all the ex-perts under one roof you’ll be able to compare quotes, see brand new, state-of-the-art kitchens, see and choose the latest bathroom fittings and talk to roofing experts,” David said.

A Central Otago vineyard has won top honours at the Sydney International Wine Competition.The J F Hillebrand (New Zealand) Ltd Perpetual Trophy for Best Pinot Noir of Competition was awarded to Lowburn Ferry’s 2014 Home Block Pinot Noir.

Wines go through a three-phase blind-judging system in the competition where the finalists, in food-friendly style categories, are judged beside food dishes of a similar palate for a blue-gold award. The top 5 percent of the 2000 entries also receive a Top 100 award.

Lowburn Ferry has been a blue-gold winner with its Home Block wines each year since the 2008 vintage and has been in the Top 100 for five out of those six vintages. The vineyards “The

Ferryman” Reserve Pinot Noir 2013 also won a Blue-Gold Top 100 award at this year’s show.

Chairman of judges, Master of Wine Kym Milne, said the com-petition involved 13 international judges, consisting of three Masters of Wine, one Master Sommelier, six winemakers, a wine journalist and a wine researcher/lecturer from Australia, New Zealand, America and Sweden.

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Seven-piece band Tunes Of I is bringing its neo-dub and soul sound to Lake Hawea on Sunday February 21.

Families and locals are invited to head down to Peter Fraser Park between 3pm and 6pm to enjoy a picnic and some live music from the band and singer/songwriter Devon Welch.

Having played at The Nook, Lake Hawea, to families last year, the Wellington-based band were keen to play another day-time gig for those who can’t make it to their evening show at The Gin and Raspberry on Friday February 19.

Giving back to their fans is important to the boys, as their new album, Reckless, was funded by a Kickstarter campaign.

Manager Lauren Wootton has personal links with Hawea as she is the fifth of six generations of her family to live there. Her uncle Peter Ward and Alpine Honey are providing a honey truck as a makeshift stage, on the back of which the acts will perform.

“Music is a really important part of the commu-nity and it’s an opportunity to give the community something that it didn’t have too often when I was at home. The band want to give thanks for all the local support that they have received,” she said.

The event is free, as the band’s aim for the afternoon is not to make money, but to play music to new people who might not get an opportunity to enjoy it otherwise.

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If you are the parent of a child that lives in Wanaka or Hawea, chances are they will know Simon Williams. Simon is the Wanaka Wastebusters education for sustainability facilitator (and if you like bikes or sneakers, chances are you will know him too). Simon has got a great job. He works with kids all over the Southern Lakes district to help them figure out what a sustainable world would look like, and what changes they can make to their own place (school or early childhood centre) to make it more sustainable.

That is some of the most important learning our children can do. Our kids will inherit a planet with a growing popula-tion whose demand for resources outweighs the planet’s capacity to provide. I don’t know what the answers will be to that unbalanced equation, but it is going to be up to our children to deal with. They are going to need creativity, com-munity and good values to find a way through.

That is where the Enviroschools programme is so effec-tive. Queenstown Lakes District Council funds Wanaka Wastebusters to deliver Enviroschools in primary schools. The beauty of Enviroschools is that it doesn’t tell kids what the answers are. It empowers groups of children to identify their own areas to be improved, to prioritise and to find their own solutions - skills they are going to need for the future. An example of Simon’s work with schools is his involvement with the playscapes programme at Wanaka Primary School. He uses the tools from Enviroschools to facilitate a conversa-tion between the students and the landscape architects, making sure the students’ ideas of what they want in their school grounds are heard.

The Queenstown Lakes District Council education contract funds Simon’s work in schools (also teaching Zero Waste Education units to classes). He also does lots of extra work with children and young people which Wastebusters fund. It is part of our commitment to making Wanaka and the Upper Clutha basin a more resourceful community.

We fund our Enviroschools work with Wanaka and Hawea

early childhood centres because we believe so strongly in the benefits of the programme. The reflection part of the programme allows early childhood centres to celebrate successes and identify areas to address in the future. It also facilitates networking across the country.

Wanaka Wastebusters facilitates the Outlook for Someday film challenge in Wanaka every year, and Simon runs Outlook for Someday workshops around the South Island. It is a national competition which empowers young people to make their own movies on what sustainability means to them.

Last year Simon also supported the Munch your Lunch initiative at Wanaka Primary School to find zero-waste packaging solutions (setting the standard by using washable packaging for the lunch deliveries – go Munch your Lunch!). And he was part of the team behind the Kahu Youth trolley derby and the Community Networks School Holiday Club raft day (pictured). You just need to look at his photos (on the Wastebusters website and Facebook page) to see how much fun and learning was had on those days. Wow, it is exciting that there are so many opportunities for our kids to learn about sustainability and looking after the environment in our small town!

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Professor Robert Poulin of the Department of Zoology, University of Otago, Dunedin, will give the next Royal Society of New Zealand talk. Entitled “Evolution of the body snatch-ers, or the secret lives of parasites”, it will be held at the Presbyterian Community Centre (February 19, 6pm).

Professor Poulin is a Canadian who has been at Otago University since 1992. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of NZ in 2001 and has been awarded many medals and distinctions for his research. He has also been a recipient of major Marsden Fund Grants since 2001 through to 2018.

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A new track collaboration between Bike Wanaka and the Department of Conservation (DOC) has seen the completion of the Hikuwai track.

The new mountain bike single track intermedi-ate grade is a loop track starting at the Outlet motor camp.

The track is approximately 12km long and is one way, similar to the Deans Bank track on the other side of the outlet.

Bike Wanaka president Jamie Greenway said funding for the track had come from various com-munity trust funding sourced by Bike Wanaka.

“It took about one year to complete with plan-ning, signage and six months of building the track. It’s all complete now,” Jamie said.

Mark Gould and Shane MacKenzie along with others had assisted with the building of the track and other club members had helped with signage.

“We are trying to encourage the intermediate level riders to use this track to take a bit of pressure

off the outlet track,” he said.The new signage is situated just above the car

park at the outlet track and feedback received from the public suggests it has made a big difference.

“The historic tracks and signage in that area were very confusing. Now the loop track is in, this has resolved that issue,” Jamie said.

DOC Central Otago acting operations manager Annette Grieve said Bike Wanaka had done a great job with the new track.

“The bike club approached us with the Deans Bank proposal a few years ago, which was very successful. They came to us with this latest track and we were happy to work with them on it.”

“The new track is quite diverse. It is ideal for beginners as well as more experienced riders. We are hoping more riders use this track, which will take some pressure off the lower outlet tracks,” Annette said.

Pictured: Jamie Greenway- Bike Wanaka (BW), Annette Grieve- DOC, Shane Mackenzie- BW, Glenn Tatersall- Lake Outlet Motor Camp and Mark Gould- BW at the start of the new track.

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Kin2kin is designed as a tool to help families make better connections in a private, closed network. The app allows children aged 13 and under to have kin2kin accounts managed by their parents to connect to their extended family.

Parents can use the app to post family photos to kin2kin that they may not want to share via other social media platforms. Grandparents can get photos of their grandchildren privately via the app without having to have a presence on public social media. Company founder Hamish McGregor said he came up with the idea after watching his father trying to communicate with his children by email.

“I was emailing Dad up-to-date photos of the kids, but that did not work and then he would try

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The team have been working on the app for around one and a half years from concept to completion and have developed the app on three platforms, IOS, Android and Web.

Customer engagement manager Kristi James said the company did a pilot release with 1000 users getting great feedback.

“We met with Wanaka Seniornet and did private sessions with 25 people to teach them how to use the app. They all thought the app may provide an excellent alternative to Facebook for families,” Kristi said.

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Warbirds Over Wanaka organisers are planning a stunning finale to this Easter’s airshow at Wanaka Airport.

The pyrotechnic team is planning the biggest wall of fire ever seen in New Zealand, of which a similar display is pictured.

The resulting fiery explosion is expected to be around 400 metres long and reaching 100 metres into the air.

Organisers have been working with Wanaka airport management and emergency services to ensure the display is safe with additional fire ap-pliances and water tankers on hand.

“It’s been pretty dry down here

over summer so we had already decided to have some additional fire-fighting facilities on standby and access to extra water sources just in case. We have had great support from the local volunteer fire service plus from Queenstown Airport Corporation in ensuring we have all the equipment needed on site,” the airshow's general manager Ed Taylor said.

Another first to be announced is a five-ship jet display, with two Vampire jets, two Strikemaster jets and an L29 fitted with a Viper engine already confirmed.

The Royal Australian Air Force has also confirmed it will be bringing a three-ship Hawk display team across the Tasman.

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Queenstown Lakes District Council have confirmed the resource consent hearing for the Wanaka Watersports Facility Trust will now be held at the Lake Wanaka Centre, Ardmore Street, Wanaka.

The hearing has been set down

for Monday 29 February 2016 (11.00am) and Tuesday 1 March, Wednesday 2 March and Thursday 3 March 2016 (9.00am).

The hearing will be open to members of the public who are interested in attending.

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Tenacious Mount Aspiring College teacher Andrew Sloane has been working hard to get himself ready for this weekend’s Challenge Wanaka, all whilst juggling work and a busy family life.

Father-of-three Andrew, 36, of Lake Hawea, has completed the Wanaka half marathon three times and last gave Challenge Wanaka a go in 2013. “It was enough of a challenge then with just two children,” he said.

Three little boys, aged six, four and two now take up the majority of his time. The fact that two of them have severe allergies and don’t sleep much make the balance between family life and

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How about the d***head in his flash Porsche who overtook me as we pulled out of a t junction onto a state highway whilst a car came the other way and narrowly avoided a head on. Or the guy in the Hilux I saw tailgating someone coming over Maungawera Hill who almost rear ended the car in front. Neither of these were rental cars with tourists behind the wheel. Don’t get me wrong I’ve seen more than my fair share of awful hire car driving, often verging on dangerous but for the rest of us to think we are God’s gift to driving is so far from the truth it’s not funny.

My heart goes out to all the people involved in the crash. It will have been frightening (having experienced this myself ). The rental companies need to educate the drivers, really thoroughly. Every few minutes whist driving repeat ‘stay left, stay left’. That’s what we do in Canada (clearly over there we say ‘stay right!’) And to pull over when cars are following you and want to pass. This goes for kiwis too, as a nation we are terrible, impatient, inconsiderate drivers. We are given the finger just for driving a nice car! We love foreigners visiting our country, I don’t want to see this driving issue turn us into rac-ists. Educate

Our Tourism minister should fund some of us educated kiwis to educate overseas, alongside the 100% pure campaign on how to respect & understand our commuting roads!

So many locals speed in the 50km zone in Cardrona it is a joke. some slow to 70km but a lot just keep going as if there is no 50km zone at all. don’t think they would like it if we come into their 50km zone street & do the same

How does it come to those horrible crashes? There is so much less traffic in your coun-try than it is on our roads in Germany. My husband just came back from your beautiful country and said he was always feeling safe on your roads.

This government doesn’t give a shit as long as foreigners bring money into the country for their incredibly selfish supporters.

My husband’s a tow company and if you have seen what we have seen you would be pretty scared too and it’s not just foreign drivers, it’s teenage boys & middle aged men with powerful cars with the perception that the road is a race track & impatient drivers making stupid decisions.

GREBE DIARYFrom time to time I have mentioned some of the implications of asynchronous hatching and sibling rivalry. If you have time, take a pair of binoculars down to the marina and watch the latest hatchlings from nest two. They can be seen most days to the west of the marina overbridge. They are hammer and tongs most times of the day, I fear that the young-est is unlikely to survive. The birds on nest eight have just laid their first egg and nests three and four have new clutches.In the meantime nest 12 has hatched three of their four eggs and nest five has hatched its first chick and that has been topped off by nest 15, (the nest with the bird with a plastic ring around its neck) which has hatched two of its three eggs. I am particularly pleased about that.But now for my first grizzle of the series. When I asked for help to catch the bird with the ring around its neck, I warned all my helpers to wear shoes to protect their feet from the broken glass along the foreshore. And I have thought back to that warning a number of times. It is not the only rubbish along the foreshore; bags of disposable nappies and ladies personal stuff are some of the worst, cardboard coffee cups, bottles, beer cans, road signs and even a folding chair have been recovered. For goodness sake, this is supposed to be a pristine alpine lake.Whatever goes into the lake affects the lake and its quality. That plastic ring around a grebe’s neck gives credence for the impossible to become possible.

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There was another head-on crash involving a tourist driver who crossed the centre line on the West Coast. We asked: Do you feel safe on our roads?

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”Every place, in the world, however small, has a history, and most celebrate their past.It seems incredible that here in Wanaka, because of the emphasis on the arrival of the gold min-ers and the pastoral farmers from the other side of the world, many people would be totally unaware of our rich and colourful history that started hundreds of years before the gold miners and farmers arrived.

The remains of a Maori woman still with a feather cloak around her, was discovered close to Wanaka many years ago. Her remains were kept in Dunedin for years until she was returned to Wanaka, and with a small private ceremony was re-interred in the place she was found. Her remains were carbon dated to 1600 give or take 50 years.

A Maori canoe paddle was found around Lake Wanaka and it is said to have been of a Marque-sas Islands design. Many greenstone and other important artifacts, plus numerous moa bones, have been found and many are in private homes. Evidence of Maori gardens up the Matukituki River may be walked to.

When farm lands were being developed and digging occurred around swamps there are reports that many bones were ploughed over and work continued without any investigation as to what they were. I hope today more stringent rules are in place.

History is not just in the outlying areas of Wanaka –it is right here on our lake shores and on our land.

Although I am not aware of any pa site in Wa-

naka, the Maoris made makeshift shelters with the vegetation, and Wanaka was regarded as an important food source where they lived. Eels, fern root and birds comprised their diet. There was a pa at the Neck between Lake Wanaka and Lake Hawea and even today there is no interpre-tation panel or even a plaque to tell the history. This is sad, as this is our history.

Years ago when the population of Wanaka was in the hundreds and there was no ambu-lance, fire engine or library etc the people didn’t sit back and think of all the excuses as to why they couldn’t get them – no, they set to and did it - and as the years have gone on we have gradually made improvements as we can afford to – the sensible way.

Historic items, maps etc are stored in a locked room at the library and all credit must go to the library staff, and the dedicated Upper Clutha His-toric Records Society volunteer members, who collect, collate and take care of all this historic information.

We are also indebted to members of the public, many who have now passed away, who collected and cared to preserve vital information that is so easily lost in this day and age.

We have a very knowledgeable Maori histo-rian in our midst and what better time to have serious discussions about getting all stored in-formation out into the light of day for all to see.A museum is a place for everything and every-one. Even the information and photos of our grebes would be educational and interesting.

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New Zealand Community Trust proposes to apply for consent to re-establish a class 4 gambling venue at The Waterbar, 145 Ardmore Street, Wanaka. It is proposed to operate nine machines at the venue. Any objections to the granting of this application should be made in writing to the Queenstown Lakes District Council, Private Bag 50072, Queenstown 9348 before 5.00pm, Friday 4 March 2016.

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Project ManagerPart-Time | Commercial/Residential Construction

A well known name with a reputable brand is looking for a decisive Project Manager with a depth of experience across medium to larger projects working approximately two days per week.

This role includes the following:

• Ability to manage and coordinate consultants to deliver a resource consent• Reporting to the board when directed• Leading a $100m project over five years• Design and construction management, leading and directing consultants, builders

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The successful candidate will need to have their own systems etc that are appropriate for a project of this size.

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To register your interest, please attach your cover letter and CV and email to [email protected] by 4th March 2016.

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Guthrie Bowron is excited to announce we are opening a store in Wanaka, are you the person we are looking for? We are a nationally recognised franchise brand providing products and services to the home decorating industry.

Do you have artistic flair?Do you have a great eye for colours?Do you have a vibrant personality?

Do you have the willingness to learn new areas of home decorating?

We are looking for a vibrant, can-do person to join our team. You’ll need to have some experience in sales and/or retail sales. Outstanding and colourful customer service skills, passion for excellence and focus to ensure targets are met. This is a brilliant opportunity for a full time retail sales person to join a well established and growing national franchise.

Applications close on 26th February.

Please apply with cover letter to The ManagerPaul TamatiP O Box 363Cromwell

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WANT TO learn to heal yourself & others with energy? Peter Caughey’s Qigong Teacher Training course is coming to town this 15-17 April! Advanced practitioners and beginners welcome. Check out www.petercaughey.com for more info.

WANT TO learn to heal yourself & others with energy? Peter Caughey’s Qigong Teacher Training course is coming to town this 15-17 April! Advanced practitioners and beginners welcome. Check out www.petercaughey.com for more info.

PRIVATE MAT Pilates - $60/hour for up to three people. Strengthen and tonify your body through effective and intentional movements, 0212078486

CASUAL MAT Pilates Classes - Pregnancy, Post-Natal, Beginner and Intermediate classes. Call/text 0212078486, [email protected]

THE BODY Garage - specialising in restorative massage therapy - firm, holistic, integrative and effective treatments for injuries, chronic pain and stress. 0212078486

FOR SALE

FREE TRAMPOLINE with fixable hole. Pick up Lake Hawea. Jane 0210691967

BEST FIREWOOD IN TOWN at the best price. $65/m3 for 15m3 truck old man pine, free delivery. Call Wanaka Firewood 443-8530

FOR SALE :back support.womens size39,black french connection highheels.black swimming top.size16.onetouch alcatel phone.ph/txt 0223119113

FOR SALE 2013 Kia Picanto, 31500 km, NZ new, 1 owner, full service history, cheap to run, text 0277892873

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

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

MOBILE PERSONAL Training, 1:1, groups & programmes avail-able, call 02102419317

CONFUSED ABOUT your visa?need Immigration advice? Contact your local licensed Immigration Adviser 034438386 or [email protected] 02102441380

SAVE MONEY AND save the earth! Call eco-consultant Florence Micoud 021 027 92 481 aimatsustainability.org

GOOD ROTATIONS bike shop, open Wed-Fri 11am-6pm. Your e-bike, urban bike and bikepacking specialist. www.goodrotations.co, 034434349.

GOOD ROTATIONS is riding the 3000km TourAotearoa. We will therefore be closed 2 or 3 weeks from 21 Feb! 034434349

FOR ALL stonework, tiling,solid plaster,crack repairs,call 021-1890036, or 443-1229. 29 years experience, in the wanaka area, thanks Craig....

UPPER CLUTHA SAWMILL for all your timber, firewood and land-scaping requirements.. Ph Luggate 443-8530. Keeping it local.

QUIT CIGARETTES Permanently. The proven & effective method to successfully quit smoking cigarettes once & for all. Lifetime Guarantee. 443-9114. Deb Kolb, C.P.C.

INCREDIBLE YEARS Parenting Program Wanaka, a 14 ses-sion group programme for parents & family of children aged 3-8 years to develop positive family relationships, empower parents to make change and to manage difficult behaviour. Starts 7 March - 5.30pm to 8.30pm. Limited places, call Family Works Jenny 027 6312919 / 0508 399262

TEETH WHITENING by experienced, professional, fully certified NZCTWA member at our Wanaka studio or your home.

LECTRICITY/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 8pm every sin-gle 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 appointment ph 443 9425

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 ap-pointment 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 wel-come. $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 appoint-ment to discuss.

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

FURNISHINGS REQUIRED for house:fridge/freezer.beds.wash-ing machine.dryer.please phone/txt 0223119113.thank u

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SUNDAY SESSION at the Luggate Hotel... Enjoy live music from 3pm in our sunny garden bar with family, friends and a convivial drink.

THE GOVERNOR’S golden lemon butter from Pirate Pickles at Wanaka Farmers Market from 3 pm Thursdays outside Speights Ale House

WANAKA FARMERS Market from 3 pm every Thursday outside Speights Ale House, eat fresh and healthy, support local producers

WANAKA PLAYGROUP AGM 23 February 2016, 7:30pm at The Plunket Rooms on Ardmore St. All welcome.

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The Wanaka Sun prides itself on delivering quality local stories to Wanaka and the surrounding areas.We are currently seeking an Advertising Account Manager to manage and grow our existing client base. The successful applicant must have the following attributes:· Proven sales background· Self motivated and results driven· Drive and enthusiasm to win new business· Organised and able to multi-task· Systematic with a good attention to detail· Excellent written and verbal communication skills· Team orientated with a good sense of humour· Above all outgoing and energetic

Applications close 29th February 2016

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Masters row for medalsSTAFF REPORTERWanaka Sun

Last weekend, a small squad of eight masters, including three novice women, attended the masters games in Dunedin. The group won medals in seven of the nine events entered.

The three novice ladies raced for the first time in fours, quads and mixed doubles. They are Mandy Bell, Carolyn Jelley and Anna Ward, with coach Amanda Inkster.

The day started badly with racing temporarily abandoned. The ladies had a tough first race with rough and windy conditions making rowing

almost impossible, but they took it all on board and adapted to the conditions for the next event and eventually won the novice quad and fours event, bronze in the D (50-55 age group) quad, and a silver and bronze in the C (43-50) and D mixed doubles.

The men's C Squad - Shane Gib-son, David Ayres, AJ Humphreys and Jaime Hutter - looked tremendously strong and true-to-form won the men's four and quad, silver in men’s doubles, and silver and bronze in the mixed doubles.

Anna Ward won the games prize draw for a Suzuki Swift.

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Creative Communities Scheme FundingFunding is available for community–based arts groups for performances, events and workshops that will provide a variety of opportunities for participation in those activities.

Applications close at 5pm on Friday 26 February 2016.

Application forms are available from: www.qldc.govt.nz/events/funding/funding-for-arts/ and print copies from the QLDC offices in both Queenstown and Wanaka.

For enquiries please contact Jan Maxwell Arts and Events Facilitator 03 441 0469 or 027 233 7934 or email [email protected]

Closure of Streets to Ordinary Vehicular TrafficPURSUANT TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1974, notice is hereby given that the following roads will be closed to ordinary vehicular traffic for the purpose of holding the following Events:

Challenge Wanaka Event 2016:

Infrastructure build up and breakdownRoads to be Closed: Ardmore Street from Dungarvon Street to McDougall StreetPeriod of Closure: 0800 Thursday 18 February 2016 to 1800 Sunday 21 February 2016

Infrastructure Build Up and safe passage of athletes including Junior Challenge

Roads to be Closed: Dungarvon Street from Dunmore Street to Ardmore Street

Period of Closure: 1200 Friday 19 February 2016 to 0300 Sunday 21 February 2016

Roads to be Closed: Ardmore Street from Helwick Street to Dungarvon Street

Period of Closure: 1200 Friday 19 February 2016 to 0300 Sunday 21 February 2016

Infrastructure Build Up and safe passage of athletes

Roads to be Closed: Ardmore Street from Helwick Street to Lakeside Road

Period of Closure: 0300 Saturday 20 February 2016 to 0300 Sunday 21 February 2016

For Challenge Wanaka for safe passage for athletes and motorists

Roads to be Closed: Single Lane closure of Mount Aspiring Road from Meadowstone Drive to Hospital Flat

Period of Closure: 0645 to 1200 Saturday 20 February 2016

Roads to be Closed: Ardmore Street from McDougall Street to Meadowstone Drive


Roads to be Closed: Single lane closure of McDougall Street from Faulks Terrace to Ardmore Street (traffic flow as usual out of town)


Closure to allow safe transition of Cyclists at Aid Station

Roads to be Closed: Kane Road between Camphill Road and St Ninians Way


Motatapu Sporting Event 2016:

Roads to be Closed: Motatapu Road (from Wanaka – Mount Aspiring Road intersection)

Period of Closure: Saturday 5 March 2016 from 0400 to 1300

It will be an offence under the above regulations for any person otherwise than under authority of an authorised permit to use the roads for ordinary vehicular traffic during the period of closure.

Navigation Safety Bylaw - UpliftingPublic Notice is hereby given pursuant to Queenstown Lakes District Navigation Safety Bylaw 2009 that Bylaws 2.15 and 3.2 have been uplifted to reserve an area of Lake Wanaka for Challenge Wanaka 2016 Swimming Events.

Date: Thursday 18 February 2016 - Practise onlyTime: 0600 to 12 middayPlace: Lake Wanaka Roys Bay, start of swim course is adjacent Pembroke Park and goes directly out into Lake Wanaka for 700 metres then directly south towards shoreline near Edgewater Resort then turning back toward Pembroke Park Reserve

Date: Saturday 20 February 2016 - Main EventTime: 0600 to 12 middayPlace: As detailed above

Special Note: In the interests of Public Safety those craft not involved in the safety and backup of both these Events must keep clear of the swimming course. The area described above is reserved exclusively for this event, the directions of Race Marshalls/Harbourmaster’s staff must be followed. Only those craft involved in the Event are exempt from the provisions of the Bylaws. Dated at Queenstown 3 February 2016 M A Black, Harbourmaster

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Around 60 competitors contested the annual King and Queen of Sticky Forest on the weekend. The men’s and women’s open divisions were hotly contested, with riders navigating four laps around the course.

Ben Oliver was triumphant in the men’s open with Craig Oliver second and Paul Wright third. The women’s open was won by Phoebe Young

with Mops Newell second and Brianna Roth third.The Men’s Weekend Warrior consisted of three

laps with Ty Sarginson coming in first, Harrison Brown second and Campbell Wright third. The women’s weekend warrior was won by Clair Muirhead.

The men’s beginner category, consisting of two laps, was won by Jessee Robertson, with Flynn Brown second and Sam Johnson third.

Pictured: women’s open podium finishers Brianna Roth, Phoebe Young and Mops Newell.

King and Queen of sticky forest


Wanaka freeskier Finn Bilous has won New Zealand’s first ever medal at the Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway on the weekend. After having the honour of carrying the flag for New Zealand at the opening ceremony last Thursday, 16-year-old Finn claimed the silver medal in the half-pipe.

“The Games have been amazing so far. Being flag bearer was a fantastic experience and now winning a medal today just tops everything off,” Finn said.

Finn fought a tough battle in the halfpipe competition, vying with American skier Birk Irving for the top spot. With three runs to earn a top score, Finn started off with his safety run, happy to land clean tricks and come away with a first run score of 89.60 points from a possible 100.

At the end of run one the Kiwi initially sat in first place, the American not too far off with a score of 84.80, with both skiers aware that they would need to do better.

For Finn this would require a personal best performance, landing a run he’d learnt in a recent training camp but had not used in compe-tition. The run included a new trick, a double wobble 7, on the very last hit.

He landed his second run cleanly and

increased his score to 90.80. Finn pushed hard on his third and final attempt. He upped his score to a 92.20 but it was not quite enough to topple Birk from the top spot. Norway’s Trym Sunde Andreassen rounded out the podium in third place.

“I’m really happy with the way I skied today,” Finn said. “Birk came through with an amazing run. Now I’ve got the slopestyle event to look forward to.”

Finn will compete in the freeski slopestyle event on Saturday (Sunday morning NZT) alongside teammate Jackson Wells. The competition will be livestreamed via the IOC YouTube channel.

Finn Bilous wins NZ first ever medal

Wanaka Golf Club ResultsMedal/LGU/Ringers 14/2/16: Men 1st Denis Costello 86.40.46, 2nd Allan Easte 80.19.61, 3rd Terry Griffin 77.15.62, 4th Gerry Browne 75.13.62, 5th Bryan Burgess 78.16.62, 6th Stumpy Johnston 76.12.64 Ladies 1st Bronnie Stevenson 85.21.64, 2nd Bernie Raffle 91.23.68. Closest to the Pin No. 1 Tony Arscott. Closest to the Pin No. 5 Allan Easte. Two’s Tony Arscott No. 1. Market Anderson No. 9. Birdies/Net Eagle No. 3 Dennis Costello, Terry Griffin.


Top five local golf winners took part in a “chip off” at The Hills golf club on Tuesday February 16 for the opportunity to play in next month’s BMW ISPS Handa New Zealand Open.

Grant Hardy from Queenstown Golf Club took out the competition with Kim Gwilliam of Wanaka in second place.

Grant wins a minimum of two days’ play at

The Hills and Millbrook courses alongside a pro-fessional.The four remaining golf club winners each received stunning Michael Hill watches.

“It was a fantastic opportunity for local golf clubs to encourage their members to participate in a New Zealand Open challenge,” said The Hills head coach Allan McKay.

Golf clubs in Arrowtown, Queenstown (Kelvin Heights), Wanaka, Cromwell and Kingston each held a special qualifying day to decide the participants.

Golfers vie for entry to NZ Golf Open

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Bayleys Wanaka Office number: 03 443 0279 www.northlake.co.nz

Scott McGoun M 021 201 9029 E [email protected] Andrews Real Estate Ltd, Bayleys Licensed under the REAA 2008

Sharon Donnelly M 027 561 7235 E [email protected] Andrews Real Estate Ltd, Bayleys Licensed under the REAA 2008

Jimmy Allen M 021 676 013 E [email protected] and Southern NZ Realty Ltd, Licensed under the REAA 2008

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All information correct at date of publication.

With lake and mountains on your doorstep, healthy living in a friendly community - you’ll love the lifestyle that comes with your new home at Northlake, Wanaka.

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