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Māori ward info plan needed for elections: Pue

By Moana Ellis, Local Democracy Reporter

Ruapehu District councillor Elijah Pue says the advent of many more Māori con-stituencies around the country for the 2022 local government elections adds urgency to the debate over the Māori electoral option.

Māori voters are currently able to switch between the general and Māori electoral rolls once every five to six years, after each census.

The Government is considering chang-ing the Māori Electoral Option to every three years, aligning with the electoral

cycle, while the Electoral Commission has recommended that Māori voters should be able to change rolls at any time.

Councillor Pue says while issues of tim-ing and frequency are important, the review should also focus on educating citizens on their choices and he says the information campaigns need to happen now, well ahead of the 2022 local government elections.

“I think we need to have a discussion about how often we can change rolls. We need to have a wider discussion about what education looks like, about being on one or the other, because I don’t think our people know enough around what comes with being on one or the other.

“With Māori wards coming online for local government, I think actually we’ve talked about it far too much and we need to get on with it.”

In elections for councils and regional councils, those on the Māori roll will be

Cr Elijah Pue: wider discussion on election changes needed.

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A young snowboarding ‘grom’ – complete with unicorn suit and a helmet octopus – gets some tips from a Whakapapa instructor in Happy Valley in the school snow holidays. See inside for more. Photo supplied.

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Have a ‘hmmm’ before hitting the slopes: ACC

able to vote only for a candidate in the Māori ward or constituency they live in. Those on the general roll will be able to vote only for a candidate in the general ward or constituency they live in.

In the last Māori Electoral Option in 2018, more than 18,000 Māori voters chose to switch rolls while more than 95% of Māori voters chose to stay on the roll they were on. When the four-month option closed in August 2018, 52.4% of Māori voters were on the Māori roll and 47.6% were on the General roll.

The Ministry of Justice is seeking Māori views on the Māori Electoral Option before Friday, 6 August.

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hours prior for their local roadshow event by completing the online form, emailing [email protected], or calling the customer team on 0800 367 546.

The road show is at the Taumarunui RSA on 10 August, 2-3pm; at The Peaks in Ohakune on 11 August 11am-1pm; and at The Park in National Park on Wednesday 11 August, 5-6pm.

TLC advises that the roadshow events may be cancelled if there are no RSVPs.

“We will communicate cancellations on our website and Facebook page,” said

Mr Makara.TLC’s rollover to retailer billing brings

their billing practices into alignment with the rest of New Zealand’s electricity indus-try, with most meter cutover reads taken at midnight on 30 September 2021.

The majority of TLC customers will receive their last lines bill from TLC in Oc-tober, except for some large industrial sites whose draw on the network necessitates a continuation of direct billing.

For more information about retailer bill-ing visit: https://www.thelinescompany.co.nz/my-account/retailer-billing/

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The Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) is challenging all skiers and snowboarders across Aotearoa to “have a hmmm” before hitting the slopes this winter.

In the past five years ACC has spent almost $140m helping people recover from snow sport injuries.

With Covid-19 travel restrictions, New Zealanders hit the ski slopes in record numbers in a restricted 2020 season.

The Queenstown Lakes district ski areas in particular reported a large increase in New Zealanders visiting their resorts, especially over the school holidays when they saw visitor numbers on some days which topped 2019.

The cost of snow sport injuries in 2020 was the highest in the past five years.

Across New Zealand there were 12,539 snow sport related claims accepted in 2020 – 7871 (skiing) and 4668 (snowboarding) – which was slightly down on the 13,780 snow sport injury claims accepted in 2019.

ACC injury prevention leader Kirsten Malpas encour-ages all Kiwis to share the slopes safely.

“There’s nothing better than a weekend away with your mates or family enjoying perfect conditions on the mountain,” she says.Embrace and enjoy

“We want everyone to embrace that and enjoy this winter season on the slopes.

“But our claims data shows us that the skiing slopes are a high-risk place for injury. We are encouraging anyone who is heading to the mountain to take a moment.

“‘Have a hmmm’ to assess if your ability matches the trail grade, and end your day when you start to feel fatigue creeping in.”

Malpas encouraged any casual skiers and snowboarders to hit the gym and strengthen the legs to make sure they are ready for the rigours of a day on the slopes.

“A lot of people turn up to the mountain – often after a long break – and jump straight onto their board or skis without doing any conditioning to be ready for that chal-lenge,” she says.

“It is always good to prepare your body for an activity you haven’t done in a while.

“And we recommend that all people hitting the slopes complete a warm-up and stretch. For the casual skier and snowboarder, it is a good idea to park in the lower carparks and walk up to the chairlift.

“That will get your legs warmed up and ready for your first run of the day.”

Skiing destinations in Otago (30,074), Ruapehu (11,572), and Canterbury (10,785) made them the leading regions for snow sports injury claims in 2020.

In Otago last year the cost of helping people recover from skiing injuries ($7.6m) and snowboarding injuries ($4.2m) were the highest from the past five years.

The 45-54 age group had the greatest number of skiing injuries (1686), while the 20-29 age group was the most prominent for snowboarding injuries (1765) in 2020.

In April ACC launched an injury prevention campaign called Preventable. It is based on research which shows that 90 percent of injuries are predictable and therefore preventable.

ACC spends around $80m every year on injury prevention.

“We want to prevent harm occurring in the first place,” says Malpas.

“We’ve developed this campaign to challenge everyone to take action to avoid injury and keep themselves, their whānau and community safe and well.”

Tom Willmott, head park and pipe coach for the Snow Sports NZ High Performance Programme, says it is im-portant to prepare for a safe, fun day on the slopes.

“It’s a busy time of year on ski slopes all around New Zealand so it’s important to do your preparation before you get on the slopes, to prevent injury and have a great day with your friends and whānau,” he says.

“It’s important to know your limits and enjoy the moun-tain in a safe and respectful way so that everyone goes home happy and injury free.”

Willmott is speaking from experience. He is a former snowboard competitor and national

champion, has a Professional Doctorate in Elite Perfor-mance, a Master’s degree in Physical Education and a Bachelor’s degree in Sports Coaching.

He is also a heli-ski and split-board guide and is a fully qualified NZMGA Ski Guide.

Willmott recommends skiers and snowboarders follow five important steps to staying safe on the slopes: Warm up

• For casual skiers and snowboarders, warm-up and stretch before you hit the slopes. It is a good idea to park in the lower carparks and walk up the mountain, so your legs are warmed up and ready for your first run.

• For more advanced skiers and snowboarders, use the RAMP warm-up: Raise your heart rate and body temperature with some shuttle runs, skipping, butt kicks, high knees; Activate your muscle groups and Mobilise your joints with some squats, lunges, plank, push-ups and head-to-toe dynamic stretching; Potentiate for your activity with some movements similar to those you will be using through the day – jumps, 180s, 360s on the spot, then get on snow and build into things on your first few runs. Have the right equipment

• Always wear a helmet and protective gear like wrist guards are recommended.

• The appropriate size and flexibility of your skis/boards are important

• Are your ski DIN settings appropriate to your skill level? Are your snowboard bindings setup correctly?

• Ensure your equipment is well tuned – sharp edges with a de-tune at the tip and tail help in icy conditions, a fresh wax helps reduce friction and improves control.Be aware of the conditions

• Check the mountain report• Pre-ride, re-ride, then freeride! (Take a slow inspec-

tion run to feel things out, take a second run to test things before getting stuck in)Safety awareness

• Follow the NZ Snow Safety Code: Know Your Limits, Find Your Space, Protect Yourself

• For more information: ACC-resource-alpine-snow-code-16.pdf (mountainsafety.org.nz)Terrain park etiquette

• It is important that you know the etiquette for skiing/snowboarding in the terrain park. Make sure you are up to speed before going up the mountain, have a read here: http://www.terrainparksafety.org/

ACC’s Tom Willmott is all for safety – but fun too. Photo: Tommy Pyatt.


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Raetihi gets first blue heritage plaque

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Bernice Frost and Anthea Hatfield’s hard work paid off for their restoration work on the former BNZ Building in Raetihi when they were announced as winners of the Heritage Blue Plaque at the inaugural Whanganui Regional Heritage Awards on 1 October 2020. The Plaque was unveiled recently on Sunday 11 July by Andrew Coleman, CEO of Heritage New Zealand, the sponsor of the Plaque.

The plaque was awarded by the judges for the outstanding conservation work Bernice and Anthea have undertaken on the building, which has also attracted attention and support throughout the district and by visitors to the area. Anthea and Bernice have received funding support from the National Heritage Preservation Incentive Fund for the extensive work they are still progressing.

The building now operates as the Raetihi Arts Trust Gallery and has a growing reputation as one of the best provincial small independent art galleries in New Zealand.

The unveiling was attended by Whan-ganui Regional Heritage Trust members, supporters of the project and skilled trades-people who worked on the building. Mayor Don Cameron and wife Phyl also attended and some whose parents had worked or

lived in the bank in former years. Most banks of the era had live-in bank managers – who kept a gun or two handy for security.

“Andrew Coleman expressed his ongo-ing support for the project and the judges were unreserved in their praise. Fellow judges were Dame Anna Crichton of Christchurch Heritage Trust and James Blackburne, prominent architect from Gisborne and president of Historic Places Aotearoa.

“This is the first Blue Heritage Plaque to be installed in the region and there are more to come” said Helen Craig, Whanganui District Councillor and member of the

Whanganui Regional Heritage Trust. “We hope to unveil five more plaques in Whanganui

during Heritage Month in September.” Plaques are available to purchase if the building or site

meets certain criteria. “In time, the Trust hopes a network of Blue Plaques

will connect a heritage trail throughout New Zealand,” says Helen.

The Whanganui Regional Heritage Awards were first

introduced in 2020 at the start of Whanganui Heritage Month and were a huge hit with winners in eight categories throughout Whanganui, Ruapehu and Raetihi. The Awards are held every two years, but Whanganui Heritage Month is annual and will next be on 1 to 26 September 2021 with a transport theme.

Full details of the Awards and Heritage Month 2021 are on www.whanganuiheritagetrust.org.nz. For enquiries on the plaques contact Helen on 021-103-0737.

Friends of the Raetihi BNZ pictured outside the old bank building, after the blue plaque (above left) was unveiled.

Details of the old building are included on the plaque.

Local electricity reticulation firm The Lines Company (TLC) is switching to a single energy bill in October and is tak-ing to the road to explain the changes to customers.

The switch happens on 1 October.TLC ‘s information roadshow has nine

events taking place across the King Coun-try, Ruapehu District, and Central Plateau during August.

The roadshows kick off in Taumarunui, Ōhakune, National Park and Tūrangi, then will move further north to Mōkau, Pio Pio, Ōtorohanga, Te Kūiti, and Mangakino.

“Our goal is to make sure everyone is well supported through the change,” said Peter Makara, TLC’s customer experience manager.

“Whether that’s via the phone, in person, or online – we’re here to help.”

The events will offer customers on TLC’s network the opportunity to learn more about the move to retailer billing,

with TLC’s team also helping customers with other energy-related queries on the day.

The lines business wants to make the change easier, by getting in front of cus-tomers across the network region with information including: how retailer bill-ing works; what customers need to do to be ready; what it means for landlords and tenants, farm owners and farm contractors; support for vulnerable customers; impor-tant information for people dependent on electricity for medical reasons; changes to TLC’s Terms of Service; WESCT TLC discounts and KCEPT distributions; maintaining transparency of lines charges; changes to vacant property billing.

TLC hope to see as many people as possible come along, enjoy a coffee or tea and have a chat with the team. Customers, and others living or working on TLC’s net-work, are encouraged to RSVP at least 24

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Mid-winter play time for Phoenix

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Martin Wood as Scrooge with Oliver Fifield as Tiny Tim at rehearsals for the Phoenix Players’ ‘Mid-Winter Christmas Carol’ that hits the boards next week. The play, “a great classic for the whole family” is directed and produced by Phyl Cameron is on at the Royal Theatre in Raetihi, from Wednesday to Saturday nights plus a matinee on the Saturday. Photo: Richard Bryce.

Many long-term Waimarino residents were basking in the reflected glory of Hayden Wilde’s Olympic triathlon bronze medal performance on Monday.

Hayden, from Whakatane, is the son of the late Andrew Wilde and Sarah Littlewood – both from Ohakune, and grandson of Bruce Wilde, past owner of the Ohakune Pharmacy, and Nita who taught for many years at Ohakune Primary School.

An emotional Wilde dedicated the win to his dad. “He died 12 years ago and never got to see me race,” he said.

Andrew Wilde died when his topdressing plane crashed near Opotiki in November 2007.

Hayden Wilde switched to triathlons about four years

ago, having previously been a winning trail runner and past winner of the two-day Coast to Coast multi-sport event – at aged 16.

He said in TV interviews that he is looking forward to more Olympic outings, out to Brisbane in 2032.

Hayden will compete in the mixed triathlon this week and then head to Europe for the first time to take on World Cup events.

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Dog owners slow to re-register, penalties soon

Mountain adventures on screen in Ohakune

The local council is urging dog owners who have still not re-registered their dog to avoid enforcement action and do so before the 31 July – Saturday – penalty deadline.

By law, all dogs should have been registered by the end of June, but Council always gives dog owners an extra month until the end of July to register their dogs before any penalties are imposed.

If people want to pay in person at a Council office the last business day for doing so is Friday 30 July.

Team leader compliance Brenda Ralph said last week there were still 458 dog owners yet to re-register their dogs.

“This represents 28% of all registered dog owners who, between them, have 978 dogs that still need to be re-registered, or 20% of all dogs on our database.”

From Monday 2 August Ruapehu District Council’s compliance officers will start following up with dog own-ers with unregistered dogs including undertaking site visits to their residence if required.

“Dog owners are responsible for ensuring that they keep council advised of any changes to their dog ownership status, such as if a dog has died, they get a new dog, the

dog has a new home, or they have changed address, or any other changes.”

Any dog owner with an unregistered dog is liable to have their dog impounded and would be liable for additional fees and costs on top of the yearly registration fee.

These could include any impounding fees and late penal-ties with an additional infringement of $300 per dog if the dog remains unregistered.

Mrs Ralph noted that every council in New Zealand works to the same timetable for dog registrations, which is the same year-after-year so any long term dog owner is well aware of the registration requirements.

“It is disappointing we always have so many dogs still unregistered at this stage despite writing to each and every dog owner on the database and advertising the registration period widely.

“This is especially surprising given Council offers significant financial benefits for dog owners who pay on time and meet other legal and good dog owner obliga-tions,” she said.RDC is urging tardy dog owners to re-register their pets.

A selection of unique adventure films from around New Zealand and the world is hitting the screen upstairs at the Powder-horn next week – part of the New Zealand Mountain Film Festival.

Each year, the NZ Mountain Film Fes-tival Charitable Trust puts on festivals in Wanaka and Queenstown that attracts film makers from around the world.

The festival aims to showcase films from the high-octane sports such as skiing, climbing, kayaking and mountain biking.

It also features increasingly topical envi-ronmental and mountain culture films to inform and entertain.

From this festival, a touring selection is available, with the Ruapehu Bulletin and Cheal sponsoring showings in Ohakune.

Funds raised from the evening will sup-port a Junction carnival planned for Labour Weekend.

The selection of films includes some of the award-winners:

Spellbound (5 mins). Director Richard

Sidey, NZ. Wingsuit BASE jumping is often presented as a thrill-seeking adrenaline rush. Spellbound takes us deeper into the more contemplative aspects of jumping.

Mount Logan (14 minutes) Director Alex Marchesseau, France, subtitles. A 700km journey over 48 days to climb Mount Logan 5959m in Canada, then ski, snowboard and monoski down the 3800 metre ridge.

Katherine’s Marathon (26 mins) Director Nicolas Falquet, France, subtitles. Katherine was the first Swiss climber to complete a 9A route (NZ grade 35) and she de-cided to repeat this performance in the Bernese Alps, with Jungfrau Marathon, a route with a radically different style.

Made in Aotearoa (37 mins) Directors Andy Deere and Ryan Heron, NZ. Young up-and-coming surfer Kehu Butler shows us his favourite spots around NZ as we

learn about his family and deep connections to friends and ocean. This is the first time a New Zealand film has won this award.

K2: Impossible Descent (66 mins), Director Steve Rob-illard, Austria, some subtitles. In 2018 a Polish ski moun-taineer clicked into his bindings at an altitude of 8611m to make history. Follow Andrzej Bargiel’s expedition as he attempts to ski the most dangerous mountain on earth; K2.

In the Theatre of the Gogs (19 mins) Director Richard Sidey, NZ. A contemplation of art and adventure in the southern wilds of New Zealand by two Wanaka locals: landscape photographer Christopher David Thompson and adventure filmmaker Richard Sidey. This film is the unexpected result of their two unique perspectives.

In the Theatre of the Gogs is one of the adventure films on screen at the Mountain Film Festival next week.


What’s happening with Ruapehu’s glaciers? Ask Dr HarryThe South Island’s glaciers are

popular tourist attractions – rivers of ice coming off the Southern Alps. But the North Island also has permanent ice, mostly on Mt Ruapehu.

Retired Department of Conserva-tion scientist Dr Harry Keys has been studying Ruapehu’s glaciers for a few decades.

He says glaciers and the loss of ice are an “important and compelling aspect” of climate change, as an indicator but also adding to sea level rise.

He answered questions from Josh Robertson, TVNZ, earlier this year:

Currently, there are about 18 on Mt

Ruapehu. Mt Taranaki also has a small one in its crater, which has gotten smaller over the years. When I started training and climbing many years ago, there was also a small glacier in the crater of Mount Ngauruhoe. But that’s been gone for a while.

In 1998, the glaciers on Mt Ruapehu were about 1.8km long and 130m thick. In total, they covered about four square-kilometres. Now, they’re probably about half that. They’ve continued to thin and retreat generally. I became aware in the early 70s that glaciers on the north and lower sides of Mt Ruapehu were thin-ning most rapidly, but there’s records

of dramatic change in the mid 1950s.

The New Zealand Cli-mate Change programme started in the late 80s, early 90s. As part of that, I started a research project on Mt Ruapehu’s gla-ciers. My job was to cre-ate a baseline for future change. At that time, it was pretty clear that gla-ciers would continue to retreat. Sadly, everything that was predicted 30 years ago has happened – it’s really sad, really shocking.

To a climate change denier, I’d point them to the data. You have to look at it over the years to decades. Because there are big seasonal changes which will obscure data, you have to look beyond that to multi-year trends. That shows it’s very ob-vious climate change is very real. These glaciers are evident of that.

Asked when the North Island glaciers are likely

to disappear, he says he doesn’t don’t know because it’s a gradual process.

About 30 years ago, 18 glaciers were identified that met the official ‘glacier’ definition – a mass of ice that’s at least one hectare which will last for a few years. On Ruapehu, even the smallest ones still fit that category, they’re all getting smaller.

In the South Island, it’s easy to see the big glaciers like Franz Josef and the Tasman glacier. But the glaciers on Mt Ruapehu might be mistaken as snow from a distance.

Unfortunately, the glaciers on Mt Ruapehu are not that accessible, unlike the ones in Westland. The best way to see them is from the Desert Road on a clear day, or on a scenic flight. During the summer you can get the gondola up to 2000 metres, and from there, if you’re a reasonable hiker who has good equipment and decent clothing, you can walk up pretty easily. It’s not a walk in the park if you’re unfit. The weather also has to be decent.

I am an enthusiast for glaciers, snow and ice. I have loved them ever since I was little.

Most glaciers around the world are in retreat. The glaciers in Mt Ruapehu crater basin are probably the most spec-tacular in the North Island because they have crevices and ice caves. Beautiful things. I love ice caves.

He says a key message is how melt-ing glaciers are contributing to sea level rise.

“This is one of the more important and compelling aspects of climate

change. Though Ruapehu’s glacier shrinking have a negligible effect on their own, together the world’s glaciers and ice caps were the second most im-portant contribution (0.71 mm/yr) to sea level rise in the period 1993-2004 (total 2.7 mm/year).

Thermal expansion of the warming sea water is the largest.

In 2004-2015 (rise now about 3.5 mm/year) glaciers and ice caps had in-creased to 0.73 mm/yr but had become the third largest contribution after ther-mal expansion and the melting of the Greenland ice sheet (the second largest body of glacial ice on Earth).

With acknowledgements to Josh Robertson, TVNZ.

Steve Deverell, front, and Harry Keys, DOC scientists, in a crevasse on Mt Ruapehu.

One of Mt Ruapehu’s glaciers – in 1950 above, and now, showing the massive loss of ice.


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The 2021 snow season for Mt Ruapehu has seen thousands hit the slopes of Tūroa and Whakapapa over the school holidays, despite slim pickings on the snow cover.

“Groms have ripped the park, learned to shred and learned how to keep warm,” says Ruapehu Alpine Lifts.

“Snow has been made, moved and groomed. Ice has been smashed so lifts, parks and favourite runs could be welcomed back.

“It’s been a massive school holiday and we are sending an even bigger shoutout to everyone who has joined us at either Tūroa Ski Area and/or Whakapapa Ski Area. It has been epic!”

Rounding out the two-week school break, the crews at Tūroa managed to get the High Noon Express running, with one trail – Snowbird – skiable on the weekend, the first time for 2021.

At Whakapapa, the crew is hopeful of getting the Valley T and Delta Chair up and running this coming weekend.

With more snow forecast, other trails should follow.Snowmaking (above), de-icing (at right) and kids having fun in the school holidays. Photographers: Lars Meier, Gemma Deed, Andy Hoyle, Shane Buckingham, Damo Barnard, Nick Love, Ren Holton, Jacob Marsh

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By Moana Ellis, Local Democracy ReporterBullying and online bullying is rife in schools

and the community, according to a suicide pre-vention initiative in Whanganui, Rangitīkei and Ruapehu.

The new strategic approach to preventing suicide and suicidal behaviour, such as self-harm, was released recently by Healthy Families Whanganui, Rangitīkei and Ruapehu.

It says youth suicide and serious self-harm are increasing and suicide rates among Māori continue to be disproportionately high.

An earlier Insights Report highlighted issues af-fecting young people in Whanganui, Rangitīkei and Ruapehu. It says online bullying and being judged negatively is common, can escalate quickly and “go viral” to spread even more widely.

The report describes how the speed and scale of this “negative culture” affects tamariki and ranga-tahi, causing fear of being judged and ridiculed, which can lead to extreme anxiety.

Marguerite McGuckin, lead systems innova-tor for the new initiative, says young people are looking for positive role models, experiences and environments where they feel loved, valued and free from judgement, and believe this will help them grow resilience and become confident, well young adults.

She says rangatahi must be part of developing solutions.

“There’s nothing about rangatahi without ranga-tahi,” McGuckin says.

“We’ve always got to have our rangatahi at the table and have their voice to ensure that what we’re doing going forward is what they’re saying, not what we think they’re saying. Including them in all the kōrero about what we’re doing – and if we’re talking about rangatahi it’s not about them, it’s with them.”

Healthy Families Whanganui Rangitīkei Rua-pehu is managed through Whanganui Māori health provider Te Oranganui. CEO Wheturangi Walsh-Tapiata says talking to rangatahi about their wellbeing was key to developing the new suicide prevention strategy.

“Often suicide is a very, very difficult conversa-tion to have, but we went out to our communities and we gathered their voices,” Walsh-Tapiata said.

“Having those meaningful conversations with rangatahi is really one of the key pieces of work that occurred in this space.

“The ability to create forums where young people can have conversations that aren’t on their phone and aren’t all impacted by Facebook … wherever they can find that safe space, we need to encourage that.”

Technology ‘helping keep the power on’

An ongoing technology focus on a local power firm’s electricity network is “proving increasingly beneficial” for its customers across the King Country, Ruapehu District and Central Plateau.

The Lines Company has committed to complet-ing 22 switch automation projects by March 2022.

Mike Fox, general manager network, says his team is proud of the continued technology upgrades and investment in the TLC network.

“We have prioritised half of the upgrades in the Northern part of our network and half in our Southern territory,” says Fox.

“Overall, this project is helping us improve the reliability of our electricity supply to more than 18,000 customers year-round, which is really im-portant as more people move into the communities our network provides electricity to,” says Fox.

By renewing switches with new remote control technology, while adding automation to other existing switches requiring upgrading, Fox says it is possible to limit the area and time power is out to customers.

“We can reduce the duration and extent of electricity outages in a couple of ways. The tech-

nology can detect where the fault is and then limit the area – and our team can also do it from our control room at head office in Te Kūiti.

“TLC has really stepped up the level of invest-ment in upgrading our switch automation technol-ogy in recent years. On average we are planning to invest more than $1.5 million per year over the next three financial years. Between now and 2031 we will spend well over $10 million on more automation upgrades,” says Fox.

TLC contends with a wide range of outage issues. These include storm damage, trees and vegetation touching or falling on power lines and power poles, and third party damage.

However, Fox says the company is firmly focussed on minimising outages where possible and practical, despite managing and maintaining such a vast network across extremely challeng-ing and remote terrain that is hard for crews to access at times.

“Our automation project breaks our network into much smaller sections so we can manage the needs of our rural and urban customers much better.”


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Karioi Forest, SH 49, will be closed for 31st July and 1st August 2021 for the Great Northern Classic Sled Dog Event.

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NOTICE is hereby given that, pursuant to Regulation 11(3) of the Heavy Motor Vehicle Regulations 1974, Ruapehu District Council has fixed the following maximum weight and speed limits for heavy motor vehicles and combinations including a heavy motor vehicle on the bridges described hereunder:

NOTIFICATION OF WEIGHT AND SPEED LIMITS ON BRIDGESREGULATION 11, HEAVY MOTOR VEHICLE REGULATIONS 1974

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148 Waipu Waipu Rail Over Bridge 5,000 50% Class 1 5

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292 Mangateitei Rail Over Bridge 6,000 60% Class 1 10

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305 Murumuru Donnely’s 8,200 90% Class 1 30

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Attention is drawn to the applicable infringement fees set out in Schedule 1 of the Land Transport (Offences and Penalties) Regulations 1999, which apply to infringements of these limits.Date issued: July 2021Clive Manley, Chief Executive, Ruapehu District Council

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PUBlIC NOTICESSection 101, Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012Raetihi Cosmopolitan Club Inc have made an application to the District Licensing Committee at Ruapehu District Council for the Renewal of a Club Licence in respect of the premises situated at 32 Seddon Street, Raetihi, known as Raetihi Cosmopolitan Club. The general nature of the business to be conducted under the licence is that of a Club. The days on which and the hours during which alcohol is intended to be sold under the licence are: Monday – Sunday: 9.00am – 1.00am the following day.The application may be inspected during ordinary office hours at the office of the Ruapehu District Licensing Committee at Ruapehu District Council, 59-63 Huia Street, Taumarunui.Any person who is entitled to object and who wishes to object to the issue of the licence may, not later than 15 working days after the date of the publication of this notice, file a notice in writing of the objection with the Secretary of the District Licensing Committee at Ruapehu District Council, Private Bag 1001, Taumarunui 3946.No objections to the renewal of a licence may be made in relation to a matter other than a matter specified in section 131 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.This is the second publication of this notice. This notice was first published on 28 July 2021.

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Results from Thursday’s interhouse saw top of the table team two narrowly beat team five 108/102, team four beat team three 102/90, team seven beat team one 116/87 and team six picked up 100 points for the bye.

Points to date with only one week remaining has team two still narrowly leading with 667, team seven following closely on 661, team six 644, team four 629, team three 605, team five 604 and team one 544. With only one week left, team two have the guaranteed 100 points for the bye so team two simply have to score 107 or more to take it out. This week is the final week with the catch up week from 1 July due to the earlier tournament.

Draw for this Thursday: at 5pm, team three plays team one, at 6:30 team seven plays team five, at 8pm team four plays team six whilst team two has the bye.

Club champs start the following week and entry forms for all the club champs categories will be up for members to sign up.

Interclub results from last week had Ruapehu College host and beat Taihape 4-0, meanwhile Ohakune Two nar-rowly beat Waimarino at home after tying 2 matches each before a games countback saw the two games Jeremy Mott gained in his narrow five set loss give Ohakune the edge, eight games to seven.

Ohakune One delayed their match against Rustic Waiouru due to team members away due to the school holidays. Points to date: Ruapehu College 69, Ohakune One (game in hand) 50, Taihape 46, Rustic Waiouru (game in hand) 45, Waimarino 39, Ohakune Two 33. Draw for next Tuesday has Ruapehu College hosting Ohakune One, Taihape host Ohakune Two and Waimarino host Rustic Waiouru. Matches start 6:30, visitors welcome.

This weekend sees Ohakune send several teams off to the central district graded team qualifiers. An F grade men’s team travels to Tararua, E grade teams travel to New Plymouth, a D grade women’s team travels to Waitara, a C grade men’s team travels to Whanganui whilst a B grade women’s team competes at home as Ohakune host the central district B Grade superchamps for 2021. Any teams that can win their district qualifiers will then travel to national superchamp events later in September. Results in next week’s Bulletin.

World win for local radio

Ruapehu radio station, Ski FM, was named as highly commended in the world’s largest podcast competition last week, with its ‘Ski Drive with Brad’ podcast.

My Rode Cast is an international competition, which saw nearly two thousand entries from radio stations and podcasters this year.

“We entered a ‘best bits’ podcast of the Ski FM Drive show on a whim,” says host Brad Hemingway.

“The show is all about the Central North Island, the place and people. It’s amazing to see it acclaimed on the world stage like this.”

Hemingway was also runner up with his own podcast entry, 10K Payday.

The competition is run by Rode Microphones, who is calling this their biggest year.

“We had more entries from more countries around the world than ever before, with some of the most amazing podcasts we’ve heard so far being submitted.”

It was judged by media heavyweights, Hrishikesh Hirway (Song Exploder), Justine Ezarik (iJustine), and Colin Rosenblum and Samir Chaudry (The Colin and Samir Show), looking at 1-2 minute podcasts that are “creative, original, engaging, and leave us wanting more”.

Judges also considered the production of each podcast – audio quality, editing skills, use of music and sound effects, flow and delivery.

From Post Office to ‘ultra-premium’ apartments

Festival for snowOhakune Snow Festival is a new initiative from

Ruapehu Now with a week of all things Ohakune and snow.

This year is a soft launch, with 2022 growing into a two-week long festival, starting with Deadbeat at the Powderkeg and running through the week with a Desgustation 2021 at various venues around Ohakune.

The NZ Mountain Film Festival is part of the Snow Festival – being held upstairs at the Powderhorn on Wednesday 4 August.

There’s also Better Beer Week at The Kitchen, The Powderkeg, Liquorland, Kings and Industry celebrating all things beer including World IPA Day.

For more information see the Facebook page.

An ‘ultra-premium’ holiday accom-modation complex in Ohakune’s historic former post office building has been put on the market.

Known as RATA Ohakune NZ, the newly renovated freehold property for sale at 23 Clyde Street, Ohakune, sits at a high-profile corner site in the heart of the central North Island mountain resort town.

“Containing three beautiful, architectur-ally designed and finished three-bedroom apartments, this property is ideally suited as an ultra-premium luxury lodge,” said Bayleys Real Estate salesperson Wayne Frewen.

Mr Frewen said the properties had a large rental potential, or could be “highly attractive” holiday homes plus income.

The properties are being marketed for sale by auction at 11am on Wednesday 11 August through Bayleys Ruapehu, unless it is sold earlier.

Mr Frewen said the property consisted of buildings of approximately 375 square metres on some 848 square metres of commercial-zoned freehold land.

“Ohakune’s historic Post Office has undergone a magnificent transformation to create these three brand-new luxury apartments, all located in the main build-

ing. Each has a floor area of over 100 square metres and is decorated to a five-star standard.

“Each apartment has three bedrooms, including a master ensuite, along with open-plan kitchen, dining and living rooms and separate toilet and bathroom, including heated bathroom flooring. Each comes with its own private courtyard and entrance with digital keyless entry, as well as a cedar hot tub.

“Drawing on the building’s history and character, original native timbers have been repurposed throughout, creating striking features in each apartment. The original bank vault has been transformed into a stunning ensuite bathroom,” Mr Frewen said.

The apartments offer a range of sleeping configurations catering for different groups and families.

An auxiliary building houses four in-dividual lock up cupboards, one for each apartment with a further one available for the owner. Each contains ski racks, shelving and a dehumidifier for drying. This building also contains commercial laundry facilities.

There is additional storage onsite for bikes and other outdoor equipment.

Ohakune Police are concerned at a spate of property offences in recent weeks, most-ly involving thefts from parked vehicles.

They remnd locals and visitors to secure their vehicles and property.

On 18 July and Mazda Familia was sto-len from a motel in Foyle Street, Ohakune.

Some time on 20-21 July a person entered a drying room at a motel in the Ohakune CBD and has stolen items of clothing.

On 23 July a Subaru was broken into on Braken Street Ohakune and personal effects stolen.

On Saturday 24 July a vehicle parked in Thames Street Ohakune was broken into and personal effects including clothing were stolen.

Also on Saturday a vehicle also in Thames Street was broken into and a number of items were stolen.

In the early hours of Monday morning, 26 July, a Mitsubishi Triton vehicle was stolen from Tyne Street Ohakune. Police are appealing for any information from members of the public who may have seen suspcicious behaviour on Sunday and Monday.

Police File


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