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Fish and Game: dairying “gone too far”

Jet sprint awaits consent

Hawea Flat School triathlon

Free eye checks

Citizen patrollers soughtWanaka Police are looking for volunteers to get on the beat alongside local police as part of a new community patrol initiative. PAGE 3

There was unanimous support for a proposed whisky distillery, perfumery and museum at Cardrona, at the valley’s residents and ratepayers’ society meeting this week. PAGE 3

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Community support for Cardrona distillery

Jessica Maddock

Wanaka sun

A Wanaka Fish and Game councillor says a survey revealing New Zealanders’ concerns about the impact of dairying gives the organisation a mandate to continue to fight for balance between agricultural growth and the environment.

John Barlow, who had been a Fish and Game elected member for 32 years, said the nationwide survey was not a “whodunit” exercise, as the country’s longterm economic reliance on low-value commodities had forced farmers to make their land highly productive. However, this had come at a high cost to the environment and finding

a balance was crucial.The “Farming and the Environment

Survey” questioned 3134 New Zealanders aged 18 years and over. It was funded by Fish and Game and carried out by Horizon Research.

Fish and Game’s Chief Executive, Bryce Johnson, said key findings included a belief by 37 percent of respondents that New Zealand was too heavily dependent on dairying, and by 31 percent that growth of the industry had “gone too far.”

Just over 92 percent said all or most waterways should be safe for swimming, fishing and food gathering, while 70 percent – including 65 percent of farm owners and managers - said dairying

expansion had reduced water quality compared to 20 years ago.

Eighty-nine percent – including three-quarters of farm owners and managers - believed those who polluted waterways should pay for their restoration, instead of ratepayer-funded regional councils, and nearly eight out of ten people wanted all waterways, including small streams, fenced to keep livestock out.

Sixty-seven percent said they would accept large irrigation schemes to enable dairying growth, but only if scientific evidence proved measures were in place to ensure downstream waterways would not be affected.

John Barlow said the price farmers had received for their products

had continued to drop in recent decades, forcing them to increase their productivity. However, it was now at a level the environment could not cope with.

In the 1980s, there were more than 70 million sheep in New Zealand and half-a-million cattle. Today there were 30 million sheep and 6.6 million cattle. Given a cattle beast created more effluent than ten people, it was impossible for the environment and the country’s infrastructure to handle the growth, which was equivalent to Britain’s population, John said.

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Caroline Harker

Wanaka Sun

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Dairying “gone too far”

One chance for event fundingQueenstown Lakes District Councillor Ella Lawton said groups applying to council for funding over $5,000 for events planned in the next financial year need to make their applications in April. She said from now on there would be only one round of funding applications for those requesting over $5,000. Groups requesting smaller amounts can apply at any time. Meanwhile, eight major events have just been allocated grants, in the final funding round for this financial year. They are: Aspiring Conversations $15,000; Merino Muster / Worldloppet $17,840; NZ Mountain Film Festival $10,680; 2015 Festival of Colour $27,000; Parklife Invitational $6360; Queenstown Winter Festival $117,738; Thriller in the Chiller charity boxing event $21,945 and The Mule assault course race $20,000.Applications for up to $30,000 are considered by the Events Funding Panel, and applications for larger amounts are determined by the full council. Criteria for assessing applications include the number of visitors the event will attract, the media profile and the size and significance of the event.

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Jet sprints await consent

A j e t - s p r i n t championship held near Wanaka for the first time last year will become an annual event catering for several thousand more spectators, if an application for council consent is granted.

Oxbow Adventures m a n a g e r , D a v i d Richmond, has applied for a resource consent from the Queenstown Lakes District Council to hold the event at Easter for ten years.

The 120m-long and 70m-wide jet-sprint course is at 995 Wanaka-Luggate Highway, on 28ha owned by Lloyd and Julie Ferguson.

Last year’s inaugural

event catered for up to 4000 spectators.

T h e a p p l i c a t i o n for ongoing consent, prepared by planning c o n s u l t a n t s J o h n E d m o n d s a n d Associates, sought approval for a maximum crowd of 10,000. The jet-sprints would be held at night when they coincided with Warbirds Over Wanaka, as they would this year if consented, and during the day on the alternate years. The small size of the course meant it was possible to light it for night racing.

D a v i d s a i d j e t -sprints were commonly held at night in the North Island.

“We’re quite excited a b o u t r u n n i n g a

night event.”A p p r o v a l h a d

been obtained from neighbours who may be affected by the noise. Drivers of boats which exceeded the maximum noise level of 95 decibels at 25m from the course would be disqualified. The application for consent said the noise would exceed the level allowed for non-residential activities in the rural general zone, and levels permitted by boats on a lake. However, the planning consultants had suggested consent be granted without the opportunity for public submissions, given those likely to be affected by the noise had given approval for

the event.It would be a “knock

out” championship meaning the number of competitors would decrease as the event progressed. Only one boat would be on the course at any one time, for about 40 to 55 seconds.

The application for consent said the Wanaka jet-sprint course and championship event were the first in the S o u t h I s l a n d a n d “gaining consent…would be a significant benefit to those in the sport or future spectators.”

There would also be corporate and trade tents, food and beverage stalls and a bouncy castle at the event.

JeSSiCa MaddoCk

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T h e Q u e e n s t o w n Lakes District council is advertising for new library staff at both the Wanaka and Hawea libraries - just four months after staff at the Wanaka library lost

their jobs. The positions advertised for are a casual library assistant (Wanaka) and a four hours a week position at Hawea.

Counci l General Manager Operations Ruth Stokes said the Wanaka position is for casual staff to cover annual and sick leave

and the Hawea position is to replace a staff member who has left. “Anyone is welcome to apply, including past members of staff,” she said. “These are casual contract roles so permanent staf f numbers are not affected.”

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“There’s a high level of anxiety among the community at large about the way our rivers, wetlands and general environment are being degraded to make way for intensive farming.”

“We’re not blaming farmers because they’ve been forced into this position. They’re as much victims as anyone else…but there has to be a point when you don’t go any further. We live in a finite world.”

John said, for decades, the Government had lacked vision by failing to back high-value products, whose proponents had eventually gone overseas. “Because we haven’t been smart enough to get out of the commodity trap, we’re

getting poorer and poorer. When we have good ideas, they go offshore.”

The tourism industry a l s o n e e d e d t o b e “cleverer” in the way it promoted the country’s higher-value experiences, for which there was a significant international market, John said. “If we had been cleverer as a society, we would have been able to move into other areas that would have made us a wealthy country, without chewing into our natural capital.”

“Ultimately we have to strike a balance. At what point do we decide, as a nation, we can’t go any further down this track, of degrading our environment to produce low-value products.”

“There’s no doubt about it, the average New Zealander is deeply

concerned about these issues, but also deeply concerned about having enough money to pay the mortgage.”

The owner of the largest dairying operation in the Upper Clutha, Jim Cooper of Devon Dairy, did not respond to several attempts by the Wanaka Sun to obtain his views on the survey findings.

The Otago Regional Council’s Director of Environmental Monitoring and Operations, Jeff Donaldson, said the survey findings were “very limited and subjective.”

“I think we have to accept that farmers have lifted their game incredibly and are continuing to do so.”

“It is scientific evidence we would be relying on, not a survey through the media.”

Making polluters of waterways financially responsible for their restoration would be a “ l i t t le bit harsh.” Those responsible for pollution “incidents” could be prosecuted and usually about 90 percent of the fine was given to the regional council to help fund the clean-up. However, general pollution was accumulative and caused by various industries, and dairy farmers already contributed to restoration of these waterways through their rates. “I think we have a record of ensuring that, where we identify a problem, we take action, whether it is with the farmer concerned, or a catchment group.”

The survey had a margin of error of +/- 1.8 percent.

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Liquor ban review

Public forum on library review

Ducks crossing

The Wanaka Community Board (WCB) will ask the Queenstown Lakes District Council to review the Liquor Bylaw before the end of the year so any changes can be implemented in time for the summer season. This was decided at the WCB meeting on Tuesday March 11. The bylaw involves a liquor ban in various lakefront areas. WCB chair Rachel Brown said several Hawea residents have approached her asking for the ban to be extended to include the swimming area by the Lake Hawea boat ramp, after two incidents of antisocial behaviour from young people who got drunk in the area. “It’s a council reserve and works well as a very family friendly place,” Rachel said. “It’s not appropriate for people to be drinking heavily there.” Lyal Cocks said he supported Rachel and mentioned there are areas around Lake Wanaka where people want the ban added or removed.

Queenstown Lakes District Council Mayor Vanessa van Uden announced there will be a public ‘report back forum’, on the library review at the Lake Wanaka Centre next Thursday (March 20) at 6.30pm.She said the Library Taskforce had made a series of recommendations on how council could deliver library services in the future, and these will be made public at the forum.“We want to test these recommendations with the community before they go to the Council for final consideration,” she said. “If something significant has been missed, then this is the time to identify that.” She said she hopes everyone who has put forward ideas on library services over the last three months would come to hear what had evolved. There will also be a forum in Queenstown on the same topic on Wednesday March 19. WCB chair Rachel Brown said she had noted high levels of public satisfaction with the current services, however a lot of people had requested longer opening hours and more computer access. “There was also a lot of recognition of libraries as community hubs, and that each library should reflect its individual community,” she said.

The Wanaka Community Board has agreed to ask the Queenstown Lakes District Council to put “ducks crossing” signs on Ardmore St at both ends of Pembroke Park. Chair Rachel Brown said this was expected to cost approximately $500 and would be funded out of the traffic services renewals budget. Councillor Lyal Cocks asked that it be recorded he was against the decision.

Citizen patrollers sought

Jessica Maddock

Wanaka sun

inbrief

Wanaka Police are looking for volunteers to get on the beat alongside local police as part of a new community patrol initiative.

According to Constable Mike Thomas, a community patrol is a good fit for Wanaka as a town with a busy CBD on

weekends and a population that spikes during winter and the peak of summer, as well as over-crowded event weekends. Volunteers would provide extra “eyes and ears” for Wanaka Police in their efforts to prevent crime before it occurs, Mike said.

He added that he was hoping to attract at least 20 volunteers to get the programme going.

All volunteers would receive training through Community P a t r o l s o f N e w Z e a l a n d (CPNZ).

“I’m looking forward to getting this up and running and seeing the benefits so many other communities have had from community patrols. It’s a great initiative to keep our towns safe,” Mike said.

Cromwell set up a similar

programme last year, and more than 140 community p a t r o l s w o r k u n d e r t h e CPNZ umbrella throughout the country.

Anyone interested in the programme can come to a meeting at the Lake Wanaka Centre at 7pm on Thursday, March 27, or contact Mike through the Wanaka Police Station.

Laura WiLLiaMson

Wanaka sun

With only 6mm of rainfall in the month of February (according to the Metservice), and very little since, Wanaka could be facing drought conditions soon. The average Wanaka rainfall for February is usually around 38mm. “It’s certainly very dry in

this area,” said Maungawera Valley farmer Phill Hunt. “We’re fortunate that we had a good spring and early summer so winter crops are looking fairly good, but like all of us, they could do with a drink.”While the rest of this week

looks fairly hot and dry with only 2mm of rain expected by the Metservice, i t is forecasting rain for next M o n d a y a n d T h u r s d a y , with showers on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. On the other hand, the popular Norwegian weather

site Yr.no predicts 0.9mm of rain in Wanaka today, none on Saturday, 22mm on Sunday, and about 40mm between Monday and Friday next week. Will lake levels be rising soon? Watch this space.

There was unanimous support for a proposed whisky distillery, perfumery and museum at Cardrona, at the valley’s residents and ratepayers’ society meeting this week, chairperson Barrie Morgan said.

About 30 people attended the Cardrona Valley Residents and Ratepayers’ Society meeting on Tuesday, to hear Wanaka woman Desiree Reid talk about her plans.

The 35-year-old has applied for resource consent from the Queenstown Lakes District Council to build the development near the corner of Cardrona Valley

Road and the road to the Snow Farm, opposite the entrance to Cardrona Alpine Resort.

Barrie said society members asked “numerous” questions, about what the development would look like, where its water supply would come from, and how the wastewater would be dealt with, among other potential environmental effects.

“The questions were answered to the satisfaction of the members. No negative comments were presented. The general attitude of the members present was positive and supportive,” Barrie said.

The Wanaka Sun reported last week the development, designed by Sarah Scott Architects, would

comprise three buildings, forming three sides of an open, garden courtyard.

They would have a total footprint of 700sqm and the tallest building would be 8m high.

They would be clad in schist stone and corrugated iron and screened by vegetation.

The owners of Cardrona Valley Farms, from whom Desiree would purchase the 3.5ha site, if the consent was granted, had agreed to supply 60,000 litres of water a day, from an existing take from Clay Bank Creek. It would be stored in four tanks.

The wastewater and stormwater would be treated on site and used for irrigation.

The single malt whisky distillery

would also produce vodka and fruit liqueur; the perfumes would be made from roses grown on the site; and the museum would house the Cardrona Historical Trust’s collection.

Barrie said there was much discussion at the society’s meeting about the name of the whisky. Given the type of whisky which would be made and the Scots’ influence on Cardrona, a name beginning with “Glen,” which also reflected the valley’s heritage, seemed appropriate. “However, I’m sure that Desiree has her own ideas,” Barrie said.

Public submissions on the proposal close on March 28.

Community support for Cardrona distillery

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The Cromwell community has been invited to muck in and transform a disused area of Cromwell Primary School grounds by planting more than 300 native trees and bushes at the end of March.Cromwell Primary School wants to create a kōwhai grove, a waharoa (entranceway) and establish gabion baskets, as well as creating an amphitheatre-styled outdoor classroom.

The primary school was one of four schools chosen as part of the 2014 Treemendous School Makeover programme, a Project Crimson and Mazda Foundation initiative, and is the only South Island school selected for a makeover this year.The working bee will take place between 9am and 12pm, Saturday March 29.

Working bee for primary school

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A Wanaka optometrist will provide a free eye examination for children under the age of three, after a local boy lost his eye to cancer.

Abi Casey took her three-year-old son, Ben, to Eyes on Ardmore 16 months ago suspecting he had a lazy eye.

The clinic’s owner and principal optometrist, Danielle Pretty, realised lazy eye was not the problem and immediately referred Ben to Dunedin Hospital.

He was diagnosed with an aggressive cancerous tumour in his left eye and transferred to Christchurch Hospital, where his eye was removed.

It was replaced with a prosthetic eye, which he could not see out of, but he was “lucky to be alive,” Abi said.

“If we had known to take Ben to have his eyes examined sooner, they would likely have picked up the cancer and he may not have lost his left eye.”

Danielle said the Casey’s situation had prompted her to provide the first eye examination free, for children up to the age of

three.“The screening tests babies

receive at birth and in their first year are a great start, but, for peace of mind, a more thorough eye exam should be carried out by an optometrist around the six-month mark and again at 18 months.”

The initiative, called InfantSEE, was launched at the Upper Clutha Plunket rooms in Wanaka yesterday, with information about infants’ eye health and vision problems provided.

Danielle said studies in the United States indicated most parents were aware lazy eye and crossed eyes could occur in infants.

However, less than a third of parents realised cancer, far-sightedness and near-sightedness could also be detected during an eye examination of infants.

The free eye examination for up to three-year-olds would also be provided at Eyes on Ardmore’s new clinic in Queenstown, which would open later this year.

Ben Casey (right) is pictured with his brother Eddie (2), his father Wayne and his mother Abi.

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Optometrist to provide free eye checks

There are two fully-funded business courses currently on offer in Wanaka. The business growth course offers existing businesses a chance to upskill, network and grow. Course facilitator Mylrea Bell said it is a great opportunity for business people to carry out those activities that have been on the to-do list. There are also limited spaces left in the money management course. The course covers the world of money in a relaxed environment and includes debt, property and other investments.

Last week’s Wanaka Sun reported “one or more social workers will be employed on an as-required basis.” It should have read “one or more social workers will be contracted on an as-required basis.” The social worker position at Community Networks is a contracted position and social workers will not be employed by the Alpine Community Development Trust, the governing body.

Fully-funded courses

Clarification: Contracted not employed

inbriefJessica Maddock

Wanaka sun

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Auditions are being held tonight for It’s Your Sh*t, a play about freedom camping written by Hawea Flat’s Liz Breslin (pictured). The play had a rehearsed reading at last year’s Festival of Colour, and has been reworked since then.

“The reading was massively helpful and I’ve changed it quite a bit,” Liz said. “I’m still working on the ending, otherwise it’s in Anna Shaw’s hands now.” Former Mount Aspiring College Head of Drama, Anna, is returning to the Upper Clutha to direct the play. She has been in Wellington for two years doing a Masters in Directing at Toi Whakaari. “I can’t wait to see what she does with it,” Liz said. “My job is done now (apart from the minor issue of the ending).”

Liz said the play is about what happens when a West Coast man accidently kidnaps a couple of

English honeymooners and the media mayhem that ensues.

Roles in the play include four West Coasters including an older

woman and a cop, an English couple, an MP, the Prime Minister and various news reporters from around the world.

Liz and her family went freedom camping around Europe for four months so she has plenty of experience. “We had a toilet in the back of the van that we used and emptied, and we also had a spade and matches, and we sometimes parked where we could use the facilities,” she said. “We never went on the roadside. It was amazing seeing the stupidity of otherwise intelligent people when it comes to poo.” Liz said she is disappointed with current attitudes to freedom camping. “I hate it that the camping gets demonised, not the pooing.” She said the play is still as relevant today as it was when she starting writing it some years ago. “It will always be relevant as long as people are uncomfortable talking about what they do with their poo.”

The play will be performed in the Hawea Flat Hall from April 30 until May 4.

Auditions call for local playcaroline Harker

Wanaka sun

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W o r k t o r e m o v e t h e i n v a s i v e w e e d l a g a r o s i p h o n f r o m Bullock Creek will take place tomorrow.

The Otago Regional Council’s Director of Environmental Monitoring and Operations, Jeff Donaldson, said the creek (pictured) would be hand-weeded, between L a k e W a n a k a a n d Brownston Street.

Suction dredging to remove lagarosiphon - also known as South African oxygen weed - from Roy’s Bay was scheduled to take place later this month.

Bullock Creek needed to be cleared of the weed in conjunction with that work, Jeff said.

The area around the marina had already been sprayed with the herbicide diquat to kill the weed.

Catch bags would be used to prevent pieces of lagarosiphon, which established roots easily, from floating down Bullock Creek and into the lake.

T h e w o r k w o u l d temporari ly s t i r up sediment in the creek.

Jeff said it was likely lagarosiphon had become established in Bullock Creek from people walking upstream from the lake with pieces of weed attached to their clothing or gear, or it was possible fish tanks containing the weed had been emptied into the stream.

An annual check of the

lake last month indicated two-thirds of it was now largely free of the weed.

T h i s p u t t h e t e n -year plan to control lagarosiphon in Lake Wanaka well ahead of schedule, Jeff said.

P a d d o c k B a y a n d Bishops Bay were among the recently cleared areas and work was now moving closer to Wanaka township, including Roy’s Bay, Stevenson’s Arm and

Glendhu Bay.Weed-free areas of the

lake would continue to be monitored, to ensure lagarosiphon did not re-establish.

Lake users were strongly urged to continue to remove any weed from their equipment, hose their gear down and dry it after each outing, particularly if they were using it in different waterways.

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Bullock Creek to be weededCaroline Harker

Wanaka Sun

Better sleep, better health

Occupational therapist (OT) Rachael Bentley, pictured, is passionate about sleep. Friday (March 7) is World Sleep Day and she will be outside the Wanaka supermarket giving children information kits on how to get a good night’s sleep.

“Kids often don’t realise how important sleep is and they do other things instead of sleeping.” Rachel said

social media, texting, computer games and screens in general are big distractions for young people when they should be sleeping. “They don’t realise screens emit blue light which keeps them awake,” she said.

After 20 years as an OT, including ten in mental health, Rachael decided to specialise in sleep, and set up a sleep clinic.

“Good sleep is so vital to your health,” she said. “I’ve seen people make

huge changes in their lives once they’ve got on top of sleep issues. It’s vital for mental health, memory, concentration, everything.”

Rachael says while it’s normal not to sleep well if there is trauma in your life, anyone not sleeping well for more than three months could do with some help. Some of the things which help people include a regular bedtime, a balanced diet, exercise, proper breathing techniques, an understanding of circadian rhythms, and relaxation techniques.

The first international World Sleep Day was held in 2008, with the slogan, ‘’Sleep well, live fully awake”. This year’s slogan is “Better sleep, better health, better learning”.

World Association of Sleep Medicine literature says that while sleepiness a n d s l e e p l e s s n e s s constitute a global epidemic affecting up to 45 percent of the population, there is much that can be done to prevent and treat sleep problems.

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Reward offered in search for airport vandalsVandals did thousands of dollars worth of damage to machinery left at the Wanaka Airport during the night of February 26-27. Jolly Earthworks is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the offender(s). The police are aware of the incident but have no leads to date.Craig Jolly said he had two Caterpillars – a dump truck and a grader – and a Nissan watercart parked at the airport overnight because his company was building some taxiways there. “It’s pretty gut wrenching,” he said. “Someone’s gone down there, got underneath the vehicles and cut fuel lines, service lines, accelerator hoses and radiator hoses. They broke a windscreen and a couple of side windows too.” Craig said he doesn’t have any enemies and has no idea who could have done the damage.

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Arborists get all the cool toys. They drive big trucks, operate monstrous chainsaws and climb huge trees. Their work can be dangerous and exciting. They do it because they love trees.

Tree Tamers is a Wanaka arboriculture business. Milo Gilmour has been working up trees in Wanaka for over

ten years. He and his team can prune, reshape or remove trees for you, safely and efficiently. Milo can bring his portable mill to your place and cut your logs up for timber, chip them for mulch, turn them into firewood, make them into table tops, or take everything away – it’s up to you. Hedges are not a problem!

T r e e T a m e r s a r e specialists and getting them in will ensure your trees grow up to be beautiful, safe and strong. Getting tree work done properly is a smart move. It’s safe, and prevents expensive repair work or having to remove damaged trees.

So if you have trees that need looking after, give Tree Tamers a call.

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Warnings of adult themes and nudity may put some people off, but will probably attract more than they repel, if anecdotal research is anything to go by.

Former Limbs Dance Company choreographer MaryJane O’Reilly needs no introduction to anyone with more than a passing interest in contemporary

Kiwi dance. In this show she has unashamedly created a performance which will attract what is politely called a broader audience.

“In Flagrante is coming and we’re not faking it,” according to the posters which market the show as “contemporary cabaret”. In Flagrante means “caught in the act” (or more literally “in flames”) and the show promises to be

sensual, sexy and thought provoking.

“I’m delighted it gets a positive response from people who never normally ‘do’ dance - and when they come, they actually see quality contemporary dance; dance with layers of meaning - not just tits and teeth,” MaryJane said.

In Flagrante is an eclectic mix blending tango influences with touches of classical ballet,

slapstick with cabaret, jazz dance moves with stand-up comedy, and is apparently very funny.

From the satirical eye of MaryJane, performed by trained contemporary and ballet dancers and w e l l - r e v i e w e d b o t h local ly and abroad, In Flagrante’s one night stand in Wanaka (Tuesday March 18) p r o m i s e s t o b e a n entertaining one.

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Business people interested in trading in overseas markets can attend an export forum on Thursday March 27 from 4pm, in the Otago Polytechnic’s Cromwell restaurant in Erris Street.The “Thinking Global” forum has been organised by Central Otago District Council Economic Development Manager Warwick Hawker, Regional Business Partners Central Otago Assessor Tara Druce and SBS Bank Agribusiness Manager Jo Kys.“In Central Otago we have a number of businesses and sectors that are globally focused – including our orchardists, winemakers, tourism operators, those in education, and the list goes on,” Warwick said. “The aim of this forum is to bring together Central Otago business people who have this global focus to think and talk growth, and to find ways to collaborate.”The forum will begin with a presentation by the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s (MFAT) Economic Division, Rupert Holborow, followed by a question and answer session.

Invitation to export forum

Too Far from Heaven review

Theatre-goers who went to the Lowburn Hall to see a play about Minnie Dean last week were not disappointed. The three-actor play, Too Far From Heaven, was riveting from start to finish.

It was set the night before the execution of two characters; notorious Winton “baby farmer” Minnie Dean (played by

Lizzie Dawson) and World War 1 deserter Victor Spencer (Jade Gillies). Minnie Dean was the only woman ever hanged in New Zealand, and Victor Spencer was a boy from Bluff who forged his age to join the army. The third character played a variety of roles including narrator and confidante (Angela).

The play was intense from start to finish with a wonderful sound-

track, an extraordinary i n t e r p r e t a t i o n o f shellshock from Jade and a painful testimony from Minnie which moved many in the audience to tears. It is a strong play which has succeeded both locally and internationally.

Several years ago the three actors decided they wanted to go to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival – so they wrote the play to suit the three of them, submitted it, and were

accepted. Since then, the play has also been a hit at the Wellington Fringe Festival and it is now touring the country.

Seeing it locally had some special bonuses; one woman in the audience remembered dancing on Minnie’s grave as a child, and another was delivered by a midwife who worked for Minnie Dean as a teenager. It really was reliving history.

Caroline Harker

Wanaka Sun

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Business boosts and bucking broncosinbriefIntersection requires urgent attention

Lakefront management

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Ballantyne Road residents Julie Jones and John Wellington both spoke to the Wanaka Community Board this week requesting immediate action to make the Ballantyne / Riverbank roads intersection less dangerous. John presented research showing that rumble strips would be very effective. “They would give both vibratory and auditory warnings,” he said. “They have been used successfully in Invercargill.” John said while existing plans for the intersection to be redesigned were a “great idea” they would take a long time. “I urge the community board to investigate this [rumble strips idea] as a matter of urgency,” he said. John’s partner Julie and their daughter were driving along Ballantyne Road into town last month when their vehicle was hit by a campervan which Julie said failed to give way at the intersection. Both John and Julie told the community board they had also seen locals fail to give way at the intersection. “It’s not just a tourist problem,” Julie said.

The Wanaka Community Board voted to have its own workshop on the draft Wanaka Lakefront Reserves Management Plan, and make any amendments agreed on, before putting it out for public submissions. The workshop will probably be held on March 25. Chair Rachel Brown said the draft was full of very good information, especially on the history of the reserves. “Reading it should almost be part of the Wanaka Ambassador Programme,” she said. Four board members were chosen to form a hearings committee to consider submissions and finalise the plan. They are Rachel Brown, Ella Lawton, Bryan Lloyd and Calum MacLeod. Queenstown Lakes District Council Parks and Operations Manager Mike Weaver said if the plan is publically notified in March, a final plan is likely to be before the community board in July. Several community board members commented on the urgency of the plan being finalised. Mike said the plan covers reserve areas from Glendhu Bay to the Outlet Camp. “Council has only recently held the lakefront as a contiguous reserve, with the only outstanding land [being] a small area at the Waterfall Creek outlet remaining with the Department of Conservation, but planned to transfer to council.” He said a management plan for the area was considered a pragmatic response to the increasing number of applications for various structures and activities along the Wanaka lakefront.

Submissions on the proposed council and private land swap which will enable a track to be formed between Lake Hawea and Hawea Flat School close on March 21. Wanaka Community Board Chair Rachel Brown said both the Hawea Flat School Board and the Hawea Community Association will be making submissions in favour of the land swap. “I don’t imagine there will be anyone against,” she said.

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The Wanaka Public Libraries Association raised over $400 for the Wanaka Library by selling discarded books at the A&P show. Association co-chair Claire O’Connell ran the stall with her sons as a exercise for her newly formed home schooling group. Claire home schools her three sons and meets other home schooling families regularly in the library.

The Wanaka Public Libraries Association was formed last year. Three founding members, Nicola Martinovich, Jan Janata and Kate Bariletti, have retired from the group and have been replaced by a newly-elected committee. Claire

is now co-chairing with Sue Coutts, Marilyn Duncan is the secretary and the committee members are Kate Sidey (pictured), Norma Savage, Kim Tomlin, Sukhi Turner, Prue Wallis and Alison White.

“We are sad to lose Jan and Kate who have been very active in getting the Wanaka Public Libraries Assn up and running,” new co-chair Sue Coutts said. “We are really grateful for all the hard work they put in and wish them all the best for their travels. We are also sorry to lose Nicola Martinovich who was an able chair of the first committee and saw us through the first six months (before s h e s h i f t e d t o Christchurch).”

Wanaka businesspeople who exhibited at this year’s A and P show report good takings, saying the event is well worth attending.

Show coordinator, Jane Stalker, said more than 30,000 people attended the 77th annual event, on Friday and Saturday. The number of trade exhibitors – 430 – was similar to last year, while 270 competitors entered the equestrian events, 40 more than last year. This was attributed to the later date of the Horse of the Year show this year, which gave competitors time to travel between the two events. Overall, more than 700 animals were entered in the show.

This was the first year new Wanaka business, Men-Love Berries with Icecream, sold its real fruit icecreams at the show. Owner Hamish Menlove said he sold 1000, plus another 400 on Sunday at the national rodeo finals, held in Wanaka for the first time in 13 years.

Locations Wanaka and Cromwell Principal Real Estate Agent, David Reid, said the currently active property market meant this year’s show was more successful than the 2013 event. Agents had reported “picking up” two or three potential property purchasers. However, there had not been any inquiries from vendors, he said.

It was the first time the firm had promoted its new Cromwell agency at the show and interest in property there – which was considerably less expensive

than in Wanaka – by first-home buyers and landlords had been high.

Mitre 10 Wanaka Store Manager, Mark Watson, said the company’s site had been busy, particularly with fireplace sales due to the increasing amount of residential construction.

The show enabled an important “shoulder season” income boost and an opportunity for staff to network with customers.

Alpine Fencing owner Marc Simmonds said, for him, the success of the show depended on inquiries resulting in business. However, he had secured “considerable” business following last year’s show and was confident of similar success this year.

Claas Harvest Centre Otago Wanaka spokesperson, Lex Jocelyn, said the “odd small sale” was made at the show but, in previous years, inquiries had resulted in up to $300,000 worth of business.

Jane Stalker said trade exhibitors were already booking sites at next year’s show, which would be held on March 13 and 14.

Last weekend was particularly busy in Wanaka with 4000 entries in the Glendhu Bay to Arrowtown Motatapu Adventure Race and the Wanaka Rodeo Club hosting the national finals. Club President Lyal Cocks estimated about 2500 people attended the rodeo on Saturday night, and 3500 on Sunday afternoon.

“We ran a really good rodeo…the experienced rodeo people, competitors, contractors and other clubs said it was the best one they’d been too.”

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Police are seeking information about the driver of a red BMW 320i, registration NJ3080. The driver attempted to evade police early on Sunday morning and abandoned the vehicle at the end of Dublin Bay Road. Police would like to talk to anybody who saw the vehicle last Saturday evening or Sunday morning.

An Invercargill male was arrested for breaching the liquor ban and another male from Dunedin was arrested for throwing objects from his vehicle over the weekend.

Police attended several crashes during the week, including a car rollover at Makarora on Sunday afternoon, a nose-to-tail on Saturday morning, and an intersection crash on Dungarvon Street last Wednesday.

Police dealt with two reports of shoplifters on Friday and a domestic incident on Sunday morning. Theft from a container and a portacom on Stevenson’s Road was reported last Thursday. Numerous items were taken including several power tools.

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A local-14 year-old girl cleaned up in the Under 17 events at the New Zealand Age Group Track Cycling National Championships in Invercargill at the weekend.

Ellesse Andrews came away with a gold medal and a New Zealand record as well as two silvers and two bronzes. Her father and coach Jon Andrews did very well too.

Ellesse won gold and set a new record in the Under-17 girls Team Sprint (with Invercargill’s Emma Cumming). She won silver in both the Under-17 girls 500m Time Trial and Team Pursuit (with three others). She won bronze in two more Under-17 girls’ events: the 2000m Individual Pursuit and the Sprints.

“Ellesse is the youngest in

her age group and was racing kids up to two years older than her,” said Jon. “She’s only been cycle racing for three months. She’s a really talented kid on a bike. She will have next year in the same age category, so it will be interesting to see how she develops and performs then.”

Jon won three medals and set two records at the same event. He won gold and broke the record in the Masters 2 Team Sprint (with two other riders from Invercargill); he did the same in the Masters 500m Time Trial; and he won a silver medal in the Masters 2 Keirin.

He rode for New Zealand in the 1992 Olympic Games and won two Bronze medals in the 1990 Commonwealth Games. He was the assistant New Zealand coach for three years.

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The Bitches’ Box & Mel Parsons will be performing in the Luggate Memorial Hall tomorrow and the Wanaka Sun has two general admission tickets to give away.Singer/songwriter Mel Parsons will start off the night with a set of country/folk songs and she will be followed by The Bitches’ Box - actresses Amelia Dunbar and Emma Newborn. The show will begin with a fundraising barbecue for the Te Kākano Aotearoa Trust at 6pm, before the women take to the stage at 7pm.To be in the draw to win the tickets, make sure you like the Wanaka Sun Facebook page and comment on the competition post.

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The Hawea Flat School triathlon was held in perfect conditions last Thursday.

The sun shone, the wind played truant and parents, grandparents

and friends turned up en masse as helpers and supporters. The race was directed by Pete Simpson, whose sons Tay and Red won the Boys Year 3 and 6 events, respectively. (This was all above board, of course.)

Pete and a team of parents checked bikes and helped children train for the event, as well as on the big day. Other helpers included Nicky Samuels, Merryn and Mike Johnston and Bill Godsall.

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Having recently finished seventh in the Burger King Pro Dirt Series, 22-year-old Kristin Vermeulen (pictured), from Tauranga, is ranked seven in the North Island super saloon drivers top ten. Number one is Christchurch’s Mark Osborne who has been competing in the North Island this season. Both are competing in the Super Saloons Stampede, in Cromwell, on Saturday, March 22.

Kristin is the only woman competing in speedway’s most powerful saloon class and would love to see other women make the move from ministock.

“I’d really like to see others, especially girls, make the leap from

ministocks to super saloons,” she said. “Believe it or not, driving a super saloon is not overly different to a ministock. You use all the same skills learned in ministocks, only super saloons are a lot, lot faster.”

The Super Saloons Stampede starts at 6pm and also includes the Central Motor Speedway Championships where sprint cars, saloons, six shooters and other classes race for championship.

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The tenth Motatapu Off-Road Adventure Race, which includes the 47km mountain bike race, the off-road marathon, the 15km miner’s trail, the adventure run and the off-road triathlon, was held on Saturday.

In a strong field of 160 individual competitors, World XTERRA 2013 title holder and two-time Coast to Coast winner Braden Currie raced hard from the start to win the men’s triathlon title in 3 hours 55 minutes 25 seconds.

“The start line was hard case, everyone was standing around talking and all of a sudden the hooter went,” he said. “The swim in Lake Wanaka was magic, beautiful fresh water you can just drink, then I just settled in and paced myself. The Motatapu is awesome, it’s a tough course for Xterra but I enjoyed the whole thing. The run’s always my strength but it’s tough and physical.”

Wanaka’s Nicky Samuels won the women’s race in 4 hours 17 minutes 10 seconds, defending her title and breaking her own course record by nearly four minutes. She said the race was “brutal as expected” but she liked to support local events.

“The bike was better than last year because last night’s rain stopped the dust, but there’s just no easy way to do the run,” Nicky said.

Lizzy Orchard, also from Wanaka, was third in the pro female event. The best of the locals included Krystyna Glavinovic (second) and William Sams (first ) in the 25-29 year group; Katarina Nicholson was fourth and John Mezger was first in the 35-39 year group; in the 40-44 year groups Jodie Neman (fourth), Nick Kensington (first) and Lewis Wright (second) placed; Fiona Reid (pictured with her husband Don) won the 45-49 year group and qualified for the XTERRA World Championships in Hawaii, and Belinda West was fourth, while in the men’s division Patrick Harvey was second and Mike Johnston was third; Eddie Spearing was fifth in the 50-54 year group; in the 55-59 year groups Louise Sincock was second and John Gordon won the male division followed by Andrew McLeod in second. In the team triathlon event Wanaka topped the female leader board with teams ESP Girls first, Xterra Terror second and CeeBees third; Reuben and The Other Halves was fourth in the male division and in the mixed teams Last Minute was second

and AKAW was fifth. The 47km bike event was sold

out in record time and attracted a number of elite and professional athletes as well as the NZXC Mountain Biking team and several Olympians, including Sarah Ulmer, Hamish Carter, Nathan Cohen and Mahe Drysdale.

The best of the locals competing included Gavin Mason, who was second in the Elite Masters 1 division; Dougal Allan was fifth in the Elite Open division; Nick Toepfer was first in the Junior category and Jeremey Town was fifth in the Masters.

In the off-road marathon, the best of the locals was Mike Coombe who was second in the Veteran 1 division.

Albert Town’s Grant Guise and Dunedin’s Matthew Bixley, of team Ultimate Direction, won the 49km adventure race in a time of 6 hours 49 minutes seven seconds. The run started at 5am with competitors tackling tough terrain across the Motatapu and Soho stations ascending 2790m and traversing four peaks. Wanaka’s Shonagh North and Floortje Draisma, of team Kai Whakapai Girls, were second in the women’s competition, with team Take Two in fourth.

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Wanaka-based Paralym-pians Adam Hall and Corey Peters have made a promising start in the Super-Combined event at the Sochi Paralympic Winter Games, despite challenging weather con-ditions that saw their race delayed for almost four hours due to rain and fog.

Adam placed fourth in the Standing Slalom portion of the event, finishing with a time of 53.00, 2.7 seconds behind the leader. Corey’s time of

1:03.24 in the Sitting Slalom saw him place seventh, 4.53 seconds off leader Roman Rabl of Austria.

The Sitting Slalom racers took to the course last, meaning they had to race in bumpy, rutted snow. Fewer than half the field made it through the finish gates.

“It wasn’t anywhere near my cleanest Slalom I’ve done,” Corey said. “I just knew I had to play it safe. Everyone was maybe pushing it too hard for the conditions so I backed off a little bit and just played it safe.”

In an event that is a test of both speed and technical skill, the usual format for the Super-Combined event involves one run of a Super Giant Slalom (Super-G) course followed by a single run of Slalom on the same day. Times from the two runs are added together to determine the final results.

However, weather conditions in Sochi on Tuesday meant that organisers were forced to change the event format, postponing the Super-G part of the combined until Friday.

Adam Hall holds a current world ranking of 18th in the Super-Combined, while Corey Peters, a relative newcomer to the sport, is ranked 22nd.

Both athletes also c o m p e t e d i n t h e separate Super-G event on Sunday. Adam did not finish the course, though he posted some of the fastest split times of the day, challenging the world top three before pulling out. Corey made it safely through his run to finish sixth in his first Paralympic Games.

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Entries are open for this year’s King and Queen of Sticky Forest, a multi-lap mountain bike race through Wanaka’s famous track network above the Outlet Motor Camp. Competitors can choose from the Beginner (two laps), Weekend Warrior (three laps) and Open (four laps) categories. The race is also now a bronze event in the New Zealand MTB Crown, a central ranking for all mountain bike events in New Zealand. Prospective entrants can check out a Strava map of the course on the Bike Wanaka website to get in some pre-event training. Last year’s crowns were taken by mountain biker Melissa Newell and local multisporter Dougal Allan. The event is run annually as a membership drive for the Bike Wanaka mountain bike club. This year’s race will be run on Saturday, March 22, with registration on the day from 9am.

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The all-Wanaka Team R&R Sport Torpedo 7 (Richard Anderson, Simon Bowden, Joanna Williams and Bob McLachlan) finished second overall at the GODZone adventure race last night, coming in at approximately 7pm. They had been battling it out for podium spots with two other teams, Absolute Wilderness and Vida de Aventura.

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Z e a l a n d ’ s l e a d i n g adventure racing team Seagate (Nathan Fa avae, Stuart Lynch, Chris Forne and Sophie Hart, pictured above) had already won the 2014 GODZone, having crossed the finish line at 6.40am, approximately 89 hours and 36 minutes after starting. It was the third victory in a row at the event for the champion multisporters. They were welcomed by a throng OF family, friends, fans, pets and race organisers, and were rewarded with

magnums of New Zealand- brewed Moa Beer and S o u t h I s l a n d - m a d e Jimmy’s Pies.

Team leader Nathan Fa avae spoke highly of the 520 km course. “It was a very challenging course particularly Mt Tapu Oae Nuku because there is no easy way up there. There was a lot of blended terrain to travel through that we really enjoyed. It was a great journey and one we are very proud to have finished.”

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Five students from Mount Aspiring College took first place finishes at the Otago Secondary Schools Athletics event in Dunedin last Friday and Saturday, with several gaining runner up placings as well. Otago titles were won by Phoebe Young in the Under 14 800m, Ned Williams Holloway in both the 80m Hurdles and the open 300m Hurdles, Janus Staufenberg in the Under 15 3000m run, Gregor Findlay in the Under 14 3000m and Sammy Burke in both the Under 15 800m and 1500m. Phoebe Young was runner up in the Under 14 1500m, as was Harrison Brown in the Under 15 3000m, John Steven in the senior 800m, Janus Staufenberg in the Under 15 1500m run and Gregor Findlay in the Under 14 800m. Gregor also finished third in the Under 14 1500m. Twelve students from the college competed at the event.

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A group of young Wanaka rowers are showing promise before this month’s Maadi Cup.

Fifteen-year-old Riley Bruce continued his good form at the South Island Secondary Championships in Twizel last weekend. In the under-17 single, five crews separated by less than a second raced the 2000m course. In the last 200m, Riley increased his lead to win by 1.23 seconds over second-placed Cameron Perkins. Wanaka’s Nathan Redai,

also 15, was placed eighth in the B final.

Riley and Nathan partnered to win the under-16 double sculls. The pair led throughout to beat Marlborough (second) and John McGlashan (third). Riley went on to win the under-16 single final with a dominant row from start to finish and a six-second lead on the second-place getters.

Nathan, who was fifth in this final, rowed an intelligent race but, with 700m to go, was unable to respond to stay with the lead group.

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Olivia Pearce rowed in three B finals. She rowed into fourth place in the under-16 single, ranking her 12th in the South Island. In the under-16 quad, Olivia was joined by Bridie Hurley, 15, Maddie Ball, 15, Helena Crawford, 15 and coxswain Alex Mitchell, 14, to row into fifth place. Olivia and Bridie then paired up and just missed out on an A final slot. The pair went on to win the under-16 double scull B final, with a time close to their personal best.

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Wellington may be the theatre capital of New Zealand, but Wanaka might be catching up. Following the recent on-stage success of the Pint Size Plays event, we have In Flagrante’s burlesque show coming our way, the return of Mel Parsons and The Bitches’ Box, as well as auditions for Liz Breslin’s poo parable It’s Your Sh*t. In fact, our upcoming theatre lineup is looking not only as robust as the capital city’s, but maybe a little edgier as well. Looking back on the summer we’ve had, it makes sense. This past week’s glorious sunshine aside, it hasn’t been a cracker, with incessant rain in January and snow down to low levels in February. Not to worry, though. It’s a commonly-held theory that the places with bad weather are the very places that produce the best art. Think, yes, Wellington, Dunedin, London or Moscow. So while summer 2014 hasn’t been the best for fans of the great outdoors, this autumn might be one of our best for indoor fun. Chilly? Wrap up and go see a show.

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YOGA FOR your well-being. Small classes in a peaceful setting. Contact Jill at 443 7655 or jillmidgley@gmail.com for more information.

employmentEXPERIENCED BABYSITTERS Required. Send resume with childcare referees to info@babysittingwanaka.com. No ph calls or texts please.

EXPERIENCED WAITERS required for exclu-sive catering company. CV’s to Lucy@aspiring-catering.co.nz

for sale PONY POO - Gold to mix with the autumn leaves in your garden! 7/4 trailer load $30 delivered ph/txt Grace or Julia 4434494, 0275091972

BEAUTIFUL URBAN bicycles for ladies and gents. Good Rotations Bicycle Shop, 34 Anderson Rd, 03.443.4349, www.goodrotations.co

BLACK VANS size men’s US 7.5 - brand new never worn $60 tel 443 2133

BOY’S ORANGE and grey ski jacket and match-ing salopettes in excellent condition - hardly worn . Size 9-10 years $100 . Tel 443 2133

CHALKYDIGITS WANAKA Exclusive. The New Winter 2014 Stage 2 Release Now In Store at MT Outdoors. Support NZ Made. Support Local. www.mtoutdoors.co.nz AT MT Outdoors on Dunmore, we have the NEW 2014 Pieps DSP Sport transceiver. View at www.mtoutdoors.co.nz and BUY!”

BEAUBELLE WEDDING hire see facebook call 0226495285

HORSEHAIR MATTRESS single size. JanSport metal frame multiday pack. Solid timber desk with plan drawer. Call 4436463.”

OAK WELSH dresser with backing and shelves. Light mahogany carving or dressing table. King size bed and mattress in good condition. 443 9355.

FOR SALE: Double mattress, pair kids beds, white dresser and drawers, pine dining table, 6 chairs and hutch dresser, dark green leather lounge suite with swivel rocker chairs. All excel-lent condition. I have photos of all. Phone 021 221 1733.

HUGGIES DRY Nites PJ Pants or Pull Ups Boys Jnr $5 Pkt or 3 Pkts $10 Ph Txt Debs 0273066120

GOLDEN LEMON butter from Pirate Pickles at the Wanaka farmers market, 3-6PM every Thursday Pembroke Park

HOLIDAY OVER. 2 month old 15””&17”” 21 speed mt. bikes. Paid $430.00 each, sell for $250.00 each. 027 883 1121

HOT LIME pickle from Pirate Pickles at the Wanaka farmers market, 3-6PM every Thursday Pembroke Park

HOUSE FOR PRIVATE SALE ideal rental invest-ment, holiday house or first home. View on tra-deme #693764472 (no agents thanks).

KENNEL FOR sale, made of PVC, suit me-dium sized dog. Asking $25. Ph 4436754 or 0212354275.

LADIES WETSUIT - BODYGLOVE. Full length size 10. Excellent condition. $50 ph 4436463 021 1101160

MAC PAC backpack to carry kids. $50. 0211734994

NEW PADDLEBOARDS in stock! Naish & Mistral sup’s & accessories. Demos available Call Miles @ Alpine Sup 0211858001

PROMOTE YOUR business on a cargo bicy-cle! Fun, forward-thinking, economical! Good Rotations, 34 Anderson Rd, 03.443.4349, www.goodrotations.co

SALVATION ARMY Family Store Wanaka has kids clothes on sale. 50% off marked price. Baby clothing too!

SURLYBIKES.COM: FATBIKES, touring bikes, hauling or trail bikes. At Good Rotations in Wanaka! 34 Anderson Rd, 03.443.4349, www.goodrotations.co

TRUE ORGANIC skincare available now at Wonder room, Soulfood, Wholefood Haven and online at Organic Express. Get yours today!

TRUE ORGANIC skincare for face, body, mother and baby. Potent formulas that work to create healthy radiant skin.

for sale UNPRECEDENTED VIEWS. Wine, coffee & spa on the veranda. Live the dream in Wanaka old town. Trademe # 690 287 242 call Elaine 027 513 8780

WANAKA DISTRICTS Club, for affordable fam-ily dining and great bar prices. Join for just $20 per year.

BEAUTIFUL CHINA tea cup bird feeders, great for attracting wax eyes and bell birds to your garden. Make the perfect presents $25 ph or txt 021 680 110

freeCOCKRELL TO give away, lovely white & brown speckles, Buff Orrington/Shaver. Approx 18 weeks, Friendly boy. Ph 4435120

freeCOCKRELL TO give away, approx 18 weeks hand-some lad in grey/white stripes. Lovely boy. Ph 4435120.

FREE BEER fridge/freezer. Collect luggate area. 0211734994

FREE LEGAL ADVICE at Community Networks Wednesday 2 April 1-2.30pm. For bookings call 443 77 99

WHEELS TO DUNSTAN: Free daily transport to Dunstan Hospital & Alexandra specialist ap-pointments, Bookings call 4437799

noticeARAHIRA JEWELLERY - now based in Wanaka for modern, stylish silver rings and earrings. View www.arahira.com and contact us arahiranz@gmail.com or 0211001342

ASPIRING AVALANCHE DOGS 2014 TC sea-son pass raffle, tickets $5 cash only, from Racer’s Edge. Drawn Friday 28th March 630pm at Kai with spot prizes! Don’t miss out on the hottest ticket in town!

BECOMING SKILFULL AT CONDUCTING INTERTIEWS. Workshop for NFP organisa-tions & their volunteers, Monday 14 April 9.30-12.30am. Call 4437799 to register.

BIRTHDAY PARTIES!! Hawea Playgroup is available 2 hire, only $30/4hrs. Great location with sandpit, Wendy house n toys galore. Call/txt Tina 021 021 45117.

CATCH A fish off the jetty at beautiful Cromwell Heritage Precinct. cafes, shops, real Italian ge-lato. Melmore Tce, Cromwell.

EXPECT THE unexpected...Cromwell Heritage Precinct. Modern art, quirky giftware, food, fun, lakeside on Melmore Tce,Cromwell.10am-4pm daily. www.oldcromwell.co.nz

HOUSE HUNTING? would u like2 share? longterm local mum looking4 place and person, female only. please contact kel asap 0223119113

LIFE STORIES writing and book design. Memoirs, histories, letters, diaries - transcribed and published. www.timeofyourlife.co.nz. Contact laura@timeofyourlife.co.nz or 443 4629.

NOTICE- THE Great Autumn Apple Drive is hap-pening again! Sat 12 April @Rippon. Bring apples and jars 4 chutney making.

WANAKA MAN sighted monster trout from Cromwell Heritage Precinct jetty-”it was THIS big!” Enjoy coffee and catch a fish.

WANAKA’S TRUE organic skincare featuring in the latest GOOD magazine. Check us out!

rentEASTER RENTAL available. 2 b’room, self-con-tained, well-appointed apartment in Wanaka. No children/pets. Phone 0272218371

OCCASIONAL RENTAL 1 bedroom cottage at Lake Hawea. Available Easter / Warbirds. TXT 0210318288 to enquire.

QUEENBED ROOM. ALBERT TOWN. Suit quiet living, non-smoking couple short term /single long term. Own bathroom, I/N. $190/$140/wk Power ex-tra. Ph Maryann 021 1101160

servicesALL SEWING repairs and alterations. Personal work or commercial requirements attended to. Phone Sue 0272472181 or 4432008

CATCH A ride with us to the Queenstown Blues and Roots Festival. 26 April. Call 0800 487 488 to book a seat

CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE restoration – for all mo-torcycle maintenance. Tyres, oil, batteries, chains and brakes. Top brands, top service, pick-up and delivery. Contact John Holgate 0274322917

servicesDRIVING LESSONS available. Call Nicky at Aspiring Drivers to book your lesson and be-come a confident and safe driver. 0210607310

JP SERVICES at Community Networks Tuesdays1pm and Fridays 10.30.For appoint-ments call 4437799

LEAD LIGHTS /stained glass windows, lamp-shades and decretive mirrors designed and made to suit individual needs. restoration wel-come. Phone 443 5530 for more info.

ROOF PAINTING new &repaints & coloursteel all work guaranteed painting in Wanaka for 35 years call Wayne 4431715 or 0272240662

SUPERANNUATION DO you need to apply? You can do it at Community Networks Wednesday 9 April, Call 443 7799 for an appointment.

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

wanted

CHCH FAMILY looking 4 a house 2 rent 3 to 4 broom ok 4 pets ph glen or nicki 0226085044 or 033379742

LOCAL MOTHER daughter require 2bdrm+ home. Prefer Wanaka, long term,furnished.will consider anything. Good refs.please contact kel 0223119113

PLANTS WANTED: Hawea Playgroup are on the hunt 4 native shrubs n fruit trees 4 our new berm, happy 2 pickup (-: Txt Em 021 984336

SALVATION ARMY Family Store Wanaka. We need good quality furniture donations. Will pick up.PH 443 5068.

WANTED - old dining table to seat at least 6. Prefer something to do up or old door. Ph Lisa 0211001342

WANTED 1OR2 bdrm house or unit, long term rental, prof female 38yr. Tidy careful tenant. Petrina 0212045083

what’s on‘COMMUNICATE FOR LIFE’ two day Personal Development course. Learn invaluable life skills in this award winning course. March 22/23 www.yourlifeliveit.com | jodie@yourlifeliveit.com

AFRICAN DRUM & DANCE WORKSHOP, 14th March. Come join Koffie from Ghana for an exhilarating evening workshop and learn tradi-tional African rhythms and dance. 6pm at Dance Wanaka. For bookings & info call 0226 522 779 or 0210 268 0964.

LALALAND WANAKA. Great drinks on our out-door deck with lake views. Open daily 4pm – late. Level 1, 99 Ardmore Street

ASPIRING AVALANCHE Dogs AGM, 1pm, Saturday 15th March, 29 Kingston St, Albert Town, all welcome.

HAWEA PLAYGROUP, Mon Tues Thurs 9.30am-12.30pm, funky playground, wendy house, arts’n’crafts, friendly buzz, everyone wel-come, find us on Facebook (-:

OAK TREE water company AGM. Wednesday 12th March 7.30pm @ Tarras hall.

SILK TENT Theatre Company AGM Tuesday 18 March 5 pm Relishes

THINKING GLOBAL’ forum: those interested are asked to RSVP to Judith.whyte@codc.govt.nz or phone (03) 440 0618.

UPPER CLUTHA Woodcraft Guild’s AGM’s on Thurs 13th Mar 7.30pm at Mt Aspiring College woodwork room. Enquiries ph 4436754.

WANAKA FARMERS Market on Pembroke Park every Thursday from 3-6 pm

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Victory for Albion in Koford Cup

The Wanaka Yacht Club summer racing series continues tonight, with race week eight being held to compensate for races lost in the series because of bad weather. Also left in the season are the themed race and the Peter Blake Memorial Series.

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The Albion Senior cricket team (pictured) has won the Koford Cup, beating Blacks Hill at Alexandra’s Molyneux Park on Saturday.

Batting first, Albion scored 176 all-out based around the middle-order partnership of Tim Cotter, 54, and captain Ryan Wheeler, 22. Albion’s Tom

Miles bowled four for 31, to stem a strong run rate and Blacks Hill finished well short of the target with 15 overs remaining.

The senior team has had its best season in a decade, winning both the Koford Cup and the Burnett Shield.

In the Senior reserve play-offs, Albion Senior Reserves beat Dunstan High School.

Tom Bowman, 64,

and Straw Mehrtens, 30, contributed to Albion’s score of 176 for eight. Dunstan was all-out for 71, with Phillip Humphries taking two for 14 and two catches.

The last game of the season is today with an over-35 game against a touring Queensland side at the Luggate cricket ground.

WANAKA BOWLS RESULTS Monday 2x4x2 3:03:14 1st Kevin Davey and Rob Mathewson 2nd Kura Urquhart and Shirley Ironside 3rd John Maddison and Dot Roper. Friday Progressive 28:02:14 Skip: 1st George Russell 2nd John Bar-ton 3rd Brian Holmes Third: 1st John Maddison 2nd Charles Kiewiet 3rd Steve Roper. Lead: 1st Norman Matheson 2nd Dot Roper 3rd Rick McLean Friday Pro-gressive 7:03:14 Skip: 1st John Maddison 2nd Betty Russell 3rd Michael Barnett Third: 1st Bob Wright 2nd Jim Skeggs 3rd Madeleine Wilson Lead: 1st Beaton Marr 2nd Dot Roper 3rd Jon Barron

WANAKA BRIDGE CLUB RESULTS. Mt Barker Pairs 3. North/South:- Heather Wellman, Deirdre Lynch 64.14% 1. Er-rol Kelly, Ena Leckie 61.14% 2. Marion Furneaux, Jo Wallis 59.76% 3. East/West:- Dorothy McDonald, Mo Schofield 65.24% 1. Dot Cotton, Lesley Hook 61.95% 2. Denise Bruns, Clare Scurr 61.62% 3. Fri-day Bridge 7 March. North/South:- Shona Johnstone, Heather Wellman 56.35%1. Pat Gray, Ena Leckie and Mary Buzzell, Val Pryce 55.56% 2=. Gordon & Gail Freeman 50.00% 4 East/West:- Carolyn Field, Annalise Seifert 58.73%1. Michael Chapman-Smith, Maggie Stratford

52.78% 2. Mary Gibson- Collings, Sherril Harries and Elizabeth McCone, Daphne Stewart 3=. Jur. Championship Pairs 2. 5 March. North/South:- Noeline Golds-brough, Heather Wellman 54.11% 1. Denise & Alan Bunn 52.13% 2. East/West:- George & Alan Foreman 65.63% 1. Mi-chael Chapman Smith, Maggie Stratford 58.51% 2.

HAWEA FLAT SCHOOL TRIATHLON RE-SULTS: Boys Y1 1st Fabian Eschenmoser, 2nd Lachy Thomson, 3rd James Muir Girls Y1 1st Sarah Dougherty, 2nd Hannah Robertson, 3rd Keira Beston Boys Y2 1st Arlo Hanning, 2nd Harry Oxley, 3rd Zeph Foster Girls Y2 1st Bella Edwards, 2nd Isa-bella Urquhart, 3rd Eliza Rowley Boys Y3 1st Tay Simpson, 2nd James Dougherty, 3rd Tawa Carson Wolfe Girls Y3 1st Tara Hewitt, 2nd Caoimhe Heath, 3rd Zoe Raffills Boys Y4 1st Sam Sharratt, 2nd Luca Dennison, 3rd Sam Caumette Girls Y4 1st Scarlett Edwards, 2nd Muireann Green, 3rd Minnie Gilmour Boys Y5 1st Corin Suddaby, 2nd Finn Thomson, 3rd Ben Simmers Girls Y5 1st Emily Prout, 2nd Pipi Horan, 3rd Isla Henderson Boys Y6 1st Red Simpson, 2nd Luca Harrington, 3rd Thomas Gibson Girls Y6 1st Abby Fisher, 2nd Aleisha Turner, 3rd Lea McTavish

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