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attached to the Government’s Accredited Employer Scheme. Wānaka Community Board member Chris Hadfield owns Ritual Espresso Café and says when the ski season is in full flow the scheme in its present form will make it difficult for employers to bring people in.
“It’s stupid,” he said. “To sponsor someone into the country you have to be an accredited employer and that involves $1000 in costs, and paying advertising, recruiting and visa fees.” He has put together a group of business people in town “to get as many local businesses as possible” involved in fighting the proposed regulations. Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi told the Wānaka Sun this week accreditation was relatively “light touch, but important”. He said it meant Immigration New Zealand
could check a business was genuine, and that the people running it had a good track record when hiring migrants. “This helps address migrant exploitation, and helps prevent poor employers from hiring migrants, providing a level-playing field for those employers doing the right thing.” Waitaki MP Jacqui Deans said she had met Wānaka business owners and knew “all too well” the concerns they had with the Government’s handling of immigration. “The Government’s broad brush approach isn’t
working for them – they need a more nuanced approach to immigration that reflects the challenges they face. “After two years of closed borders, businesses are desperate to get back up to full steam, but a critical shortage of workers means they can’t. Additional concerns around the increase in cost of employing any workers that do make it through the border just exacerbates the difficult position they find themselves in.” Continued on page 3
Sign here please... Beijing Winter Olympics gold and silver medal winner Zoi Sadowski-Synnott was awarded the Bruce Grant Memorial Trophy for the district’s overall sports person of the year on Thursday in Wānaka. She was unwell and missed the ceremony – but did join her fellow snow sports stars to parade in her home town on Sunday before signing dozens of posters for admiring fans. Zoi was pictured at the signing table in the Lake Wānaka Centre with Adam Hall – another winner at Thursday’s Central Otago sports awards function. Sunday’s parade in glorious May weather preceded a signing session which attracted 450 youngsters and saw the sports stars put their autographs on hundreds of posters. Check out pictures from the two events inside the Wānaka Sun today on pages 2 and 11. Photo: Tommy Pyatt
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Our heroes Photographer Tommy Pyatt was behind the camera to provide the Wānaka Sun with these shot from Sunday’s parade to honour the Snow Sports stars who have lifted the profile of their sport in New Zealand to new levels this year.
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Long-time Cardrona ambassador Carol Little was a star of the show too.
Only in New Zealand – you get to meet the medal winners and touch the medals.
From left, Tiarn Collins, Jess Hotter and Chloe McMillan sign posters.
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Celia Crosbie (right) and senior communications consultant Rebecca Williamson (second from right) on stage at the awards in, with, from left, BusinessDesk general manager Matt Martel, Prinz chair Fiona Cassidy and chief judge Denise Mackay. Jon Mitchell
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Weeks before nominations open, Queenstown Lakes already has two contenders for Jim Boult’s job. Jon Mitchell announced he would stand just 25 hours before Boult announced he wouldn’t in April. And now the chief executive of Start Up Queenstown, former litigation lawyer Olivia Wensley has declared she will be a candidate. Wensley, in a wide ranging 722 word statement released under embargo on Tuesday said “I understand that our region is diverse and our communities have different needs. For example, the needs and wants of Wānaka and other townships in our region are very different from Queenstown. We need a strategy which carefully considers these differences.” She said the key diver behind her decision to stand was to build a beter future for children.
Our business community needs support during the tough economic challenges they are facing. The community needs a leader who understands business needs. I have worked with hundreds of business owners in our region - I deeply understand the pain and frustrations they face. Both candidates and Queenstown based and boast an understanding of local body needs. Mitchell, in his opening statement said he would come into the election with 30 years of experience in local government, economic and community development. Central Otago mayor Tim Cadogan confirmed in April he would seek reelection – and so did his brother Bryan, the mayor of Clutha District. Nominations for October’s local body elections across the country open run from July 15 to August 12.
Scope scores in PR awards Wānaka’s Scope Media has been named best small-to-medium public relations constancy of the year. Managing director Celia Crosbie picked up the award in Auckland last Friday at the Public Relations Institute of New Zealand Awards. “This is the award we’ve had our sights set on for several years but we haven’t felt ready to enter till this year,” she said. “Our extremely talented Wānaka-based team of marketing communications professionals punch above our weight in the work we do across the district and nationwide, but to be recognised formally as one of the best in the business is so awesome.” The boutique marketing communications and digital PR consultancy’s entry included
case studies of work produced for the Home for Healthier Business talent attraction campaign for Queenstown Lakes District Council’s Economic Development Unit, and a regular glossy lifestyle magazine, Property Style, for New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty. Judge said Scope Media was an excellent example of a small consultancy displaying resilience, entrepreneurial commitment and adaptability in the face of extreme business adversity “When the Covid pandemic caused a collapse of the tourism and hospitality industries in their local community, Scope had the confidence and the creativity to offer affordable PR strategies and programmes that enabled it to continue to grow its revenues,” they said.
Employers pose questions Continued from page 1 She said only six of the 20,000 workers promised under the critical pathway announced in January had arrived in New Zealand so far. South Canterbury farmers have already complained that Immigration New Zealand is adding more complications to their hiring process. “Farmers are not just employers,” South Canterbury Federated Farmers dairy chair Ad Hendriks told Stuff. “They have to do other work as well. There’s only 24 hours in a day.” Hadfield said the new migrant wage has now been set at $25, which was more than the living wage. It also had the potential to end up setting the mark as the new minimum wage for all of New
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paying below the median wage,” he said. “The new Accredited Employer Work Visa replaces six work visas with one visa that will be much simpler for employers and migrants. It’s designed to ensure New Zealanders are first in line for jobs and where genuine skill or labour shortages exist, accredited employers can hire skilled migrants. “Accreditation is relatively light touch, but important. It means Immigration New Zealand can check a business is genuine, and that the people running it have a good track record when hiring migrants. This helps address migrant exploitation, and helps prevent poor employers from hiring migrants, providing a level-playing field for those employers doing the right thing.”
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MP Dean calls time Waitaki MP Jacqui Dean won’t stand again next year. The National MP, who has served in Parliament since 2008, said she was making the announcement early to give the party ample time to select a candidate. “The reality is that I’ve spent the past 25 years in public service – first in local government and then as a member of parliament. It’s a long time by anyone’s standards so now feels like the right time to signal my intention to move on,” she said. Her announcement came just a couple of weeks after Labour held a regional conference in Arrowtown where Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern spoke. Environment Minister David Parker – who is from Arrowtown – spoke of overseeing several projects given fast-tracked planning privileges including Silverlight Studio’s Wānaka movie park, the Queenstown arterial road route, the Lakeview project, and the Ladies Mile development. Waitaki is one of the largest electorates in New Zealand covering Central Otago, the Mackenzie District, Waitaki and parts of South Canterbury and is a National stronghold, but Dean’s majority was slashed in 2020 when she fended off the challenge
The Air Chathams Convair CV-580 has been retired to the National Toy and Transport in Wānaka. Jacqui Dean
of Liam Wairepo “I feel proud of the contribution I’ve been able to make over my 17 years as an MP in the Government of the Rt Hon Sir John Key, as Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister under Hon Sir Bill English, and more latterly in opposition as National’s Spokesperson for Conservation, alongside my role as Assistant Speaker,” Dean said. National leader Chris Luxon paid tribute to Dean. “As National’s current spokesperson for Conservation, I have seen Jacqui’s passion for preserving New Zealand’s outdoors for future generations. Her parliamentary experience and procedural knowledge has also made her an excellent Assistant Speaker,” he said.
Convair’s final flight The world’s last full service Convair CV580 has made its final commercial flight. The Air Chathams flight was made on Saturday from Auckland to Wānaka where it will be preserved as a piece of New Zealand’s aviation history on display at the National Toy and Transport Museum. “It is bittersweet to see her go after being a constant workhorse to link the Chatham Islands community to the mainland - but nice to know we can visit her whenever we venture to Wānaka,” a Air Chathams staff, including chief executive Craig Emeny, statement from the airline read. left messages on the Convair’s bulk head. Air Chathams has operated Convair islands and in the delivery of fresh food turbo props for passengers and freight the country. For the Chatham Islands community, to and from the islands. for more than a quarter of a century and the aircraft played a significant role in The flight time from Christchurch to the CV-580 – at almost 70 years of age the development of its tourism on the the Chathams is 2 hours 15 minutes. was one of the oldest planes in service in
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Are you up for QLDC Libraries’ reading challenge this winter? Tackle that to-beread pile. Try different genres. Discover new authors. Tick off at least six categories and be in to win a book voucher. Collect a challenge card from your local library or download one from codc-qldc.govt.nz
Celebrate Arbor Day The Deputy Mayor and Community Board Chair will be celebrating Arbor Day by planting a tree at Wānaka Station Park on Friday 3 June. If you’re ‘keen on green’, check out the amazing organisations in our district that work with trees. The Te Kākano Aotearoa Trust is always looking for volunteers to help with its conservation efforts – tekakano.org.nz
Building consent timeframes Over the last 12 months we processed 97% of consents within 20 working days. However, the ongoing effects of COVID-19 on staff availability mean timeframes for processing consents and completing inspections may be extended over the next few months. Many thanks for your patience.
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Ardmore Street closure Work on the next stage to transform Wānaka’s lakefront is progressing well. To get the job done as quickly as possible, Ardmore St between McDougall and Dungarvon Streets is closed temporarily until September. Please follow the diversion along Brownston St and allow a few extra minutes for your journey. The town centre is open as usual and you can still access the lakefront on foot or by bike. For more info visit qldc.govt.nz/wanaka-lakefrontdevelopment-plan
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Critical Source Areas - such as gullies and swales – are now included in the regulations.
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ORC flyovers resuming; consents for Winter 2023 on horizon Southern farmers are being encouraged to consider consent applications for Intensive Winter Grazing 2023 in the months ahead – which now include natural gullies and swales lying between hills – to mitigate potential waterway pollution. The Otago Regional Council’s annual flyover programme to detect any waterway pollution also begins this month. There are several changes relating to national regulations for winter grazing for the 2023 season, and beyond, says ORCs General Manager Regulatory and Communications Richard Saunders. The updated national regulations come into effect on November 1, and do not impact the 2022 winter grazing season. Mr Saunders says under regulations in the Government’s NES-FW (National Environmental Standards for Freshwater) by May 1 2023, if farmers can’t meet the permitted criteria, they should have a consent. There have been several key changes to the regulations about Intensive Winter Grazing, which reflects the consultation process undertaken, Mr Saunders says. The addition of Critical Source Areas (such as gullies and swales) in the regulations means farmers need to be thinking about how these areas will be managed. “This means that these areas should be left ungrazed unless consent is sought,” Mr Saunders says. There are several other ways to protect CSAs, by avoiding cultivating them and not grazing
them, leaving adjacent grass buffers intact or by fencing off steep parts of CSAs. Farmers could also look at installing multiple small sediment traps, ensure subsurface drains are not feeding into the area and consider planting natives such as toitoi, flax or carex. The earlier resowing requirement has been removed from the regulations, with this now changed to establishing ground cover “as soon as practicable” after grazing, Mr Saunders says. He says farmers need to check the slopes of land they are thinking of grazing and consider what risks there are to manage. For winter 2022 it is important that farmers have a grazing management plan in place and look to actively manage their grazing activity. The first round of the 2022 winter flyovers, to assess any environmental risks posed to waterways, begins later this month. “The ORC undertakes flights every year to gain a bird’s eye view on land use in the region to identify any potential risks to water quality,” Mr Saunders said. There will be three sets of flyovers this season, covering North Otago, Southwest Otago and Central Otago, beginning in late May, then lateJune-early-July and in August. “A number of high-risk sites were identified last season and were followed up with farm visits to “ground truth” the aerial observations,” Mr Saunders says. “Overall, our compliance activity in 2021 showed that farmers had taken positive steps to plan and undertake winter grazing activities,” he says. He encourages anybody with questions about winter grazing rules to contact the Council.
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Rabobank is forecasting a farmgate milk price forecast of $9kg/MS for the 2022/23 dairy season. It says global dairy production growth set to remain constrained and a ‘fog of uncertainty’ clouds the demand outlook. In its New Zealand Dairy Seasonal Outlook report, Rabobank says seismic global events – including the war in Ukraine and ongoing Covid-19 lockdowns in China – continue to reverberate in dairy markets across the globe, providing a challenging backdrop for milk price forecasts covering the new dairy season. Rabobank senior agricultural analyst Emma Higgins said the macro-economic influences on the dairy sector are now far more uncertain than was the case last season. “Tepid global milk supply growth should ensure the majority of New Zealand’s dairy farmers enjoy a sixth consecutive profitable season in 2022/23,” she said. “But with the demand outlook so hazy, and significant volatility anticipated in the pricing of both dairy commodities and key farm inputs, dairy farmers should prepare for a bumpy ride ahead.” The report says milk production across the ‘Big 7’ dairy producers - Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, European Union, United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia - is set to remain constrained across most of 2022, providing a supportive base for global dairy commodity pricing. “Despite strong farmgate milk prices in most regions across the world, the major export countries will continue to grapple with rising costs of inputs, lack of labour, unfavourable weather, and variable feed quality and costs,” she said.
“We anticipate a continued decline in the first half of 2022 milk production in the ‘Big 7’ exporting regions before a mild recovery starting in the second half of 2022 and into the first half of 2023.” Ms Higgins said anticipating global dairy demand was far less straightforward, with demand risk significantly more elevated than usual. The report says ongoing Chinese lockdowns are a further factor carrying significant downside implications for global dairy demand. “At the current time, fully locked-down Chinese cities account for around 10 per cent of China’s 2021 GDP, with this rising to 35 per cent when also considering cities in partial lockdown,” Ms Higgins said in the report. “And as the world’s largest importer of dairy products, these movement restrictions are creating far-reaching reverberations well outside of China with global supply chains, manufacturing bottlenecks, supply and demand imbalances and world economic growth all subject to the extent of the Chinese lockdowns. Ms Higgins said with around 45 per cent of New Zealand dairy exports shipped to China in 2021, New Zealand was one of the countries most significantly impacted by China’s Covid- 19 suppression measures. “Chinese import demand firmly remains the central consideration for New Zealand’s farmgate milk price forecast and we are becoming increasingly concerned about the impacts of a continued “zero-covid” approach,” she said. “Based on Rabobank’s import parity analysis, the latest landed Oceania Whole Milk Powder prices have now eroded most of the premium to domestic milk prices,” Ms Higgins said.
Farm sale trends examined The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand says there were 54 fewer farm sales for the three months ended April 2022 than for the three months ended April 2021. Overall, there were 432 farm sales in the three months ended April 2022, compared to 396 for the three months ended March 2022 and 486 farm sales for the three months ended April 2021. Brian Peacocke, Rural Spokesman at Reinz, said sales data for the three-month period ending April 2022 reflected an easing in numbers from the equivalent period 12 months ago, but an increase in sales from the three-month period ending March 2022. There was a strong lift in sales of finishing properties, particularly in the Waitaki district. Central Otago performed creditably on grazing units, with Clutha registering activity on dairy, finishing and grazing properties. Nationally 1,724 farms were sold in the year to April 2022, 34 fewer than were sold in the year to April 2021. The median hectare price for farms sold in the three months to April 2022 was $28,630 compared to $28,710 in three months ended April 2021. The median price decreased 4 per cent compared to March 2022. The REINZ All Farm Price Index decreased 1 per cent in the three months to April 2022 compared to the three months to March 2022. Compared to the three months ending April 2021, the index increased 32.7 per cent. The all farm price index adjusts for differences in farm size, location, and farming type, unlike the median price per hectare. Three regions recorded an increase in the number of farm sales for the three months ended April 2022 compared to the three months ended April 2021, with the most notable being Southland which was up 21. “Of particular note is the solid increase in sales of finishing properties, as has been the case for
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grazing properties, whilst predictably, due to the time of the year, dairy farm sales have eased,’ Brian Peacocke said. “From a national perspective, supply chain issues, and in particular the delays in the offloading of export produce at overseas ports, have continued to frustrate the rural sector. “In addition, the mix of such issues combined with seasonal and climatic pressure on processing facilities is impacting negatively on product prices, notably the easing in the schedule for beef, followed by the recent drop in the global dairy trade price for dairy products. “Of most concern, however, is the extended dry period and lack of rain in some of the key pastoral regions across the country, such as the Waikato and Southland, where feed supplies and a shortage of grass are early indications of a potentially difficult forthcoming winter. That situation eased in some areas with the country experiencing heavy rain over much of last week. “A variety of issues, including the increase in the official cash rate with the subsequent lift in interest rates, are giving rise to caution, this being indicative of the raft of cost increases, particularly fuel, that are impacting negatively on the rural sector, as of course is the case with other sectors.
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The chair of Lake Wānaka Tourism has been named new chief executive of Destination Queenstown. Mat Woods brings extensive experience across senior tourism, retail and sales roles to the position and will join DQ on June 20. He has most recently Mr Woods has held the role of General Manager at NZ Fine Touring and before that was GM of Queenstown Experience at RealNZ and Head of Sales & Services at Cardrona Alpine Resort and Treble Cone. Before entering tourism, Mr Woods had run operations for Torpedo7 and been Managing Director of R&R Sport. He is also on the Snow Sports NZ Board.
Destination Queenstown Chair Richard Thomas says both he and the DQ Board are delighted to welcome Mr Woods into the CE position. “Mat has a strong passion for Queenstown and for our reputation as a world-class visitor destination. He brings strong leadership and commercial skills and a deep focus and understanding of revenue generation. He is entrepreneurial and has a solid history of building businesses. “The DQ Board were impressed with Mat’s energetic approach and his understanding of the issues, the sector and his involvement in the development of the region’s destination
management plan. “Mat has strong stakeholder management skills and being Chair of Lake Wānaka Tourism has given him sound understanding of an RTO which will enable him to hit the ground running,” said Mr Thomas. Destination Queenstown has been without a chief executive since the end of February. Paul Abbot, who was appointed last July, resigned in February. He was expecting his family to join him from Cairns, Australia, but as a consequence of Covid restrictions that didn’t happen. Richard Thomas said at the time it was the “right call” for him and his family.
New acting health chief named Hamish Brown will take over from Southern DHB chief executive Chris Fleming on July 1. The announcement was made by Fleming – who revealed last month he would stand down on June 30 and return to the Waikato to pursue new business opportunities. The role is for an initial period of three months and starts on the day the Government reform of the Health and Disability sector will sees 20 DHBs become one organisation, Health New Zealand, and a Māori health authority established. Mr Brown joined Southern DHB in March 2019 as Programme Director
for the New Dunedin Hospital. From March to November 2021 he worked as the Senior Responsible Officer for the Covid-19 Vaccination rollout programme, before moving into the Chief Operating Officer role. He previously worked as an Emergency Nurse, and in leadership roles on the West Coast and with the Canterbury District Health Board. "Mr Brown brings a wealth of knowledge of our health system, staff, and community to the Interim Chief Executive role,” Chris Fleming said. “His leadership experience, strategic thinking, empathy, and relationship building skills suit the Southern DHB
well in our transition to Health NZ.” He will report to the Health NZ Chief Executive following the disestablishment of the Southern DHB Board. Mr Brown said: “I am excited to guide the Southern DHB team and our community into the next chapter and look forward to the transition into Health NZ. We will be working with a great national team and our focus remains on providing the best health care for our people." Mr Fleming and Mr Brown will be Chris Fleming Hamish Brown working closely over the next six weeks to ensure a smooth transition. system has made for bettering the would be exciting and strengthen Chris Fleming said he was proud of health care for its community and the health care system for all the achievements the southern health believed the transition to Health NZ New Zealanders.
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Crimeline This week saw a couple of people walking as a result of their speed. Please remember the limit in nearly all the streets around the Wānaka, Lake Hāwea and Cardrona areas are 40km/h. If you drive more than 40km/h over any speed limit you will lose your drivers’ licence for 28 days. It’s going to be a cold walk. There were two Crashes on the Crown Range Road this week. Please slow down on the bridges and please take extra care over the nights now that the roads are getting wet and Jack Frost is visiting. The snow has arrived and the guys at the station are all competing over the old Wānaka snow rhyme. Snow in May won’t stay… and it just goes on from there. Winter driving should now be looked at. Check the tyres, have a go at putting the chains on. If you have a new car or are new to the south then get some chains. Learn how to put them on yourself as there is not much help out there in the early hours of the morning or a cold winter’s night. A couple of cars have had their identity markers removed, one after a crash and one after it broke down in a remote car park. What this does of course is perk our ears up as to whether or not the cars are stolen. Where are the people and are they OK? Are they lost in the wilderness? So please take responsibility for your things. And let us know what is going on, we don’t bite. An incident of shoplifting was reported at Mitre 10 on Tuesday. We have an identity of that person and will be looking to locate them shortly.
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I don’t understand… I don’t know about you, but I don’t understand what’s happening. Day after day we are hearing and seeing on the news dire predictions of global warming, and the destruction of our protective vital atmosphere. On television the presenters introduce very serious articles on global warming with
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Drink driving is still a thing apparently. Of to court go a couple of people and some are getting a $250 ticket and 50 demerit points for blowing between the 250 and 400 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath (that’s the adult limits). Walk …Run …or get a ride home. The weekend didn’t cause Wānaka Police too many dramas, however there is a worrying number of people who are drinking too much and not making arrangements to get home. If you are too intoxicated, you may be refused a ride with a taxi. Aggression towards taxi drivers in these circumstances will not be tolerated. Please take responsibility for how much you are drinking and have a backup plan to get home. Good luck to the kids doing Blast this week. They are testing themselves against the Police Physical Competency Test (PCT) which is what we use to ensure we’re fit for chasing offenders and eating donuts. We’ll have some future Police officers in the making. – By Ian Henderson Senior Constable, NZPD such painfully unhappy faces. Then, in the next article to come up, their faces brighten up and they happily comment on new developments on the potential booming of international tourism to New Zealand. The government has even bailed-out the massive Air New Zealand company. We also continue to hear about how the Queenstown Lakes district needs another airport which should be based in the Upper Clutha region.
After such a lovely autumn, last week’s sudden chill was a bit of a shock. It was also a reminder that frost and snow can create dangerous driving conditions, so if you haven't already done so, sign up to Queenstown Lakes District Council's free Winter Road Report at www.qldc.govt.nz/winter-road-reports. Emailed every morning through winter, the report gives an overview of road conditions across the district. I also recommend you sign up for Council's community text alert system. Supply your phone number and the locations you're interested in, and the team will flick you a text when there's a road closure you should know about, icy and snowy conditions, or other emergencies affecting our community. Sign up for free at www.qldc.govt.nz/text-alerts. Lakefront development Construction on Stage Two of the Wānaka Lakefront Development Plan is racing along and remains on track to be complete in September. The temporary closure of Ardmore Street between McDougall and Dungarvon streets continues, and I'd like to thank both pedestrians and drivers for their patience while the detour via Brownston Street is in place. Youth and community facility Good progress to turn the old Mitre 10 building on Plantation Road, Wānaka, into a youth and community centre is being made. If you’re a local group looking for new or additional space for your activities, watch for an expression of interest process, starting on May 30. While we won’t be able to accommodate every activity, this process will ensure we’re capturing a broad range of local groups and understanding demand. Full details of the expression of interest process will be available at letstalk.qldc.govt.nz. Bin checks Council is running a kerbside recycling bin check trial to help reduce contamination. Bin checkers, wearing high-vis vests with Save Our Stuff logos, will be out early before the recycling trucks do their rounds. If a bin is heavily contaminated with rubbish, it will not be emptied. If you are unsure what to recycle, check www.qldc.govt.nz/services/ rubbish-recycling, or call the recycling hotline (03) 443 0024. Mount Iron Council continues to work on acquiring nearly 100ha of land around Mount Iron and Little Mount Iron. We have until November 8 to gain all necessary consents, and settling the deal may take a further six months. During this time, it's important we remember large parts of land on Mount Iron and Little Mount Iron are privately owned. If you're climbing Mount Iron, please stick to the public track and abide by signage along the way identifying where private property begins. If you want updates on Council's acquisition of the land, sign up at www.qldc.govt.nz/mount-iron. Building consents and inspections Our building consent team works hard to
There are predictions and indications of even greater numbers of tourists planning to leave our country and fly all around the world polluting the atmosphere and adding to global warming. Can you see where I am heading? My wife and I have decided that we cannot justify ever again heading back to England to see my aging siblings – we have done a lot of travelling in the past so must have created terrible damage, but in those days we have an excuse – we did not know about the catastrophic
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meet statutory timeframes for processing consents and MBIE guidelines for inspections. In the past 12 months, just over 97% of consents were processed in less than 20 working days. However, both staff and contractors have been affected by Covid-19, which means it may take a little longer to process consents and complete inspections over the next two months. Council will be doing everything it can to reduce the impact and appreciates your support and patience. Celebrate Arbor Day I’ll be celebrating Arbor Day with Deputy Mayor Calum MacLeod by planting a deciduous tree at Wānaka Station Park on Friday June 3. If you're keen to celebrate too, why not check out one of the amazing organisations that work with trees in our district, like Te Kākano Aotearoa Trust. They're always looking for volunteers to lend a hand with nursery sessions and tree planting. Adult Reading Challenge Are you up for QLDC Libraries’ reading challenge this winter? Tackle that to-be-read pile. Read something you wouldn’t normally choose. Tick off at least six categories and you could win a book voucher. Collect a challenge card from your local library or download one from codc-qldc.govt.nz. Election 2022 This year is a local election year, so if you know someone who would make a great community board member, councillor, or even mayor, talk to them today. Nominations open on July 15. For more information, go to www. qldc.govt.nz/elections. Now is also the time to check you are enrolled to vote. To be eligible, you must be: 18 years or older a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident and have lived in Aotearoa New Zealand for one year or more continuously at some point. To enrol or update your details, go to www. vote.nz. Or freephone 0800 36 76 56 or free text 3676 to get a form sent to you in the mail. Next drop-in session If anyone wants to discuss a Council issue with the Wānaka Community Board, call into the Wānaka Recreation Centre between noon and 1pm next Wednesday 1 June. No appointment is necessary.
consequences it would cause to our planet. All people of today do know, but few seem to care – not yet. Their actions indicate no thought of the future of their children, grandchildren, and future generations. Soon, the reality must set in, and longdistance travel will be the first to suffer. So – we don’t need another airport in the Upper Clutha. Stuart Landsborough Wānaka
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New programme to tackle litter Keep New Zealand Beautiful has announced its latest campaign. Backyard Battle is a citizen science programme which aims to contribute to a better understanding of the life of litter. “Litter starts out as something that we’ve created and used,” said KNZB chief Heather Saunderson. “But if it’s inappropriately disposed of, these products become litter which pollutes not only our land but also our waterways and seas, causing harm to the environment we live in, the water we
drink and the ecosystems we’re a part of.” The Backyard Battle programme – named to recognise the battle to eliminate litter from the country’s collective Kiwi backyard – is the second citizen science programme launched this year by Keep New Zealand Beautiful and follows a similar programme for data collection. “The use of citizen science means more individual people can cover more ground and collect more data about litter,” said Ms. Saunderson. “Backyard Battle uses a very similar methodology
as our National Litter Audit, but instead of being conducted by qualified scientists, each survey will be conducted by passionate community members, regular people who are keen to make a difference by battling Aotearoa’s litter problem.” In 2019, Keep New Zealand Beautiful carried out a National Litter Audit which involved collecting details about rubbish checked at a series of sites. The findings have influenced policy development at national and regional level. A follow up to that programme will go ahead
this year with checks made at the same sites. "It will enable KNZB to see how things have changed and develop action plans.” Backyard Battle works in conjunction with Keep New Zealand Beautiful’s other citizen science programme Upstream Battle, which focuses on litter in areas within 10 metres of a waterway. Schools, community groups and volunteers throughout New Zealand can conduct a Backyard Battle survey at any time of the year, in any inland location in the country.
Fish deaths go unsolved
Criú comprises, from left, Kris Neilson, James McNamara, Rennie Pearson, Bob McNeil and Duncan Davidson.
The Irish head to Cardrona Wellington based five-piece Irish band Criú is coming down south - with the help of the New Zealand Irish Embassy - for one weekend of shows. The band will perform five shows in three days in Dunedin, Cardrona, Gore and Invercargill. Their Cardona Hall show on Saturday night sold out – prompting a second performance there on Saturday afternoon. This band was started by Dunedin based Rennie Pearson with musicians Duncan Davidson, James McNamara and Bob McNeil. “The band has had a few different members over the years but we are back to the original crew with the addition of Kris Nielson on Uilleann Pipes,”
Pearson, who also acts as manager and musical director, said. “We did a similar weekend of gigs in Wellington last year which went very well. Peter Ryan, the Irish Ambassador was at two of our shows and loved it. We have actually worked with the embassy on a few occasions in the past and I have been supported by them doing my solo at the Dunedin Fringe Festival as well. “Peter has always been supportive of Irish music in New Zealand and having a Kiwi band playing traditional Irish music around the country fits in well with their values. The reason why we are playing down south is because I wanted to bring these guys down here - where I live - to share the music with people in Dunedin,
Otago and Southland where there is not much traditional Irish music being played, especially in a concert setting. Pearson approached singer songwriter Martin Carthy, who runs the Cardrona Hall, “and he said he would have us.” “The goal is to bring a piece of Irish culture to the south, share the traditional music and connect with people of all cultural backgrounds with a performance that is uplifting and entertaining.” Combining the sounds of the wooden flute, fiddle, guitar, accordion, tin whistles and uilleann pipes (the Irish pipes), the musicians weave together melodies that been played, in some cases, for hundreds of years.
Whatever killed as many as 150 trout in a stream near Queenstown was probably gone by the time checks on Home Creek were carried out. The Otago Regional Council launched an investigation into the incident after getting reports of fish deaths on May 1 and sent water samples for testing. This week the council revealed the samples were inconclusive. “We were hoping the tests would help us establish what happened along the stream,” ORC Compliance Manager Tami Sargeant said. “It’s unfortunate, the samples are inconclusive and don’t help us to narrow down any offending substance.”
She says the problem may have been that the pollutant which might have caused the fish deaths may have only been in the waterway for a short time and wasn’t in the stream when the water samples were taken. The stream is a mix of rural and industrial, and downstream it passes through residential and commercial areas. Otago Regional Council staff visited the site over two days, taking water samples and retrieving the dead fish, including one native galaxiid. No information has yet been received from the public, who can still come forward on the ORC’s Pollution Hotline on 0800 800 033.
Rejig plan for visitors’ guide Lake Wānaka Tourism is asking members to consider options on how the community is presented in a visitor guide. At present, the guide is a 70-page folded brochure with paid advertising. In a prelude to a survey of members, which closed yesterday, the organisation says it is considering moving to a condensed A2 foldout brochure that focuses on the community’s story with links back to its website and the operator listings “as well as access to real-time
availability and booking information”. “This would be fully funded by Lake Wānaka Tourism, with no inclusion of operator listings and therefore no associated operator costs. Businesses could continue to opt for a separate paid listing on the printed map. This format is in keeping with the official visitor guides of our neighbouring regions,” members are told. It says the change proposal comes as “organisation and industry moves towards a more sustainable and regenerative approach”.
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New Zealand’s Olympic golden girl Zoi Sadowski-Synnott has been crowned Gary Anderson Sound and Vision Sportswoman of the year, and won the Southern Lakes Motors Supreme Award, the Bruce Grant Trophy at the regional sports awards last week. The sporting achievements of Central Otago athletes were celebrated at the Southern Lakes Motors Central Otago Sports Awards last Friday at the Lake Wānaka Centre, with 200 guests. The evening kicked off with the John Fitzharris Memorial Trophy, for services to sport, being awarded to Otago Country Cricket’s Malcolm Jones. Olympians featured strongly with Nico Porteous being named Racers Edge Sportsman of the year, and Gustav Legnavsky as the Gallaway Cook Allan Junior Sportsman of the year. Gustav was New Zealand’s youngest Olympian at 16 at the Winter Olympics in Beijing. Following from his Olympic debut, Gustav won the Freeski halfpipe Junior World Championships in March. Another high achieving Central Otago Olympian, Adam Hall, won Forsyth Barr Para Athlete of the year. Adam competed in Beijing and brought home two bronze medals. He also won a silver medal in the 2021 World Para snowsports champs. Adam has achieved exceptional results in the past year- considering he had not competed for three years prior due to the global pandemic. Jennian Homes Team of the year award was tightly contested between two Wakatipu High School rowing teams, with the boys under 16 coxed quad sculls coming out on top. This team won gold medals at Maadi Cup, South Island Rowing Champs and South Island junior Club champs. Coach of the Year award, sponsored by Workplace First aid, went to Sean Thompson for his role in Zoi Sadowski-Synnott being New Zealand’s most decorated able bodied
Adam Hall was among the Beijing medal winners to pick up awards.
Rower Pipi Horan from Hāwea talks with MC Duncan Good.
winter Olympian. The Health 2000 Junior Sportswoman award went to Ruby Andrews. Ruby won the Freeski slopestyle junior world championships in Switzerland earlier this year. She followed this up with a second place at the European Cup event in Laax. The Junior Spirit Award sponsored by Duncan & Kelly Good, Ray White Real Estate went to Dunstan High School athlete Neve Spooner who is a member of the Flames Ice Hockey Club. Neve was commended for her dedication to the club, and for her own ice hockey journey. Ben Richards was the standout winner in the Senior Spirit award sponsored by Wānaka Physio for his commitment and assistance to Snowsports in Wānaka. Ben is a Freeride World Tour Qualifier athlete himself, but also gives back to Wānaka Snowsports club by mentoring young athletes, standing on the committee, and coaching.
Junior winners were Ruby Andrews and Gustav Legnavsky.
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Wānaka Swimmer Benjamin Silipo has continued to impress on the national scene. The17-year-old is eyeing the New Zealand Short Course Championships in Auckland in August as he continues to underline the fact that Wānaka can produce top swimmers alongside snow sports and multi sports stars. He was one of three members from the Wānaka club at the recent National Age Group Championships - with William Schurink and Aleksandr Kivilev. This event is the premier national competition for swimmers aged 13 to 18 and fewer than 30 swimmers from throughout Otago were eligible to compete. Silipo finished with two silver medals in the 400 metre individual medley and 400m freestyle. The order of events made it difficult for him to race
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Bowler try seals college win David Bowler’s late try proved decisive as Mt Aspiring College beat Otago Boys seconds 19-15 in Dunedin last weekend. The result left three teams showing the way in the Otago Schools second division rugby competition and the current leaders – Dunstan and South Otago High – clash on Saturday while MAC travels to winless Taieri. Saturday’s clash saw Otago boys lead twice – at the start and near the end when a penalty had them 15-14 up. MAC put on the pressure and finally broke through thanks to a team effort initiated by Jacob Field from a quick tap. The ball went through
several hands from one side of the field to the other for winger Bowler to score in the corner. Despite opportunities in the last five minutes MAC could not get over the line again, coming agonisingly close several times as the opposition defence held firm. “The team ground out a tough win on the road,” coach Gareth Howley said. “OBs did well to break our momentum when we were close to scoring which kept the game nice and tight. We had great leadership from our forwards who worked hard for the full match.” Conditions were testing – the surface was damp and soft and gusty southerly winds swirled
Colts bounce back
around the ground. The home side started stronger and MAC was pinned in its own half before conceding the first try. The tide turned and MAC took control before being rewarded following a sustained attack by both forwards and backs when hooker Dane Morisawa dived down and Callum Meyer kicked the first of his two conversions. Eligh Hollegien, flanked by team mates Jacob Field Half back Jacob Field soon found a way to (left) and Cullen Meyer attempts to break through two the try line, taking MAC out to a 14–5 lead but tacklers during Saturday’s college encounter. Otago Boys capitalised on an error late in the half into points before conceding a penalty which saw to narrow the gap to 14-12. the lead change hands. A first half harvested 26 points, the second half The same was then decided when Bowler just eight as MAC struggled to turn possession finished off a sweeping move.
Revenge is served cold
Saffron elected
Wānaka footballer Saffron Miller has been named in the Southern United Under-18 squad. The 16-year-old shone during trials for the squad which drew players from Timaru to Invercargill. Southern will play in the National Youth League later this season.
Upper Clutha Number 8 Fletcher Craig wins the ball at a line out during the win over Zingari Richmond.
The Upper Clutha U21 Colts were back in winning form on Saturday as they scored a 32-0 win over Zingari Richmond in Dunedin. While 100km/h wind gusts made for challenging conditions, the Wānaka side got the ball over the try line six times and put up an impressive defensive effort on their own line to keep the home team scoreless. Captain Jake Jamieson (prop)
was first to score, and Fletcher Craig (number 8) and Charlie Chisholm (loose forward) added to the tally before half time. Second five Zac Miller added a hat trick of three tries in second half tries. The last 10 minutes of the game saw Upper Clutha under pressure as Zingari mounted numerous attacks on the line but ultimately they could not break through the resolute defence.
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All at sixes in nines… Queenstown hosted the junior football on Sunday and seven Wānaka U9 sides made the trip across the hill. There was plenty of good football on display which included a 3-3 “classic” between Wānaka 9.4 and Wānaka 9.2. Ari Walker looked like he had done enough for 9.2 with some clinical finishing before late goals from Ollie Timpany and Sam McCulloch brought the teams level. In the other games Wānaka 9.1
took on a very strong Queenstown team and were given a passing masterclass - which they learned from, to win their next two games. Thomas Whipp delivered standout performances in all three games. The third game was a great spectacle against an evenly matched Cromwell team in a see saw tussle that ended with Josh Aspinall hitting a winner from halfway as the wind and hail hit.
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Wānaka bounced back from the disappointment of being knocked out of football’s Chatham Cup by beating the same opponents in a chilly Dunedin in the latest series of Southern League premier matches. The Upper Clutha Club scored a decisive 3-0 win over Otago university with Blair C Scoullar in outstanding form. Thomas Tinka, Anthony Sprowson and Xion Lippe grabbed the goals, all in the second half, after Wānaka had battled into the wind in the first half, keeping a high line and allowing the hosts no time on the ball. With the cold wind in their face, University struggled even more. Some excellent midfield play allowed Tinka time for a half volley from 30 metres, which he rifled home over the keeper. Wānaka, kept providing fresh legs and wasn’t long before a cross popped up for Anthony Sprowson to head home on the line. University pushed forward late on but risked being caught on the break and Lippe had the energy to beat three players, go one on one with the keeper and calmly slot home in the 90th minute. Wānaka take on Queens Park at the Rec Centre next Saturday as they look to extend their unbeaten league run against a side which has won one and lost six to date in the competition Results: Queens Park 0 Roslyn Wakari 2, Dunedin City Royals 2 Queenstown 1, Northern Hearts 2 Mosgiel 3, Otago University 0 Wānaka 3, Northern 4 Green Island 0.
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