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Pictured with the Wanaka Wastebusters trash monster are, from left, Amber Brovelli, Charlie Milne, 4, Andy Milne, Anika Brown, Lyn Pringle, Lynne Millar, Annalise Millar,5, Kyle Millar, 4, Brent Millar, Jake Milne, 7, Lena Drake and Fin Pringle-Booth. PHOTO: SIMON WILLIAMS
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Earth Day in Wanaka was “epic”, according to organiser Amber Brovelli. “Wanaka is truly a magical place,” she said. “It’s hard not to be inspired in preservation of this
pristine landscape.” Earth Day was celebrated on Friday as part of a worldwide movement to promote awareness and appreciation for the earth’s natural environment. Events in Wanaka included an ecoconscious cocktail party, a
well-attended resurrection of the Trash Monster (pictured) at Wastebusters, tree planting at Lismore Park with Te Kakano Nursery and an eco-festival at Paradiso. Amber said families and children filled the cinema for screenings of FernGully
and The Burning Season (an Australian documentary on deforestation in Indonesia). “It was neat to see how enthusiastic the kids were during FernGully in saving the rainforest,” Amber said. The eco-festival showcased
the work of a range of Wanaka groups, including Wanaka Wastebusters, the Centre for Sustainable Practice, Kahu Youth and the Young Change Makers.
Easter trading law “an ass” Should shops remain open over the holiday period? Sue Wards
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Easter trading laws will continue to be “an ass” until the government makes the issue a party vote, according to Wanaka Chamber of Commerce president Leigh Stock, pictured. Wanaka retailers flouted the law over the weekend by opening on Good Friday and Easter Sunday. The Shop Trading Hours Repeal Act 1990 means businesses are required by law to close on these days, but many businesses opened. Those flouting the law faced a fine of up to $1000. “Every time Easter comes
around the same story comes up,” Leigh Stock said. The current law is “not conducive” to the environment in Wanaka, where thousands of people visit at Easter, he said. Queenstown
past 14 years. National MP Tau Henare recently announced his intention to draft a Member’s Bill to allow shop trading on Good Friday, but Leigh Stock is not hopeful about its impact.
“If they’re serious about it, make it a party vote.” and Taupo have exemptions to trade but Wanaka does not. “If we can’t have one, then shut Queenstown down,” Leigh said. Eight bills attempting to reform the shop trading rules have failed in parliament in the
“While it is a conscience vote it won’t go anywhere,” he said. “If they’re serious about it, make it a party vote.” Waitaki MP Jacqui Dean said lack of support from the Labour Party had put the brakes on her draft bill
on the issue, but said she remains determined to see change around the Easter trading laws. “Retailers need all the help that they can get to boost their businesses and
to ensure that New Zealand’s economy performs strongly,” she said. However the National Distribution Union announced last week that Mr Henare’s bill would waste Parliament’s time. General Secretary Robert Reid said shoppers can shop 361 and a half days a year, including 51 of the 52 Sundays. “It seems extraordinary that Parliament would want to dismantle one of our only laws that explicitly promotes the interests of family and community over the marketplace,” he said.
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Jem, 2, and Evie, 4, Pendlebury at the Wanaka cenotaph.
Here’s our pick of what’s happening around Wanaka over the next week:
What: Wanaka Library Holiday Programme: Code breaker book quiz (ages 5 – 9) When: Thursday April 28, 10 – 11am and 2 – 3pm Where: Wanaka Library Cost: Free
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What: Wanaka Farmers Market When: Thursday April 28, 4pm Where: Pembroke Park Cost: Free
Sue Wards Communities around Wanaka remembered our fallen servicemen at ANZAC services on Monday. More than 100 people gathered at Lake Hawea for the dawn service, led by QLDC Deputy Mayor Commander Lyal Cocks. At Wanaka the service, attended
What: Coffee morning to discuss QLDC 2011/12 draft annual plan When: Friday April 29, 10am – 1pm Where: QLDC office, Ardmore Street Cost: Free
by about 500 people and led by Anglican vicar Rev Dennis Bartley, was held at the Lake Wanaka Centre at 9.30am, followed by a wreath-laying ceremony at the cenotaph. Young people contributed to both services, with Hawea Flat School pupils singing Lest We Forget and Mount Aspiring
What: Wanaka Library Holiday Programme: Potato print cards and gift wrap (ages 8 and up) When: Friday April 29, 2 – 3pm Where: Wanaka Library Cost: Free
What: Launch of Deans Bank multi-use track When: Saturday, April 30, 11am Where: Albert Town Recreational Reserve 6.30pm Cost: Free
From left, Ernie and Avis Munro and Alma Rumsey.
Poppies for pride Emma and Heidi Niederer, pictured below, proudly displayed their poppies in Wanaka last week. For more than 85 years Poppy Day has been an annual event usually held on the Friday before Anzac Day. It
is the most important fundraising appeal of the year for the RSA, providing funds specifically for the assistance of returned servicemen and women, and their dependants, in need. PHOTO: charlotte trundle
What: Autumn Art School Exhibition When: Saturday April 30, 12.30 - 2pm Where: Mount Aspiring College Cost: Free What: Environmental considerations for small rural block owners (seminar) When: Tuesday Mary 3, 7.30pm Where: Lake Wanaka Centre Cost: Free
College student Mia Dyer reading the roll of honour for the Hawea District at the Lake Hawea service. Wanaka scouts, St John youth and MAC students participated in the Wanaka service. Both services concluded with a flypast by Tiger Moth pilot Peter Hendriks.
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ANZAC caterers honoured The Wanaka ANZAC Day service was followed by morning tea at the Upper Clutha RSA, where caterers Crissy and Mark Langford were honoured by the Wanaka RSA for helping the Wanaka and Districts Lions Club cater for ANZAC Day. The Langfords have provided food for the ANZAC Day Diggers Breakfast for at least 12 years. Upper Clutha RSA secretary/treasurer
Lynne Fegan said the couple has provided “fantastic food for years”. Their response to being thanked was always to say, “It’s not about us, it’s about them,” she said. “They’ve been so generous with their time and the goods they’ve provided.” The Langfords were awarded a certificate of appreciation for their efforts.
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EASTER BUNNY DELIVERS: Kaia McElrea, 4, and Vanessa Vickers, 4, found plenty of eggs during an Easter egg hunt on Sunday in Hawea Flat.
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Fines for signs Sue Wards Retailers advertising their businesses and people displaying vehicles for sale at the entrance to Wanaka over Easter were in breach of council bylaws – but no-one from the council was there to notice. On Easter Saturday there was a large truck with a banner on the back advertising Lone Star and a vehicle with a trailer advertising a Racers Edge sale, alongside two vehicles for sale on Ardmore Street
near the DOC office. Lakes Environmental spokesperson Tanya Dromgool said both the truck and trailer were parked unlawfully and would be liable for a $40 parking infringement. The writing on the truck would be considered “sign writing”, she said, and was permitted, however the sign attached to the trailer was prohibited under the council’s prohibited signs bylaw. It is also an offence to display any vehicle for sale on any road or
public place, according to council bylaw 15.2.2., “unless the vehicle is being used bona fide for travel and is parked, incidentally, in the course of such travel.” However a Lakes Environmental spokesperson said there was no enforcement officer operating in Wanaka during Easter, and there seldom is, “due to the nature of the public holiday.”
Lone Star risks a $40 fine in Wanaka on Easter Saturday. PHOTO: NIKKI HEATH
Mitre 10 Giant Pumpkin organiser Lynley Ashe with a line up of the pumpkins.
A rather gritty issue
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Charlotte Trundle Roads to Wanaka ski fields may be affected if Queenstown Lakes District Council goes ahead with proposed cuts to their gritting, snow and ice clearance for next winter. The 2011/12 Draft Annual Plan states a rates increase may be required to maintain the level of service on the Crown Range after reduced funding from the New Zealand Transport Agency. Council’s options are to limit vegetation control, gritting and ice clearance on Crown Range to a budget of $160,000, down from their current budget of $360,000. “This could have a potential detrimental impact on access (particularly to ski fields),” the plan said. “Such a reduced level of service could clearly impact on winter ski and activities and potentially create safety issues.” Cardrona Alpine Resort operations manager Gary Husband said any budget cuts on road maintenance can at times result in reduced safety
of passage. “Customers travelling towards skifields in the Southern Lakes region could face more exposure to untreated icy patches if the funding cuts go ahead,” he said. He confirmed Cardrona will be making a submission against the planned budget cuts. Treble Cone Ski Area Manager Jackie Van der Voort said she is aware of the proposed cuts and is in discussion with council on the issue. Snowpark was not available to comment. QLDC transport manager Denis Mander said council is looking at the
impact on ski fields: “They do need to be considered. We are trying to work with them.” The cuts would mostly affect early morning commuters as the Crown Range would be gritted about 10am, he said. The QLDC predicts it will spend about $856,000 on winter gritting and ice removal in the 2011-2012 draft plan, which would be focused on servicing the district’s 19 main arterial routes, meaning most local roads will not be gritted at all.
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Pumpkin poaching Charlotte Trundle A pumpkin thief had a change of heart yesterday, after stealing a prizewinning pumpkin from a mound of dirt alongside Wanaka Wastebusters last week. The 40kg pumpkin was one of two huge gourds grown by gardening enthusiast Conal Wattam for the Mitre 10 Giant Pumpkin Competition, and it was stolen from a locked compound. Conal, who had grown
the pumpkin since January in his special organic compost, had informed the police about the pumpkin heist before the embarrassed thief returned the pumpkin on Wednesday and apologised. Conal, who was at a loss to explain the pumpkin thief’s actions, went on to win the Giant Pumpkin Competition with his second, 54kg, pumpkin. He will donate his prize to a local preschool to encourage the children to keep gardening.
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DIY for Hawea lakefront
Sue Wards
The Hawea community is adopting a “do it yourself” approach to landscaping the Lake Hawea foreshore. The landscape plan, which was signed off by the Queenstown Lakes District Council after a long period of consultation, was presented to a public meeting of the HaweaCommunityAssociation on Saturday morning. The plan involves upgrading the foreshore from Scotts Beach to Esplanade Beach. Damaged trees will be removed, new
trees planted, car parks and barbecues installed, and a section of the Hawea bike track will be developed to join up with the track to John’s Creek. The plan is being largely driven by Lake Hawea resident Di Turnbull, who is also a memberoftheThursdayGroup which has been caring for the foreshore for 25 years. Di said the group has also beentryingtogetamanagement plan for the area for 25 years. The foreshore has recentlybeenconfirmed as reserve land under
Queenstown Lakes District Councilmanagement,enabling the landscape plan to go ahead. The QLDC will contribute minimal funding to the plan’s implementation. “The community in the end are going to have to do most of it,” Di said. While the HaweaCommunityAssociation and the Thursday Group will apply for funding to undertakethe work,
they are also seeking labour, dirt and fill, a digger and donations of trees and money to help make the project happen. “We need community help,” Di said. “There’s no money, so we’ve got to invent.” People interested in helping with the project should contact the Hawea Community Association.
The Lake Hawea foreshore. PHOTO: MICHAEL ANDERSON
Choice sculpture Sue Wards A sculpture by Rose Petterson entitled Cathedra Domine has won the People’s Choice Award at Sculpture in Central Otago at Rippon Vineyard. The sculpture has been on display since February at the vineyard exhibition, which was organised by the Wanaka Arts Charitable Trust. “It has been a huge
success so far with lots of people through and they are still flocking, with only one week to go,” project manager Sonia Jones said. The exhibition officially closes on May 1. “We are all rather sad to see it end,” Sonia said. “We are well on our way to making it a key event in the Wanaka cultural calendar.” Detail of the winning sculpture by Rose Petterson entitled Cathedra Domine. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
Let’s dance Young Dance Wanaka dancers entertained a crowd at the Dinosaur Park last Wednesday afternoon, showcasing choreography they learnt during a three-day dance camp. The dancers, aged from four to 12-years-old, performed four dances, including a popular Grease medley as the finale. PHOTOS: SUE WARDS
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Art school delivers inspiration Sue Wards The Autumn Art School is going strong after 22 years, with around 200 students gathering in Wanaka this week to be inspired in a range of artistic fields. Classes on offer include creative nonfiction, painting, photography, jewellery
making and traditional cheese making. Acrylic painting student Margie Gillam of Hawea Flat learnt a new painting technique during the first morning of the school. “It’s inspiring me – it’s wonderful,” she said. Fellow student Vaea Roux, from Tahiti, is enjoying her third year at the school. She attends
“to learn more and more”. Organiser Robyn van Reenen said while the logistics of the school work well, she is always looking at different possibilities for classes. In recent years digital photography classes have become more popular and have also attracted more men to the mainly
female student body. This year woodcut tutor Rew Hanks said he was happy to be one of “a few token blokes”. The art school will be open this Saturday from 12.30pm to 2pm for the public to view the students’ work.
Autumn Art School organiser Robyn van Reenen and art student Vaea Roux with Vaea’s work in progress. PHOTO: SUE WARDS
Deans Bank officially opened The new multi-use Deans Bank track will be officially opened this weekend. “The track opening is the culmination of two years work,” Bike Wanaka president Mark Gould said. The track is situated on public conservation land between Albert Town and Dublin Bay and has been designed as an 11.5km loop track suitable for riders of all abilities. “It has been designed by local members of Bike Wanaka and has been built with fun in mind,” Mark said.
“Skill aspects have also been incorporated for more advanced riders. The initial response from riders has been very positive with the flowing track making for enjoyable riding.” The new track cost $40,000, which was raised through various charitable organisations and local businesses. While contractors completed most of the earthwork, volunteers also spent hours helping form the track. DOC Wanaka area manager Paul
Hellebrekers said the track has opened up an outstanding riding experience. “With the completion of this purpose-built track, Wanaka now has the full spectrum of cycling opportunities,” he said. Paul reminded mountain bikers they will be sharing the track with walkers so they must travel at safe speeds and should also stick to the formed one-way track. The track will be opened on Saturday (April 30) at 11am at the Albert Town Recreational Reserve.
Mark Gould and Paul Hellebrekers speak to cyclist Jean Kenney on the Deans Bank Track. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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inbrief KiwiSaver plight A Christchurch couple who moved to Wanaka since February’s earthquake featured on TV3’s Campbell Live show last week. Ryan and Gaby Simpson and their two young children highlighted the plight of Christchurch people who are struggling financially since the quake but are being denied access to their KiwiSaver funds. The following day the Commerce Minister Simon Power announced that quake-hit Cantabrians will be able to withdraw their money from KiwiSaver.
Submissions close soon Heather Clay.
Lawyer Chris Steven just celebrated 25 years of practicing law in Wanaka. PHOTO: CHARLOTTE TRUNDLE
Trials and triathlons Charlotte Trundle When Chris Steven opened the first law practice in Wanaka more than 25 years ago, he had no clients, his pay check for the first three months’ work generated in Wanaka was $39.50, and the house where he worked was so cold the typewriter keys would be frozen in the morning. Times have changed since those early days. Chris, whose professional exterior masks a great sense of humour, was born in Christchurch and attended Canterbury University; where he was admitted to the Bar when he was 23-years-old. “I enjoy being a lawyer,” Chris said. “It is extremely exacting and I enjoy the problem solving.” He did a lot of court work in his early career, which he said had its funny moments sometimes. “I was defending this man and he was very close to getting off a charge of burglary, but he turns up to the dock and he is wearing a pair of woman’s jeans he had
stolen. It made it very difficult for me to defend him,” he said. Another time Chris witnessed a stray hairbrush aimed at the magistrate’s head. “I have a lot of great party stories but I can’t say a lot of them,” he said. Chris worked on all types of cases: murder, family court and jury trials and has appeared at various times in the District
In 1986 Chris and his wife wanted a change so they decided to move to Wanaka and he started a law firm. “We hardly knew anyone here and started with no clients. It was tough at the start,” he said. Chris’s practice was based in a house where Muzza’s bar is now. “It had no insulation and was freezing. I remember a tap
Chris witnessed a stray hairbrush aimed at the magistrate’s head. Court, Environment Court, High Court and Court of Appeal. The legal system is always changing and Chris says a big part of being a lawyer is to up-skill. In 1976 he moved to Timaru with his family. “A barrister I knew introduced me to this senior solicitor, he was a great guy and he asked me to work at his firm,” Chris subsequently became a partner.
was left on overnight once,” he said. “We came to the office the next day and the water had frozen right out of it.” Chris doesn’t practice criminal law anymore. “It’s not really my forte. I now focus on dispute resolution (mediation and litigation), employment, resource management, building disputes, estates and trusts,” he said. The other lawyer who
works at his practice, Wanaka Law, is his brother Guy. “In my family there are three lawyers and my father definitely fancied himself as one, even though he was a Civil Engineer,” he said. Chris especially enjoys doing dispute resolutions and is a mediator. “In the future I would like to establish a dispute resolution centre for Wanaka,” he said. He is already planning the centre, which will be the only one in the lower South Island. “In a dispute you have to get in before the polarity sets in and sort out the problem. That’s where I come in,” he said. Chris enjoys triathlons and competes in Challenge Wanaka and the Contact Epic, usually with a team made up of family members. He also enjoys playing golf. “I came to Wanaka with the expectation to play a lot but it hasn’t happened yet,” he said. “I think I will always want to work - but I do look forward to winning Lotto every week.”
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Time is running out toPHOTO: have yourSUNsay on the Otago WANAKA Regional Council (ORC) Draft Annual Plan. Submissions on the Draft Annual Plan and amendments to the Long Term Council Community Plan (LTCCP) opened late last month, and will close on Monday May 2. Annual plans are available on the ORC website or from the QLDC.
Winter games Entries opened this week for 100% Pure New Zealand Winter Games. The Southern Hemisphere’s largest winter-sports event, which will take place in Wanaka, Queenstown, Naseby, Dunedin and Methven on August 12 – 28, is expected to attract more than one thousand of the world’s elite snow and ice sports athletes. As well as on-snow competition, the Games will feature a full off-snow festival programme to include an adventure expo, live music, film festival and downtown rail jams and big airs.
Toddler drowns An Auckland toddler drowned in Lake Dunstan last Thursday after being trapped in a van which rolled into the lake. Three-year-old Aarush Macwan was trapped in the van but four adults and a ten-year-old escaped. A 32-year-old relative who has been charged with careless driving causing death appeared in the Alexandra District Court yesterday (Wednesday).
Freedom camping Nineteen people were expected to speak to their submissions on a proposed new freedom camping bylaw in Wanaka yesterday. The Queenstown Lakes District Council bylaw introduces a ‘no freedom camping’ zone within the district and an instant fine for freedom campers found camping anywhere that is not a designated camping area. A QLDC spokesperson said 93 submissions were received on the bylaw, which were evenly divided in support or opposition. Another hearing will be held in Queenstown on Friday, after which council will consider the submissions and make any changes to the bylaw, which they hope to adopt by the end of May.
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Overseas opportunity
One Night for Japan Charlotte Trundle The One Night for Japan fundraiser at Edgewater last week raised more than $7000 for the Japan Earthquake Relief Fund. The room was packed with people enjoying an evening of delicious Japanese canapés, an auction and music. Performers Takumi: a Japanese drum band (Taiko) from Christchurch, and Koyukai: a group who play a traditional Japanese stringed musical instrument (Koto), provided the audience with an authentic Japanese experience. Event organiser and
Sue Wards The Wanaka Rotary Club is offering the opportunity for a local student to spend a year learning a new culture in a South American or European country. The club is advertising for young people (aged between 16 and 18 and a half) to apply for the overseas exchange. The successful applicant will spend a year in either South America or Europe, attending school and learning about the culture. District Rotary Youth Exchange Committee member Ian Hayes said
Edgewater receptionist Naoko Komuro from Tokyo came up with the idea of the fundraiser after watching the earthquake on television. “I felt so helpless watching and not being able to help,” she said. The auction’s two best sellers were a snow scooter and a handmade sculpture from local sculptor Murray Sheppard, both of which sold for $500. “I was so happy with how the event had gone and that we raised so much money to help Japan,” Naoko said. The total amount raised was $7473.50 which will be given to Red Cross to send to Japan.
the benefit is “the cultural experience.” He and his wife also host incoming students on Rotary exchanges from
“...the benefit is the cultural experience.” overseas. “It is immensely satisfying because you see the young people grow and develop,” he said. Applications for the exchange are due by the end of this month. See classifieds for details.
HOD RODS: Making a change from Wanaka’s usual line-up of practical Subarus and other 4WDs was a line of gleaming hot rods on Dungarvon Street this week. PHOTO: SUE WARDS
Pictured top, wearing rabbit ears, Kate Colleen Castillejos, 4, of Wanaka plays with an origami crane at the Japanese fundraising night. Japanese drum band Takumi captivated the audience with their music.
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A hair cut for Ciara Charlotte Trundle
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Oanaka Educare Centre teachers and a parent cut off their beautiful locks all in the name of a good cause last week. They raised $5000 for two-yearold Wanaka girl Ciara Hovey who has a rare form of cancer called rhabdomyosarcoma. Oanaka mother Julia Hunt said on her fundraising page for Ciara the shave had gone really well and was good fun. “Lots of parents and children turned up to watch the five teachers and I have our head shaved,”
her fundraising blog said. “We were also very happy that Ciara and her mummy were able to come and watch, which was an added bonus to us all.” The teachers at the daycare had discussed all week with the children what would be happening. “They had all been shown the clippers and told it wouldn’t hurt so they knew what to expect,” the blog said. “As adults we all agreed not to show any sadness in our faces at our hair being cut
and to portray it was a joyous event.”
Front, Ciara Hovey, 2, with her Mum, Jane Hosford. Back from left, Julia Hunt, Sandie Dodds, Jane Mawson, Jackie Gregory, Emma Burgess and Patrick Kearns. PHOTOS: NIKKI HEATH
What makes you local? The Wanaka Sun went out and about in town and asked the public their views on what is takes to be a Wanaka local:
Harry Briggs “I have lived here for 10 years, I feel like I am a local now. I think you are a local when you know the best pies are at the golf club and if you are really involved in the community.”
Dean JOHNSTON - “I have lived here since 1995 and I don’t consider myself a local. I’m not a southern man; you have to be born in Wanaka or Dunedin to be a real local. My daughter is a real local - she was born here.”
Open for breakfast from 8am All day food until 4pm, 7days a week “it’s well worth the trip”
Marilyn Fraser - “There is no time period to becoming a local. I have been here for 25 years and to be a true local then you had to be born and bred. I like to think I am a local now.”
Camilla White - “You have to live here over five years and have attended at least five rugby games a season and support them whether they win or lose.”
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JuLLIANE Bray “I have lived here since 1994. I have just bought my own house here and I finally feel like a local. I think you are a Wanaka local when you are familiar with the town and it feels like home and you respect it.”
“You’re a local when you don’t try and claim it. You have to be happy living in Wanaka , respect the town and not expect anything in return.” PHOTOS: CHARLOTTE TRUNDLE
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Hopper stoppers
Disc golf go-ahead Charlotte Trundle
Sue Wards Gunshot could be heard all day and all night in parts of the Upper Clutha over Easter weekend, as teams such as the Southern Hopper Stoppers and the One Shot Wonders competed in the Easter Bunny Hunt. Each of the top four scoring teams shot more than a thousand rabbits (and some hares) around Upper Clutha blocks over Good Friday and Easter Saturday. Hunt convenor Dave Ramsay said the rabbit problem is “as bad as it’s been in the last ten years.” He said the problem is isolated in pockets where “it’s really bad”, which include Tarras and Queensberry. More than 22,000 rabbits were killed during the hunt, which was opposed by animal welfare group SAFE.
Top Four hunting teams: 1. Beige Brigade Wolfpack, Luggate: 1682 rabbits 2. Oma Rabbiti, Queensberry: 1372 rabbits 3. Southern Hopper Stoppers, Maori Point: 1060 rabbits 4. Cuniculis Terminators, Bendigo: 1005 rabbits
Disc golf (frisbee golf) has been given the go-ahead by the Wanaka Community Board. The Disc Golf Wanaka Club will now be able to construct a disc golf course on Lismore Park, which will be reviewed two years after the course is completed. After the QLDC notified its intention to grant a licence for the proposed disc golf course late last year 76 submissions were received on the proposal, with 64 in favour, one conditional and ten in opposition. Disc Golf Wanaka secretary Shannon Soley said it was “awesome news” as the club had been working on getting the go-ahead for the course for a long time. “Common sense prevailed,” Shannon said. The club
hopes to have some of the course up and running in the next couple of months and will slowly put up the official disc golf baskets, which can cost about $500, over
“awesome news” Shannon Soley time. “We greatly appreciate any help with funding towards the course,”she said. The club will be holding fundraisers to help raise the $25,000 needed to complete the course. The Lismore Park disc golf course will be free to use.
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Royally excited Sue Wards Wanaka residents are looking forward to the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton with varying degrees of sincerity or irony and some quite elaborate events are being planned to celebrate the royal nuptials tomorrow (Friday). Team Tiara, picured above, are a group of local women interested in beautifying Wanaka. They will hold an invitation-only event for local royalty and aristocracy. Champagne and canapés (including cucumber sandwiches) will be served at the exclusive event and the dress code is expected to be ostentatious. Team Tiara president Ronnie Hopkinson said a wedding cake will be cut immediately after the royal wedding service. “Some of the invited guests will be avid followers of the royal scene,” Ronnie said, “But we just like to have a good time”. A few Wanaka venues will host royal wedding parties and there are some private functions planned. The wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton will take place at 11am tomorrow (April 29) in Westminster Abbey. The event will be screened on New Zealand television from 10pm on Friday.
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Adventure club With Term two starting soon Kahu Youth has new exciting activities for the Girls’ Adventure Club. They meet up every Wednesday after school until 5.30. They will be going on a lot of adventures and doing all sorts of amazing activities like making scrap books, sushi, creating a wearable arts costume, taking dance lessons and letting loose at Have a Shot. Girls’ Adventure Club has been successfully running for six years. Through youth participation and leadership it enables the girls to be creative and active. The girls learn life skills in a fun environment with friends and discover their passions by participating in the wide range of activities on offer. “I have been working with Kahu Youth for ten weeks and within that time I have seen the girls grow in confidence and courage, form amazing friendships, and surprise themselves with what they can achieve, Kahu Youth worker Angie Griffiths said. To me youth is a very important time in life to discover and develop ourselves through the support and guidance of the Girls’ Adventure Club. It’s an amazing stepping stone for young girls to express themselves and be heard, which to me is invaluable,”
Wanaka’s Byron Wells has ended his northern hemisphere season ranked sixth in the world in ski superpipe.
Byron placed fifth at the inaugural Association of Freeskiing Professionals’ World Skiing Invitational in Whistler, Canada, this weekend with a switch 10, flat 5 and left and right 9s. He also achieved a top ten finish in the big air
competition. “This caps off a great year for New Zealand’s snow sports athletes,” SnowSports New Zealand coach and sport development manager Adam Dooney said. “It’s
Byron Wells ranked 6th in the world
encouraging to see another New Zealand team member hit the top ten in the lead up to the inaugural ski superpipe at the 2014 Sochi games.”
Wells takes tenth place in Big Air. PHOTO: NEWSCHOOLERS
Stage 2 for retirement village Stage two of the Aspiring Lifestyle Retirement Village was launched this week. “We are very pleased to be able to move on with the development of the village,” managing director Aaron Armstrong said. “Stage one is now fully sold out – with a mixture of residents from the local Wanaka and Lakes District region, as well
The Girls’ Adventure Club. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
as people from further afield from Christchurch, Dunedin, and the UK.” Armstrong said the final consent issues are now resolved and work will begin immediately on the construction of Stage two. More than 30 local service providers are expected to be employed over the coming months.
When complete, the planned development will include 110 villas, 46 apartments and a 65 bed hospital/ care facility. Village manager Jennie Anderson said the Christchurch earthquake has contributed to a large number of enquiries, with many Christchurch residents considering a move to Wanaka.
Your one stop shop If you have a dog or a horse, keep chickens or have a garden, then you probably already know the Wanaka Trading Post has all the products and expertise you need. The Trading Post is a onestop-shop for the lifestyle block holder. Jeff and Wendy Niederer and their team have a range of expertise which covers gardening, farming and all things equestrian, with local knowledge which is second to none. The Trading Post is the number one supplier of horse products in Central Otago, stocking the full variety of horse feed from major brands NRM, Mitavite, McMillan and Fiber Fresh, as well as the barley, bran, oaten chaff and minerals your horses need.
You will also find equine supplies such as bridles, whips, brushes and helmets at the Trading Post. The Trading Post not only look after horses they supply food for all stock: chickens, sheep and dogs, and they also supply everything you need for a lifestyle block, from lamb covers to salt licks. With winter approaching now is good time to call into the Trading Post to check out their range of winter clothing. An outlet for Swanndri and Hard Yakka Clothing,
the Trading Post also specialises in gumboots. “We’ve got gumboots for everyone, including children,” Wendy said. “Everything from Red Bands to fleecy lined boots.” Now the Trading Post has made it even easier for people in the district to get what they need: Jeff has started delivering their products to Cromwell and Queenstown. If you email or phone in your order by Monday, he will deliver it to your door on Thursday. Call into the Trading Post on Brownstown Street and check out their newlook shop. *ADVERTORIAL
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Seminar for small block holders Owners of small rural blocks and horticulture units in the Upper Clutha are being encouraged to attend an environmental considerations seminar hosted by the Otago Regional Council (ORC) early next month. ORC land resources officer
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Bruce Monaghan said the seminar will provide an opportunity for people living on small rural properties to find out about the council’s permitted activity rules, and how they might affect the things they do on their
land. (A permitted activity is something that complies with the conditions of a council plan without requiring a consent). “If you’ve got a couple of acres in the country it’s good to know what your neighbours can do,” Bruce said. The ORC
want people know they are there to help with questions or concerns, he said. Topics will include agricultural chemical management and spray drift, the revised pest management strategy, resource consents for
water and the new national water measuring regulations. Outdoor burning rules will also be outlined. Jeremy Bisson from the Wanaka Wastebusters will offer tips on recycling and waste management suitable for
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rural land owners (including hardfill, cleanfill, and disposal options) and GrowOtago soils and climate information will be on display. The free seminar will be held on Tuesday May 3 at the Lake Wanaka Centre.
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BOARD QLDC propaganda at work again.“Toxic Sludge is Good for you”.What else does `Biosolids` contain other than nitrogen Mr Darby. QLDC will destroy farmland 4 future generations if their proposal 2 apply Biosolids proceeds & put @ risk the health & safety of those who live nearby. can the guerilla knitter do a nice insulating scarf to insulate my house? Can the freedom camper living behind BP please move your bus to Hawea, rumour has it the locals are into it. boys with your knickers above your jeans - I advise you google the reason behind such style, use words like available and prison and you’ll understand the meaning and perhaps then you’ll pull your jeans up - and I won’t be forced into vigilante pant-pulling-up on my days off. I totally agree, it was very difficult to get to festival shows, even the tickets went on sale while I was in work. winter is here, the I don’t know how to use a belt brigade is back, for shame. “pass in the safest way” indeed - also a wee thank you wouldn’t go amiss when pedestrians move out of the way either!!! what’s with all the bloated 4wds around? half car half hovercraft. Knittsy: i need a new beanie too please. happy anniversary dan and lorna loves and hugs and virtual kisses xxx
It has taken three days for me to recover from waking up before dawn to attend my first dawn ANZAC service in about 35 years. Driving towards Lake Hawea in the dark on Monday morning, I was surprised to see a line of headlights heading in the same direction, and even more surprised when I arrived to discover more than a hundred other people had risen before dawn to remember our fallen soldiers. I was surprised – and embarrassed. What had I been doing every ANZAC morning in the past 35 years? Well, sleeping, obviously, but also missing an important commemoration and a community-enhancing event. There were people of all ages at the dawn service, from quiet and attentive babes-in-arms to the elderly. (There were even a few quiet and attentive dogs.) There were Kiwis, Australians, Scots, Poms, born-and-bred locals and, by the look of them, plenty of loopies*. Our reporter Charlotte Trundle asked people around town this week what it takes to become a local. Answers included: when you’re born here, when you support the local rugby team, when you know where to buy the best pies and when you’re involved in the community. All those definitions have their value, but I am sure community participation counts for the most. Someone in our office suggested you are a local if you read the Wanaka Sun every week. While I wouldn’t make that compulsory, I’d love to see more and more locals enjoying and contributing to the Wanaka Sun. So please, let us know what you’d like to see – or not see - in your local paper. * Loopies: Kiwi slang for tourists.
Ed
To the man with no heart Whilst following a car last Saturday I witnessed a man run over a cat opposite Puzzling World. The cat was not killed and was in obvious pain with both back legs which looked to be broken. He continued on his merry way knowing fair well he had hit the cat. To you, you are a gutless, heartless, ruthless human being that brings shame on the human race. You are lucky I did not drag you from your car and run you over. Next time you may not be so lucky, what goes around comes around. To the owner of the cat, I am sorry I did not get his rego, I however did land a tirade of abuse on him. Kate Welsh Member of the North Otago SPCA Oamaru
What lesson What lesson are the Easter holiday violators giving to Wanaka’s youth? Break any law that doesn’t suit you. Fr Brian Fenton Wanaka
Large dams not the answer In reply to Gerald Emerson (27-04-11), who asked ‘How green can that be?’ regarding another large dam on the Clutha: Large dams are not clean and green. They have a full life carbon footprint that is two to six times larger than an average wind farm (source NZ and UK studies). A dam’s carbon footprint is the total amount of CO2 and other greenhouse gases emitted over its full life cycle. It is expressed as grams of CO2 equivalent per kilowatt hour of generation (gCO2eq/kWh). As a brief example, the Clyde dam contains one million cubic metres of concrete, equivalent to about three million tonnes. Making one tonne of cement requires 4.7 million BTU’s of energy, which is the amount contained in about 170 litres of oil or 190 kilograms of coal. When this is combined with emissions from machinery during multiple-year construction, it is easy to see why large hydro rates so poorly. Yes, oil is running out and nuclear is unpopular. The answer is a range of energy strategies, including “decoupling”, distributed generation, a smart grid, and new renewables. Research is a wonderful thing. Future generations will thank you for it. But Contact like you as you are. Lewis Verduyn Clutha River Forum
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crimeline 19/04/2011: A theft was reported at Windermere Farm near Wanaka in which a nine-seat red and orange commercial raft had been stolen from a container, along with eight black aluminium paddles, four red and orange helmets and life vests. Police would like any information regarding this theft. 20/04/2011: Two 16-year-old local males were apprehended for drinking in a public place on Waimana Place. They were in possession of several bottles of alcohol that police and parents have not been able to ascertain the source of. In light of previous offending, could holiday home owners please check to see if they have had any bottles of spirits stolen and if so report this to police. 20/04/2011: Visitors to the Alpine Resorts on Dungarvon
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Street reported a burglary of their holiday unit and a theft from the car parked outside, neither was secured. The handbag and purse stolen have subsequently been recovered, dumped nearby, minus the cash which had been stolen. Please secure your valuables. 22/04/2011: A 19-year-old male from Balclutha was arrested for wilful damage whilst visiting Wanaka. 24/04/2011: Theft of an 8 HP Mercury outboard motor reported from a Rockhaven address between 10/04 and 24/04. Police would like any information regarding this theft. 24/04/2011: A 21-year-old male from Christchurch apprehended for excess breath alcohol. Constable Nolet asks that you please secure your loads of firewood whilst transporting it.
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1-4pm
30/04/11
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HERON GREEN, RIVERSIDE PARK
1-4pm
1/05/11
Show Home
STONEWOOD HOMES
1158 AUBREY ROAD
11am
30/04/11
$595,000
SOUTHERNWIDE
62 FRYE CRESCENT, ALBERT TOWN
11.45am 30/04/11
$360,000
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12.30pm 30/04/11
$565,000
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11am
30/04/11
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RAY WHITE
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12pm
1/05/11
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30/04/11
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RAY WHITE
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1pm
1/05/11
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RAY WHITE
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4pm
28/04/11
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38 HARDIE PLACE
5pm
28/04/11
Deadline Sale
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51 NICHOL STREET, LAKE HAWEA
11am
30/04/11
$575,000
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39 KINGS DRIVE
11:30
30/04/11
Auction
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16 LAKEVIEW TERRACE, LAKE HAWEA
12pm
30/04/11
$495,000
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39 KINGS DRIVE
12pm
30/04/11
Auction On-site
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19 GRIERSON LANE
12:30
30/04/11
Auction
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19 GRIERSON LANE
1pm
30/04/11
Auction On-site
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4 MORAINE PLACE, LAKE HAWEA
1pm
30/04/11
$480,000
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39 KINGS DRIVE
1pm
30/04/11
Auction On-site
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59B STUDHOLME ROAD
11am
1/05/11
$1.195m
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UNIT 2/13 PLANTATION ROAD, WANAKA EDGE, WANAKA
11am
1/05/11
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11:30
1/05/11
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5 HIKUWAI DRIVE
11:30
1/05/11
Auction
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38 HARDIE PLACE
12pm
1/05/11
Deadline Sale
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5 HIKUWAI DRIVE
12pm
1/05/11
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36B MT IRON DRIVE
12:15
1/05/11
$295,000
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6 MEADOWSTONE DRIVE
12pm
1/05/11
$690,000
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1pm
1/05/11
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1pm
1/05/11
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1pm
1/05/11
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1pm
1/05/11
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229 BEACON POINT ROAD
2pm
1/05/11
$459,000
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9 TYNDALL STREET
2pm
1/05/11
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23 HEUCHAN LANE
2pm
1/05/11
$495,000
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31 STONEBROOK DRIVE
2pm
1/05/11
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3pm
1/05/11
$595,000
24 KELLIHER DRIVE
3pm
1/05/11
$1.15m
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105 BEACON POINT ROAD
4pm
1/05/11
$695,000
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30 DALE STREET, ALBERT TOWN
11am
30/04/11
$385,000
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12:30
30/04/11
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LAKE HAWEA GOLF RESULTS Easter Ambrose 24 April 2100 1st Missy’s B & B Team 53.3 2nd D Brundell, L Mains, R Clarke, M Nylon 54.75 3rd J Cotter, T Cotter, M Cotter, A Hale 56 4th D Sullivan, G Haggart, S Trevathan, J Brown 56 5th T Griffen, C Brown, B Allison, K Vincent 57 Congratulations Junior A Team for winning the Zone Penants
Tarras Dog Trial Special Prize List Rocky Point Pottery Top Local Heading Dog-W. Marshall, Top Local Huntaway-N. Fraser, Top Open Heading Dog-K. Sadler, Top Open Huntaway-K. Sadler. JCA Lucas Special-D.W. McRae & W. Marshall N.G. Trevathan Special-P.L. Anderson Ann Chalmers Memorial Cup-N. Fraser Frank Hyde Memorial CupW. Marshall K. Munro Challenge Cup-P.L. Anderson Old Smuggler Cup-W. Marshall Kathleen Memorial Cup-K. Sadler Bill Jolly Trophy-W. Marshall G.B. Henderson Memorial Cup-W. Marshall, R/up-J.G. Lucas Philip Grant Cowie Memorial CupS. Budge “Lindisvale Trophy”-B. Murphy V.J. Davidson Special-P. Kidd W.R.Atkins Memorial Cup-M. Jones PGGWrightsons Special-N. Fraser & R. Dickie W.H. Gibson Walking SticksW. Marshall & D. McGregor Morven Hills Special-W.Marshall Bendigo Station Special-M.Dodds Intervet/ Schering-Plough Animal Health Special-J. Willson Mrs M. Purvis Special-N. Fraser C.F.Clark SpecialN. Fraser Ron Davidson Memorial Prize-J. Willson Mrs M. Snow SpecialN. Fraser Stan Glassford Memorial Tray-J. Willson, R/up-M. Dodds Bill Anderson Trophy-P. Kidd R.A. Phillips
Memorial Cup-J. Willson R.W. Gibson Special-D. McGregor P.W.Jolly Special-K.Sadler J.G. Lucas Special-K. Sadler A. Chapman-Cohen SpecialJ.Willson The Merino Shop Special-J. Davis Mrs B. Annan Special-S. Budge J. C. Whittleston Special-F. Graham P.L. Anderson Special-J. Willson Taylors, Mowers & Chainsaws Special-J. Willson Rocky Point Pottery SpecialJ. Willson Alliance Group Special-J. Willson Zebra Wines Special-P. Glynn S. Perriam Special-N Amery N.Z. Young Farmers Prize donated by Beau Trevathan-T. Harris President’s Prize-M. King
WANAKA BRIDGE RESULTS Easter Pairs: North/South:- Noeline Goldsbrough, Ena Leckie 61.11% 1. Ian & Dorothy McDonald 58.56% 2. Jan Anderson, Errol Kelly 57.18% 3. East/west:- Sherrill Catsburg, Mo Schofield 66.44% 1. Barbara Collie, Deirdre Lynch 54.17% 2. Dirk Gootjes, Peter Hart 53.11% 3. Friday Bridge 22 April: North/South:- Tony & Janice Munden 62.38% 1. Sherrill Catsburg, Lynne Fegan 57.62% 2. Toni Cathie, Barbara Waterworth 57.14% 3. East/West:- Rebecca Corkin, John Mitchell 65.00% 1 Bruce Cathie, Errol Kelly 55.56% 2. Les Dale, Pat Levy 53.89% 3.
Croquet Brian Gilbert from Wanaka won the A-grade Singles Championship at the Alexandra Easter Tournament, retaining the Newall Cup for a second year.
Tarras Golf Results Tarras retained the Lethbridge Jug by beating Wanaka in the annual Interclub game on Anzac Day with a field of 55 players. Best scores were Lynn Hore (W) 41 stablefords, Bill Hore (W) 40, Tom Moore (T) 40, Maire McElrea (T) 39, John Dawson (T) 39, Bob McRae (W) 39. Two’s-Gerada Herlihy and Jonny Trevathan. Tarras 34.41 average stablefords, Wanaka 32.36. Women’s Purvis Cup-Maire McElrea 97-35-62, Jan Allen 116-44-72, Jan Gibson 91-16-75. Mens’ Stableford-James Lucas 45, Jonny Trevathan 43, Holger Reinecke 42, Colin Pledger 40. Two’s-James Lucas and Jonny Trevathan.
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Success despite obstacles
Another knock for the Merinos Upper Clutha 11 Arrowtown 27
Sue Wards
Upper Clutha premiers shake the hands of the Arrowtown boys after their unsuccessful challenge for the White Horse Cup.
New Zealand’s only female skeleton racer is achieving in her sport despite very limited training facilities. Wanaka physiotherapist Katharine Eustace has just completed the Northern Hemisphere season, competing in six of eight world cup races, achieving a ranking of 12th in the world. “I’m determined to show that us New Zealanders can do it,” Katharine said. “We have no tracks and limited facilities and we can still perform on the international stage.” The closest skeleton racing track is in Calgary, Canada. Katharine uses a sled with wheels to practise push starts, which she does on a ramp in a subdivision. She also uses the Southern Hemisphere Proving Ground (at the Snow Farm) to practise running on ice. Katherine trains in Wanaka all year, leading up to the season which begins in November. “I
think it makes you a bit more determined,” she said of her limited access to specialised facilities. Despite the obstacles, Katharine has achieved the best result ever for a female New Zealand skeleton racer: sixth in St Moritz and ninth in Igls, Austria. Her goal for next season is to make the top ten and she is also looking to compete in the next Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia (2014). Her endeavours are funded by hard work and a couple of sponsorships. Katharine said the Wanaka community has been very supportive, including her employer Wanaka Physiotherapy
Katherine Eustace with a flag decorated by her supporters. PHOTOS: SUE WARDS
who gives her time off for the season. Katharine is hoping to receive a SPARC grant this year. “I won’t be able to carry on without financial assistance,” she said. Katharine is straight back into training after returning to Wanaka this month.
Upper Clutha halfback Brendan “Kenzy” Cairns chases down the Arrowtown first five eighth. PHOTOS: KATE DOWLING
Sideline Ram The team was in a positive frame of mind for the match against Arrowtown which was also a White Horse Cup challenge. They looked to have a settled feel about them with John Scott moving to second five in the absence of Adam Faulks. A good size crowd turned out to see a good game of rugby. The first ten minutes was a good arm wrestle between the two packs. Neither side could exert dominance over the other. After having a good spell of possession Upper Clutha converted a penalty from close range to take the early lead. The Arrowtown pack got their game going and playing downhill they pummelled the Upper Clutha line. Time after time they were held back by
some great committed defence from the team. Arrowtown were in the corner for at least fifteen minutes before they could break through. When they did it was from a set piece that was well worked and hard to defend. The try was unconverted. Upper Clutha stormed back at the end of the half and were unlucky not to score after some great work by the team. The score was 3-5 at half time. Right from the kick off of the second half Upper Clutha went hard and were rewarded with a penalty - 6-5. At this point Arrowtown went into a huddle and realised that they were in trouble. They attacked the game with their loose forwards making bullocking runs. Their forward pack stayed tight and their packs only played for field position. All the defence
was starting to show on the Merinos and holes began to appear. Arrowtown went into score twice and the game seemed to be theirs. A great effort saw Upper clutha score in the corner and it was only a nine point game again. Once again Arrowtown composed themselves and regained possession and field position. They attacked hard on the fringes and eventually got through to close the game out. It was a good game of rugby and the Merinos went well against one of the competitions leading teams. Their commitment never waivered and they stuck to their work throughout a tough encounter. The team is away to Alexandra next week and a win is a must to get the season back on track.
Commodore makes a splash
Ken Urqhuart in action.
Wanaka Yacht Club Commodore Ken Urqhuart was one of 19 skippers competing in the A Class Catamaran Nationals in the Bay of Islands during Easter weekend, where he placed first in the veteran’s division. Kerikeri Cruising Club’s Lesley Haslar reported Ken wanted to prove a point to his students back home. “If you’re not given an OCS (On Course Side) from time to time you’re not trying hard enough,” Ken said. He was not only given OCS more than once, he was also the only boat to follow the rule of returning to restart. “It’s so good racing against these young rock-stars; it’s been a great weekend in the Bay of Islands,” Ken said at the prize-giving. Top placing at the event went to Luc Du Bois.
PHOTO: LESLEY HASLAR
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