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inside: PAGE 7 PAGE 12 PAGE 4 PAGE 4 Artist/jazzman comes to town One, two for Wanaka duo Woman’s best friend Happy days at Rippon Camping grounds leased The council’s three Wanaka camping grounds have been leased to a private operator for 25 years. PAGE 3 The group behind plans for a water sports building on the lakefront intend to apply for resource consent by Christmas. PAGE 2 THUR 06.11.14 - WED 12.11.14 WANAKA’S INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Water sports building plans An electricity distribution company wanting to build a substation near the Hawea River has not at this stage accepted a commissioner’s recommendation that the site is not suitable, instead seeking more time to investigate mitigation measures or alternative sites. Dunedin City Council-owned Aurora Energy lodged a “notice of requirement” with the Queenstown Lakes District Council earlier this year, to build a 63sqm substation, with parts of the infrastructure rising to 9m, on Camp Hill Road, beside the car park for the whitewater park and the riverside track. Public views were sought and 51 were lodged, with 48 opposing the plan. Many members of the Central Otago Whitewater (COW) club were against it, saying large industrial infrastructure near the park, the river and the riverside track would be inappropriate. The park had become a national and international attraction, they said. Three Hawea Flat farmers supported the substation, which would be built on 1.17ha of land sold to Aurora by dairy farmer Jim Cooper. They said it would provide a reliable power supply which would assist economic growth. Independent commissioner Jane Taylor found that while the substation would bring some economic and social benefits, it would be highly prominent and difficult to screen from public places, and would affect the recreational values of the area. She said Aurora appeared to have very little regard to the effects on the environment and she recommended it withdraw its notice of requirement. The company was given until November 10 to accept the commissioner’s recommendation, fully or partially, or agree to modify its plans. If the company chose to proceed, any submitter or the council could appeal to the Environment Court. Aurora said this week the council had given it more time, until December 17, to investigate other ways to mitigate the effects on the landscape, the visual amenity and the recreational values. It had commissioned expert advice on these aspects and measures could include landscaping and other visual mitigation. Story continues page 3... Ballet dancing 12-year-old Rogue Ferguson stole the show at Wanaka Wearable Creations last week. Performing “All things black and beautiful” for artist (her mother) Kari Ferguson, Rogue danced her way into the audiences’ hearts. Her costume was made from recycled black items, including the headpiece which was made from plastic bags. Her staff was carved from pine by Kari. PHOTO: ALPINE IMAGE CO Camp Hill Road not ruled out JESSICA MADDOCK WANAKA SUN
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Artist/jazzman comes to town

One, two for Wanaka duo

Woman’s best friend

Happy days at Rippon

Camping grounds leased The council’s three Wanaka camping grounds have been leased to a private operator for 25 years. PAGE 3

The group behind plans for a water sports building on the lakefront intend to apply for resource consent by Christmas. PAGE 2

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Water sports building plans

An electricity distribution company wanting to build a substation near the Hawea River has not at this stage accepted a commissioner’s recommendation that the site is not suitable, instead seeking more time to investigate mitigation measures or alternative sites.

Dunedin City Council-owned Aurora Energy lodged a “notice of requirement” with the Queenstown Lakes District Council earlier this year, to build a 63sqm substation, with parts of the

infrastructure rising to 9m, on Camp Hill Road, beside the car park for the whitewater park and the riverside track.

Public views were sought and 51 were lodged, with 48 opposing the plan. Many members of the Central Otago Whitewater (COW) club were against it, saying large industrial infrastructure near the park, the river and the riverside track would be inappropriate. The park had become a national and international attraction, they said.

Three Hawea Flat farmers supported the substation, which would be built on 1.17ha of land sold to Aurora by

dairy farmer Jim Cooper. They said it would provide a reliable power supply which would assist economic growth.

Independent commissioner Jane Taylor found that while the substation would bring some economic and social benefits, it would be highly prominent and difficult to screen from public places, and would affect the recreational values of the area. She said Aurora appeared to have very little regard to the effects on the environment and she recommended it withdraw its notice of requirement.

The company was given until N o v e m b e r 1 0 t o a c c e p t t h e

commissioner’s recommendation, fully or partially, or agree to modify its plans. If the company chose to proceed, any submitter or the council could appeal to the Environment Court.

Aurora said this week the council had given it more time, until December 17, to investigate other ways to mitigate the effects on the landscape, the visual amenity and the recreational values. It had commissioned expert advice on these aspects and measures could include landscaping and other visual mitigation.

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Ballet dancing 12-year-old Rogue Ferguson stole the show at Wanaka Wearable Creations last week. Performing “All things black and beautiful” for artist (her mother) Kari Ferguson, Rogue danced her way into the audiences’ hearts. Her costume was made from recycled black items, including the headpiece which was made from plastic bags. Her staff was carved from pine by Kari.

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Camp Hill Road not ruled outJessica Maddock

Wanaka sun

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Southern-wide internet outage

Phone pool survey

Several Wanaka businesses and residents were without the internet for much of last Friday, after a contractor accidentally cut through an ultra-fast broadband fibre cable in Rakaia.A spokesperson for Spark, formerly Telecom, said about 1400 of the company’s customers were affected, in Canterbury, Oamaru, Dunedin and the Queenstown Lakes District.She did not know how many of these customers were in the Wanaka area.Wanaka Chamber of Commerce chairperson, Alistair King, said he was aware of some businesses being affected, but was also unsure of the numbers.Spark said the cable was repaired and all the services restored late on Friday evening, however, some Wanaka customers reported being back online in the early afternoon.

A telephone survey has begun to establish Wanaka ratepayers’ views on the town’s proposed swimming pools.The Queenstown Lakes District Council has commissioned Versus Research to carry out the survey, which began on Monday night. Both resident and non-resident ratepayers are being surveyed.The survey results will be considered by the council alongside the public submissions currently being sought.The council is seeking public views on the location, make-up, timing and budget of the swimming facilities.The deadline for submissions is November 21 and, as of Tuesday morning, the council had received 164.People wanting to speak to their submissions will be heard early next month, with the council planning to make a decision at its meeting on December 18.The proposal will then be included in the next Ten Year Plan, which will be released for public consultation in March next year.Public views on whether the new pools should be built in 2016 or 2021 are being sought, along with where they should be built - on Plantation Road, at Three Parks, or at Northlake under a lease agreement with the subdivision developers.The council is also asking whether the lap pool should have six or eight lanes, and how much ratepayers are prepared to pay for the pools.

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And regardless of anything else, it’s the neighbourly

thing to do, to lend Wanaka a hand to win this competition.

Plans to be lodged for water sports building

Reluctant acceptance of sludge facility

Queenstown Lakes District mayor Vanessa van Uden joined GigatownWanaka volunteers on Marine Parade in Queenstown on Friday to drum up support for the local campaign.

“The council is fully behind Gigatown Wanaka. We take this so seriously that, as a council, we have allowed all our staff to sign up using their council email addresses as well as their personal emails and I challenge all the other employers in our district to do the same thing,” mayor van Uden said.

“It only takes a minute to go to the gigatown website and go through the sign- up process.”

Wanaka won the first stage of the competition when social media activity was weighted for population, but Chorus changed the conditions for the finals and

that is no longer the case.Mayor van Uden said

that if Wanaka won the competition there would be spin-offs for the whole district.

“And regardless of anything else, it’s the neighbourly thing to do, to lend Wanaka a hand to win

this competition. I’d be really stoked if all the thousands of people who signed up to support Queenstown in the first phase of the gigatown competition logged back in

and switched their allegiance to Wanaka – it’s that simple.”

The Gigatown Wanaka team is holding a community evening today from 4.30m to 6pm at the Lake Wanaka Centre to help supporters with the new six-day mini competition which starts today.

T he L u g ga t e C om m un i t y Association says it reluctantly accepts the decision to allow a wastewater sludge-drying facility to be built near the township, but it remains worried about where the dried sludge will end up.

The community association discussed the decision at its meeting late last week.

Infrastructure company Fulton Hogan has been granted consent by the Otago regional and Queenstown Lakes district councils to construct a large glasshouse-type building near the Red Bridge at Luggate in which to solar-dry sludge from the wastewater treatment plant at Wanaka Airport.

The community association strongly opposed the plan, as did many Luggate residents. Just

three of the 39 submissions lodged on the consent applications supported it. Fulton Hogan required a permit from the regional council to discharge contaminants to air, namely odour, and land use consent from the district council. Community association president Geoff Taylor said it had not considered appealing the decision to the Environment Court due to the cost involved.

One of the Luggate residents’ major concerns was where the dried sludge would end up. Initially Fulton Hogan said it was discussing with local farmers using it as a fertiliser on their land. The community’s backlash prompted Fulton Hogan to remove this aspect of the process from its consent application. Community members feared heavy metals and bacteria could get into the food chain.

Fulton Hogan’s application

was later amended to say the dried sludge would be taken to its Park Burn quarry on the Luggate-Cromwell Road and, if testing showed it was of a high quality, it would be used on farmland and forestry blocks and, if not, it would be taken to the Victoria Flats landfill in Gibbston Valley.

At its meeting last week, the community association, which set up a subcommittee to research and represent its views on the sludge-drying facility, agreed that “while disappointed with the decision, we acknowledge the extensive report and discussion around the concerns raised by the community.

“The future issue of end product use and the (community’s) overwhelming desire not to see it

applied to food-producing land is a discussion yet to be explored.”

The community association

said it supported reducing the amount of waste which was disposed of in landfills providing “the alternatives are environmentally safe.”

It noted the consent conditions – particularly around the performance of the sludge-drying plant, the annual review of the environmental management plan, and the requirement for community liaison and feedback - and the mitigation strategies would be monitored and said it would support this process.

Submitters in favour of the plan said they applauded the reduction in the amount of waste being taken to the landfill and the environmental and monetary costs associated with taking it there, with 291 truckloads of sludge taken from the Wanaka wastewater treatment plant to the landfill in 2011. They also supported the recycling of the waste into fertiliser.

JeSSica Maddock

Wanaka Sun

JeSSica Maddock

Wanaka Sun

The group behind plans for a water sports building on the lakefront intend to apply for resource consent by Christmas.

The Queenstown Lakes District Council adopted the Wanaka Lakefront Reserves Management Plan last week, which provides for the building, subject to consent.

The plan covers council-owned waterfront reserves from Glendhu Bay to the Clutha River outlet.

Former management policies for these parks needed to be updated for statutory reasons, and they were combined to form one management plan for Wanaka’s

lakefront reserves.Many of the almost 400 public

submissions lodged when the draft plan was notified earlier this year commented on the provision which allowed reserve land to be leased for a lakeside facility for non-motorised water sport enthusiasts.

The plan also allows existing waterfront buildings – such as the log cabin – to continue to be leased for commercial purposes and outlines seven “activity zones” in Roy’s Bay.

They include a marina zone which allows for commercial use, motorised water sports, an extension to the area leased to the Wanaka Yacht and Power Boat

Club to enable a larger clubhouse to be built, coastguard services and related facilities.

The development of public boat launching facilities and parking at Eely Point, the Outlet Reserve and at Glendhu Bay was also provided for in the plan.

Wanaka Watersports Facility Trust trustee, Nic Blennerhassett, said the group had sought advice from a planning consultant and a landscape architect and would also talk to a geotechnical specialist and an arborist.

The trust had sufficient funding at this stage to continue with the project as it still had about half of the $25,000 it raised earlier in the year to fund professional

services and the specialists had given their services either in kind or at a discounted rate. However, any further assistance would be appreciated, she said.

The site of the proposed water sports facility is about 30m from the lake, beside Stoney Creek. The building would be approximately 430sqm in size and its height would be up to 5m above the flood safety level. Clad in cedar and steel, it would provide storage for kayaks and rowing sculls, a gym, changing rooms and bathrooms and there would be two public toilets on the outside of the building. It was expected to cost between $750,000 and $1 million.

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1080 defendedPosters put up around town by Carol Sawyer advertising a meeting on 1080 have angered some locals because the posters say 1080 poisons the environment and call for “The truth about 1080.”Local environmentalist Gilbert van Reenen contacted Carol and the Wanaka Sun to reiterate research by the Commissioner for the Environment and numerous academics and scientists which dispute this. Scientists say because 1080 biodegrades, harmful concentrations of the poison do not linger in the environment.“One of the requirements of a 1080 drop is to test water supplies and it has never, ever been found in public drinking water supplies,” Dr James Ross said. Gilbert said while some people object to what they call the inhumane cruelty of poisoning pests with 1080, “the lingering deaths by starvation of the possums, rats and mice after their population explosions (when there food supplies suddenly run out) inflict much more suffering on the individual animals than a lethal dose of 1080 does.”

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On October 29, petrol was taken from the Lake Hawea petrol station at 3pm. Police are investigating and would like to speak to the male driving the blue Subaru station wagon.

A local male was arrested for assault on another male on Ardmore Street on October 30.

Police attended a couple of domestic disputes this week.

Police received a number of reports relating to damaged vehicles parked overnight at Raspberry Flat car park. Nothing was removed from the vehicles and it is possible the vehicles were damaged as a result of the heavy rain and wind over the weekend.

Police attended a vehicle crash on Cardrona Valley Road on November 3 just north of the Cardrona Village. A female driver who hit a metal barrier was seen by St John staff at the scene.

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

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Weather damaged vehicles

Camp Hill Road not ruled out

Camping grounds leased to private company

The council’s three Wanaka camping grounds have been leased to a private operator for 25 years.

The company, CCR Limited, already runs most of the Queenstown Lakes District Council’s main camping grounds, under an interim three-year lease which was signed late last year.

Council chief executive, Adam Feeley, said the short-term lease was due to the council deciding last year that while camping grounds were important to the district, it was not “best-placed”

to operate them.The council carried out public

consultation earlier this year on its proposal to lease its camping grounds long-term to private operators. Public consultation was necessary as some of the camping ground land was designated as recreation reserve under the Reserves Act 1977.

CCR Limited is partly owned by Rudi and Aggie Sanders, who run the Wanaka Lakeview Holiday Park.

It is among the five camping grounds leased to their company, along with the Albert Town Campground, the Glendhu Bay Lakeside Holiday Park, the

Queenstown Lakeview Holiday Park and the Arrowtown Born of Gold Holiday Park. The Frankton Motor Camp is not included in the agreement.

Adam Feeley said the 25-year lease provided the council with more certainty about income from the properties and gave the camping ground managers an incentive to invest in improving the facilities.

“This agreement means that the campgrounds will be run by a reputable and experienced operator, while still enabling the council to ensure that appropriate quality standards are enforced,” he said.

Rudi Sanders told the Wanaka Sun in May major improvements would be made to the Glendhu Bay Lakeside Holiday Park, if a long-term lease was negotiated with the council.

CCR Limited planned to replace the cabins at the Glendhu Bay park, which were 50 to 60 years old; build new ablution blocks, and demolish the ten-bed bunkroom, which was in an old school building that was even too cold for army personnel to sleep in in winter.

The improvements were necessary to increase the popular camping ground’s turnover which had dropped in recent years, Rudi Sanders said.

Jessica Maddock

Wanaka sun

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Coroner’s advice

A coroner’s inquest into the death of former Wanaka Community B o a r d m e m b e r K e n Copland has found that he drowned accidentally. He was fly-fishing alone at the mouth of the Makarora River when the accident occurred.

In the report coroner R. G. McElrea recommended t r o u t a n g l e r s w e a r inflatable lifejackets and carry a waterproof means of communication for use in an emergency. He also highlighted the need for anglers to be

aware of the dangers at river mouths.

Otago Fish and Game operations manager Ian Hadland said the accident highlights how dangerous wading around river mouths can be.

“Ken Copland was a prominent angler and businessman in Wanaka and was well known among some of our Fish and Game councillors,” he said. “His death was a tragedy and anglers need to heed the coroner’s sage advice. An inflatable buoyancy aid is a good idea for anglers fishing river mouths or fast flowing water.

“And if you’ve never worn waders, prepare mentally and physically to respond calmly in the worst case scenario. Do a wader drill in safe conditions, such as a swimming pool.”

He cautioned that even with all the appropriate equipment, if an angler ends up in deep water, they are in trouble.

“Emergency services are invariably a long distance away and even in summer, the water is very cold”, he said. “It’s better to avoid swift rivers and fishing at the very edge of large deltas unless you are fully equipped”.

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It was also looking at sites it had not already considered, but was “not far enough advanced in our investigations to be more specific at this stage.” Its website said it had considered “a number of alternative locations” and three in detail. They were the existing Maungawera substation site, land next to it and the Camp Hill Road option. The first two were disregarded due to the closeness of neighbours, availability of suitable land for purchase, significantly higher costs, and less effective use of the high voltage distribution feeders, it said.

The company said the main requirement for substation sites was that they needed to be well-positioned in relation to where the electricity was required and the wider electricity distribution network.

Derek Todd, general manager of asset management for Delta, of which Aurora is a subsidiary, said “the designation process gives us a way as a community to address competing needs. We are looking to arrive at an acceptable solution for local residents while meeting our statutory requirement to provide secure electricity supplies in the Hawea area, now and into the future.”

COW president Gordon Rayner said he was disappointed Aurora had not accepted the commissioner’s recommendation outright, saying the area was a “very important recreational resource” and

the effects of the substation could not be sufficiently mitigated.

“The battle will continue” if Aurora chose to disregard the commissioner’s recommendation, he said.

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Woman’s best friend

Frances Ray is probably the happiest woman in Wanaka. She has her very own “mobility assistance” dog called Falco, and she has almost paid off the costs of getting him ($6000), thanks to the help of Wanaka Rotary, Wanaka Lions, Upper Clutha Ladies, a website cal led “Giveal i tt le” which her friends used to make donations, and her landlords Maureen and Geoff Kernick.

“The whole community has been very supportive and generous,” Frances said. “It makes me feel very glad I moved here.” Frances plans to take Falco to visit her benefactors, when he’s settled into his new home.

He arrived with a trainer who stayed for two weeks, putting Frances and Falco through a staunch training programme. She is now allowed to take her dog everywhere she

goes including into shops, cafes, offices and public buildings. Falco can do all sorts of tasks for his mistress from answering the telephone to picking up the bathmat.

“I can’t believe how i n d e p e n d e n t a n d confident I feel now I’ve got him,” Frances said. “He really does make life with [multiple sclerosis]

a lot easier.” F a l c o h a s b e e n

trained for Frances by the Mobility Assistance Dogs Trust (established in March 2003). He spent 50 days at puppy school and then ten months in a prison near Hamilton where he was trained by an inmate.

“They must have been great friends because

Falco is very affectionate,” Frances said. She already seems to be very fond of him too. She has started a facebook page for him, and changed the name of her online bags business to Falco Bags.

F a l c o ’ s n e x t milestone is his second birthday in December. That could be quite a party.

Happy days at Rippon

T h e M i l l s f a m i l y celebrated 100 years on the land and 30 years of winemaking at Labour Weekend with tastings, tours, a public opening day and a birthday party with Wellington band The Eggs on stage.

“As a family we felt honoured our

friends and industry c o l l e a g u e s c a m e out to celebrate our milestones in such numbers and with such warmth and enthusiasm,” Nick M i l l s s a i d . “ [ T h e birthday party] was a special moment for our team – witnessing what Rippon means to everyone else in our community and our industry. There

was a lot of love in the room.”

Pictured enjoying the celebrations with Lois Mills are (from left ) Blair Walter (Felton Road), Dean S h a w ( C O W C O ) , Rudi Bauer (Quartz Reef), Matt Dicey (Mt Difficulty), Russell L a k e ( f o r m e r l y Rippon) and Duncan Forsyth (Mount Edward).

PHOTOS: MIKEY ROSS MICIMAGE

Caroline Harker

Wanaka Sun

Caroline Harker

Wanaka Sun

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Library system upgrade

Libraries in the Central Otago and Queenstown Lakes districts will be closed for two days this month for their systems to be upgraded.The districts’ library service is joining Kotui, a shared library management and resource discovery service. Kotui will enable the libraries to introduce more services plus more flexible access for customers, for example, access to both physical and digital resources with a single search of the online catalogue.The libraries will be closed on November 18 and 19.

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Tony Culshaw (pictured) joined more than 30 Wanaka men on Friday and Saturday who signed up for this year’s Movember. WellSouth Health Promotion coordinator Sarah Berger said there were many reasons the men gave for taking part in the annual event including that it’s a good cause, it’s a legitimate excuse to annoy their girlfriend, peer pressure, got a lot of hair, prostate cancer in family, fun and conned into it.

Signing up for Movember

Rhododendron garden open again

Wearables wow Wanaka

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Talk on threatened species

Next week’s Royal Society talk by Professor Nicola Peart of the University of Otago’s Faculty of Law has been cancelled.

Instead Professor Ian Jamieson will give a talk entitled “Is managing threatened species with less than 5000

individuals a waste of time?” the following Friday at the Wanaka Presbyterian Community Centre (November 21, 6pm).

Prof Jamieson, of the Otago University’s Department of Zoology and the Allan Wilson C e n t r e , i s h i g h l y regarded for his work on the genetics of native

birds, in particular, the effects of inbreeding and loss of diversity in threatened species.

He will discuss a two-stage approach to saving threatened species: securing a species from extinction by stopping any significant decline in numbers; and managing the secured population to recovery

by creating opportunities for population growth. This approach endorses the importance of controlling the agents t h a t a r e c a u s i n g populations to decline and understanding the genetic issues that can arise once the populations become small but stable, or slowly recovering.

The new producers of the Wanaka Wearable Creation Show, Anna Mackay and Sarah Shore, are delighted with the success of last week’s three-night event.

“We felt very supported by friends, family, the community and our wonderful team,” Anna said. “And the creative artists and their models were brilliant.” The show was started more than a decade ago by Kate Paterson-Ross and Teresa Goodwin, who attended Friday night’s performance and were given a round of applause for all their hard work.

The 2014 show featured 21 creations and the People’s Choice Award went to Transmutations (pictured), created by a group of Albert Town friends, including lighting guru Matt Gunn “just for the fun of it.” The entry was modelled by Lesley Johnston and made from recycled materials found in a garage, including alkathene pipe, number eight wire and duct tape.

O t h e r s t a n d - o u t s included entries from Annie Davies, Kris Vollebregt, Mandy Sherson and Shaun Gilbertson. Annie’s daughter Millie Heine modelled “Moana Soymaid” made from soy bottles, fishing net and line, seaweed and paua shell. Jen Anderson, dressed and dancing as a cow had the audience in hysterics during Kris Vollebregt’s “Trouble at Afternoon Milking”, which featured four ‘cows’ and a dairy farmer in costumes

made from fertiliser and feed bags, rubber gloves and ear tags. Veteran entrant Mandy Sherson had four Mount Aspiring College staff go-go dancing in frocks made from used coffee cups, including a sultry Mary Chaffey dressed in Spanish style. Shaun Gilbertson is well known for his imaginative entries and this year he had Briony Martin wearing a costume made almost entirely from ice and light bulbs in “Melt.”

Wanaka’s Wearables may not be as big or as famous

as its Wellington equivalent, but there’s no debate it’s just as entertaining (not the least because half the models turn out to be someone you know or have seen around town), and most of the costumes wouldn’t be out of place on the Wellington stage.

The producers are already thinking about the 2016 show and many locals will be too – either planning their entries, or reminding themselves to get tickets next time.

CaRoline HaRkeR

Wanaka Sun

Keith and Brenda Taylor’s world-famous-in-Lake-Hawea garden will be open again on Sunday (November 9) after stormy weather kept many would-be visitors away last Sunday.About 30 people braved the rain and visited the Skinner Crescent garden and were well rewarded with hundreds of rhododendrons in bloom and Keith and Brenda on hand to tell stories about the garden and their 60 years developing it. The Taylors are both in their late 80s and decided to open the garden to the public as a way of thanking the community for all the support they have received.“We still love having visitors and showing people the garden,” Brenda said. “We hope a lot more will come on Sunday.” Brenda can name 350 of her rhododendrons and has more which she can’t remember the names of. The garden will be open from 2pm.

- CaRoline HaRkeR

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New designer in teamActive Furnishers has a new designer joining the team in Wanaka. Vicky Wyber has 12 years experience in the Dunedin colour and design industry, both as a colour consultant and an interior decorator.

“I have been very lucky to have worked with some very talented people and I’m proud to be part of the Active Furnishers and Otago Design team here in Wanaka,” she said. “I’m excited to be relocating to Wanaka with my two beautiful boys and my very supportive partner. I have found the people up here very friendly and welcoming, and I’m looking forward to having

the opportunity to be part of the amazing building projects that are popping up everywhere.”

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Richard Adams (pictured) is not only a violin player and frontman of jazz group Nairobi Trio, he’s also an established New Zealand artist and he’s talking about his paintings in Wanaka on Sunday (November 9) at Bistro Gentil.

Richard has recently returned from touring in Europe with Nairobi Trio and said his music and painting complement each other.

“One sets the other on fire. When I feel good about my playing at night, the next day in my studio the painting always goes well.” Richard has been an artist for more than 30 years. “Painting and music should improve as the artist matures. In both, the more you play [or paint] the more you understand the value of improvisation and a greater sense of confidence can emerge.”

Richard had his first exhibition in 1982 at the Molesworth Gallery in

Wellington. Since then he has developed a strong following nationally and

internationally with paintings in private c o l l e c t i o n s a r o u n d the world.

Bistro Gentil’s Julia Lee said Richard’s abstract, minimalistic panels of vertical and horizontal plains are inspired by the landscapes he encounters and some of his latest “Key Lines” paintings – on paper and canvas – were inspired by the Central Otago region.

Local arts champion John Charrington will lead a question and answer session following Richard’s talk. The audience will have an opportunity to talk further with the artist during a three course meal inspired by his personal food tastes.

Richard will unveil a new large scale painting at the event, with a pop-up exhibition of his work on show for a month.

At the end of November he will take a painting w o r k s h o p a t Glendhu Bay.

Artist/jazzman comes to townCaroline Harker

Wanaka Sun

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Gearing up for exams

N e a r l y 2 0 0 M o u n t Aspiring College students will begin sitting their NCEA examinations next week.

They will be among 140,000 students taking part in the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) assessments nationwide this year.

NCEA usually involves year 11 students sitting level one exams; year 12 pupils taking level two tests, and those in year 13 being assessed on level three criteria, however, this can vary.

T h e N C E A a l s o includes the New Zealand Scholarship exams.

M o u n t A s p i r i n g College (MAC) principal, Wayne Bosley, said the number of local students

participating in the NCEA this year was slightly higher than last year.

The largest exam at the college would involve 83 students sitting level two English.

W h i l e t h e N C E A officially begins tomorrow, only one MAC student has an exam this week, for level three scholarship drama.

Exams for local level one and level three students begin on Monday, with 77 people sitting level one science; three taking level three agriculture, and another three sitting scholarship history.

Level two exams begin on Tuesday, with Spanish and chemistry.

The exam period will last three-and-a-half weeks, culminating with level 2 music and level 3 French on December 2.

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Qualifications Authority (NZQA) deputy chief executive of assessment, Richard Thornton, said study advice was available on the NZQA’s website and on its YouTube channel.

I t w a s i m p o r t a n t students knew precisely where and when an exam was being held, how they were going to get to it, what the exam rules were and what they could take into the room.

An exam timetable could be downloaded from the NZQA’s website and printed.

He advised students to get to their exams at least 20 minutes before they were scheduled to start.

There was a lso a free NCEA Guide App to provide parents, c a r e g i v e r s a n d employers with key information about the NCEA.

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Wanaka SunEvery month the Wanaka Camera Club will share some tips and ideas about how to capture a perfect moment...

Focusing on the smaller things

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Living in a place as photogenic as Wanaka, it is quite understandable that we often point our cameras at the breath-taking mountains and lakes, or focus on capturing the stunning sunrises and sunsets we see in Central Otago. However, it can be just as rewarding looking at the other end of the spectrum, by pointing our lens at the multitude of smaller inhabitants of our islands.

Insects make fascinating subjects to photograph, as Jacquie Scott found when taking the picture “Native Bee.”

There are 28 varieties of native bees inhabiting our islands, the most prominent being the 18 species of Leioproctus. Despite a relative decline in numbers, bees are easy to find, with Deans Bank being a favourite haunt for many photographers.

Jacquie took her picture

at Molesworth when on a fishing trip with her husband, Bruce. She crouched down low with elbows on knees and took the shot from the side, making for a more pleasing shot of the bee’s eyes.

Jacquie took the picture with an Olympus E-M5 attached to 14-150mm lens set at 60mm, with an aperture of f5.6, shutter speed of 1/1250 seconds and an ISO of 200. This combination allowed Jacquie to focus on the bee’s

eyes, while the softer focus of the white flowers gives a pleasing background, leading the viewer to the main subject, without competing with it.

Jacquie’s photograph gained honours in the c l u b ’ s m o n t h l y s e t subject category, with the adjudicator saying “a strong composition with a lead from the bottom left flower to the bee. The prominent features of the bee are well captured. Well done.”

Jacquie was a founding member of the club and does a lot of hard work, both as a committee member and from behind the scenes. She was the chief co-ordinator of the club’s Labour Weekend annual exhibition, which was hosted with the Wanaka Arts Society. Her photographic interests are wide and she is always looking for new ways to experiment with her image making.

Wanaka Camera club is dedicated to help improve the photographic skills of anyone interested in photography in the Upper Clutha area. Everyone is welcome to join, irrespective of their photographic ability - if you know nothing about photography, we will teach you. Come along and see what we can do for you. Our next meeting will be on Monday November 10 at the St John’s Rooms on Link Way.

PHOTO: JACQUIE SCOTT

Interim acting CEO appointedThe Central Otago District Council (CODC) has approved the appointment of former Clutha District Council chief executive Charles Hakkaart to the position of acting chief executive of the CODC.The council’s current chief executive, Phil Melhopt, will finish on November 14 and Charles Hakkaart will take over on November 17 until a new chief executive is appointed.A permanent appointment may not be made until March 2015. “For the intervening period it is important that an acting chief executive is seconded to the position. Given the length of time the chief executive position will be vacant, [council] felt it was preferable not to appoint from within the existing senior leadership team due to their ongoing significant workloads,” Central Otago Mayor Tony Lepper said.Charles Hakkaart is currently working part-time for the Otago Regional Council as its Emergency Management Coordinator. He will carry out the two roles concurrently.

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GRATEFUL THANKS 2 KIND MAN WHO FLASHED HIS LIGHTS AS HE FOLLOWED US DOWN SH6 TO RETURN THE TAPE MEASURE WHICH HAD BEEN LEFT ON THE CAR ROOF LAST SUNDAY. THEN HE TURNED BACK THE WAY HE’D COME! WE REALLY APPRECIATED YOUR ACTION, THANK YOU

LOTS OF TALK ABOUT OUR ENVIRONMENT. LET’S DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT AND SUPPORT THE TE KAKANO NATIVE HABITAT FUNDRAISER

WHEN ARE THESE PRO BURN-OFF PEOPLE GOING TO JOIN THE REST OF US IN THE 21ST CENTURY?

TOMSKI, YOU HAVE A SECRET ADMIRER THAT YOU’LL NEVER KNOW ABOUT. KEEP DOING WHAT YOU DO STUNNER. MAYBE ONE DAY I’LL BEAT YOU AGAIN AT POOL XHO

1080 IS A NATURALLY OCCURRING ORGANIC COMPOUND FOUND IN MANY PLANTS INCLUDING TEA AND WATERCRESS.

WHY DOESN’T QLDC PUT MONEY INTO THE NORTHLAKE POOL MAKE IT A 50METRE POOL WITH FACILITIES LARGE ENOUGH FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY AND SCRAP THE GYM.

I WONDER IF THOSE IGNORANT FEW WHO HAND OUT THE BRICK BATS TO FARMERS FOR BURNING OFF WOULD BE AS QUICK TO HAND OUT THE BOUQUETS TO THE SEVERAL STATIONS WHO OPEN THEIR GATES FOR EVENTS SUCH AS THE RECENT RED BULL DEFIANCE RACE, BRINGING MUCH APPRECIATED FUNDS AND PROMOTION TO RURAL WANAKA AND ITS BUSINESSES.

VERY TIRED OF SELF-SELECTED “REAL LOCALS” WHO THINK THAT ONLY THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO AN OPINION. TRY ADDRESSING THE ISSUE RATHER THAN TRYING TO SUPPRESS DISCUSSION AND OTHER OPINIONS

CAN WHOEVER TOOK MY OLD, OLD GREY JAMIS MOUNTAIN BIKE FROM OUTSIDE KAI A FEW WEEKS AGO PLEASE RETURN IT. NO VALUE BUT A TRUSTY COMPANION THAT IS REQUIRED FOR COMMUTING. I UNDERSTAND YOU LIKELY JUST RODE IT HOME AFTER A BEER. PLEASE DO ME THIS FAVOUR.

HAPPY 32ND BIRTHDAY CHRIS, AKA ‘LITTLE BUTT BUTT’!

Raising temperatures Affordable housingThe burnoff on Hillend Station certainly seemed to raise the temperature of those both for and against the practise. It also raised some interesting questions that I have yet to see anyone answer: How does the amount of smoke/carbon/particulates produced by such a fire compare to that released by domestic wood burners?Why do we have such restrictive smoke emission regulations on residential wood burners, when one landowner can create that much smoke/particulate matter without apparent consideration to the emissions?It seems every industry these days must account for the amount of carbon it produces; what weight of carbon is produced by such a fire?If it is a good fire control mechanism (removing fuel from possible wild fires and hence creating a safer human environment), why do we create the opposite scenario by building houses amongst established kanuka such as on and around Mt Iron? Resource consents or other land covenants often restrict what vegetation can be removed, or require the planting of vegetation around houses. The numbers of houses/people put at risk by fire from these sorts of requirements would be far greater than the few that may benefit from burnoffs such as the one at Hillend.Maybe I’m not seeing something here and this does all make sense but there seems to be a lot of contradictions. Can anyone enlighten me? ORC, Sam?

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The Wanaka Sun’s report on the Queenstown Lakes Housing Accord quoted the figure of $664,000 as the district’s median house price. Mention was also made of the high demand for affordable housing from low-paid tourism and hospitality industry workers. So far so good. But then Wanaka businessman and counsellor, Calum MacLeod, was quoted as saying: “There is no perceived problem on this side of the hill at present.” Really?

Christopher Horan

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

FEEL THE FULL BODY BLISS WITH FOOT REFLEXOLOGY!! Professional, Precise & Pampering. :)PH/TXT JO 0276522144

GET ON Board!!! Get in shape this summer with a new Standup Paddle Board. Call Miles @ Alpine SUP 0211858001

HOT YOGA FUSION! LOCALS INTRO - $35 for one week unlimited membership! Please bring proof of ad-dress. For info ph/text 022HOTYOGA

HU SONG at Wanaka Wellness Centre this thursday 7th November 6pm to 6.30pm All welcome Gold coin dona-tion Ph 4437388 www.eckankar.husong.org

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

MASSAGE THERAPY. Neuromuscular therapy, sports massage, reflexology and vibrational healing. Robyn Clements Dip massage ph 027 678 7731

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

PERSONAL TRAINING (mobile) - get fit and feel great for summer! First session free, call Carla 02102419317

REFLEXOLOGY CAN help with pain management/di-gestive imbalances/improve circulation & nerve function/eliminate toxins & balance hormones. Go to www.soleu-tionsreflexology.com OR ph/txt Jo 0276522144

REFLEXOLOGY VOUCHERS available for ‘that special someone’. Go to www.soleutionsreflexology.com Ph/txt Jo 0276522144

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

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] YOGA 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

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

for sale WALL OVEN F & P Zest multi-function in excellent con-dition. Offers? Ph 4434929

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

GARAGE SALE, Charles Court Lake Hawea. Signs out 12noon. Double kayak,outdoor stuff, car roof box, house-hold stuff, table, chairs etc

HEAPS OF NEW STOCK at Wanaka’s largest toy shop, and lots under $10! Transport & Toy Museum open 7 days!

HONDA CAMPERVAN, SENSIBLE OFFERS! around $1600, WOF till 2015, rego, 4WD, 2x bikes, bedding, air-con, RELIABLE. call ross 0210315077

LEGO-COMPATIBLE BANBAO range now in store at Wanaka’s Transport & Toy Museum, same as Lego at fraction of price!

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

MONDAY MADNESS SALE - $2 per item CLOTHING SALE (excludes swimwear & accessories) Monday 3rd November 10am – 2pm only at the Salvation Army Family Store – store open as usual 9am -5pm

SETTEE, 2-SEATER, black leather. Both seats recline. Cost $995, sell $450. New. Phone or text 0274793286.

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

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

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

for sale $2 PER item CLOTHING SALE (excludes swimwear & accessories) 10am – 2pm only Monday 3rd November at the Salvation Army Family Store – store open as usual 9am – 5pm.

noticeFREE SWARM collection service. Ph 0211633811

BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT meets 1st monday every month, plunket rooms, 10.30. Peer support from Kate, Kim and Stephanie.

BUSINESS NETWORKING International. The Wanaka chapter of BNI meets weekly at 7am Tuesday morning. Great networking opportunity to grow your business. Contact Jake for information 021 404 641

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

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

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

LAY-BY ALL your TOYS for CHRISTMAS at Wanaka’s National Transport & Toy Museum.. Open 7 days SH 6 beside airport

MOVEMBER HAS begun-may the growth be with you!

SALVATION ARMY FAMILY STORE thanks all our loyal customers for their continued support, your support helps support others in the community

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!

WANAKA 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 seeing you there!

WANT AN excellent, careful longterm tenant? 10 years previous rental; moving for owners return. Text Sonya 02102468486.

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

TE KÃKANO Aotearoa volunteer sessions: If you are in-terested 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.

ALL SHOES 1/2 PRICE - for a limited time only at the Salvation Army Family Store

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

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

sevicesOPENING SOON .....”Groomed to paw-fection” The Soggy Dawg Pet Boutique & Spa Call/txt Sheryl 0274430053.

TAILS ARE wagging & pets are bragging about the Hydrobath !!!! Opening soon..... Call/txt Sheryl 0274430053BRA FITTING no under wire fantastic support and comfort have 200 sizes For appointment call Janice 443 9425

CALL CLAIRE 4 CHILDCARE - Flexible days and times, full drivers licence, current first aid, cheap rates. Call now 0276320821

CENTRAL OTAGO breast form prosthesis fitter lives in wa-naka ph 443 9425 for information and appointment

COMPOST TOILET system for emergency management or everyday use. Ph Greg on 0211633811

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

HOW HEALTHY are your breasts? Safely monitor breast health without squeezing or harmful radiation with Thermography. In Wanaka until Thursday 034439425

I BELIEVE in the New Race of Man and serving their needs! www.divineclearing.co.nz 02102781955

EXPERIENCED CLEANERS available, spring cleaning, windows and small gardening job, 0221903086

THE BEST investment you can make is in yourself Have your Colours done always look your best for appointment 4439425

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

FOR ALL YOUR FAMILY NEEDS – something for every-one – at the Salvation Army Family Store 9am 5pm Monday to Friday and 9.30am – 4pm Saturday

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

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

CASUAL CLEANING job wanted. Local German woman, 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

wantedWANTED. 20 ft container for storage. Must be water-proof. 0211734994.

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]

CLEAN SUPERMARKET BAGS required by the Salvation Army Family Store - please deliver to the store between 9am - 5pm Monday - Friday or 9.30am - 4pm on Saturday

what’s onLALALAND HAPPY Hour daily from 5pm – 7pm. $5 tea cocktails from 4pm – 8pm.

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

NIGHT CLASS @ Gin & Raspberry. Thurs 6 Nov from 6pm. Tix $15 from MAC office incl FREE drink.

RICHARD ADAMS - An artist at the table at Bistro Gentil. Art discussion, 3 course meal. $60. Sunday 9 november, 6pm. 03 443 2299.

RIVER HOUSE Spring Picnic Concert Sat 8 Nov. Bring a picnic & enjoy music in beautiful location. Gold coin donation.

TE KÃKANO fundraiser: wine quiz and auction. Please come and join us - contact [email protected]

WANAKA TAEKWONDO club organizing Self Defense Seminar for all people on Sat 15th, Sun 16th November in wanaka . Fee only $30 please don’t miss this seminar . More info 02040152714

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

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A position has become available as part of a private nursing team based in Wanaka caring for an elderly but fit patient with both a brain and spinal injury.

This is an interesting and varied role providing support and assistance to ensure the patient maintains an optimum level of function in combination with an active lifestyle. The nature of work requires a proficient level of nursing and a high level of autonomy.

The successful applicant must be an effective communicator and have the ability to manage changing work and social conditions as well as demonstrate an ability to work both individually and cooperatively within a family and company environment. Applicants must hold a clean New Zealand driver’s licence. Computer skills would be an advantage.

This is a full time rostered position based in Wanaka although we would also like to hear from those seeking part time employment. A competitive remuneration will be based on the applicant’s experience and ability with provision for training and ongoing education.

To apply or obtain a copy of the Job Description:

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Applications close Friday, November 14

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Highlands Motorsport Park’s biggest race event of the year on November 7 to 9 promises lots of on and off-track action.

On-track the key attractions will be the Highlands’ debut of the only Bentley Continental GT3 race car in the Southern Hemisphere and Southland’s Inky Tulloch racing his brand-new Chevrolet Camaro GT3 car for the first time, with three-time V8 Supercar champion Craig Lowndes in the co-driver’s seat. The final round of the Australian GT Championship will also be held and the 2014 championship winners decided.

“Undoubtedly, plenty of fans will also be looking forward to Mad Mike Whiddett hitting the Highlands’ circuit in the one and

only MADBUL RX7,” Highlands’ events manager Melanie Kees said.

“We’re also delighted to launch our brand-new Jurassic Park-style adventure playground, deep in the Highlands Forest.”

The new adventure playground is alongside a new family-friendly spectator area, beside the forest

loop part of the circuit. Also off-track, spectators can enjoy a motor show of exotic and supercars.

Children of all ages can get in on the action on the top terrace, in front of the museum building, with face painting, bouncy castles, mini jeeps, bumper boats and a bungy tramp.

“Adding to the lunchtime entertainment line-up each day is a special appearance from two-time national aerobatic champion pilot Ivan Krippner, Highlands’ owner Tony Quinn takes the Highlands’ Benetton F1 car for a few high speed laps and there will be a spectacular display from Skydive Wanaka as their expert duo leaps from a hovering helicopter to land in the centre of the circuit.”

The event starts on Friday with practise sessions which can be viewed from the top terrace. On Saturday and Sunday the day begins with the pit-lane walk at 8:10am and qualifying races and racing from 9am.

Tickets are also available at the gate on both days of the Highlands 101 race weekend. Children aged under 16 are free when accompanied by a paying adult.

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WANAKA BRIDGE CLUB RESULTS. Rippon Rosebowl 1. North/South:- John Hogg, Martin Unwin 60.89%1. Karolyn Macandrew, Shona Watt 55.94% 2. Kate Coe, Jane Hamil-ton 54.38% 3 East/West:- Sherril Harries, Heather Wellman 65.54%1. Peter Herbert, Margaret Newell 58.97% 2. Hans Limacher, Claire Williams 57.41% 3. Friday Bridge 31 Octo-ber. North/South:- Lynne Fegan, Maggie Stratford 62.08%1. Boyd & Nan Ottrey 59.17% 2. Gabby Marshall, Jenny Muir 55.00%3. East/West:- Bryan & Lyla Hensley 60.91%1. Carolyn Field, Betty Swift 57.50% 2. Jan Cunningham, Josey McKen-zie57.27% 3.

RESULTS LAKE HAWEA GOLF CLUB Men 18 holes 1st Mark Anderson 82-18-64 2nd Rick Johnston 84-13-71 3rd Bryan Burgess 87-15-72 4th Gerry Browne 85-13-72 Men 9 holes 1st Tony Arscott 39-4-35 Ladies 9 holes 1st Bronnie Stevenson 48-12.5.35.5 Putting 1st Mark Anderson 28 2nd Rick Johnston 30 3rd Bryan Burgess 30 Closest to the pin No1 Hamish Watt Birdies Net Eagles No 17 Mark Anderson.

WANAKA BOWLING CLUB FRIDAY Progressive Skips: 1: Maida Baxter 2: Don McLeay 3: David Byers Thirds: 1: John Maddison 2: Robyn Chartres 3: Meryl Firman Laeds: 1: Nor-man Matheson: 2: Sandy Morris 3: Iain Fletcher.

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Wanaka-based para-alpine skier Corey Peters has been nominated for the Attitude Awards People’s Choice 2014. Corey won a silver medal at his first Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi this year and last year won a gold medal, three silver medals and a bronze medal at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup. He was also placed tenth at his first IPC World Championships. This year he was named the Overall Athlete of the Year by Snow Sports New Zealand.The Attitude People’s Choice Award is decided by public vote on its website. You can vote once per day, right up until and during the awards evening on December 3.

Triathlon New Zealand announced on Friday the High Performance Squads for 2015 with three Wanaka-based athletes named among the four athletes on the podium squad. They are Andrea Hewitt, Nicky Samuels and Tony Dodds, from Wanaka, and Ryan Sissons, from Auckland.The podium squad will split its time between the sport’s high performance centre in Cambridge and the members’ home bases, plus time spent overseas preparing for and competing in ITU World Series events.

One, two for Wanaka duoWanaka’s Braden Currie and Dougal Allan took out the gold and silver medals in the Act-Belong-Commit Augusta Adventure Race in Western Australia on Sunday, ahead of third-place Australian Ben Allen. A field of 1800 athletes competed in the 13.5km coastal run, 1.5km ocean swim, 8km ocean paddle, 32km mountain bike and 2.5km beach run. Braden, who won the race last year, lead from start to finish.“It was perfect conditions for racing and we had a lot of fun out there,” he said. “It was a stellar line up … It was great to have a good gap after the swim and it was a bit of fun knowing they were chasing me, trying to hunt me down.”

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The Holy Family Catholic School’s inaugural rogaine took place on Saturday with novices and experienced competitors taking part. The three-hour course, set by Ed

Stevens, was held on the McRae family’s Glendhu Station.

The event was won by the Guichard family in their first attempt at the sport, while the experienced team of Jo Williams and Bob McLachlan managed to find all the clues.

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