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A shortage of St John volunteers in Wanaka is on the verge of becoming a major problem.

Acting station manager, Deanna Robb, said the situation was not dire yet, but “we need to prevent what will be a dire need.”

The organisation currently had 17 volunteers in Wanaka and it needed five more. But this was not as simple as it sounded.

“We do a recruitment drive for suitable people – we can start with ten and we might end up with one or two.”

The initial and ongoing training

was “quite extensive,” there was a significant time commitment and some people simply found the role did not suit them.

People used to readily volunteer for the position of ambulance driver but, these days, everyone at St John had to hold the necessary medical skills and driving the ambulance was a shared duty, Deanna Robb said.

The organisation needed to consistently find and train suitable people, to replace those who left, and it was getting “busier and busier” due to population growth, the aging population and the fact there were limited health services, such as a hospital, in Wanaka.

“It’s the progression of a small town - eventually we need to get bigger as well.”

In the Wanaka area, a St John ambulance attended 911 incidents in 2010; 982 in 2011; 1092 in 2012; 980 last year and during the current year to July 31, 582 incidents have been attended. Seventy-eight percent – or 456 – of this year’s incidents resulted in the ambulance taking the patient or patients on to a treatment centre.

The local organisation’s busiest months coincide with the snow season, from July to September.

Volunteers did, on average, four 12-hour shifts a month, from 6am until 6pm.

However, it was flexible with

some people working more or less shifts depending on their other commitments, Deanna Robb said.

There were three paid St John staff in Wanaka, who provided a 24-hour service, seven days a week.

The number of paid staff was boosted during winter, to four professionals who manned the main ambulance 24 hours a day, seven days a week, plus an additional four staff who covered the day shifts, including a “ski field liaison” position.

The extra staff comprised volunteers stepping into temporary paid positions and St John employees from throughout the country who applied to come to Wanaka for the winter, Deanna Robb said.

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Wanaka skateboarders will have a much larger skatepark by Christmas, all going according to plan. Wanaka Skatepark Trust spokesperson, Eddie Spearing, said work would begin on the expansion during the middle of September. It would almost double the size of the skatepark, from 850sqm to about 1400sqm. Under the Pembroke Park Reserve Management Plan, the skatepark could be a maximum of 2000sqm. It was likely part or all of the skatepark would be closed during part of the construction period, which was expected to take 12 to 16 weeks. Pictured from left: Alex Oestreng of Norway and Christy Prior and Bruno Cretney, both of Wanaka.

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Section sales in the Wanaka area rose by more than 140 percent during the last quarter, when compared to the same period last year.

And a major local house building company says business has increased by about 40 percent since this time last year.

The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand said 29 sections were sold during April, May and June this year, compared to 12 during the same quarter last year.

However, the number of house sales dropped slightly, by four percent, from 68 during the April-June quarter last year, to 65 during the same period

this year.The median price

of a section during the April-June quarter this year was nine percent lower than for the same period last year, $240,000 compared to $264,000. But the median price for a house rose by 12 percent. It was $478,250 during the April-June quarter last year and $535,000 during the same period this year.

Stonewood Homes Central Otago director, Mark Harry, said his firm had seen a “big increase” in business. “I thought last year was busy, but this year’s even busier.”

The company built just over 40 houses during the April 1 2013 to March 31 2014 financial year.

It has already signed

contracts for 30 new houses during the five months of the current financial year and is on track to build more than 60 homes during the entire year.

“If anybody said five years ago that we’d be building 60 houses in Wanaka in a year, I would have thought they were crazy.”

Mark Harry said a lot of people moving to Wanaka were choosing to build a home, as there was a shortage of houses on the market. Unlike in some other parts of the country, building a house in Wanaka was “pretty competitive,” when compared with buying an existing house, he said.

Current statistics show that one in three people will have cancer at some stage in their lives and this figure is heading towards one in two.

The New Zealand Cancer Society has appointed a new person to a supportive role in Wanaka, which has been vacant since the end of last year.

Susan Helmore has been appointed to Supportive Care Services and will be available to anyone wanting help and advice, be they local people living with cancer or those who have friends or family with cancer in faraway places.

Susan’s Queenstown-based manager, Marie Wales, said it has been frustrating because people often do not realise the society has someone based in Wanaka. Up until the end of last year, the role was filled by Raewyn Robertson, who now leads a group of volunteers who help people with cancer.

In her new role, Susan will be able to put people in touch with the support group or offer them many of the other kinds of help which is available.

“Susan will be great in the role because she is bubbly and positive,”

Marie said. “Our service is all about the client. We can empower them to have choices and decide on the sort of care they want to have.”

Susan has been a health professional for 15 years. She is a speech

and language therapist and has worked with people suffering from cancer, strokes and brain injuries, as well as those with simple speech impairments.

“It usually involves working with families too,” she said. Susan will continue to operate her speech therapy business alongside her supportive care role for the Cancer Society.

“Often people need someone to talk to who isn’t a family member or a friend,” Susan said. “They want to have a good confidential talk to someone who won’t worry so much.”

Often the supportive role involves practical help which could be arranging for meals to be in the freezer after someone has had chemotherapy, getting in a good supply of firewood, or helping out with school lunches.

Medical help comes from other professionals and both Susan and Marie have oncology nurses supporting them.

A former Mount Aspiring College hostel student wil l be meeting the Governor General this Saturday to receive her Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award, at Government House in Wellington. His Excellency, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, will present certificates to 94 recipients from throughout New Zealand.

G e o r g i n a G i b b s completed her Silver D u k e o f E d i n b u r g h Award while at Mount

Aspiring College and had completed ten months towards her Gold Award when she left school at the end of 2012. Now in her first year studying Educational Psychology at Victoria University, Georgina finished her final two months towards the award by doing a stint as “Class Rep,” serving as the student-lecturer liaison for an education paper.

The Duke of Edinburgh A w a r d s c h e m e i s a voluntary programme for those aged 14 to 25 and offers personal and individual challenges.

The Gold Award takes 12 months and includes completing “service” (help in the local community), “skills” (a hobby, skill or interest), “adventurous journey” (training for, practising, planning and completing a journey), “physical recreation” (sport, dance and fitness) and a “residential project” (a purposeful project with new companions). Georgina’s activities included MAC Students in the Community for “Service” and the Kepler Track for her “Journey.”

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coordinator Andrea Woolley said the award was much deserved. “Georgina is an incredibly motivated and thoughtful young person. She was a well-liked member of the MAC hostel and she made the most of all the opportunities that came her way,” she said.

Georgina added that the programme had taught her a lot about finishing what she started.

“I think everyone should go through the Duke of Ed. It’s a real commitment to see it through,” she said.

The proposed Red Bridge River Park and Native Recovery Centre came a little closer to existence last week with a $30,000 pledge from the New Zealand Rivers Trust, which is part of the Morgan Foundation e s t a b l i s h e d b y Gareth Morgan.

The Red Bridge River Park Trust has raised $177,510 to date and hopes to raise $300,000, to purchase the land from Contact Energy. Contact Energy has extended its deadline for purchase of the land from August 21 to October 31.

T h e p r o p o s e d 2.5ha park would be for recreation, native restoration, stewardship, ecosystem education

and freshwater research. It would have an on-site caretaker who would manage a native nursery, u n d e r t a k e n a t i v e restoration, maintain the park and liaise with visitors including school groups, work experience volunteers and tourists.

The role would be filled by trustee Lewis Verduyn-Cassels who has lived on the site since 1991. He has worked on it during that time, removing wilding pines, briars, Vinca major (periwinkle), blackberry and other invasive species which were intermixed with dying remnant kanuka and Chinese gold-workings. He has removed most of the large pines on the northern part of the site and established areas of kanuka, cordyline australis and flax.

Lewis set up the Clutha Mata-Au River Parkway project in 2003, aiming to create a river-length parkway and trail from Lake Wanaka to the sea. He also works on the river as a rafting guide.

O t h e r t r u s t e e s include Te Reo Maori teacher Jeromy van R i e l , l i m n o l o g i s t /freshwater ecologist Dr Marc Schallenberg and archaeological consultant Matthew Sole.

The riverside land was once earmarked for a possible hydro dam site, but has since been offered for sale by Contact Energy.

I t a d j o i n s t h e R e d B r i d g e w h i c h was opened in 1915. Prior to that, a punt operated from the site.

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Wet Wanaka winter1080 rabbit control plan abandoned Plans to use 1080 poison to eradicate rabbits on farmland bordering a residential area of Hawea Flat have been abandoned.

Some Hawea Flat residents were upset about plans to lay 1080 bait on 50 to 60ha of land bordered by Newcastle Road and Loess Lane this month. They were worried about the safety of their children and pets.

“I’m very concerned to be told that the (Otago Regional) Council will be dropping 1080 poison in Hawea Flat. Surely this can’t be true. To drop extremely dangerous poison adjacent to a residential area with many pet dogs and small children.

“Our family and pets will not stray onto the farms, but the poisoned rabbits may stray onto

our property as the properties aren’t rabbit fenced. I find this very disturbing,” one neighbour, who did not wish to be named, said at the time.

However, the ORC’s Cromwell-based senior field advisor, Scott Liddell, said the farmer had now decided to use the less toxic poison, Pindone. The area on which the poison would be laid had also been reduced, to 20ha.

1080 was still being used in a less residential part of Hawea Flat, on 176ha between the end of Kennels Lane and the Hawea River. Chunks of carrot laced with 1080 were laid there on Wednesday last week.

The owners of both blocks of land had opted to use 1080, which was cheaper and more effective than Pindone, after the ORC told them the number of rabbits on their properties

exceeded acceptable levels.Scott Liddell said the decision

to use Pindone instead of 1080 on the land near Newcastle Road was made because the site was not rabbit-proof fenced, meaning more rabbits would come onto the land once the poison was gone and subsequent poison drops after 1080 had been used were less effective.

1080 could only be used every five years whereas Pindone could be used annually, and using Pindone after 1080 was largely ineffective because rabbits were able to connect the carrot bait with the death of rabbits in the area, Scott Liddell said.

Pieces of carrot laced with Pindone would be spread late this week using a quad bike and signs would be erected warning people that the poison was present.

In regards to the Kennels Lane site where 1080 had been used, people walking their dogs in the wider area were urged to take great care. The carcasses of rabbits which had died as a result of consuming 1080 posed a serious threat to dogs which may scavenge them. The carcasses remained toxic until they had completely broken down, which took about six months.

Rabbits took between 30 minutes and two hours to die after consuming 1080 and there was a risk they could leave the properties on which the poison had been laid and die on others.

Therefore, vet Beth Campbell advised people to treat any rabbit carcasses found in the vicinity of the poisoned sites as potentially toxic for three months following the poison drop.

Oddity makes top 30

About 180mm of rain has fallen in the Wanaka area since the beginning of June, around 50mm more than normal. The MetService said 99.8mm of rain fell in June, compared to the average of 61mm. More than 30mm fell on June 25 alone, when a strong westerly wind pushed rain over the Southern Alps and into the Wanaka area. More than 49mm of rain had fallen so far this month, as of yesterday afternoon - including 18mm on Monday - meaning the average rainfall of 50mm had already been reached.However, July was drier than normal, with 30.8mm falling, compared to the average of 43mm.Maungawera farmer Phill Hunt said it was possible the heavy rainfall had caused longterm damage to pastures, however, the area’s silt soils meant they generally drained quickly.On the plus side, the heavy rainfall was setting farmers up well for spring, when “hopefully” the high soil moisture levels combined with warmer temperatures would lead to good growth, Phill Hunt said.The wettest June on record was in 2002 and again last year, when 112mm of rain fell. The highest July rainfall occurred in 1992 when 94mm fell, and the wettest August on record was in 1997 with just over 100mm.As of yesterday, the MetService was forecasting a mainly fine weekend.

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With the date for a ver-dict on the future of Wanaka’s pool looming, the Queenstown Lakes District Council has requested costings on adding a 25m pool and a learners’ pool to the proposed Three Parks sports facility.

The request came after a council work-shop last Thursday on options for long-term swimming facilities in Wanaka.

Council will make a decision on where the pool will be located at the full council meeting on August 28, which is being held at the Lake Wanaka Centre.

According to the QLDC’s communica-tions manager Michele Poole, updated infor-mation on Three Parks and the other main

option, of refurbishing the existing pool and adding a learners’ pool, would be available on the council’s website next Monday. Members of the public wanting to speak on the issue could do so during the public forum at 1pm, ahead of Thursday’s meeting.

Quentin Smith, who founded the Wanaka Sport and Recreation Action Group in the wake of the Wanaka pool closure, said he plans to speak at the forum. He wanted as-surance that key stake-holders such as the Wanaka Swim Club and the netball club would be consulted, should the Three Parks option go ahead. “We need direct consultation to make sure we get a good outcome,” he said.

Members of the Mount Aspiring College student band Oddity (pictured) will be waiting nervously on Friday to hear if they have made the final cut in this year’s Smokefreerockquest youth music competition.

The group, comprising year 12 and 13 students Connor Moore, Bronnie Ormandy, John Steven, Florence Collins-Caballero and Louis Koopman, has been named in the top 30 of the contest, which originally had about 700 entries from across New Zealand.

Oddity was placed second in the Central Otago Rockquest regional finals in July, as well as winning Best Song at the regional event for their original composition “Bumblebee.”

The second placing allowed them to progress to the next stage of the contest, which required

t h e m t o s u b m i t a 15-minute video of their original music. A panel of judges from the music industry selected the top 30 - 20 bands and 10 soloists/duets - from the first and second place-getters at the 23 regional finals, and they will now narrow the field down to nine - six bands and three soloists/duets - to play off at the national final at Auckland’s Q Theatre on September 27. The judges’ decision will be announced on Friday.

According to Mount Aspiring College music

teacher Matt Doyle, the members of Oddity, whose sound can be described as indie-infused pop with a touch of jazz, have a strong bond as friends, as well as bandmates. “When you’re a group of mates, you practice more and are more open in your song-writing,” he said. He added Oddity’s members were part of strong group of young musicians coming up through the high school’s music programme. “We do really well against the bigger schools,” he said.

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Noted astronomer to speak

Auction boost for preschool

The Wanaka Branch of the Royal Society is hosting noted astronomer and speaker Dr Ian Griffin at its next meeting.

T h e s u b j e c t o f the lecture will be “ H o w t h e H u b b l e Telescope works”.

The Hubble Telescope has been orbiting the earth since 1990, taking images which have revolutionised man’s understanding of the universe. Dr Griffin was Head of the Office of Public Outreach for the Hubble Telescope Programme in the United States.

He will describe how the Hubble Telescope works, how astronomers use it and will outline the science behind some of its most iconic images. He will also explain how Hubble science is used to inspire interest i n a s t r o n o m y a n d share some of his own excitement at using the

world’s most powerful telescope.

He will also speak about light pollution in Central Otago.

The meeting will be held at the Wanaka Presbyterian Community Church Centre at 6pm on August 22. It is open to the public and there is a $5 charge.

The Eyes on Ardmore July Style makeover competition winner was randomly picked by Wanaka Sun marketing manager Jake Kilby (pictured with Eyes on Ardmore’s Michelle Stewart) on Friday. Morgan Howie won the package which included glasses frames and lenses, a personal style session with Trudie Millar, a cut, colour and style with Shannon van Walt and a makeover with Deirdre Read.

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The Wanaka Preschool’s annual art auction is expected to have raised up to $10,000, which will go toward education resources at the non-profit early childhood centre.The 11th auction was held on Friday, with 154 artworks going under the hammer.They ranged from paintings, photographs and sculptures, to glass pieces, jewellery, and ceramics, and were by both local and national artists.Buyers snapped up 109 of the pieces on the night and negotiations were still underway on some of the other items.The highest bidding was for a Deidre Copeland painting, entitled “Water into Wine.”The painting “Swimming” by local five-year-old Adair Nichol, which featured in last week’s Wanaka Sun, fetched $240.

Plans for new subdivision

Plans have been lodged with the council for 21 residential sections on Cardrona Valley Road.

Satomi Holdings Ltd is seeking consent from the Queenstown Lakes District Council to subdivide a 2.5ha site at 28c Cardrona Valley Road, immediately north of the Grand Mercure Oakridge Resort.

Most of the sections would be between 700sqm and 1000sqm, with two larger lots measuring about 1400sqm and 2500sqm.

If the application is approved as submitted, ten of the sections could be further subdivided into two lots each in the future.

The land is zoned rural lifestyle in the Queenstown Lakes District Plan, with a visitor accommodation subzone overlay. The site is within the urban boundary identified in the Wanaka Structure Plan.

S a t o m i H o l d i n g s a l r e a d y has consent to build 36 visitor accommodation units on the site, as an extension to Oakridge which would almost double the size of the resort. This is due to consent being granted to the previous owner of the land, Northern Link Developments Ltd. The consent is valid until November next year.

However, consultant planner Dan Curley said the plans for visitor accommodation units had been abandoned in favour of

residential, standalone housing, due to market demands.

Owners of visitor accommodation units could not live in them for more than three months a year, whereas the revised plan would provide for permanent residents.

Satomi Holdings believed the sections would be attractive to permanent residents as they were flat sites near necessary services, such as the Wanaka Lakes Health Centre, and close to central Wanaka.

Satomi Holdings was not linked to Oakridge, Dan said.

The plans have been publicly notified, with the opportunity to lodge a submission closing on September 4.

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Students saving electricity

A student-led initiative at Mount Aspiring College is expected to save about $600 a year. The Team Green sustainability group has arranged for the school to have an Earth Hour every month when all unnecessary electrical equipment, such as lights and heaters, is turned off.

“Any necessary equipment will be exempt, to minimalise the impact on students’ learning,” Team Green member Noel Bisson (pictured) said. “Computers would be an example.”

The first MAC Earth Hour was held last Friday, August 8.

Noel said the group decided to make Earth Hour a monthly event after finding the school electricity usage dropped from six kilowatts

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A local woman who was accidentally scalped as a child is donating her hair to a charity which makes wigs for women who have lost their hair due to cancer treatment.

Wanaka Sun co-owner Nikki Heath (pictured) has joined a Wanaka group called Hair to Help. Members are cutting their hair next week and donating it to Pantene Beautiful Lengths.

When Nikki was 13 she was in a go-kart being towed by a farm vehicle, when her waist-length hair got caught in the rear axle. The vehicle continued towing her for about a kilometre before anyone noticed she was in trouble.

“I was 90 percent scalped by the time they stopped and there was blood everywhere,” she said. “I was in shock and I took off and ran home screaming. It was terrible.”

Nikki was told by doctors she may never have hair again. She had a fractured skull and needed hundreds of stitches in her head. She was in and out of hospital for over a year. Her hair did grow back eventually, but she was very grateful to have a wig made of real hair in the meantime.

“It was a really hard thing to deal with as a teenage girl,” she said. “We

didn’t have much money but Mum insisted I should have a real hair wig. The fake ones were terrible. They managed to use some of my own hair they unwound from the axle of the go-kart and some donated hair.”

Nikki grew her hair long again and has worn it like that ever since. She hasn’t cut it for at least five years and it’s now below her waist.

She heard about the Hair to Help group and “agreed to do the chop for charity.

“It will be wonderful to give back, so that someone else can benefit from my hair.”

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Branching out for poet-treeThe Wanaka Library Poetry Competition has received 270 entries from young poets from Wanaka, Cromwell and Hawea. The entries are now decorating the “Poet-Tree” in the Wanaka Library’s children’s reading area, and the winners will be announced on National Poetry Day on Friday, August 22, in the Wanaka Library Pop-up Poetry Café at 4pm.

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to two kilowatts an hour, when students observed the annual global Earth Hour earlier this year.

“That generated a saving of $57.76 for the school,” Noel said. Team Green believes if the school observed an Earth Hour once a month for ten months it would save about $600. The group hopes the money saved will go towards buying solar panels for the school.

Noel said Team Green was also encouraging students to save power at home and reduce their carbon footprints.

“This power saving could take the form of simply turning off lights in rooms that are not being u s e d , o r a c o m p l e t e restriction of electricity for a specific amount of time each month or week,” he said.

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On August 4 a cellphone was stolen from the Lake Hawea store.

On August 6 a motorist parked outside New Zealand Post in Ardmore Street, hit the accelerator instead of the brake and crashed into the front of the Maxim Ltd offices.

On the same day, a large tree fell across the road while a man was driving towards Hawea. He escaped serious injury.

On August 7 police attended an argument between flatmates at a Matai Road address, over damage to two vehicles at the property.

On the same day, a local woman turning into the Anderson Road vets was rear-ended by a motorist who shunted her car into the adjacent car yard, damaging two other vehicles and causing injury to the turning driver.

That same evening, police attended a serious assault in the Ardmore Street kebab shop. A local male was attacked by two other males inside the shop and received serious facial injuries. Both males have been identified and will be charged.

On August 8 a male wanted on immigration matters was located in Wanaka and taken to Christchurch for deportation.

On August 10 police attended a domestic incident in Aubrey Road where a mother was attacked by her daughter.

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Psychic challengeThis month marks the 20th anniversary of the $100,000 Psychic Challenge. The challenge began in 1994, when Puzzling World creator and New Zealand Skeptics Society member, Stuart Landsborough, offered a reward to any psychic or mind reader who could read his thoughts and find a promissory note for $50,000 hidden on the property. In 2006, Stuart increased the reward to $100,000 and split the notes into two and decreased the search site to 100m. Challengers must make an appointment with Stuart and pay a $1000 deposit before the challenge commences. They then have 30 minutes to ask Stuart questions, which he replies to in his mind, and one hour to look for the notes. If they fail the deposit is given to charity, if they succeed they win $100,000. To date, seven people have tried and failed the challenge.

Wanaka schoolgirl Daisy Thor-Poet has been selected as one of six finalists in the international Panasonic Kid Witness filmmaking competition. Her film, Searching for Summer, is about teenagers finding their place in the world.

“It’s portrayed through an adopted girl who goes on a journey to find her mother,” Daisy said. “I chose the topic because you have to do something you are passionate about. I know a lot of people who are adopted.”

Daisy, who is in year 12 at Mount Aspiring College, will be travelling to New York with her father Zeke Thor-Poet and her friend Mila Sumar, who plays several roles in the film, to attend the finals in October.

Daisy is no stranger to winning film competitions. Last year she won the same competition with her film Forever Emily, about a teenage girl dealing with loss and

grief. The film was selected as the winner from 650 entries. Daisy’s younger sister

Ming starred in the film and went to Paris with her to attend the final, which was held at the UNESCO headquarters.

Daisy first entered this filmmaking competition in 2010 when she was at Garston Primary School. She saw it advertised on What Now and won a camera to make her film. It was called Giving Back and was about respecting the environment. The following year Daisy made it the regional finals, which were held in Singapore, with The Invitation – a film about the quest to find new friendship.

Daisy puts her success down to the realism in her films.

“They kind of portray issues which are true in the world and I think people can relate to them,” she said. “When I leave school I’m definitely going to do something in film. I want to be a director and make New Zealand dramas.”

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At least four Wanaka photographers were r e c o g n i s e d a t t h e New Zealand Institute o f P r o f e s s i o n a l Photographers (NZIPP) Iris Awards last week. They were Anna Allan, Andy Woods, Finlay Woods and Wendy Bowie.

Anna Allan of Alpine Image Company entered nine photographs in the competition and won two silver and six bronze awards. One of her silver awards was for an entry in the landscape category of a shot of cars driving down the Cardrona ski field road. The other was in the portrait classic category and was of an image of Tuhoe Bruno Isaac (pictured).

“Bruno is a former Mongrel Mob leader who has found God,” Anna said. “He was in Wanaka promoting his book when I took his portrait.”

Anna’s bronze awards included four in the wedding classic category, one in illustrative and another in landscape. Anna achieved Master Photographer status in 2013.

Andy Woods, a qualified a n d a n a c c r e d i t e d professional photographer with the NZIPP, won five bronze awards. Two were in the commercial category, two were in the portrait category and one was in the documentary category.

“Along with the awards, I gain an associate distinction as well,” he said.

Andy’s son Finlay

entered the awards for the first time this year and won silver in the fusion category. Fusion involves combining still and moving images with sound, in a single presentation. Finlay described his entry, “Lonely Shadow,” as a “self-portrait of a country boy being immersed in the city”.

Photographer Wendy Bowie moved to Wanaka from London in October last year. She has been a photographer for three years and began competing this year. She entered three images in the portrait classic category and won one silver award for a family portrait, and two bronzes. She also won silver for her entry in the wedding category.

“I’m rapt and very happy,” she said.

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Government invests in GamesEconomic Development Minister Steven Joyce announced on Friday the Government’s Major Events Fund is investing $1.5 million in the Winter Games New Zealand 2015 and $1.25 million in the 2017 event.“This event generates excellent international exposure for New Zealand, showcasing some of our most spectacular scenery. The games also deliver a significant economic boost for the country as many of the athletes choose to stay for an extended period of time to train in New Zealand in the lead up to their event,” Steven Joyce said.The next Winter Games NZ will take place from August 21 to 30 next year.

The winners of the Netball Upper Clutha Intermediate Grade were announced this week. Among them were Chanel Coupe, Bridget O’Brien, Nicole Pittaway and Pip Barett (pictured). Chanel accepted the award for the Intermediate Green Team which won the intermediate grade point winners’ award. Bridget and Pip accepted the intermediate goal trophy and the etiquette award on behalf of the Holy Family Catholic School team. Nicole received the outstanding player award, while the most improved player was Elisa Fitzgerald.

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Three of Aspiring Athletes’ sportswomen represented the club and Otago at the National Cross Country Championships last weekend.

Athletes travelled from throughout the country to compete at the highly competitive championships which were held at Christchurch’s Halswell Quarry on a challenging course which included hills and water-filled ditches.

Sammy Burke, 14, raced in the women’s under-18 4km event and finished 20th in a strong field. The race was won by secondary schools junior cross country champion, Ari Graham.

Ten-year-old Caitlin O ’ B r i e n ( p i c t u r e d ) competed in the girls’ under-13 2km race and achieved a creditable 19th place. Eloise Beattie from Nelson won this category.

“It was really hard going. The mud was sticky and

there was plenty of it,” Caitlin O’Brien said. “But I enjoyed the racing and would like to come back next year if I can.”

Caitlin Sanders, 14, raced in the under-15 category, coming 18th in a race which was won by

Hannah O’Connor from Taranaki.

The three local athletes were supported by their parents, coaches and the Aspiring Athletics Committee. Pictured left, Sammy Burke and Caitlin Sanders.

Women represent at nationals

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EDITORIAL And so it finally fell, sometimes 40cm at a time, and all of a sudden one of the leanest winters anyone could remember felt like one of the best - the air on the local hills last weekend vibrated with the buzz created by hundreds of happy skiers and snowboarders enjoying what they come here and live here for: snow. A few flakes even drifted down in town yesterday. Yes, the weather is fickle and sometime it doesn’t deliver, but when it does sometimes it’s all the better for the waiting, and it’s funny how a 2m snow base can make you forget how grumpy you were a week ago. As the writer Carol Rifka Brunt wrote, “There’s just something beautiful about walking on snow that nobody else has walked on. It makes you believe you’re special, even though you know you’re not.” Same goes for skiing, Carol. So get up there, Wanaka. Winter is short but there’s more in the forecast, and she or he who finishes with the most powder days, wins.

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Rain water testing

In response to a letter from Lorna Schmidt, I wish to publish results of rain water testing conducted under the premise that our weather is being manipulated using certain materials and techniques common to patents and plans for global geo-engineering research. My results from rain water tested by Hill Laboratories in Hamilton show elevated levels of both Aluminium and Barium. Aluminium at .82 ppm is eight times the New Zealand Drinking Water Standards Guideline Value and interestingly more than 250 times the amount tested in the Lakeside Drive spring water feature. Barium is not listed specifically in standards but is 2.5 times the amount of the spring water. There are more than 2000 references to the toxicity of Aluminium in the human body in medical literature, especially in relation to brain activity. No wonder we are being warned by authorities about a surge in dementia. While I have yet to test rain falling today, Monday, it certainly tastes metallic. I urge people to do their own lab testing, even drinking rain water, especially after days when our sky is white and filled with “Gravity Waves.” Barium is known to change the PH balance of soils. I would be interested to hear from farmers who have noticed changes in crop yields, who test the PH of their soils. Have they noticed a change in the PH, as well as the root structure of these crops? Let’s not just concern ourselves with cows, as there may be far more substantial inputs into water quality in New Zealand.

Garrick Cameron

PLEASE PEOPLE CHECK YOUR HEADLIGHTS. SO MANY CARS WITH ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT. DANGEROUS FOR ALL.

LOCHIE: MARRY ME YOU BEAUTIFUL, BLONDE SHAGGY-HAIRED SPECIMEN?!

YOU CAN’T WEAR JEWELLERY, YOU CAN’T LEAVE SCHOOL IN YOUR PE CLOTHES, YOU HAVE TO WEAR PLAIN BLACK SHOES, BUT YOU CAN PAINT YOUR KILT PINK??! MAC PLEASE ACT, GIRL VERY DISRESPECTFUL!

I THINK WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS LASER BEAM-EYED DOG, HE IS A LATE NIGHT MENACE. MAYBE A MOTORCROSS TRACK WOULD GIVE HIM ROOM TO STALK THE NIGHT.

WHO EXACTLY WILL POLICE THIS DOGS ON LEADS RULE? GIVEN THERE IS NO COUNCIL WORKER IN WANAKA AND HASN’T BEEN FOR MONTHS, ANYONE HAD A PARKING TICKET RECENTLY?!

IF YOU THINK COMPARING YOUR NICE DOG TO CHILDREN WILL GAIN YOU SYMPATHY, YOU ARE DELUDED. SORRY BUT OTHER DOG OWNERS LESS CONSIDERATE HAVE POOPED IN YOUR NEST!

TO THE DRUMMER BOY IN STONE ST. WE WILL KEEP CALLING NOISE CONTROL UNTIL YOU STOP. PRETTY INCONSIDERATE TO MOVE INTO AN AREA AND DRUM UNTIL ALL HOURS. U MAY LIKE YOUR NOISE BUT OTHERS DON’T, ESPECIALLY THE ONES WITH YOUNG KIDS. THINK ABOUT IT!

SEVEN RABBITS ASIDE, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF A LARGE DOG WAS TO EAT A SMALL DOG THEN?

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WANAKA BRIDGE CLUB RESULTS. Championship Pairs 8. Silver Divi-sion. North/South:- Clare Scurr, Ann-Louise Stokes 61.53% 1. Re-becca Corkin, John Mitchell 58.14% 2. Errol Kelly, Ian McDonald 54.75% 3. East/West:- Karen Erenstrom, James Fyfe 65.19% 1. Margaret Hunt, Jenny Muir 56.36% 2. Mary Gibson-Collings, Sherril Harries 55.14% 3. Bronze Division:-North/South:- Bruce Cathie, Peter Herbert 54.76% 1. Michael Chapman-Smith, Angela Heising 53.57% 2. Noeline Goldsbrough, Heather Wellman 50.79% 3. East/West:- Ross & Joan Moon 56.75%1. Lawrie & Marga-ret Stenhouse 54.37% 2. Morag Chisholm, Neil Robinson and Lester Foulds, Steven Renall 53.17% 3= Friday Bridge 8 August. North/

South:- Lynne Fegan, Gaye Marshall 67.49%1. Jenny Barratt, Ena Leckie 57.60% 2. Morag Chisholm, Jacque-line Roberts 56.27% 3 East/West:- Ian McDonald, Boyd Ottrey 64.07% 1. Bryan & Lyla Hensley 61.60% 2. Ka-ren Erenstrom, James Fyfe 61.60% 3. Lindis Pairs 6 August. North/South:- Ruth Coghill, Noeline Goldsbrough 63.80% 1. Peter Hart, John Mercer 57.25% 2. Michael Chapman-Smith, Angela Heising 56.63% 3. East/West:- Jenny & John Milburn 64.13% 1. Lynne Fegan, Kaye Ross 57.50% 2. Sally Middleton, Bridget Rennie 49.25% 3.

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son. 37 Red Stevenson. 37 Kahu Vincent 37 Scott Reid. 36. Ladies 1st. Alison Brown. 33. Closest pin no1. Tony Arscott. no 5 Mark An-derson. Two’s. Mark Anderson. - Ashley Hale. Birdies / nett Eagles. Rick Johnston, Joe Cotter, Tony Arscott.

TARRAS GOLF RESULTS: Purvis Cup and Putting-Jonny Trevathan 81-14-67, 29 putts; Graeme Rive 87-18-69, 32; Dave Trevathan 80-11-69, 27; Ian Harvey 83-13-70, 30; Holger Reinecke 82-11-71, 28.

WANAKA STADIUM BOWLS: Monday Evening Edgewater Tro-phy 1: Bill Turnbull, Neil Robertson, Ivy Urquhart 2: Murray Ives, Kerry Suckling, Alison Stretch 3: Simon Nyhof, Lynette Wilson, Gloria West-wood Wednesday Afternoon Tri-ples 1: B Smyth. M Wilson, I James 2: P Gray, C Kiewiet, Judy Smith 3: D Studholme, M Smyth, B McCor-mack Wednesday Evening Trades Competition 1 Ali H, Sharon, Tito-mmo 2: Cossie, Soel, Steve 3: Alan, Roger, Chris Thursday Afternoon 2x4x2 Pairs 1: Ross Davey and Don Stretch 2: Maida Baxter and Jon

Barron 3: Geoff Thomas and Bruce Hamilton Thursday Evening Trades Competition 1: R McNeilly, L Allison, R Muir 2: D Studholme, M Wight, K Crawford 3: L Cameron, J Herbert, N Robertson Friday Afternoon Pro-gressive Skips:1: Min Mayen 2: Betty Russell 3: George Russell 2nds: 1:Madeleine Wilson 2: Trish Hewett 3: Maida Baxter Leads:1: Shirley Ironside 2: Bernie Kane 3: Gerard McCarthy Saturday Studholme Me-morial Scurr Heights 73 , Mt Albert 59, Rippon Lea 55, Beacon Point 54,Bremner Park 53, Pembroke 42, Hawea 40, Meadowstone 30.

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The Ballstars versus Wanaka Poker Club were the first to play in this week’s futsal league. With the game 1-0 to the Ballstars, a penalty was awarded against them for a deliberate handball by Andre Klein. It was confidently dispatched by Andrew Miller to even the scores. Second-half goals by the Ballstars finished the game 4-1.

The Mishits then took on N o t i n y o u r m u m ’ s F o r e s t (pictured). The Forresters conceded first, equalised with some very tidy play, but found themselves 2-1 down at halftime. With both goalkeepers busy in the second half, it took until the

last minute for the Forresters to even the scores. The game finished 2-2.

The New Team was up against Independent Scotland in the third game of the night. The

New Team scored first before Lucas McDuff scored a few great goals without reply. It was 6-1 at halftime to the Scots. The New Team then put four goals away in the second half, but the Scots

put away more, winning 16-5.The last game of the night

was the Dribble Squad against the Misfits. The Dribble Squad recruited Alan Carmicheal (known as Big Al) of the Wanaka ‘A’ Football Club, who showed his worth with the first goal of the match. The Misfits came back fighting, scoring one before conceding another three in the first half. The Dribble Squad produced their usual high-tempo, sharp futsal, resulting in an 11-4 win.

The Dribble Squad has been knocked from the top of the leader board. Although equal on points and with the same goal difference, Independent Scotland has taken the lead as they have scored more goals.

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The Upper Clutha Sports Community is holding a “Festival of Sport and Recreation” on Saturday, September 20, at Mount Aspiring College. The family day out is aimed at informing, promoting and celebrating the range of sport and recreational activities on offer to all ages over the summer season and beyond.Fifteen clubs have already signed up to take part, with more expected to join the expo. There will be the chance to try out activities and find out what is on and who to contact for the various pursuits.

This week’s snowfall of 30cm means the 20th Merino Muster, which takes place this weekend at the Snow Farm, will take place on the full course. Skiers from 13 countries will compete, including 25-times Worldloppet Master Hannes Larsson of France and 21-times Worldloppet Master Jan Vadlejch of Israel.

Two seminars in Cromwell and Queenstown will explain what funding is available for sports clubs and individuals. “There are a lot of opportunities out there for people to get some funding, but they don’t know where and how to access it,” Sport Central coordinator Bill Godsall said.Representatives from various funding organisations, including the Otago Community Trust, the Central Lakes Trust, the Department of Internal Affairs, the Rural Travel Fund, the Community Trust of Southland and the Skeggs Foundation, will be at the seminars to explain how to access their funding. Anyone interested in attending should register with Bill Godsall.Anyone can attend the free seminars, which will be held at the Cromwell Sports Club on August 21 from 6.30pm to 9pm and at the Queenstown Events Centre on September 10 from 6pm to 9pm.

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Five Mount Aspiring College students, Louis Jones, Ella Maluschnig, Campbell Wright, Hannah McNabb and Ben McNabb, and one Gore High School student, Cirque Gammelin, are travelling to Victoria in Australia next week to compete in the “Kangaroo Hoppet” Cross Country Ski Race at the Falls Creek Alpine Resort near Mount Beauty. The race takes place on August 23 and kicks off with the 42km Kangaroo Hoppet, followed by the 21km Australian Birkebeiner and then the 7km Joey Hoppet.Campbell Wright, who won the under-12 Joey Hoppet division last year, is defending his title while it will be the rest of the team’s debut at the event. Wanaka students have been competing in the Kangaroo Hoppet since 1993.

Wanaka long distance runner Justyn “Jup” Brown is preparing to compete in the first ever 333km La Ultra – The High in India. He is currently based in Leh at 3400m, to acclimatise to the higher altitude before the race.

The three-day race crosses three 5000m-plus mountain passes in extreme conditions of heat, cold, high winds and snow storms. The race begins this Sunday, August 17, at 10pm and finishes on Wednesday, August 20, at 10pm.

“It’s going to be the hardest race I’ve ever done,” Jup said. “Nobody has ever done this 333km race yet, so I’m excited to be one of the ten runners in it.”

Jup, who has been based in Japan and Australia this year, has previously run the length of New Zealand (2937km in 67 days) and Japan (4259km in 97 days). Next year he will join a team to run 5000km across America in 140 days.

“We will run from LA to Washington DC.”

J u p s a i d h e w a s running 115 marathons

to raise awareness about a n “ a w e s o m e ” k i d s programme called the 100 Mile Club.

The not-for-profit organisation challenges students, their parents and their teachers to run or walk 100 miles during the school year. Its goal is “to confront the current health crisis of physical inactivity one child and one school at a time” and to “improve the health and wellbeing of children at school, through daily physical activity in a non-competitive, supportive and fully-inclusive environment”.