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Learning about waste

Medals from Hawke’s Bay

Donation for instruments

Clean, green rhythm

Charges laid over burglaryThe head brewer at Wanaka Beerworks has been charged with burglary after the brewery was entered last week and about 12,000 litres of beer emptied onto the floor. PAGE 3

A Wanaka police officer suspended from his job on full pay nearly a year ago has been transferred to another position in the Southern Police District. PAGE 2

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Suspended cop transferred

1080 supporters are frustrated no debate was allowed at a meeting advertised as “The truth about 1080”, held in Albert Town on Saturday.

“We were told at the outset by MC Neil Cowie there would be no discussion,” conservationist Andrew Penniket said. “I was going to urge people to google the topic and find out for themselves. It was a wasted opportunity.”

The meeting, organised by local Carol Sawyer, screened a documentary about 1080 by Clyde and Steve Graf,

followed by questions about the film.“The film was full of errors and

selective use of the facts,” Andrew said. He believes 1080 was the best way to rid native bush of pests. This is supported by the Commissioner of the Environment and the Department of Conservation.

Others at the meeting were disappointed no-one from DOC was invited to speak.

However, Carol Sawyer said anyone could attend and the film was well received. “A lot of people didn’t know much about 1080. I wanted to give the other side of the story. I didn’t invite speakers from the [pro

1080] side because I didn’t want a bun fight.”

More than 100 attended, including Soul Foods owner Paul O’Hara. He said afterwards the film showed that while 1080 was initially effective, pest numbers started rising again after three months and within a year were higher than before the 1080 drop.

DOC Scientist Josh Kemp said this was not correct for montane beech forests, such as those around Wanaka. “That statement probably comes from research around rats in North Island mixed podocarp-hardwood forests. These forests are completely different.”

He said the target pest for 1080 drops around Wanaka was possums. “It’s well-proven from our 50-year history of aerial 1080 control that possum numbers remain very low for several years, especially when the treated area is very large, such as around Wanaka this year. For stoats, reinvasion will start to occur at Christmas, when the stoat plague begins in the untreated adjacent areas. However, the large area means it will take two or three years for stoats to reach problem levels again.”

DOC’s 1080 drop on 46,500ha in Mount Aspiring National Park began last Thursday.

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Queenstown Airport awarded

Meeting on tourism prospects

Queenstown Airport Corporation’s efforts to be granted approval for night flights have been recognised at the New Zealand Airports’ annual conference.

Queenstown Airport was named the AECOM Major Airport of the Year at last week’s gathering.

The corporation’s chief executive, Scott Paterson, said the award acknowledged the airport company’s achievement of winning approval from New Zealand’s Civil Aviation Authority and Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority for its safety case for after-dark flights into the resort.

Airport staff and those from the wider aviation

industry had spent the past two years researching and reviewing the safety case, he said.

“Safety always comes first and this has been a collaborative effort for us all to put aside our individual commercial interests to work together and prepare a comprehensive safety case which was ultimately accepted by civil aviation authorities on both sides

of the Tasman.”It was hoped there

would be night flights into Queenstown by winter 2016, which could be a “game-changer” for the local tourism industry and economy, Scott Paterson said.

T h e n u m b e r o f passengers using the airport has grown by 30 percent during the past three years.

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Local farmer for amalgamationWanaka farmer and Alliance Group board of directors candidate, Mandy Bell, wants the company to amalgamate with other farmer cooperatives with the goal of improving returns for red meat farmers.Alliance Group and Silver Fern Farms are both cooperatives which process, market and export red meat, and both currently have chief executive vacancies.“This is the perfect time to help farmers take control of their future,” Mandy said. She would like to see the companies employ a joint chief executive to form one company, which she believes would attract the vast majority of industry supply.“In my view, the pathway is made up of three clear steps. The first is for Alliance to lead discussions about consolidation with Silver Fern Farms. The second should be to encourage other parties to join this consolidation. And the third is, as farmer shareholders, we need to come together to create one well-resourced cooperative capable of attracting the vast majority of supply,” she said. “This will deliver the global scale needed to both right-size the industry’s processing assets and achieve the international leverage to improve returns.” Mandy has been farming at Criffel Station in Wanaka with her husband Jerry for 22 years and is an Alliance Group shareholder. She has held a number of industry leadership positions, including chairing Deer Industry New Zealand’s Passion to Profit programme.“I want to help Alliance take the first step towards a prosperous future,” she said.

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Suspended cop transferred

A Wanaka police officer suspended from his job on full pay nearly a year ago has been transferred to another position in the Southern Police District.

The male officer was suspended in mid-December last year.

Otago Rural relieving A r e a C o m m a n d e r , Inspector Olaf Jensen,

said the officer had b e e n s u s p e n d e d for an employment matter between him as an employee and his employer, not a criminal matter.

“For privacy reasons, we are therefore unable to comment in detail on the circumstances or outcome. We can h o w e v e r c o n f i r m that this matter has now been concluded. T h e s t a f f m e m b e r

concerned is no longer suspended and has been transferred to another position within S o u t h e r n D i s t r i c t Police.”

Inspector Jensen said he wanted to reassure the public the police dealt with employment matters concerning its staff appropriately.

“As an organisation, police are committed t o e n s u r i n g t h a t our staff always act

professional ly and uphold the trust and c o n f i d e n c e o f o u r c o m m u n i t i e s . W e would like to reassure the public that where concerns are raised about the conduct o f o u r s t a f f , t h e s e matters are responded to quickly and dealt with according to the standard employment p r o c e s s e s a n d t h e Police Code of Conduct.”

A public meeting to discuss the future of tourism in the district will be held in Queenstown on Monday evening (November 17).

Shaping Our Future’s Visitor and Tourism Taskforce members will present their visions and recommendations for 2030 and beyond, based on views expressed by the public at forums held in April this year.

The taskforce’s Wanaka representatives include Lake Wanaka Tourism’s James Helmore and Stuart Pinfold. The taskforce’s r e g u l a r m e e t i n g s included discussions on the importance of

Wanaka and Queenstown working together and complementing each other. “These towns should be proud of each other,” the September meeting minutes reported.

T h e t a s k f o r c e will present ten key recommendations at Monday’s meeting. It wants to see the district’s marketing organisations develop a ten to 15-year long-term plan and keep records of visitor profiles, experiences and accommodation. It would like to see the Department of Conservation and the Chamber of Commerce support businesses developing strategies for ecotourism and “voluntourism.”

T h e t a s k f o r c e r e c o m m e n d s t h e Q u e e n s t o w n L a k e s District Council develop plans to intensify urban areas, facilitate visitor infrastructure (such as conference centres, hotels and activities) and increase the sustainability of waste disposal. It would also like to see the QLDC and the Chamber of Commerce lobby for “more effective RMA processes to enable development in line with this vision.”

Taskforce chair Mark Edghill said the report identifies areas which need to be addressed “to build a world-class tourism destination by 2030 and protect the

quality of lifestyle the community expects.”

He said the largest g a p t h e t a s k f o r c e identified was destination management.

“We do a good job at marketing this area as a destination, but there’s little coordination in managing the destination itself – environment, infrastructure, community facilities and so on which all impact the experience of the visitor,” he said. “We’re proposing an independent advisory board to make sure the community’s vision is delivered.”

The meeting will be held at the Queenstown Events Centre from 5.30-8.30pm.

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Public submissions on the council’s proposed district-wide Alcohol Ban Bylaw have been heard in Queenstown this week.

The Queenstown Lakes District Council has proposed retaining the existing bylaw, despite recommendations from the police that it be extended.

In Wanaka, the current bylaw - called the Control of Liquor in Public Places Bylaw 2009 - bans alcohol from the foreshore from Sunrise Bay, near Edgewater resort, to Penrith Park, between 10pm and 8am every day. The ban also applies in the town centre, the area bordered by Meadowstone Drive, Stone Street, Golf Course Road, MacPherson Street, State Highway 84 and Ardmore Street. The ban is increased to 24 hours

a day from 6am on December 27 to 6am on January 6.

The same times apply in Lake Hawea, where alcohol is banned on the foreshore from Domain Road to Muir Road, and in the town centre bordered by Muir, Cemetery and Domain roads.

The existing bylaw was due to be reviewed this year and the police’s views were sought. They recommended that, in Wanaka, Lakeside Road and Eely Point be included in the ban area to reduce littering problems. In Lake Hawea, the police requested the ban be extended to include the footpath and foreshore from the camping ground and the causeway on Capell Avenue, also due to littering issues.

The police said the bylaw had enabled them to reduce alcohol-related harm, particularly violence and disorder in public places, despite there being an increase

in breaches of the bylaw in recent years. There were 14 breaches in 2011-2012 and 19 in 2012-2013.

However, the council’s regulatory manager, Lee Webster, said in a report to councillors in September that extending the ban times and areas could not be justified. Due to changes to the Local Government Act 2002, before adopting a bylaw to replace an expiring one, the council must find that a “high level of crime or disorder…caused or made worse by alcohol consumption…is likely to arise in the area…if the bylaw is not made.

“The information from the police…does not provide the necessary evidence…to justify the inclusion of the additional areas in the bylaw. More litter bins…may address the issues identified by the police.”

The proposed, and unchanged,

bylaw attracted nine public submissions and two of the submitters spoke to councillors Calum MacLeod, Mel Gazzard and Simon Stamers-Smith at a hearing on Monday.

Five of the written submissions supported extending the bylaw and four did not. The Southern District Health Board said bringing the beginning of the nightly ban forward to 8pm would “assist with reducing the significant alcohol-related harm that currently characterises our society.”

Submitters who opposed extending the bylaw said having a drink by the lake was part of the local culture and signs about littering would help solve rubbish problems.

The proposed bylaw could be amended in light of the public submissions. It will come into effect next month.

Charges laid over brewery burglary

The head brewer at Wanaka Beerworks has been charged with burglary after the brewery was entered last week and about 12,000 litres of beer emptied onto the floor.

Kenneth Super allegedly entered the brewery, at Wanaka

Airport, overnight Tuesday-Wednesday last week and opened the valves on several tanks of beer.

Detective Bryan Gillespie, of the Wanaka Police, said brewery property and an adjoining property were also damaged.

The 52-year-old, who lives in Albert Town, appeared before a registrar in the Queenstown

District Court on Monday and was remanded without plea to reappear on December 1. He also faces an unrelated charge of cultivating and possessing cannabis. His bail conditions include not associating or having contact with the victims or witnesses and not going within certain distances of three addresses, including within 200m

of Wanaka Beerworks.The brewery changed hands

last month and is owned by Mike and Ruenell Wing of Clyde. They had just merged it with Alexandra craft brewer Scott Beattie’s Jabberwocky Brewery. The business purchase and partnership was celebrated with a function at Kai Whakapai a fortnight ago.

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Three people from Hong Kong died when the van they were travelling in and a truck collided at the intersection of State Highway 8a and State Highway 6 near Luggate on November 6. They were the driver 60-year-old Wing Fai (Allan) Chan and passengers Kwai Tei (Connie) Chong, 61, and Yin Wan Ng, 56. The fourth passenger in the van, a 59-year-old Hong Kong man, is recovering in Dunedin Hospital. They were part of a party of nine people travelling in two vehicles. An investigation by a police serious crash unit is continuing.

Fatal crash near Luggate

Donation for instrumentsStars In Your Eyes secretary Toni Collins and president Jamie Robertson presented a $5000 cheque to Mount Aspiring College principal Wayne Bosley on Friday. The donation will go toward musical instruments and for the annual music scholarship which is awarded to a year 13 music student who is going on to study music at a tertiary level.Handing over the cheque was Toni’s last duty as secretary. She is stepping down to pursue other interests after six years in the role. “I will miss it,” she said. “It’s a fantastic club to have been a part of and such a boost for the musical community in Wanaka.” Each year the show raises between $13,000 and $16,000 to donate to schools and preschools in the area.Pictured: Wayne Bosley, Jamie Robertson and Toni Collins.

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A dog is believed to have killed a cat on Kings Drive in the early hours of November 5. The Queenstown Lakes District Council’s dog control officer has been informed.

A local man was apprehended for drink-driving on Aubrey Road on November 8. He had a breath-alcohol level of almost 800mg.

Later that day a man from Perth was arrested at the Lake Hawea Hotel for throwing a glass at a group of people.

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Fireworks fun almost “disastrous”

Lake Hawea’s volunteer firefighters had a busy weekend dealing with fires caused by fireworks, deputy chief fire officer Kevin Capell said.

They were called out at about 10pm on Saturday when a boy, believed to be about 13 years old, threw fireworks into a hedge on a property on Nichol Street.

Kevin Capell said it could have been

“disastrous” – a lot of the hedge was burned, along with a nearby barbecue area where people were socialising. The overhead power lines were also burnt, cutting power to the house.

There was a house on the other side of the hedge and, if the fire had smouldered and ignited once everyone had gone to bed, the firefighters could have been dealing with two house fires, he said.

They were called out again at mid-afternoon on Sunday when children “playing with fireworks” started a grass fire on Horseshoe Bend Road.

The blaze occurred beneath pine trees and it was “very lucky” it was extinguished before the trees ignited, Kevin Capell said.

The fire, which left a scorched area 20m wide and 20m long, was partially under control by the time firefighters a r r i v e d , t h a n k s t o

neighbours who beat it.Wanaka chief fire

officer, Ian Galloway, said his brigade had not been called to any incidents caused by fireworks so far and members of the Luggate brigade could not be contacted.

The police said the only fireworks-related incident they dealt with was several teenagers who were throwing fireworks at each other. They were spoken to by an officer.

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Help needed for school transport

Jo Seagar fundraiser for hospice

More volunteers are needed to help children cross the road safely at the Kings Drive roundabout on their way to school in the morning.Last year the Queenstown Lakes District Council ran a trial with volunteers monitoring two crossing points to encourage more children around the Mount Iron area to walk to the local primary schools. Feedback from parents was very positive and the council would like to offer the service again, but more volunteers are needed. This year they plan to monitor one site only, if they can get enough helpers to run the service five mornings a week. The QLDC’s School Travel Plan Coordinator, Kirsty Barr, said parents often can’t volunteer at that time of day as they are either at work or busy with their own children, however, people who helped out last year (often older people) said they enjoyed the role as they got to know the children and felt more involved in the community. Kirsty also said the council would like more children to join the “walking school bus” which goes from Mount Iron to the Wanaka Primary and Holy Family Catholic schools. This year the bus has a travel card system with rewards for children on every seventh walk. “We are also keen to hear from any local businesses if they are able to provide any donations or incentives that would reward our students for safe and healthy transport choices,” she said.

Caroline Harker

Wanaka Sun

National success for local poet

Wanaka poet Liz Breslin was placed third in the national final of the New Zealand Poetry Slam held in Wellington on Saturday. There were 14 finalists in the first round, seven in the second and three in the third.

Contestants recited a poem of their own in each round.

“I was stoked to come third,” Liz said. “I felt like a poetry nana. The winner was a 21-year-old - Ben Stokes from Wellington. He did a killer good poem about Lego.” Liz said second place went to Toby Mulberry from Nelson.

More than 250 people attended the event. Liz won the regional heat of the slam, which was held in Wanaka last month. Sixty people entered the heat and the master of ceremonies was Laura Williamson.

“Liz was an audience favourite,” Laura said. “The audience was very

rowdy, giving up huge cheers for their favourite poets.” The poets were judged on both content and performance.

Laura said the evening was so successful that Poetic Justice, Wanaka’s poetry group, plans to reinstate regular “open mic” poetry nights in the near future.

Jo Seagar is coming to town to raise money for the Upper Clutha Hospice Trust. She is running a demonstration called “Tips and Gifts for Christmas” at The Venue on November 25, exactly a month before the big day.

Local resident Florence Pine went to Italy on a tour led by Jo and asked her, on behalf of trust

director Bev Rudkin, if she would do something for the hospice.

“She’s doing it for nothing, which is very generous of her,” Bev said. Jo has also donated cook books and a two-person visit to her cooking school to the fundraising afternoon. There will be raffles, auctions, lucky ticket prizes, a fashion parade and sales tables, as well as the cooking demonstration.

Items donated for auction include

a painting by a local artist, a cake from Cakes of Wanaka, a hat and bag from Bella and more. There will be a special Christmas-themed sales table and a stall of designer clothing from the Hospice Shop. Jo’s latest book “Jo Seagar Bakes” will be available for sale and Paper Plus is donating 20 percent of the proceeds to the hospice trust.

Tickets are available from Mitre 10, Paper Plus and the Hospice Shop.

New Kiwis in townOf the 14 new New Zealand citizens sworn in by Queenstown Lakes District mayor Vanessa van Uden in Queenstown on October 31, nine live in Wanaka. They are (on the mayor’s right) the Turner family - Callie, 14, Shannon, William, 12, and Sam, 16; (on the mayor’s left) the Rameshandand family - son Anbuselvan, 10, and (right) Anne and Richard Freeman.

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Wanaka groups or people have won four of the six categories at the Queenstown Lakes District Community Awards.

T h e T r u s t p o w e r -sponsored event was held in Arrowtown last night.

Warbirds Over Wanaka won the heritage and environment section, and the Rotary Club of Wanaka was the runner-up.

The Wanaka Rodeo Club took out the sport and leisure award; the Kahu Youth Trust won

the education and child and youth development category, whi le the Community Networks School Holiday Club was commended in this section, and Mount Aspiring College student Rob Harper won the youth spirit award.

T h e Q u e e n s t o w n Mountain Bike Club won the supreme award and will represent the district at the national community awards in Wellington next year.

In present ing the s u p r e m e a w a r d , Trustpower representative

Emily Beaton said the Queenstown Mountain Bike Club was “a highly successful crew that works rain, hail or shine, light or dark. During the winter months they continue to build trails in the dark using headlamps as a light source.

“They undertake the development, ongoing m a i n t e n a n c e a n d management of trails a n d m o u n t a i n b i k e riding areas within the Queenstown area.

“The expertise of these volunteers ensures that the trails remain fun

to ride and are safe for shared use with walkers and runners.”

Thirty-two groups were entered in the awards. The others recognised included the Queenstown Harvest Gardens; Cancer Society Volunteers; the Kingston St John Ambulance Station; Queenstown Art Society Incorporated; the Songstars Trust; the Queenstown Ice Hockey Club; the Wakatipu Youth Trust, and Wakatipu High School student Hannah Allan was runner-up f o r t h e y o u t h spirit award.

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Clean, green rhythm

The Rhythm and Alps festival team is aiming to be cleaner and greener this year, with a new event manager and help from an award winning sustainability company - Green Shoot Pacific.

E v e n t m a n a g e r Chris Gillies has run five Rhythm and Vines festivals in Gisborne, catering for up to 25,000 people, so managing a festival for 10,000 on a site he helped select in the Cardrona Valley is well within his grasp. Some changes already in place include more check-in points, more staff, more buses, and a new bar system meaning less time in queues.

Chris said starting with a new site from scratch last year was a complex task, particularly as the team anticipated selling 5000 or 6000 tickets, but ended up with a sell-out concert which attracted 10,000 punters.

“The council has been very positive about the management last year, particularly because, with that many people, there were only ten who needed help from St John’s due to over-intoxication,” he said. “The event does provide a safe environment in

one area and people love that. This year our focus is on getting the clean-up right.”

A f t e r l a s t y e a r ’ s festival hundreds of tents and screeds of rubbish were left on the site. While this is common festival practice worldwide, largely due to the cheapness of “throwaway” tents, the Rhythm and Alps team is doing what it can to avoid a repeat of that this time. Enter Amanda Wright and Dave Watson from Green Shoot Pacific. They are introducing an initiative called “Love your tent; take it home.”

Amanda has managed a festival called Splore for 17 years and last year there were only seven tents left behind. “The site was spotlessly clean,”

she said. “We had lots of positive signage and messaging during the festival and the audience really took ownership of the issue. Events are great places to educate and inspire people, and we hope to do the same at Rhythm and Alps.”

Green Shoot Pacific will have staff on the ground talking to campers about taking their tents home. They’ll be offering spray-on stencils which punters can put on their tents, the idea being they can show them off at the next festival they attend.

“We’re working with Bis (Jeremy Bisson from Wanaka Wastebusters) and the team,” Amanda said. “We’re going to have well-monitored rubbish and recycling bins and w e ’ r e i n t r o d u c i n g

reusable cups which will cost $2 and people can reuse them or get a refund. We’re aiming to get to a place where it’s not socially acceptable [to leave a mess].”

B i s s a i d h e h a s confidence in the new team. “I wouldn’t go back if I didn’t think these guys could pull it off,” he said. “They’ve got a lot of experience and they know what they’re doing.”

Rhythm and Alps is on December 30 and 31 with headline bands Bastille and Shapeshifter.

Pictured on site are Dave Watson (Green Shoot Pacific), Jeremy (Bis) Bisson, Amanda Wright (Green Shoot Pacific) and R&A event m a n a g e r C h r i s Gillies.

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Tickets available for Te Kakano fundraiserThere are still tickets available for the Te Kakano fundraiser being held at Rippon next Friday night (November 21). The 100-seat event includes a wine quiz and an auction, catering by the People’s Bread Co, wine from Rippon, beer from Maverick Craft Beer and music from local band Cemetery Road. This Hawea folk/rock covers band includes Chris and Dell Tubb on guitar, Mark Orbell on drums, Bob Fellows on bass and Johanna Hansen on violin. The wine quiz will be multi-choice with wines to sample from around the world. Goods up for auction include visits to vineyards, ski field packages, rafting trips and more. Tickets are available from the Farmers’ Market (Thursday November 13) or by contacting Te Kakano.

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On Tuesday at midday the social media round of the Gigatown competition came to an end. Gigatown Wanaka campaign manager Kelly Good said the team had received exceptional support from the community and local businesses during the year-long competition.

“Thank you so much for all of your contributions to this campaign so far and the phenomenal achievement of being the most engaged community in the entire competition - from getting involved in social media, quizzes, walking around with Instagram signs, printing

material for us, walking the streets showing support, a t t e n d i n g e v e n t s , s i g n -writing vehicles and plenty more,” Kelly said. “And,

most importantly, to all our volunteers, it has been amazing to see the community come together for such a great opportunity.”

Wanaka is sti l l in with a chance of winning the competition as 50 percent of the total score depends on the Plan for Gig Success. The

team is now preparing the written and video components of the Gig Plan, which will be submitted for judging on November 18.

“We still are absolutely in the running for this and we still need your help,” Kelly said.

Fifteen percent of the points is determined by public vote, so ensure you register to be eligible to vote for Wanaka. A polling booth will be set up in the iSite kiosk and will be open for two hours a day over the next seven days to help people register to vote. The public vote will take place between November 19 and 24. The winner will be announced on November 26.

“ G o o d l u c k G i g a t o w n Wanaka and thank you to everyone who has exceeded all our expectations so far.”

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Concert fundraiser for hospiceAn Australian Salvation Army band formed nearly a century ago has included Wanaka in its South Island tour.The concert will raise money for the Upper Clutha Hospice Trust, which is fundraising to enable hospice services to be included in a geriatric hospital planned at the Aspiring Lifestyle Retirement Village on Golf Course Road.The South Barwon Band, from Geelong, has 28 playing members aged 11 to 75 years. They play brass and full percussion instruments and there are three vocalists. The band, which was formed in 1923, performs sacred, classical, big band and secular music. It plays during worship services, in concert halls, at festivals, outdoor venues and at aged-care facilities.It is touring the South Island under bandmaster John Collinson and, as well as playing in Wanaka, will perform in Christchurch, Ashburton, Timaru, Oamaru, Dunedin and Invercargill.They will play at the Lake Wanaka Centre on Monday, November 17, at 5.30pm. Tickets cost $10 each or a family is $25.

The entire Holy Family Catholic School visited Wanaka Wastebusters over two Fridays as p a r t o f t h e i r s t u d y of waste.

Simon Williams, Wanaka Wastebusters’ education f o r s u s t a i n a b i l i t y facilitator, talked to every class in school in preparation for their visit. He and the children looked at what waste is, what natural resources are used to make things and what happens to them at the

end of its life. Wastebusters’ Gina

Dempster said both the kids and parents loved their visit, “we got lots of comments on the baling

press, they particularly loved seeing how much the cans and cardboard get squashed.”

“Seeing the recycling chain in action brought

it home to them the importance of washing recycling before sending it to the recycling centre, because they got to see that every piece of recycling is handled by a person at Wanaka Wastebusters. A tiny bit of rotten milk in the bottom of a milk container can make their job really disgusting.”

Simon’s work with primary schools is funded by QLDC, as part of their commitment to reduce waste in the district.

P i c t u r e d : M r s Hutton’s year 7 and 8 class.

Did you know that Kahu Youth is ten years old now? It really doesn’t seem that long. We’ve come a long way in that decade. Six years ago we moved into our first youth club, beneath the old Cinema Paradiso and for the four years before that all we had was a tiny office on Dunmore Street in the old Community Networks Wanaka building.

We are always humbled and honoured by the a m o u n t o f p o s i t i v e feedback we receive from the community, which is awesome as our job can be a little trying at times!

The thing is, it’s not just us. Hidden behind our service and the programmes and events we run are a raft of local people and businesses who give up their time, money and sometimes both to support us. It is fair to say that without their help, we wouldn’t have been able to achieve what we have so far.

To slightly redress the balance, over the coming months we will be featuring those “good eggs” who have gone the extra mile to help us do

what we do. First on the list is Tim Davis from Placemakers.

In 2013 we had the crazy idea to build a community hangi pit in the Dinosaur Park. Our Matariki celebrations were getting more popular and the old format of digging the hangi in the show grounds and transporting the food to the celebrations was difficult to manage - we wanted to bring the pit to the Dinosaur Park so everybody could be part of it.

The trouble was the ground at the Dinosaur Park is pea gravel, which is very, very hard to dig,

let alone have a hangi in. We’d have to build an experimental brick and concrete one. Enter Tim.

We were put in touch with Tim by a mutual friend and he was very keen to become involved. After a brief meeting, he used his contacts to hook us up with Brad the Brickie and Lee Martin, who has a concrete business and who, alongside Snowdrifta, worked for free to build the pit in the hole we had now dug. He also sponsored a large part of the cost of the plywood, the waratah posts, the concrete blocks and the fire bricks that went into the pit. It was

a tough build in a tight timeframe, but as issues arose he supported us without question and for that we will always be grateful.

To top it off, this year, through Tim, Placemakers part-sponsored our firework display at the Matariki celebrations.

It is fair to say that without Tim’s assistance, we wouldn’t have that hangi pit that you all ate out of or the fireworks you all enjoyed. So to Tim we say “Thank you!”.

- Youth Worker, richard elveY

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Behind the scenes: oodles of help

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SCHOOL BUSES DOING 60 AND BRAKING ALL THE WAY INTO TOWN FROM HAWEA. YOU MIGHT NOT WANT TO STRETCH TO 100KM BUT THAT’S JUST INCONSIDERATE. YOU MIGHT BE DRIVING OUR KIDS, BUT YOU ARE DRIVING THE REST OF US CRAZY!

WANAKA HAD THE SMALLEST POPULATION IN THE GIGATOWN COMP BUT MADE THE SCARIEST NOISE. GO US. BE PROUD OF OUR COMMUNITY.

REGISTER FOR YOUR VOTE FOR OUR #GIGATOWNWANAKA PLAN. ONE LAST PUSH FOLKS.

MASSIVE CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE INVOLVED IN #GIGATOWNWANAKA FROM THE ADMIN TEAM, SUPPORTER BUSINESSES, THE BELIEVERS AND YOU THE PUBLIC SUPPORT TEAM. SOCIAL MEDIA IS OVER BUT COMP NOT FINISHED YET.

THANK YOU GUY IN RED TOP AND GREEN CAP. IF MY TODDLER HAD RUN ON TO THE ROAD I WASN’T GOING TO MAKE IT AND YOU SAW WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND SPRINTED FROM OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THANK U

SPOTTY EGG CARTON TOADSTOOLS - HAVE JUST MADE ME SMILE ON AUBREY RD. THX :-)

IF ALL THOSE OPPOSED TO THE CAMP HILL SUBSTATION LEFT THE AREA WE WOULDN’T NEED A SUBSTATION. PROBLEM SOLVED.

IF EVER A STOP SIGN IS NEEDED, THEN IT HAS TO BE AT THE INTERSECTION OF SHORTCUT RD AND SH6. IT IS WAY TOO DANGEROUS TO BE JUST GIVE WAY CONTROLLED, IN A 100KM ZONE. I ALWAYS COME TO A COMPLETE HALT AND LOOK EACH WAY TWICE. YOU NEED TIME TO JUDGE THE SPEED OF THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC.

Huge thank youWe would like to say a huge thank you to the Hawea Volunteer Fire Brigade for their prompt response and quick action on Saturday night.We gratefully appreciate that these people selflessly volunteer their time and we are very lucky to have these people in our community.Many thanks also to our neighbours and friends for your help as well, it’s great to live in such a supportive little town.

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The former owner of Hammer and Nail Bakery and Café, Chrissy Langford, is back working at the business for new owners Jason Danielson and Ian and Delwyn Warner. “We would like to inform everyone that Chrissy is back holding the reins and cracking the whip!” said Manager Jizelle Greaves. “Our

old customers are delighted to see her again.”The new owners have deliberately kept Hammer and Nail’s successful formula and even use the same recipes to make its popular breads and pies, with baker Ron making hand-crafted sweets. Fresh Allpress coffee is available all day and the new breakfast

burger is a big hit with customers. Hammer and Nail is open to suggestions for new products from customers. Emma and her team have also freshened up Hammer and Nail with a new coat of paint and it’s all go at Cliff Wilson Street.Hammer and Nail is open Monday-Saturday from 6am until 4pm.

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body and mindMASSAGE VOUCHERS make great gifts! Available at In Balance Therapeutics. www.wanakamasage.co.nz. Phone or text Sally 0274875942 to arrange a voucher

THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE from a physio. Skilled and knowledgeable. For all injuries, muscle tension and pain. Phone Sally 0274875942 Inbalance Therapeutics

MASSAGE SPECIAL: LOMI LOMI. $80. (1.5 hours for 1 hour price! ) Therapeutic Hawaiian, warming, relax-ing, nurturing, flowing. Ph Maryann 03 4436463, 021 1101160 Aloha!

LYMPHATIC CLEARANCE: Support immune system, relieve lymphoedema, swelling, pain. Gentle therapeu-tic treatment. Ph Maryann 03 4436463, 021 1101160

WANAKA TAEKWONDO club organizing Self Defence Seminar for all people on Sat 15th, Sun 16th Nov in Wanaka. Limited seats. Please don’t miss this seminar. More info 02040152714

PERSONAL TRAINING (mobile) - 1:1 or group ses-sions. First session free, call Carla 02102419317

INDIAN HEAD MASSAGE by Sarah Millwater Dip IIHHT. Relaxing seated treatment massaging head, neck, shoulders & pressure points 4435267 / 021 059 5639

HOMEOPATH AND Wellness Specialist avail-able at Wanaka Wellness Centre. Call Linda Baker on 0211468041 or visit www.intelligenthealth.com for a refreshing approach to your wellness concerns.

ASPIRING MASSAGE WANAKA. Est 2004. Trevor Bailey. Full time massage since 1994 USA/NZ. Ph 4432993 or 0274222455. www.aspiringmassagewa-naka.co.nz

AYURVEDA MASSAGE or another Ayurvedic treat-ment: A unique experience of self healing and relaxa-tion. Call Martin 443 5712. www.ayurvedaora.com

LYN BROWN BOWEN and JSJ Practitioner treating out of Wanaka Wellness Centre. For appts/info pls ph Lyn 4437388 www.naturalhealthwanaka.co.nz

GENTLE YOGA connecting movement with breath, & you. 9:30 EA WEDS. 557 Aubrey Rd. $12 classes. Mats available. Jennifer 0220974596

YOGA FOR CANCER support, recovery for patients & caregivers--ANY desiring a gentle, restoring class. Noon Thursdays St John’s Rooms. Ring Jennifer 0220974596

RECONNECT WITH a sense of deep peace and love for FREE! View 15 min film The Message at WWW.LIVING-PRESENCE.ORG

YOGA IN HAWEA! Gentle movement with the breath. 181 Cemetery Rd EACH THURS at 9:30AM $12. Jen 022 097 4596

HOT QIGONG at Hot Yoga Fusion. Come and enjoy deep relaxation for body and mind rejuvenation. Friday 7.15pm. Contact: James 027 528 0396 [email protected] FOR your wellbeing, small classes in a warm peaceful environment, to suit all levels. Contact Jill at [email protected], 443 7655 or 0220 685 434

employmentPERMANENT FULL time position at commercial laun-dry. Open Mon - Sat. Please send application to [email protected]

PART-TIME POSITION avail 2 days/week, extra shifts school holidays, duty managers preferred, own trans-port essential. Email CV [email protected] or ph 443-8765

CASUAL CLEANERS required for motel. Must be reli-able and available weekdays and weekends. Call 443 7285

QUALIFIED CHEFS required for summer work with exclusive catering company. CV’s to [email protected]

EXPERIENCED FLOOR/BAR staff required for exclu-sive catering company. Casual positions only. Cv’s to [email protected]

AVON. WANT to earn extra cash for Xmas etc., sell-ing skin care, cosmetics, jewellery, clothing. Free to start. Free training. Sell to family, friends etc ., phone 0211293327

PART TIME and full time senior hair stylists required. Contact Jade at Hairculture for more info 03 443 9515 or [email protected]

for sale STANDUP PADDLE Boards & accessories For Sale. Christmas is just around the corner!!! Call Miles @ Alpine Sup 0211858001

YOU’LL LOVE our new classic urban bikes, from $710 at Good Rotations Bicycle Shop, 34 Anderson Rd, Wanaka, www.goodrotations.co, 034434349.

GIANT XTC 20” kids bike, 7 speed, red/black, excellent cond. $150 Ph:4438331.

NETBALL STAND. Very sturdy metal and freestand-ing. $80.Ph 03 443 2366.Specialized mtb shoes US size 8. Excellent condition.

FLAT HEAD CAFE for great coffee, eight beers brewed on site, local Maude wines. SH6 open 7 days

THE PERFECT gift idea for Christmas - Gift Vouchers available from Wanaka Trike Tours. Email: [email protected] or Ph: 4435355. www.wa-nakatriketours.co.nz

2004 FORD FIESTA, 5-Door, automatic, 68,430km, rego, new WOF, new battery. Excellent condition, very economical. $6600. Ph: 4435355.

LARGE WOODEN wardrobe $495. Wooden TV cabi-net $200. 2 sets of shelves $80 each. For info/pics 0211734994

GARDEN SHED, erected, as new, powder coated, 2100x1800, $425. Ph 0220 437432.

2006 POLARIS Sportsman 500 H.O. Quad bike. U.S. Spec, 1 owner, garaged, recreationally ridden only. Immaculate! 1300 miles and 166 hours. $6800 ono. Steve 027 222 6600

for sale 1995 SUBARU Outback in great nic inside and out! 68,000K One owner in Japan and one briefly in NZ. $15,500. 0272226600

STANDUP PADDLE Boards & accessories For Sale. Christmas is just around the corner!!! Call Miles @ Alpine Sup 0211858001

BEAUTIFUL CHINA tea cup bird feeders, great for at-tracting wax eyes and bell birds to your garden. Makes the perfect present. $25 ph or txt 021 680 110

IPAD FOR Sale. Bought in July 2013 - pristine condition . I have MS and find it too bulky/big and now HAVE A Mobility dog to feed!! A Silver IPad Air 32GB with Retina display, Wi-fi only. Has a Black Targus 3 Versavu case and Moshi Anti Glare Screen Protector. (See Apple website for into). Paid $1007.00 total so wanting reasonable offers. Contact Frances on 021 881 384

CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS - a large variety now available at the Wanaka Salvation Army Family Store

TOYS, TOYS, TOYS - you name it we may have it! Come and check out what we’ve got! Wanaka Salvation Army Family Store.

SHOES, SHOES, SHOES - 1/2 marked price - Wanaka Salvation Army Family Store

for sale BELLE FIORE china, various items for sale. Plz contact 021 680 110 to view

noticeBIG THANK you from the wanaka board-ing kennels to the person who anonymous-ly dropped back a broken part of our stolen sign. We appreciate your effort in returning it.

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

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

CUSTOMER LOYALTY Cards – ask about these cards on your next visit to the Salvation Army Family Store

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

DONATIONS KINDLY appreciated by the Salvation Army Family Store – for a free pick-up please phone the store on 443 5068 . Thank you

VESPA LAMP would the lady who purchased the lamp please kindly call into the store or phone us on 443 5068 – we have the missing bottom!

HOMEOWNER? LIKE to make some extra $ this summer? Rent your house over New Years. Kiwiana Accommodation www.kiwianaaccommodation.com, for info email [email protected]

BREASTFEEDING PEER Support Councillors ph/txt Kate 027695777, Kim 021495569, Stephanie 0273523047.

LISA NICHOLAS. International Yoga Teacher. Yoga Workshop Wanaka Wellness 20 December to 3 January. The perfect holiday season antidote. [email protected]

SPRING = Riding! Good Rotations Bicycle Shop is now open Wednesday to Friday 12-6pm or by appointment, 34 Anderson Rd, www.goodrotations.co, 034434349.

ROSES ARE RED, COFFEE IS BROWN... If you haven’t tried ours then come on down! Flathead Cafe open 7 days, SH 6 beside airport.

YES! THE Sunday Craft Markets have started again! See you on 23rd Nov for great handmade in NZ arts and crafts!

GOT CRAFTY Kids!? They can come and try the craft market for free this month! If they make it they can sell it! (No food tho). Call 443 7906 for info

WANAKA WINDOW CLEANING professional, friendly, efficient service. Enjoy those mountain views. High, awkward windows a specialty. Paolo 021 0572505/ 4432420

WANAKA DISTRICTS Club, for affordable family dining and great bar prices. Join for just $20 per year.HOUSE / pet sitter available.reliable and caring, refer-ences available. Pls call 027 6602271

POSITIVE AGEING and STAYING SAFE SEMINAR: Wednesday 26 November 9am-5pm. Gold coin do-nation. Info & registration call Community Networks 4437799

RAVE REVIEWS FOR TERRA SERVICES! Landscaping, clearing, grading, & more. FAST, EFFICIENT. Great rates. www.terraservices.co.nz or ring Steve Rumore 027 222 6600

SEWING REPAIRS and alterations. Helpful economic solutions. Please phone Sue to discuss. 4432008 or 0272472181

TE KÃKANO Aotearoa volunteer sessions: If you are interested in helping as a volunteer please contact Andrew on 021342187

TE KAKANO would like to say a big thanks to the Bakery/Doughbin for providing exquisite lunches and Venus Coffee Roasters for excellent coffee.

WWW.EASYVISA.CO.NZ FOR all of your visa and im-migration advice. Contact your local Wanaka licensed immigration adviser for a free confidential chat. Live, work stay...whatever the visa we have the solution. 03 443 8386 [email protected]

servicesPEST CONTROL. The summer is coming and so are flies, spiders, ants etc. Call Jae Services. We’ll take care of it. 443 1150

LEKKIE SUMMIT motor kit back in stock! Want to elec-trify your bicycle? Come and see us! Good Rotations, www.goodrotations.co, 034434349.

CARPET & Upholstery Cleaning. Call Jae Services for your local specialists. We’ll take care of it. 443 1150

DRIVING LESSONS available. Call Nicky at Aspiring Drivers to book your lesson for professional driving in-struction. 0210607310

GOT GRANDKIDS for the day? Bring them to Transport & Toy Museum! Cafe, playground, Lego, toyshop. Fun for all ages!

WEDDING VEHICLE with a difference - book the spar-kling big red trike. PH: 4435355. www.wanakatriketours.co.nz

WANAKA FURNITURE Design bringing your furniture designs to life, from Shaker style kitchens to stunning free standing pieces contact www.wanakafurniturede-sign.co.nz 021 067 9615

SEWING REPAIRS an alterations. Personal and com-mercial requirements attended to. Please call to dis-cuss. Sue 4432008 or 0272472181

WANAKA WINDOW Cleaning Xmas bookings now be-ing taken. Professional, friendly, efficient service. Book now to avoid disappointment. Call Paolo 021 0572505/ 4432420

WINDSCREEN CHIP REPAIR specialists. Usually free with insurance. We’re mobile! 027 349 2447LET ME take your pet from scruffy to fluffy !! Call Sheryl @ The Soggy Dawg Pet Boutique & Spa 0274430053”Groomed to Paw-fection “

servicesKAMP MARQUEE HIRE Rectangular, oval and round mar-quees; exclusive lakeside locations available; event design and creation. Phone 02102934268 or [email protected]

WHEELS TO DUNSTAN:Free daily transport to Dunstan Hospital & Alexandra specialist appointments. Also connects to Dunedin Hospital transport. For book-ings call 4437799

FREE BUDGET ADVICE available at Community Networks by appointment. Call 4437799 or email [email protected]

JP SERVICES at Community Networks Tuesdays1pm and Fridays 10.30.For appointments call 4437799

WILSON’S PEST control & Window cleaning. Spider & Fly treatments. Do it once, do it well. Licensed & Accredited. Call anytime 03 443 6652 or www.wilson-services.co.nz

VINTAGE & CLASSIC CAR restoration, mechanical & electrical, MOTOR HOME & CARAVAN repair and restoration. Steve Rumore 027 222 6600

RAVE REVIEWS FOR TERRA SERVICES! Landscaping, clearing, grading, & more. FAST, EFFICIENT. Great rates. www.terraservices.co.nz or ring Steve Rumore 027 222 6600

NEED A babysitter? Text Katie on 02102988747

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

FOR ALL YOUR FAMILY NEEDS – something for eve-ryone – at the Salvation Army Family Store 9am 5pm Monday to Friday and 9.30am – 4pm SaturdayWANAKA PHARMACY is your local pharmacy. We’re the big pharmacy at the top of Helwick Street - open until 7pm every single day. Ph 443 8000

rentBEDROOM AVAILABLE for a female non smoker flatmate at Plantation Road. $180p/w all bills included. 0220802330

FOR RENT cosy single person cottage at lake hawea. Clean, part furnished, available now. 140 pwk. Power separate. Ph 4431160/0272371160.

TO RENT 3 bed 2 bath modern home, Stone St, Wanaka. Great parking, fully furnished. Phone 03 230 4119 or 0274288289

wantedVOLUNTEERS NEEDED to supervise children cross-ing at Kings Drive Roundabout in the mornings on their way to school. Contact coordinator Kirsty Barr on 443 8609 or 027 2005 111 or by email at [email protected].

WANTED, SMALL size caravan, any condition consid-ered, 021 1233 555

WANTED CAR share, Lake Hawea to Cromwell each weekday via Kane Road or Albert town SMS 0273311031

WANTED RETRO straight skis for art. Call chrissy 0276231515

TREBLE TONES is a women’s acappella group in Wanaka. We are looking for interested, experienced Alto I and Alto IIs. Kirsty 0272005111

CASUAL CLEANING job wanted. Local German wom-an, experienced with eye for detail (weekly or one-offs). $25/hr. Jeannine 0274859580

UPLIFT PROJECT: Bras can be dropped off at Sassy Pants any day from now until the end of November. For more information on the Uplift Bras scheme, you can read more at www.upliftbras.org

SUPERMARKET BAGS - please drop off your clean bags to the Wanaka Salvation Army Family Store

WANTED SELF-CONTAINED holiday home or bach for mature couple, from Dec 26th – 2nd January 2015 or from 5th January – 11th January 2015. Ph: Debbie 03 383 2603 or 0272 855 819 email: [email protected]

what’s onCHARITY CONCERT - Monday 17th November, 5.30-7.30pm, Lake Wanaka Centre, Australian Salvation Army Band - $10 adult or $25 Family - 2 adults & up to 3 children, tickets available from Salvation Army Family Store (eftpos or cash) or on the night at the Lake Wanaka Centre (cash only)

WANT TO learn how to dance? Come try West Coast Swing! 12pm Saturday 15th November. Scout Hall. $15. Cash only.

POSITIVE AGEING and STAYING SAFE SEMINAR: Wednesday 26 November 9am-5pm. Gold coin donation. Info & registration call Community Networks 4437799

JP SERVICES at Community Networks Tuesdays1pm and Fridays 10.30.For appointments call 4437799

FREE BUDGET ADVICE available at Community Networks by appointment. Call 4437799 or email [email protected]

WHEELS TO DUNSTAN:Free daily transport to Dunstan Hospital & Alexandra specialist appointments. Also con-nects to Dunedin Hospital transport. For bookings call 4437799

SAFE-TALK WORKSHOP: Suicide Alertness for Everyone. Tuesday 25 November 1-4pm. Cost:$15. RSVP to Community Networks 443 5712

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

LALALAND HAPPY Hour daily from 5pm – 7pm. $5 tea cocktails from 4pm – 8pm.

LUGGATE BADMINTON Club is on every Wednesday night 7.30pm at the Luggate Memorial Hall. $2 bring your own racquet.

TE KAKANO fundraiser at RIppon, food and drink, wine quiz, auction and dancing to Cemetery Road. Friday November 21, 6pm. Tickets at Te Kakano (0211089822) or [email protected].

JO SEAGAR “Tips and Gifts for Christmas” fund-raiser for the Hospice Trust, 2pm, The Venue, Tuesday November 25. Tickets at Mitre 10, Hospice shop and Paper Plus.

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WANAKA BOWLS – Friday Pro-gressive Skips: 1: Don McLeay 2: Betty Russell 3: Trevor Tovey Thirds: 1: Kura Urquhart 2: Madeleine Wilson 3: Jim Skeggs Leads: 1: Norman Matheson 2: Os-car Verbiest 3: Betty McCormack

LAKE HAWEA GOLF CLUB Mount Maude Stableford Men 1st Mark Anderson 38, 2nd Rick John-ston 37, 3rd Denis Costello 36, 4th Hamish Watt 35, 5th Kahu Vincent 35 Ladies Alison Brown 35. Clos-est to the pin No 5 Kahu Vincent. Twos: Rick Johnston No9, Kahu Vincent No5.

TARRAS GOLF RESULTS Mens’s Stableford-Holger Reinecke 39, Murray Hyndman 38, Tom Moore 34, Graeme Rive 31. Women’s Nett-Chris Illingworth 71, Jan Al-len 76, Helen Davis 79.

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Qualified builders wanted to work in Wanaka and surrounds. Must be competent working

unsupervised. Wage negotiable and will consider PAYE or contract. Immediate

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Biggest crowd yet at HighlandsTeam NZ AdventureLocal multisport team - Team NZ Adventure - comprising Dougal Allan, Braden Currie and Jess Simson, all of Wanaka, and Glen Currie, of Methven, competed in the three-day Wuhan Adventure Quest in China over the weekend.Day one started with a 7.5km run, followed by 15km mountain bike, 6km orienteering challenge, 12km kayak and a 1.5km run which included a 16m rope climb and a wall climb to finish. Day two began with a 7.5km biathlon where a team member cycled and another team member ran, followed by a 20km kayak, 33km mountain bike, 14km run, abseil and a 500m run to finish. The final day started with a 4km orienteering stage, followed by a 48km mountain bike, a 14km kayak and a 15.5km run, finishing with a wall climb.Team NZ Adventure won all three stages to take the overall title, with Thule Adventure and the predominantly Wanaka-based team SOS Rehydrate (Ohakune’s Marcel Hagenar and Wanaka-based Hamish Fleming, Will Sams and Simone Maier) taking second and third.

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The two-day Highlands event was held over the weekend before a crowd believed to be larger than the 25,000 people who attended last year.

On the opening day, young Australian racer Richard Muscat fought off a challenge from Highlands Motorsport P a r k o w n e r T o n y Quinn and Australian V8 Supercar star Garth

Tander, in the final of the two-race round to win his first Australian GT Championship title.

Also on Saturday, Christchurch’s Danny Whiting won the first 10+1 Euromarque race, with Auckland’s Sam Fillmore and Queenstown’s Grant A i t k e n s e c o n d a n d third. The second 10+1 Euromarque race win went to Fillmore, with Christchurch’s Paul Kelly taking second place and Danny Whiting third.

O n S u n d a y , T o n y Quinn and Garth Tander took a last-lap victory in the Highlands 101 endurance race after Richard Muscat and Craig Baird’s Mercedes-Benz, which had led for more than 90 laps of the 101-lap race, ran out of fuel just a few metres from the finish line.

Second place went to Rod Salmon, who won the Australian GT Trophy on Saturday, in his Audi R8 with Nathan Antunes.

Third place went to the Lamborghini pair of Justin McMillian and Steven Richards.

T h e 1 + 0 1 o n e -hour-plus-one-lap m i n i - e n d u r o s a w Christchurch’s Paul Kelly and Auckland’s Daniel Gaunt take the win in a Porsche GT3, ahead of Aucklanders Gerald Trass and Jono Lester in a Ferrari 458 and Queenstown’s Grant Aitken in another Porsche GT3.

Wanaka Taekwondo Club member Aayush Bhandari won a silver medal and a bronze medal at the 11th Hawke’s Bay ITF Regional and the fourth New Zealand Special Needs Taekwondo Championship at Irongate School in Flaxmere on Saturday.

Medals from Hawke’s Bay

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