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A lecturer in environmental sustainability offered a number of partial solutions to the Upper Clutha’s increasingly polluted water, during a talk at the Mountain Film Festival on Tuesday.

Massey University’s Dr Mike Joy’s solutions ranged from voting for a change of government, to encouraging farmers to run less stock.

“In the Waikato, the average return on dairy farming is four percent,” he said. “Some farms are getting 12 percent. And they do that by running fewer cows. They use less inputs [fertiliser

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Decade for first dramCopper stills for the proposed Cardrona whisky distillery are due to arrive by boat from Scotland at the end of the year. Wanaka woman Desiree Reid was granted resource consent for the distillery, which would also produce vodka, fruit liqueur and perfume, and an adjoining museum of Cardrona’s history last week. PAGE 3

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This shot by Hawea resident Ross Mackay was one of a series which won him the Mountain Film Festival photography competition this week. The youth section was won by Helena Cook and three entrants were highly commended; Mickey Ross, Gabrielle Peckhan and Robin Galloway. See story page 2.

and feed] so they make more money.” Dr Joy said one reason some farmers

run as many cows as possible is because it increases the apparent resale value of their property.

Another water pollution solution he offered was getting cows off paddocks and onto feed pads and into housing, so their waste could be collected.

“The real issue is the number of cows,” he said. “Between 1990 and 2012 the dairy population increased by 87 percent and dairy production went up 195 percent.”

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Legendary fruit sculpture

The Hawea Community Association is holding a public meeting to discuss two local issues - street lighting and its pollution of the night sky, and the new bores for the town’s drinking water supply.The meeting will be held on Tuesday July 22 at the Lake Hawea Community Centre from 7.30pm. HCA chair Dennis Hughes said the meeting would start with an 11-minute video by local resident Richard Prout about “Hawea’s magnificent night skies.” The video would be followed with a talk by Queenstown Lakes District Council engineer Richard Hilliard, who would discuss technological advances in street lighting and how they impact on views of the night sky.Two other QLDC engineers, Ulrich Glasner and Nichola Greaves, would discuss the commissioning of the new potable water supply bores at Scott’s Beach and explain the council’s water testing procedures.Dennis said he hoped the meeting would be well attended and emphasised there would be time for questions and “quality conversations along with a bounteous HCA supper.”

Cromwell’s iconic fruit sculpture features in the latest collection of New Zealand Post stamps titled “Legendary Landmarks.” The company said the stamps showed images from New Zealand towns which “have made a name for themselves by erecting legendary landmarks that tell stories about the town’s history, culture and landscape.” Eighteen statues, including the Hunterville huntaway, Pukekura’s giant sandfly, Te Puke’s kiwifruit and the Taihape gumboot, feature on the stamps, which cost 80 cents.

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Director screens own filmWanaka’ f i lmmaker Tim Pierce won the Hiddleston/MacQueen Award for the best NZ made film at the Mountain Film Festival with “Mates in Alaska” on Tuesday. Festival director Mark Sedon screened his own film during the event, but didn’t enter it in the competition because he was one of the judges.

“Koura Ma (White Gold)” tells the story of the first known attempt to climb and ski all 18 peaks higher than 2500m in the Southern Lakes District. It stars Mark himself, along with other locals Lionel Clay, Dean Staples, Adrian Camm and Steve Moffatt. Mark has been making the 30-minute film for four

years, including 200 hours in the editing suite. “Koura Ma” screened to a full house on Monday night and was well received.

“It was a great story about Kiwis adventuring in our massive backyard,” film critic Tim Brewster s a i d . “ C l i m b i n g u p mountains and skiing

down, bushwhacking down through the forest after a descent, paddling down a r iver to get back to the car, it had a unique local flavour. And they’ve only got one more mountain to go [to conquer all 18 peaks].”

As well as running the festival and showing his

own film, Mark spoke at a free youth programme on Monday about his life as a mountain guide. His talk was called “What could possibly go wrong” and included tales from some of his many adventures, including working at Mount Ruapehu when it erupted, spending a week

on Mount Cook stuck in a snow cave, walking for two days with a broken back after being caught in an avalanche on Mount Green, being locked in a shipping container for three days in Papua with no food or water, sailing to Antarctica and guiding on Mount Everest. Currently, Mark is head guide for Harris Mountains.

He said the 2014 festival sold more tickets than any of the 11 previous events. He and wife Jo have been busy throughout the festival and will be looking for more volunteers to help them next year.

Wanaka screenings finished on Tuesday night and a smaller festival starts in Queenstown today.

Pictured is an image o f M a r k f r o m “Koura Ma”.

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Plans for the proposed redevelopment of Cromwell’s Memorial Hall have been publicly released. The floor plans can be viewed on the Central Otago District Council’s website, or at the council’s Cromwell Service Centre, at 42 The Mall. The preliminary design report on the redevelopment was adopted by the Cromwell Community Board late last month.The specialists working on the plans have now been asked to prepare detailed designs and construction specifications. Work on the redevelopment began in 2009 when the community was consulted about the design. The public feedback was considered by the community board and aspects were included in the latest plans.Pictured: the eastern view of the proposed redevelopment.

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In the old days, milk was made from sunlight, clover and grass, he said. Now it is made from fertilisers (particularly nitrates and phosphates) and imported palm kernels. The result is a system which is not sustainable. It’s crucial we start to measure and value the losses as well as the revenue, otherwise we are just building up debt for future generations.”

Dr Joy said cleaning up the environmental damage caused by dairying would cost more than the industry is making.

He criticised the government’s new water policy – called a fresh start for freshwater - saying the bottom line is far too high and will lead to more pollution.

He said the Otago Regional Council’s new policy (Plan Change 6A) is much stricter than the government’s rules and one of the best water quality policies in

the country. “The ORC is looking at the

health of the ecosystem,” he said. “However, the Upper Clutha is coming under much more pressure with the huge increase in wintering of dairy cows and dairy expansion.” He said, even with mitigation measures in place, there would still be a net loss in water quality due to the rapid increase in stock numbers. “The more intensification there is, the more effects there will be,” he said.

Tuesday’s talk “Pollution in Waterways” was the second presentation Dr Joy has given in Wanaka recently. He spoke to the local branch of the Royal Society on “The Demise of New Zealand’s Freshwaters: Politics and Science” on June 13, as part of a nationwide lecture tour, which followed the Royal Society giving Dr Joy its prestigious Charles Fleming Award for Environmental Achievement, which is presented every three years.

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Copper stills for the p r o p o s e d C a r d r o n a whisky distillery are due to arrive by boat from Scotland at the end of the year.

W a n a k a w o m a n Desiree Reid (pictured)was granted resource consent for the distillery, which would also produce vodka, fruit liqueur and perfume, and an adjoining museum of Cardrona’s history last week.

She said yesterday the application for building consent would be lodged by the end of this month and, i f consent was obtained, construction would begin on around September 1.

“It has been a long time of looking and making plans – it feels fantastic to get on to the doing stage.

“The (resource consent) process was fantastic. I’m really grateful to the team of professionals I had around me.

“The process has to be

properly…considered and that was done in this case. I am just rapt.

“And I’m grateful to the

Cardrona, Queenstown and Wanaka communities. I’ve been overwhelmed by the support.”

Amalgamated Builders from Queenstown had been selected to construct t h e c o m p l e x . T h e company built the new Puzzling World extension and Rippon Hall.

Staff from Forsyths in Scotland, where the stills were being built, would visit the distillery in January to commission the equipment and ensure it was operating correctly. All going according to plan, the complex would open in March, when the whisky-making process would also begin.

The first dram would be tasted in about a decade.

The three-wing distillery and museum would be built around a garden courtyard on land near the corner of Cardrona Valley Road and the road to the Snow Farm, across the road from the entrance to Cardrona Alpine Resort.

Totalling 700sqm with a maximum height of 8m, the three buildings would be clad in local schist stone and corrugated iron.

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Technology to warn drivers about the risk of icy roads is being trialled by the Central Otago District Council.

PATeye markers are blue LED lights which flash when the ground temperature drops. They are installed on road centrelines.

The technology is being trialled during the next fortnight on Bannockburn

Road (from the Cromwell side of Pearson Road to the Bannockburn Bridge); on two parts of Earnscleugh Road (around the Aronui Road intersection, and the Clyde Bridge approach); on Springvale Road/Dunstan Road (around the intersection) and on Little Valley Road (from Graveyard Gully to the road/rail bridge).

Meanwhile, the speed limit on Cardrona Valley Road, in the vicinity of

James Road, has been reduced to 50km as the area is prone to ice.

The Wanaka police say there is often water on the road which freezes and the hazard recently caused a crash. The police describe Cardrona Valley Road as “treacherous in places and…an accident hot spot.”

They are warning motorists in the area to drive carefully and t o k e e p t h e i r speed down.

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Mount Aspiring College bands have taken out the top two spots at the Smokefree Rockquest Central Otago final.

The final was held at the Lake Wanaka Centre on Thursday last week.

The bands section was won by new MAC group, Near Armageddon, with established band Oddity, also from MAC, named the runner-up.

Near Armageddon vocalist and guitarist, Isaac Bell, said the band had only been playing together for four months, so the win came as a big surprise.

“This is our first Smokefree Rockquest so we came along kind of expecting to just play with the hope of maybe placing next year, but this is crazy.”

The other members of the four-piece rock band are Lucan Smith on bass, rhythm guitarist Morgan Allen and Tyler Bailey on drums. (Morgan (left) and Isaac are pictured.)

Isaac Bell also won the Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand Musicianship Award, which gives him the opportunity to win a national scholarship.

S e c o n d - p l a c e d O d d i t y comprises lead guitarist and vocalist Bronnie Ormandy;

Florence Collins-Caballero on bass and violin; drummer and saxophone player John Steven; lead vocalist and acoustic guitarist Connor Moore, and Louis Koopman on keyboard. Oddity also won the Lowdown Best Song Award.

The top two bands from each of the 24 regions nationwide would now send video footage of their original music to the judges, who would select six bands to compete in the national final in Auckland in September.

T h e t h i r d - p l a c e d b a n d was Coins from Wakatipu High School.

In the soloist and duo section, first place went to Sofia Machray from Wakatipu High School.

She also won the Smokefree Award for Women’s Musicianship and the People’s Choice Award, which was voted by text message.

Isabella Reid and Lucy Nicol, also from Wakatipu High School, were placed second in the soloist and duo category.

The top two soloists or duos from each region would also now send video footage of their original music to the judges to be considered for the three national final spots.

The Australasian Performing

Right Association’s Lyric Award was won by the Love Lost Demons from Wakatipu High School.

During its 26-year history, Smokefree Rockquest has helped launch the careers of many New Zealand musicians including Kimbra, Midnight Youth, Opshop, Evermore, Ladyhawke, Die!Die!Die!, Annah Mac, Cairo Knife Fight, the Datsuns, Brooke Fraser, Anika Moa, Kora, Anna Coddington, the Phoenix Foundation, The Feelers, The Black Seeds, Nesian Mystik, Bic Runga, Julia Deans and Elemeno P, among others.

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More young leaders recognised

Three more speakers have been announced f o r t h e i n a u g u r a l Aspiring Conversations festival, which is taking place from October 10 to 12.

Economist Loretta N a p o l e o n i w i l l b e talking about China. Her latest book is called “Maonomics – how Chinese make better capitalists than we do.” She is also

considered to be an expert on the funding of international terrorism and the Russian banking system.

Father and daughter literary team CK (Karl) Stead and Charlotte Grimshaw will also take part. Karl is an outspoken figure who writes novels, poetry, s h o r t s t o r i e s a n d critiques. Charlotte has been a successful criminal lawyer and writes novels and short stories about crime and

politics. Like her father, she is also a prolific and successful reviewer.

T h e y w i l l j o i n M c K i n s e y G l o b a l Institute director James Manyika who will speak about the impact of information technology on business and society.

More speakers and panel discussion topics will be announced when the full programme is launched on August 26.

The festival will be held in Wanaka and Queenstown.

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Pupils at Tarras School and Wanaka’s Holy Family Catholic School have won Sir Peter Blake Trust Young Leader Awards.

Penelope Chapman-Cohen, 11, from Tarras School was awarded the Westpac Bank-sponsored accolade, along with Eva Wilson, 12, from the Holy Family Catholic School.

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nominated for showing leadership at Tarras School in several ways. The nomination said “she quietly helps anyone who needs it, juniors, seniors or staff.

“She always sets a great example for other students to follow and she never looks for reward or praise for what she does - she is just a natural leader who always strives to achieve, but will still put the wellbeing and success

of the group ahead of herself if required.

“Penelope willingly applies herself to 100 percent to everything she does. She is an all-round awesome kid and a great role model for Tarras School.”

Eva Wilson, who was also a Holy Family Catholic School ambassador, w a s d e s c r i b e d a s demonstrating “leadership skills when working in a thoughtful and considerate

way with her other peers and younger students.

“She shows initiative and where she sees a job (which needs to be) done, she willingly volunteers.”

Mount Aspiring College student Max Hall was presented with a Young Leader Award last month.

Eva is pictured (top) with her mother, Tina (left), her father Chris and Sue Bingham from W e s t p a c B a n k in Wanaka.

Photos and documents showing local history a r e w a n t e d b y t h e Upper Clutha Historic Records Society.

The society has bought computer software which enables it to catalogue the photos, documents and other memorabilia

which it has scanned, and to search for items for future use. Anyone w i t h m e m o r a b i l i a to contribute to the society ’s col lect ion s h o u l d e m a i l t h e members.

Society members have worked during the past three or four years on s c a n n i n g h i s t o r i c a l records and saving them

electronically.Margaret Thomlinson

and Julie Stretch were learning how to use the new cataloguing and searching software, with help from staff at the Lakes District Museum in Arrowtown, where the same system was used.

Marilyn Barlow would join the society this year and receive in-depth

training on how to use the system.

Wanaka librarians Sue Gwilliam and Deirdre Wither would also be shown how to search the system, in order to help people with inquiries.

The society now has its own website.

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The cast of SOAR pictured at its rehearsal on Tuesday, before the opening show tomorrow. The cast of 32 singers and dancers will perform to modern pop music, Latin and musical theatre during the show, which runs five times over three days.

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Last Thursday officers stopped an 18-year-old male driving down Helwick Street after leaving a local bar. The man, who under the Land Transport Act in relation to drink driving is allowed zero breath alcohol, was breath tested and blew 642 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath.

Five minutes later police stopped a 28-year-old man driving a car with a smashed windscreen on Anderson Road. When he was breath tested he blew more than twice the legal limit.

In the early hours of Sunday officers were parked on Ardmore Street. A male rolled on the back of a police car and attempted to run from police. He was apprehended and faces a court appearance for disorderly behaviour.

Senior Constable McLean is looking for witnesses of poor driving by the driver of a silver or grey Volkswagen 4x4 on the Crown Range in the mornings and evenings of the last week. This appeal follows a recent complaint received by police regarding the driving of this vehicle.

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If you have information on any crimes call 0800CRIMESTOPPER (0800555111).

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While it’s tempting to rug up in your winter woollies, it only takes a little effort to stay looking and feeling fab this winter. Local fashion stylist Trudie Millar has these great tips:

JAZZ IT UP – Add pops of bright colour to avoid the winter drab. FLOWER POWER – Throw in a touch of dark floral to add some softness. BOLD COATS – Brighten up a cold winters day with a statement coat in a bold colour.ALL THINGS LEATHER – Skirts, pants, dresses and tees. Black leather is a classic or have fun with colours.PRINTED PANTS – Try printed pants or jeans for a fresh winter look and team with a knit jersey and ankle boots.MIX TEXTURES – Winter is your time to mix textures, like a chiffon blouse layered with a wool blend lightweight knit, or a fur vest. DEFINE YOUR WAIST – Cinch in a dress or a soft jacket with a chunky leather belt, or work this silhouette with a high waisted skirt.LONG SKIRTS – Winter is the perfect time to embrace longer, feminine hemlines. Team with warm stockings and high boots.VELVET – A winter favourite. Jeans, blazer, long sleeve sweater or handbag made of this luxurious fabric always adds a nice touch.GET CREATIVE – go for something a bit more funky with a novelty printed sweater or t-shirt.www.trudiemillar.com

New book from Grzelewski

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Derek Grzelewski’s new book, Going to Extremes – Adventures in Unknown New Zealand, was launched during the Mountain Film Festival in Wanaka last week. The book is a collection of articles which Derek had written for various magazines and represents what he considers to be his best work to date. Derek was at the festival running an adventure writing workshop.

“[Going to Extremes] will take you to places and people that are as extraordinary as they are unknown, inaccessible, forgotten or just plain surprising,” he said. “By ‘going to extremes,’ I don’t just mean outdoor adventures. Any pursuit – saving endangered species, searching for artistic excellence, treasure hunting, maritime rescue or pioneering aviation – can be taken to extremes if instilled with enough passion and commitment, enough inner fire.”

In his book Derek takes us to meet people who have done just

that; we meet Don Merton (of Black Robin and Kakapo fame), we fly with Jean Batten, we go underwater with Kelly Tarlton, we ski through avalanche country with experts, we run with some of the best and we go on duty with a team of volunteer firefighters.

Derek escaped from compulsory

conscription in his home country of communist Poland in 1986. He writes about this in the prologue of Going to Extremes:

“On that mountain pass on the border between Poland and Slovakia, breathing out slowly into my woolen glove so that the steam of breath would not betray

my hiding place, I watched the soldiers I could never become. Huddled in a circle, they stomped their feet and beat their mitts together against the cold, the ear flaps of their fur hats tied tight under their chins. They lit cheap workingmen’s cigarettes — filter-less and acrid — and with each drag their faces glowed red with a hint of warmth. They swore, and spat, and checked their watches, stamping around some more, doing what soldiers the world over do best: killing time.”

Derek avoided capture and a year later he ended up in New Zealand and began another adventure – life as a freelance photojournalist and author. “I have made travel writing into both a philosophy and a practical way of life, a result of two formative ideas merging into one. The first is the notion that ‘life unexamined is not worth living,’ the other that ‘the life worth living is worth writing about’.”

Derek writes well, and his life certainly is worth writing, and reading, about.

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Ninety students, aged five to 17, were examined by the Director of the Asia Pacific Dance Association, Aucklander Corinne Yee, last week. Dance Wanaka students Alicia Stock, Eliza Rogers, Emelie Barnett, Ellesse Andrews and Ella Moore are pictured after the intermediate 1 examination. The exams included set exercises, lyrical, musical theatre and modern jazz dance routines.

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Martha takes titleLocal girl Martha Toghill has won the under-11 title at the South Island Junior Age Group Squash Championships, held at the Oamaru Squash and Badminton Club.She played two girls from Southland and two from the North Island and won all four matches 3-0. Prior to the competition, Martha was ranked number two in her age group. The New Zealand nationals in October will be her next major event.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Local effort for WOW records

The official 2014 Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow book and DVD have been released.

WOW event manager Mandy Deans said it was “the first time in a long time the book has been a totally local effort.” Upper Clutha writer Jill Heron and Cromwell designer Anna Entwisle were involved in producing the book, while Wanaka TV’s Antony Hansen filmed the video.

Jill said this year’s book had a lot more variety due to new events such as the #GigatownWanaka Jet Racing, the sport aircraft display and the WWI commemoration a t t h e l a k e f r o n t .

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“Another great thing about the book is that the majority of the images have not been published before,” she said. “There are some wonderful pictures taken by professional photographers who have access to areas of the airshow not open to the public, so they get some amazing shots.”

Antony has shot stills at the past eight airshows. He said being asked to shoot the official DVD was the “icing on the cake.

“It was a huge team effort over the three days to get all the footage we needed and we’re rapt with the final product.

“We have tried to include lots of stories from many of the great characters involved with the event,” Antony said.

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Local builders’ awards success

Several local builders have been recognised at the Southern Region House of the Year Awards, including a supreme award for the renovation of a Wanaka home.

The Southern Region Registered Master Builders Supreme Award for Renovation of the Year (over $500,000) went to Dunlop Builders for its work on a Wanaka home. Dunlop Builders also won the Future-Proof Building Renovation Award (over $500,000) for the same project.

Turnkey Homes won a gold award and the Placemakers New Homes $250,000-$350,000 category for a Wanaka house, and Stonewood Homes Central Otago won the bronze award in the same category.

Stonewood Homes also won a gold award and the James Hardie New Homes $450,000-$600,000 category, and a silver medal in the GIB Show Home Award, for Wanaka houses.

Two local building companies were successful

in the Carters New Homes $1 million - $2 million category, with both Turnkey Homes and Central Lakes Homes (Landmark Homes) receiving a gold medal.

In Cromwell, Versatile Buildings Cromwell won a bronze medal in the Placemakers New Homes $350,000-$450,000 category, and ATD Building won a bronze medal in the Nulook New Homes $600,000 - $1 million category.

When announcing the award winners, the judges said Dunlop Builders’ extensive renovation

adapted wel l to i ts surroundings.

“This renovation is the epitome of simplicity done well, tucking itself quietly and assuredly into this quiet Wanaka Street. It exudes quality in its detailing and use of materials, with impressive cedar work both internally and externally…a most competent and successful renovation.”

Dunlop Builders’ owner Bryce Dunlop said it was “great” to win an accolade judged by his peers.

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announced at a function in Invercargill on Saturday.

Regional winners from throughout the country would be compared in coming months, with the national winners announced later in the year.

Pictured (top): The Wanaka home for which local construction company, Dunlop Builders, won the Southern Region Registered Master Builders Supreme Award for Renovation of the Year (over $500,000), along with the Future-Proof Building Renovation Award.

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About 80 Rotarians and guests attended the Cromwell Rotary Club’s “President’s Changeover” this week.

T h e a n n u a l event involves the

appointment of a new president and new directors.

In addition to the appointment of Jean Morgan as president, two other members - John Angus and Murray Kennedy - were presented with “Paul

Harris Fellowship” awards.

T h e a w a r d i s presented to those who have given outstanding service to their local and wider communities.

More than $44,000 was raised by the club during the past

12 months and the Rotarians spent over 1700 hours doing voluntary fundraising.

Those who attended t h e P r e s i d e n t ’ s Changeover donated a gold coin to the fight a g a i n s t p o l i o (pictured).

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Places in the adventure race GODZone, which is taking place in Wanaka next year, have been fully booked. Race Director Warren Bates said it was an “incredible” result, given the event is still eight months away.“The roster was effectively full within 48 hours of entries opening last Tuesday, as teams realised that demand would be high and places limited. We are justifiably proud of the interest GODZone has received from within New Zealand and all over the globe,” he said. The race will run from the February 27 to March 7.

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EDITORIAL TV3 journalists must have been under pressure to come up with southern story ideas to justify sending a crew south for the Queenstown Winter Festival, but what was with the “Queenstown - Wanaka rivalry” story on The Paul Henry Show on July 1?In summary, the reporter claimed that while Queenstown was a “jewel…brimming with tourists…beneath the calm waters runs a dark undercurrent of regional rivalry…” Queenstown locals coerced into taking part in a voxpop came up with such staunch demonstrations of division as there’s more to do in Queenstown and “they” can’t make snow like we can (all said with a grin).The TV3 crew then came over the hill to give Wanaka people “a chance to get it all out in the open – why they hate Queenstown.” Well, Wanaka residents’ dislike of their neighbours was strongly evident (not) with one local saying “a tourist town on our doorstep - we can go and play in it, then leave it.”No doubt the story was tongue-in-cheek, but it was still dragged out of thin air.If Wanaka people wanted to live in Queenstown, they would. The cost of living is about the same. It’s fantastic having Queenstown and its sparkly buzz just over the hill and it’s equally wonderful to come home to beautiful, chilled-out (but still fun) Wanaka. Aren’t we spoilt for choice? And if that rivalry does exist for some, get over it.

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Enjoying a staycation Extreme solutions

Here is an opportunity

I want to thank the driver of a white van.This year I decided to avoid airplane travel and holiday in Wanaka. While chilling out and waiting for friends in front of a fire in a local eatery, I spied this white van. And on its delivery doors, a burst of colour: bright pink magenta tulips. Ignoring the grey wet, it read: “Enjoy life from your garden.”A perfect conclusion.Thank you to the driver/owner of that vehicle.

S. YatesLake Hawea

In a letter regarding water quality, an inference that The Royal Society of NZ advocates extreme solutions to problems was refuted by Graeme Ballantyne, President of the Wanaka Branch. On the 8th March 2011, the RSNZ hosted “The Implications of Geo-engineering Schemes for New Zealand Conference,” at which attendees ranked Stratospheric Aerosol Spraying as the most favoured technique for addressing climate warming. Surely, the spraying of bio-available salts of Barium, Aluminium and Strontium are an extreme solution endorsed by the Royal Society. These materials are listed in multiple Geo-Engineering patents and now are present in lab tested rain water collected in Wanaka. If we are worried about water quality we need to also address the fallout from an atmosphere laced with these materials, from programmes run by multiple agencies and corporations, all of whom seek to control the weather. Programmes endorsed both in NZ and the USA by the Royal Society. It is no surprise to see so many trees sick and suffering fungal infections, as Aluminium attaches to root membranes and prevents nutrient uptake. How many people in Wanaka also seem to suffer lingering flu-like symptoms? Does Mr Ballantyne believe this form of Geo-Engineering is safe preventative action?

RegardsGarrick Cameron

I believe in the Wanaka water sports building and the proposed site.I’m aware of some residents who believed at the time of their home purchase, that their lake view would be set in concrete, with the reserves kept in place. We only need to walk a few metres to enjoy the magic!Everyone is aware of the importance to treasure our lakefront and to act considerately and wisely. All future lakeside buildings, no doubt, will be considered on an individual basis. Life circumstances change and life moves on. We need to continue to adapt and make the best compromising decisions for everyone. Great attention to detail has been given to creating a multi-sports use building for the community that is positioned for the least view obstruction possible: changing facilities, wheel chair access, a sensitivity towards existing and future trees, offering bike racks, and very importantly a welcome absence of alcohol facilities. Obviously appropriate lighting is essential.Here is a positive, healthy project/goal for this and future generations. I have a sports teaching background. Here is an opportunity to welcome and include people of the community. who are interested however not currently participating in these water sports clubs, namely lake-swimming, rowing, paddle boarding and kayaking.These positive Wanaka people already involved in this project are inspirational role models, whom we especially need for our youth. I wonder if the people against this project, or the people opposed to the proposed site, have thought about if their grandchildren were passionate about these water sports, would they then have a different opinion?

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WANAKA STADIUM BOWLS RESULTS – Week ending 6:07:14 Monday Evening Edge-water Trophy 1: John Barrow, Neil Robertson. Coleen Landsborough 2: Donald Urquhart, Richie Muir, Margaret Barrow 3:Murray Ives, Lynette Wilson, Alison Stretch Tuesday After-noon 2x4x2 Pairs 1: John Barrow and John Lischner 2: Geoff Thomas and Kathryn Mitch-ell 3: Jill Millar and Margaret Hay Tuesday Evening Trades Competition 1: Placemakers: Murray Hyndman, Mark Gould, Joe Oakes 2: 4M’s: Trevor McKay, John Mayen, Barry Morgan 3: BNB: Barry Mowat, Neville Guise, Bryan Lloyd Wednesday Afternoon Triples 1: L Wilson, G Cross, N Mayen 2: N Turner, N Young, I Urquhart 3: K Hodge, C Kiewiet, P Knowles Wednesday Evening Trades Compe-tition 1 Haggis 2: Trail Enders 3: G & T Thurs-day Afternoon 2x4x2 Pairs 1: George Cameron and Bruce Hamilton 2: Ewan Miller and Neal Brown 3: Geoff Thomas and Lynette Wilson Thursday Evening Trades Competition 1: K Mitchell, P Davidson, N Robertson 2: A Rus-sell, B Pringle, T Scurr 3: R McNeilly, L Allison, R Muir Friday Afternoon Progressive Skips:1: Ian Brown 2: Don McLeay 3: Scottie Culver-well 3rds : 1:Iain Fletcher 2: John Maddison 3: Neville Findlater 2nds: 1: Denise Brown 2: Nor-man Matheson 3: Peter Cooke Leads:1: Gailie Cooke 2: Shirl Ironside 3: Jon Barron Saturday Studholme Memorial Mount Albert 38, Scurr Heights 35,Bremner Park 28, Beacon Point 27,

Ripponlea 24, Hawea 20, Meadowstone 15, Pembroke 13

LAKE HAWEA GOLF RESULTS 6/7/14 Medal / LGU / Putting. Men 1st Joe Cotter. 80. 13. 67 o/cb 2nd Dick Sullivan 80. 13. 67. 3rd. Rick Jonhston. 79. 10. 69. 4th. Dougal Rowley 86. 16. 70 Gerald Haggart 91. 21. 70 Tony Arscott. 79. 8. 71. Ladies. 1st. Allison Brown. 103. 25. 78. Putting Dick Sullivan 26 Joe Cotter. 27. Closest pin no1. Joe Cotter no5 Stew Burt.

WANAKA BRIDGE CLUB RESULTS. A.J. Mc-Kenzie Pairs 2. North/ South:- Jack & Geogre Foreman 65.18% 1. Andy Goodall, Heather Wellman 56.18% 2. Liz Hawker, Martin Unwin 55.36% 3. East/West:- Denise Bruns, Allan Kel-ly 65.22% 1. Michael Chapman-Smith, Jenny Pryde 60.22% 2. Jason Benton, Lynne Fegan 59.63% 3. Friday Bridge 4 July. North/South:- Sherril Harries, Maggie Stratford 70.42% 1. Mi-chael Chapman-Smith, Jenny Pryde 59.17%2. Ian McDonald, Deirdre Lynch 57.71% 3. East/West:- Ena Leckie, Janice Munden 62.27% 1. Daphne Stewart, Heather Wellman 60.45% 2. Jack Foreman, John Mercer & Lyla Hensley, Des Johnston 3= Hawed Pairs 2 July. North/South:- Sandy Bryan, Ann-Louise Stokes 56.64% 1. Michael Metzger, Jack Foreman 55.52% 2. East/West:- Kay Ross, Lynne Fegan 59.52%1. Hans Limacher, Claire Williams 52.86% 2.

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Special Olympics partnershipSpecial Olympics New Zealand has formalised a partnership with Snow Sports New Zealand, which means Special Olympics athletes - and other New Zealanders with intellectual disabilities - will be eligible to become Adaptive Snow Sports New Zealand members.This entitles them to lift pass discounts at Cardrona Alpine Resort, Mount Dobson, Mount Hutt, Snowplanet, The Remarkables, The Snow Farm, Whakapapa and Turoa, and access to Adaptive Snow Sports New Zealand’s coaches, facilities and equipment. “This is a very exciting partnership for both our organisations. Special Olympics New Zealand has offered snow sports for many years and our athletes compete on the international stage at Special Olympics World Winter Games,” Special Olympics New Zealand National Sports and Coaching Director, Mike Ryan, said. “By partnering with Snow Sports New Zealand, we will be able to raise our profile in the snow sport sector and expand our programme alongside Adaptive Snow Sports New Zealand.” Several snow sports training camps and events will be held over the next three months, with athletes aiming to qualify for the Special Olympics New Zealand 2015 National Winter Games next September at Cardrona Alpine Resort.

Netball season finishesMore than 150 girls aged seven to ten years played their final games of the junior netball season last Saturday before a prizegiving and lunch hosted by Netball Upper Clutha.

This season the Upper Clutha, along with a few other club throughout New Zealand, were

asked by Netball New Zealand to trial a new format for the younger players. It involved teams of five instead of seven, playing in a defence, centre court or attack position (to avoid confusion as to specific team positions) on a reduced court size. The distance from the player with the ball was increased and the players received on court assistance and encouragement by their coaches.

The new format enabled players who lacked confidence to be involved and be a part of the team. Junior Kiwi Co-ordinator Yvonne Brew said she was confident the new format would be a real boost for the players and Netball New Zealand.

At the prizegiving, Lottie Hunt (year 3/4) and Gracie Cartlige (year 5/6) were awarded the “most improved player overall”

title, and Pippa Raffills (year 3/4) and Alice Howard (year 5/6) were awarded the “most outstanding player” title in their age groups. In the year 3/4 category, the Hawea Stars won the “etiquette” trophy and the Wanaka Ferns won the “most goals” trophy. The Blue Flames won the “etiquette” trophy and the Golden Steel won the “most goals” trophy in the year 5/6 category.

The Upper Clutha Bumblebees year three and four mini-stick hockey team played its last game of the season on Sunday in Cromwell.The team closed on a high, with a 3:1 win over Cromwell’s Kawarau team. Attackers Matthew Botting and William Anderson (pictured) scored for Upper Clutha.Playing on a half-pitch for the first time, the Bumblebees used the space well and pushed forward to attack the opponent’s goal throughout most of the game. Upper Clutha’s strong defence also gave Cromwell few attempts at the goal.

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