THUR 17.01.13 - WED 23.01.13 FREE EVERYONE READS THE WANAKA SUN PAGE 16 Doc does the double PAGE 7 Happily ever after There was thunder and lightning and people screaming in the streets last week during three electrical storms, but no reports of serious damage. The Wanaka swimming pool was closed for the afternoon after a ten- year-old girl reported seeing a white flash and feeling an electric shock in her arm while showering at the pool, however electricians found no sign of damage and gave the facility the all clear. The child was also in good health after the event. Pool manager Averil Boag said they are still not sure whether the pool was struck by lightning, but had to treat it as such as a safety precaution. She said while the power never went out, their photocopier was destroyed and the computer is still not working properly. Delta General Manager of Assets Adam Fletcher said there were a few high voltage fuse failures around Otago, but they were not widespread. “Surprisingly we had very little damage,” he said. “You need a direct lightning inside: PAGE 5 PAGE 15 CAROLINE HARKER sun classifieds rental listings Bannockburn winner PAGE 2 Historic hut open for use Thunderbolt and lightning PHOTO: WANAKA.TV Open until 7pm every night strike on a power line to take out the supply. There was nothing more than small outages with some individual fuses being taken out.” While the power lines were okay there were more problems with telephone lines and computers. In several areas around town clusters of houses had problems with landlines however these were usually in the telecommunication cabinets rather than individual houses. Chorus communications manager Melanie Marshall said 15 cabinets were affected and their service company called in technicians who were on leave to help replace damaged equipment as quickly as possible. She said some residents did have burnt out jack points, melted internal home wiring and damaged telephones. “People should be aware there is some risk in using hard wired electronic equipment during a lightning storm, particularly in case lightning strikes nearby,” she said. Queenstown-based weatherman Dave Crow, who has been forecasting weather in the lakes district for 25 years, said it is unusual to get fork lightning in the region. The first storm on Wednesday afternoon was mainly sheet lightning, however the second on Wednesday evening and the third in the early hours of Sunday morning both had quite a lot of fork lightning. Dave said it is fork lightning that can be dangerous. He said the region experienced the usual month’s rainfall in the first three days of January and has already had more than twice the average month’s rainfall. And he predicts more to come with a fine day tomorrow (Friday) but more rain at the weekend. However he doesn’t expect there will be any more thunder and lightning this week. Local cameraman Tim Pierce took this photograph of fork lightning from his balcony at 9.27pm last Wednesday. PHOTO: TIM PIERCE The wind was up on Saturday for the Summerdaze Grand Kite Display of dozens of kites from the world-renowned Peter Lynn team. Blown away
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happily ever after
There was thunder and lightning and people screaming in the streets last week during three electrical storms, but no reports of serious damage.
The Wanaka swimming pool was closed for the afternoon after a ten-year-old girl reported seeing a white flash and feeling an electric shock in her arm while showering at the pool, however electricians found no sign of damage and gave the facility the all clear. The child was also in good health after the event. Pool manager Averil Boag said they are still not sure whether the pool was struck by lightning, but had to treat it as such as a safety precaution. She said while the power never went out, their photocopier was destroyed and the computer is still not working properly.
Delta General Manager of Assets Adam Fletcher said there were a few high voltage fuse failures around Otago, but they were not widespread. “Surprisingly we had very little damage,” he said. “You need a direct lightning
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strike on a power line to take out the supply. There was nothing more than small outages with some individual fuses being taken out.”
While the power lines were okay there were more problems with telephone lines and computers. In several areas around town clusters of houses had problems with landlines however these were usually in the
telecommunication cabinets rather than individual houses.
Chorus communications manager Melanie Marshall said 15 cabinets were affected and their service company called in technicians who were on leave to help replace damaged equipment as quickly as possible. She said some residents did have burnt out jack points, melted internal home wiring and damaged
telephones. “People should be aware there is some risk in using hard wired electronic equipment during a lightning storm, particularly in case lightning strikes nearby,” she said.
Queenstown-based weatherman Dave Crow, who has been forecasting weather in the lakes district for 25 years, said it is unusual to get fork lightning in the region. The first storm on Wednesday afternoon was mainly sheet lightning, however the second on Wednesday evening and the third in the early hours of Sunday morning both had quite a lot of fork lightning. Dave said it is fork lightning that can be dangerous.
He said the region experienced the usual month’s rainfall in the first three days of January and has already had more than twice the average month’s rainfall. And he predicts more to come with a fine day tomorrow (Friday) but more rain at the weekend. However he doesn’t expect there will be any more thunder and lightning this week. Local cameraman Tim Pierce took this photograph of fork lightning from his balcony at 9.27pm last Wednesday.
photo: tim pierce
The wind was up on Saturday for the Summerdaze Grand Kite Display
of dozens of kites from the world-renowned Peter Lynn team.
Blown away
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There will be several road closures in central Wanaka in place this weekend to cater for the Tri NZ Contact Tri Series and Challenge Wanaka.
Starting from 8am today, Ardmore Street from Dungarvon Street to McDougall Street will be closed to ordinary vehicular traffic until 6pm Sunday. Ardmore Street will also be closed from Helwick Street to Dungarvon Street from 11am Friday and from Helwick Street to Lakeside
Road from 3am Saturday to reopen at 3am Sunday.
The Contact Tri Series will dominate the area around Pembroke Park on Friday afternoon with road closures in place from 11am tomorrow. A single lane of Dungarvon Street will be open but full closure of McDougall Street between Brownston and Ardmore streets will apply. Brownston Street between McDougall and Dungarvon streets and Ardmore Street from
Helwick Street to Dungarvon Street. Dungarvon Street from Dunmore to Ardmore Street will be closed for the duration of the tri festival.
While residents and tourism operators still have access, there will be a single lane closure of Mount Aspiring Road from Meadowstone Drive to Hospital Flat between 6.45am and noon on Saturday for the bike leg. With the bike course extending from the centre of town to Dublin Bay, Lake Hawea, Hawea Flat,
Queensbury and returning via Riverbank and Cardrona Valley roads, expect to encounter cyclists on all these routes on Saturday. The Red Bridge at Luggate will also be closed until 4pm with one way only for traffic heading to Christchurch. Motorist should also be aware the running route from the centre of town via Eely Point, the Outlet Track, Gunn Road, Aubrey and around Lismore Park will contain some athlete crossing spots.
Road closures for athletes
The 120-year-old Deep Creek Hut in the Pisa range has been restored by DOC and is open for use by trampers, mountain bikers, horse riders and back country skiers. Public access to the hut is a result of the tenure review of Mount Pisa Station.
It was built in 1891 for high country musterers. It was extensively altered in the 1970s however DOC staff have worked with
the Historic Places Trust to restore the hut to its original form, with some compromises for ease of use. It is now lined with plywood however parts of the original walls have been retained complete with graffiti from the early 1900s.
The site also features what DOC Wanaka area manager Paul Hellebrekers describes as one of the best grouping of original high country dog kennels. As well as the more usual 44-gallon drums dug into banks of tussock, there are examples of a much
rarer structure with schist walls and an iron roof. The original horse and sheep-holding paddock has also been retained.
“It’s important that we recognise why the hut was built up there and who used it,” Paul said. “Although the land use has changed, huts like this played an important role throughout the Upper Clutha district. And it’s role as a high country
shelter will continue, but for a different group of people.”
For today’s users, the hut sleeps six, with three double bunks. It has a steel bench, a table, a coal range and an outdoor toilet. The water source is the nearby creek.
The hut is 10km from the Lowburn car park on Swann Road and it’s 8km further on to Meg Hut. From there users can cross Tuohys Saddle to reach the car park which is 7km away, near the Snow Farm turn-off on the Cardrona Road.
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High rainfall last week caused Lake Wanaka to rise by almost 1m and more rain is predicted for this weekend. The Matukituki River, which peaked at more than 1100 cumecs last Thursday before falling to 126 cumecs yesterday, and the more than 160mm of rain falling in one day in the Makarora catchment, helped top Lake Wanaka water levels up to a high of just
under 279.4m, the first flood warning trigger, on January 11.
Yesterday the lake level was at 279m and a large amount of driftwood had been deposited on beaches. The high lake level has caused a disruption to lake users with the boat ramp at Eely Point submerged, and the barbecue on Ruby Island and the marina partially submerged since the
lake peaked. Wanaka Yacht Club also had to cancel its first regatta of the year. Lake users should still be on the lookout for hazards including large rafts of driftwood and trees which have washed into the lake from the source rivers.
The Clutha River is in “active flood”, flowing at a rate of 657 cumecs below the Cardrona River confluence at 3pm
down from 673 cumecs at 5am yesterday. With twice the normal volume of water flowing in the river, parts of the Outlet Track were under water this week. The track is part of Saturday’s run course for Challenge W a na k a a n d L a ke Wanaka Half but race organisers have not made any changes to the course. An alternative route is avai lable if necessary.
Although 75 freedom camping infringement notices have been issued in Wanaka and Hawea since December 18, many of the $200 fines will never be paid.
Lakes Environmental regulatory and corporate manager Lee Webster said most of the vehicles are rented by overseas visitors and it is difficult to enforce the notices once they have returned home. “We don’t have as much luck as we do with New Zealand residents,” he said.
Although legislation allows campervan rental companies to charge the fines to the hirers’ credit cards, Lee said they are not doing this, preferring
to give the council their contact details.
In Wanaka most of the fines have been issued to vehicles parked on the waterfront, with some being issued at Waterfall
Creek. Most of them go to campervans, however he said there has been an increase in cars.
The Hawea area is policed by six council appointed wardens included Di Turnbull. She said not many people are camping on the foreshore there and they seem to
know it isn’t allowed. “It’s demoralising to see
people are still camping on the western side of the lake where we have no jurisdiction,” she said. “It feels like we are back
to square one.”The land there is
owned by LINZ and representatives will be attending a meeting with the Hawea Community Association and council staff to discuss the situation. It is being held at 2pm on Friday January 25 at the Wanaka QLDC office.
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High water hazardsLake Wanaka still number two
While Whangamata has again earned the title of the most popular domestic destination for the fifth year running, according to Bookabach statistics, Lake Wanaka retained its number two spot. The rankings are based on the total number of nights booked via the Bookabach website between December 1, 2012, and January 11, 2013.Bookabach CEO Peter Miles said despite average rental prices increasing by 5 percent for the top ten destinations to $326 per night staying at a bach is still an economical option compared to an overseas holiday.
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John Turnbull 1920 – 2013Gala day for extensionA flock of plastic ducks will be released this Sunday below the dam for the Lake Hawea Duck Race. There will be entertainment, emergency services display, stalls and live music at the Lake Hawea Community Centre family gala day at Peter Fraser Park. All the proceeds from the race and gala day will go towards the building extension project.
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Lying, cheating and stealing A recent Colmar Brunton survey revealed 81 percent of adults admitted cheating of some kind, including 36 percent cheating in a relationship and 22 percent at work.Spencer Willis, Head of Qual and Youth Specialist at Colmar Brunton and leader of the study said 24 percent of adults had told a lie to their partner with almost half admitting they’d done so within the past month and the large majority (84 percent) said it was justified.While admitting lying, cheating and stealing does hurt one’s character, 91 percent of adults are satisfied with their personal ethics and character.
John Turnbull, a man very much responsible for the identity of Lake Hawea and a Hawea identity himself, died on Sunday morning (January 13) at the age of 92.
His former daughter-in-law Di Turnbull said Lake Hawea would not have a foreshore plan or a group which looks after trees there (the Thursday group) if not for John’s instigation and his involvement over the past 30 years.
He was active in many groups including the Guardians of Lake Hawea, the Hawea Community Association, the local branch of Forest and Bird (as a long-time chair). His was known to be very political and a staunch conservationist.
“He was so vigourous and active and useful all his life,” his neighbourhood friend Barbara Chinn said. “He was very determined and he never stopped doing things right up to the end.”
As a Forest and Bird person John was very involved in tenure review and visited properties all
over Otago and beyond gathering information for submissions. He was well-known for his intrepid (but safe) four-wheel-drive skills and his enthusiasm. “He was always an early riser and if you were away on a field trip with him he could bring you a pot of porridge at five o’clock in the morning which wasn’t always exactly what you wanted,” Forest and Bird Otago field officer Sue
Maturin said. “He had a memory like a steel trap and he knew the history of all the runs and the names of all the peaks. He was passionate about the need to look after the land.”
In his younger days John was a sheep farmer, which helped later on negotiating with farmers for Forest and Bird. “He was vigilant about good public access,” Sue said. “He had a great love of tramping and wanted future
generations to have the same opportunities. I always thought of him as a wonderful role model for younger people.”
John was born in Lyttleton and grew up in Wellington. He volunteered for the army in 1938 and transferred to the navy in 1942. During the war he was patrolling off the Bay of Islands and the Solomon Islands.
In 1946 John and his wife, the
late Nancy, moved to Roxburgh. They had two sons, Malcolm and Ian, who now live in Dunedin. “Dad taught himself to be a farmer in Roxburgh,” Ian said. “He started working on a farm, bought a book on training sheep dogs and a dog, and went on from there.”
In 1956 John won a Returned Serviceman ballot farm in North Otago and farmed there until the 1980s, when he and Nancy
retired to a one room cottage in Makarora.
In the early 1990s John built a house in Hawea and they went back and forth, “sometimes several times a day, much to Mum’s annoyance,” Ian said.
John was an avid photographer and Ian now has the task of sorting through thousands of photos. “There are some very valuable historic photos in the collection such as views of Wanaka in the 1940s.”
John became much more of a conservationist after he retired from farming. “He had been keen on farm forestry, and burned more than a few tussocks while developing his farm in North Otago” Ian said. “Then he realised going around with a box of matches wasn’t the best way to treat red tussocks.”
W h i l e J o h n i s f o n d l y remembered as “one of my favourite people on the planet,” by Sue and as “a lovely amazing man” by Di, the family are having a private funeral (tomorrow), and his Hawea friends are organising a memorial gathering in his honour at the Hawea Flat Hall on Saturday January 26 at 10am.
He was very determined and he never stopped doing
things right up to the end.
Caroline Harker
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Bannockburn winnerThe 2013 Aspiring Art Prize went to Bannockburn artist Alan Waters for his watercolour painting The Meaning of Life (pictured left). Runner-up was David John of Arrowtown with Monday Blue (pictured in last week’s Wanaka Sun).
The Best Landscape prize went to Queenstown artist Sue Wademan for A Taste of Tuscany, and the runner-up was Joanna Nimmo of Wanaka with Iconic (pictured right). The prize for the best painting
under $1000 went to Jane McIntosh of Culverden.
The exhibition began with a gala opening on Friday night at the Holy Family School and finished on Tuesday. All 73 works were for sale and proceeds went to the school. The annual exhibition is for South Island artists and was established by Pamela McBride and John Charrington, with logistical support from Yeverley McCarthy.
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Theft of accommodation, debris in the water and driving complaintsSix people were arrested on December 30 and four more arrests were made on December 31. All were reported to be for minor offences involving alcohol.So far this year 11 people have been arrested for offences including two assaults, three disorders, one drink driver and an unlawful interference with a motor vehicle. On January 12, five people stayed at a camp ground but left without paying. There has been a number of driving complaints reported to police, of people cutting corners and driving on the wrong side of the road, in the Cardrona Valley and Crown Range Road area. Wanaka Police are urging caution in the water. With the recent high rainfall the Clutha River has peaked at 800 cumecs this week and there is a large amount of debris, including driftwood rafts and large trees, being washed into the lake. Wanaka LandSAR team has had five callouts in the past fortnight which have all had a good outcome. “All have ended well, but most should not have happened, Constable Nolet said. “Before you head out, plan your trip to your skill level, tell someone your intentions, and carry medical supplies and some means of communication.”
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Special trip to KoreaT w o W a n a k a snowboarders leave f o r S o u t h K o r e a tomorrow to attend the Special Olympics World Winter Games.
S e n i o r P o l i c e C o n s t a b l e L y n n e Donaldson is going as a coach and Morgan James is competing.
The 11 member team is being accompanied by six coaches and volunteers and will s p e n d t e n d a y s acclimatising before the opening ceremony on January 29. Lynne has been coaching the team for eight years. She is a qual i f ied snowboard instructor and spends two week-long camps working with the athletes every
winter as well as many weekends. The three week trip to Korea will use up all her annual leave, but she is happy to be involved. “It’s a wonderful experience,” s h e s a i d . L y n n e accompanied the team
to the United States in 2009.
The team will be officially farewelled in Auckland tomorrow night. “It makes the a t h l e t e s f e e l t h e y really are representing New Zealand,” Lynne said. “They only get
chosen once for the Winter Games. It’s not about being an elite athlete; it’s about being mature, having a great experience a n d w o r k i n g a s a team. Having said t h a t M o r g a n i s
currently our fastest snowboarder.”
Morgan has been busy fundraising right up to the last minute. Yesterday Cardrona staff member Carol Little did a coin trail with Morgan outside the supermarket which
raised Morgan’s pocket money for the trip. Last year Wastebusters raised more than $1200 for her by asking people to contribute recycled goods to be sold on Morgan’s behalf.
Morgan said she was very excited about the games. “And I’m a little bit scared. I haven’t been to Korea before.” She has been busy learning some Korean words. “I can say hello, thank you, meat, potato, water and one, two, three.” Morgan said she has been keeping fit during the summer months by walking up Mount Iron and playing golf. She said the temperature in the mountains in Korea will be around minus 20 degrees Celsius.
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Wayo Carson and Kate Wolfe got married on January 5, nearly a year after Kate entered a Wanaka Sun / Classic Flights competition and won a free trip in a Tiger Moth complete w i t h c h a m p a g n e breakfast at Minaret Station. A condition of winning was she had to propose to Wayo during the outing. “I wrote in and told you guys how wonderful
Wayo is and how I wanted to marry him because he is just the most amazing man/partner/father ever,” Kate said. The flight was meant to happen on February 29 (the tradit ional day for women to propose) but was delayed for several months due to inclement weather and a very new baby, among other things.
“I proposed during
o u r c h a m p a g n e breakfast and he said yes. We set a date for the wedding a few days later,” Kate said.
They were married b y D i a n e G i l l i a m -Weeks, accompanied b y t h e i r c h i l d r e n (from left) Deia, 8, Tawa, 6, Piper, 3, and Nevis, 1.
“January 5 2013 was the most perfect day in so many ways,” Kate said.
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A new dance group called Rhythm Superkids has been performing for free in parks and other public places around Central Otago during the last fortnight. The group is made up of two boys and 15 girls aged between seven and 17 who auditioned to join the group. Wanaka dance teacher and choreographer Rachel Erichsen chose the dancers for their passion for dance, love of performance and abilities both as dancers and as members of a team. “The idea of the troupe is to extend the performance skills of a group of dancers who really love it,” she said. “The dancers are not the same age but they have to perform at the same level.”
The group had an intensive two
week training period before Christmas and has performed at a holiday gala in Wanaka, an arts-in-the-garden day in Alexandra, the Cromwell trots and in Queenstown. Last weekend they travelled to Timaru, busking in small towns along the way, and competing in the Caroline Bay Talent Quest - where they made the semi-finals.
Rachel hopes to run the group every summer, building up an event circuit. Anyone who wants to be involved next year will have to audition, even those in it this year.
Rachel and her husband and three daughters have just returned to Wanaka after 18 months in Denmark. Although Rachel had some extraordinary choreography work there, including for the musical
ANNIE which her daughters all performed in, they have returned to Wanaka because they believe it’s the best place to bring up children. “Being in Denmark was an amazing experience and, for the girls, doing a musical in Danish and having to sing and act as well as dance really topped it off,” she said.
Pictured are Rhythm Superkids (back row): Max Hall, Mackenzie Ayres, Laura Erichsen, Erica Ayres; (middle row): Alyssa Gibson, Maya Erichsen, Holly Gibson, Maye Hall, Caitlin Gibson; (front row): Amy Jolly, Kim Robertson, Ella Maluschnig, Nina Bowley, Isobella McNabb, Rachel Macpherson; and (at the front) Thea Erichsen. Absent are the group’s other two members Leo Munro Heward and Lara Greening.
They’ve got rhythmCaroline Harker
F o r m e r r a d i o b r o a d c a s t e r M i k e Yardley’s story about Wanaka has gone viral appearing in many North Island papers including Whangarei’s Northern Advocate, the Waiarapara Times-A g e a n d H a w k e s Bay today.
He wrote (excerpt): “Richly blessed by n a t u r e ’ s s e a s o n a l
brush, the alpine town of Wanaka is one of New Zealand’s most majestic playgrounds. In the golden glow of long and lazy summer nights Wanaka really hits top gear with i t s a b u n d a n c e o f magical attractions and adventures in the great outdoors. The clear waters of Lake Wanaka, New Zealand’s
fourth largest lake, sparkle on the edge of the laid-back town. Unlike Queenstown, its hyped-up sibling across the Crown Range, this lakeside town still beats to an easy, stress-free tempo. Wanaka throbs with soft-adventure in summer, whether i t b e s w i m m i n g , fishing, kayaking or mountain-biking.”
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kayak event postponedThe Clutha River kayaking event, Wild Descent, due to be start today, has been postponed due to safety concerns over the high level of the river.
“The river authorities are forecasting flows between 1100 and 1000 cumecs until the 20th of January so that is well above the
level we would consider safe for our Wild Descent participants,” 100% Pure Racing co director Warren Bates said.
In the past seven days the flow level recorded on the Clutha River below the Cardrona River confluence has peaked at more than 800 cumecs. This exceeds
the alert threshold level of 600 cumecs and the river is currently in “active flood” (pictured).
“The competitors have been very understanding and we want to allow those people to fulfil their goal of racing on the Clutha so we plan to announce new dates later this week,” Warren said.
Meet the MaccasFour-time Triathlon World Champion Chris ‘Macca’ McCormack and New Zealand Olympian Kate McIlroy, in town to compete in Challenge Wanaka and the TriNZ Contact Tri Series, will be at Outside Sports today at 5pm to meet the locals. Chris, the favourite to win Challenge Wanaka, and Kate, competing in the Contact Series sprint race tomorrow after winning the last round, will be at the store for an hour to sign autographs and share their experiences of competing at the highest level.
Help needed on holiday programmeCommunity Networks are looking for more volunteers to help out with its school holiday programmes. The programme, which includes activities such as horse riding and the movies, also has day trips to Blue Pools (today) and next Wednesday’s trip to Ruby Island. Adult supervisors are needed to assist the programme coordinator, especially for the day trips. The fully booked Ruby Island trip will cater for 40 children and volunteers are needed to help the children on and off the boat and to help supervise while on the island.
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Happy BirtHday aH don’t tHink of it as old age just tHink of it as more life lived. now you can Be legitimately grumpy (and old).
yet anotHer Broken BrancH on tHe iconic n mucH pHotograpHed willow in tHe water off stoney creek. its form needs to Be retained. tree is for Birds...Humans keep off!
tHanks for tHe poem “tHe Blues” last week. loved it.
o dear o dear o deary me, can someone please take away tHe pen and paper from tHe person wHo keeps advocating tHe planting of exotics and trying 2 turn wanaka into a reflection of vermont.
re: letter “we’re all losers” : tHis is aotearoa, try to Have less of an antHropocentric world view
good luck team one two tHree - Be swift Be speedy Be Blessed witH younger legs tHan you possess and wings for tHe upHill Bits, and may tHe wind Be at your Back and tHe sun on your sHoulders.
dog owners campHill road area please keep your animals tied up at nigHt and tell tHem to stop repeated visits to my wHeelie Bin.
funny to read our old txt reprinted aBout recidivist drink drivers especially as town’s most notorious just got licence Back! already seen on pHone driving!
good luck in soutH korea morgan you rock!!!!
i’m making tHis a tradition now, Happy BirtHday Bro!!
isn’t mount roy wHere tHe fire was looking lovely and green.
While Wanaka may this week look like an outdoor gym its appeal to domestic holiday makers is without doubt. This week the town was voted to a top two placing on the Bookabach website, a top five on the Wotif website for South Island retreats and received a glowing reference in several North Island newspapers. I wouldn’t disagree with the accolade of “majestic playground” though the “easy stress-free tempo” may be a tad off the mark this weekend when 1500 competitors don their Lycra and set about elevating their heart rates.Heart rates are traditionally not the only thing to be elevated in the third week of January but my advice to non-participants this year is don’t stress. It will be nigh on impossible to avoid traffic delays, runners and cyclists this weekend so don’t even try. Leave the car at home and walk into town. Depending on where you live you can cheer on the athletes as you amble along, content in the knowledge that you are not about cough up a lung, and your jandal clad feet are not blistered. With a large Wanaka contingent involved in both events you may even see one of your energetic neighbours along the course and I’m sure they’d appreciate a bit of support.
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I am most surprised and concerned to see Fr Brian Fenton promulgating the nonsense that non-native trees are destroyed by those who favour native species (letters January 16). Young trees are destroyed not by people who favour native plants but by vandals who are totally incapable of distinguishing between endemics and exotics.
John DarbyWanaka
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Bike Boys BMX age 4-6, 14 inch almost new, trainer wheels option, $110 Phone 4434929
PieCe oF PARADISE: 802sqm section for sale, Little Maude Drive, Lake Hawea. Walk to lake/shops, mountain views. Price negotiable, phone 4439310 or 021656655.
BeautiFul China tea cup bird feed-ers, great for attracting wax eyes and bell birds to your garden. Make the per-fect presents $20 ph or txt 021 680 110
Caravan 4 sale, classic 1972 Zephr, 4 berth, awning, fridge, new gas cooker, WOF, rego, electrical cert. $5K, call emily 021 984336
ChieF’s new book, His Story, can be purchased at the Sunday Craft Markets. See You There!
Clothes drier for sale, $90ono, ph 4434175
BiChon Cross pupies ready 9th feb vet checked and vac phone 0211560352
english CoCker puppies, 3 girls, 2 boys. All Chocolate, undocked, pure-bred pets. View now! 0211165093
wooden taBle, 2 pullout leaves. 6 wood with vinyl back chairs. Very tidy! Ring Bob 0274 589 819
2 x Hollow core 810 interior doors with jambs. New. $1OO each or $170 for both PH 4432177
single Bed. White. Quality metal con-struction. Very ornate. Excellent condi-tion. Bargain at $100. Can deliver. PH 4432177
get your Disc Golf Frisbee’s at Racers Edge. We have the full range plus score card and maps. Wanaka’s hottest new tourist attraction.
holy Family school girls skirt, polo shirts, sunhat, size 12 ph/ txt Julia 0275091972, 4434494
honda CrF250x very tidy lowering kit fitted (if required) $3k just spent on rebuild etc $5300ono ph 443 6334 or 021 334482
honda Prelude 1993 manual. Only 155,000km. Current WOF/Rego. Paintwork tired but reliable motor. $2,500 ono. Margi 021513100 [email protected]
huge range of summer clothing up-stairs at the new Salvation Army Family Store.
Pony Poo-gold for your garden! 7/4 trailer load $30 delivered ph/txt Grace or Julia 4434494, 0275091972
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Poultry wheat and barley 4 sale, whole or crushed. 021 251 5510/4434944.
salomon Cross-max. Awesome trail shoes on Sale at Racers Edge. 30 % off !! Hurry while stocks last… 03 443 7882.
still not making that swim time you want? Lucky, because Racers Edge still have 15% off Blue Seventy wetsuits. 03 443 7882.
giant Bike Demo Day – it’s ON. Feb 5th 5pm at Sticky Forest car park (Peninsula bay). With Racers Edge – your local specialist.
“good luCk Out There” to all com-petitors in Challenge Wanaka full and half. Racers Edge mechanics will be pa-trolling the bike course and available to all riders. Have Fun!
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Free Children’s programme, teach-ing kids how to keep safe & cope with effects of family violence. contact [email protected]
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Found- 1 black specialized propero 2 cycling helmet on side of road at lake hawea. Ph.4432285
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an oxygen Fix For Business. Improve cashflow, profits & business perform-ance. [email protected]
gentle yoga connecting movement with breath. 9:30 ea Mon and Wed 9 Tyndall St. $10 classes. All welcome. Jen 443.1672
humanity’s PlaCe in the Cosmos. Lloyd Geering talk. Wed. 23 Jan. 7.30 pm. Catholic hall, Sligo St. Cromwell.
January hosPitality TRAINING- Barista $150 Mon 28th 9-5. LCQ $210 Tues 29th 9-5. All training in Wanaka. 0800800415 to book.
mums n bubs yoga 10AM ea Thurs 9 Tyndall St. $10 classes. Prenatal class-es avail ea Tues 7.30PM. 443.1672 or 022.097.4596
Jeremy BroCkie to coach at football central academy holiday clinic. wed 23rd & thurs 24th jan 9am-4pm pem-broke park. from 8 yrs. non members welcome. 021 0555190 or [email protected] to register”
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salvation army Family Store Mon-Fri 10am – 5pm, Saturdays 10am- 4pm. Open for sale of pre-loved goods and donations. Help us to help others.
the alBert Town Community Association Annual General Meeting (AGM). Riverside Community Facilities on Sunday 20th of January at 11am. Free sausage sizzle and access to the pool. Contact [email protected] with enquires.
the luggate HOTEL - Cold beer, Great food, Sunny garden bar - Where else would you want to be this summer!
the luggate HOTEL - Open for lunch and dinner 7 days a week. Courtesy coach available. 443 8523
the luggate HOTELS SUNDAY SESSION - ‘THE EAST’, from 4pm. Come and relax in the sun and listen to awe-some music!
tongue tied and terrified when speaking in public? Speak with con-fidence course begins january 31st contact Lee 443 1447/[email protected]
time to up-skill? Taking enrolments to study National Certificate in Business Administration, Otago Polytechnic, Cromwell campus. Call 0800 765 9”
wheels to DUNSTAN:Free daily trans-port to Dunstan Hospital & Alexandra specialist appointments,Bookings call 4437799
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Furnished room. ALBERT TOWN. Suit quiet living, nonsmoking sin-gle. $130/wk with I/N. (Power extra). Own bathroom. Ph Maryann 4436463 0211101160
housetruCk 4rent Ph. 0210371508
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Challenge wanaka Athletes - Supportive Treatments to detoxify be-fore and after race. Manual Lymphatic Clearance with Maryann 4436463 0211101160
asPiring aCuPunCture. Chinese herbs. TCM treats all aspects health eg, hayfever, anxiety, period, Injury, pain. ACC health provider. Very experienced. Jos McLean. Ph 4436242, 021 1639769
asPiring massage WANAKA. Deep Tissue. Sport. Relaxation. Trevor Bailey. Full time massage since 1994. Ph 4432993 or 0274222455. www.aspir-ingmassagewanaka.co.nz
BaBysitter availaBle in Wanaka. Please call 021 999 370 or 443 4039.
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Bowen For your tight sore muscles and to help rehydrate your body fast for fitness. Ph Lyn Brown 4437388 www.naturalhealthwanaka.co.nz
Cult skate Wheels | Sabre Longboard trucks in Wanaka. Available online by NZ distributer. www.terrabangskate.com weBsite design & SEO Professional Web Design Services from Website Development Company Web4 Wanaka, eCommerce and Online Marketing. www.web4wanaka.co.nz • 027 472 9908”
dog walker available Monday to Sunday in Wanaka. Please call 021 999 370 or 443 4039.
dogs are healthier and happier when they are walked. Dog walk-ing avail with PET CARE SERVICES WANAKA. Ph 021 201 1121
earth healing Meditation each 3rd Wednesday of the month at The Wanaka Wellness Centre. 8PM 24 Dungarvon St. All welcome! Jen 443.1672
exPerienCed Caretaker avail-able now to look after your property. Ten years caretaking experience with small and large properties. Excellent references. Please call 443 4030 or 021 999370.
girl Friday: no job to small. Please call 021 999 370 or 443 4039.
going away? Who will feed the cat? PET CARE SERVICES WANAKA visit daily, water plants, check home secu-rity too. Ph 0212 011121
house and pet minder available, lo-cal, mature, honest female. Any dates during January to April please phone 021 680 110
JP serviCes at Community Networks Tuesdays 1 to 2pm and. Fridays 10.30 to 11. 30 For appointments call 4437799
lakes Bowen therapy. bringing balance to your body.cathy rodgers 4437907 nikki turner 443 6765.www.lakesbowentherapy.com
massage theraPy, Sportsmassage, Deep tissue, Relaxation. Treatment work and stress relief.Ursula Krebs, Dipl. Massage Therapist, Ph: 0276602271, mobile service available.
motor home & caravan repair and restoration. Steve Rumore 443.1672
need to get organised? Experienced PA ready to help. Please call 021 999 370 or 443 4039.
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Party Planner: Taking the stress out of your party. Available in Wanaka. Please call 021 999 370 or 443 4039.
Pest Control. Call Jae Services to get rid of your flies and spiders. 443 1150
Pet Care SERVICES WANAKA. Looking after your dog in my home when you are out of town. Overnight or long-stays. Ph 021 201 1121
sePtiC tank Cleaning and servicing, Ph Aaron, Septic Tank Cleaners Wanaka 4434175 0800885886
does your septic tank have a pump station? Prolong the pumps life with regular cleaning, Ph Aaron 4434175
oasis sePtiC tank servicing and cleaning, approved oasis service agent WanakaPh 0800885886”
sewing rePairs/alterations. Quick,easy,economic solutions to those broken zips an seams in favourite clothes. Phone Sue 0272472181
osteoPathiC teChnique works with your body to give optimum healing and results. Call the WOC on 4436783.
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dairy management WANTED.Great natured, well experienced Manager seeks work in the Central area. Fantastic references, please phone Gareth 0272655451”
maC uniForm – girl’s culottes want-ed, thank you. Please call 021 999 370 or 443 4039.
routeBurn traCk vehicle swap 26-28 Feb required. You drive our car to Milford end, walk track and ex-change your keys midway. Graeme 021 186 9142
salvation army – Volunteers wanted for Saturday’s 10-12, 12-2, 2-4pm Please call into the store- vari-ous hours available. Help us to help others.
volunteers needed @ Salvation Army Family Store Mon- Fri 3.30-5pm. Please call in if you are able to help.
volunteers needed to assist with School Holiday Program 9th to 29th January, Contact Community Networks 443 7799or email to shp@communitynetworks,co,nz
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Wanaka BoWls Results Week ending 11:01:13: Friday Progres-sive Skips 1 Glad Cross 2 Kay Char-tres 3 Noeline Turner. Thirds 1 Rob Methewson 2 David Young 3 John Barton. Leads 1 Gaye Beattie 2 Reg Bryant 3 Mike Ryder.
Wanaka Gun CluB 5 stand com-petition on 13/01/13: 1st 50 targets. Phil Brown 47. A Stuart, F McGarvie 45. Peter Drake 44. P Nelson, A Rad-ford 42. 2nd 50 targets. P Drake 47. P Brown 44. P Studholme, A Radford 43. P Nelson 41. 100 target score. P Brown, P Drake 91. A Radford 85. P Studholme 84. P Nelson, F McGar-vie 83. A Stuart 82. A Lawrence 78. P Bayne, L Potoczny 73.
lake HaWea Golf Summer Tour-nament Sunday 13 Jan - 18 Hole Pairs Competition Men 1 G Haggart & G Evans 58, 2 R Stevenson & J Pat-ton 58.5, 3 R Johnston & D Sullivan 59.5, 4 G Browne & B Burgess 61.5. Ladies 1 L Osborne & M McElrea 62.5. Mixed 1= J Hanson & C Han-son 62, 1= S Wallace & L Wallace 62. Closest to the Pin Tim Cotter, Straightest Drive Tony Anderson & Ashley Hale.
BRidGe Results: Kingsway Stakes 1. North/South: Gerarda Herlihy, Deirdre Lynch 64.29 1. Clare Scurr, Ann-Louise Stokes 63.46 2. Dawn & Terry Wilson 63.00 3. East/West: Ray & Margaret Newell 62.91 1. Kate Summers, Jenny Turnbull 62.64 2. Josey McKenzie, Jenny Muir 57.23 3.
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Kylie Pi lk inton was cheered to the finish line by the water safety crew at Sunday’s Puzzling World Junior Challenge Wanaka. The 11-year-old, who has cerebral palsy, completed the 100m swim in the 10-12 age category.
More than 250 children aged between six and 15, swam, biked and ran the junior triathlon course which took place on Lake Wanaka, Pembroke Park
and Wanaka Station. Local results: Wanaka children came away with good results in every age group. Seven-year-old Thomas Benson won the 6-7 year age group, with Billie Crowe first, Natalia Geneblaza from Cromwell second and Wanaka’s Kimiya Byrne third in the girls’ event. Jack Findlay was first of the boys and Grace Creighton was the second
girl in 8-9 year groups. Gregor Findlay came first of the boys in the 10-12 year group while Clover Lippe was equal first with Wellingtonian Petra Clarkson in the girls’ group. Local boys cleaned up in the 13 to 15 year age group with Riley Bruce first, Dougal Stalker second and Callum Rennie third. Thirteen-year-old Grace Heather came second in the girls’ category.
Rising to the challenge
Disappointment for KatharineWanaka’s Katharine Eustace finished 16th at the Skeleton World Cup race in Koenigssee, Germany, after a top ten placing in the first run. She lost speed after a bad skid in the snowy conditions on her second run and dropped back to her final placing.‘I was so disappointed I really thought that if I could just clean up my mistakes from the first run I could remain in the top ten and even take a few more spots,” Katharine said.The World Cup race moves to Igls, Austria, next week for the last race before the World Championships in Switzerland’s St Moritz.
Doc does the doubleLocal GP Dr Andrew McLeod has competed in every Chal lenge Wanaka event since it started in 2007, and is now ready to challenge himself further. Starting tomorrow at 2.30pm, he will set off to complete 452km – double the C h a l l e n g e W a n a k a distance.Andrew starts in Lake Wanaka doing four laps of the swim course to complete 7.6km, it is then on to the bike for an estimated 15 to 16 hour bike ride covering 360km, before starting the 84.4km run just as the first athletes begin their swim on Saturday. H e h a s a t e a m o f s u p p o r t e r s b e h i n d him for the double distance journey. “As with most things that are worthwhile it requires a team to be as prepared as possible for success and I have had huge support from my wife Karen, Val Burke, Fi Hezinger, Em Wetherall, M i k e a n d M e r r y n Johnston, Tup Blunt and many other training partners,” Andrew said. “The challenge is long enough that there is plenty that can go wrong but that is part of the mission to anticipate and overcome problems if possible.”A l o n g t h e w a y h i s s u p p o r t c r e w w i l l
supply the nutrition and encouragement he needs to complete the challenge. He will have two kayakers and a safety
boat in the water to make sure he keeps to the strict 20 minute nutritional intake routine, which he must maintain for
the full race to sustain his body’s energy. Local Senior Constable Mike Johnston will be trailing Andrew during the night bike ride and several more training partners will join him for sections of the predicted 14 hour run. Andrew is prepared to face a few issues during his challenge such as muscle and joint pain, and not feeling hungry but knowing he has eat. He also said sleepiness could be an issue: “I must remember that no matter what my brain may tell me at 4am it is not okay just to have a quick nap while riding.” And while a sense of humour will help, he wasn’t promising to be full of smiles by the time he finishes.A s a n e x p e r i e n c e d Challenge and long distance competitor he said those doing their first event need to respect the distances and recognise that going too hard too early in the race will result in them paying the price later in the day. Similarly failing to eat and drink adequately will make later parts of the event much more difficult. He said that everyone feels awful at times “so slowing down, taking in extra fluid and calories will usually enable you get going again.”
