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GLENDA TURNBULLWanaka Sun

anaka locals Bev Rudkin and Graham Taylor were awarded Mayoral Citations

at yesterday’s Wanaka Community Board meeting.

Bev Rudkin was recognised for establishing the Upper Clutha Children’s Medical Trust, the Upper Clutha Hospice Trust and establish-ing the Hospice Shop, where she coordinates up to 50 volunteers. Bev was also recognised for raising funds over three years to get the hospice facility underway.

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Council mayor Vanessa Van Uden congratulated Bev on her tireless work.

“Volunteers are what make our community special. It is important to recognise those who will go the extra mile to serve their commu-nity,” Vanessa said.

“Comments I’ve received from the community about Bev include, ‘utterly tireless in her work for others. Dreadfully persuasive. She is just like a tornado. She is literally unstoppable’.”

Bev said she hadn’t done it on her own. “It is easy when you have so many helpers. Thank you to all those people for always helping me

who have never said no,” Bev said.Graham Taylor was recognised for

his work on the Red Bridge Com-mittee and for his work towards protecting its historical importance.

“Graham you are a life long local and a fount of wisdom. You have been involved in Warbirds and the Luggate Community Association. For me it is about the fact that you quickly fill the gaps and get things done. It is people like you that stand up and say let’s get on with it,” Vanessa said.

Comments from the community included, “He has a passion for history. He has a great network of people he motivates. He will help

out with anything and he is always looking for the next project.”

Graham said the Red Bridge project was the easiest thing to organise and it was the one that “got the media interested.”

“I have had a lot of support. Supporters have just come out of the woodwork. When the project was awarded the Trust Power Community Award there were a lot of young people there. Some of us are getting old. Make sure that your children and grandchildren get involved in community projects. We have to have people coming in behind to take over from us in the future,” Graham said.

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The final drop-in session to discuss the Draft Wanaka Lakefront Development Plan will be held today (Thursday) at the Wanaka Library from 4pm to 6.30pm. Feedback on the lakefront development plan opened in December and includes options for alternative car parking layouts, improved pedestrian and cycle ways, increased green space, new boating facilities and a potential events space.

Wanaka Community Board chair Rachel Brown said there had been a reasonable mix of attendees at the first two meetings.

“I’ve been quite heartened with the amount

of people turning up at the sessions. There has been lots of conversations, with 20 year olds, retired people, the whole spectrum. It was good to see the younger generation coming in and being interested,” Rachel said.

There will also be an opportunity to provide feedback to the board at the Wanaka A&P Show with community board members available to discuss the different concept plans.

The Draft Wanaka Lakefront Development Plan can be viewed online, at the Wanaka Li-brary or at the Wanaka QLDC office. Feedback can be given via the online form at: http://www.qldc.govt.nz/wanaka-lakefront-development-plan. The closing date for feedback has been extended to March 14, 2016.

Final session for development planThe Wanaka premiere of Mal Law’s Movie FIFTY screens on Wednesday, February 17 at the Lake Wanaka Centre at 7.30pm.The film follows Mal Law’s bold attempt to run 50 mountain marathons over 50 peaks in just 50 days, all around New Zealand, in order to raise money for the

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Yesterday (Wednesday, February 10) was National Go By Bike Day, and in the spirit of the day, Councillors Ella Lawton and Callum McLeod and Wanaka Community Board chair Rachel Brown (pictured) cycled to the Wanaka

Community Board meeting at the Lake Wanaka Centre, leaving their cars at home. February is Bike Wise Month and NZ Transport Agency is encouraging Kiwis to dust off their bikes and get cycling this summer.

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The Otago Fish & Game Council is disappointed with the results of angler compliance checks in seven Otago backcountry rivers this season.

A number of anglers have not been complying with the back-country licencing requirements. A recent ranging trip found 20 percent of anglers interviewed did not have a backcountry licence and another 20 percent did not carry it on them. Both are offences requir-ing further action. Non-compliance with the backcountry licence and controlled-period licence require-ments is an offence under the Conservation Act and subject to a maximum fine of $5000.

Cromwell-based Fish & Game officer, Paul van Klink, said anglers have a responsibility to get a licence and carry it on them before they ventured into the backcountry. All current whole season licence holders can obtain a backcountry endorsement for free from the Fish & Game website.

More pleasing were the results of interviews with backcountry anglers and their overwhelmingly positive responses. Paul said that

most anglers are having great fish-ing and are very satisfied with their fishing experience.

The Greenstone River, Caples River, Dingle Burn, Upper Lochy River, Nevis River, Hunter River, Wilkin River and Young River are designated backcountry fisheries and require a Backcountry En-dorsement.

Anglers were reminded that the controlled fishery period on the Greenstone River opened on February 1 and runs until the March 31.

During the controlled period in February and March the river is di-vided into three sections or ‘beats’ and anglers must book a beat to fish the river which operates online on a first in, first served basis.

The Greenstone controlled period is the only system of its kind in New Zealand and is considered to be a very successful manage-ment tool. Annual angler surveys have reported consistently high satisfaction levels among users, and conflict between fly-in and walk-in anglers has been effec-tively eliminated. Otago’s remote backcountry rivers provide some truly spectacular angling experi-ences but are inherently sensitive and need careful management.

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Premiere screening of Mal Law’s film ‘Fifty’

Cardrona Alpine Resort mountain carting fundraiser attracted a good crowd on Saturday evening for the family-friendly event. Ten mountain carts were trans-ported from the resort to Lismore Park for members of the public to

try out. More than two hundred mountain cart rides were taken on the specially marked course between 6pm and 8pm. Funds were raised for Adaptive Snow Sports New Zealand at the event.

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The David McAtamney concert at the Lake Wanaka Centre last weekend was a sellout and a great success raising approximately $9,000 for the new pool complex. The Rotary Club of Wanaka organised the concert which also featured Judy Faris who has accompa-nied David for more than 20 years. Judy has been been given the Queen’s Service Medal for services to music and the community in this year’s honour’s list.

Rotary Club member Noelene Pullar said the generosity of the

sponsorship was huge.“They were all so willing to help when

they heard about the pool. In fact not one business which we approached turned us down,” she said.

“Anna van-Riel entertained us with a repertoire made up of some of her own songs and some famous songs sung by other artists. David sang 18 songs and I don’t think many singers could beat that for stamina, especially considering the heat on the night of the concert,” Noelene said.

It was the first community fundrais-ing held for the new Wanaka pool.

Judy Faris is pictured left with David McAtamney performing at the concert.

Concert raises money for pool


In a February 4 report, Queenstown Lakes District planner Sarah Picard recommended the Wanaka Watersports Facility application in its current form should be refused.

The council report considers “that the adverse effects of the activity have the potential to be significant for the following reasons:”

“Landscape and visual amenity within the direct surroundings of the build-ing; walking and cycling connections in terms of the car park may result in safety for pedestrians; the landscaping proposed is not of an appropriate scale given the prominence of large scale trees that are a dominant form within the surrounding area.”

The report goes on to state “some aspects of the proposal, in its current form, are contrary to the objectives and policies of the Operative District Plan and Proposed District Plan where regard is to be given to adverse effects on landscape and visual amenity.”

Sarah Picard stated the report has been prepared to assist the Commission, and the recommendation “is in no way binding. It should not be assumed that the Commission will reach the same conclusion.”

A total of 1042 submissions were re-ceived, of those 741 were in opposition, 298 in support and 3 were neutral, with 352 submitters indicating they wished to speak at the hearing.

The resource consent hearing is scheduled to take place at Edgewater Resort from February 29 to March 3.

Planner recommends watersports facility resource consent be refused

Cromwell Police reported a NZ Courier Post Toyota Hiace van was unlawfully taken from Cromwell yesterday morning. The vehicle was later located by police north of Omarama. A male has been spoken with and would be appearing in

Oamaru court yesterday.Meanwhile, a blue 1992 Subaru Legacy, registration ACJ712, was reported stolen in Queenstown yesterday. Queenstown Police has asked if anyone sees the vehicle to phone 111.


The Alpine Community Development Trust (ACDT), the trust that operates Community Networks, has opposed the Wanaka Community House Charitable Trust (WCHCT) development for a community house on Brownston Street.

The WCHCT have applied for resource consent to construct and operate a commu-nity house comprising 140 seat hall, offices and meeting rooms. A resource consent hearing is set down to start on Monday.

The ACDT chairman Graham Berry said they support the Community House Trust in the development of a facility, but have consistently maintained the view that it needs to be in the commercial part of town not the residential zone.

“It is great there is so much interest to support a community facility, but we are disappointed with the current differences in opinion about where it should be sited. The Community House Trust has chosen to only pursue the church option. All our churches do great work in the community and there is wide diversity expressed here. Community Networks needs to be seen as non-denominational to be open to all,” Graham said.

Graham said Community Networks would like to work with Sukhi Turner’s group to

develop a fit-for-purpose facility for Wanaka that is neutral (non-denominational) and that will benefit people in the region for many years to come.

“We want a facility that reduces our community’s cost of building the church a hall and church offices. A facility that fits the town strategy and avoids the conflicts of a commercial activity in a residential zone,” Graham said.

Former Community Networks manager Shirley Boyes told the Wanaka Sun she was upset to find out the current trustees had withdrawn their support of the proposed community house site.

“One only needs to look at the minutes from 2004 onwards to see the results and achievements that the trustees, who spent numerous volunteer hours consulting, planning and seeking the approval of the community house development in the grounds of the Anglican Church,” Shirley said.

Shirley fully supports the community house being built on the Anglican Church site, which is the site it was planned for.

“I would ask that the current trustees respect all the work of the former trust members and withdraw their submission against it,” Shirley said.

The resource consent hearing is set down for February 15, 16 and 18 at Edgewater Resort.

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The start of the first school term coincides with an increase in hospital admissions for children with asthma according to the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ.

“This is not unusual when going back to school after a long break,” Teresa Deme-triou, the Foundation’s national education services manager, said. “This can be due to children sitting in close proximity to others who may have coughs and colds, or having had less strict asthma management over the holidays. Other causes for the asthma flare-ups could be a change of environ-ment, such as greater exposure to allergens in classrooms like mould spores and dust. Changing emotions can also be a trigger, such as high levels of stress and anxiety

that often come with a return to school.”One in seven New Zealand children

take medication for asthma. At school, increased exposure to germs and illnesses may trigger an asthma attack.

“The best thing to do is be as prepared as possible,” Teresa said. “Parents should ensure their child’s preventer medication is being used as prescribed and that a reliever inhaler is taken into school every day. A copy of your up-to-date manage-ment plan should be given to your child’s teacher as well so that they know what to look for when your child is having difficulty breathing, and what to do in the event of an emergency.”

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The first Central Otago branch of the Registered Master Builders Association has been established in response to local construc-tion industry growth.

The Central Otago branch met for the first time on Tuesday, February 9 at the Highlands Motorsport Park, Cromwell. Builders from Queenstown, Wanaka, Cromwell and Alexandra previously operated under the banner of the Otago Branch, which includes Dunedin and its surrounding areas.

“We have more than 60 members based in Central Otago, we’re one of the fastest-growing areas in the country, and we have a distinct local style of construction and specific challenges in this area,” newly-appointed local President Allister Saville of AJ Saville Builder said.

Allister said the local challenges included labour and skills issues, extremes in weather and difficult terrain.

“It makes good sense to have our own ‘voice on the ground’ here in Central offering support mentoring and the advice around the full suite of benefits and services on offer to mem-bers including guarantee products, legal advice, good group buying discounts and so much more,” he said.

“We’re thrilled to get the new branch off the ground and look forward to welcoming members on a regular basis. We plan to hold monthly meetings in different locations around Central to make it as easy as possible for members to attend.”

Registered Master Builders Association president John Mac-donald, director Kerry Archer and CEO David Kelly attended the inaugural meeting. Jim Boult was the guest speaker.

Jim has been associated with the tourism industry for the past 33 years and has extensive and varied business interests. He was made an Officer of the NZ Order of Merit in the 2015 Honours List, recognising his contribution to the tourism industry and to the community.

The new Central branch has an executive committee comprising Registered Master Builders members Sonja Gavin,

Peter Campbell, Glen Cayless, Stu Clark, John Mansfield, John Herbert, Darryn Wilkie and Russell Hall.

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A month-long “pop-up” exhibition has begun at the Bistro Gentil Artspace.

The exhibition will feature a selection of works by Shane Cotton (pictured), who com-pleted a residency in the Bistro Gentil Artspace in December.

Shane’s art features in many major collec-tions. In 2008 he received an Arts Laureate Award from the New Zealand Arts Foundation and in 2012 was made an Office of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his service to the

visual arts.Shane is prominent among a generation of

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The final asset of the Wanaka Singers Inc has been sold and the proceeds gifted to the Wanaka Concert Society. A cheque representing the residual funds of $4808 was presented to the Wanaka Concert Society at a function held at the residence of Dennis Pezaro.

The Wanaka Singers have been in recess since 2004 when their conductor John Buchanan left the district and formed the Central Otago Regional Choir. Originally the choir was formed in the 1980s and was incorporated in March 1996. Until 2004 the choir performed in Wanaka two or three times a year and had a membership of up to 35 singers.

The major asset of Wanaka Singers was a Rogers digital organ purchased in 1998 for $21,000 after a fundraising effort across the Upper Clutha Com-

munity. This organ was sold to the St Columba Anglican Church in mid-2015.

Liquidator Trevor Williams said the Wanaka Singers’ committee, now retiring, believe they have an obligation to the Upper Clutha com-munity to return to the community as much as possible of the funds raised for the organ so many years ago.

“We consider that the Wanaka Concert Society will be able to use these residual funds to benefit the community with the work they do to bring good music of all genres to the Upper Clutha area,” Trevor said.

The decision to wind-up the choir was made only after several years of unsuccessful effort to find a conductor by the choir’s long-serving committee.

Pictured: Dennis Pezaro, Yvonne McLeod and Trevor Williams

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Reserve mowing trial underwayA mowing trial, being carried out by Queenstown Lakes District Council at several of its reserves, seeks to find ways of reducing the cost of maintaining reserves by altering levels of service.

The mowing frequency of six reserves chosen for their steepness of terrain, lack of access or potential has been reduced in the trial. The trial is underway at Whitechapel Reserve, Cardrona River Mouth Reserve, Cecil Road Reserve, Frankton Domain, One Mile Reserve and Lismore Park.

As a result more resources can be put into high-profile reserves such as Earnslaw Park and Bridgeman Green.

Reserves will also benefit ecologically by creating natural habitat areas, encouraging bees and beneficial insects. A decrease in erosion on slopes and reduced water run-off is hoped to be the result of the trial.

An opportunity for the community to provide feedback will be given when the trial ends in June.

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Resource Consent Commissioner Appointment Subcommittee Meeting – Council Chambers, 10 Gorge Road, Queenstown. Friday 5 February at the conclusion of the Property Subcommittee meeting. This meeting will be held with the public excluded, pursuant to Section 7(2)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987

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Students need to be employable after graduation, and employability should be at the top of the list for students finalising their tertiary study plans.

Manager of University of Auckland Career De-velopment and Employment Services, Catherine Stephens said as valuable as the learning journey at university can be, school leavers need to start thinking about their employability in their first year of study.

“The job market is becoming increasingly com-petitive and study alone will not ensure someone is employable. Students need to work out what future they aspire to and actively engage in a range of opportunities to support their employability from their first year of study,” she said.

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GREBE DIARYGrebes are clearly in remission; though that might be a good thing. Since January 16, 2016 nests two, three, four, six, seven, eight,11,12,13 and 14 have contributed to the wider grebe population in varying amounts. I keep going over these figures to check that I am not in error, but we have now reached a total of 107 chicks hatched from the marina since this programme started. We had an unbelievably early start to this last breeding season with the first chicks hatching on July 24, 2015 (nest two). From then 76 of the 107 have been hatched; coincidentally the last two were also from nest two. That leaves nests four, five, 12, and 15 active, and on nest four, birds laid their first egg on February 5.I am pleased about two of these hatchings in particular, those of nest eight and nest 14. These are two of the platforms that broke or dragged their anchors and ended up on shore. Nest eight hatched two of their three eggs, but nest 14 hatched only a single egg from a clutch of four. This last Sunday was spent checking the last batch of unhatched eggs I have collected over the last few weeks and sad to say two of the eggs from nest 14 were fertile. My guess, and it can only be that, is that both embryos had developed to about ten days.Nest 14 was one of the experimental platforms designed to be used elsewhere in New Zealand and was subject to a lot of rocking in rough weather. On checking her nest record sheet I noted I had recorded that an egg had rolled out of the nest and I had placed it back under the bird. She was not at all grateful for this act of kindness and compassion as demonstrated by her clean shot on a vein on the back of my hand!

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Good on the lass for her input. I’ve been using the Department of Conservation “museum” for 20+ years now to introduce my general english students at Mount Aspiring College to Wanaka and the sur-rounding areas to its history.

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Watersports facility siteBy far the greatest concern among those who have submitted against the application or are still undecided about it is the proposed site. Let’s look at sites.The two largest user groups will be rowers and swimmers (both recreational and multisport.) Other groups use the lake and certainly their number will increase once a facility is in place but rowers and swimmers form the majority of non-motorised lake users at this stage. For both groups – and this also applies to all other boat and board users – the primary criteria are access to the water and safety.Access: The Stoney Creek end of Roys Bay is already the preferred entry point for swimmers. The lake there is shallow and sandy and there is ample park-ing. Barefooted rowers can easily carry boats in and out of the water.A rowing facility has to be beside the water and anyone who thinks otherwise needs a holiday. Some suggest that a tunnel should be built under the road. (Where in the middle of the showgrounds should it begin? How much do you think it would cost? Where do you imagine the water table is at that point on Mt Aspiring Road?) Currently rowers, many of them on bikes, make their way to the A&P woolshed on the far side of the showgrounds very early in the morning. They carry their boats to and from the lake, crossing an arterial road, often in partial light. Then they go home to change before going to school or to work. Safety: A rowing course is 2000m. This is the distance needed for training if Wanaka rowers are to compete at Ruataniwha and Karapiro as they are now doing with some success. From the proposed site rowers already train that distance, near shore all the way. There is nowhere else they can do it. From anywhere on the other side of the bay - the boat harbour/yacht club/scout den suggested sites - they would have to row out into the lake. Do you care to think of one, two, four or eight teenagers sitting two inches above the water two kilometres out in the lake? A great many things can go very wrong, very suddenly in a rowing shell, especially with novice rowers. I once watched one being knocked cold by the mis-stroked oar of a team member. Rowers don’t wear life jackets.

And does anyone wonder why the yacht club is situated on the windiest point of the bay? For swimmers in particular powerboats are the most obvious safety concern and they present an immense risk on the town side of the bay. Boats and jetskis are getting faster and more powerful, becoming more and more of a danger to those engaged in non-motorised watersports. Other suggested alternative sites:(1) Waterfall Creek. It is an established powerboat launching area, has stony access, gets deep very quickly and is a long way from town for cyclists. (2) The Reserve land at the end of Mcdougall Street is too exposed and so drew considerable protest in 2011 when the WRC erected poles seeking approval to build there. (3) Over the bridge at Stoney Creek carpark. This would entail putting in a road on each side and possibly a bridge to access. It would involve con-siderable extra expenditure and has very very close residential neighbours who will object forever. Wouldn’t you?(4) The beach below Morrow’s Mead. This had me wondering too so I asked Michael Sidey, chairman of the Wanaka Watersports Facility Trust, who lives right there. Several years ago he willingly gave the Rowing Club agreement to apply for that site (which however does have very restricted vehicular access.) Most of his neighbours vehemently disa-greed and remain unequivocally opposed to that and to the present application. Because of his earlier support the WRC approached him some time later, seeking his help in finding them a base. As a result the Trust - in support of all non-motorised lake users, not just rowers - was formed.The proposed site is not a wilderness area which must at all costs be protected from human inter-vention. It is a recreational reserve, so desig-nated to enable and encourage use of the lake…swimming, boating, boarding, or just walking and sitting beside. It is already compromised by existing man-made structures and improvements and by the backdrop of residential development. We have a choice between the Roys Bay site or no facility at all.

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Hawea Whitewater Camp doubled in size this year.

The annual camp, organised by Central Otago Whitewater and Claire O’Hara, world champion in freestyle and squirt boat kayaking, was held at the Hawea Whitewater Park (other-wise known as the Hawea Wave) over five days from January 26 to 30.

Thirty-two junior kayakers aged from 12 to 18 attended the camp. Most were from Central Otago but four juniors came over from Sydney to attend.

With a block of five consecutive days dedicated to kayaking and coaching by local and international instructors, the camp gave the jun-iors a chance to improve their skills very quickly.

The camp was split into two groups.

One group was top-end freestyle

coaching for the more experienced junior kayakers. This group was coached by Claire O’Hara from Britain and Josh Singleton, coach for the Australian National Freestyle Team.

The second group of kayakers with less experience worked on developing general whitewater skills. The head coach of the development group was Petr Hradek from the Czech Republic, who is the Central Otago Whitewater summer coach.

“The camp was really successful, with a high calibre of coaches provid-ing world class instruction to our local junior kayakers,” Gordy Rayner, Central Otago Whitewater chairman, said.

Gordy said Contact Energy sup-ported the camp by supplying water over the five days of the camp.

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Christian Little and Tim Lutz not only took out the mixed team three-day Pioneer event, but also won the overall three-day event.

Both are from Denver, Colorado, and met at a team camp in Moab in April 2015. A physi-otherapist, Christian works at The Physio Room in Wanaka and Tim is an endurance athlete who won the Endurance event Dirty Double Fondo a 200 km mountain bike race in 2015.

Christian has recently competed in the Hawaii Xtra event in December 2015. This event was her first multi-day event.

Christian found out about The Pioneer through Hazen Simson.

“I told Tim about it and thought we could partner up to do it together,” Christian said.

Tim said he hadn’t done anything like this before.

“I wanted to get out and see the sights and the culture. The event was fantastic. Three days of a lot of really challenging terrain. Really well organised for a first time event. It was organised as if they were a few years in,” Tim said.

Both said the first day was the toughest by far with a lot more inclines than on the final two days. On day one they rode 115km with 3800m of climbing.

This was the first time that Tim had competed in a mixed duo team and each brought different strengths to the table.

“We made a really good team. We were very talkative and communicated well,” Christian said.

They were both really surprised when they won the overall title.

“We had put 15 minutes on the other teams. We knew we had quite a bit of time up our sleeves, so we could take our time and did not

have to take huge risks. When they announced we had won the overall title, we were shocked,” Tim said.

Tim’s next event is the World Solo 24 hour mountain bike championships in Rotorua in two weeks’ time.

Anton Cooper and Dan McConnell took out the inaugural seven-day title, defeating both Kona Factory Racing teams in the process. In the women’s category Erin Greene and Kath Kelly took out the title, the Torpedo7 duo carv-ing out a six hour plus victory margin, winning every stage along the way. Queenstowners Kate Fluker and Mark Williams won the mixed teams.

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Seventy teams from 11 nations will converge in Kaiteriteri, Tasman this April for the fifth GOD-Zone. The official team list has been released with a host of national and international competitors lining up for the seven-day event.

The event will have its biggest ever contingent of racers from the USA and the UK, including the third highest ranked team in the world, Adventure Medical Kits, and South Korea will be represented for the first time with a team led by adventurer Kyu Po Pyun and team Real Discovery (pictured).

New Zealand multisport and triathlon legend, Richard Ussher, returns to race with his wife Elina Ussher and the Swordfox team.

Richie McCaw will line up for the 550km event with New Zealand Rugby Players Association CEO Rob Nichol, Wanaka adventure racer Sarah Fairmaid and former Blues player Ben Meyer in team Cure Kids. They will be raising money for

GODZone’s recipient charity, Cure Kids.“We know we are in for one heck of a challenge

that will push us all to the limits mentally and physically,” Richie said.

“I know we definitely won’t be lacking for motivation by supporting such a great cause like Cure Kids but it is definitely going to be a true test of our grit, determination and resilience.”

Other countries represented at the race include South Africa, South America, Sweden and Canada.

GODZone is the largest and most technically challenging expedition race in the world. It will be held in the Tasman District from April 2 to 9. Teams will navigate the Tasman wilderness to find a series of checkpoints using only a map and a compass. The team members must stay within 100m of each other during the race while under-taking various disciplines including tramping, climbing, mountain biking, kayaking and rafting. The teams have up to seven days to complete the challenge.

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Wanaka skier Craig Murray has won the Chamonix leg of the Freeride Junior Tour last weekend.

Craig, who has based himself in Chamonix for the northern hemisphere winter, was joined by a strong con-tingent of Kiwi supporters including his brother Charlie. They were among 60 of the world's best young big mountain skiers who converged on the French resort.

"The Kiwi crew helped me a lot and just made it feel like an-other NZ comp. Having the 'home'

advantage was a good confidence booster. I decided to ski more or less fall line from the start gate," Craig said.

The snow was more variable on one side so most riders were

heading skiers’ right.“I managed to get

down, staying on my feet without a crash so I was super stoked. It wasn't the biggest or best line ever but it worked out in the end,"

Craig said.His score of 1100 points

put him ahead of Swiss competitors Paul Denton

(900 points) and Raphael Huber (700 points).

Craig will now head to Austria to support his brother who is compet-ing in a Freeride World Qualifier 3* event on February 13.

Craig wins Chamonix leg of Freeride Junior Tour

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Bayleys Wanaka Office number: 03 443 0279 www.northlake.co.nz

Scott McGoun M 021 201 9029 E [email protected] Andrews Real Estate Ltd, Bayleys Licensed under the REAA 2008

Sharon Donnelly M 027 561 7235 E [email protected] Andrews Real Estate Ltd, Bayleys Licensed under the REAA 2008

Jimmy Allen M 021 676 013 E [email protected] and Southern NZ Realty Ltd, Licensed under the REAA 2008

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All information correct at date of publication.

NORTHLAKE. GO FOR ITBiking & walking tracks, tennis courts, a gym and a medical centre - enjoy the healthy lifestyle that comes with your new home at Northlake, Wanaka.

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wanaka sun | 11 - 17 february 2016 | edition 752

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