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Sections surge could test infrastructureThe large number of potential sections about to be released on the market could herald a building boom for Wanaka, but infrastructure issues may have to be addressed to cope with the growth.

Demand for educational facilities, additional child-care, kindergarten and play-school facilities, community r e l a t e d f a c i l i t i e s a n d h e a l t h and medical services may have to be re-assessed according to planning experts.

Projections for growth in Wanaka in a report commissioned by the QLDC in 2004 showed a need for 5510 total dwellings with a population of 8264 by 2016. That number is expected to rise to 6319 dwellings in 2026 although it is understood people moving south from Christchurch earthquake may add to that figure. If all the proposed sections go ahead and the majority of them are built on in the next ten years, there will be 8700 dwellings in the Wanaka area,

almost 2400 more than anticipated.One of the authors of the review,

David Mead of Hill Young and Cooper, said a number of issues, especially what is referred to as “social infrastructure,” will need to be addressed.

“Based on 2006 data, about ten percent of Wanaka’s population is under ten. If 3000-odd sections are created, and most are built on for family homes, then that could add up to 7500 to 9000 people, or another 750 to 900 primary school-age kids and children in early childhood education. There will also be need for meeting / community spaces, places of worship etc.

“What can be a problem is finding space to accommodate that infrastructure in the new developments, if none has been reserved. So for example a new school may be needed in ten years time, but how do you plan for that in terms of layout of a subdivision if there is no firm commitment as to exactly how big that school should be, or where it should go, when the

development is first consented?”There are currently 5011 dwellings

in the Wanaka Ward area although it is unsure how many are occupied on a year-round basis.

Along with an estimated 1770 sections currently being zoned for residential use or already for sale, a private plan change prepared by Queenstown-based planning consultant John Edmond and Associates could bring a further 1600 sections onto the market. In a press release John said four landowners including the owners of the Northlake subdivision off Aubrey Road want to rezone their combined land of 219ha of rural residential and rural general land into residential zoning. John said the decision to apply for the plan change was made in part by QLDC projections for growth in the Wanaka area.

“The Wanaka land market is in need of greater competition. In recent years, the majority (of supply) of sections in Wanaka has been controlled by a small number

of developers. By allowing a further four landowners into the market, market choice and supply will be increased,” he said.

John said he anticipated the plan change process to take at least two years if successful.

The number of sections for sale has been complemented by a strong increase in building activity seen by local companies.

“Our enquiry level has sky-rocketed in the past three months, we have new clients in Wanaka, Tarras, Queenstown and Clyde. A lot of this can be attributed to the section prices falling across the region, especially in Wanaka. The Christchurch earthquake recovery continues to send enquiry to Wanaka and this will continue as insurance companies start paying out affected home owners. We are dealing with professional people relocating into the area as well as local people taking advantage of the cheaper sections, selling up existing homes and building new ones,” Maxim project mananger Richard Fairbairn said.

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End-of-season funArabella Chapman-Cohen and Alex Thomson, in their new Hawea Wanaka Pony Club uniforms, battle it out in a sack race during the club’s end-of-season rally on Saturday. See story page 9.

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While many people choose Wanaka as the ideal place to start raising a family, for one young travelling couple it appears Wanaka chose them.

Thomas Jones, 23, from Britain and American Erica Gunther, 22, started having concerns about Erica’s swollen ankles after arriving here in late February for the start of a year-long working holiday. In March she started to have pains in her hip and was advised she had hip bursitis and told to ice it and rest, Thomas said. A week later she awoke with severe abdominal pains and, as it was a Sunday, had to wait until 4pm for the out-of-hours surgery to open.

“It took three different GPs to confirm Erica was pregnant, and before the air ambulance had a chance to arrive, Erica had given birth to our shock daughter, Laurelin, Thomas said. “It was the first birth that had happened in the Wanaka Medical Centre.”

While the surprise birth astonished everyone, no-one was more surprised than Thomas who was informed in the waiting room that he was about to become a father in a matter of minutes.

“I was in a state of shock.” He said Erica didn’t show she

was pregnant. “She had no real bump. The

doctor the week before didn’t even realise this when examining her hip. And Laurelin wasn’t premature. She was full term

and weighed 7lbs and 3oz. Up until the day Erica gave birth she was making beds, cleaning and swimming in Lake Wanaka almost daily. All the while having no idea she had a baby girl inside her.”

After informing their respective

families, the two decided to marry so they can eventually live in the same country together as a family. Last weekend Laurelin had her first trip in the New Zealand countryside as they travelled to Lake Tekapo for a ceremony at the Church of the Good Shepherd.

The two said they have had a huge amount of assistance from Ann Nelson at Wanaka Heights Motel, Jeanette Hoffman and Karen Skinner from the Matterhorn backpackers who have both provided lodging and support for them.

“Laurelin is two months old now. We don’t have much money and not enough to fly back to the UK or the US at the moment. We have medical bills to pay and passports/citizenship to buy for Laurelin. Luckily we have friends in Wanaka and have received lots of donations of clothes and even a pram and a crib from kind strangers who’ve heard our story,” Thomas said.

With experience in graphic design and retail, Thomas is now looking for a job to pay the bills. “We’re struggling in Wanaka financially and for work so we’re planning to move down to Dunedin but Wanaka has become a very special place for all three of us.”

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The Otago Regional Council director regional services, Jeff Donaldson, said the council had received six complaints in 48 hours through its Pollution Hotline about burnoffs at orchards in Central Otago producing large volumes of smoke. “It’s all very well having a fire permit, but that does not mean people can burn whenever they like,” Jeff said. “People need to read their permit and observe the ORC rules for discharges to air, which primarily means not causing objectionable and offensive smoke beyond a property boundary.” ORC will investigate the complaints, which could lead to an instant $300 fine for the burnoff permit holder.

The Presbyterian Community Church Centre is holding a free concert tonight.Violinist Peter Shurely will perform for two hours from 7pm. Described as ‘one of Australia’s most popular and sought-after Gospel artists’, Peter has 17 CDs to his name. Donations will be collected for the Tear Fund.

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Birth surprise for backpackers

Kids helps to save the rhinosHawea Flat School Room 6 students and their teacher Luke Dyer have joined a global project to save the rhinoceros. They have started a petition on their classroom blog and want people to sign it. After the first 20 hours they had 100 signatures, and they would hope to get hundreds more.“One rhino is killed for its horn every 20 hours,” Luke said. “There is a myth that has been around for centuries that makes people believe that eating ground-up rhino horn will increase their strength. This is a falsehood, as rhino horn is made of keratin, which is the same substance that our teeth, fingernails and hair are made of and it has no medicinal benefits at all.”

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It took three different GPs to confirm Erica was pregnant, and

before the air ambulance had a chance to arrive, Erica had given birth to our shock daughter, Laurelin.

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Wanaka’s QLDC and e m e r g e n c y s e r v i c e managers will take part in a South Island-wide civil defence exercise on Wednesday (May 29). They will discuss an earthquake scenario’s impact on the area, d e v e l o p p l a n s f o r initial responses, and

coordinate with the District Emergency Operations Centre in Queenstown.

As the scenario includes a l l p h o n e a n d c e l l phone communication being out of action, the Wanaka team will have an opportunity to test their satellite phones

and their ability to share complex information in a short period of time.

“It’s a great opportunity to practice and enhance emergency response coordination,” in the Wanaka area,” QLDC emergency management officer Jon Mitchell said. “The exercise will be used

in the development of community-specific plans throughout the district in the months ahead.”

T h e e x e r c i s e w i l l provide an opportunity to apply lessons learned during the two major Canterbury earthquakes t o o p e r a t i o n a l procedures.

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School’s in for Renon

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After almost a year of expecting the worst, restaurateur Hisashi ‘Bruno’ Sasaki, his wife and daughter Renon got the news they had been hoping for.

After a turn-around on Tuesday by Education minister Hekia Parata, Salisbury School for girls in Nelson announced they are to remain open meaning Renon and an estimated 30 other girls with special needs

will be able to continue receiving an education at the residential school.

“I‘m just so happy, amazed, surprised. Renon will be happy and dancing. Hopefully she will learn that if you want it, you can get it,” Bruno said.

Since starting at the school last year Renon, 15, has been the happiest he has ever seen her and when the news first came out that it could be closed the family had been devastated he said.

“During this process she was so sad.”

Bruno said he didn’t believe the Education Ministry would change their mind about closing the school.

“They tried to do it even though it was illegal, so I felt they were really determined to do it. I can’t believe these people have jobs in education.”

Last year the Education Ministry announced the school would close and the students there would be sent to Halswell School

for boys in Christchurch which has a special care facility.

H o w e v e r , a f t e r a determined campaign by school staff, supporters and parents such as Bruno, a High Court judge ruled that closing the school was illegal in December.

S a l i s b u r y S c h o o l is the only full-care residential facility in New Zealand for girls with intellectual impairments and has been operating since 1916.

Anyone wanting to speak at the next Wanaka Community Board public forum will have to wait another six weeks - even though it is more than five weeks since the last meeting. The upcoming meeting has been cancelled and the following meeting is not until July 9. Wanaka Service Centre Manager Barbara East said the May 28 meeting has been cancelled because there were “no decisions to be

made”. Apparently there was only one item on the agenda. This is the second time a community board meeting has been cancelled this year.

M e e t i n g s u s u a l l y include a public forum, a report from chairman Lyal Cocks and separate reports from Wanaka-based council departments with various staff available for discussion. Barbara said the Transportation, 3 Waters and Solid Waste reports have now been amalgamated into one

Infrastructure report. “This report will actually

be rolled over so will be updated and presented to the WCB meeting on July 9,” Barbara said.

The most recent full council meeting was held on Tuesday (May 21). At that meeting councillors voted to list candidate names on the 2013 QLDC election voting papers in ‘pseudo-random’ order, and heard from CEO Adam Feeley that the Wanaka Sports Facility now has a project manager.

Old televisions, broken glass, rubbish bags a n d r o t t i n g d e e r carcases have been greeting Riverbank Road resident Johnny Mayen on his walks down to the Cardrona River and he’s had enough.

“ I c o m p l a i n t o the police every few months, I open rubbish bags and find letters addressed to people and drop it back at their property and I bury the carcasses with my

tractor. I’m sick of it.”Johnny has lived

near the river for just over three years and is constantly amazed at the amount of trash people leave. “Either the dump’s closed or they just can’t be bothered. The deer have most likely been p o a c h e d b e c a u s e t h e h e a d s [ w h i c h would show ear tags] have been removed. Sometimes they’ve even left the back wheels [hindquarters] on.”

Johnny is considering using the methods

used on the Lake Hawea foreshore and putting boulders across the road.

He said a number of people walk their dogs in the area and cyclists ride along the track which turns off Ballantyne Road near Wastebusters. If vehicles can’t drive up cyclists and walkers would still be able to access the area without having to deal with the mess he said.

“It ’s a beautiful area and i t ’s just being trashed.”

L o c a l r e a l e s t a t e agent Paul Miller has been found guilty of misconduct as a real estate agent according to the Real Estate Agents Authority.

David and Edna McAtamney had alleged that while viewing a property in late 2008, at 20 Scaife Place - which was part-owned by Paul and also had him recorded as the listing agent on the listing agreement – they were advised there was no concern neighbouring Mount Aspiring College would build on the

playing field in front of the property and any buildings, if built, would be situated well away from it. This was despite the defendant allegedly having received a conceptual development plan from the college showing plans to build immediately in front of 20 Scaife Place.

They bought the property in March 2009 and construction began on the school site a few months later.

Paul appealed the charge but this was rejected in May last year.

It was found several

weeks ago that Paul’s conduct in the matter ‘would reasonably be regarded by agents of good standing, or reasonable members of the public, as disgraceful’ and therefore he was guilty of misconduct.

Real Estate Agents A u t h o r i t y S e n i o r Investigator Chris Delaney told the Wanaka Sun a decision has not yet been made on the penalty Paul will receive. He said this will be decided by the authority’s complaints assessment committee in conjunction with Paul’s lawyer.

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Wastebusters gets Friends

Show off Lake WanakaLake Wanaka’s sights, activities and cuisine were showcased to more than 50 international t r a v e l a g e n t s f r o m Europe, North America and Australia last week.

The agents were in the region as part of Tourism New Zealand’s Mega Famil and took part in a number of activities

including jet boating on the Matukituki River, a helicopter flight over Mount Aspiring National Park, a high country station 4WD tour and a lake cruise and nature walk on Mou Waho Island (the agents are pictured at the top of the island).

“It’s great to show

these agents that special Wanaka charm,” Chris Riley of Eco Wanaka Adventures said. “The local community’s pride and willingness to share this amazing region with visitors leaves such a lasting impression that I’m sure we’ll all see the benefits of the Mega Famil in the near future.”

The visitors were also treated to a degustation menu at Whare Kea Lodge with wine matching by Maude Wines. Lake Wanaka Tourism general manager, James Helmore said “Seeing is believing and we made sure that our recent trade visitors saw the very best the region has to offer.”

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A night at the OscarsStudents had a real red carpet entrance to the Oscars-themed Mount Aspiring College formal on Friday (May 17). Once inside they were formally announced as they crossed the stage, before sitting down to a three-course dinner. Parents attended the first hour of the evening and then had to return at 11.45pm to collect their students. Meanwhile the young enjoyed a night of live music and dancing. The school newsletter said, “The MAC formal is a wonderful occasion for the staff, students and parents to mingle in a social situation with a nice mix of etiquette, formality and fun.”

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Wanaka Wastebusters has been divided into two parts; a company which does all the day-to-day business and a society which owns the shares, appoints the company directors and ensures t h e c o m p a n y s t a y s true to Wastebusters original aims.

At a special general meeting on Tuesday night members voted to call the society Friends of Wanaka Wastebusters.

Rachel Brown was elected as the chair, Dominic Stayne as secretary, Sarah Wadsworth as treasurer, and Maggie Lawton, Jo McArthur and Tim Wardell as committee members. Rachel was a founding member of Wastebusters and is also chair of the Hawea Community Association. Dominic is a garl ic grower and musician. He is resigning from the current executive committee to join the Friends committee. Sarah

is a food consultant with strong links to the local food movement, Maggie Lawton has her own business as a sustainable development researcher a n d c o n s u l t a n t , J o teaches children with learning disabilities and Tim is a Wastebusters staff member.

The Friends society will start operating on July 1. The current Wastebusters executive committee will resign from their positions at the end of June and it will be up to

the Friends committee to appoint them, or others, as the new company directors.

Current executive committee chair Russell McGeorge said that at the AGM last November members had decided after 13 years of operation it was appropriate to change Wastebusters i n t o a c o m p a n y . Members also voted at the AGM to form a separate society made up o f W a s t e b u s t e r s members.

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The Elsie and Ray Armstrong Trust donated $500 towards the cost of some specially designed equipment for Mini Muscles Inc. The ‘step, block and slide’ equipment helps crawling babies practise cross pattern (left hand, right foot and right hand, left foot) movements while crawling up the stairs, which helps to develop both sides of the brain. Babies can also pull themselves up against the equipment to practise standing. The wider area at the top of the steps and block allows children to negotiate their way around each other while being in close proximity, which helps to develop problem solving, social skills and physical skill.

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‘Amazing’ support for YSSNZ drawYoung Stroke Survivors NZ prize draw raised almost $6000 this month which will help a 12-year-old stroke survivor come to Wanaka and participate in adaptive snow sports at Cardrona. All of the remaining money from the draw will go towards Adaptive Snow Sports to help with rental equipment, facilities, volunteers and funding one-on-one ski and snowboard lessons for other young stroke survivors. The draw was held at Kai Whakapai on Friday. There were spot prizes and DJs playing, with almost $1120 raised on the night. Maria Fredatovich, who organised the fundraiser, said she had had “amazing community support” to put the prizes together and great support from locals on the night.

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A smart new quilt arrived for Elmslie House resident Sue Young just in time for winter and all for a good cause.

Sue bought a raffle ticket for a quilt locally made by Christofer Robyn Quilts as a way to help raise funds for Wanaka four-year-old Ben Casey. “I never gave it another thought. I thought I’d love to own it and it was for a worthy cause. When they rang up and told me I’d won it, I had tears in my eyes. Then I thought about the wee boy and

his parents,” she said.The quilt is one of a number

of items and experiences that have been donated to help the Casey family with their ongoing medical costs and travel expenses.

Ben developed a malignant tumour in his eye last year which was removed in December of last year due to its high level of aggression.

He now has a prosthetic eye and has to travel frequently to Christchurch for treatment.

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MAC Year 9 Maori students visited Oanaka Educare last week and read the children some store is they had written in Maori.

“The children idolise those high school kids and to have them come into the centre was really

exciting for them,” said Oanaka staff member Jackie Gregory.

Maori teacher Jeromy van Riel said he has been teaching his students the concept of ‘tuakana teina’ which is about sibling relationships and older and

younger children learning from each other. He said taking the concept into the centre was a big success for everyone involved. Pictured are Joel Roberts and Finlay Nolet reading to Emily Hunt and Shya Edwards-Seal.

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When Stu Thorne first started heading into the hills around Mount Cook as a ranger for the Lands and Surveys department in the late 1960s, words like ‘biodiversity’ hadn’t been invented.

Moving to Wanaka three years later with his wife Heather, Stu started work as a ranger in Mount Aspiring National Park where he has stayed ever since. He started his career with the Department of Conservation when it was formed in the mid-1980s.

The organisation’s workers and volunteers also played a large role in Wanaka Search and Rescue in those days because of their knowledge of the area.

Stu’s 35-year involvement, both as a volunteer and as president of the organisation, was recognised when he was awarded lifetime membership after stepping down three years ago. His work at DOC also involved creating a strong partnership with the New Zealand Alpine Club with hut-building and repair projects.

Now, more than four decades on, the career conservationist and outdoors man is using his retirement time to stay involved in habitat restoration. As the new chair of Te Kakano Aotearoa Trust Stu is looking to continue the sort of projects that have been part of his life since he left school. The position of trust chair is similar to his former programme manager role at DOC with its emphasis on working with community groups combined with a strong botanical background.

“The landscape has changed. The pioneers and settlers burned a lot to clear land for farming. Now we are producing seeds from trees that grow here.”

A big initiative for the trust has been the Roy’s Bay habitat restoration programme which has seven stages and is slowly but surely starting to represent the original vegetation of the foreshore area, he said. Set up in 2007, the community-based plant nursery with a volunteer database of more than 400 had its most successful year in 2012 with 4148 plants, comprising 37 different species, planted in 15 different locations.

For his last twelve years at DOC prior to his retirement in 2010 Stu had moved into the relatively new area of biodiversity (the word is

credited as an Americanism spawned between 1985-90) involving different species and habitat as programme manager after almost 30 years of working with tracks and huts.

“I enjoyed the change. It was a learning curve but really rewarding.”

The numbers of birdlife in the Matukituki and around Wanaka had dropped dramatically since his first recollections of living in the area and after surveying numbers, it was obvious that stoats and possums were doing a substantial amount of damage. Setting up trapping programmes and boosting the number of kea, South Island

robins and buff weka to the Wanaka area became a large part of his work for the next 12 years.

Robins had “all but disappeared” in the Matukituki so breeding pairs were brought over from the Routeburn. Kea at Treble Cone and the Rob Roy area were caught and banded to establish population data and a number of traplines were maintained in those areas. Numbers of the native alpine parrot are now flourishing despite the birds’ recently-learned skill of stealing the eggs placed in traps after they have triggered them with sticks.

One of Stu’s most rewarding projects was introducing 30 breeding pairs of Chatham Islands buff weka to Stevenson’s Island in 2002. Over the years more breeding pairs were introduced to islands on lakes Wanaka and Wakatipu. The populations have become self supporting with an estimated 200 of the flightless birds in each community Stu said.

Despite those efforts Stu said the battle for native birdlife is being lost. Stoats are changing their behaviour, being seen above the bushline for the first time and sometimes swimming to islands. Trapping programmes are also too labour intensive to maintain to keep up with the increasing number of predators. “We’re making inroads but it’s not encouraging. We need more resources or a different toolbox,” he said.

Like many in the DOC world Stu is unsure what the future holds for the organisation and while he doesn’t want to publically criticise the proposed changes he is concerned about the loss of expertise. “I’d like to see the experience of a lot of the people remain. It’s a huge loss for DOC.”

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The Upper Clutha Tracks Trust (UCTT) does with thousands of dollars what others need millions to achieve, according to the judges who gave the trust the Sports Otago Innovation in Sport Award earlier this month.

Awards organiser Duane Donovan said the trust stood out for the impact of what it has achieved with voluntary labour and no funding from central government. It has built more than 100km of walking and cycling track in the Upper Clutha since 2006. “Their approach is ‘what can we do’ rather than ‘what is limiting us’,” Duane said. “It’s ‘let’s be practical and get stuff done’. That attitude is less common that we would like to think. Other areas seem to put a great deal of money into very short tracks.”

UCTT chair Alan Gillespie (pictured with trust member Tom Rowley) said the trust deliberately builds tracks to be simple and no-frills. “There’s something about being involved with the raw elements of the countryside and putting up with a bit of mud and rough stuff,” he

said. This policy, and a lot of volunteer labour, has allowed the trust to build a lot of tracks in a short time. The trust has no paid staff and more than 95 percent of its funding goes into building tracks.

“We share this award with all the Wanaka DOC staff who have put in a huge amount of effort making sure any problems are smoothed out,”

Alan said. “Thanks to DOC, access is working well with the tracks’ adjoining landowners. Paul [Hellebrekers] has shown great decisive leadership.”

The trust’s newest route is the Newcastle track which runs along the northern side of the Clutha River from Albert Town to Luggate. The trust and DOC have negotiated an agreement with Bike Wanaka who will

maintain the track. “This is the type of innovation the award reflects,” Alan said. The trust also has a maintenance agreement with the Luggate Community Association for the Luggate Creek Track.

“Hopefully in the future DOC and the Council will be able to do more maintenance,” Alan said.

More tracks on the trust’s horizon include a link from the top of the Hawea River track to the Gladstone track and an extension of the Clutha River track from Luggate down towards Queensberry.

“We’re also investigating a c c e s s f r o m t h e D u b l i n Bay Reserve to the end of Maungawera Road,” Alan said. “And trying to get cycle access from Lake Hawea to Hawea Flat without having to use the main roads.”

The other current UCTT members include founding members Rachel Brown, John Wellington and Grant Fyfe, and newer member Stu Thorne.

O t h e r f i n a l i s t s f o r t h e Innovation in Sport Award were Athletics Otago’s event management team and Otago Polytechnic’s Hayden Croft who developed a head camera for rugby players.

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Theft from volunteer brigade and focus on rural speedThe donation box and contents for the Hawea Fire Brigade was stolen from the counter at the Lake Hawea Store on May 11.A male was abusive to staff at New World supermarket but thanks to their security system he was identified as a known offender and is to be trespassed from the store when located by police.

Police dealt with a vehicle collision at the corner of Beacon Point Road and Aubrey Road; giving way correctly could have prevented this incident on May 13.Police will be paying attention to rural speed during the next period with particular emphasis on speed past roadworks. Senior Constable Sean Hurley said of particular concern at the moment is the Aubrey Road works, “my suggestion to ensure the safety of these workers is to go at the 30kph throughout the works or drive into town via SH6 and SH84 if you wish to travel at a faster pace”. Infringements will be issued to drivers who exceed the limits in place.

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We share this award with all the Wanaka DOC staff who have put

in a huge amount of effort making sure any problems are smoothed out.

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Local house up for medal

A courtyard house near Lake Hawea is a contender for the New Zealand Architecture Medal which is being awarded tomorrow night. The house has already won the NZ Institute of Architects 2013 housing award. The jury of architects who are the judges i n c l u d e s A n d r e w Barclay (Warren and Mahoney Architects), Jane Aimer (Scarlet Architects); Pete Bossley

(Bossley Architects) and Rachel Neeson (Neeson Murcutt Architects, Sydney).

The Hawea house w a s d e s i g n e d b y Glamuzina Paterson Architects. Here is the jury citation on the home: “On an exposed subdivided site in a stunning landscape this house inverts the traditional New Zealand r e s i d e n t i a l m o d e l to provide a haven against the elements and the attentions o f n e i g h b o u r s .

Chiselled in form and grounded in presence the house reads as a contemporary type sufficiently confident to display his less sensitive side. In lieu of a big budget, the architects have extracted a full return from the house’s courtyard organisation and from the sculptural use of seconds-quality bricks, irregularly laid to cast shadows across the exterior walls of the house, its courtyard a n d a n a d j a c e n t walled garden.”

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Junior rugby flourishes

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The Hawea Wanaka Pony Club held its last rally of the season on Saturday with chairperson Julia Thomson happy in the knowledge there is no danger of losing the club’s grounds again. Previously the club has used various venues including farmland off Cardrona Road and the former rodeo site on Golf Course Road in Wanaka, but had to

leave these when the properties were wanted for development projects.

This year the club negotiated a lease at the Hawea Domain and it can use the area 364 days of the year. The 365th day is the annual Hawea Picnic Races.

“It’s fantastic to be able to keep the jumps set up all year round,” Julia said. “That way anyone can use them. They are there for the whole community.”

The club meets on Wednesdays after school when daylight allows, otherwise at the weekends. Up to 20 riders, aged from three to 18, come from as far afield as Tarras and Dingleburn Station to attend rallies. Members take their horses every second week and on the alternate weeks the focus is on theory and general horsemanship. At Saturday’s rally the whole club got to wear

there new uniforms and five girls passed their ‘C’ certificate exams. They were (pictured above) Georgie Dickson, Alex Thomson, Grace Thomson, Arabella Chapman-Cohen and Brooke Elstob.

Julia said there is a lot of interest from new members for the next season, which begins in July. “It’s a great supportive club and we have a lot of fun,” she said.

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Last minute goal for GoldUpper Clutha Senior Men’s hockey team was reduced to ten men for the first half of their game against Queenstown Gold in Cromwell last weekend due to a number of players being injured, ill or delayed in transit.

W i t h o u t t h e f u l l complement of players they conceded two goals before the halftime whistle. Back to 11 players in the second half Upper Clutha gained more possession, which resulted in two goals

from Jeff Ward. Upper Clutha looked like they had the edge and could take the win but the teams remained level until the final minutes. Queenstown were then awarded a penalty corner which they converted on

the second attempt to win three goals to two.

UC seniors have a bye next week and will have to wait until June 10 against Queenstown Blue in Cromwell to try for their first win of the season.

Upper Clutha under-eight Gold player Henry O’Brien grapples for possession against two Roxburgh players on Saturday.The Wanaka boys went down 6-8 with the other under-eight team, UC Black, winning their game 21-1 in Alexandra.Upper Clutha junior rugby have the most teams of any other club in Central Otago, president Dean Millar said, with two teams in most grades and a 13 percent increase in numbers from last year.“A lot of hardworking people behind the scenes making the club flourish has helped and made easier by our sponsors. We’ve got new hoodies for the players this year and new shirts for the under-16 team.”See results on page 15.

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Dyslexia, a learning difficulty disability that affects an estimated ten percent of the New Zealand population, is the subject of a documentary screened in Wanaka this Sunday. The Big Picture Rethinking Dyslexia highlights an issue that affects approximately 70,000 New Zealand schoolchildren, organisers said.

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As we head into June, the coldest month of the year here in Wanaka, we have a few more tips to help you keep warm this winter, and the local suppliers on this page are ready to give you the advice you need to keep your home warm.

To ensure a warmer home firstly sort out your insulation, then install an effective heating system and finally tackle any sources of dampness. As damp air is hard to heat, your home will be healthier and drier with good ventilation. You can use windows and vents for most ventilation which will save on energy costs, but you may need some mechanical ventilation such as extractor fans to expel moist air from the kitchen, bathroom and laundry.

As well as making your home harder to heat , high moisture levels are associated with health problems such as asthma, eczema and headaches. Take these steps to keep your home drier and easier to heat: dry clothes outside; cooking releases about three litres of moisture

into your home so cover pots when they’re boiling on the stove and use your range hood when cooking; don’t over-water indoor plants; fix leaking taps, leaks in the roof, around windows and doors; put heaters away from windows so they heat the room more effectively; use a heater with a thermostat and timer to maintain an even temperature and a drier home, this can also save energy by ensuring

you don’t run the heater/heating system more than you need to.

The Otago Regional C o u n c i l i s o f f e r i n g a heating grant for homes built before 2000 in Wanaka and Hawea township. If the home is eligible, the homeowner must agree to have an existing solid fuel burner removed or an open fire decommissioned at the home and replaced w i t h a c l e a n h e a t i n g appliance (heat pump,

pellet burner, gas heater/fire, woodburner) through the council’s tendered c o n t r a c t o r s ; a n d t h e home’s insulation must be up to the NZ Building Standard. Wanaka and H a w e a a r e z o n e d a s AirZone 2 and receive a subsidy of $1000 for general income and $2000 for community service card holders. Application can be made through the Otago Regional Council website.

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Celebrations and sake will be on the cards in at least one Wanaka household this week. Just over a year ago Hisashi ‘Bruno’ Sasaki joined a group of like-minded parents of special needs girls, their teachers and supporters and forced a government backdown on plans to close a school dedicated to helping the more marginalised members of the community.Salisbury School board chair Helen McDonnell made her feelings quite clear on the ministery’s actions:“They need to take a hard look at themselves, their level of common-sense and their processes. The ministry appeared hell bent on making this happen, and did not do their homework, so did not advise the minister properly.”After dismissing their concerns, evidence and arguments, Education Minister Hekia Parata continued to insist that sending vulnerable teenage girls to a residential boys’ school would be a viable alternative. The High Court disagreed and pronounced the minister’s plans illegal and would place the girls in a high risk environment.The result, on Tuesday, showed that determination and combined efforts can have a positive result when dealing with government.With submissions on the Annual Plan being made in Wanaka next Thursday, residents could take heart that change can be effected.

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More than 130 riders took part in the annual Central Otago Pony Club Horse Trials in Cromwell. Riders competed in dressage, cross country and show jumping over the two-day

event at the Central Lakes Equestrian Centre.

Three local riders won their sections: Arabella Chapman-Cohen and her pony Lucy Lawless won the Pony Club Introductory

group two; Tania Saxton and Malteser won the Introductory Adult class; and Alannah Stalker (pictured) with Mighty McQuinn won the Pre-Training group one.

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A n o t h e r p e r f e c t Saturday in Otago; another tenacious Upper Clutha versus Queenstown hockey match. Queenstown won when the teams last met in a pre-season friendly. UC’s Emma Seward, who topped last season’s injury list, was off the field after five minutes with a broken nose in the earlier encounter.

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KAHU YOUTH presents ‘Inspire Wanaka’. A variety of entertaining educational and en-lightening talks. Thursday 6th June at the Lake Wanaka Centre. Tickets $35 from the Kahu office, Federal Diner, Medical Centre. All pro-ceeds go to creating a sustainable future for Kahu Youth.

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thanksTHANK YOU wanaka for all your support during the ‘young stroke survivors nz MEGA PRIZE Draw! 2013’ raffle.

MINI MUSCLES Inc. would like to thank the Elsie and Ray Armstrong Trust for their finan-cial support.

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LAKE HAWEA GOLF RESULTS 19.05.13. Medal - LGU - Putting. Men-1 Gerry Browne 81- 14 - 67 on c/b, 2 Bryan Burgess 83 - - 16 – 67, 3 Ashley Hale 80 - 12 – 68, 4 Dick Sullivan 83 - 14 - 69 on c/b, Gerrard Haggart. 87 - 18 - 69. Put-ting Gerrard Haggart 27. Ladies Bronnie Stevenson. 101 - 26 - 75. Nearest Pin. Bryan Burgess. WANAKA STADIUM BOWLS RESULTS Week ending 18:05: 13 Monday Edgewater Trophy 1 H Thayer, N Turner, R Templeton, 2 J Barrow, G Thomas, P Hope, 3 T Scurr, M Barrow, G Eastwood. Tuesday Afternoon 2x4x2 Pairs 1 Betty Russell & Madeleine Wilson, 2 George Russell & John Lischner. Tuesday Evening Trades Competition 1 Bowl ‘m Over J Parrent, J Limmer, A Wavish, 2 4 M’s J Mayen, T Mackay, G Dowdle, 3 Lions G Birley, M Kelly, E Fahey. Wednesday Afternoon Triples 1

G Cross, Joan Smith, R Chartres, 2 M Gledhill, P Wilson, B McCor-mack, 3 K Sutherland, F Duncan, C Kiewiet. Wednesday Evening Trades Competition 1 Trail Enders 2 Bowl Busters 3 G & T Thursday Afternoon 2x4x2 Pairs 1 Maida Baxter & Kura Urquhart 2 Betty Russell & Marj Morrish 3 Henry Thayer & Roger Knowles Thurs-day Evening Trades Competition 1 D Sarginson, R McNeilly, L Alli-son 2 W Sutton, M Murison, S Ed-wards 3 N Robertson, J Herbert, B Collins Friday Progressive Skips 1 M Barnett 2 John Gale 3rds 1 John Maddison 2 Madeleine Wil-son Leads 1 Neville Dippie 2 Brian Holmes

TARRAS MENS GOLF RESULTS 18 MAY 2013 ECLECTIC AND CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND K Gal-loway 78-15-60, R Pearson 83-14-69, S Maling 78-8-70, M Hyndman 98-27-71, T Moore 79-8-71,D

Trevathan 82-10-72, H Reinecke 80-7-73, S Purvis 89-14-75. Twos K Galloway, S Maling and D Tre-vathan UPPER CLUTHA NETBALL A GRADE RESULTS: Maxim Pio-neer v Lake Hawea Holiday Park 24-23 - POG Jenny Ferguson; MAC A v Cromwell A 35-27 – POG Billie Scurr. Senior Reserve Results: MAC B v MAC Y10A 33 -25 POG Erin Greenwood; Nulook Hawea v Edgewater 32-30 POG Chantelle Morgan; McGregors Pioneer v New World 25-13 POG Biddi King; Alice v Cromwell 2 43-13 POG Kay Searle. B Grade Results: MAC Engineers v MAC Lakeland 13-7 POG Vernon (MAC Engineers); MAC Y9A v Hawea Hotel 35-13 POG Mariah Nelson; MAC Wellman v MAC Marine 22-16 POG Bridie Hurley. Speights Ale House overall weekly winners were – Thursday Biddi King & Fri-

day Veron (MAC Engineers). Play-ers of the Game from Intermedi-ate netball were: Madi Mulqueen, Bella Chapman-Cohen, Hayley Yule, Samantha Wilkinson, Si-mone Johnson & Nicole Pittaway

BRIDGE RESULTS: Champion-ship Pairs 6. Silver Division: North/South:- Allan Kelly, Georgie Goodall 62.41% 1. Sherril Har-ries, Mo Schofield 61.00% 2. Kate Coe, Lesley Davies 58.86% 3. East/West:- Max & Laraine Shepherd 60.00% 1. Lynne Fegan, Mag-gie Stratford 59.43% 2. Helen Cornwell, Boyd Ottrey 57.71% 3.Bronze Division: North/South:- Julie Mulholland, Kate Summers 64.29% 1. Susanne Ewing, Halen Mathewson 54.76% 2. Beaton Marr, Noelene Raffills 53,87% 3. Friday Bridge 17 May. North/South:- Ena Leckie, Jacqueline Roberts 58.80% 1. Elle & Des Johnston 58.33% 2. Joan & Ross

Moon and Lynne Fegan, Jenny Pryde 53.24% 3= East/West:- Josey McKenzie, Deirdre Lynch 72.69% 1. John Cook, Joan Wigg 58.80% 2. Jan Lyness, Dorothy McDonald

JUNIOR RUGBY RESULTS:Under 7 Rams won both games for second year Rippers U 7 Stags lost both U7 black won both games in first year Rippers U7 Gold won 1, lost 1 U8 Gold lost 6-8 to Roxburgh U8 Black won 21-1 to Alexandra U9 Gold lost 6-3 WakatipuU9Black won 8-0 Matakinui U10 Black lost to Cromwell 7-4 U11 won 24-7 against last year com-petition winner Alexandra Open Gold lost to WakatipuOpen Black won 62 -10 against Roxburgh U14 won 38-10 against South Otago High School U16 lost to Dunstan High

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We offer you a great working environment and conditions including:~ Competitive hourly remuneration~ Performance based bonuses~ Staff discount on our exceptional product range Training for these part time positions begins in mid June. The roles include weekend and evening work and offer consecutive days off to head up the hill. If you are interested please email your CV and cover letter to [email protected] or simply drop them in at Wanaka Pharmacy opposite the Police Station. Your application needs to be in before 5pm, 9 June 2013.

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Snow Farm has announced a June 29 opening. As well as cross-country skiing, they will also host dog-sledding and a mid-winter triathlon. Their main events for the season are the Winter Games and the Merino Muster, both in August.

Dogs on snow

Al Bertini

Wanaka FC hosted league leaders Frankton at Pembroke Park on Saturday in front of their biggest crowd this season.

Both teams started well but Wanaka were first to show their class was neat, build-up play which eventually led to Finn Moore opening the scoring with a composed finish under pressure. Soon after, with the league leaders shell-shocked, Finn did it again; latching onto

a pin-point header from Allan Carmichael to beat the offside trap and make it 2-0.

The yellow and blacks went on to dominate the second half with the best football of the year. Aidan Butler continued his outstanding goal-scoring record this year with another hat-trick; the pick of the bunch was an acrobatic, diving header that wouldn’t have looked out of place in the World Cup final. Frankton pulled back a couple of goals but it wasn’t long

before Allan Carmichael got in on the act with an incredible free kick from outside the box where the angle looked near on impossible. The mid-fielder netted another late-on to further Wanaka’s lead. Finn Moore notched up another three to take his total to five for the day.

The goal of the day came from young Connor McLean, who held the ball up well, turned in the box and rifled the ball into the roof of the

net for a tremendous finish. The final score was Wanaka

11, Frankton 2. At the halfway stage of the season, Wanaka, with 22 points out of a possible 27, are top of the Central Otago League on goal difference, with 68 goals for and 12 against.

In the second fixture on Saturday Wanaka Braves went down 4-1 to Wakatipu.

This Saturday Wanaka FC host Rovers while the Braves host Rangers. The action starts at 1pm at Pembroke Park.

The Mount Aspiring College 1st XV travelled to Oamaru to play St Kevin’s College in the rain, wind and mud on Saturday. St Kevin’s started with an early try and penalty; the bigger St Kevin’s forwards and inclement conditions proved difficult for the MAC team.Playing with the weather in the second half the MAC boys dominated St Kevin’s who incurred a yellow card for repeat infringements. Despite the numerical advantage the MAC team could not cross the line until late in the second half with Ryan Hill featuring and Luke Pyper finishing. St Kevin’s scored two late tries to take the score to 23-5.The MAC team players who impressed were Year 11 open-side flanker Teegan Vink and Elliot Mason in the forwards, with Gracin Meyer-Budge and Keegan Limmer impressing in the backs. The player of the day, for his abrasive ball carries and determined tackling, was No.8 James Redai.The team next play Waitaki Boys on June 8.

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Upper Clutha Open Grade Black travelled to Roxburgh last weekend, buoyed by their win the week before but aware Roxburgh posed a step up with the fire power they had in midfield.

Within a minute of starting Upper Clutha was rocked by a try, stunning the team for a few minutes before they settled into the game. They then began to dominate play

but didn’t have it all their own way. Roxburgh chose to take the ball back into the midfield constantly rather than using its back line where it could have been more rewarding for them.

Upper Clutha had numbers at the breakdown but failed to dominate. However, they had enough ball to provide the backs and loose forwards with the opportunity to score

at regular intervals. Matthew Wilson showed good strength in midfield making good yards on almost every touch. Jesse Robertson was elusive in the backs and Nico Bowering showed great skills at No 8.

In the final ten minutes Upper Clutha scored four tries in quick succession. Sam Knight directed things well a t f i r s t f i v e w i t h t h i s c o n f i d e n c e t r a n s f e r r i n g

to his conversions where he had a strike rate of 60 percent. Tries went to Toby Jarvie (3); two each to Nico Bowering and Lachie Weir; one each to Masyn Opetaia, Jesse Robertson and Sam Coupland. Sam Knight scored six conversions.

Upper Clutha won 62-10. The team hosts Wakatipu at home this week which will prove a test of character.

Two in a row for OGB

The Wanaka Sun

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