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inside: Health Board sacked PAGE 12 PAGE 7 PAGE 3 PAGE 5 sun views Snow dump arriving World champ biker House award Doctor Dave Allan, general practitioner at Wanaka Medical Centre, is set to retire in three weeks’ time. PAGE 4 Health Minister Jonathan Coleman has dismissed all members of the Southern District Health Board and replaced it with a Commissioner. PAGE 3 THUR 18.06.15 - WED 24.06.15 WANAKA’S INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER THEWANAKASUN.CO.NZ Doctor hangs up coat Call 03 443 2065 mikegreerhomes.co.nz MGH/0011/WS Mike Greer Homes Central Otago 38 Reece Crescent, Wanaka Monday to Friday 9am–5pm Wanaka Showhome 18 Snowberry Street, Albert Town Saturday & Sunday 2-4pm or by appointment A severe shortage of rental properties this winter is leaving hopeful renters with few options. The annual problem is even worse than usual this year. “There are no winter properties on our books” said Margo Goodsell, Housemart Property Manager, “it’s definitely a prob- lem.” “For each of the properties we had avail- able in autumn we had multiple qualified tenants. They’re good tenants, but there’s just not the housing.” A member of the community, who wished not to be named, said she knew people who were sleeping rough because of the shortage. “Some of them are staying in backpackers or WWOOF- ing, but I know people who are resorting to camping grounds or sleeping in their vehicles because they can’t find housing. Nightly back- packer rates are too expensive for permanent accommodation.” The average winter temperature in Wanaka is 10 degrees, while overnight the temperatures have already gone as low as -5. And the problem isn’t just affecting sea- sonal workers. Tash Woodhouse-Ruka began searching for a rental property in April when her family of five sold their house. They had planned to stay in Wanaka until the end of Term 2 for her kids, but had no luck. “We really tried everything,” Tash said. The family has two pets, which she said she expected would make things harder, but not impossible. The family left Wanaka in May, two months earlier than planned. “We had no options so we thought, we just have to go now.” Wanaka winter rental crisis Concern mounts as worst-ever housing shortage hits town There’s a massive, massive shortage this year… It’s out of control . MADDY HARKER WANAKA SUN Story continues page 2... Great Scot! Crowd raises a glass to haggis A spicy mix of bagpipes, haggis and whisky warmed up the night last Tuesday for a crowd of about 40 people who attended a traditional haggis ceremony at Pembroke Wines & Spirits. Scottish-born piper Stu MacLachlan, from Bannockburn (pictured), piped in the haggis, and Wanaka man Lloyd Thayer gave the haggis a rousing address.
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inside:
Health Board sacked
PAGE 12
PAGE 7
PAGE 3
PAGE 5
sunviews
Snow dump arriving
World champ biker
House award
Doctor Dave Allan, general practitioner at Wanaka Medical Centre, is set to retire in three weeks’ time.PAGE 4
Health Minister Jonathan Coleman has dismissed all members of the Southern District Health Board and replaced it with a Commissioner. PAGE 3
Mike Greer Homes Central Otago 38 Reece Crescent, WanakaMonday to Friday 9am–5pm
Wanaka Showhome18 Snowberry Street, Albert Town
Saturday & Sunday 2-4pm or by appointment
A severe shortage of rental properties this winter is leaving hopeful renters with few options. The annual problem is even worse than usual this year.
“There are no winter properties on our books” said Margo Goodsell, Housemart Property Manager, “it’s definitely a prob-lem.”
“For each of the properties we had avail-able in autumn we had multiple qualified tenants. They’re good tenants, but there’s just not the housing.”
A member of the community, who wished not to be named, said she knew people who were sleeping rough because of the shortage. “Some of them are staying in backpackers or WWOOF-ing, but I know people who are resorting to
camping grounds or sleeping in their vehicles because they can’t find housing. Nightly back-packer rates are too expensive for permanent
accommodation.”The average winter temperature in Wanaka
is 10 degrees, while overnight the temperatures have already gone as low as -5.
And the problem isn’t just affecting sea-sonal workers. Tash Woodhouse-Ruka began searching for a rental property in April when her family of five sold their house. They had planned to stay in Wanaka until the end of Term 2 for her kids, but had no luck. “We really tried everything,” Tash said. The family has two pets, which she said she expected would make things harder, but not impossible. The family left Wanaka in May, two months earlier than planned. “We had no options so we thought, we just have to go now.”
Wanaka winter rental crisisConcern mounts as worst-ever housing shortage hits town
There’s a massive, massive shortage this
year… It’s out of control .
Maddy Harker
Wanaka Sun
Story continues page 2...
Great Scot! Crowd raises a glass to haggisA spicy mix of bagpipes, haggis and whisky warmed up the night last Tuesday for a crowd of about 40 people who attended a traditional haggis ceremony at Pembroke Wines & Spirits. Scottish-born piper Stu MacLachlan, from Bannockburn (pictured), piped in the haggis, and Wanaka man Lloyd Thayer gave the haggis a rousing address.
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A Wanaka-based business owner is making his mark on a global scale after winning a 2015 Gold Quill Award of Excellence.
Communications advisor Michael Metzger (49) won the prestigious International As-sociation of Business Communicators award, which recognises business communication excellence globally, and was also shortlisted for the Boutique Agency of the Year award, where he competed against agencies from the USA and Canada.
The award ceremony was held on Monday (JUNE 15) in San Francisco and Michael jetted to the States to receive the top honour.
Michael, who has been running his own busi-ness, Metzger Communications Ltd, for the last 15 years, has also won the Gold Quill Award on two previous occasions.
“I was bowled over just to be nominated for it. We’re a small country a long way away from the rest of the world and it’s easy to underestimate how well we do things here. This is a fantastic opportunity to benchmark what I do against the rest of the world. It’s nice for me to have this sort of recognition for beavering away in Wanaka,” said Michael.
After living and working in Wellington for 20 years, Michael moved to Wanaka three years
ago, set up his business from home, and hasn’t looked back.
“I think my clients were a little surprised at first when I left Wellington, but I can work very easily from Wanaka. With phones, skype and email it’s very easy to work from a distance,” explains Michael.
Michael has a broad range of clients and looks after member communications for three of New Zealand’s biggest employer-based superan-nuation schemes. His latest Gold Quill award recognised his pioneering work in revamping communications for the Police Superannuation Scheme
“My role is to understand the needs of each organisation and understand their audience on a deep level and come up with a strategy that matches those things,” said Michael.
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Michael Metzger runs his business from his home in Wanaka.
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Jane Presto, Hostel Assistant at YHA Wanaka, said she thought the problem was severe: “About
50% of people who walk through the door are looking for rental properties and are staying with us in the meantime. There’s a massive, massive shortage this year. It’s out of control.”
Frances Mackenzie, owner and property manag-er of Accommodations and Reservations Wanaka, said that seasonal accommodation was certainly a problem.
“There is a shortage. We still have people coming in daily to ask for properties,” she said.
Frances said she thought a contributing factor could be people building and selling homes, and then renting, meaning fewer properties available for seasonal renters. Margo said it seemed that renters had organised accommodation earlier this year, and that the traditional increase in rentals in October and November had not occurred last year. Wanaka has a very high rate of empty homes so the shortage, which is year-round although more se-vere in peak seasons, should be able to be reduced. Homeowners who can help are encouraged to contact Margo or Frances to list their properties so we can get some of these would-be tenants out of their temporary accommodation.
At least one metre of snow is ex-pected to dump over Wanaka and Queenstown’s mountains this week-end, with severe weather warnings in place.
It couldn’t have come at a better time with Cardrona now open and Treble Cone opening next Thursday.
High winds forced the closure of Cardrona skifield on opening day last Saturday, when it became too dangerous, but it re-opened again on Sunday.
MetService issued a severe weather
warning saying heavy snow and severe gales are expected widespread across inland Otago.
“Central areas of Otago are likely to be hardest hit, with accumulations reaching 15 to 25cm at 200 metres and a metre or more above about 700 metres.
“ This amount of snow is likely to cause major disruptions to transport through these areas and cause distress to people or stock in exposed outdoor places.”
Cardrona kids Campbell and Fin Melville-Ives along with their parents Neil and Karen Melville-Ives were ‘first in line’ at the opening day last Saturday.
Here comes another snow dump
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Hawea Playgroup’s fifth annual garage sale held last Sunday was “a massive team effort,” according to Emily Sancha, Hawea Playgroup secretary.The event made a record $1753, with around $1200 raised from the café and $500 from the stall tables, facepainting, raffles and second-hand goods sold.This year also had a record 33 stalls, a drastic jump from 20 tables for each of the last two years.
The stalls sold a wide variety of goods, from handmade jewellery and kids’ clothing to second-hand adults’ clothes, while many musicians from around town performed.“We’re grateful to everyone that contributed this year, and there were so many,” Emily said.Proceeds from the garage sale will go towards the ongoing costs of the Hawea Playgroup, located in the old post office in Hawea Flat.
Hawea Playgroup garage sale biggest success yet
Lately I’ve been taking home a lot of home magazines from Waste-busters (I love that we can share recent magazines around the community just by dropping them at Wastebusters). It’s a bit of an addiction to read one with a cup of tea before I start all my home jobs. Somehow it always makes me feel more hopeful about the state of my somewhat unfinished, often messy and definitely uncoordinat-ed house. Surely just a few cleverly unmatched designer cushions scattered around would turn it into a stylish home!
(Yes a few hundred hours of building and painting would also help, but as everyone else who lives with a builder knows, it’s hard to be the top client on the list. As the ski season is nearly here, I live in hope. I mean how many other clients out there will not only give you a powder clause, but will also go skiing with you.)
It’s not the newest, flashest of houses which I aspire to. I love the more lived-in homes with a mix of old and new, retro furniture which has been reupholstered and
collections of china and art. I really admire people who can create a beautiful home and give old things a new life at the same time.
Last week I went to a home just like that for book club. The first thing I saw were two 1960’s chairs I took into Wastebusters when we first moved to Wanaka. I’ve still got the matching couch, and I’d always wondered (a little bit sadly) if the chairs had ended up in the landfill. But no, they had been recovered and put the state of my couch to shame. It was like seeing two old friends again. There were lots of other Wastebusters treasures, which, combined with a few gorgeous new things, made it a home to remember.
Being there has inspired me to actually make some home improvements, instead of just dreaming about them. I found the perfect material at Wastebusters to make my own designer cushions. It shouldn’t take me too many cups of tea – especially since it’s nearly my turn to host book club. There’s nothing like a deadline to turn ideas into action.
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Health Minister Jonathan Coleman has dis-missed all members of the Southern District Health Board and replaced it with a Commis-sioner.
“The financial problems at Southern DHB are longstanding. I do not have confidence that the current governance arrangements are suitable for delivering on the changes required in South-ern DHB,” Dr Coleman said in a statement.
“Southern is forecasting a final deficit of $27 million for the current financial year. That figure has effectively doubled in the last six months.
“The DHB has also forecast that its deficit position will further increase in 2015-16 to between $30 million and $42 million – this accounts for over half the combined deficit of all 20 DHBs. This situation of fluctuating forecasts and progressively worsening deficits cannot
continue,” he said.“All DHBs are funded according to the same
population-based funding formula. This formula includes adjustments to recognise rural popula-tions, age and other demographic issues.
“In a tight fiscal environment, all DHB’s need to use available funding effectively. No other DHB has failed to control its finances in the way that Southern has.”
Dunedin-based legal consultant Kathy Grant has been appointed Commissioner.
She intends to appoint Graham Crombie and Richard Thomson as deputies. A third deputy with a strong clinical background will be ap-pointed by the end of the month.
Dr Coleman said his decision was not intended to devalue the board’s efforts and achievements. However, a new approach is now
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The Wanaka Community Board agreed yesterday to make a recommendation to the Otago Regional Council (ORC) to grant the proposed new grounds lease for the Wanaka Watersports Facility.
If the ORC grants the lease – on 800sqm of council-owned reserve land – to the Wanaka Wa-tersports Facility Trust (WWFT), the Trust would still be required to apply for resource consent,
which would include public consultation. “It’s important for the public to know the build-
ing does have to go through a resource consent hearing,” chairperson Rachel Brown said.
APL Property Manager Jo Conroy said if consent was denied, “I guess we’d go back to the drawing board”.
Architect Alistair Madill said if the lease was granted “it would be a matter of a week or two” before an application for resource consent was made.
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Closure of Streets to Ordinary Vehicular TrafficPURSUANT TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1974, notice is hereby given that consideration will be given, at the Property Subcommittee meeting, Council Chambers, 10 Gorge Road, Queenstown on 23 July 2015, to the closure of the following roads to ordinary vehicular traffic for the purpose of holding the Motatapu Sporting Event 2016:
Roads to be Closed: Motatapu Road (from Wanaka – Mount Aspiring Road intersection)
Period of Closure: Saturday 5 March 2016 from 0400 to 1300
It will be an offence under the above regulations for any person otherwise than under authority of an authorised permit to use the roads for ordinary vehicular traffic during the period of closure.
Those who have any concerns regarding the above closures, please contact Joanne Conroy at APL Property Limited on 03 442 7133 before 1700 on Friday 10 July 2015.
Closure of Streets to Ordinary Vehicular TrafficPURSUANT TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1974, notice is hereby given that consideration will be given, at the Wanaka Community Board meeting, Armstrong Room, Lake Wanaka Centre, Wanaka, on 19 August 2015, to the closure of the following roads to ordinary vehicular traffic, for the purpose of holding the annual Upper Clutha A & P Show 2016:
Roads to be Closed: McDougall Street from Ardmore Street to Brownston Street, Wanaka
Period of Closure: 0800 Thursday 10 March 2016 to 0900 Sunday 13 March 2016
It will be an offence under the above regulations for any person otherwise than under authority of an authorised permit to use the roads for ordinary vehicular traffic during the period of closure.
Those who have any concerns regarding the above closures, please contact Joanne Conroy at APL Property Limited on 03 442 7133 before 1700 on Friday 10 July 2015.
Resource Management Act 1991 – Public Notice of the Operative Date of a Change to the Queenstown Lakes District Council District PlanPursuant to Clause 20 of the First Schedule of the Resource Management Act 1991 the Queenstown Lakes District Council gives public notice that on 24 June 2015 the Queenstown Lakes District Plan will become operative with respect to the following Plan Change - Plan Change 48: Signs
A full copy of the schedule to make this Plan Change fully operative can be viewed at the following locations:
• Council offices during normal office hours (8.00am to 5.00pm) at 10 Gorge Road, Queenstown and 47 Ardmore Street, Wanaka
• Queenstown Public Library, 10 Gorge Road, Queenstown
• Wanaka Public Library, Bullock Creek / Dunmore Street, Wanaka
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Doctor Dave Allan, general practitioner at Wanaka Medical Centre, is set to retire in three weeks’ time. Dave was the second doctor to join Wanaka Medical Centre (in 1980), when it changed from a special area practice to a private practice.
When Dave and Jan arrived in Wanaka, the population was about 1100 people. At that time things were very different – there was a hospital in Cromwell (now the rest home, Ripponburn) with a maternity ward, ambulances had volunteers but not paramedics on service, and choppers were often used.
“Sir Tim Wallis was always readily available to help with choppers when needed,” said Dave.
Now 35 years on, Dave has strong relation-ships with many of his patients – he’s treated up to five generations of some families and has treated some right from infancy, or even from birth.“I’ll certainly miss the patients,” said Dave.
“It’s been a great pathway for me, and we’ve been spoilt with the Wanaka environment too. “So much has happened. Between the moun-tain work, road accidents, acute medicals and more, it’s been really varied work.”
But one thing that has been consistent, said Dave, is the outstanding support from
the local community. “The load has always put a stretch on everybody,
but the community has always supported us greatly,” he said.
Dave’s wife Jan was very active with Wanaka Preschool, helping with its establishment and then running the office. She’s also been involved in the
community in many ways.Their two daughters are both
adults now. His eldest, Georgina, is completing training as an ultrasonog-
rapher in Dunedin after studying radiology and his younger daughter, Sarah, is a trained pre-school teacher in Wanaka.
Dave’s not sure yet what his plans will be after retiring.
“We came here with no plans and gave it a go,” said Dave, “so we’ll see what happens this time around too.”
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Winter is here and there is a crowd in town with the skiing already underway.
Police had several calls for service over the weekend including a handbag stolen from a local backpackers on Sunday, and a domestic incident and a motor vehicle crash at the intersection of Ballantyne and Riverbank Rd on Saturday.
We also went to several *555 calls in the Cardrona Valley over the weekend in relation to driving complaints. The road is busy now with ski traffic and drivers need to slow down, keep their following distances appropriate and adhere to the winter driving conditions.
On Friday police dealt with a trespass matter and a driver also had their licence suspended for three months for excess demerit points.
We received a report of the attempted break-in of a retail premise last Wednesday and another report of a rural burglary from earlier in the week. It’s a good time to remind everyone to make sure we always lock houses and vehicles and remove any valuables, including ski equipment, from vehicles especially.
Also reported over the week were another firewood theft, an assault and a noisy party which just frustrates people living nearby. All in all a classic winter week for police and a little too early to be getting this busy.
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The InformantWelcome to The Informant. It has been a number of years since we have run a regular article in The Wanaka Sun. It’s good to be back.This month’s topic looks at some of the issues that people from overseas face becoming NZ tax resi-dents. These issues are somewhat similar to the tax issues also faced by long term New Zealand tax residents with overseas investments.The most important misconception we strike concerning an individuals tax residency is the confusion around how your tax status is tied to your immigration or residency status. Tax status is related solely to two things. Foremost is NZ your permanent home or place of abode? If it is then you are NZ tax resident regardless of how much or little time you physically spend in NZ. Secondly if you are physically present in NZ for 183 days or more in any 12 month period. Meeting either one of these tests will trigger you as a NZ tax resident. Like most things in life, it is harder to undo some-thing than it is to do it in the first place. Hence the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) only allow you
to qualify as a non resident if you give up NZ as your permanent home or leave our shores for 325 days or more in any twelve month period. So as someone who has lived overseas in the past what does it mean to become a NZ tax resident? Fortunately, back in 2006 the tax laws were changed to allow first time residents and ex-pat Kiwis returning to NZ after an absence of 10 years or more, to become what are known as “Transi-tional Tax Residents”. This exemption allows you to get your affairs in order before the full impact of becoming a tax resident of NZ takes effect. During the four year exemption period you can mostly ignore income you have from overseas sources. Obviously there can be benefits in taking advantage of this 4 year exemption period. After the exemption period there is a need to pay tax on all of your worldwide income. This generally includes all pensions, interest, dividends, rental and business income from overseas sources. We quite often find that people with overseas income struggle with the concept of having to include income in their NZ tax return, especially when it is banked in an overseas bank account and remains in that overseas accounts. I understand
their thinking but the IRD doesn’t see it as being outside their grasp. We often find there is low compliance with tax not being paid on overseas pensions.This leads me to the point of what we can help you with if you are one of those many people hav-ing moved to NZ and hold overseas investments. Equally if you are a long term New Zealand citizen with overseas investments, how are you affected? There are certain types of taxes paid overseas that gain recognition within the NZ tax system and others that don’t. Structuring your investments around what is recognised within NZ or taking account of the exemptions surrounding interna-tional tax rules can save you serious money. The IRD are actively looking for parties that don’t comply with overseas taxation rules. The rules tend to be complex in nature. Quite often people fall foul of rules they had no idea existed or ap-plied to their situation. If you need help with any of these matters please feel free to contact us.
Wanaka architect Sarah Ritchie was ‘thrilled’ to receive an award for her work on a local house at the 2015 Southern Architecture Awards.The country’s premier architecture competition recognises outstanding work by New Zealand’s architecture practices. A total of 16 winners, in-cluding four Wanaka homes, were announced last Friday night at the Toituū Otago Settlers Museum in Dunedin.
The awards jury described Warburton House, near Beacon Point Road in Wanaka and designed by Sarah’s company Sarah Ritchie Architect, as especially beguiling with “a series of delightful spaces the jury just didn’t want to leave”. In the house “each expertly scaled space, with its celebration of light, form and personality, has its own surprise”.
Working mum Sarah has lived in Wanaka for 13 years and started her business in 2009.
“I was thrilled to win the award,” she said. “It
was great recognition for the client who com-mitted to such a beautiful project and also great recognition for the whole team and the local builder who worked on it.”
Three other Wanaka homes picked up awards on the night, including Rammed Earth House by Assembly Architects, which comprises three sepa-rate buildings oriented to pick up ridgeline views.
Wanaka House by Lovell and O’Connell Archi-tects was honored for its “unique folded form that breaks away from traditional and contemporary preconceptions of what a house should be”.
And at Bremner Bay a Warren and Mahoney home was recognised for its robust exterior mate-rials and high ceiling supported by exposed trusses that were crafted from recycled timber from an old bridge.
All winners of this year’s Southern Architecture Awards will be considered for 2015 New Zealand Architecture Awards, which will be announced this November.
Warburton House by Sarah Ritchie Architect.
House scoops top award Wanaka businesses have got behind this year’s Matariki celebrations
by helping fund the fireworks on Saturday.This will be the sixth year the celebrations have been held at the Dinosaur Park, and Light Up Wanaka has rallied around to ensure the fireworks will continue.There will also be kapa haka performances, flax weaving and hula hoop workshops along with wood carving.A traditional Hangi will be served but it’s first come first served, for koha (donation).Other entertainment includes bonfires on the shore with Maori myths and legends, stories and poi performances.The celebrations start at 2:30pm and continue until 6pm.
All fired up for Matariki Maori New Year this Saturday
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The Wanaka Sports facility site was officially blessed last Friday by Kaumatua Michael Skerrett.A small crowd of stakeholders attended the Three Parks ceremony and Wanaka Community Board chairman Rachel Brown talked about the “past chapters” on the site.She said the next chapter would involve the Wanaka community embracing the facility as a sporting hub for the whole district.“This is a significant moment in history…it has been a challenging democratic journey.”Cook Brothers Construction has the building con-tract for the $13.9 million project, which started
last week, and the facility plans to be open by June next year.
Sports facility blessed at ceremony
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The Merino Muster Committee and Snow Farm will hold a fundraising dinner on June 25 to promote the cross-country ski race on August 15 and welcome the lucky winner of a competition run in last week’s Wanaka Sun.
Out of 27 entries, Jen Anderson has been cho-sen to receive free training and gear rental from Snow Farm to compete in the Merino Muster.
Jen will be a guest columnist in the Wanaka Sun over the training and competing period. A big thank-you to everyone who entered!
This year will mark the 21st year of the event, named in reference to Snow Farm’s history as a high country sheep station. The race is symbolic of the country tradition of mustering the sheep
from the high mountains to the lower levels at the start of each winter.
The race offers entrants three distances designed to cater to all skill levels: 7km for nov-ices, and 21km or 42km for more experienced cross-country skiers.
Proceeds from the fundraising dinner - held at Lake Bar - will go towards programmes to encourage youth and locals to participate in the race.
The event will include a buffet dinner serving Southern favourites such as ham off the bone and roast beef.
The Merino Muster is an associate member of the prestigious Worldloppet series of interna-tional cross-country ski events.
See classifieds for details of the dinner.
Merino Muster fundraising dinner
AN UNPARALLELED EXPERIENCEHarris Mountain Heli-Ski Wanaka doesn’t just provide unparalleled terrain for skiers and snowboarders, it is also an important part of the Wanaka community - and has been for more than 30 years. Harris Mountains Heli-Ski pioneered heli-skiing in New Zealand, which means they have exclusively-secured the absolute best terrain for heli-skiing in the Southern Alps and
beyond. Having such vast terrain at their disposal - including more than 200 peaks in seven separate mountain ranges - the Harris Mountains team can find the best skiing and boarding for you, no matter what the conditions. You can ski between 2000 and 3500 vertical feet of sheltered basins, bowls, wide rolling mountain flanks or steep chutes. And no matter what your level of expertise, you’ll be
pleased to know your experienced guide is a mountain safety expert. “We’ve been operating for more than 30 years and we work hard to support the Wanaka community,” Operations Manager Roger Kingston said. “We have a proven record of bringing to Wanaka the kind of visitor that local businesses benefit from the most: our guests stay
here, eat out, update their ski gear and spend on down-day activities.” Many Harris Mountains Heli-Ski guests return to Wanaka year after year to enjoy the exclusive mountain experience. Call Harris Mountains Heli-Ski to find out what you’re missing. Harris Mountains Heli-Ski operates daily from Wanaka, Queenstown and Mt Cook.
A word from our winner…Well, what a co-ink-i-dink.I just had a friend ask if I would like to join her in entering this year’s Merino Muster - 21km race category. I of course hesitated for a moment, con-templating what could happen to me (having no experience on cross-country skis at all!) So I said well, I may very well be keen ...where do we start?Then lo and behold I read last week’s Wanaka Sun ... This had my name written all over it.If you want humour with a touch of determination to succeed in your final story, then I’m your girl. Having never been on cross-country skis I certainly tick the box of needing to learn. I have no gear, so love the offer of free gear hire, plus I’ll take your
advice and enter the 7km. The 21km might be a bit ambitious! I have two young children, Lilly (6) and Riley (4) and haven’t done a lot for myself (exercise-wise) in the last while until now, 2015, this is my year!I have started up Cross Fit and although I have a long way to go I have come a long way so far. I now need an activity that will raise my heart rate ... I think it might just happen doing this! And who knows, I may just be New Zealand’s an-swer to Fanny Horn, I just need to get my husband to teach me the shooting part properly.
–JEN ANDERSON
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Another housing rental crisis is upon us, but this winter it’s worse than ever.
Lately we’re hearing stories of people having to sleep in vans, tents, caravans and people’s lounge floors, waiting for a room or a house to become available in Wanaka.
One male backpacker moved to Wanaka hoping to get work, and was thrilled to rent a cheap flat, even though he had to share not only a room, but a bed, with another male.
So what about the hundreds of staff employed this past week on our two skifields –Whose responsibility is it to find them accommodation when they arrive?
And what about all the holiday homes sitting empty while people sit on the internet waiting for somewhere to live?
It’s hardly a match putting backpackers into swanky holiday homes, or even young families with messy children for that mat-ter.
And it’s a known fact that not only do we have a rental shortage, but unaffordable housing, so is it fair to say that if you can’t afford to live here go somewhere else?
But if that was to happen, who would ac-tually be left to look after our tourist town when all the service workers are gone?
And in the case of the two males sharing a bed together – do they top-n-tail?....
THANK YOU DEAR HUSBAND FOR FILLING THE WHEELBARROW WITH FIREWOOD EVERY NIGHT XXX
GR8 2 SEE SIGN NEAR DOC RE: NO CAR SALES STILL 3 - 4 CARS THERE MOST DAYS
NEXT WEEK IS NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK. BIG SHOUT OUT TO THE AWESOME VOLLIE TEAM AT ST. JOHN WANAKA!
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BUILDERS IN PEN BAY SICK OF RUBBISH BLOWING AROUND – IT’S NOT HARD TO KEEP UNDER CONTROL TIDY YOUR BLOODY CRAP UP.
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The Central Otago Soccer League resumed last Saturday after a short break, and both Wanaka men’s teams were in action at Pembroke.Frankton FC pipped Wanaka AFC to the league title of phase one by a sin-gle point last month, and the yellow and blacks were looking to kickstart phase two with a comprehensive display.
The nine-team league has been split in two based on phase one’s results, with the top five and the bot-tom four playing off in mini leagues for a new trophy.
Wanaka AFC welcomed the Queenstown Falcons to town and the visitors proved a much tougher test than a few weeks previous, where they were dispatched by five goals to nil through in Queenstown.
It was the away team who took the lead midway through the first half when their big striker turned well, and tucked his shot into the corner of the net past an outstretched Aaron Molloy.
It remained 1-0 until early in the second half when Wanaka were awarded a free kick around 30 yards from goal, up stepped Seb Thursby
to drill home in superb fashion, to level the scores and give the big man a well-deserved first goal of the season.
Unfortunately Wanaka couldn’t capitalise on the momentum and fell behind again shortly after.
A neat free kick from the visitors put them into the lead with 20 minutes to play.
Wanaka dug deep and pulled off an excellent come back to salvage a point when Ian Bell headed home from close range after an excellent cross box, headed pass from Timmy Zeestraten five minutes from time.
A draw was probably a fair result but Wanaka will be a little disap-pointed not to have stolen the three points, having been the better team throughout and missing several gilt-edged chances.
A much stronger test awaits next week when the team travels over the hill to meet Frankton FC in a mouthwatering early winter fixture.
In Saturday’s early kick off Wanaka Braves went down 4-1 to Queens-town Rangers.
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Amazingly good massage therapy - remedial, deep tissue, sports, relax-ation, pregnancy. Mobile available. Professional and effective. Contact Lee: 027 333 4909
Homeopath and Wellness Specialist available in Wanaka. Call Linda Baker on 0211468041 or visit www.intelligenthealth.co.nz for a refresh-ing approach to your wellness concerns.
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MUMS 'n' BUBS EXERCISE CLASSES-Try a class for only $5! Check out KANGATRAINING WANAKA on facebook, 0275 330 234
ASPIRING MASSAGE WANAKA. Est 2005. Deep Tissue - Relaxation. Trevor Bailey. Full time massage since 1994. 4432993, 0274222455 www.aspir ingmassagewanaka.co.nz
MOBILE INDIAN HEAD MASSAGE by Sarah Millwater Dip IIHHT 1 hour $70 treating head, neck, shoulders & pressure points 4435267 / 021 059 5639
Hot Qigong at Hot Yoga Fusion. Come and enjoy deep relaxation for body and mind rejuvenation. Friday 7.15pm. Contact: James 027 528 0396 [email protected]
For LeaseFully furnished 3 bedroom home available for ski season. 500 p/w plus expenses. Photos on booka-bach property ID 30936. Ph 027 333 7508.
For SaleFree dining table and 6 chairs must pick up ph 02102745114
Trek Mtn bike, full suspension, size L , good condition, $ 300.Ph 021 686 441.
Large Quality First Aid Kits for sale to raise funds for Mac 1st XI Hockey team. Only $39. Text kim 0274061540
It's not too late to secure your copy of Cooking up a Song kids album and ukulele spngbook by Anna van Riel. Email Anna at [email protected]
Large, busy, outdoor Wanaka prop-erty maintenance business for sale. Suit hard worker or two-person team. Contact [email protected].
4 sale chains for toyota vitz. Make an offer. Phone 265 1111. Liz.
Fridge for sale. Medium size, model kelvinator. Collect for $50 as is. Call paolo 4432420 eves.
FOR SALE 2001 Nissan March. Auto, silver. Low 57000kms. Well maintained and serviced. Cheap on petrol $4500 ono. 0211 619 334
OPEN HOME this Sunday 2-230. Stunning property with 4bdrm home+HUGE shed! 86 Riverview Rd, Queensbery. Contact Jessica 021 027 444 33 lakewanakahomes.com/86riverview
Beautiful china tea cup bird feeders, great for attracting wax eyes and bell birds to your garden. Makes the perfect present. $25. Phone or text 021 680 110
NoticesA message from New Zealand Fire Service: Get your chimneys' cleaned before winter.
Wanaka Time Bank - all welcome: Thursday 2nd July 6pm, 3 Maggies Way. Presentation on Sustainable Homes by Maggies Lawton.
Thanks to everyone who supported this years annual Hawea Playgroup Garage Sale. It was our best one yet.
Wanaka Salvation Army Family Store Opening Hours - Monday to Friday 9am-5pm, Saturday 9.30am-4pm. We look forward to seeing you there!
Who's been to Archangel or Bannock Brae? There are lots of fabulous local wine stories that we want to share with you! www.wa-nakawinetours.com WINETRAIL (946387)
Business Networking International. The Wanaka chapter of BNI meets weekly at 7am Tuesday morning. Great networking opportunity to grow your business. Contact Rudy for information 027 703 4037
Tour Spain with Julie Le Clerc May /June Small Group Fantastic Itinerary More information Email [email protected] or local call 443 9425
Wanaka Primary School ‘Op Shop’ open Tues & Thurs - 12 midday to 4pm. Use Koru Way entrance, off Totara Terrace, alongside the steps.
A message from New Zealand Fire Service: Have your chimneys cleaned at least once a year.
ServicesA message from New Zealand Fire Service: Dirty chimneys can cause chimney fires.
VASECTOMYS available here in Wanaka with Dr Simon Brebner at Aspiring Medical Centre. Ph 443 0725 for an appointment to discuss.
FREE BUDGET ADVICE available at Community Networks by appoint-ment. Call 4437799 or email [email protected]
Inland Revenue are at Community Networks Wednesday 24 June 9am - 12.00pm. For help with personal or business tax,child support,student loans or family tax credits. Please call 4437799 to make an appointment.
JP SERVICES at Community Networks Tuesdays 1-2pm and Fridays 10.30-11.30. Appointments essential. Call 4437799
Community Law for legal advice are at Community Networks Wednesday 8 July 12- 2.30pm Call 4437799 to make an appointment.
Confused about your visa?need help with residency?contact your local Wanaka Immigration Adviser for a confidential chat 034438386 [email protected]
Rug Cleaning. So your pet has tak-en over the rug and it smells like a kennel? Bring it to Jae Services at 15 Gordon Road. We'll take care of it. 443 1150
Upholstry cleaning. Did your brown couch used to be cream? Call Jae Services Wanaka. We'll give it a face lift. 443 1150
Driving lessons available. Call Nicky at Aspiring Drivers to book your les-son for professional driving instruc-tion. 0210607310
WANAKA WINDOW CLEANING professional, friendly, efficient ser-vice. Enjoy those mountain views. High, awkward windows a specialty. Paolo 021 0572505/ 4432420
Breastfeeding challenges? Wanaka Breastfeeding Support provides free phone or home support. Call Kate on 4432635/0276957772 or Kim on 021495569
House/pet sitter available by re-sponsible female, from end of June. Many reference available. Pls call phone 0276602271
Skiing. Need somewhere to leave your dog. Drop off at Hounds Hangout Queenstown bookings es-sential. PH 03 4413333
TECHNOLOGY ISSUES? (And ageing gracefully i.e over 60 years?) Come down to Community networks to talk to MAC students on a Thursday from 12.45 till 1.45. Appointments can be made by call-ing 03 443 7799
Wilson’s Pest Control & Window cleaning. Spider & Fly treatments. Do it once, do it well. Licensed & Accredited. Call anytime 03 443 6652 or www.wilsonservices.co.nz
WANAKA FURNITURE DESIGN for all your bespoke furniture needs. From kitchens, bedrooms vanities to repair work. Free quotations www.wanakafurnituredesign.co.nz 021 067 9615
Wanaka Pharmacy is your local pharmacy. We’re the big pharmacy at the top of Helwick Street - open until 7pm every single day. Ph 443 8000
Need a portable chiller trailer for your function or wedding? Come and speak to us at Wanaka Liquor Centre. 1 Ardmore Street. Ph 03 443 1466 Bra professionally fitted 200 sizes so you will get a perfect fit - Beautiful design NO underwire private ap-pointment ph 443 9425
Good Rotations Bicycle Shop win-ter hours are: Wednesday 2-6pm, Thursday 10am-6pm, Friday 2-6pm. 34 Anderson Rd. www.goodrota-tions.co, 03.443.4349. Want your colours done? Always look your best? Book an a Colour Consultant 4439425
Mini Muscles Indoor Movement, Music and Play at Proactive Gym. Every Friday. 9.30am for crawlers &
walkers under 2 years, 10.30am for 2, 3 & 4 year olds & 11am for ba-bies. Everyone welcome. $5 p/hr, $1 for extra children.
A message from New Zealand Fire Service: Chimney fires can cause house fires.
WantedWanted Family Xmas accommoda-tion wanted. 29 Dec to 9 Jan. txt Phillipa on 0274422895 for full con-tact details
Audi quattro Winter Games NZ 2015, 21 - 30 August seek FABULOUS VOLUNTEERS. For info & to register please visit www.wintergamesnz.kiwi
Retired US couple looking to rent apt/house for 5 months (Nov25-Apr15). [email protected]
What’s OnWanaka Garden Club meets 95 Riverbank Rd 25th June 11.00 am. Garden Art Glass Flowers with Jane Einan . Pot Luck finger food. Inquiries Marisa McAtamney 4434018
National Volunteer Week (June 21-27): For details of events or to enquire about volunteering contact Volunteering Central’s Gillian White: email [email protected] or phone027 506 5705.
Merino Muster & Snow Farm sup-porters' dinner, Lake Bar, 25 June, 6 pm. $ 50 p.p. or $ 120 for a family. 021 766910.
Summer Thieves playing at Gin & Raspberry this Friday June 19th @9pm and Joshua Rennie Hynes playing Saturday 20th June @8pm
Kindermusik with liz ritchie", thurs-day 18th june, st. Columbas, corner of upton and mcdougalls, 9.30a.m. For your childs brain, body, heart and soul, 021 209 1355
Stitch 'n Bitch, Wednesdays from 7pm. Edgewater Resort. Its free, fun, and friendly! All crafts, skill levels welcome! Come craft or just meet some new people and have a drink.
Lalaland Lounge Bar Wanaka. Open daily from 4pm – 2.30am. Upstairs, 99 Ardmore Street.
Due to overwhelming demand, advertisements have been missed out due to the number of people wanting to advertise.Locals recognise that this is the best place to get the most exposure, and over the past 216 weeks we have given the community thousands of free classifieds.The free classifieds will now be reserved for the free trade and exchange of anything of a NON-COMMERCIAL nature.
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WANAKA STADIUM BOWLS RESULTS – WEEK ENDING June 14 MONDAY EVENING EDGEWATER TROPHY1st: J Barrow, R Muir, Kathryn Mitchell 2nd: P Herbert, J Leith, R Marshall 3rd: S Nyhof, M Baker, D WatsonTUESDAY MORNING2X4X2 PAIRS1st: K Allison & A Coup 2nd: K Urquhart & S Morris 3rd: B Russell &J LischnerTUESDAY AFTERNOON 2X4X2 PAIRS1st: J Barron & D Minson 2nd: G Thomas & M Hardy 3rd: L Wilson & Y GaleTUESDAY EVENING TRADES COMPETITION1st: Matt Prince, Mark Gould, Joe Oakes 2nd: Barry Mowat, Neville Guise, Bryan Lloyd 3rd: John Leith, Roger Marshall, Ian HodgesWEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TRIPLES1st: D Studholme, L Pannett, Jude Smith 2nd: D Ollerenshaw, R Chartres, L Osborne 3rd: J Millar, N Mayen, P KnowlesWEDNESDAY EVENING TRADES COMPETITION1st: Bowl Busters 2nd: Trail enders 3rd: HaggisTHURSDAY AFTERNOON TRIPLES1st: D Urquhart, J Barron, R Chartres 2nd: G Beattie, M Baxter, E Findlater 3rd: I Brown, F Duncan, B Mc-CormackFRIDAY AFTERNOON PROGRESSIVESkips: 1: D McLeay 2: C Landsborough 3: N Young3rds: 1: N Matheson 2: I Fletcher 3: J Barron2nds: 1: G McCarthy 2: B Marr 3: J BryantLeads: 1: O Verbiest 2: B ThorburnSATURDAY STUDHOLME MEMORIALBeaconPoint 17, Rippon Lea 16, Mt Albert 13, Bremn-er Park 13, Meadowstone 10, Scurr Heights 8, Hawea 6, Pembroke 4.
Wanaka Gun Club held the Central Otago challenge on Sunday June 14. 10 tgt H B D eye opener. 10, Tyler Sarginson, Lachie Weir, A Radford, R Smart, F McGarvie, M Small, S Mc-Breen, R Gunn, B Waugh.15 tgt H B D C O challenge. 25, Tyler Sarginson, Lachie Weir, S McBreen, Z Potoczny, F McKnight, B Waugh, B Thurlow, J Marshall, Dylan Crawford, J McSkimming.Central Otago Challenge scores were, Alexandra 60, Wanaka 59, Moa Creek 59, Roxburgh 53.10 pair double rise. 18, M Small, R Gunn, Z Potoczny, 17, R Anderson, B Waugh, D Eckhoff. 16, B Thurlow, Dylan Crawford.20 continental. 20, R Smart, M Small, Z Potoczny, F McKnight, 19, R Anderson, S McBreen, L Smith, A Stu-
art, B Waugh, B Thurlow, D Eckhoff.
Lake Hawea Golf Club results from Sunday June 14:MT Maude StablefordMens: 1st Gerry Browne 42 on c/b; 2nd Stew Burt 42; 3rd Murray Nyhon 41 on c/b; 4th Red Stevenson 41; 5th Gerard Haggart 40 on c/b; 6th Rick Johnston 40Ladies: 1st Allison Brown 35Nearest the Pin No.1 Rick Johnston, No.5 Gerard Hag-gartTwo’s Bryan Burgess No.1Birdies / Net Eagles No.4 Stew Burton, Murray Nyhon
Wanaka Bridge Club ResultsSilver Championship Pairs 6. North/South:- Errol Kel-ly, Ian McDonald 61.46% 1. Gerard Herlihy, Deirdre Lynch 56.60% 2. Jan Cunningham, Jacqui Roberts 52.78%3. East/West:- Lynne Fegan, Maggie Stratford 66.27%1. Allan Kelly, Georgie Roberts 60.32% Doro-thy McDonald, Nan Ottrey 53.97%3. Friday Bridge 12 June. North/South:- Gerard Herlihy, Deirdre Lynch 64.14%1. Lyla &Bryan Hensley 63.14%2. Dorothy McDonald, Nan Ottrey 62.34%3. East/West:- Lynne Fegan, Jenny Muir 62.50%1. Pam Miller, Linda Sutton 58.81%2. Joy Baxter, Morag Chisholm 55.13% 3. Lin-dis Pairs. 10June. North/South:- Madeleine Reveley, Linda Hodge 63.49% 1. Judy Muir, Dorothy McDon-ald 56.35%2. Lynne Fegan, David Brewer 54.76% 3. East/West:- Peter & Elaine Herbert 63.99%1. Bruce Cathie, Kate Summers 63.39%2. Jen & John mil urn 57.13% 3. Tuesday Bridge 9 June. North/South:- Da-vid Brewer, Lynne Fegan 58.33% 1. Morag Chisholm, Jacqui Roberts 57.44%2. Lyla & Bryan Hensley 54.17%3. East/West:- Gabby Marshall, Claire Romeril 60.12%1. Jenny Pryde, Lyn Robinson 58.33%1. Noe-line Goldsbrough, Hardy Hunt 56.25%3.
Wanaka Basketball ResultsTuesday 9 JuneMAC 44 vs Bay Hawks 42 (MVP MAC,Nick O’Donnell) Base StreetWear 38 vs Ecco 23 (MVP BaseStreetwear, Kat) Carries Cardinals 26 vs MAC 25 (MVP Cardies Cardinals, Hanneke) Wahine Disasters 17 vs Team Trout 12 (MVP Wahine Disasters, Jenny B) Wednes-day 10 June The Goons 53 vs Speights Ale House 42 (MVP The Goons, Phill) Ninja Stars 43 vs Smoking Aces 32 (MVP Smoking Aces, Dan) Hawea Hotel 58 vs Alpine Allstars 25 Wizards 58 vs Power Dribblers 14
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Mount Aspiring College cross-country athletes are gearing up for the National Cross Country Champs in Dunedin on Saturday.
The team cleaned up at the Otago cross country champs in Mosgiel, Dunedin, last Tuesday, with eight out of nine athletes winning a place on the podium.
They are hoping for a repeat performance at the National Champs as this will be the biggest squad the team has sent out for many years.
At last week’s event first place prizes went to Phoebe Young and Gregor Findlay in the under-15 category and Sammy Burke and Janus Stauffen-berg for the under-16s.
Other podium places went to Fi Murray, Bella Fraser, Julius Stauffenberg and Nick Toepher, while Matthew Prince took fourth place in the very competitive under-5 boys category.
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The Mount Aspiring College 1st XV hosted Otago’s biggest boys school, Kings High School, on Saturday.
The game was played in perfect conditions and started in positive fashion for the home team.
The MAC boys played disciplined controlled rugby and put immense pressure on the visi-tors.
A breakout try gave Kings an early lead but a stunning try to Bailey Nolet levelled the scores. Defensive lapses gifted Kings another two tries
to give them a 17-7 halftime lead.Coach Crosbie asked his team for a more
committed second half but the home team fell away to concede several long-range tries to the speedy Kings backs.
Two late tries from Edward Trombik and Cameron Arnerich brought the fulltime score to 53-17.
The player of the day was Blair Underwood who was a constant threat at centre.
The team has another home game this week against Waitaki Boys.
Kings score win over Mount Aspiring College
Young athletes put best foot forward
A Wanaka mountain biker has been officially selected to attend the World Junior Mountain Bike Champs with the elite Under 19 New Zealand team.
After competing well in the Oceania-championships and some Junior World Cup races, Paul Wright (17) is now training hard for the Junior World Champs in Andorra in August.
Paul is a member of Wanaka’s Unspoked Bike Club and has worked extremely hard to develop his talent, riding by himself in the wind, snow and cold.
As this will be his first year in the under-19 category, he still has one more year to truly make his mark on the New Zealand mountain bike scene.
Biker gears up for World Champs
Back row: Matthew Prince (14), Janus Stauffenberg (15), Julius Stauffenberg (14), Nick Toepher (15) and Gregor Findlay (14). Front: Phoebe Young (14), Fiona Murray (13), Bella Fraser (14) and Sammy Burke (15).
