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A change in regulations governing the quality of water leaving property is on the agenda for the Otago Regional Council meeting at the end of this month.

Once the regulations are approved, landowners will have until March 31, 2017 to adhere to the recommended discharge limits for the amount of ammoniacal nitrogen (NH), dissolved reactive phosphorus (DRP) and E.coli. They have until March 31, 2019 to limit the amount of nitrite nitrate nitrogen(NNN).

The regulations could mean a big shift away from the resource consent process for different land uses, according to a report from ORC water scientist Rachel Ozanne and will reduce consenting and monitoring costs

“[The proposed] Plan Change 6A does not control land use.

It controls the quality of water leaving a property, be that into groundwater, or a river, lake or wetland. This approach leaves landholders free to undertake whatever measures they choose,” Director Policy and Resource Planning at the ORC Fraser

McRae said.In a presentation by Rachel

at a seminar hosted by the Guardians of Lake Wanaka last week, data gathered from 2006 to 2010 showed lakes Wanaka and Hawea are currently below most of the proposed Plan Change 6A limits for water quality. The standards are based around the amounts of NNN, NH, DRP and E.Coli. The four contaminants are considered to be responsible for

the majority of damage to lakes and waterways in rural areas due to nutrient runoff, leaching and effluent entering the water. However the concentrations at which nitrogen or phosphorus begin to have an adverse effect on ecosystem health or amenity

values are highly site and catchment specific. Factors such as speed of outflow from the lake or down the river, sandy or pebbled river beds and whether the stream or river discharges into a lake or estuary can all affect the amount of long-term contamination.

Lake Wanaka is currently monitored at the Outlet and West Wanaka Bridge, with Lake Hawea monitored at the Control

Structure and Camphill Bridge on the Hawea River. It was acknowledged at the seminar there was very little information on the effect contaminants currently have on the quality of Lake Wanaka.

Guidelines proposed for

landowners are that discharges are not permitted if they produce an objectionable odour, conspicuous oil or grease film, scum or foam, be it from an animal waste system, silage storage or composting process (including to saturated land and ponding), or contain sediment from disturbed land such as ploughed fields.

Both Guardians of the Lake and the Wanaka Residents Association have lobbied strongly

for a permanent water monitoring buoy costing between $65,000 and $70,000 such as the one installed in Lake Taupo in 2008. The Taupo buoy has a number of sensors on it which record data at different depths about light, temperature, turbidity, conductivity and chlorophyll levels in the lake. The data, which are collected and transmitted to a shore station every ten minutes, provides NIWA with information about the current state of the lake’s water quality.

“The buoy would provide long-term monitoring of data below the surface of the lake; without it we have to rely on anecdotal evidence,” Guardian’s chairperson Helen Tait said. “The seminar has highlighted the importance of taking action while we still have a comparatively healthy lake, not waiting until deterioration has occurred.”

A recent application for funding was rejected by the Central Lakes Trust.

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The buoy would provide long term monitoring of data below the surface of the lake, without

it we have to rely on anecdotal evidence.

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Welcome rainAfter more than 30 days without rain, 25.6mm of rainfall

was recorded by the Met Service at Wanaka Airport on Sunday. The Matukituki River rose to 110 cumecs on

Monday before receding to 44 cumecs yesterday while the Clutha River has risen more than 20 cumecs since the

weekend. The Minarets (pictured) also received a light dusting of snow during the downpour.

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Postage pricing changeThe cost of sending packets and parcels overseas will increase from July 1 according to the New Zealand Post annual pricing update released on Friday.Additionally, the international zones which packet and parcel products can be sent to will be redefined with North America moving from Zone C to Zone D.The price for posting letters within New Zealand and overseas will remain unchanged but the pricing of its bulk mail services for business will change.

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Ticket winnerKate Bariletti is the winner of last week’s ticket giveaway to Glenn Colquhoun’s poetry symposium “The Bacchus Sessions” on March 24 at Mount Maude Vineyard.

Montessori reviewMontessori Children’s House Wanaka is one of 11 centres throughout the country taking part in a national self-review entitled ‘Journey to Excellence’. Local Montessori managing teacher Anne-Marie Love attended a hui in Wellington at the weekend. She said Wanaka staff (nine full-timers and two part-timers) have been asked to come up with a collective question regarding the Montessori environment and philosophy. Montessori is working in partnership with Massey University’s Centre of Educational Development on the pilot programme.Results of the 14-month programme will be published and shared with the wider early childhood and primary education sector in New Zealand.

Police suspect a group of young boys playing with matches may be responsible for a grass fire in Jack Young Place and the Hikuwai Reserve fire in Albert Town.

Senior Sergeant Allan Grindell said three boys, estimated to be between 9 and 13 years old, had been witnessed playing in the grassed area by

Jack Young Place and smoke had been seen the day before the March 14 blaze at Hikuwai. The fire didn’t spread but a matchbox was found at the scene.

“ T h e b o y s a r e obviously of interest to us. It’s a real area of concern.”

DOC fire response c o o r d i n a t o r P a u l Hondelink said the fire burnt approximately

2ha of vegetation within the reserve and escaped onto adjoining properties. In addition, wind-blown embers caused extensive structural damage to a house on Bernard Road.

“DOC appreciates that the fire was brought under control by the quick response of the fire service units from Hawea, Luggate and Wanaka. We also wish to thank the numerous

members of the public, the police and contractors who assisted during the incident.”

DOC staff continued to dampen down the fire site until dark and remained on site to monitor the situation until midnight.

DOC staff returned to the site the following morning to continue mopping up and begin their investigations

into the cause that is unknown at this stage, other than they are fairly sure it was started by a person.

Householders with damage to their properties are asked to contact their insurance companies in the first instance. For property damage not covered by insurance, householders are asked to contact the DOC Wanaka Area Office.

A homecoming party to celebrate the return of the iconic black yeast spread to supermarket shelves was celebrated yesterday with balloons, and complimentary cheese toasties and bread rolls all lathered with

marmite at Wanaka New World.An estimated 500,000 jars have been

distributed nationally and enthusiasts such as Hawea Flat’s Jeremy Bisson, pictured here, were quick to take advantage of the offer.

Unsafe trees to be removedThirty-two unsafe douglas fir trees will be removed and replaced with shade trees or blossom trees at Glendhu Bay Campground after Easter.Queenstown Lakes District Council General Manager Community Services, Paul Wilson, said the trees have reached the end of their natural life.“These trees are very large and due to their age have become very brittle. The branches crack easily and it doesn’t take much of a wind for very large branches to fall,” he said. “The trees have been part of the scenery there for a very long time but all trees have a lifespan and we don’t want any injuries to the public.”It will take about a week to fell the trees and remove the stumps.

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QLdC absorbs CCosA d e c i s i o n t o “ d i s -establish” two council-controlled organisations, Lakes Leisure and Lakes Environmental , and bring them in-house was announced yesterday afternoon in a press release from QLDC mayor Vanessa Van Uden.

“We have accelerated this particular part of the wider council review to provide for a more efficient and effective integration of council activities in anticipation of the draft report which will be issued to staff on April 2,” Vanessa said.

Following consultation with staff a final decision on the organisational structure will be made toward the end of April by chief executive Adam Feeley, Vanessa said.

U n t i l t h e n i t w a s unknown if there would be any change in overall staff numbers she said. “No-one has lost their job today. They still need to come to work.”

The council had come to its decision after a briefing from the Organisational Review Team lead by chair Peter Winder, she said.

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A fire siren system installed in the Aubrey Road/Albert Town area is one option being suggested by a group of residents on Little Mount Iron following last week’s Hikuwai blaze in Albert Town.

Kris Vollebregt has been involved with a group of residents who first met three years ago to develop a warning system and action plan in case of a fire.

Last year a model presented by DOC and local firefighters to the residents demonstrated that a fire starting in the Hikuwai Reserve, fanned by a 60kph Northwesterly wind, would take ten minutes to travel to Aubrey Road. From there it could cover the 500m to the peak of Little Mount Iron in as little as three minutes.

Since the meeting a number of landowners have cleared kanuka and scrub from sections and two large “fire dial” signs have been installed.

Following last week’s blaze, the group is again meeting with DOC, the QLDC and the fire service to discuss an action plan for future incidents.

A solar-powered remote-controlled siren system, similar to one installed and maintained by the Waitaki District council with two

sirens and costing an estimated total of $8500, could be one effective option, Kris said.

Pictured here at the site of the Hikuwai Reserve fire, Kris said the ability of the fire to travel across roads so easily meant Albert Town or Mount Iron

could have been at serious risk if it weren’t for the prompt response to bring the fire under control. A

siren system triggered by emergency services could be the quickest way to alert the majority of residents to the threat she said.

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Land Information New Zealand has advised that weed control will take place in Lake Wanaka from tomorrow (Friday). The herbicide diquat will be applied in gel form to control the lake weed lagarosiphon.

As a precaution, LINZ advises users not to take water from Lake Wanaka to consume or for irrigation purposes

from the vicinity of the treatment areas until 24 hours after treatment. The areas affected will be Glendhu Bay and Bluff, Paddock Bay, Parkins Bay, Stevensons Arm and Stevensons Island, Isthmus, and Mount Burke to Quartz Creek

A tracer dye may be discharged as part of the spray operations, which mimics the discharge

of herbicides, to obtain information about the dilution and dispersion characteristics after it has been sprayed on the target weeds. LINZ states the dye is harmless and there will be no adverse effects on the aquatic ecology of the water body.

Raining on their paradeIrish visitors Eimear Willis and Emmett McGlinchy tried to organise Wanaka’s own St Patrick’s Day parade along the lake front on Sunday but lack of participants and the inclement weather conspired against them.Senior Sergeant Allan Grindell reported a trouble-free night in Wanaka for Sunday’s St Patrick’s Day celebration.

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Tim BrewsTer The $630,000 roundabout at the Ardmore Street / Brownston Street intersection is taking shape and nearing the landscaping phase of the project which is due to start in April. The project, which started late last year, began with upgrading the piping infrastructure at the junction and is part of a $12 million transport improvement project for Wanaka.

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Paul SimonAward winning musician, composer and performer Paul Simon will perform in his first solo concert in New Zealand at Forsyth Barr Stadium on April 6.Paul Simon will bring fans a performance spanning all eras of his career: from the folk clubs of Greenwich Village, to music from his partnership with Art Garfunkel, and his solo career. Special guests Rufus Wainwright and Aaradhna will also perform at the April 6 concert at Forsyth Barr Stadium.The Wanaka Sun, in association with promoters Chugg Entertainment and Bolton Promotions, has a silver pitch double pass to give away to Paul Simon’s Dunedin concert to the Wanaka Sun reader who can complete the name of the 2011 album “ So beautiful…”. Send your answers and contact details to [email protected] to go into the draw.

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The Wanaka Garden Club is celebrating its 50th year with a formal dinner next month, however some of the older members remember meetings of garden enthusiasts happening more than 50 years ago. Joan Robertson (pictured), now in her 90th year, remembers attending meetings in the 1950s. “They were organised by the Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Union,” she said. “I remember my mother [Julia Manson] won a cup for the most points at the group’s flower show in 1959. And I don’t want to skite, but I won it 11 times. I was competitive.”

The earlier group became the Wanaka Garden Circle and had its first formal meeting on April 10, 1963. Joan’s mother, and sister Phyllis Aspinall were founding members. “I had three little boys then so I was far too busy for daytime meetings,” Joan said.

The club established many traditions from those early days. Still in place are rituals of having guest speakers at meetings, a plant sales table and a cuppa at the end of meetings, regular garden visits, trips to gardens outside the district, bloom competitions and an annual flower show.

The club also still makes donations to beautification projects; the earliest one recorded in the minutes (1966) was 31 pounds 13 shillings for shrubs on the foreshore. The club has donated more than $5000 to projects since then including $100 to park headquarters for landscaping the grounds (1971) and $500 to Mount Aspiring College for orchard trees (2009).

One club tradition which

has been dropped is wearing buttonholes. “Everyone was expected to wear a buttonhole which they had made themselves,” Joan said. She was club president from 1995 until 1997. The first president was Mrs Ray Armstrong and the current one is Donella Osborne.

In 2010 Pat Stuart was made Club Patron for long service to the garden community. Members h o n o u r e d w i t h l i f e membership over the years include Elizabeth Ironside, Annie James, Rhonda Hurley, Phyllis Aspinall, Pam Kane, Eva Harris, Joan, and ‘Skippy’ Skipworth.

“Skippy was curator of the Dunedin Botanic Gardens before he retired to Wanaka,” Joan said. “He

was a marvellous source of information.”

The club’s immediate past-president Cheryl Taylor has written a booklet to commemorate the 50th anniversary, which will be launched at the formal dinner. Cheryl has been through 50 years’ worth of minutes and

listened to stories from members, and come up with some great details, for example (from 1972 minutes): ‘The President requested members refrain from knitting at meetings as it is a distraction for speakers’.

The club’s formal dinner on April 10 will be followed by garden visits the next day.

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Wastebusters have received a small portion of the government’s $4 million Waste Minimisation Fund to run another series of Unpackit Awards. Appropriately, the fund comes from levies collected at landfills when people dump their non-recyclable rubbish.

“It’s a great way to use that money,” Wastebusters Unpackit Awards Organiser Gina Dempster said. “It works really well.” This is the third year Wastebusters has received funding for its Unpackit Best and Worst Packaging Awards. The money will be used to run the awards and raise public awareness around packaging. “The latest statistics from the Packaging Council show that 72kg of packaging waste is thrown in the rubbish per person, per year,” Gina said. “It’s easy to close your eyes and think that the problem disappears when your rubbish is picked up. But

the massive amount of waste going into landfills is everyone’s problem, and we all need to work together to reduce it.”

While Wastebusters received $150,000 from the fund, Gina is pleased the largest grant ($2.1million) went to the company

which won the Unpackit best packaging award in 2011.

Blenheim-based company, Earthpac, won the award for its compostable packaging trays made out of starch generated from washing potatoes. “There’s a huge need for their product,”

Gina said. “Last year 200 million polystyrene trays went to the landfill.”

This year, Earthpac will use 670 tonnes of potato starch, which would otherwise be discharged as wastewater, to make compostable trays. Minister for the Environment Amy Adams said Earthpac is making a fundamental change in the way waste is managed. “This is a project which shows Kiwi ingenuity is able to develop world-leading, practical ideas that enhance our clean, green image,” she said. Gina said Earthpac is constantly expanding its range of products and is now working on trays suitable for raw meat and containers suitable for hot liquids. Local retailers Black Peak Gelato and Soulfoods use Earthpac products.

Wastebusters restore operator Leanne Parkinson (pictured) made a three-tiered wedding cake out of packaging which would otherwise have gone to the landfill.

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Thefts, breaching bail and family fighting Two commercial-sized chilly bins were stolen on the morning of Monday March 11 while exhibitors were packing up from the Upper Clutha A&P Show.Fuel tanks were stolen from a boat parked at a holiday home on Kings Drive in March 13. Police are reminding holiday-home owners to ensure property is locked up and secure.Police asked could the people in the Terrano who took a life jacket on Friday, belonging to Wanaka Kayaks, please return it to the business.The theft of a large cardboard Cadbury’s Easter promotional rabbit was reported from New World on Friday. The offender was caught on the video system and should hand himself in to police before his image is published and he is identified.Police received a report that hiking boots were stolen from a local backpackers on Sunday.Police dealt with a male for last week’s theft of legal high substances from Betty’s Liquor.

A Hawea male was arrested last Thursday for breaching his bail conditions. On Saturday a 50-year-old female was apprehended for excess breath alcohol which was double the legal limit, with a reading of 800mgm. Also on Saturday, police dealt with a fight between a mother and son on Rata Street.

A missing cat has finally been reunited with its Wanaka owner after d i s a p p e a r i n g i n t o t h e b a c k s t r e e t s o f Timaru more than two years ago.

A m a n d a H o d g e , p i c t u r e d h e r e w i t h Murphy last week, left Christchurch with her cat after the February 2011 earthquake to stay with friends in Timaru.

She then returned to Christchurch for a few days to pack up her possessions, leaving Murphy in the care of her friends. On returning to Timaru, Murphy, who had been seen just half an hour earlier, had disappeared.

Amanda walked the streets for three days delivering flyers with no success and then posted the eight-year-old feline’s details and a photo on TradeMe.

Over the next two years she received five phone calls from people who thought they had spotted Murphy but it was always a case of mistaken identity.

H o w e v e r j u s t l a s t week, another phone call came from a cat owner who had lost her two pets and had been monitoring the South Canterbury SPCA site and TradeMe.

K n o w n o n l y a s “Heather” she believed s h e h a d i d e n t i f i e d Murphy as a cat that had

been put up for adoption b y t h e S P C A . A f t e r comparing photographs, A m a n d a a n d h e r

mother jumped in the car last Tuesday and drove to Timaru for an emotional reunion.

Murphy is now settling into his new environment and has already put on almost a kilo.

Owner finds long lost cat

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Ah, it’s the season of the mighty white cabbage butterfly (that’s not what we call it in my house but this is a family newspaper). I’ve had enough, they’re massacring my vegetables. Who needs to play plants versus zombies when you can just walk out into the garden and see that the zombies (in the form of little green caterpillars) are winning!!

Putting on my calm face now. What a summer it has turned into with long hot beautiful days. Not a frost to be seen (I’m saying this very, very, very quietly); those pumpkins are having a field day, the corn, the tomatoes, what a great growing season we’re having. The problem is we’ve had no frosts and no cold spells to slow down and knock back our evil foe, the white cabbage butterfly. That would stop their rampant population growth, but right now they are on a golden run and can do no wrong.Many of the autumn and winter goodies which we have in the ground right now are from the brassica family: think broccoli, cabbages, kale, bok choi. We love these winter staples, the

only problem is so does the mighty white cabbage butterfly. Thankfully there are solutions. It probably will require you using a combination of solutions to put an end to its reign of terror in our veggie patches.Soil health: Healthy soils = healthy plants = no cabbage butterflies. We are looking to create a rich soil full of organic matter

and a healthy balance of minerals and nutrients: Think compost, compost, compost. A little often is better than a lot all at once. For more in-depth soil info, check out the soil food website.Neem granules: These are plant-derived and are becoming more available. Throw some granules in the ground when you plant and some on the surface. The caterpillars can’t eat the plants with the neem in the system (so the theory goes). Neem oil can also be sprayed on to your plants as a deterrent, but it isn’t 100 percent effective.Garlic spray: Crush three cloves of garlic and mix with half teaspoon of chilli powder and three tablespoons of cooking oil. Mix with water in a

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Those heavy feeders (tomatoes, pumpkins and zucchinis) are still going for it, so side-dress them with some compost or vermi-cast.

Are you ready? Jack Frost is coming, I just can’t tell you exactly when. Be prepared to protect some of your crops from light frosts to extend your season, you can use cloches, frost cloth, old sheets or even straw.

Put some more seedlings in the ground for the autumn or winter harvest.

Summer prune your mature fruit trees after you’ve harvested them. Summer prune for shape, winter prune for growth.

There will be lots and lots of organic matter coming out of the veggie garden this month, so it’s a great time to layer up a compost heap.

What to do in AprilHarvest time. Get preserving and share or swop your surplus.

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two-litre container and let sit for a few days. Then spray on the plants and on the soil below. It is smelly but effective.Netting: Prevention is the key. Using hoops or a cage, net your plants. Use a small-holed net and make sure they can’t get in the sides, these butterflies are cunning. The added bonus of this option is shade on those hot days which prevents plants from bolting.Diatomaceous earth: This fine natural silica dust can be puffed onto your plants, and the fine particles kill the caterpillars. Apply when bees are sleeping, it will kill them too. Wear a mask or scarf when applying. You can source it from TradeMe or by googling it.S q u i s h ‘ e m : T h a t ’ s it , look under those leaves and squish away. Enough said!Vacuum cleaner: I loved hearing this one about a Nook Road identity getting

out there with his vacuum cleaner, very effective I’m told. Child labour: All you need is children, a couple of butterfly nets and a bag of lollies or a wallet full of coins. One cabbage butterfly = one lolly or one coin. If you have plague-like infestations you may need to decrease payment levels to prevent extreme sugar levels or bankruptcy.Companion planting: Introduce other plants around your brassicas to try to fool the white butterflies. Try aromatic plants like basil, fennel, parsley and dill. Interplant with other vegetables like beetroot, carrots, silverbeet. Plant lots of flowers. Operation confusion has begun.

Ben Elms (aka Dr Compost) gives advice and runs workshops as part of the Dr Compost project to encourage home composting and reduce waste, funded by Queenstown Lakes District Council.

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An increase in the number of mohua (yellowhead) birds found in Mount A s p i r i n g N a t i o n a l Park has surprised a n d e n c o u r a g e d t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f C o n s e r v a t i o n following a survey late last year.

Dense beech forest in the Makarora, Young and Blue valleys is home to a population of mohua, which are being protected by a predator control programme targeting stoats. During a survey on their abundance and distribution in the Makarora and Young valleys last spring, 66 mohua were heard or seen, which was more than expected, D O C r a n g e r F l o Gaud said.

“We always knew we had a small remnant population of the birds

but this survey gives us a much more accurate picture of their numbers and location.”

The numbers could be even higher but due to a cold wet period during the survey, the birds could have been

reluctant to sing or come out.

The Mohua Protection Project is a joint effort between DOC, the Mohua Charitable Trust and the Central Otago Lakes Forest and Bird Protection Society.

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Beekeeping at KahuThe Kahu Youth mentoring programme is on the lookout for a volunteer with beekeeping knowledge for a Year 10 student.The commitment is flexible and approximately an hour a week, the organisation said. Interested parties can contact the Kahu Youth centre to find out more.

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W a n a k a A r t s S o c i e t y has two eminent artists ,Roy Meares and Megan Huffadine as guest artist and judge respectively at its Easter Art Exhibition. Bannockburn-based Megan Huffadine is well-qualified to be a judge of art: she is an artist, sculptor and teacher of many years’ experience, and her work reflects her background in archaeology, her interest in sociology and her environmental

concerns. Guest artist Roy Meares may be better known as a creative genius of the New Zealand advertising industry for more than 30 years. Roy, who, from the age of 15, spent three years at art school in the UK, will display several of his paintings at the exhibition, which should provide some interesting insights on his journey through life.

The exhibition will present

a wide variety of interesting and high-quality artworks from several different art disciplines, with the special feature this year being “Between a rock and a hard place”. It will be held in the function room at Albert Town Tavern which has proven to be a popular art exhibition venue for the Society.

The exhibition opens at 7pm next Thursday, March 28, and organisers said it will

The first of many free community concerts will be performed in the newly-renovated and extended Presbyterian Church on Saturday night (March 23). Internationally-renowned organist Martin Setchell’s performance will be the opening event in the upgraded church. Martin is curator of the Rieger organ in the Christchurch Town Hall and Associate Professor of Music at Canterbury University.

R e v e r e n d D i a n e Gilliam-Weeks said the newly-named Wanaka Presbyterian Community Church Centre is intended to be a community asset and will be used seven days a week by a wide range of groups

and organisations.It includes an extra

485sqm of facil it ies including a hall, conference rooms, a catering-certified kitchen, showers and a crèche. The new premises are designed to be multi-purpose and will double as a civil defence centre for the whole town, should the need arise.

The million dollar plus project was started eight years ago. Funds came from the Presbyterian Church - through the sale of the Luggate Church and the Tenby Street hall ($727,000) and parishioner donations of more than $36,000. Other funding came from the Synod of Otago and Southland ( $ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 ) , C e n t r a l Lakes Trust ($160,000), Otago Community Trust

($50,000) and the Lotteries Commission ($154,000).

Reverend Diane Gilliam-Weeks said there will be a grand opening celebration in the near future. “We wouldn’t have a new centre if not for our team of volunteers who have worked on the project for eight years,” she said. T h e t e a m i n c l u d e s p r o p e r t y d e v e l o p e r Phil Smith (pictured with Diane), civil engineer Graham McDougall , company director Lynne Fegan, session clerk Carrick Jones and cabinet maker Alon Mayhew.

The first service in the renovated church will be held on Palm Sunday (March 24).

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Easter exhibition for local art society

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be a lively social occasion well worth attending. The exhibition will be open every day from 10am, from Good Friday to Easter Monday, with a gold coin donation requested for visitors over 12 years old. Most artworks will be available for purchase.

W a n a k a A r t s S o c i e t y member Irene Smith is pictured with her Easter Exhibition entry: landscape p a i n t i n g s “ M t G o l d ” and “Moeraki”.

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Loveable lads storm WanakaA decent-sized audience for a Monday evening was thoroughly entertained by these loveable lads, a unique blend of boy band slick, Maori kiwiana and goofiness. Many were fans of J Geeks’ self-deprecating hit ‘Maori Boy’ and voted for their comedic dance routine on ‘New Zealand’s Got Talent’. (Shouldn’t they be on a world tour by now?) They have an absolute ball on stage, with each other and the audience. They teased and flirted (“this is the only Maori in Wanaka” they said upon finding one). There was a dance competition, (which Manu Barnard received a CD for winning) and songs were made up about volunteers.

They do impressive synchronised dancing. The girls scream. They take off their shirts. The girls scream.

They walk into the audience. The girls scream. They say they need a volunteer. The girls scream. (A 7-year-old was overheard observing “how can those girls be in love with people they don’t even know?”). Boys, mothers and

fathers, though not screaming, were smiling widely too.

Their special guest was another NZGT finalist, Tawaroa Kawana, a lad with a mesmerising voice and impressive guitar skills. These young men could be great

ambassadors for Aotearoa with their dancing, their extreme prettiness, the cheeky banter, the comedy, the charming way they wormed their way into our hearts. We were all whanau by the end. Tu meke indeed.

Local kids star in TV seriesW a n a k a t e e n a g e r s appearing in the television series Top of the Lake d e s c r i b e t h e w h o l e experience as “totally awesome”, and the other cast members and film crew have nothing but praise for the students’ courage, maturity, good humour and acting ability. “They loved the way the Wanaka kids would have a go at anything,” Clare Thomas-Moore, mother of one of the teenagers, said.

“Local children from Wanaka, completely at home in the world of the story, were cast as [main child actor] Tui’s friends, and bring an authenticity to the production,” a c c o r d i n g t o t h e publicity material.

The six-part series was filmed around Glenorchy last year and directed by Jane Campion (The Piano) and Garth Davies.

Tui’s closest friends are played by Wanaka’s Luke Buchanan and (pictured) Alice Ward (the only one from Queenstown), Connor Moore, Layne Opetaia, Sam Dickson and Sydney Telfer.

Luke, 17, who has the biggest part of the Wanaka teenagers, had not studied

drama before doing the series, but is now keen to be a film actor when he leaves school. “Everything in the film business fascinates me,” he said. “You can’t not like anything about it.” Luke said he was allowed to watch co-director Garth Davies working “if I kept quiet” and learnt a lot from the big-name actors he was working alongside. “I thought they would be real posh, but they were just nice people doing their jobs,” he said.

Connor, 15, and Layne,

14, both said they only went along to the auditions because their friends were going, and were excited to be cast in the series.

“It was great working with the directors,” Connor said. “ They were so nice and with each take you got better and better.”

“We went to some amazing locations,” Layne said. “Glenorchy, Moke Lake and Skippers Canyon. I had never been there before.” Jane Campion said the landscape plays an important role in the

series: “It’s a metaphor in itself in that it can be completely nurturing and beautiful, and other times dangerous and freezing. The story is in tune with the landscape – both extreme and intimate.”

The series begins with 12-year-old Tui walking out into the freezing waters of an alpine lake. She is the daughter of the local drug lord, played by Peter Mullan (War Horse). Rescued from freezing or drowning, Tui is discovered to be five

months pregnant and won’t say who the father is. Then she disappears. Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men) plays a detective who is called in to investigate the case. As she becomes obsessed with the search for Tui, and learns more about the local community of her own childhood, dark secrets are uncovered, as the series moves towards its shocking conclusion.

Top of the Lake starts on Sky channel UKTV on Monday (March 25) at 8.30pm.

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Milford earthquake A magnitude 4.8 earthquake, located 40km north-east of Milford Sound, was felt by several people in Wanaka on Friday. The shallow earthquake was recorded by GeoNet at a focal depth of 2km at 6.36am. Twenty-six separate “felt” reports were logged on the GeoNet website from locals and it was also felt in Dunedin and Invercargill.

Maori Electoral optionAll Maori who are eligible to enrol and vote can soon decide whether they want to be on the Maori Roll or the General Roll when they vote in the next two general elections. “The Maori Electoral Option only happens once every five years or so, and it’s the only time Maori get to make the choice,” Murray Wicks, Enrolment Services’ National Manager said. “People who are already enrolled, and who told us they were Maori or of Maori descent when they enrolled, will be sent a personalised Maori Electoral Option pack in the mail on Monday March25,” he said. “It will give them all the information they need to make their choice.”

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I asked the dInosaur at the dInosaur park, do you speak my language? he just smIled & offered me a vegemIte sandwIch

the older we get the better we used to be.

flashdancers at a&p show were awesome and dId a great job

happy b-day kIkI k! I know Its late but heyhey anyways. :-) <3 xoxo

“knock knock!” “who`s there?” “daIsy.” “daIsy who?” “daIsy me rollIng!” hahahaha I <3 j geeks!!!

spare a thought for your doc and councIl workers that scrub-bar the local tracks. If you just move your dog poo off the track they get a face full of dog poo! bag It or bury It.

roundabout chaos - gIve way to the rIght people It’s that sImple!

do u reckon any glass actually makes It to recyclIng or just left In smIthereens as a hazard on road? resIdents- call the councIl to get It cleared.

I walk, rIde a mountaIn bIke, drIve a car, but worry about the amount of cyclIsts who rIde on our walkIng tracks around the lake and expect walkers to jump out of the way, please gIve way to the walker as many are the old and young.

the bra fence was fun.some people need 2 develop a sense of humour..

just because there are cones on the street doesn’t mean you can make up your own road rules

agaIn and agaIn the volunteer fIre fIghters show they’re worth more than gold. good onya guys. you’re super stars.

to whom the man was removIng the spawnIng fIsh swImmIng up luggate creek wIth a net. what sort of man r u.

lock up your hens - ferrets are about!!!

The fire last week reaffirmed the fears of a number of residents in the Albert Town and Mount Iron areas about how quickly a blaze in the kanuka can become a serious threat to life and property.Embers propelled by a warm wind travelled across Gunn Road and destroyed one property and damaged a number of others. Without the swift intervention of our volunteer fire brigades, DOC staff, police and a number of residents, things could have been much worse.While we are lucky in this community to have a number of committed volunteers to respond, communicating the imminent threat to residents in their homes when there may only be a matter of minutes to act is an urgent priority.An early-warning system to ensure everyone in the area knows a fire could be on its way is a crucial area that needs to be looked at. A siren system is one idea that could be considered. The estimated figure for two sirens is $8500 and they would effectively alert a substantial part of the Aubrey Road - Albert Town area. Compare that to the cost of one speed bump.

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Native treesFor all the people who wish to try and justify a need to plant exotics in the wild for the sake of attracting birds, I provide the following information to refute such a need. The following examples, taken from a list of more than 40 native plants, are plants which are all frost hardy and are conducive to encouraging birds. Under 5m: carpodetus serratus, myrsine australis, pittosporum gressifolum, pseudopanax arboreus; 5m to 10m: aristotelia serrata, cordyline australis, eleaoparpus dentatus, griselinia littoralis, mestroideros umbellatis; 10m+: podocarpus totara, prumnopitys taxifolia, dacrycarpus dacridioides; and shrubs from the carmichelia, coprosma and corokia species.New Zealand plants have evolved in isolation from the rest of the world for millions of years, which has made them both unique and valuable; 82 percent are not found in any other country. It is these plants which give New Zealand much of its distinctive character.The time has surely come to move on from the old slash-and-burn culture and to take greater pride in growing our native plants.There are more than 2400 flowering plants and ferns native to New Zealand; of these approximately 1100 are known to have been cultivated at some stage by someone. Of this number just over 150 species of natives are available from garden centres or nurseries.

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Puzzling pleasureOn Friday Puzzling World welcomed its three millionth customers and in the process brought some good luck to honeymooners Kane and Brooke McLoughlin (pictured).

The Australian newly weds underwent a spate of bad luck surrounding their nuptials with an ill mother, a hospitalised grandmother and their daughter also getting sick on their wedding day, followed by lost luggage and a delayed

flight at the beginning of their honeymoon.

“We’ve had a horrible run of luck until now so hopefully this is a sign that things are going to pick up for the remainder of our honeymoon,” Kane said. The couple were greeted at the Puzzling World ticket counter by managers Duncan a n d H e i d i S p e a r and presented with a basket of puzzles, chocolate and a cake the honeymooners shared

with other customers. “We’re really pleased

for Kane and Brooke and it couldn’t have happened to a nicer couple,” Heidi said.

Duncan said it took 26 years for the business to gain its first million customers, a further eight years for the second million and six years to reach its third million. As well as celebrating this milestone, the company also celebrated 40 years in business this year.

A flag designed by Cromwell College student, Katie Short, has been judged one of the best in a global contest. The design, to promote Arctic conservation, has been selected as one of the top 18 entries in the competition run by the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts and Greenpeace as part of Greenpeace’s campaign to Save the Arctic.

Katie (pictured), a Year 13 student, said she entered the competition as she felt it was important everyone did what they

could to protect and save the planet, especially the Arctic. “I think we should take this opportunity to come together as a global community and save this unique and beautiful environment not only for the sake of its landscape and the species living there but for the whole earth,” she said.

The contest received designs from 54 countries by young people inspired to create a flag symbolising peace, hope and global community, as a statement of the commitment to

protect the Arctic from oil drilling and overfishing. It was judged by fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood who said: “The creativity of young people is one of the most powerful tools we have to build a better world. The winning flag for the future is a fantastic representation of peace, hope and global community, and I am proud that it’s on the way to the North Pole.”

Sarah Bartrisyia, a 13-year-old Girl Guide from Malaysia, created the winning design.

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ready for male champThe open men’s division in this weekend’s three- day 376km Goldrush is ready for a new champion without four-time winner Dougal Allan on the start line.

A Swede, a Brazilian and a young Kiwi, Angus Watson, who won the recent mult isport Motatapu event, are now considered to be the frontrunners, co-organiser Merryn Johnston said.

Dougal is recovering from a big effort in the 513km GODZone adventure race last week and will be preparing

for an international adventure race in China next month.

T h e w o m e n ’ s event has Wanaka’s Simone Maier and Ailsa Rollinson, who placed first and second respectively last year, expected to be the favourites.

E n t r i e s f r o m Wanaka are down from previous years but the event is seeing strong representation from Christchurch a n d I n v e r c a r g i l l , Merryn said.

Southland Girls alone is fielding nine teams, a

record for any school, she said.

T h i s y e a r 1 8 0 competitors will be gathered at Alexandra on Saturday, starting with a paddle down the Roxburgh Gorge before setting off into the hills of Central Otago’s high country.

Competitors will be arriving at the Albert Town bridge transition, pictured here last year, on Monday morning to start a kayak leg down the Clutha River prior to their final 3km run and 54km cycle back to the Alexandra finish.

‘Drag’ race for sailorsThe Wanaka Yacht Club is hosting an open ‘drag’ race around Ruby Island this evening, with all helms-persons to be either female or men-in-drag. The race begins at 6pm.Last week warm, light to moderate winds, big “holes” and thirty-degree wind-shifts were the fairly unusual characteristics of sailing at the club, publicity officer Roger North said. The senior dinghy category enjoyed a bit of a shake-up with Quin Thompson triumphing in his “Red Laser” over the experience of the usual winners. In the trailer division “Maverick” regained her lost form to pip “Pickled Pepper” and keep alive the race for the series title, with only two more races remaining. Nicola Sanders helmed her optimist to another win, beating six other entrants in the junior dinghy division.The competitive etchell fleet enjoyed a good-humoured battle with every boat enjoying the lead at some stage. “Grenade” eventually robbed the fleet with a lucky local wind that followed her from the back of the fleet to the front.Commodore Geoff Dickey was delighted to see success coming from Quin Thompson who had come up through the ranks of the club and was now beating experienced sailors. Next Thursday is the last one before daylight saving. “Racing is not essential next week,” Geoff said, “and non-members are warmly invited to dust off their boats and join in free of charge.”

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sport resultsBridge results: Championship Pairs 4. Silver Section. North/South:- Gerarda Herlihy, Deirdre Lynch 68.37% 1. Marion Furneaux, Jenny Pryde 59.47% 2. Sandra Simmers, Jo wallis 57.95% 3. East/West:- Georgie Roberts, Alan Kelly 65.34% 1. Laraine & Max Shepherd 64.39% 2. Clare Scurr, Ann-Louise Stokes 60.80% 3 Bronze Section. North/South:- Jean-ette Gillies, Maureen Hawke 61.57% 1. Annette Clements, Sue Orbell 56.25% 2. Julie Mulholland, Kate Summers 53.01% 3. East/West:- Jean Logan, Marion Murphy 53.94% 1. Jan Cunningham, Jan Wynn Williams 53.47% 2. Morag Chisholm, Neil Robinson 52.78% 3.Friday Bridge 15 March. North/South:- Rosemary Boswell, Morag chisholm 57.62% 1. Elle & Des Johnston 56.67% 2.

Heather Wellman, Deirdre Lynch 53.81% 3. East/West:- Lawrie & Mar-garet Stenhouse 57.22% 1. Fran Hol-mes, Daphne Stewart 55.00% 2. Jan Cunningham, Jan Wynn-Williams 53.33% 3. Wilkin Pairs 13.March. North/South:- Judy Muir, Ann-Lou-ise Stokes 53.33% 1. Jean Stokes, Terry Wilson 52.50% 2 East/West:- Jan Anderson, Barbara Waterworth 67.50% 1. Joy Baxter, Linda Sutton 48.33% 2

Hirequip CHarity ClassiC golf Results from 3 days 15-17 March 2013. Wanaka Golf Club Ladies: 1st on 299: Z Cleugh, J Cochrane, P Jen-nings, S Anderson 2nd on 300: S Roy, J Shields, T Sasaki, E Newton. 3rd on 303: A Moffat, Y McCarthy, J King, V Jarvie. 4th on 305: L McRae, M Ewing,

M Heckler, D Dagg. Men’s 1st Divi-sion: 1st on 282: W Shuttleworth, R Niles, M Prince, R Shuttleworth. 2nd on 285: M Studholme, G McDonald, G Barbara, J Kerr. 3rd on 286: L Nel-son, R Ewing, B Matthews, M Bayliss. 4th on 287: J Limmer, C Brown, D McCrone, J McCrone 5th on 287: M Thompson, R Johnston, I Davidson, S Johnston 6th on 288: M Sidey, K Fergus, J Bell, P Wardell Men’s 2nd Division: 1st on 278: C Still, N Jen-nings, M Hyndman, V Kahu. 2nd on 285: R Leary, T Harwood, K Gwilliam, V Guglietta. 3rd on 287: R Stevenson, R Leckie, L Bell, R Sheldon. 4th on 287: R Moffat, C Coombe, V Moore, B McHutcheon 5th on 288: D Hudson, J Pattison, P Sidey, M Hayman 6th on 290: C Grant, J McLeon, J Leitti, C Hamlin.

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Seven World Cup events plus an elite international curling tournament have been confirmed for this year’s Winter Games.

Winter Games NZ chairman, Sir Eion Edgar said there was an unprecedented level of interest ahead of this year’s event with the reputation of the Games growing around the world and the 2014 Winter Olympics just around the corner.

“The previous two Games in 2009 and 2011 established a new standard of winter sports competition in the Southern Hemisphere,” he said.

The sports programme for Winter Games NZ 2013 includes FIS World Cups in halfpipe and slopestyle for both snowboarding and freeskiing, plus two IPC

World Cup adaptive alpine slaloms and an IPC Para-snowboard cross World Cup.

Cardrona Alpine Resort will host both World Cup halfpipe

events with the freeski competition set to feature New Zealanders Jossi and Byron Wells. Cardrona also hosts the IPC Para-snowboard Cross World Cup plus the Continental Cup SBX race.

Both slopestyle World Cup events take place across the valley at

Snow Park NZ while Queenstown’s Coronet Peak hosts the IPC alpine slalom adaptive World Cups in addition to FIS Continental Cup slalom and giant

slalom races.C o m p l e t i n g t h e

programme are a sprint cross-country skiing Continental Cup at Snow Farm and eight days of world-class competition at Naseby’s International Curling Rink.

Winter Games NZ 2013 takes place from August 15-25.

Both Luggate Albion senior and senior reserve teams played in Central Otago finals last Saturday, resulting in mixed fortunes for the club.

The senior team was unlucky not to take home the silverware at the finals of the Koford Cup

on Saturday. Albion, batting first against Queenstown at Luggate Cricket Ground, scored 174 all out. Dunstan replied with 175 for 8, winning the Koford Cup by two wickets. Ryan Wheeler is pictured batting for the seniors.

The senior reserve cricket team, playing away against Dunstan Cricket Club, won the Edgewater Cup. Albion secured 133, with Andrew Thomson (29) and Sean Wheeler (24) the best of the batsmen. Dunstan was all out with 111.

A number of Wanaka athletes and coach Val Burke are represented in the f inals of this year’s Central Otago s p o r t s a w a r d s w i t h e i g h t f i n a l i s t s a n d eight junior athletes c h o s e n i n t h e r o l l of honour.

Multisporter Dougal Allan and Paralympic skier Adam Hall are finalists in the senior

sportsman category, and triathlete Nicky Samuels, stand-up paddleboarder Annabel Anderson and skeleton racer Katharine Eustace are in the final four for the senior sports women award.

F r e e - s k i e r B e a u - James Wells and kayaker Jessica Bailey, pictured, are in the finals of the male and female junior category and multisport

coach Val Burke is one of five nominated for coach of the year.

S o p h i e F a i r b a i r n , K e n z i e a n d G r e g o r Findlay, Jackson Wells, Finn Bilous, Holly Wigg, F i n n F a i r b a i r n a n d Hamish McLean have all been selected for the Rol l of Honour, introduced this year t o a c k n o w l e d g e u p and coming talented

junior athletes.Last year the overall

award went to All Black Andrew Hore with Nicky Samuels winning the women’s senior category. Wanaka skier Byron Wells won the junior sportsman award.

A services to sport a w a r d i s c h o s e n b y t h e j u d g e s a n d w i l l also be presented on the night.

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LandSAR golf charity successThe Wanaka Search and Rescue ( LandSAR) group is on the way to starting its building project after getting a big cash injection following last Sunday’s charity golf tournament.The volunteer group estimates a cost of $400,000 for the building which will enable them to have a base to store their safety equipment and clothing.The next step is to apply for resource consent and then start drawing up plans, LandSAR spokesperson Phillip Melchior said.“We raised $31,000 and are obviously extremely grateful to the golf club and the tournament players, as well as to the mostly local businesses that supported us so generously.”

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Wanaka based snowboarder Shelly Gotlieb had one of her best results yet with a fifth place at the Czech World Cup Slopestyle last weekend.Some strong early riding meant Shelly qualified directly for the finals and was the only Kiwi to do so.In freesking, Charlie Lyons has qualified for the Freeride World Tour finals in Verbier but unfortunately Cromwell’s Sam Smoothy who placed fourth overall last year was unable to qualify.

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