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here is no let-up in local appetites for reading books, as the success of the Rotary Club of Wānaka’s New Year book sale shows. The sale ran for three days in early January and Rotary Club of Wānaka member Mike Elliot says it was hugely successful. “We had people everywhere and three of us on the till just to keep things moving”. Rotary collaborated with Upper Clutha Plunket, which will receive money raised from the event. Mike said he thought the club would be able to donate around $7,000 to Upper Clutha Plunket.
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“It’s a fantastic result,” Upper Clutha Plunket community service coordinator Sarah Ashford said. “Anything we do for the community we fundraise ourselves, so this is of huge benefit to us to be able to help families in the area.” Sarah said demand for Plunket’s services had grown significantly in recent years. “You just need to look at all the housing that has blown up in the Upper Clutha area,” she said. “It is such a wonderful place for children to grow up and a safe place for children to grow up. It has been called a bit of a nappy valley in the last few years.”
Upper Clutha Plunket supports families and children under five in the community. Its services include providing ‘safe havens’ for families at events, and ‘the rooms’ at 51 Ardmore Street, which is a place where families can go at any time to get away from the hustle and bustle of home life, where they can feed, change children, and play. The Rotary Club of Wānaka organises biannual book sales, one at New Year and the other in the July school holidays. For more details go to www.wanakarotary.club. – By Tony O’Regan
The median value of Wānaka homes has broken through the $1.75 million mark. Data released this week also shows median property prices in Albert Town are at $1.22m and just over $1 million in Lake Hawea. Mt Pisa’s median property price sits at $1.1 million, Cromwell is just shy of $820,000 and Clyde is $833,000. Three Queenstown Lakes centres – Arrowtown ($2.01m), Jacks Point ($1.9m) and Lake Hayes ($2.35m) were among four in the country to record gains of more than $550,000 in the past year. The data – a review of property values in 933 “suburbs” across the country was released on Tuesday by CoreLogic NZ, an independent provider of property data and analytics. The company was formed in 2014 following the merger of Terralink Ltd and PropertyIQ NZ Ltd – and boasts the most comprehensive property database in the country. It covers 99% of the NZ property market. Wānaka values jumped 28 per cent from $1,368,400 to $1,752,750, Albert Town went from $947,600 to $1,220,150 and Lake Hāwea went from $839,900 to $1,005,400. Spokesperson Kelvin Davidson said Wānaka had a flatter 2020 than some other parts of the country as tourism activity took a Covid hit, and the property upswing was a bit slower and later to get going. However, the boom took hold in 2021, and a 28.1% rise in median values put it right amongst the faster growing areas. Continued on page 3
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Today we continue our summer series of photos from the Wānaka Camera Club with a selection from Heather and Rod Macleod from Albert Town. Heather has enjoyed her 10-years plus time at the club where, she says, you learn to “make” as distinct from “take” a photograph. Wānaka Camera Club will assist anyone interested in photography. Its next meeting is February 14, 7.30pm, St John Rooms, Link way.
Near Emerald Bluff before the fire.
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Looking towards Wānaka township. At Penrith Ponds.
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Power (coming) to the people About 30 residents who went without electricity during the major fire at Emerald Bay will remain on a temporary supply until later next week. Because of challenging terrain to get to power poles damaged in the fire and difficult ground conditions, repairs have taken Aurora Energy longer than expected to complete. Police say they know the cause of the fire, leading to some media to speculate it was related to cooking. The fire service says it still has a formal investigation process to go through. Seven power poles, including a complex three-pole structure on the top of the hill above Emerald Bay, must been replaced before power can be restored permanently. The 30 customers are being supplied with electricity from a generator and other properties are on a temporary electricity supply. Aurora Energy General Manager Operations and Network Performance Matt Settle said the work would usually take two days under normal conditions. “Site access is difficult due to where the poles are located and this adds to the time it is taking to replace them, especially for the threepole structure that is at the top of the bluff and supports a long span of power lines,” he said. “It also took longer than expected to break through the solid rock at the top of the hill and we had to bring in a second ground-breaker machine to help. We’re progressing well but there is still a lot of work to do.” Aurora says customers in the area are getting
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regular updates from Aurora Energy staff. When a date is confirmed for when the repairs will be complete, a total of 78 households will be told to expect a power cut for up to two hours while they are switched back to their usual power. Aurora Energy said its work had been helped by the Department of Conservation providing access to DOC land where four of the replacement poles sites are, and owners who have also granted access for inspections, repairs and generator setup. Meanwhile a prohibited fire season has been declared in the Lakes Zone and Central Zone of the Otago Fire District. The change will come into effect at 8am Saturday 15 January 2022. The Lakes Zone includes the land surrounding Lake Wakatipu, the Nevis Valley, and the land west and north of Lakes Wānaka and Hawea. The Central Zone includes the Upper Waitaki, Lower Mackenzie Basin, Upper Clutha, Manuherekia, Maniototo and part of the Strath Taieri. Otago District Manager Phil Marsh says the prohibited fire season imposes bans on lighting a fire in open air. Permits will be not issued and those previously issued will no longer be valid. "A damper start to the summer has seen significant vegetation growth which is now rapidly drying out,” he said. Lakes and Central are forecast to reach extreme fire danger over the coming weekend. If you see smoke, please call
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111," he said. He suggested holiday makers may be less aware of the serious fire danger in Central Otago and Lakes Zone and encouraged them to use the ‘can I light a fire?’ tool on www.checkitsalright.nz. "Locals will also need to consider the risks and current conditions before undertaking spark or heat-generating activities like mowing - please use the ‘reduce your risk’ tools at www. checkitsalright.nz," he said. For more information go to www.checkitsalright.nz.
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Up in the millions Continued from page 1 “That’s been favourable for groups such as investors, but first home buyers and owneroccupiers looking to trade up may be struggling. For 2022, with median values there having now reached more than $1.75m, it’s possible that affordability constraints could start to bite a bit harder, especially with mortgage rates rising and credit conditions tightening.” For Lake Hawea, the message is very similar, although it had a smaller increase in 2021, of 19.7% and median values are lower too ($1.01m). “Given it’s also perhaps a little lower-profile than Wānaka, there still could be some scope for growth this year,” he said. The numbers • Four suburbs Arrowtown, Jacks Point, and Lake Hayes in Queenstown Lakes and Herne Bay in Auckland registered gains of more than $550,000 • The smallest dollar gain in 2021 was Runanga (Grey District) at $29,500 • 800 of 966 suburbs saw a median value rise in 2021 of $100,000 or more • Herne Bay retained its spot as New Zealand’s most expensive suburb with a median property value of $3.605million (up $558,050 or 18.3% compared to December 2020) • Saint Marys Bay, also in Auckland, is the country’s second most expensive suburb, breaking the $3 million benchmark for the first time, up 16.4% on the previous 12 months.
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Still no word... Police have responded to Wānaka Sun requests for an update on the taxi rort over New Year which left patron complaining they had been ripped off. Police reported in our first edition of the New Year that out of town drivers had been accused of inflating prices and pretending to have faulty meters. This week a police communcations staff member told the Sun: “I've clarified with local staff that there is no significant update to provide on this - we're continuing to assess the reports
we've received to determine any next steps for Police.” The claim of overcharging were significant – Wānaka’s Yello cabs operations manager John Heaton said there were reports of a $250 fare from Wānaka to Hāwea where the usual price would be nearer $50 and customers finding the monet withdrawn from their accounts was twice what had been verbally discussed. Because the transaction were made electronically, it was suggested police would be able to find the drivers concerned.
Craigs Aspiring Art Prize founder Yeverley McCarthy (left) and creative director Leigh Cooper standing beside the supreme winning artwork at the 2022 Craigs Aspiring Art Prize.
Auckland artists take top spot
An abstract acrylic painting of by Auckland artist Deborah Moss was the Supreme Winner at the Craigs Aspiring Art Prize in Wānaka last week. Moss’ Glowing Again was awarded the Craigs Investment Partners Prize of $10,000 at the opening night of the 15th annual exhibition at Holy Family Catholic School. The event attracts artists from around New Zealand and has become a nationally recognised art award, offering one of the biggest cash prizes - $16,500 in total - in the country. It is one of the school’s biggest fundraisers, raising between $20,000-$30,000 each year. A record 142 pieces were entered this year.
The Runner-Up award, a $2000 prize donated by New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty agent Craig Myles, went to Dunedin artist Eliza Glyn for her oil painting Sunrise From Quarantine Island. Best Landscape, which was awarded a $2000 prize donated by Peak Accommodation, went to Christchurch artist Mehrdad Tahan for his oil painting Serenity and the Best Work Under $1000 went to Tauranga artist Ulemj Glamuzina for her mixed media on canvas painting Journey from Tauranga. The Round Corner category, showcasing paintings on a 40cm diameter round, priced under $1000, sponsored by Wānaka
Self-Storage was won by Tuatapere artist Hayley Landreth for her mixed media painting View Across Lake Angelus. Twenty-four artworks were sold on Friday night, to the value of $40,000. Judges for this year’s Aspiring Art Prize were Cam McCracken, director of the Dunedin Public Art Gallery, and Jan Warburton, founder of the Jan Warburton Charitable Trust. About Moss’ winning artwork, McCracken says: “It’s a work that displays an expert use of colour. It has a rich complexity and it’s one that if you lived with it, you would see something new in it every day.”
Turn that tap off Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has implemented water restrictions for Lake Hāwea and is asking the community to conserve water as much as possible. QLDC General Manager Property and Infrastructure Pete Hansby said the network had seen significant demand. “We have observed extended periods where water is being drawn from the reservoir faster than we can replace it which obviously isn’t sustainable. By taking a few simple steps now
everyone can help ensure that the network remains in good shape, especially with continuing hot weather and no rain forecast until the middle of next week,” he said. Residents and visitors are asked to keep hand-held hosing to a minimum, and to limit the use of irrigation sprinklers between midnight and 6am when general demand is at its lowest. “We’ll continue to monitor the situation and will remove the restrictions once demand has fallen to more sustainable levels,” said Mr Hansby.
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Repelling the Wallabies Australian marsupials introduced in acts of extraordinary folly are headlined by the brushtail possum. After they were released in 1837 to create a fur trade, their numbers peaked at around 70 million. They have fallen to an estimated 30 million as a result of pest control. Wallabies, introduced about 50 years later in the late 1800s, also with a view to establishing an industry for their skin and sport, are also an expensive unwanted addition. Several species were introduced to Kawau Island and one each on the North and South Island. Today their numbers are counted in the tens of thousands. Bennet’s wallabies are mostly found in South Canterbury and the Dama wallaby in the Rotorua Lakes area. Removing them is no easy task. On Kawau Island, where Governor George Gray introduced them in 1870 along with other exotic species, controlling them has been a major task – pest control work has been continuing with limited success on the 2020ha island since 1923. Ironically, the Parma wallaby introduced to Kawau Island was for some time thought to be extinct in Australia and in 1967 the eradication programme stopped so that they could be caught and repatriated. It later transpired enclaves of Parma were still to be found in Australia. But the offspring of the Kawau Island
population are smaller than their Australian bred relatives, and it is thought to be a consequence of the limited food resources on Kawau. Also in 1870, several Bennetts wallabies were imported from Tasmania to Christchurch and bred. Four years later the breeding unit provided animals which were liberated in the eastern Hunter Hills near Warmate. The message that the animals were not suited to New Zealand did not get home. Dama wallabies were released in 1912 near Lake Ōkāreka – a few minutes’ drive from Rotorua. “We have a real concerted effort underway in partnership with regional councils, the Department of Conservation, manawhenua, industry groups and landowners to try to contain existing wallaby populations, because left unchecked, they could cover a third of the country over the next 50 years,” Biosecurity New Zealand’s director of readiness and response, John Walsh said. Bennett’s wallabies dominate South Island numbers and Dama wallaby dominate the north. It is estimated damage caused by wallabies will costs $84 million a year in lost farm production and ecosystem services by 2025. “We can’t afford to let wallaby populations spread further,” says John Walsh. Holidaymakers out tramping and camping this summer are being urged to keep an eye out for signs of the pest.
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Last week’s significant bushfire near Glendhu Bay is a timely reminder of the increased danger over summer. You now require a permit to light a fire in open air in the Lakes Zone of the Otago Fire District. Remember that several places in our district are subject to a year-round total fire ban. For more info go to www.checkitsalright.nz
Head on down to Wānaka Rec Centre this Sunday (23 Jan) for the annual Teddy Bear’s Picnic. Free to attend with koha donations to Plunket welcomed. So, grab your favourite cuddly toy, pack a picnic, and join the fun between 11.00am and 2.00pm. For more info visit qldc.govt.nz/summerdaze
Meet your Community Board The Wānaka Community Board is holding its first public drop-in session of 2022 on Wednesday 2 February at Wānaka Recreation Centre. If you’ve got a question, compliment or grumble that your local elected members can help with then come along between 12.00-1.00pm for a cuppa and a chat. No appointment needed.
Boaties – check your speed! Please ensure you’re travelling at a safe speed on the water. You must not exceed 5 knots (a fast walking speed) if you are within 200m of the shore, 50m of another craft, or 50m of anyone swimming. New season brochures with heaps of useful info are available on our website at qldc.govt.nz/lakes-and-boating
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Be cool with water The hot weather has already led to water restrictions in Luggate and Lake Hāwea this summer. Everyone can play their part to help save water and prevent further restrictions. For tips and ideas head to qldc.govt.nz and search for water conservation.
Watch out for Bennett’s wallaby.
John Walsh says while wallabies are naturally elusive, hiding in bush or scrub during the day and coming out to feed at night, reported sightings of wallabies – dead, alive, paw prints, or droppings are fundamental to the success of stopping their spread. “We have a real concerted effort underway in partnership with regional councils, the Department of Conservation, manawhenua, industry groups and landowners to try to contain existing wallaby populations, because left unchecked, they could cover a third of the country over the next 50 years,” he says. “This partnership, the National Wallaby Eradication Programme builds on existing wallaby management work, and with $27.5 million funding over four years, it is also boosting regional employment opportunities while also delivering environmental and economic benefits.” “Ultimately – we want the country to be wallaby-free. It’s not a quick fix, and we need to get it right,” says Mr Walsh. He says wallabies have a huge appetite for many native seedlings, shrubs, ferns and grasses and their browsing prevents regeneration. That changes the structure of forests, reducing their ability to support native birds and other wildlife. Wallabies have no natural predators in New Zealand and their populations have surged wildly. Before Christmas the Greater Wellington Regional Council asked the public to look out for wallabies in Upper Hutt and Featherston after it found several Dama Wallaby corpses in the Pakuratahi Forest and near Kaitoke Regional Park. Control efforts by local councils, landowners and organisations have been underway in Canterbury and the Bay of Plenty these regions for decades but have been stepped up through
The dama wallaby is found in the North Island.
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The predicted spread of Bennett’s wallabies in the South Island.
the unified National Wallaby Eradication programme. Bennett’s wallaby – also known as the red necked wallaby is the largest species of wallaby established in New Zealand and looks like a small kangaroo. They weigh up to 25kg. It has shaggy grey-brown fur, with red colouration over the shoulders, and black-tipped hind feet and tail. It has hand-like front feet and its hind feet are about 220 mm long, with one central elongated toe and a shorter toe either side They are also hardy – able to survive in subzero temperatures on mountain slopes. It was suggested several years ago Bennett’s wallabies had been deliberately moved to the Lake Hāwea area to provide hunting.
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New Zealand’s highest marathon will take place this Saturday, January 22. The Big Easy, the Ultra Easy – a 100km run - and the Lake McKay Adventure Mountain bike race, have been downsized this year as events in the surroundings areas have been rescheduled. Organiser Terry Davis said it would be ‘low key’ as the usual 2-300 athletes have scaled down to just shy of 100 attendees – including the mountain bikers. Mr Davis explained that the numbers this year reflect event clashes that have been caused by Covid-19 postponements
of similar events - he marked it as the lowest that they have ever seen. Ultramarathon, The Great Naseby Water Race, is also on this week and is a similar challenge to the Ultra Easy. As well, the Kepler challenge took place last Saturday and is one of the biggest mountain running events in the country. Terry said participants cannot do both events in such a short amount of time and described the crossover as a ‘terrible clash for me’. But his main concern was the lack of fundraising for the Central and Southern
educational trust, which he said was a shame because the caterers use this as an important fundraising opportunity. The community group use the event to raise money to pay for teachers’ aids in schools, as some do not receive funding from the Ministry of Education. The educational trust would usually make about $4000 from the three events, but the total is likely to be closer to $1500 this year. The Big Easy starts at 1pm on Saturday at the Snow Farm Lodge. – By Aimee Owens
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along with activity zones for children. Alongside the big screen they will have various activation for the public, including a rock-climbing wall, snow sports skills and drills and sponsor activation. The schedule will see New Zealand’s athletes compete in ski racing, freeski slopestyle, freeski big air, freeski halfpipe, snowboard slopestyle and snowboard big air during the Games. And it’s likely Wānaka fans will be regularly cheering for Wānaka athletes. Organisers are looking for around 80 volunteers or event crew, and offer roles ranging from school programme hosts,
receptionists, rock climbing wall assistants. New Zealand Olympic Committee Chief Executive Kereyn Smith said the New Zealand headquarters will be ‘the perfect place’ to celebrate the Winter Olympic team. “As no international spectators are permitted in Beijing to support their teams, we wanted to provide a space for our team’s friends, whanau and supporters to gather, connect with each other, and follow the team. While it’s not the same as being there, it’ll be a fantastic space to cheer on our athletes as they make history and earn the fern in Beijing.”
The New Zealand Olympic Committee will open a Wānaka fan zone for winter Olympic enthusiasts. It will be open during the Beijing Olympic and run from February 4 to 20. Previously, fan zones have been set up in the Games’ host city – but with Covid, times have changed. The Wānaka zone will be at Après by Cardrona, 50 Cardrona Valley Road, and provide big-screen entertainment during the games. It will offer multiple viewing areas, showing all six Sky Television channels,
No sale Queenstown Lakes District Councillors this week voted not to buy a parcel of land at Wānaka Airport. Under the land’s current terms of ownership Council has a right of first refusal on any sale of the land. Road fatality Police say a Wānaka man who died in a single vehicle road crash on SH6 near Wānaka Airport on Monday was 39-year-old Martin Charles Te-Au. That’s Cool Queenstown Lakes teenager Cool Wakushima is a finalist in the 59th Halberg Awards. The 19-year-old was named as a finalist in the merging talent category a day after riding her way into fifth place at the Laax Open Snowboard Slopestyle World Cup in Switzerland. She is up against Connor Bell (athletics), Erika Fairweather (swimming), Grace Nweke (netball) and Marko Stamenic (football). Looking ahead Queenstown based economist Benje Patterson and QLDC Economic Development Manager Peter Harris will give their thoughts on what 2022 holds when they speak at the first Ignite Wanaka Thought Leadership Breakfast of the year on February 4. Vandals strike Vandals have attacked Wānaka’s Rodeo Club building, causing thousands of dollars of damage. The vandalism was a second blow for the club, whcih has recently announced it was cancelling its January 2 event becaue of Covid. A top fellow Wānaka Rotarian Mike Elliot has been made a Paul Harris Fellow. Rotarians designate a Paul Harris Fellow to recognise a person whose life demonstrates a shared purpose with the objectives and mission of The Rotary Foundation to build world understanding and peace.
New funding round opens Applications for the third and final round of the Southern Lakes Regional Events Fund have opened. Applicants have until February 11 to apply for help for events held in the May 2022 – February 2023 period. Since the introduction of the fund over a year ago, $4.1 million has been granted to 44 events. Those events are expected to attract over 180,000 out-of-region visitors. The Southern Lakes region including Queenstown, Wānaka, Central Otago and Fiordland was allocated $8.5 million over
two to four years. Where events have been postponed due to COVID restrictions, the funding has been rolled over, and these events will be delivered in 2022 adding to the region’s thriving events calendar. The fund aims to stimulate domestic travel to the region through holding events and to help replace some of the expenditure lost from international tourists due to COVID-19. Fund managers say the focus for this final round of funding will be on supporting existing “iconic” events and developing new events.
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Upstaged by a Feds announce wellbeing talks Genetic Upstart Everyone has a few “Ï was there” stories, and I’m no different. I was at the 1988 Donnington Monsters of Rock festival, at age 14 with my best friend when Guns N’ Roses played the UK for the first time. Relative unknowns, they were second from the bottom of the bill, with only German band Helloween below them in the running order. In the months since the organisers booked them, G n’ R had released ‘Sweet Child O Mine’, leading to a surge of interest, and as the crowd all pushed to get close to the LA Glam Punks, two fans were crushed to death. I was also at Reading 1992 when Nirvana played the UK for the last time. If life goes according to plan though, just as the cracks start to appear in the mortar of the glorious edifices scattered throughout your empire, some young upstart that has leapt from your loins, will stagger onto the field, yawn, and casually build something more magnificent, and more relevant, than you ever managed, all in a casual display of absent-minded nonchalance, whilst wondering where they left their other shoe. And so it is. Wānaka band Powder Chutes are just one of a bevy of local upstarts beginning to make their mark on the music scene. Their debut EP (that’s an Extended Player to all you younguns), fittingly titled ‘Sweet Noise Pollution’, was released on January 14, and is definitely not crap. The single ‘Take it or leave it’ foreshadowed the EP in December 2021 and was well received. Our own Bradley from Wānaka Radio stated it to be “…fantastic, an absolute banger”, and further afield Crezza from Taranaki’s Most FM stated that Powder Chutes have got her “…so optimistic for the state of the upcoming music scene”. On the strength of the EP, Powder Chutes have been chosen as one of the support bands at Bay Rock 2022 in Tauranga on February 12. The
The Powder Chutes - from left, Clark West, Henry McConnell, Otis Murphy and Archie Orbell.
headliners for this one-day festival include rock stalwarts Head Like a Hole, Stellar, and Zed, all kiwi icons that should need no introduction. The other support acts announced to date are Soma, The After, How To Escape Reality, and Sit Down In Front, the latter of whom feature Tiki Taane on their latest single and video. Powder Chutes are the youngest band on the R18 Festival lineup, and the only South Island band making the journey across the ditch to play, something that as a community we should take note of, if not applaud, and support. Elsewhere, the winter elite division of Wānaka genetic upstarts are in the thick of things on the world stage, casually winning world titles, standing on podiums, and ushering out the old guard, likely whilst still wondering where they left their other boot! And so it is. As my 14-year-old, the eldest of my offspring, prepares to support Stellar at Bay Rock 2022, it seems that my story about fitting Boh Runga and the band out with snowboards in 1999, whilst working at Coronet Peak, is starting to show cracks in its mortar. Powder Chutes debut EP is out now: www. bfan.link/SNPep – By Murph
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Three speakers on resilience and mental wellbeing will feature in a series of free online lunchtime talks announced by Federated Farmers. They are Lucy Hone, Paul Wood and Tom Mulholland. Federated Farmers say isolation and the sometimes stressful nature of agriculture, with severe weather and volatile trading conditions, puts pressure on rural families. "The added restrictions, health risks and supply chain issues of Covid-19 have added another significant layer to that stress burden," Federated Farmers employment spokesperson Chris Lewis says. Feds, along with the Dairy Women’s Network and DairyNZ have won funding for the talks from Worksafe’s Covid-19 Response and Recovery Fund. The funding underpins the Federated Farmers speaker and Q&A series featuring Dr Hone ( January 25), Dr Wood (February 1) and Dr Mulholland (February 8), and follow-up workshops hosted by the Dairy Women’s Network and DairyNZ. "It would be hard to find a more down-to-earth, practical and inspiring line-up of speakers on the topic of handling adversity than these three," Chris Lewis said.
"They speak from the heart, from personal experience and from sound knowledge and research." The Co-director of the New Zealand Institute of Wellbeing & Resilience, Dr Lucy Hone will discuss talking about Secrets of Resilient People. Her PhD was acknowledged internationally for its outstanding contribution to wellbeing science and her research is published in leading psychology journals. Dr Wood will discuss The Challenge of Change. He is an expert in helping people and organisations strive towards their potential and flourish through change and adversity. His passion for the pursuit of excellence and turning adversity to advantage comes from his own journey from delinquent to Doctor of Psychology. He uses this journey to illustrate key lessons. The final series speaker, Dr Mulholland - The Power of Healthy Thinking – has, since 2014, toured the country in a retro chevy ambulance trying to keep people out of hospital in rural areas. He is the founder of the Healthy Thinking Institute and founded the Kynd wellness app. People can register for any or all of the talks at www.fedsnews.co.nz
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SITUATION VACANT We currently have one permanent position working a minimum of 30 hours each week across 7 days. Do you have what we are looking for? • Previous experience within a retail/customer facing role • Interest in all things pharmacy related, including but not limited to make up, fragrances, health and wellbeing • Strong customer service focus to meet customer needs and expectations • Flexible, adaptable and good customer empathy • Honesty, integrity and an understanding and significance of confidentiality • Excellent communication skills and a high standard of grooming • Be able to be a team player and work under pressure • Ability to work weekends and flexibility to cover leave • Understanding of cash handling and end of day procedures • Above all else a willingness to learn and grow with the business Applicants for these positions should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work permit, and ideally permanent local residents. Please send your CV to wpl@pembroke.co.nz together with a covering letter outlining your background and why you'd be such an excellent fit within our team. Wanaka's original pharmacy (est. 1971) open all day, everyday including public holidays.
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Warbirds: the cherry on the top
“You must have been doing this forever.” When Sharon Kirk heard this above the background roar of aircraft, she knew she had found the perfect volunteer role, contributing to the success of Warbirds over Wānaka International Airshow. She also had a good chuckle since it was her first time volunteering at the event. Lower Hutt born Sharon has led an interesting life, accumulating not only a flower named after her but also diverse global experiences that allow her to excel as the Aviation and Market Stalls Facilitator for Warbirds. With her degree in Horticultural Science and Marketing from Massey University, Sharon started in Japan in the cut flower industry (hence the honorary naming) and then moved into fruit and veg exports. Back in Auckland, she met her husband Ross and began a life in Gisborne working in the cherry industry while raising their two children. Seven years ago they moved to Wānaka and launched Hortinvest Management, developing and marketing cherry orchards. How does fruit lead to aircraft? Settling into Wānaka, Sharon felt a passion to get out into the community, give back and meet people. Hearing about Warbirds, she applied to volunteer. Their management team looked into her background and offered her a role ensuring that exhibitors have everything they need to successfully sell to happy attendees. Sharon receives a briefing from the Warbirds team who have done all the advance work, then arrives Thursday morning to assist vendors with stall set-up and goes on to manage the area over the 3-day weekend, helping with everything from suggestions on how to increase sales, to finding lost children. “Managing picking season is similar to Warbirds” says Sharon. “The team does all the lead up, planning, and organisation, then it’s the hectic time where everything is dynamic, and you have to fight fires calmly.” “People come from all over New Zealand and the world for the Airshow. I do what I can to ensure vendors and attendees have a great event,
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return and tell their friends.” Seeing the air displays, meeting the crews, feeling appreciated and attending the volunteer function are all wonderful, but for Sharon the reward is “the really good feeling at the end - to have done your part is quite exhilarating”. “I am helping the vendor in the moment but also helping the Warbirds management and by doing that, helping the greater community through the enjoyment had and the money spent throughout Central Otago. I’m a small part of the well-oiled machine that drives this multi-layered impact.” Sharon shares advice to others considering volunteering: “It’s great for the community and great for your soul. You can do any role. You just have to be you and have a willingness to be a part of something bigger.” For more information go to www.warbirdsoverwanaka.com
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Well good day Wānaka, even though it’s been back to work for many I hope you have all been able to take advantage of the magnificent weather we have enjoyed here in paradise. What have we been up to this past week? Well it certainly has been a deep bag of all sorts for us at the station. You may have noticed several checkpoints spring up around town with out of town staff manning them. Queenstown Road Policing have been assisting with these alcohol checkpoints, and on the whole Wānaka has seen an improvement with a reduced number of drivers being caught over the limit. There is still the odd one or two and one person who when signalled to pull over failed to do so, creating a fleeing driver situation. His vehicle was located and promptly impounded, and he is going to have a wee chat and face the consequences in due course. A very frustrating event this week, where a youth decided to play a prank and pretend to be drowning while swimming in the Clutha River. A passer by jumped in and swam out to save him, to be told it was a prank. Given New Zealand’s current atrocious level of water fatalities, this type of behaviour is unacceptable and could easily have led to a disastrous outcome. A case of vandalism occurred at the Wānaka Rodeo Club rooms this past week. Doors were kicked in and a vast array of damage caused inside the building. Enquiries are continuing into this. Reports came in of a person with an offensive weapon around Albert Town this week. A young person was seen with what was described as a butterfly knife. This was confiscated and will be Band members also perform for the likes of Orchestra duly destroyed with parental permission. Wellington – and Shapeshifter. Now we are mostly back to work please pay attention to your manner of driving, as we are. including Turkey, Greece, France and Belgium. We will continue to enforce the rules around The band will be performing several times each seatbelts, cell phone usage when driving, speed day during the Airshow on the Upper Clutha and of course alcohol. And on that, please make Transport stage.
The band is back The Royal New Zealand Air Force band is returning to New Zealand’s premier Airshow after an absence of more than twenty years. Since Covid, the number of official engagements for the band has been significantly cut back and Musical Director, Flight Lieutenant David Gallaher, says they’re ready to “play up a storm” to entertain the thousands of visitors to Warbirds Over Wānaka this Easter. The band is made up of reservists, and many also perform in other ensembles, such as the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Orchestra Wellington - and Shapeshifter and the Rodger Fox Big Band. Traditionally the band maintains a regular schedule of ceremonial duties in Wellington, including parades to mark the arrival of international dignitaries and Anzac Day services. The band’s buglers were part of the daily Last Post ceremonies at the National War Memorial, commemorating 100 years since the end of WWI, playing more than 1200 Last Posts from Anzac Day 2015 to Armistice Day 2018. Before Covid, the band also provided music at significant commemorations around the world,
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sure after a day out on the lake or river in your boat or jet ski remember you must get it home. It’s all very nice to have a few beers on the water in this fine weather when a thirst can be built up quickly, but remember that alcohol is still affecting you as you tow your pleasure craft home so know when to call it quits with the alcohol when on the water. Speaking of alcohol, it seems we are getting back to the old routine of people not being able to control themselves when on a night out. People have been trespassed from various establishments during the week, with one person being caught climbing over the roof to gain access to a bar after having been refused entry due to alcohol consumption. There were a couple of crashes in the area in the past week, fortunately only minor in nature with no one getting hurt. So please be careful when driving even if you know the road well things can change and sneak up on you causing poor decision making at times which can result in the unexpected happening. So, while driving please stay alert and stay alive. Well that’s all from me for this week, so keep safe and remember we still have a vast quantity of lost property at the station, so if you’ve lost it, we may have it, and its well worth coming in to check.
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WHAT’S ON 13th, 20th and 27th February Give Karate a go! Start your journey to black belt now at Wanaka Samurai Karate Club. Self defense, sports karate, traditional karate Tuesdays and Wednesdays at the Wanaka Primary School Hall. Check us out on Facebook: Wanaka Samurai Karate and contact Sensei Gabriela on 027 2106459 or gabriela_schmidt@hotmail.com
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Wanaka Pharmacy is your local pharmacy. We’re the big pharmacy at the top of Helwick Street - open from 8 to 6 Monday to Saturday and 10 to 6 on Sundays. Ph 443 8000. The Salvation Army Family Store is open Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm and Saturdays 9.30am to 4pm and most statutory holidays. We look forward to seeing you in our wonderful store.
Thanks to everyone who comes to Wastebusters to donate goods, shop and recycle. Your support helps us work for zero waste and a resourceful community.
WANTED The Salvation Army Family store requires a volunteer to assist our van driver Danny on a Thursday with pickups and deliveries. If this sounds like you, please pop into the store for some more information. Lifting of furniture will be required. The Salvation Army Family Store requires good quality household goods, if you can help this would be appreciated. Your donations can be dropped at 48 Helwick street or phone for a pick up 443 5068
NOTICE Cut rags (100% cotton) and drop cloths, only $7 for a big bag. Now in the yard container at Wastebusters. Open 9-5 seven days. Business Networking International. The Wanaka chapter of BNI meets weekly at 7am Tuesday morning. Great networking opportunity to grow your business. Contact Randal Dobbs for information 021 973 043 The Salvation Army Family Store is able to collect your donations, this service is available one day a week please phone the store on 443 5068 to make a booking.
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Fifty take to the lake The Wānaka Yacht Club New Year Regatta attracted a fleet of 50 entries from around the South Island. The regatta was scheduled to start on January 9 but the wind failed to appear until after 7pm and racing was called off for the day. Saturday and Sunday produced excellent sailing conditions ranging from light winds in the morning to a fresh breeze on Saturday afternoon which produced some exhilarating downwind
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COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING ROLE rides and many capsizes. The laser class attracted a fleet of 20 yachts and the junior BIC skiffs numbered eight with many other classes making up the numbers. Division winner were Laser, Daryl Parkes (Bluff Yacht Club), Laser Radial, Chis Lanigan (Wānaka
Yacht Club), BIC Skiff, Thomas Jurczyluk (Wānaka Yacht Club), Mixed Centreboard, Paul Walker ( Naval Point YC, Lyttleton), Flying Fifteen, Nick Elliot (Wānaka Yacht Club), Trailer Sailer, Mathew Davidson (Wānaka Yacht Club), Endurance Race Geoff Gorrie (Bluff).
To start early February 2022. The role is primarily focused on keeping managing MAC’s visual identity and communications (management of the website, social media and communications). Experience with website content management is essential. If you like working with teenagers and teachers, are patient, steadfast, flexible, and have a sense of humour, this could be the job for you. The position is 20 hrs per week, term time only, and is fixed term for 2022. Hours to be negotiated.
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Pay for this role is in accordance with the Support Staff Collective Agreement for Secondary Schools. Applications close at 4.00pm, Monday 26th January 2022. An application form and job description is available on: www.mtaspiring.school.nz/vacancies Please submit applications with a covering letter and CV to: jobs@mtaspiring.school.nz.
N o t i c e b o a rd | P a p a P ā n u i VARIATION TO QUEENSTOWN LAKES PROPOSED DISTRICT PLAN CHAPTER 29 TRANSPORT & PLAN CHANGE TO QUEENSTOWN LAKES DISTRICT OPERATIVE DISTRICT PLAN SECTION 14 TRANSPORT ACCESSIBLE PARKING SUMMARY OF DECISIONS REQUESTED Date of Public Notice: 20 January 2022 Queenstown Lakes District Council gives notice as of 20 January 2022 that a Summary of Decisions Requested for the variation to Queenstown Lakes Proposed District Plan Chapter 29 Transport and Plan Change to Queenstown Lakes District Operative District Plan Section 14 Transport is available for inspection. Where can I get a copy? Please visit the QLDC website https://www.qldc.govt.nz/your-council/district-plan/ amendments-to-accessible-parking-provisions to view the following: • Summary of decisions requested • Copies of submissions received • Address list for persons who have made submissions • Online form for making a further submission in the prescribed form Hard copies of the summary and original submissions can also be viewed at the following locations during business hours: Council offices: (open 8.00am - 5.00pm, Monday to Friday) • 10 Gorge Road, Queenstown • 74 Shotover Street, Queenstown, • 47 Ardmore Street Wānaka You can access the QLDC website www.qldc.govt.nz free of charge at the Public Libraries listed below: (please check www.codc-qldc.govt.nz for opening times) • Queenstown Library: 10 Gorge Road • Wānaka Library: Dunmore Street • Arrowtown Library: 58 Buckingham Street • Glenorchy Library: 13 Islay Street • Lake Hāwea Library: Myra Street • Makarora Library: Rata Road • Frankton Library: Hawthorn Drive • Kingston Library: 48 Kent Street Who can make a further submission? The following persons may lodge a further submission: (a) Any person representing a relevant aspect of the public interest; and (b) Any person that has an interest in an aspect of the variation or plan change greater than the public in general. What can a further submission cover? Further submissions must be limited to matters in support of, or in opposition to, a matter raised in an original submission. How do I make a further submission? Make your further submission online at: https://www.qldc.govt.nz/your-council/districtplan/amendments-to-accessible-parking-provisions. Alternatively written submissions may be made: By Post:
Queenstown Lakes District Council, Private Bag 50072, Queenstown 9348, Attention: PDP Accessible Parking Further Submission Via Email: pdpsubmission@qldc.govt.nz (subject line: PDP Accessible Parking Further Submission). Written submissions must follow Form 6 as prescribed by the Resource Management Act 1991. This form is available from the locations listed above. Due date for further submissions: All further submissions must be received by the Council no later than ten (10) working
days from the date of this notice being 3 February 2022. Please note: When a person or group makes a submission or further submission on a District Plan or Plan Change this is public information. Please note that by making a submission your personal details, including your name and addresses will be made publicly available under the Resource Management Act 1991. This is because, under the Act, any further submission supporting or opposing your submission must be forwarded to you as well as to QLDC. There are limited circumstances when your submission or your contact details can be kept confidential. If you consider you have compelling reasons why your submission or your contact details should be kept confidential please contact the Senior District Plan Administrator on 03 441 0499 to discuss. You must serve a copy of your further submission on the person(s) who made the original submission(s) that your further submission relates to, no later than five (5) working days after providing Council with a copy. Not sure whether you can make a further submission? A Duty Policy Planner can help - just call Council on 03 441 0499 (Queenstown) or 03 443 0024 (Wānaka).
GOVERNANCE TEAM LEADER Queenstown Lakes District Council is seeking a Governance Team Leader in a permanent, full-time capacity. About the role:
To start early February 2022. The role is primarily focused on student attendance and managing the student reception. The applicant will preferably have had some administration or reception experience, although this is not essential. If you like working with teenagers, are patient, steadfast, flexible, and have a sense of humour, this could be the job for you. The position is 30 hrs per week, term time only, and is permanent. Hours are from 8am - 3:30pm. Pay for this role is in accordance with the Support Staff Collective Agreement for Secondary Schools. Applications close at 4.00pm, Monday 24th January 2022. An application form and job description is available on: www.mtaspiring.school.nz/vacancies Please submit applications with a covering letter and CV to: jobs@mtaspiring.school.nz.
The Governance Team Leader will be primarily responsible for supervising the day-today operations for the QLDC Governance team and playing a lead role in projects and continuous improvement. As a governance practitioner, the Team Leader will assist the Governance & Stakeholder Services Manager in leading organisational compliance with best practice, governance processes, and statutory requirements. They will also take a lead on monitoring and applying relevant legislative changes, inducting elected members and helping them integrate into the political environment, and focusing on continuous improvement within governance practice, systems and technology. The role will support and have governance oversight of the Council, its committees, and the Wānaka Community Board but the role will act as a key point of contact into the organisation for the Board. In particular, the role will liaise directly with the Board to ensure that it is working within and taking full advantage of its delegations. Part of this work will include ensuring the Board is kept informed of key governance issues and that the Board receives timely responses from the organisation. It is anticipated that on occasion the role will look into matters raised by the Board and furnish a response. The role will require the individual to have a wide knowledge of Council and its activities, possess strong political currency, the ability to realise legislative and statutory requirements, to upskill colleagues and elected members and be able to work collaboratively across Council and the broader community. About you: The successful candidate will hold: • A bachelor degree in a relevant discipline such as political sciences, governance, or policy development • Minimum of five years’ experience in a senior governance or democracy services related role, Local Government experience a strong preference • Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders and gain their trust and respect • Strong communication skills including the ability to interpret legislative and statutory requirements and provide clear direction • Ability to keep a cool head under pressure and operate in a dynamic political and sometimes challenging environment with good judgement, sensitivity, tact, decorum and at times discretion • Experience in managing a team How to apply : For more information on this role, or to apply, please visit the QLDC careers page at: https://qldc.qjumpersjobs.co/. Please direct any questions to Naell Crosby-Roe on +64 27 205 1935 or via email at naell. crosby-roe@qldc.govt.nz to discuss this exciting opportunity in confidence.
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TEACHER AIDE We require a Teacher Aide to start early February 2022. The role is to primarily provide learning support for a range of students both in class and in our Special Needs department. This applicant will preferably have had some experience, although this is not essential. If you like working with teenagers, are patient, steadfast, flexible, physically fit and have a sense of humour, this could be the job for you. The position is 20-25 hrs per week, fixed term to the end of 2022 Pay for this role is in accordance with the Support Staff Collective Agreement for Secondary Schools. Applications close at 4.00pm, Monday 24th January 2022. An application form and job description is available on: www.mtaspiring.school.nz/vacancies Please submit applications with a covering letter and CV to: jobs@mtaspiring.school.nz.
PRIVATE REGISTERED NURSE Casual sleepover position 1-2 nights per week Looking for a registered nurse to join an established nursing team who provide 24/7 medical care for a client in their own home with brain and spinal injuries. Position is to start in February. Applications to nurses@alpinegroup.co.nz
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Rowers in championship form Wānaka rowers have shown they are on course for a strong showing in the South Island championships in two weeks’ time. Club members came home from Twizel having chalked up a series of impressive performances – including a run of second places. The Wānaka Rowing Club went to the Canterbury Championship Rowing Regatta with 20 competitors. They comprised a dozen novice rowers (Abbey Pedersen, Annie Wells, Annika Massey, Ashleigh Peat, Chloe Murray, Isabella Noble-Kirkbride, Lola Ritchie, Lucy Maibach, Lucy Radford, Philip Massey, Ruby Laming, Thomas Mitchell), three Intermediate rowers (Anton Jones, Jem Curtis, Jess Gould), five Masters (Chelsea Lodge, Dana Leishman, Kahn Cawte, Sandra Booth, Shane Gibson) and four coaches (Rachel O’Connell, Matt Rickard, Rob Bruce and AJ Humphreys). “The weather reached 30-plus temperatures making it challenging conditions to race in, but our crews worked hard and came away with some outstanding results,” Angela Rickard, Regatta Liaison, reported. The club scored a win in the A final of the Women’s Novice Coxed Quad Sculls, with a crew made up of Lucy Maibach, Annie Wells, Lola Ritchie, Isabella Noble-Kirkbride and coxswain Thomas Mitchell. The women’s novice coxed quad sculls made up of Lucy Radford, Ashley Peat, Chloe Murray, Jess Gould and Thomas Mitchell (cox) was seventh in the B Final. In the Women’s Novice Double Sculls, Lucy Maibach and Annie Wells had a spectacular race in the A final, coming home in second place, a position matched in the B final by Lola Ritchie and Isabella Nobel-Kirkbride. In the Men’s Masters Single Sculls (1000m) novice Kahn Cawte placed fourth and Shane Gibson, the club’s Masters Coach was second. These two then
Jem Curtis went back-to-back in single sculls events.
teamed up to compete in the Men’s Coxless Double (1000m) where they were second in the A final. Kahn also teamed up with Dana Leishman in the Mixed Masters Double Sculls (1000m) and they raced a solid race to also finish second in the A final. Shane Gibson then joined Chelsea Lodge, Sandra Booth and Dana Leishman in the Mixed Masters Coxless Quad Sculls (1000m) to keep the secondplace streak continuing in the A final. The Women’s Masters Coxless Double (1000m) Chelsea Lodge and Sandra Booth – were fifth in the A final. Wānaka’s Men’s Novice Double Sculls were ninth. The crew included Thomas Mitchell and Philip Massey. The Novice Girls also competed in the Coxed Eight where they enjoyed the opportunity to get out and sweep in a big boats race. To finish the regatta Jem Curtis was outstanding in finishing seventh in the Boys u17 Single and he then heading straight back up for the Men’s Intermediate Single Sculls to win the B final. “It was a superb weekend filled with great WRC rowing talent, passionate supporters on the side-line and coaches leaving with big smiles on their faces,” Angela Rickard said.
Lucy Maibach and Annie Wells were second in the A final of the Women’s Novice Double Sculls.
Sunday 13th February 2022 A fun non-competitive healthy lifestyle event! 15 min Pool swim 30 min Aquarobics or 30 min Pilates class Spectacular 17km bike ride, e-bikes allowed! 5km Waterfall Creek return walk
Need to build your cycling confidence? Racers Edge will be supplying a basic bike skills session prior to the event to help participants build bike confidence. Open to all ages!
$25 entry fee includes refreshments on route, lunch and a branded coffee mug! Sign up now: www.challenge-wanaka.com
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