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The year of the Sheep

Best dressed youth workers

Circus coming

Titles defended

Countdown to balloon launchWhen a councillor got a phone call from someone in Texas wanting to launch a NASA scientific space balloon from Wanaka, she thought he was joking. PAGE 3

Increased numbers of homeless people are being reported nationwide, and in Wanaka there are people living rough as well. PAGE 3

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Homeless on the increase

A family’s 20-year battle against the council has cost them more than $1million and a lot of heartache.

The Sharpridge Trust wishes to subdivide its 137ha rural property in West Wanaka, so each of the five beneficiaries (all siblings) can have their own little slice of paradise - as per their late father’s wishes.

The family remains hopeful despite multiple applications and staggering

economic costs - and this week just concluded another resource consent hearing, with new amended plans.

“We never imagined that it could be such a nightmare and cause so much hassle - we’ve owned the land for 35 years. We’ve bent over backwards to meet council expectations, and the situation is just ridiculous,” Gill Lucas said.

“The costs have been astronomical. We’ve done everything the council has asked and more.

“All Dad ever wanted was for us to

each have a plot of land, about fifty acres each, to enjoy and build a house on to share with our families,” she said.

The application by Sharpridge Trust received 77 supporting submissions and five against, indicating significant support from the town.

And yet the council’s senior planner Hanna Afifi stood by her long-standing opinion against subdivision of the property, Gill said.

However, Hanna did give some concessions in her reasoning for her recommendation of declining.

Other opponents included the Upper Clutha Environmental Society, with concerns of the visual impact, which stated that one house on the property should be enough.

In 2002, the trust was granted consent for a 120ha six-lot subdivision with approved residential building platforms. The Upper Clutha Environmental Society appealed the decision and the Environmental Court went on to decline the application.

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Resident John Wellington (pictured) used the Official Information Act to obtain e v i d e n c e h e s a y s p u t s responsibility for dealing with the ongoing private closure of Meads Road, by the owners of Hunter Valley Station, with the Queenstown Lakes District Council.

He produced an email sent to council CEO Adam Feeley in May last year, from the Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) CEO Peter Mersi.

It reads: “… As a local road, the only mechanism for legalising the

road is through council. I know we have previously recognised the history of this issue by offering to cover the costs of legalisation, compensation and fencing the stretch of road in question, but I am not sure there is anything more that can be done by the Crown in this instance. Can you let me know where this is at from your perspective as my sense is we are going around in circles and I don’t believe we have the ability to break the circle.”

John presented copies of the email to Wanaka Community Board members at its inaugural 2015 meeting on Wednesday, urging them to take action on

behalf of the public. He said after 50 years of unhindered access, the road has been closed with increasing frequency during the last five years. “The council has walked away from defending

access,” he said. “The CEO sees no public interest in securing this access, and there has been no representation of public interest from the council.” John said access to Kidds Bush Reserve was very important for the public and many Wanaka people have enjoyed camping there. “This is a serious issue and you should be talking to the CEO about it,” he said to the board. “Please do it.”

WCB chair Rachel Brown said the board was reminding Adam Feeley that access along Meads Road was important for Wanaka. “We would like to get this tidied up as soon as possible,” she said.

Infinity Investment Group has branched out into the cherry industry.

The company is also planning to refocus its business on the Central Otago region, and is currently in the process of selling its Ravenswood Village development in Canterbury.

Managing director Paul Croft said the company now also manages a successful cherry export business.

“Property is our core, but we’re keen to expand. We’ve just built what is probably the best cherry packhouse in the region, and this is a massive growth period for the cherry business,” he said.

Infinity is keen to further expand with more fruit exports in the future.

Paul said Infinity has made

the decision to focus on small to medium-sized residential developments in the region, which he says are the core strengths of the company.

“It’s a decision that makes sense for a lot of reasons – we know and understand the region, we have a history here and a strong brand.

We’re getting back to the roots of how Infinity started,” Paul said.

Infinity employs about 25 people in Wanaka. The company is in the process of planning the next stage

of the Riverside Park development, where there is now a waiting list for new properties.

Paul took over as managing director in October 2014 after the late Bob Robertson, company founder, stood down for health reasons. Bob, an award-winning developer and father of two, passed away shortly after standing down.

Paul had been working as the company’s general manager and chief financial officer for over five years before being appointed managing director. Bob said, before standing down, that the company could not have been left in better hands. Paul is a chartered accountant and has worked with property nationally and internationally.

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Titles defended

Fugitives caught

Wanaka athletes Braden Currie and Jess Simson defended their Speight’s Coast to Coast titles at the weekend.Currie raced from the front, pushing the pace in the first bike leg to win in 11 hours and 27 minutes while Simson came from behind, chasing down Simone Maier who carried over a four minute lead into the 33 kilometre run over Goat Pass.“It was as challenging as it can get,” Currie said. “But I believed I could do it so I’m pretty happy.”Simson, who won in 13 hours and five minutes, was very pleased to have executed and achieved all her race goals so was ‘pretty stoked’ with the result saying she really enjoyed the kayak.

The Kiwi fugitives caught on Sydney Harbour after their stolen yacht broke down earlier this week had also lived in Wanaka for 18 months.Paul Bennett and Simone Wright were onboard a yacht stolen from the Bay of Islands a fortnight ago, that limped into Sydney harbour on Tuesday, with a broken mast. New Zealand police had been investigating whether Bennett and Wright were linked to the theft of the yacht.Fairfax reported the vessel was towed in by water police and the two occupants arrested.Investigators from the Marine Area Command then contacted New Zealand police regarding the ownership of the yacht and the identity of the crew. The 52-year-old man was later charged with receiving stolen goods from outside New South Wales, and an outstanding warrant. The 38-year-old woman was released pending further inquiries. It has been more than eight months since the last confirmed sighting of Bennett and Wright. Police in New Zealand want to speak to the couple in connection with an alleged $250,000 fraud involving Canterbury helicopter company HeliPower. The pair is also wanted over a suspected sex attack on a teenage girl in the late 2000s. The last confirmed sighting of Bennett was in Nelson on June 3 last year. Prior to that, he had been seen selling cars in Auckland and Dunedin. Bennett was born in Waikato. In recent years, he and Wright have spent time in Nelson, Wanaka and Christchurch – trading in Rolex watches online and often through Trade Me.

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Central Vision has donated sunglasses for every child at the Oanaka Childcare Centre to keep them protected while playing outside, and to form good eye health habits from a young age. Last year Central Vision did the same for the Riverside Centre. Pictured: back row - Oscar Searle, Charlotte Sheppard, (Lilya Cochrane & Charlotte Mc Andrew obscured), Mack Wright, Tasman Jeffries. Front row: Isla Fraser, Ella Beazley, Xavier Anderson

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Homeless on the increase

Increased numbers of homeless people are being reported nationwide, and in Wanaka there are people living rough as well.

A church member contacted the Wanaka Sun recently , a f ter discovering a woman living in a tent rurally, with no food or clothing.

She said the woman was in distress, and was concerned for her safety.

“She had no mattress, no blankets, no drinking water or cooking facilities, and only the clothes she was wearing.”

The church member said when she visited s e v e r a l d a y s l a t e r h e r c o n d i t i o n h a d deteriorated further.

“She was desperate

and hungry and lost all her dignity,” she said.

The woman had been employed but had lost her job and been evicted from her house in November.

Four months later, the woman is still living in a tent.

M e a n w h i l e , T h e Marlborough Express reported this week there are at least 15 homeless people in Blenheim, and many are sleeping in flax bushes.

Community Networks manager Kate Murray said if someone walked in off the street who had lost their job and home, they would help them.

“We have a job agency here once a week. We would help them with a food parcel, refer them to budget advice if they needed it, and have them register with WINZ, if

they were eligible.”The problem with

applying for a benefit, was people needed an address to be eligible– and if they were homeless then they missed out on the accommodation supplement.

Kate said where there was a sense of “urgency” then they could also help out – if they needed financial assistance for travel, such as a hospital visit.

“We would also look at what support services the person needs and if they are feeling in a vulnerable state,” she said.

People often said to her if someone couldn’t afford to live in Wanaka, they shouldn’t be here, “but I like to think we’re an inclusive community.”

At the end of the day,

if people were living rough, they needed to be able to accept help.

Wanaka Police senior sergeant Allan Grindell, said, when contacted, the problem with homeless people, is sometimes they wanted to live rough.

“You see it in the cities – people’s desire to live like this. And that’s the problem.”

He said while they weren’t likely to be committing any offence, u n l e s s t h e y w e r e trespassing, there was little police could do to help them.

“Obviously we would be concerned for their wellbeing. If I knew where this person was I would send someone to see if they were safe. But it really comes down to the other agencies.”

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When a councillor got a phone call from someone in Texas wanting to launch a N A S A s c i e n t i f i c space balloon from Wanaka she thought he was joking. Former Queenstown Lakes district councillor Jude Battson got the phone call four years ago, and thought it was a crank call.

“‘Yeah right’, I thought to myself,” Jude said yesterday. “And now it’s about to happen.”

N A S A ( N a t i o n a l Aeronautics and Space Administration) is

on track to launch a balloon the size of the Dunedin stadium from Wanaka Airport at 8am on Sunday March 15.

W a n a k a A i r p o r t operations manager Ralph Fegan said after initial enquiries, interest from NASA seemed to fade away.

“I kept sending them messages every Easter and Christmas, and 30 seconds after sending one message I got a call from their CEO saying Wanaka was on the top of their list, and it was all on,” he told the Wanaka Community Board on Wednesday. “But they could still call it off at any moment if something

major happens in the world.”

Meanwhile there is a crew of 25 NASA personnel working on the project at the airport in preparation for the launch. If weather conditions aren’t right the launch will be delayed day by day, Ralph said. Security was tight and no public would be attending the launch. All roads within 3km of the airport would be closed from 7-8am that day. People living nearby could stay in their homes, providing they agreed to stay inside.

This year’s balloon would be a test run,

and if it is successful the next one would take research equipment to study outer space, Ralph said. “You can’t imagine what might coat tail on the back of this,” he told the community board. The balloon would be filled with helium and travel 37km up into the sky “to where the atmosphere meets the edge of outer space,” he said. It would stay up there for about 100 days before landing in South America.

Ralph has a DVD about the NASA balloon programme and is available to speak to local groups about the project.

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I n 2 0 1 0 , t h e t r u s t applied for a four-lot subdivision with three building platforms and was granted approval for two of these. They appealed and then settled for a third lot with no building platform.

The latest application is a variation on their 2010 application. The trust offered not to build two consented farming buildings if the application was successful, but a new district plan rule now prevents trading farming buildings for residential ones. The applicants have reduced the size of one of the building platforms proposed.

W h i l e G i l l i s overwhelmed by the number of supporting

a d m i s s i o n s , s h e i s d i s a p p o i n t e d t h e s e submissions do not necessarily carry weight in the decision-making process.

“I didn’t even know half of the people that wrote submissions in our favour.”

H o w e v e r , t h e commissioner will make the decision on whether to accept or decline the application.

Submissions of support said the subdivisions and building platforms were appropriate. Others pointed out that declining the proposal would dissuade landowners from allowing public access across their land, because of the effect on resource consent applications.

The beneficiaries’ father was fully supportive of the Millenium Track

being built alongside the property in question, although the track has caused significant hassle for the family through its effect on farming.

“The Millennium track has been a nightmare for us,” Gill said - the track had caused pest-control issues, freedom camping problems, gates being left open and more.

The family have made concessions for the public good, and the issues caused by the track are ongoing. “We are just wanting a small amount of subdividing on a very large property”.

Speaking at the hearing, Gill said: “[I] wonder how differently you would feel if this property had been yours and your heritage.”

A decision is expected to be made in about a month.

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Aussie circus coming to town

A new counselling service for troubled children using play therapy will soon be offered to Wanaka residents.

Frankie Dean is currently training as a counsellor with NZIPC to become qualified in child-centred play therapy.

It will help children experiencing difficulty in their lives.

Issues play therapy can help with include family changes such as separation or divorce, moving location, loss and grief, disability or chronic illness in the family, sibling rivalry and trauma.

Frankie has a background in working with children, having trained as a primary school teacher 18 years ago. After helping to establish a charity to teach gardening to all ages, Frankie went on to specialise in early childhood teaching. She currently works part-time in early childhood and part-time in private practice. She is practising play therapy in

Wanaka with the assistance of a clinical supervisor.

Frankie plans to specialise in children aged 2 ½ - 9: “Adults have talk therapies but children struggle to express their feelings. Children can go through a lot more grief and loss than we realise and acknowledge.”

Children are usually brought to play therapy after the parents notice a change in behaviour. Negative changes in behaviour usually indicate

anxiety or loss. “The technique means that through

play, we give kids total acceptance in a way that they may not experience outside the playroom,” Frankie said. It is not a technique-based therapy, but instead a philosophy or way-of-being with children.

The method is research-based, and was invented by Virginia Axline in 1947.

Frankie recently received a grant from the Elsie and Ray Armstrong trust which will cover the costs of a clinical supervisor and allow her to provide one family with free play therapy.

Frankie hopes to end up working with an organisation that will allow child-centred play therapy to be provided for free long-term. “There are so many barriers to accessing services. In a family with young children, u s u a l l y o n e p a r e n t w o n ’ t be working. I want to take down as many barriers as possible.”

Two local farmers a r e p l a n n i n g a n ambitious ‘Shear for Life’ fundraiser in which they will attempt to shear sheep for 20 hours straight. All funds raised will go to the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Both men, Cole Wells and James Hill, have lost close family members to cancer in recent years.

The event will be held at Peter Jolly’s farm in Tarras. There will be food available through the Roxburgh Lions Caravan on-site,

as well as a bouncy castle and a slip ‘n’ slide for the kids. Over the weekend there will be opportunities to donate to the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Families are encouraged to go out and visit while the shearing is taking place.

Neither James nor Cole are shearers, which makes the event even more challenging. They have been shearing sheep and going to the gym in preparation for the event, which will be a world-first.

“I’ve wanted to do something to help make money for cancer for a

long time and shearing is a hobby, so it made sense” Cole said. “We want to raise as much for prostate research and treatment as we can, and we always want to promote awareness, especially in the farming sector.”

The boys plan to start at 6am on Saturday February 28 and will shear through to the following morning.

See classifieds for details of the event or to find out how to donate.

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An Australian circus has star billing for the opening night of this year’s Festival of Colour. The Casus Circus (pictured) – a four person troupe from Brisbane – will perform Knee Deep. Circuses went out of fashion for a while when animals lost their starring roles, however Knee Deep with its blend of traditional and contemporary circus/acrobatic techniques has wowed audiences around Europe, and was described by the Guardian newspaper as being “full of extraordinary skill and brute strength… awe-inspiring”.

Another show which promises to be a highlight is Daffodils, an “offbeat” love story with a classic Kiwi pop-rock soundtrack that was judged Metro magazine’s Best Debut last

year. Daffodils, by Rochelle Bright, stars Todd Emerson from TV’s Westside Story, Colleen Davis and New York-based Kiwi band, LIPS. The play charts the romance of a teddy boy and a farm girl, set to hit tunes from Crowded House, Bic Runga, The Exponents, The Mutton Birds and more.

Aspiring Conversations returns to the main festival after a standalone season in October last year. Speakers include documentary-maker and photographer, Craig Potton, internationally renowned psychologist, Michael Corballis, and husband and wife authors Graeme Simsion (The Rosie Effect) and Anne Buist (Medea’s Curse).

The festival runs from April 21 to 27 and tickets go on sale to the public from Monday (February 23).

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It was the perfect combination of good music, good company and lots of sunshine at the former Nook Nursery in Hawea last Sunday.Singer-songwriter Anna van Riel hosted Invercargill band ‘Into the East’ as part of an Arts on Tour event, running throughout the country.More than 100 people picnicked and enjoyed the live music, and Anna said there would be more shows to come over the next few months.

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Chinese New Year is becoming a big thing the world over, and even Wanaka is feeling the effects.

Celebrations started last night and go until the full moon which is March 8 this year.

The date coincides with one of only two weeks when almost everyone in China is on holiday.

While most people make a beeline for their home towns, more and more are travelling, and there are certainly more Chinese in Wanaka this month than previous years. So many in fact, that Chinese restaurateurs in town were too busy to celebrate Chinese New Year’s Eve with a traditional family feast last night.

O r i e n t E x p r e s s restaurant owner Bee Lim said she and chef Gong Han are fully booked for about a month with many groups coming from China. They have delayed their own family celebrations until at least

next week. Bee Lim’s son and daughter-in-law have recently moved here so she is looking forward to celebrating with them. Gong Han’s elderly parents live here too and they will join in with the Lim family celebrations.

“We’ll have a special d i n n e r w i t h p o r k dumplings,” Bee said.

Uncle John Pizzeria owner John Huang said his solution was to have

two special nights at the restaurant. Last night was the “big one” with food such as crayfish and whole baked fish, and tonight will feature dumplings and wontons. His staff and friends will be celebrating with him, along with his wife and their two children who live here, and his mother who is visiting from China.

Another Chinese local Mei Lian Dickey, pictured with her son Sean, 15, said

Sean and her husband Steve were both busy at the yacht club last night so they have delayed their New Year celebrations until the weekend when they will be having a steamboat dinner.

Chinese New Year is the traditional time for families to spend time together, s imilar to Christmas in western society. Mei Lian’s family live in Malaysia and she visits them regularly,

but said she prefers not to go at New Year as all the shops are closed for at least a week.

She st i l l observes many traditional New Year customs, including c leaning her house thoroughly (to sweep away any bad luck from the previous year and encourage good luck for the next), and decorating the house with charms and phrases, usually in the auspicious colour of red.

As is traditional, Sean will receive some money in a red envelope, and will every year, until he is married. On New Year’s Day it is traditional to enjoy family and visit relatives, Mei Lian said. She has no Chinese relatives here, but will visit Gong Han’s elderly parents, which will be especially nice for them, as he will be very busy at the restaurant.

Chinese New Year is a centuries-old tradition, which was originally a time to honour deities and ancestors. In the Chinese zodiac, 2015 is the Year of the Sheep.

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Police have dealt with a few incidents involving disorder this week. During one of these incidents, an out of control party threw glass bottles onto the street.

Two people in separate circumstances have been arrested for drug-related offences this week.

There were four vehicle crashes throughout the week. Three were minor non-injury crashes around town. In the fourth crash, the driver sustained moderate injuries when he crashed at speed into a concrete gate post at the end of Orchard Road.

Police received a complaint of damage to a vehicle that was parked on Anderson Road.

We also received a report of theft of a GT Aggressor bicycle and helmet outside the Kai Café on Ardmore Street on Friday night.

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School Holiday ClubWe have just finished running five weeks of a very full-on action-packed School Holiday Club. Over these weeks we had 150 hours of people offering their time voluntarily to help run this programme. One of the highlights of the club was the visit to Dublin Bay pottery where fifty children each created their own masterpiece. There was a hive of activity finishing off with a swim in Dublin Bay to remove any excess clay! We offer so many thanks to all the volunteers and local businesses that supported the club.

Senior Chef & Steady as you GoBinsey Pender is working with Age Concern to offer cooking classes to the older people in our community. This is eight weeks of practical sessions on learning culinary skills, meal

planning, supermarket shopping and budgeting. She is also running a falls prevention class; falls are the most common cause of injury in older people. If you would like to know more about these classes contact Binsey on 443 5515.

Food bank Last year 215 food parcels were given out to people struggling financially. This is an increase of 25% on the previous year. Over the last month we have given out 28 food parcels so the demand is on-going. If you are rummaging in your vegetable garden and have an abundance of vegetables please feel free to drop it in to us. The Adam and Eve bakery (which has amazing bread) is donating any bread that is left over to the food bank. We love this generosity! Thank you so much to all who give us what they can to support this essential

service to our community.

Upper Clutha Community DirectoryA year ago we published a Community Directory that lists organisations who offer services and/or programmes in the Upper Clutha. The Directory proved to be very popular and we are now looking at printing another edition with even more listings. If you belong to an organisation that supports families and individuals in the community and you would like your organisation to be included in the Community Directory please get in touch with Barbara.

We also always appreciate updates to the Community Database on our website. You can find this at under Community Groups.

- Kate Murray

A busy and energetic start to year

Shaping our Future AGM

Dogs on Lake Wanaka islands

1080 drop postponed

Lake Wanaka islands’ wildlife is under threat with continuing disturbances from dogs. The Department of Conservation is disappointed by the blatant ignoring of signs which prohibit dogs on protected islands. A buff weka was recently killed on Stevenson’s Island, believed to have been the work of a black Labrador which was sighted on the island. DOC has also received two reports from the public of dogs on Mou Waho Island this summer. There is clear signage around these islands about the prohibition of dogs, which exist to protect endangered wildlife. There are significant penalties for taking a dog onto protected islands, including fines of up to $10,000 for dogs that kill or injure protected wildlife.

An aerial drop of non-toxic bait to eradicate pests in the Makarora area has been delayed. The operation – which involves an initial drop of non-toxic bait to attract the pests, followed by a drop of bait laced with 1080 - would now take place during the first suitable weather window after February 17. The toxic bait is scheduled to be dropped in late February and early March.

Shaping our Future (SOF) is holding its second Annual General Meeting tonight in Queenstown. SOF was established in 2010 and is intended to “use collective community e x p e r t i s e t o b u i l d consensus and create a great future for our district”.

SOF’s Visitor Industry Task Force chair Mark Edghill will present a report on tourism in Queenstown and Wanaka, which was put together by a group of SOF volunteers following public forums held in April last year.

After the AGM, the

report will be put to national organisations including the Tourism Industry Association of New Zealand (TIANZ) and the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment.

Recommendations in the report include: e s t a b l i s h i n g a “framework for the f u t u r e ” t o g u i d e destination management in the district; working with the council to lead a debate on options for the future funding of infrastructure; and local tourism operators working with Lake Wanaka Tourism and Destination Queenstown to increase research and understanding of the visitor market

and its impacts on the community.

SOF chairman David Kennedy said releasing the report nationally was the next practical step.

“National tourism o r g a n i s a t i o n s a n d stakeholder groups need to know about what’s happening in the most important district for tourism in New Zealand,” he said. “Shaping Our Future Incorporated is achieving some great results with the help of many community volunteers. It’s great to see what we can achieve when we combine our expertise.”

Anyone interested is invited to attend the AGM.

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Best dressed youth workers

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For the second instalment of our ‘good egg’ series, where we shine a light on some of the individuals, organisations and people who support us quietly in the background, we’d like to give a special mention to two of our local textile companies who, late last year, combined to give us our amazing new uniforms.

We decided at the beginning of 2014 that we needed to get uniforms to wear. We hoped they would give us and Kahu Youth more visibility within the community and make us easi ly identifiable at events. We were also jealous of our contemporaries in Queenstown and Alexandra who had just got brand new tops to wear!

A f t e r a c o u p l e o f meetings we approached Mons Royal, who gave us an unexpected brilliant deal on our new hoodies, sweaters and t-shirts. When we began casting

around for someone to add our logo to them, Apparel Studios joined the party and did them all for free. What made this all the more humbling was neither act of generosity was asked for, they simply gave. With the Elsie and Ray Armstrong Charitable Trust covering the great deal Mons gave us we officially became, in our opinion anyway, the best dressed youth workers in the region.

We send a huge thank you to Mons Royal, Apparel Studios and the Elsie Ray Armstrong Trust for and decking us out in our new threads, we love them.

After another long hot summer down here at the Crib we’re getting used to the place being empty again now everybody has gone back to school and starting to crank up the programme, events and activities for the coming year. It’s always an exciting

and hectic time and we’ve a lot on this term. If you want to know what we’re up to, or have any skills or activities you’d like to share with our fabulous young people, check out www.kahuyouth.org, Facebook us at KahuYouth Upper Clutha, email us on kahu.youth@xtra.co.nz or give us a call on 03 443 5880

- RichaRd ElvEy, youh WoRkER

Warbirds tickets available nowTickets for Warbirds over Wanaka 2016 went on sale on Monday February 16, featuring a new luxury one-day ticket, the Titanium pass. The Titanium pass is an alternative to the three-day Gold Pass. The three-day general admission pass and family general admission pass pre-purchased will have a price freeze. Gate sales will be made at a slightly higher rate than last time. The Titanium Pass is available for the Saturday or Sunday, and tickets will be capped at 100. Ticketholders will have their own enclosure with full catering and a number of other exclusive offerings. The Warbirds over Wanaka International Airshow will be held at Wanaka Airport March 25-27, followed by the popular Rides Day on March 28. Warbirds over Wanaka was conceived by Sir Tim Wallis. In 1988 he held an airshow and country fair that attracted 14,000 visitors. After the success of the venture, he decided to expand and hold a biennial event over Easter weekend. Last year saw about 65,000 people attend the show, which is now the largest Warbird Airshow in the Southern Hemisphere. Tickets are available from the Warbirds over Wanaka website.

Two academics will paint a picture of how New Zealand society might look in the future, when they speak to the Wanaka Royal Society on March 6. One of the issues they will discuss is the challenges areas such as Central Otago will face in maintaining service levels for ageing and growing populations.

The speakers, Emeritus Professor Erik Olssen(Otago University) and Dr Malcolm McKinnon (Victoria University), were part of a team which reviewed the 2013 census for the Royal Society of New Zealand. Some of the key issues identified include a future where: multiple ‘national’ identities exist; we face an ageing but increasingly active

older population; a relatively large and youthful Maori and Pasifika population offers a ‘demographic dividend’; future population growth is entirely dependent on immigration and susceptible to unforeseen surges; Auckland continues to grow, while some other regions face dwindling populations; and changes in the world of work, especially the growth in short-term, casual and low-paid jobs (i.e. the emergence of a ‘precariat’).

Professor Olssen taught at Otago and has published many books including A History of Otago (1984), The Red Feds (1988), Building the New World (1994), and (with Clyde Griffen and Frank Jones) An Accidental Utopia? Social mobility and the

foundations of an egalitarian society (2011). He is currently working on a photographic essay on Working Lives and a history of New Zealand.

Dr McKinnon is also a New Zealand historian. He taught at Victoria University of wellington, and since 2003 has been a writer and theme editor for Te Ara, the online encyclopaedia of New Zealand. His most well-known work is the New Zealand Historical Atlas (Auckland, David Bateman Ltd, 1997) for which he was the general editor, and which received the 1998 Montana Book Awards Reader’s Choice Award.

The talk will be held at the Presbyterian Community Centre on Tenby St at 6pm on Friday March 6. Admission is free.

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CHALLENGE WANAKAChallenge Wanaka has turned into a week-long festival with activities on every day in the build-up to the big race this Sunday.

Festivities start tonight (Thursday February 19) with the charity 5km fun-run and walk along the Millennium Track to Waterfall Track. All proceeds will be donated to Cystic Fibrosis NZ.

The event starts at 5.30pm at Stoney Creek.

Tomorrow (Friday) athletes get a chance to swim the course, and if the public feels like joining them for a 7am dip, meet on the Wanaka Lakefront.

A health and lifestyle expo will be held in Pembroke Park all day Friday.

Junior Challenge Wanaka will be held in the park on Saturday 11.30-4. Entries are still open for all budding triathletes aged 6-12. Everyone gets a prize, medal and

T-Shirt. There is still time to enter – just come along on the day.

Then the big event kicks off on Sunday morning, where 1600 athletes will be involved in New Zealand’s largest annual triathlon.

They say the average athlete burns a total of 10,000 calories during the race.

This year there is a record field of both amateur and professional athletes. Numbers have already surpassed 2014 levels over the full (226km) and half (113km) distance events, in both individual and relay team entries.

While defending champion, Dylan McNeice will have his eye on the top spot for the third successive time, he will have strong competition from Joel Jameson (GBR),who took out

third at Challenge Henley in the UK, along with Matt Burton (AUS) who placed first at last year’s Challenge Philippines.

Plus there is Wanaka local multisporter turned triathlete, Dougal Allan, who will be looking to improve his last year’s third place.

And all eyes will be on Braden Currie (NZL) fresh from his Coast to Coast win.

In the women’s pro field, Gina Crawford (NZL) returns in a bid to gain her 13th long distance title -which would also be her sixth Challenge Wanaka title.

She is joined on the start line by three American athletes, Kristin Lemos, Charisa Wernick and Katya Meyers, all Wanaka first-timers but all regular visitors to the podium in their native USA.

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Tidy Design and printing.comHave you noticed the new printing.com store on Frederick Street? It’s not new to town and nor are the owners, Erin and Linton Allison.

Linton grew up in Wanaka. Purchasing T i d y D e s i g n a n d printing.com in 2012 provided him with the perfect opportunity to return home, so his family could enjoy t h e s a m e l i f e s t y l e he had growing up. Erin’s career as a senior graphic designer for large multi-nationals in New Zealand, London and Sydney, meant she could continue in her profession right here in Wanaka. A perfect

opportunity!Exciting growth in the

business has required a move from the small studio downtown. “We are still Tidy Design, with the quality graphic design and service the locals know and love. We needed to expand to the larger store on Frederick Street due to the growth of printing.com and exciting changes on

the horizon for the business.”

With Tidy Design and printing.com, Erin and Linton are able to offer the full suite of quality design, web and print solutions for Wanaka businesses.

Pop in for a chat at 3 Frederick St, phone 443 4433 or emai l tidydesign@printing.com.

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bookreview

I devoured Nicholls’ earlier novel, One Day, in a gulp. With its heady mix of early love, university and clashing temperaments it appealed to my 23-year-old self – as it did to millions of others, spinning off into a hit film starring Anne Hathaway.

B u t i t w a s w i t h some hesitation that I approached Nicholls 2014 release, Us. One Day had been light, frothy and ultimately unfulfilling. Would Us be the same? Did I want to waste 10-12 hours of my life with pulp fiction?

From the opening pages Douglas Petersen; biochemist, nerd, loner, stole my heart. I related to his awkwardness, his earnestness and his long and abiding love for free spirit and wife of 20 years, Connie.

A few pages into the novel, Connie announces to Douglas that she wants to end their marriage, just as soon as their teenage son Albie leaves home.

Even though we barely know these characters, this

scene is heart breaking, as Douglas – and the reader – are caught completely unawares.

I n d e s p e r a t i o n , Douglas plans a grand tour of Europe, intended to educate Albie in the classical tradition and make Connie fall in love with him again.

U s i s a g r e a t improvement on Nicholls’ earlier work, and was longlisted for the Booker Prize. His portraits of Connie and Douglas are impeccable, and the immense strains placed on a marriage over a lifetime.

Nicholls is also a very funny writer, and for every sombre scene, there is some comic relief in the form of Douglas messing up, getting it wrong, or saying the oddest things.

The only false note in this book was Albie, whom I could never quite see clearly. Was he an intelligent boy, a sensitive one, a boy with prospects? Albie spent so much time sulking in hotel rooms with his unbelievably annoying sidekick Kat that it was difficult to believe in him fully – let alone like him.

But the love story between Connie and Douglas is at the heart of this novel, and it is what makes you turn the pages so quickly. Does she still love him? Were they ever suited? And what is she thinking as they train and bus and fly all over Europe? Her mind is an enigma, and Douglas is our key to unlocking it – or giving up entirely.

- ElEanor aingE roy

A monthly book review from the Wanaka Library...

Us - By David Nicholls

Stories to tell at Outspoken

After the sell-out success of the opening night of this year’s Outspoken Festival of Words and Storytelling (February 13), organisers are looking forward to this weekend’s events - which include celebrating Challenge Wanaka.

Performer Tanya Batt has two gigs at Good Rotations bike shop on Anderson Road where she will marry her two loves – cycling and storytelling. In 2011 she cycled from her home on Waiheke Island all the way to Wellington, giving performances along the way.

This weekend Tanya will tell cycling stories for adults as well as for children, literally from the back of her bicycle. She tows a storybox, inspired by her time living in Japan

where she learnt about the art of Kamishibai theatre and how monks travelled by bicycle and told stories.

Festival organiser Julia Le said Challenge Wanaka provided an opportunity to attract a more diverse audience.

“There’s this idea that if you are sporty you can’t

love words, but that’s rubbish.”

“Tanya’s a great example of that and we’re hoping a lot of cyclists will attend her shows,” she said.

M u s i c a l p o e t Hinemoana Baker is also in town this weekend, doing a concert and workshop at the new BG Arthouse on Golf Course Road.

As well as being a poet Hinemoana is a singer-songwriter, recording artist, editor and creative writing tutor.

A third option for festival events this weekend is a show in the Hawea Flat Hall featuring three spoken word performers from the South Auckland

Poets Collective (which received a standing ovation at last year’s festival) and two Rising Voices finalists. These five poets (Marina Alefosio, Zane Scarborough, Onehou Strickland, Mohamed Hassan and Rewa Worley) are also running a free youth workshop at the Kahu Youth clubrooms

tonight.Last weekend’s events

included Legends of the South, compered by Gary McCormick, and featuring local and ‘international’ poets. Locals who performed included Annabel Wilson, Jeromy van Riel, Laura Williamson, Lucy O’Hagan, Acacia Murray and Helena Crawford. Big names on stage included Owen Marshall and Brian Turner.

. “Everyone loved the range and mix of voices, a n d m y s u p e r h e r o of storytelling, Gary McCormick, said it brought back memories of his early escapades with Sam Hunt,” Julia said.

Outspoken continues in Wanaka, Hawea and Queenstown until March 8. For more information and ticket details go to the Outspoken Festival website.

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TO THE IRRESPONSIBLE DAD THAT WALKED HIS TODDLER

RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY CAR NEAR THE LOG CABIN. I WAS

GOING SLOW ENOUGH TO STOP. WHAT HAPPENS NEXT TIME

WHEN YOUR CHILD THINKS ITS OK TO WALK OUT IN FRONT

OF CARS??

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WIFI? FEEL FOR THE COUPLE WHO BOUGHT THE INTERNET

BUSINESS ON ARDMRE.

MAKING RETRACTABLE LEADS AN ISSUE IS A RED HERRING.

RATHER IT IS CYCLISTS WITH SLOW RESPONSES AND POOR

JUDGEMENT WHO ARE INDEED A DANGER TO THEMSELVES

AND TO OTHERS ON SHARED TRACKS.

THANKS BRENDAN AND SHARON, GREAT PARTY, HAPPY

BIRTHDAY TO YOU ALL!!

IT’S OBVIOUS THE 53 YEAR OLD KANUKA HAD MORE LIFE

EXPERIENCE AND BELONGED HERE MORE THAN THOSE

WHO CHOPPED IT DOWN

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RESPONSIBILITIES OVER THE ILLEGAL KIDD’S BUSH ROAD

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EVEN WITH PARENTS’ BEST INTENTIONS SMALL CHILDREN

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NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND KEEPING LEFT. SHARING PATHS

MEANS CYCLISTS NEED TO BE AWARE. OR GO OFF ROAD

BIKING ON DESIGNATED TRACKS.

IS THERE ANYWHERE IN OUR FAIR TOWN FOR PEDESTRIANS

TO WALK SAFELY WITHOUT THE EVER PRESENT THREAT

OF TOO FAST AND/OR DISCOURTEOUS CYCLISTS MANY OF

WHOM DO SEEM TO THINK THEY HAVE RIGHT OF WAY.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY R1, MILLIONS HNK R2 & J2 XXXX WE CAN’T

WAIT TO SEE YOU.

It has been the busiest February in Wanaka for 15 years, according to accommodation providers.And this weekend will be one of the biggest – a major sporting event mixed with a taste of culture.Thousands of athletes are in town for the country’s largest triathlon along with some of New Zealand’s most interesting poets, performers and storytellers. On top of that, everyone in China is on holiday and many have made their way to Wanaka. Happy Chinese New Year! Especially if you’re a sheep. If you are into crowds then head to Challenge Wanaka. If you want some peace and quiet and to collect your thoughts, then maybe head to a workshop or performance.And if you are looking for a mixture of it all then storyteller and keen biker Tanya Batt has it covered both ways.

EDITORIAL

Too narrow for cyclists

Although not full-time residents of Wanaka, we do own a house here and take great pleasure in the outdoor activities that it provides. We walk, bike, boat, ski and use our 4WD to get about. That is not to boast but to let you know that the comments below are based on well-founded experience.There has been considerable correspondence about walkers and cyclists in and around the township. There are some tracks on which cyclists simply should not be allowed to ride: they are too narrow and walkers are forced to the side to let the cyclists through. The ROW should actually be with the pedestrians. I understand why this happens – it is difficult for bikers to stop and dismount, especially if they want to go up a steep piece of track.So I would suggest these two tracks be left for the walkers to enjoy tranquilly without the inconvenience of bikers:

(1) Waterfall to southwest corner of Roys Bay;(2) Lake Outlet boat launching area to Albert Town.

The rest of the tracks can probably operate cooperatively.

The flourishing introduction of bells to bikes is to be encouraged and, frankly, there is no reason why adults should be riding on footpaths and not the road around the township.

Don Abel

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Sports awards nominations openSports clubs and organisations are encouraged to highlight the success of Central Otago athletes by getting their nominations in for the Central Otago Sports Awards.Awards co-ordinator Bill Godsall is looking forward to an exciting year for the awards, given that both the Sochi Winter Olympics and the Glasgow Commonwealth Games held last year had local athletes competing.Bill said it is still important for minority sportspeople to get their nominations in as it will be good exposure for their sport and give recognition to athletes, coaches and administrators. The judging panel, which will be led by Central Otago District Mayor Tony Lepper, will choose the top five athletes in each of the nomination categories, which will then go on to be judged in that category. There are a total of six categories including senior sportsman and sportswoman, junior sportsman and sportswoman, team and coach.The awards ceremony will be held on April 22 at The Venue in Wanaka.

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WANAKA BRIDGE CLUB RESULTS. Bronze Championship Pairs 1. North/South:- Kate Coe, Lesley Davies 59.03% 1. Joan & Ross Moon 56.81% 2. Hans Limacher, Claire Williams 55.42% 3. East/West:- Tommie Munns, Neil Robinson 59.86%1. Peter Hart, Bob Menlove 57.08%2. Denise & Alan Bunn and Karolyn Macandrew, Jenny Turnbull 56.81 3= Friday Bridge. 13 February North/South:- Carolyn Grey, Deirdre Lynch 65.52%1. Vivienne Christie, Errol Kelly 64.01% 1. Lynne Fegan, Sherril Harries 62.36% 3. East/West:- Karolyn Macandrew, Daphne Stewart 60.30%1. Jan Cunningham, Josey McKenzie 60.03%2. Gabby Mar-shall, Claire Romeril 59.48%3. Mt Bark-er Pairs 1. (Handicap) North/South:- David Brewer, Lynne Fegan 56.79%1. Michael Metzger, Georgie Roberts 56.49%2. Madeleine Reveley, Daphne Stewart 54.27%3. East/West:- Jan Ly-

ness, Karolyn Macandrew 66.46%1. Jan Cunningham, Pam Miller 56.21% 2. Hugh Fraser, Bob Menlove 55.78%3.

WANAKA PROGRESSIVE BOWLS –Feb 6 Skips: 1st Betty Russell, 2nd Don McLeay, 3rd John Barton Thirds: 1st Jim Skeggs, 2nd Bruce Hamil-ton, 3rd Charles Kiewiet Leads: 1st Beaton Marr, 2nd Geoff Williamson, 3rd Bernie Kane Wanaka Progressive Bowls Feb 13 Skips: 1st David Byers, 2nd Brian Holmes, 3rd Don McLeay Thirds: 1st Meryl Firman, 2nd Neville Dippie, 3rd John Maddison Leads: 1st John Barton, 2nd Geoff Williamson, 3rd Betty McCormack

TARRAS GOLF RESULTS Women’s Medal-Maire McElrea nett 61, Maria Wilson 63, Chris Illingworth 67, Jan Gibson 72, Margaret Sell 73. Jingles winner-Helen Davis.

RESULTS FROM THE WANAKA GUN CLUB shoot on Saturday 15th Feb. 100 Skeet. 1st 50 targets. 49 G Taylor, H Worker, L Rogers. 48 R Anderson, M Tait, C Pirie, J Munro. 47 N Kelland, B Thurlow, E Pirie. 2nd 50 targets. 50 R Anderson, M Millard, C Pirie. 49 R Smart, H Worker, L Rogers, J Munro, E Pirie. 46 N Kelland, B Thurlow. 100 OTG winner after a shoot off, Lind-say Rodgers. 100 handicap winner after a shoot off, Ben Vial. 2 person team OTG. Ewan and Clark Pirie, and 2 person team handicap winners af-ter a shoot off, Ray Anderson and Rex Smart.

TARRAS GOLF RESULTS Women’s Medal-Maire McElrea nett 61, Maria Wilson 63, Chris Illingworth 67, Jan Gibson 72, Margaret Sell 73. Jingles winner-Helen Davis.

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Keen local golfers in Wanaka and Cromwell are being given the chance to win a coveted place in the amateur field of the BMW New Zealand Open.

A special golf day sponsored by Michael Hill will be held at the Wanaka Golf Course this Saturday.

They wil l a lso be held at Arrowtown, Queenstown (Kelvin

Heights), Cromwell, Kingston and Glenorchy courses.

In a first for the event, everyone who enters at each of the golf courses on that day – male or female will go into a draw to win a golf experience of a lifetime.

The prize – including a minimum of two days play at The Hills and Millbrook courses alongside a professional – will be drawn across all six clubs at 6pm on competition day.

T h e e x p e r i e n c e of playing inside the ropes in the biggest golf tournament held in New Zealand for many years will be priceless.

“It’s one of those experiences – to play in our national open, watched by thousands, alongside some masters of the game – that most golfers can only dream of,” Michael Hill marketing manager Jamie McDougall said.

“I’m sure that lucky golfer’s friends and family

will be following their progress and cheering them on all the way, especially when they’re coming down the final fairway in front of the crowds.”

Mr McDougall said Michael Hill was “thrilled” to be able to give one lucky local the chance to win a spot in the BMW New Zealand Open.

The event will be held at The Hills and Millbrook Resort in Queenstown f r o m M a r c h 12-15 2015.

M a t r i x A l b i o n R e s e r v e s played in Cromwell on the weekend and came away with a smart win.

Cromwell won the toss and sent Matrix in to bat. With a pitch that wasn’t doing much and a very lush out-field, runs started off slowly at first. With a couple of early wickets Cromwell

was looking confident. In comes Mike O’Connor

and Scott Newton who scored a 110 run partnership to put Matrix Albion in a solid position of 190 at the end of the 40 overs.

With some solid fielding and classic catches from some of the young guns, Matrix Albion had Cromwell on the ropes. After a few bowling changes, Matrix Albion found a run-stopping and wicket-taking partnership

with Jarrod Cunningham and Liam Dowling. Jarrod finished with a 5 wicket haul, keeping Cromwell to 107 all out.

Smart cricket and patience got matrix through a sunny day of cricket.

With one game and a bye, Martix Albion Reserves is in a strong position to finish on top of the table before the finals on the 7th of March in Alexandra.

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