Wanaka Sun 25 - 31 December 2014

inside:

PAGES 8-13

PAGE 16

PAGE 7

PAGE 2

2014 in review

Two, three at Copper Mountain

WS food bank drive success

New boat ramp open

River park negotiations continueThe trust behind a proposed riverside park in Luggate says it’s confident its project will go ahead. PAGE 3

New swimming pools will be built at Three Parks in 2016-17, the Queenstown Lakes District Council decided last week. PAGE 2

THUR 25.12.14 - WED 31.12.14 WANAKA’S INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER

Three Parks site confirmed

A new pontoon for commercial operators on Lake Wanaka is planned.

Queenstown Lakes District deputy mayor, Lyal Cocks, said negotiations were underway for the council to buy a steel pontoon which was currently at Central Machine Hire’s depot.

If the purchase went ahead, the pontoon would probably be moored near where Bullock Creek flows into

the lake, with a ramp to the beach.Lyal Cocks said a pontoon for use

by commercial operators would be useful, as the jetty near the marina

became congested with the growing number of firms offering lake-based activities.

“The operators are crying out for a

bit of space,” he said.The pontoon was likely to cost the

council “up to $5000” and the council would charge commercial operators

to use it.It was hoped the pontoon, which was

previously used on Lake Manapouri, would be in place in the new year.

Lyal Cocks said it was a part of bigger plans for the lakefront, from Dungarvon Street to the marina.

“Think tanks” would be held to gather community views on the future layout, landscaping and car-parking provision in the area.

Better pedestrian access between the town centre and the lake, an area for community events, boardwalks and a wetland were just some of the ideas which had been mooted at this stage, he said.

The Wanaka community got behind the Wanaka Sun Christmas Food Bank Drive again this year, thank you. Story 7.

Pontoon part of lakefront plansJessica Maddock

Wanaka sun

PHOTO: NIKKI HEATH

THANK YOU

WANAKA SUN CHRISTMAS FOOD BANK DRIVE

Thanks to all our volunteers and the emergency service personnel for the help with this year’s

and thanks to our community for their generosity.We couldn’t do it without you.

The operators are crying out for a bit of space.

THURSDAY 25.12.14 - WEDNESDAY 31.12.14PAGE 2

Holiday access for Kidd’s BushCaroline Harker

Wanaka Sun

Holidaymakers can now access the camping ground at Kidds Bush (Lake Hawea) following an interim agreement between the Hunter Valley Station lessees and the Queenstown Lakes District Council that Meads Road will be open to the public throughout the Christmas - New Year holiday period. Wanaka Community

Board chair Rachel Brown said public access was very important and she was pleased the road has re-opened, even if it is only temporarily. The council has been negotiating access with Hunter Valley station lessees Taff and Penny Cochrane for some time.

“I’m not sure what will happen next,” Rachel said. “[QLDC Chief Executive] Adam Feeley has assured us the council is

doing its best and negotiations [for permanent access] will continue.

“ W h i l e l o n g - t e r m arrangements regarding access through Meads Road remain to be resolved, we are pleased that this agreement will enable access over the holidays,” Adam said.

The road is usually closed for the lambing season, but has been closed on a semi-permanent basis for some time

while council was negotiating with the lessees. Early this year council decided to stop negotiating due to the ongoing costs, but has since reversed this decision.

The Meads Road dispute began in the 1950s when the Hawea Dam was being built and the original road was flooded. The new road has been maintained by the council for more than 50 years.

sunnews

advertise in the...P 03 443 5252

E [email protected]

or [email protected]

A new boat ramp at Glendhu Bay was officially opened on Monday. The ramp is on a reserve on the western side of the motor camp, with signage at the turn-off from the Wanaka – Mount Aspiring Road. Once the lake level drops, more concrete will be added to the ramp (in the New Year), but it is fully functional now.Queenstown Lakes District Council Deputy Mayor Lyal Cocks said the ramp was “a very useful addition to the facilities available for boat users.”There is a standard fee of $5 per launch to use the ramp, or boaties can buy a season’s pass for $40 at the council’s office on Ardmore Street. The pass gives unlimited use of all boat ramps in the Queenstown Lakes District.Pictured: QLDC representative Averil Kingsbury, assistant harbourmaster Craig Blake, Jennifer Smith, Jeremy Smith, John McLean from Rotary Wanaka, Mick Hampton and Dan Stewart of Evergreen, and Dorothy Pittaway.

Three Parks site confirmed

New boat ramp open

Police attended three crashes this week, one near Makarora township, one on the corner of Ballantyne and Golf Course roads and one on the Wanaka-Mount Aspiring Road. With more vehicles on the road police are cautioning drivers to stay vigilant and be aware of what is happening on the roads.

Police received two reports of theft from cars in Matai Road and Rata Street.

Two drink drivers were processed this week. One was fined $200 and received 50 demerit points. The second person could face a prison term, large fine and/or disqualification when they appear in court.

A male was issued with a police safety order after police attended a domestic dispute incident.

A resident in Luggate was woken by a person outside their house. Police are seeking to identify this person.

Three people were arrested for fighting, disorderly behaviour, theft and wilful damage.

Enquiries are ongoing into the vandalism of a sign and the theft of a bike.

Constable Greg Nolet is requesting the owner/driver of a gold Holden Ute, which was parked on Totara Terrace on Monday night, visit him at the police station.

crimescene

For non-emergency advice or assistance from Wanaka Police call 443 7272. You can also find us on Facebook.

In an emergency always dial 111. To provide information anonymously, call the organisation

CRIMESTOPPERS on 0800 555 111

Holiday crime

PHOTO: LYAL COCKS

New swimming pools will be built at Three Parks in 2016-17, the Queenstown Lakes District Council decided last week.

The councillors rejected a council staff recommendation that the existing lap pool on Plantation Road be upgraded and a learners’ pool at Northlake leased by the council, before new pools were built at Three Parks in five years.

The recommendation was based on reducing the burden the new pools would place on ratepayers and allowing more time to fundraise and

investigate ways to offset the cost of the pools, such as the sale of council-owned land.

However, councillors decided building new pools at Three Parks sooner rather than later made more sense and better reflected the community’s wishes.

The councillors’ decision on where and when new pools will be built – a decision which is still subject to approval during the long-term plan public consultation process next year - is a significant step forward in the pools project, which has been discussed for several years.

At last week’s meeting,

councillors agreed to include $11.8 million in the draft 2015-25 long-term plan to build the pools at Three Parks, alongside stage one of the Wanaka Sports Facility.

They agreed that the pools complex should be designed in 2015-16, when consideration would also be given to whether any parts of the complex could be built at Northlake, and built in 2016-17.

They also agreed that the Wanaka community should be “encouraged” to fundraise for the pools, to reduce the rates increase, and that council staff identify surplus council-owned land which could be sold to

offset the cost of the pools.Before reaching this decision,

the council asked Wanaka ratepayers resident where and when the pools should be built, what size they should be and how much ratepayers were prepared to pay for them.

It received 471 submissions. Nearly 71 percent of submitters wanted the pools to be open by late 2016 and 54 percent were willing to pay an extra $184 a year in rates for an eight-lane pool and a learners’ pool to be built at Three Parks, however, 24 percent were not prepared to pay more rates to enable new pools to be built.

JeSSiCa MaddoCk

Wanaka Sun

THURSDAY 25.12.14 - WEDNESDAY 31.12.14 PAGE 3

Negotiations continue over river parkStaff RepoRteR

Wanaka Sun

Staff RepoRteR

Wanaka Sun

The trust behind a proposed riverside park in Luggate says it’s confident its project will go ahead.

T h e R e d B r i d g e River Park Trust has been negotiating with Contact Energy for several months, to buy 0.4ha of land the power company owns beside the Clutha River near the Red Bridge.

Trustee Lewis Verduyn-Cassels said negotiations w o u l d r e s u m e o n January 12.

“It has certainly taken perseverance to get this far, however, we can

report that all parties are working toward a resolution that would enable our trust to establish a conservation park at the Red Bridge.”

Lewis Verduyn-Cassels has lived in a cottage on the land since 1991 and has cleared exotic trees and replaced them with natives. He wants to continue to live there and be caretaker of the park, if Contact Energy agrees to sell the land.

The trust made its latest offer to Contact Energy in October. Lewis Verduyn-Cassels has declined to say how much money was offered.

The trust has raised

$142,500, the majority of which was gifted to it by Lewis Verduyn-Cassels and his family.

The Wanaka Sun understands there is a significant difference between what the trust offered for the land and the price Contact Energy was hoping to get. It is understood the power company recently sold an adjoining 0.5ha site, which has a house on it, for significantly more than the amount the trust is offering.

Before the current negotiations, Contact Energy, which inherited the site in 1996, said it wanted $300,000 for the

land. It rejected an offer from Lewis Verduyn-Cassels personally, before the trust was established, of $190,000.

The trust plans to create a community-owned park in perpetuity. The entire park would be 5.2ha, comprising the 0.4ha currently under negotiation, a marginal strip near the Red Bridge and 2.6ha which used to house punting infrastructure. Contact Energy has said it will donate the former punting site to a community organisation and the trust hopes it will be the chosen group.

sunnews

Two-lane access on SH6

Keep connected

Car parking changes at airport

Hope for Hawea intersection

Smorgasbord of eventsTwo-lane, but reduced-speed access has been restored through Haast Pass at the Diana Falls slip site on State Highway 6.The New Zealand Transport Agency’s regional performance manager, Pete Connors, said it was pleasing to have been able to complete the work before Christmas and the summer holiday period.“A 50kph speed restriction will be in place because of the temporary surface. This will be removed once the highway is re-sealed in the New Year,” he said.The highway had been closed at night since a slip at Diana Falls on September 10, 2013, brought more than 40,000 cubic metres of rock and debris onto the highway, initially closing the it for 11 days. The NZTA has since installed three rockfall protection fences on the slip face which are each capable of stopping a boulder weighing up to 16 tonnes.“This has been a mammoth job for everyone involved which has been made easier by the support, patience and goodwill of everyone – this has been much appreciated,” Pete said.

Both Vodafone and Spark are aiming to keep holidaymakers in Wanaka connected throughout the festive period.Vodafone will be using Cellsites on Wheels – or temporary cell sites – to boost its network capacity, while Spark New Zealand’s 4G mobile capacity upgrades in the Wanaka region are expected to cope with the surge in demand. Spark has also installed portable mobile sites.“The summer holiday – more than any other time of the year – is about staying close to the things and people who matter. Smartphones are at the heart of that now and, while texting and calling are still popular, Kiwis are using data services to stay in touch more and more,” Vodafone technology director Tony Baird said.

Changes to car parking have been made at Queenstown Airport and the drop-off area near the terminals has been removed.An airport spokesperson said, as of December 22, the system for dropping people off at the airport was the same as for picking them up – private vehicles have to park in the carpark, where the first 20 minutes is free of charge.The former drop-off zone, where private vehicles could stop briefly to drop passengers off near the terminals, was now only open to buses and service delivery vehicles.Thirty-six new car spaces had been added to the carpark, including more spaces with a 20-minute limit.

PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Hawea Community Association chair Dennis Hughes remains “cautiously optimistic” something will be done to make the State Highway 6 - Lake Hawea turnoff safer, despite delays in a decision from the New Zealand Transport Authority. Dennis had expected a decision this year, but this has now been delayed until 2015.

“They said they will get back to us early next year and I’m happy with that,” he said. “I’ve got no idea if they will make any changes, but I’m hopeful.”

Dennis said the HCA’s priorities would be: firstly, for speed limits to be put in place, secondly, for

something to be done about sight lines for traffic coming in either direction and, thirdly, for lighting to be improved at the

intersection.“It’s massively under-lit at

night, if you compare it to the intersections on either side of Cromwell or the Albert Town turnoff [by the vet clinic] outside Wanaka,” he said.

An HCA document called “A

Dangerous Intersection” had been well-received by Hawea community members, the Queenstown Lakes District Council, the Wanaka

Community Board and the NZTA, Dennis said. He put it together earlier this year, with input from HCA members Lesley Burdon, John Taylor, Di Turnbull, Lawrence Hardy, Liz Matheson, Richard Burdon, Ian Rae, Mike Clark and Anthony Elderson.

People in the Upper Clutha area will be spoilt for choice for events this festive season.

The line-up starts with take two of the annual Rotary Wanaka book sale, which is being held in Spencer House mall on December 27, 28 and 29, from 10am until 6pm. A record number of books – more than 10,000 – were donated for this year’s

book sale, held in October, and some were not sold, so the club is holding another sale while lots of people are in town.

On December 28, the Hawea Picnic Racing Club is holding its annual races at the Hawea Domain. Take a picnic and enjoy children’s pony events, such as barrel racing, jumping and games, in the morning and eight horse races in the afternoon.

The country music festival, The Branding,

returns to the Lake Hawea Hotel from December 29 to January 2, with the main event on New Year’s Eve.

Meanwhile, in the Cardrona Valley, it is the second Rhythm and Alps music festival, which takes place on December 30 and 31.

The traditional New Year’s Eve celebrations will take place at the lakefront in Wanaka on December 31, with live music and fireworks and the music continues on New Year’s

Day, at “Woodystock” in Luggate. Woodystock will feature local musicians, so take a picnic and your dancing shoes to 44 Alice Burn Drive from 3pm.

As usual, there will be plenty of action and entertainment at the Wanaka Rodeo at the rodeo club’s grounds at Albert Town on January 2, and the Upper Clutha Presbyterian Holiday Gala is being held at the showgrounds on January 2.

CaRoline HaRkeR

Wanaka Sun

It’s massively under-lit at night, if you compare it to the intersections on

either side of Cromwell or the Albert Town turnoff [by the vet clinic] outside Wanaka.


sunnewsHawea meeting

Wanaka’s all women singing group, Treble Tones (pictured), performed a free concert at the Wanaka Library on Saturday. They added some Christmas carols to their repertoire especially for the occasion. The group members singing were: Christiana Grohs, Kirsty Barr, Steph Combe, Sally Battson, Kaye Caughey, Frances Cowie,

Susan Turnbull, Marjon Gilbert and Jen Rumore.

Treble Tones is an a cappella group which has been together for nearly three years. They sing a wide range of music including classic, choral , contemporary, spiritual and soft rock. The concert was introduced by Wanaka Public Library Association member Kim Tomlin. The association arranges regular entertainment at the library.

Hawea residents to discuss future

The review of the Queenstown Lakes District Plan is at the top of the agenda for the annual Hawea community meeting which is being held on Saturday January 10.

Hawea Community Association chair Dennis Hughes said the meeting was an opportunity for Hawea residents to influence

and shape the council’s vision and planning priorities for the Hawea district. Topics up for

discussion include rural residential and farming issues, township

boundaries for Hawea Flat and Lake Hawea, heritage issues, sports facilities and retail and

industrial areas. “We’ll also spend time looking

at a fascinating selection of early Hawea photographs showing the old lake (before it was raised), early farming scenes, the construction of the dam and the like,” Dennis said. “This will be a ‘must see’ for anyone interested in the history of the area.”

The meeting will begin at 9.30am at the Lake Hawea Community Centre and will be followed by a “generous Hawea morning tea/light lunch,” Dennis said.

Caroline Harker

Wanaka Sun

Caroline Harker

Wanaka Sun

Dulcet tones at Wanaka Library

We’ll also spend time looking at a fascinating selection of early

Hawea photographs showing the old lake (before it was raised).

PHOTO: CAROLINE HARKER

P 03 443 5252

E [email protected]


advertise in the



P 03 443 5252

E [email protected]


advertise here...

diningguide

Wild Earth adventureVisiting Wild Earth Wines is quite an adventure.

Set in the rocky cragginess of the Kawarau Gorge, the experience begins when you cross the tumultuous Kawarau River, using a narrow wire swing bridge.

T h o s e w i t h a n appetite for heights may linger, looking down into the bright w a t e r w h i c h i s rumoured to harbour many secrets.

T h o s e l e s s enthusiastic about swing bridges can hurry across, to the many treats which await them on the other side.

Wild Earth Wines is in a rustic cottage in a beautiful garden, n e s t l e d i n t h e interesting ruggedness of the Goldf ie lds M i n i n g C e n t r e , a D e p a r t m e n t o f Conservation historic reserve featuring tunnels, mine shafts and sluicings from the gold rush of the mid-1800s.

The food at Wild Earth Wines has a real point of difference – much of it is cooked in a retired French Oak Burgundy wine barrel, in which foods are steamed, grilled, baked or smoked.

This unique – and delicious – style of cooking came about it a rather ad hoc fashion, but it has been perfected to become a signature of Wild Earth Wines.

In 2008 Wild Earth v i n e y a r d o w n e r a n d p a u a d i v e r , Quintin Quider, and “Stormalong Stanley” from Stewart Island were entertaining friends on the banks of the Kawarau River when a summer fire ban threw a spanner in their cooking plans.

They needed to be able to cook without lighting an open fire and the only item they had to hand was an old wine barrel. They cut it in half, put some wood chips in it, along with water in the bottom to prevent the barrel from burning, and voila! Genius.

Today, Wild Earth W i n e s ’ s i g n a t u r e dish is its Oak Stave, comprising five dishes cooked in a wine barrel. You can add a tasting flight of five of Wild

Earth’s stunning wines, each matched to the dishes of the day.

Examples of the d e l i g h t s a t W i l d Earth Wines include manuka-smoked Marlborough paua with wild mushroom risotto and truffle aioli; and rustic pork belly pâté, barrel poached in spices and Wild Earth Wine, with apple pesto and baguette crutes.

Wild Earth Wines makes stunning Pinot noir,pinot gris, riesling and rose, which are well-priced by the glass or bottle.

W h i l e a w a y a n a f t e r n o o n i n t h e rustic restaurant or beauti ful cottage garden, soaking up the amazing flavours and food combinations, and the incredible s c e n e r y o f t h e Kawarau Gorge.

PHOTO: SUPPLIED

WANT TO BE PART OF OUR MONTHLY DINING FEATURE?Running once a month, the Wanaka Sun dining feature focuses on the wonderful

dining options available through Wanaka, Cromwell and the surrounding areas.

- 8cm wide x 5cm high advert in full colour- One free ‘feature’ article on your establishment- A3 posters displayed around town- Promotion through social media

- Distribution to homes and businesses across Wanaka, Hawea, Cardrona, Luggate, Tarras, Cromwell and surrounds

For more information or to book, contact Jake Kilby on 03 443 5252 or [email protected]

For just $70 + GST per month, receive the following:


sunnews

P e o p l e i n W a n a k a , Hawea and Luggate donated a huge amount - ranging from turkeys, t o v e g e t a b l e s f r e s h from their gardens, to w r a p p e d C h r i s t m a s presents - during the seventh annual Wanaka Sun Food Bank Drive on Sunday, organiser Nikki Heath said.

About 150 volunteers, including local emergency s e r v i c e s p e r s o n n e l , volunteered to drive the streets of the towns collecting the items.

T h e y g o t o w a r d Christmas hampers for local people who may otherwise go without any festive treats and restocking Community N e t w o r k s W a n a k a ’ s

food bank.Nikki said there were

about 60 children among the volunteers and some Mount Aspiring College students who have helped for several years.

“Some local families make it an annual family Christmas ritual to come along and help with the collection. They tell me they do it to help those in need and teach their children about the spirit of giving and how the community can help those in need.”

Volunteers then sorted t h e d o n a t i o n s i n t o Christmas hampers and items for the food bank in the MAC gymnasium.

Photos: Nikki Heath, Ella Frires,

Karen Birkby and Kim Nicol

WANT TO BE PART OF OUR MONTHLY DINING FEATURE?

WS food bank drive great success

Jessica Maddock

Wanaka sun


inreview2014

Second in South IslandHawea Wanaka Pony Club senior riders Alannah Stalker riding Airtime, Zoe McNeilly riding Knightly Venture and team captain Cate Howie riding Just Jackson (pictured with the Otago Southland Dressage Team) were placed second overall within the South Island and tenth overall at the nationals in Christchurch.

January

Mobile phone woes

Unforgettable experience

Dropped calls, stalled texts and no access to the web proved once again to be the bane of mobile phone users over the New Year period. In 2013, mobile customers were stymied when the Vodafone network failed to cope with high volumes of traffic, both over the New Year and Easter holiday periods. This year the Spark (formerly Telecom) network stumbled. Three cell sites servicing Wanaka experienced drops in accessibility and retainability “probably related to congestion,” according to Spark technicians.

The support of his home crowd made a “massive difference” to Wanaka’s Dougal Allan along the Challenge Wanaka course on January 18. Dougal was placed third in the professional field in his first long distance triathlon.

The Wanaka Sun caught up with the Wanaka Swim Club squad after its successful campaign at the Otago Championships. Pictured: (back row) WSC President Richard Fairbairn, Janus Staufenberg, Dylan Bradley, Noel Bisson, Nick Toepfer; (middle row) Julius Staufenberg, Leo Staufenberg, Jaime Toepfer, Jasmine Murray, Kobi Stevens, Wilf Spearing; (front row) Simone Johnson, Samantha Garrick, Phoebe Young with the Southland Triathlon Championship first junior female trophy, Grace Heath, Emily Heath, Abbey Fisher and Sophie Fairbairn with the Otago Open Breaststroke Trophy.

Otago swimming champs

PHOTO: SUPPLIED

PHOTO: SIMON WATTS/GETTY IMAGES

PHOTO: NIKKI HEATH


inreview2014February

Poo proposal rejectedThe Luggate Community Association sent a letter to the Queenstown Lakes District Council urging it to consider alternatives to a proposed wastewater treatment plant near the township on the Luggate-Tarras Road. The request came in light of a survey of Luggate residents, in which the majority of locals rejected the plan. The then proposed “Project Groundswell” would result in a $1.3 million facility being built by Fulton Hogan on the Luggate-Tarras Road. Sludge from the Project Pure wastewater treatment site near the Wanaka Airport would be transported to the facility where the sludge would dry out over an eighteen-month period.

Holiday home amnesty

Sochi success for Wanaka athletes

Queenstown Lakes District Council declared a three-month amnesty for Wanaka residents and holiday-home owners who accommodate short-term paying guests while dodging rates. Under the Queenstown Lakes District Plan, ratepayers had to register their home or holiday house if they used it to provide short-term accommodation for paying guests, or obtain resource consent, depending on the extent of the activity. The rules had been in place since a district plan change in 2009 and the QLDC’s chief financial officer Stewart Burns said the current “amnesty” was partially in order to ensure newcomers to the district were familiar with the requirements.

One of New Zealand’s most successful Winter Olympic campaigns finished up with Wanaka’s Jossi Wells leading his team-mates into Sochi’s Fisht Olympic Stadium as New Zealand’s flag-bearer at the closing ceremony. The 15-strong New Zealand Olympic team delivered 11 top 16 finishes, including four “Olympic Diploma” top eight placings. The team’s best performances all came from Wanaka-based athletes competing in ski halfpipe, which made its debut on the Olympic programme at Sochi. This included a fourth, sixth and ninth respectively for Jossi Wells, Beau-James Wells and Lyndon Sheehan in the men’s event, as well as a fifth place finish for Janina Kuzma in the women’s halfpipe.Wanaka Skeleton racer Katharine Eustace finished a credible 11th, in a performance that saw her beat the 2013 world champion.

North to South Local swimmer, Roger North, spent nearly 14 hours in “freezing” Lake Wanaka in what was believed to be the first solo attempt to swim the length of the lake.Roger swam 35km of the 45km, in an effort a member of his support crew described as “phenomenal.” For comparison’s sake, Cook Strait is 28km wide and the English Channel is 32km. He is pictured swimming towards Glendhu Bay, ten hours into his length-of-Lake Wanaka swim, with safety kayaker Rod Walker and paddle-boarder Guy Alty.

PHOTO: AJ THOMPSON PHOTOGRAPHY

The Wanaka Rowing Club returned from the South Island Club Championships in Twizel with its best medal haul – three gold medals and one silver – from a single major championship regatta. Riley Bruce (pictured) won three gold medals in five hours. Riley and his double’s partner Nathan Redai won the boys’ under-16 double sculls. Riley then went on to win the boys’ under-17 single and the men’s club grade. Nathan won his first individual medal in a single scull in the boys’ under-16 single.

Best ever results

PHOTO: EACHANN BRUCE


inreview2014March

For duck’s sake

MAC on lock down

Rabbit control

Signs to warn drivers that ducks may be crossing Ardmore Street were erected at either end of Pembroke Park. The two signs cost the Queenstown Lakes District Council about $500. They were suggested by Wanaka resident Karen Neilsen after she saw one of a pair of ducks run over on Ardmore Street last year.

Mount Aspiring College practiced a “lock-down” for the first time, so staff and students knew what to do if an armed or threatening person was on or near the school grounds.Principal Wayne Bosley said the college had never faced such a situation and, while he considered it was unlikely to happen, the school was duty-bound to provide a safe environment for its students and staff. It was no different to running drills so students and staff knew what to do in the event of a fire or an earthquake, he said. Local police officers were also involved in the drill.

One hundred and forty children, aged five to ten years, competed in the first annual Northlake Duathlon on Sunday. Hailed as an “absolute success” by organisers and parents, the event raised $2300 for Wanaka and Hawea Flat primary schools to assist with the purchase of new sports equipment.

Major rabbit eradication work in the Wanaka area last year was hailed a success, with land reassessments showing a significant drop in numbers of the pest on 90 percent of the sites.Otago Regional Council Environmental Services Manager, Martin King, warned landowners not to be complacent about ongoing rabbit control work. He said rabbit numbers had “exploded” during the past two or three years, due to the warmer winters providing a year-round food source and the diminishing effectiveness of the rabbit calicivirus disease (RCD). These factors meant rabbit numbers could increase again very quickly, he said.

Biking for technology The entire Makarora Primary School roll of 12 cycled from Waterfall Creek, around the Lake Wanaka waterfront and down the Clutha River track to Albert Town to raise money to buy iPads for the school. Teacher Rhian Nicholl said the children were sponsored by their families and friends and raised about $50 each. “Our two five-year-olds were only going to bicycle as far as the Dinosaur Park but they wanted to carry on,” she said. “They all knew what the money was for.”

PHOTO: NIKKI HEATH

PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Inaugural duathlon


inreview2014April

Safest place to live

Jet sprint season finale

New Zealand’s Southern Police District is one of the safest places in the country, according to District Commander Superintendent Andrew Coster. Crime in Otago Rural was down by 6.1 percent last year, according to Statistics New Zealand. This includes the whole of the Central Otago and Queenstown Lakes districts. The crime resolution rate for the period was 57.5 percent. Superintendent Andrew Coster said the latest figures reflect the steady reduction in crime that has occurred in the district since 2009.

The New Zealand Jet Sprint Association Championships season finale was held under floodlights at the Oxbow Aqua Track. The 120m-long, 70m-wide jet sprint course hosted 43 race teams and the Upper Clutha Rugby Club helped the safety marshals as pushers in the cold water. The PSP Limited Group A Class, the Suzuki Superboat Class and the 400’s Class were contested in an event which had a few wrong turns, beached boats and mechanical issues.

MacStock rocks

New patrol

The MacStock Festival showcased an “exciting range of talent,” according to Mount Aspiring College head of music Angela Mote. The Lake Wanaka Centre was packed with students as young as ten who danced and screamed their way through the night in true rock concert style. Pictured: Ella Glynn, Sam Hadida and Isaac Bell.

A committee was formed to run a community patrol programme. The two-person patrols operate on Friday and Saturday nights from about 9pm until 4am, and at large events. They cover all the towns in the Wanaka area, including Albert Town, Lake Hawea, Luggate and Cardrona. The committee is made up of: Doug Brenssell, Mick Hollyer, Bruce Hebbard, Shelley Collins, Una Connolly, Paul Tamati, Adrian Page and Steve Worley, pictured with the police community liaison officer, Constable Mike Thomas.

PHOTO: ANDREW MILLER

PHOTO: WANAKA SUN

Mikayla selected for CanberraFifteen-year-old Mikayla Harvey was selected by Bike NZ’s Junior Development Selection Panel to travel to Canberra to compete. The Mount Aspiring College student was part of 12-person team selected as a part of the National Junior Development programme to compete at the Canberra Tour in May. She went on to win the under-17 tour overall, was second in the individual time trial, first in the first road race and was in the lead bunch in the second road race. She also came first in the final criterium which doubled as the Australian Capital Territory state criterium championships.

P 03 443 5252

E [email protected]


advertise in the


inreview2014Shaved for a cure

Happy with harvest

Knitsy back in town

Night flying

A voluntary milestone

Firing to fifth

Nine Mount Aspiring College students went bald for a cause, shaving their heads as part of a Shave for a Cure fundraising event. Students Nikita Wouters, Jordan Wouters, Ronan Thompson, Silvana Zurmuhl, Aoife Baker, Melanie Nolan, Callum Rennie, Sam Bastion, Johnny Brebner, Angus MacLeod and Nick Mercer lost all their hair in front of a capacity crowd in the MAC gym, while Anna Liggins had her ponytail cut off. Pictured: Year 10 student Jordan Wouters faces the razors.

Wanaka’s two largest winemakers were happy with their harvests after the Indian summer. Rippon owner/winemaker Nick Mills said, while his yield was the smallest it has been since 2007 due to the drought, he was happy with the quality of the grapes. Maude Wines owner/winemaker Sarah-Kate Dineen said they had had a big year with healthy crops and great quality.Both Rippon and Maude Wines also make wine for smaller local vineyards. “The smaller vineyards are all getting better and better as they develop their knowledge and experience,” Nick said. “They do it all themselves. The little brands are the success stories of Wanaka these days. They make really special wines and Wanaka should be very proud of them.”

Knitsy left her signature trademark on the dog trials sculpture on Mount Iron. No new yarn bombs had been reported to the Wanaka Sun for at least 12 months, until this creation was seen.

The Civil Aviation Authority accepted in principle the foundation safety case for night flight operations at Queenstown Airport, subject to infrastructure improvements. The main elements required to be in place before night flight operations include widening the runway by 15m to 45m; a comprehensive aeronautical lighting package (runway, taxiway, approach and off-airport lights); a customised crew selection and training package; employing the full capability of the existing required navigation performance technology; and changes to on-board flight procedures to reduce pilot workload on final approach.These elements are not likely to be in place before mid-2016.

Wanaka man Graeme Harford completed his 21st season as a voluntary hut warden at the Mount Aspiring Hut and the keen tramper intended to volunteer again the following summer. Graeme began volunteering as a hut warden when he retired more than two decades ago.

Wearing up to 25kg of rescue kit and an oxygen mask, Wanaka’s firefighting volunteers sweated out a credible fifth place against 181 teams in the Auckland Skytower Challenge.The six-person Wanaka team was a mixture of rookies and experience with Glen Thurston gaining fifth place in the open men division with a personal best time of 10:18. Ardouin Baker was placed 19th in the women’s event (18.23 PB), with Vincent Holloway 16th (11:56), Jimmy Connolly 23rd (12:23 PB), Justin Stowell 51st (13:09 PB), Mark Strang 164th (16:44 PB) and Alexandre Rosa Pereira 225th (19:21PB).

PHOTO: SUPPLIED

PHOTO: NIKKI HEATH

May


Rock apocalypseMount Aspiring College’s 2014 production was Rock Apocalypse, a parody of, and tongue-in-cheek tribute to, horror and sci-fi B-movies from the 1950’s to the present day. The music was rock ‘n’ roll, blues, gospel, rock and anthem-based.

PHOTO: ANDREW MILLER

inreview2014Big boost from society

Monorail declined

Interest in lakefront plan

Amnesty nets providers

The Upper Clutha A and P Society donated $50,000 to the Upper Clutha Hospice Trust, half of which will be paid this year, with the balance given in 2015. The donation was large enough to fit-out a palliative room and an adjoining family room in the hospice which is going to be built in Wanaka.The society also donated $10,000, also over two years, to Community Networks Wanaka which would contribute to its operational costs.

The application by Riverstone Holdings Limited to build and operate a $240 million monorail in Fiordland was declined by Conservation Minister Dr Nick Smith.The Fiordland Link Experience proposed a new link between Queenstown and Milford Sound consisting of a 20km boat ride across Lake Wakatipu to Mt Nicholas Station, a 45km all-terrain vehicle ride to Kiwi Burn, a 43.8km monorail ride to Te Anau Downs and a 90km coach journey to Milford Sound.

Many of the 377 submissions lodged on the draft Wanaka Lakefront Reserves Management Plan commented on a clause which would allow certain buildings on Roy’s Bay Reserve.The Wanaka Watersports Facility Trust’s plans for a lakeside building for non-motorised lake users depended on this clause remaining in the plan. The draft plan stated buildings would be allowed on Roy’s Bay Reserve, providing they were consistent with the objectives of the plan.

The council has nearly 100 extra Upper Clutha holiday accommodation providers on its books, after it offered an amnesty period to people providing accommodation without the proper consents. The number of registrations or applications for resource consent for holiday homes increased from 100 to 172 as a result of the amnesty, and the number for homestays was up from 38 to 53.

June


sunnews

farmingnewsA monthly column by Kim Reilly of Federated Farmers, on issues affecting the Upper Clutha’s rural community…

As we inch our way towards the end of 2014, it’s a good time to reflect on the year from a rural perspective.

While there have been a number of events outside a farmer’s direct control, good budgeting and planning have helped soften the blow for many.

T h e w e a t h e r h a s thrown its usual range of curveballs – too much rain, too little rain, too much snow, too little snow, too much wind - you can pretty much take your pick this year.

Not much more needs to be said about where the dairy pay-outs are at, just simply that we’d like to see them turn the other way soon.

The sheep and beef industry is looking in good shape. The lift in schedules has been a welcome relief, particularly the high beef price through spring. Even the wool price is lifting, which not only helps the bottom line but also gives due recognition to the quality of the wool produced by our farmers. Talk of industry restructuring is ongoing, so watch this space in 2015.

Meanwhile, the amount of regulation coming

out of central and local government is keeping the rural industries on their toes. Some of this stuff is good, some of it frustrating but necessary and some of it is just bureaucratic nonsense.

One of Federated Farmers’ key roles is to get on top of all these rules and regulations before they get locked in place. Across the country, our policy teams and elected farming representatives advocate on our members’ behalf on issues impacting the farming sector, from the time draft rules and laws are first contemplated through to court appeals if necessary.

We need to sort out the chaff from the straw when it comes to laws and

regulations. If there are going to be restrictions put on farming businesses, these need to be necessary, appropriate and realistic.

From the look of it, there will be plenty to keep busy on throughout 2015. In about March, the Otago Regional Council is opening for submissions its Draft Regional Policy Statement, which sets the framework for resource management in the region. Following on from this, Queenstown Lakes District Council, Central Otago District Council and Dunedin City Council are all releasing full reviews of their own plans.

M i n i m u m f l o w processes continue across Otago, with indications of a complex process for the

Lindis catchment. W i t h m o m e n t u m

gathering around the high number of industrial and district council discharges into waterways, ORC will hopefully be putting some serious work into this area in 2015.

Meanwhile, central Government is preparing to release further reform of the Resource Management Act. Federated Farmers w i l l b e i n v o l v e d i n this process. What we don’t want to see is the continuation of complex, c o s t l y a n d l e n g t h y consent requirements that have only minimal environmental gain.

We also want to see a better balance between economic interests and environmental, social and cultural values. These four well-beings can all exist in harmony and it’s a matter of striking the right balance.

F o r n o w , I h o p e everyone has a relaxing and weather-balanced holiday season and that Santa treats you kindly.

- By Kim Reilly, FedeRated FaRmeRs

south island Regional Policy manageR

Looking back over 2014 through the rural window

PHOTO: WANAKA SUN


sunnews

Local artist to speak

New i-SITE open

All sorts of people are putting their hands up to be volunteers at Rhythm and Alps, from travellers looking for a cheap way to enjoy the New Year festival to locals wanting to spend an evening checking it out. Volunteers’ manager Jo Guest (pictured) is busy recruiting. She needs about 200 people for a range of jobs and still has some spaces to fill.

While she has organised volunteers for other events and attended many music festivals, this is the first time she has combined the two.

“This is quite different because the volunteers are mainly 18 to 26 year olds, rather than the older age groups I’m used to. I want to make it a good experience for them, to make them feel valued. The volunteers are our eyes and ears out in the field and we couldn’t run the festival without them. I see myself as their

spokesperson.”J o i s c a l l i n g h e r

volunteers “rockstars.” They can choose how many six-hour shifts they do, camp on site with other rockstars, and enjoy the festival when they’re not helping out. They can choose what type of rockstars they want to be; campsite rockstars, ticketing rockstars, angel tent rockstars, recycling rockstars and so on.

“We’ve had applications from people who have volunteered at festivals overseas and even one from some American firefighters,” Jo said. “They

all seem to be really excited at the prospect of spending some time in Wanaka.”

J o w o r k e d a t t h e first Rhythm and Alps festival last year in a cash management role. This year the festival has introduced RFID wristbands, which have radio-frequency chips embedded in them for cashless transactions. Bookings are down this year with organisers expecting a crowd of about 5000, half the number which attended in 2013.

See classified for details.

Now resident in Wanaka, artist Stephen Martyn (“Marty”) Welch is giving a talk about his work at Bistro Gentil on Sunday (December 28). This will be followed by a fortnight-long exhibition.

Marty is best known for his portraits of famous New Zealanders, from Lucy Lawless to Al Brown. His trademark stance is “everyone deserves a portrait,” not just the well-known.

“For me, having a portrait painted isn’t a reward or a status symbol. It’s about one person taking the time to get to know another person well enough to paint

their portrait and paint it well. I don’t glamourise people, I don’t judge, I just chronicle. I ask my subjects to tell me the quite mundane details of their lives to relax them. I need to follow my instinct with each individual to find their core.”

The path to portraiture was not an obvious one for Marty. He became disillusioned when he “failed” fourth form art at school and tried various occupations from the army to delivering milk. The catalyst for becoming a fulltime artist was the birth of his son Scott in

1996, who was diagnosed with Kabuki Syndrome.

P a i n t i n g b e c a m e a consolation and a necessity, compelling him to record those around him. “It was an epiphany. Reality became all about people,” he said. His skills were honed over the years spent at his son’s bedside in Starship Hospital. In 2012 he won the Adam Portraiture Award, after being a finalist in 2008, and in 2006 (when he also won the People’s Choice Award).

Marty is pictured with his 2014 portrait of three New Zealand g o v e r n o r g e n e r a l s ; Sir Anand Satyanand, Jerry Matepare and S i r M i c h a e l Hardie Boys.

Looking for ‘rockstars’Caroline Harker

Wanaka SunCaroline Harker

Wanaka Sun

Local libraries are running a reading challenge for children. Children can enrol at any library and set themselves a target of how many books they intend to read between when they enter and January 26. The purpose is to encourage children to keep reading during the holidays, as research has shown that not reading for the long holiday period can cause a significant decline in children’s reading abilities. The “Be a Star Reader” challenge is open to all children, including very young ones who can nominate how many picture or story books their parents will read to, or with, them. All star readers will receive a certificate at the end of the challenge.

Be a star reader

The new Cromwell i-SITE opened for business on Thursday last week. The open-plan interior fit-out includes a series of digital screen displays and interpretation wall panels that tell the stories of Cromwell and Central Otago through text and images. Digital displays will also promote the services, events and products available within the region. Central Otago District Council community service manager, Anne Pullar, said the i-SITE team was excited about moving to the front of the Cromwell Mall and the opportunities that a more visible location would provide. “It is particularly exciting to be getting in there before Christmas so we will be easy to find for visitors travelling into and through our region over the summer months,” she said.Pictured: Kaye Kearney and Jacinta Neilson on opening day.

PHOTO: SUPPLIED

PHOTO: CAROLINE HARKER

PHOTO: NIKKI HEATH


PHOTO: CHRIS RODGERS

sunsport

Staff RepoRteR

Wanaka Sun

Cardrona NZ freeskiers Janina Kuzma and Beau-James Wells earned podium finishes in the halfpipe at the US Revolution Tour at Colorado’s Copper Mountain Resort last Thursday. Janina finished in second place and Beau-James in third place.

Janina, pictured left, earned her top score with her first of two finals runs. Her run included an alley-

oop, left five, back-to-back flairs and straight air tail grab into a 720 to finish.

“Today was a good opportunity to mix things up a little and try a different series of tricks to the ones Janina landed in her World Cup winning run,” Head Coach of the Cardrona NZ Park and Pipe Team, Tom Willmott, said. “The focus now is increasing the technical difficulty of Janina’s runs to improve her scores even further.”

Beau-James Wells landed

back to back doubles in his first run and a switch 900 on his second run to earn a third place finish in the halfpipe.

Wanaka’s Finn Bilous just missed out on the top 12 cut-off for the finals, finishing 13th, and Jackson Wells finished in 26th place. Wanaka’s Britt Hawes finished 10th in the women’s halfpipe qualifying rounds and Corrah Phil l ips was placed 24th in the snowboard halfpipe.

A w a k e b o a r d i n g competition may be added to the list of summer events held o n L a k e W a n a k a next year.

A group of Wanaka residents, spearheaded by Reon Morland, is hoping to hold the competition in Paddock Bay on February 21.

They were discussing t h e i d e a w i t h t h e Queenstown Lakes District harbourmaster and the owner of the land which would need

to be used to access the top end of Paddock Bay, Reon said.

The Wanaka event would be a regional contest ahead of the national competition on April 3 and 4, hosted by the Piarere Water Ski Club on Lake Karapiro.

Wakeboarding N e w Z e a l a n d a n d Christchurch Wake were also involved in planning the Wanaka competition, which would have grades for under-ten year olds through to veterans.

“It’s family fun for everyone,” Reon said.

He was also hoping

to establish a local wakeboarding club, which would make the organisation of events easier and help promote boating safety and local waterway bylaws.

To date several people had expressed interest in being a part of the club and a Facebook page – called Southern Lakes Wakeboarding Community – had been set up.

“If anyone has any interest, or wants to keep up with what’s going on, they are welcome to join,” Reon said.

Two, three at Copper Mountain

A damp day at the wicket

Wake up to wakeboarding

Matrix Albion Reserves made it four wins from four games last weekend against Molyneux. Albion sent Molyneux Reserves into bat first. Molyneux was bowled out in the 27th over for 101. The top bowlers for Albion were C O’Connor with 4/15 and J Cunningham with 3/37. Albion replied with 2/102 in the 22nd over. S Nugent was the top scorer with 54 and JD Bowman was 42 not out. J Bates took the wickets for Molyneux 2/14.

JeSSica Maddock

Wanaka Sun


TXT MESSAGE

BOARD

TXT THE WANAKA SUNTXT THE WANAKA SUN

sunviews

THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THE TEXT BOARD AND IN THE

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ARE THOSE OF THE AUTHOR ALONE

AND NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE WANAKA SUN.

Issue 693 Thursday December 25, 2014

Phone: 03 443 5252 Fax: 03 443 5250 Text view: 021 0849 0001 Text classified: 022 0786 778 www.thewanakasun.co.nz

Address: 5 Gordon Road, Wanaka Postal: PO Box 697, Wanaka

Editorial manager: Ruth Bolger [email protected]: Jessica Maddock [email protected]

Caroline Harker [email protected] Production: Adam Hall [email protected]: Jake Kilby [email protected]

Linnet Julius [email protected]: [email protected]

Free delivery to Wanaka, Wanaka surrounds and Cromwell urban and rural mailboxes, PO boxes in Makarora, Cromwell, Haast, Wanaka, Albert Town, Hawea. Distributed to motels, hotels and cafes plus businesses in the

Wanaka central business district and to drop boxes in Wanaka and Cromwell.

THANK YOU TO ALL THE WONDERFUL STAFF WHO HAVE MADE THE LIBRARY SUCH A LOVELY AND HAPPY ATMOSPHERE SO WE CAN ALL ENJOY GOING THERE. I LOVE IT. ANOTHER OF WANAKA’S SECRETS.

THANK YOU MY FRIENDS FOR THE CAFFE L’AFFAIRE, MAY YOU ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL YEAR AHEAD FROM ONE OF YOUR REGULAR CUSTOMERS! A GREAT TEAM AND CUSTOMERS MAKE MY LIFE SO MUCH HAPPIER.

CYCLISTS PLEASE! THE LAKEFRONT HAS LOTS OF SPACE FOR YOU WITHOUT NEEDING THE FOOTPATH AS WELL! LEAVE PEDESTRIANS WITH SOMEWHERE SAFE TO WALK. RINGING YOUR BELL TO GET SOMEONE OFF THE FOOTPATH WITH ALL THAT OTHER ROOM AVAILABLE FOR YOU? GIVE US A BREAK!

WATER WATER EVERYWHERE AND NOT A DROP TO IRRIGATE!

LOCAL BUILDERS TRYING TO PAY THEIR MORTGAGES, GETTING ABUSED BY ‘COMMUNITY DO GOODERS/MONEY MAKING SPINDLERS’ JUST FOR MAKING A LITTLE BIT OF NOISE DOING THEIR JOBS!!! SHAME

Christmas reflections Safety first

It’s Christmas Day. Now, it’s over a year since I lost my wife to cancer. At this time of year there are a number of people in Wanaka facing such sadness.Carols are sung to a crowd of locals and visitors, in the old Anglican Church. People received the communion at this time of celebration. I do too, it means so much to me in my faith and to give thanks to God. I am blessed with so many lovely friends and whether I am on my Mount Iron walks, at my daily coffee ritual, or the tango dancing group, they are there and they mean so much to me.I encourage those who have lost their loved ones, and who find it hard, to keep them in your heart but life will be different and lonely too. It is not easy and we are all different. But for me, my motto is “happiness is how you make it.” One needs to step out and try new things. Life goes on, carpe diem. I smile and have a sense of humour and yes, I have fun, and above all, I love and care for my family and friends and there is room in my life to receive others. Thank you to each one. Coffee and friends,

Pete Chamberlayne

When the public read about the number of accidents involving four wheel bike etc injuries and even death, they automatically think to themselves “haven’t they learnt by now.”Do you think the Wanaka gentleman should be advised that it is stupid to have a three or four-year-old sitting on his knee while using a ride-on lawn mower?

Name withheldAbridged

WRITE TO THE EDITOR

Let the community know your views.

Email your letter of 200 words or less to: [email protected]

To all our readers, texters, letter writers, photographers, contributors, advertisers and our delivery crew: the McKays,

the RD contractors and Wanaka Rowing Club.

Thank you for your continued support.From all the team at the Wanaka Sun.


sunclassifieds

20 word limit - deadline Tuesday 4pm standard network rates apply

02 20 786 77802 20 786 778For FREE listing text your advert toFor FREE listing text your advert to

colour & design

advertise in the...

wanakasun CALL 03 443 5252

body and mindMASSAGE THERAPY from a physio at In Balance Therapeutics. Skilled and knowledgeable. Phone or text Sally on 0274875942 for an appointment

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

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

RELAX WITH LOMI LOMI MASSAGE: Therapeutic Hawaiian - warm-ing, nurturing, flowing. Mon-Fri. Ph Maryann 03 4436463, 021 1101160 Aloha!

LYMPHATIC CLEARANCE: Support immune system, relieve lymphoe-dema, swelling, pain. Cleanse. Gentle relaxing therapeutic treatment. Mon - Fri. Ph Maryann 03 4436463, 021 1101160

RELAX WITH LOMI LOMI MASSAGE: Therapeutic Hawaiian - warm-ing, flowing, nurturing. Peaceful surroundings Mon-Fri. Ph Maryann 03 4436463, 021 1101160 Aloha!

JOIN WANAKA taekwondo club - be fit be healthy and get more confident. All ages welcome. new year offer for new comer. contact: 02040152714 Lax facebook.com/wanakataekwondoclub

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

employment

THREE CHAIRS Hair Salon require a full and/or part time hairdresser. Phone 443 5898

for sale FISHER PAYLEL Paprika Free Standing Oven with brand new Door Seals Good working order. Have changed to gas $160 ono ph txt 027 3066120

HUGGIES NAPPIES Junior Boys 16kg plus 16 per pkt. 3 Pkts $10 Bargain Ph Txt 027 3066120

BABY LOVE Car Seat Front or Rear Facing $20. Also Booster Seat $20. Ph txt 027 3066120

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

LAST MINUTE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING made easy at Wanaka’s Transport & Toy Museum.. Something for everyone!

STOCKING FILLERS FOR CHRISTMAS.. Hundreds of toys under $5 only at Wanaka’s Transport and Toy Museum, SH6 open every day.

GIRL’S 16 inch bike Suit 3- 5 years Excellent condition $50 021375684

FOR SALE-HUGGIES Dry Nites PJ Pants or Pull Ups Boys Jnr $5 Pkt or 3 Pkts $10 make life easy Ph Txt Debs 0273066120

STANDUP PADDLE boards & accessories for sale!!! Call Miles @ Alpine SUP 021 1858001

$1 ALL womans trousers salvation army family store 2 days only monday december 29 and tuesday 30th come in and see us

AWESOME CHRISTMAS presents for bike-lovers! Stylish helmets, baskets, leather saddles, classic bicycles! Good Rotations shop, 34 Anderson Rd, www.goodrotations.co, 034434349.

QUALITY ELECTRIC-BIKE brands & beautiful classic bicycles at your local bike shop Good Rotations, Wanaka! www.goodrotations.co, 034434349.

LAST CHANCE for Christmas! Beautiful china tea cup bird feeders, great for attracting wax eyes and bell birds to your garden. Makes a great present. Only $20 each. Ph or txt 021 680 110

EXTRA SHOPPING on Saturday at the Salvation Army Family Store until 5pm from 20th December until 10th January (inclusive)

SLEEPOUTS ,CABINS, studios, holiday homes. European solid tim-ber kit sets. 0221 600 342 www.eurowood.co.nz

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

noticeCOMMUNITY NETWORKS WANAKA will be closed from 24 December to 4 January. For emergency contacts please check www.communitynetworks.co.nz

FLAT HEAD CAFE will be closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Thanks Wanaka, and have a wonderful Christmas!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS from Good Rotations Bicycle Shop! Our silly sea-son hours: Tuesday to Friday 12-6pm or by appointment: 034434349.

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

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

COME JOIN us. Volunteers required by the Salvation Army Family Store in Wanaka. Please enquire at our store or phone 03 443 5068

DONATIONS KINDLY received. Please drop into the store or for larger items phone the Salvation Army Family Store on 03 443 5068

THANK GOODNESS Mr Ashraf is back from India! Great Indian food in a family atmosphere, a must try for visitors. Locals know already!

WHO’S BEEN to Archangel or Bannock Brae? There are lots of fabu-lous local wine stories that we want to share with you! www.wanakawi-netours.com WINETRAIL (946387)

SALVATION ARMY FAMILY STORE - closed only on Statutory Holidays during the festive season - open Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm and Saturday 9.30am - 5.pm

FROM US all at the Wanaka Salvation Army Family Store, Thank You to all the wonderful people who have supported us with donations and your custom during 2014. Money raised has helped people in our com-munity. Without your support this would not be possible.

THANK YOU to all the dedicated volunteers at the Wanaka Salvation Army Family Store who have made 2014 another successful year - your help is much appreciated and we cannot do what we do without you!

EXTENDED SATURDAY HOURS - Salvation Army Family Store Wanaka is now closing at 5pm on Saturday’s from 20th December until 10th January (inclusive)

servicesVASECTOMYS AVAILABLE here in Wanaka with Dr Simon Brebner at Aspiring Medical Centre. Ph 443 0725 for an appointment to discuss.

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

ROOF PAINTING Repaints old colour steel all work guaranteed paint-ing in wanaka for 35 years ph Wayne 034431715 or 0272240662

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

SEWING REPAIRS an alterations. Working through the season if u need a sewing job done. Call Sue 4432008 or 0272472181

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

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

wantedRHYTHM & Alps volunteers wanted: Apply online at rhythmandalps.co.nz. Various six hour shifts available from today until January 2.

VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED. The Salvation Army Family Store, Wanaka requires your help. Please enquire at our store or phone 03 443 5068

what’s on4WD TRIP in the Lindis. 28th December. Tarras School fundraiser. Inquiries 034452520 or [email protected]

SUNDAY CRAFT market is on at Pembroke Park this week! From 10am, for handmade N.Z arts and crafts direct from the artists to you!

WANAKA DUATHLON Series. 10th Jan & 7th Feb. Distances to suit 7yrs to adult. Register as an individual or a team. www.wanakaduath-lon.co.nz

STEPHEN MARTYN Welch. Dinner and exhibition at Bistro Gentil 28 december. Www.bistrogentil.co.nz03 443 2299

ROTARY BOOK Sale. Spencer House Mall, Level 1. Saturday 27, Sunday 28 & Monday 29 December 2014. 10am – 6pm every day.

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.


notice

notice

notice

advertise in the

P 03 443 5252

employmentemployment

employment

employment

employment

trades&services

sunclassifiedsto lease

DESIGN INTERIORS

SPACE TO LEASE

Storage Space up to 86m2

Office Space 80m2

Available NOW in Gordon Road

For more info and viewing call 027 246 7835

TREE SERVICES

JAJ Plastering ltd is looking for a AAC panel /poly fixer and 2 contract

plasterers in the New Year. Sq metre rates will apply

Please call Scotty on 027 513 1279

Public Notice – Wanaka New Year’s Eve with Fireworks

Queenstown Lakes District Council will host the annual band performances on Lake

Wanaka Waterfront 2000-0100 with fireworks at Midnight on 31st January 2014. For any

information see www.qldc.govt.nz/events or contact Craig Gallagher on 021 041 0812

CONSULTING

WANAKA FRIDAY PRO-GRESSIVE BOWLS RE-SULTS: Skips: 1st Michael Barnett 2nd Trevor Tovey 3rd Neville Young, Thirds:1st Jon Barron 2nd Meryl Firman 3rd Iain Fletcher, Leads: 1st Geoff Williamson 2nd Bea-ton Marr 3rd Sandy Morris.

TARRAS GOLF RESULTS: Men’s Stableford-Murray Hyndman 44, Colin Pledger 41, Richard Pullar 41, Holg-er Reinecke 41, Graeme Rive 40, Robert Pearson 39. Two’s-Willie Moore and Rich-ard Pullar Women’s World Travellers Wanaka Stable-ford-Barbara Kane 44 on c.b., Margaret Sell 44, Chris Illingworth 39.

sport results

ACCOUNTS AND OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR Maternity Leave Contract – Starting February 2015

(Approx 20 hours per week).

The position involves general office administration responsibilities, accounts payable and receivable, and other duties required to provide support to the team.

The preferred candidate will have the following key skills and attributes:

• Experience in office administration and accounts positions.

• Highly computer literate with advanced skills in MS Office applications, specifically with MS Excel.

• Proficient with Quickbooks accounting software.

• Excellent communication skills and be a team player.

• Strong organisation and time management skills with good problem solving capability.

• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.

• Professional presentation and a positive attitude.

• Eligibility to work in New Zealand.

The primary responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:

• Managing the day to day running of the office.

• Accounts Payable including invoice coding and processing.

• Accounts Receivable including customer invoicing, debtor receipting.

• General administration tasks as required.

• Assisting the sales team as required.

Please apply by sending your up-to-date CV along with a cover letter outlining your current situation and interest in this role to: [email protected]

EDITOR Maternity Leave Contract – Starting February 2015

Approx 20 hours per week

Wanaka’s local community newspaper is seeking to appoint an experienced editor to work in its busy office.

The preferred candidate will be:

• a community-minded, enthusiastic, people person.

• an efficient and organised editor.

• eligible to work in New Zealand.

• you will have an eye for typography and photography.

You will liaise with the news, sales and production teams to produce Wanaka’s longest running, weekly newspaper.

You will have the opportunity to lead a professional team covering commerce, culture, sport and community issues.

Please apply by sending your up-to-date CV along with a cover letter outlining your current situation and interest in this role to: [email protected]

Tarras School0.5 fixed term teaching position for terms

1 and 2, 2015Teaching in our junior room in a modern

attractive learning environment 5 mornings per week.

Please send CV, cover letter and contact details of 3 referees to:

Darryn Rae [email protected]

Applications close 16th January 2015


Wanaka Sun 25 - 31 December 2014

Documents

lake wanaka

public access

holiday access

permanent access

steel pontoon

commercial operators

lake manapouri

better pedestrian access