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Chopper ride for local kids

Protesting against low wagesHawea grandfather Chris Horan has been walking the streets this week reminding people that a living wage is $18.80 an hour. PAGE 3

After a troubled past year, Wanaka Primary School is on track to return to self-governance, the independent commissioner appointed by the Education Ministry to govern the school says. PAGE 2

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School on track

The “annihilation” of a 50-year-old kanuka tree on Rippon Vineyard land, adjacent to the Sunrise Bay subdivision, has upset landowners and neighbours.

The tree was cut down with a handsaw, probably at night as nobody saw it happen, and dumped on Te Kakano plantings below the lakeside walking track. It happened around January 19-20.

Te Kakano manager Andrew Penniket (pictured above with volunteers Jane Forsyth, Lesley Anderson and Mael Guyon) contacted the Wanaka Sun wanting help to identify who had cut it down.

“Maybe some walkers saw something,”

he said. “I’m very brassed off. It’s hard enough

battling rabbits and droughts without having to battle morons as well. Based on the growth rings the tree was around 53 years old, so it was ancient. They dumped it on our native plantings on council land. The council’s very annoyed. It’s a terrible mess.”

Andrew suspects neighbouring landowners of cutting down the tree to improve their view of the lake. The house immediately behind the tree belongs to Dean and Tash Bartley.

“I don’t know why people are looking at me,” Dean said. “I’m not a criminal. We certainly wouldn’t want to move into a subdivision and upset people. There’s no way in the world we would do that.”

Other people whose houses also overlook the area are the Glasson and Aubrey families, both of whom live in Christchurch.

“Cilla Glasson is my sister-in-law,” another neighbour, Lesley Johnson, said. “Cilla and I first noticed it two weeks ago. [Lesley’s husband] Michael and I don’t know anything about it, and neither does Cilla. I would love to know who cut it down. It’s a mystery.”

Sheryl and Dave Aubrey arrived down from Christchurch yesterday. “From here I can’t see that a tree’s gone or that the view has been damaged,” Dave said. “We didn’t know anything about it and we can’t see that anything’s changed.”

Groundsman for the Sunrise Bay body corporate Richard Sheldon said

he had no idea who cut the tree down. “You tell me and we’ll both know,” he said. “As I understood it none of those trees could be touched.”

Rippon Vineyard’s Nick Mills said he would like to know who was responsible, but said he wouldn’t go public with their name.

“I would like someone to step forward because I want to get a result,” he said. “We can do it quietly. I would like them to clean up the mess and make a sizable donation to Te Kakano. The family is happy to put more trees and natives in that area. And we’re happy to talk to neighbours about how we can respect their views.

“It was a big, beautiful tree. Absolutely gorgeous.”

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After a troubled past year, Wanaka Primary School is on track to return to self-governance, the independent commissioner appointed by the Education Ministry to govern the school says.

The commissioner, Terr i Johnstone, a Christchurch-based human resources consultant, said the final decision on when a school was ready to return to self-governance lay with the Secretary for Education, who was a member of the Education Ministry’s leadership team.

The ministry would visit the school in mid-February to carry out a “quick audit.” It would then make a recommendation to the Secretary for Education.

Providing the Secretary for Education approved of the school returning to self-governance, the search for a new Board of Trustees, involving nominations and an election, would begin in March, Terri Johnstone said.

“I’m confident we’ll get the tick.”Most members of the school’s

previous board resigned over the course of last year, leaving the remaining members without a quorum.

At that point, the remaining members asked the Education Ministry to appoint a commissioner to replace the board.

Some of the board members who resigned said they were unhappy about the way parents’ concerns for their children and their complaints were handled by the school. Another said the string of resignations was distracting and was preventing the board from focussing on its role of guiding the strategic direction of

the school.Terri Johnstone, whose areas of

expertise include conflict resolution and cultural change, told the Wanaka Sun she is confident the school’s troubles are behind it.

She said when she became the commissioner she sent “a very comprehensive survey” about the issues to the school’s community, including parents, teachers and pupils. She believed the issues raised had now been resolved.

“We got a huge response and I’m confident the results are of value and reliable.

“What was there was pretty typical in schools, especially high decile schools.”

A “wellbeing survey” of the pupils was also carried out, which was common practice in schools, and there were “no alarm bells ringing,” she said.

“The evidence is there that supports a very high-functioning school. Every single assessment found it to be performing at a high level...the leadership team - I don’t think I’ve ever encountered such a hard working group of teachers. I’m not just saying that, it’s not lip service. They’re so dedicated, so there for the children, they go the extra mile. In the staffroom, there’s a buzz and it’s positive.”

Terri hoped parents of pupils at the school would “want to be a part of that” and make themselves available for nomination and election to the board.

“Wanaka Primary School has a lot of skilled, committed parents. A lot of very able parents and a lot who would contribute very positively in a governance role. I hope we’re spoilt for choice.”

She had no idea of the level of interest among parents in becoming

a trustee and conceded some may be wary after last year’s high profile problems.

“There will be some people who will look at the past and look at their own hypothesis about what happened and why it happened, but the school is functioning at such a high level that I hope people will be focussed on that and want to be a part of that.”

She declined to discuss what she has learnt about the root causes of the problems, during her seven months as commissioner of the school.

“I’m not at liberty to talk about that. We’ve put so much work into moving forward that I don’t want to go there. To me, what happened is in the past...we’ve moved on. It wouldn’t be useful. I don’t get into blaming or scapegoating. I’m future-focussed.”

Terri said parents of the school’s current and future pupils could be confident about their child’s education and wellbeing.

“Absolutely, yes. It’s a very well-managed school. It’s a big school, a big operation, and it’s growing. I think that’s an issue the ministry is on to. But it’s a school with systems that are so good, they’re handling that growth.”

However, it appears not everyone shares Terri Johnstone’s confidence. The author of an anonymous letter sent to the Wanaka Sun late last year claimed to be a parent of pupils at the school and said few parents’ and teachers’ views on the problems had been sought.

It also said parents were reluctant to put their names forward to be trustees of the school without knowing the reasons behind the high number of resignations from the previous board.

Three young Upper Clutha people have had the ride of their lives, thanks to local generosity.

At last year’s Gathering of the Geezers dinner at the Warbirds and Wheels museum, money was raised for the Upper Clutha Children’s Medical Trust and the Warbirds Over Wanaka Community Trust.

Among the items and experiences donated for auction was a flight with Alpine Helicopters for three children and their parents or caregivers.

The Upper Clutha Children’s Medical Trust chose the lucky recipients – Grace Gillies, 9, of Lake Hawea; Caleb Smith, 11, of Wanaka, and a 13-year-old girl from Albert Town.

They were accompanied by parents Trevor Gillies and Philippa Smith and Wanaka Primary School teacher a ide Karon Henderson, who works with Caleb.

It was the children’s first helicopter flight. Two machines took the group on a 40-minute flight from Wanaka Airport to Mount Bourke Peninsula.

Warbirds Over Wanaka general manager Ed Taylor said two individuals also donated money toward the experience for the children - Andy Wilton from Wanaka and P. G. Knight from Christchurch.

Since it was formed in 2009, the Upper Clutha Children’s Medical Trust has provided financial support to 110 local families who were finding it difficult to meet the cost of their child’s medical treatment.

November’s Gathering of the Geezers was the second dinner to celebrate the greats of New Zealand motorsport.

Ed Taylor said more than 20 “legends” from a wide range of motorsport were inducted into the Geezers Hall of Fame, including Robbie Francevic and Graham Lawrence.

Pictured from left: Grace Gillies, who has cerebral palsy, with Alpine Helicopters pilot Dougal Innes and Caleb Smith, who has Downs syndrome.

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Search for missing climber

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The search for missing 33-year-old climber, Simon Bell, of Wanaka, was on hold yesterday as weather in the Mount Earnslaw area made it unsafe to continue.

On Tuesday police searched the huts and tracks in the area. At Esquilant Bivvy Hut they located a sleeping bag and personal items which they believed belonged to Simon. They spoke with a climber who had been staying at the hut when Simon is believed to have been there in mid-January. The climber provided further information about Simon’s possible intentions: It is thought he intended to climb the west to east face.

Once the weather clears, police will resume the search which will include the West and East peaks and Pluto Peak.

Simon was reported missing by his ex-partner on February 2 and his car was found at Muddy Creek not far from the start of the Mt Earnslaw track. He was well-prepared for his planned climb of Mount Earnslaw, with appropriate

clothing and climbing equipment, including a cell phone, tracker and personal locator beacon. The beacon has not been activated.

Queenstown Police are keen to hear from anyone who has information that might assist with the search or who has seen the climber in the area. Simon Bell is 190cm tall, of light build and wears glasses.

Residential property owners in the vicinity of the proposed extension to the Upper Clutha A&P Society building at the Wanaka Showgrounds intend to oppose the plan, according to adjacent land owner John Baynes. He said he and his neighbours in Lansdown Street, behind the building, had no knowledge of the proposal until the council called for submissions in mid-January.

The society’s plan to extend the building by 486sqm (112 percent) was approved by the Wanaka Community Board in November and put to the Queenstown Lakes District Council at its

December meeting. The new building would look the same as the existing one, only longer, and an old woolshed next to the building would be demolished.

The council notice on the new lease and building extension called for submissions to be in by February 10.

John Baynes said he and his wife Penny object to the extension “deeming it an inappropriate site to enlarge existing sheds as there will be a resultant degradation of the aesthetic and cultural importance of the reserve.

“We do not support their purported need for more shed space in such a visible part of the reserve given that their activities are in the main centred

around one annual event. … The need for storage etc associated with those two days should not take precedence over the rights of all other citizens and visitors’ requirements for ambience on the other 363 days of the year.”

John suggested the south east corner of the showgrounds would be a more appropriate site for storage facilities.

“Other on-the-day requirements associated with the show would far better be served by marquee erection rather than a permanent structure,” he said. “No consideration has been given to the obstruction of the viewing corridors of housing and walkways in the adjacent area.”

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Hawea grandfather Chris Horan has been walking the streets this week reminding people that a living wage is $18.80 an hour.

“A lot of the people who keep things going in this town – the cleaners, the care workers, people working in cafes and motels – they are on $14 something an hour,” Chris said. “They’ve got no power. There are some good bosses, but a lot of them will exploit people when they can. I would like the bosses to answer this question – how do you feel about paying people less than the living wage? I want to provoke some discussion. Make people think.”

The figure of $18.80 is the Anglican Family Centre research unit’s estimate of the gross hourly wage required for a family with two children where one adult works fulltime and one half-time.

“That’s based on the average for the whole country,” Chris said. “In this town everything costs more than the average including rent, food and petrol.

Chris said both his generation and his parents grew up in a country with values based on fairness.

“Workers, including the lowest-paid workers, had a voice. They were represented collectively by unions who negotiated safe working conditions and wage increases. Disputes were submitted to arbitration.

“Yet shamefully, we stripped away those hard-won benefits from the next generation, leaving them with unsafe working conditions

and zero-hour contracts. We let them down.

“A ‘fair go’ has disappeared from our language. Our children and grandchildren live in a society that puts more value on greed than fairness.

“It’s time we grandparents lent

a hand. My way of doing that is to stand up in public with a placard, reminding people that a living wage is $18.80 an hour.”

Chris said he would like to see other retired people “give support to the younger generation of low-paid workers”.

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Close call on Hawea River A man surfing on the standing waves at the Hawea River on Monday afternoon narrowly avoided drowning. Two experienced kayakers were praised by Queenstown Lakes District harbourmaster Marty Black for their quick response to the rescue.Ben Yates, one of the kayakers, noticed the surfer after he heard a woman screaming from the bank. The surfer had been dragged underwater – trapped alongside a bridge pylon, with his body on one side and his board, still attached, on the other side – and was only occasionally able to reach the surface to breathe. Ben fought to dislodge the surfboard while the other kayaker kept the surfer’s head above water and they managed to get the surfer free. The surfer was considered lucky as there was nobody else on the river who could have saved him in time. He was not wearing a life jacket or helmet and his leg leash was a piece of towrope, so it had no quick release mechanism. Marty Black said the occurrence highlighted the importance of using the correct equipment. The standing waves were considered a safe resource for kayakers and surfers provided they have the right gear.

Inspector Olaf Jensen has been appointed as area commander Otago Rural, which will be based at the policing area headquarters in Queenstown.

Inspector Jensen’s 33-year policing career has been based in S o u t h l a n d . M o s t recently he served a s S o u t h l a n d a r e a prevention manager and as area tactical response manager. Notable crime reductions were made in Southland during his time in these roles. He also oversaw the Southland phase of the Rugby World Cup in 2011 and was the planning commander for the southern phase of the Royal Tour.

At the announcement

of the appointment, S o u t h e r n P o l i c e District Commander, Superintendent Andrew Coster, said he was d e l i g h t e d t o h a v e Inspector Jensen in

this important role.Inspector Jensen,

whose appointment is effective immediately, is excited about the opportunities ahead.

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Luggate fatality at weekendThe woman who died in a single vehicle crash south of Luggate at around 6pm on Sunday has been named by Wanaka Police. She was Rosemary Margaret Lamb, 54, of Wanaka, the only passenger in a vehicle which left the road 3km south of Luggate and rolled. The 62-year-old driver of the vehicle was flown to Dunedin Hospital where he remains in a serious condition. Staff from the Serious Crash Investigation Unit examined the crash scene earlier this week.

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T h e g r o u p b e h i n d t h e controversial Haast Hollyford Highway has pushed back the timeframe for seeking resource consent, saying there’s a lot of work to be done before the milestone can be reached and more funding is needed.

Haast Hollyford Highway Ltd (HHH) recently announced it would apply for resource consent for the road in April, but its chairperson Durham Havill has told the Wanaka Sun it will now be four to six months before the application is lodged.

The company had employed specialist consultants who had advised it the April timeframe was not achievable, he said.

Among the work was convincing the Government the new route should be classified as “a road of national significance.

“To be realistic, if it’s going to happen it has to be supported by the Government.”

The company had already pitched its plan to the Prime Minister, John Key, and cabinet ministers Gerry Brownlee, Nick Smith and Steven Joyce over the

past couple of years, he said.It hopes to build a 136km

road from Haast to the existing Hollyford Road.

Called the World Heritage Drive, the road would begin at the Arawhata Bridge, near Haast, follow the Jackson River, go over the Martyr Saddle, down into the Cascade Valley and across the Cascade River. From there, it would go up onto the plateau and across the headwaters of the Gorge River, before dropping down into the Pyke River Valley and following the edge of Lake Wilmot and Lake Alabaster to Gunn’s Camp on the Hollyford road.

Thirty-eight kilometres of the road already exists but requires realigning, widening and sealing, and 98km would be new road.

Construction of the road would be funded by Chinese company JCP Partners. Its loan would be repaid and the highway maintained by a toll on the road, expected to be $35 per person.

After 30 years, the road would be vested in the Westland and Southland district councils, which would decide whether or not to continue charging people to travel the road.

It was anticipated to generate

$22 million in annual revenue in Westland District and $30 million in Southland District, Durham Havill said.

“What a wonderful legacy to leave the ratepayers of both districts.”

Durham Havill said the total cost of the road would be about $250 million, but others have put the price tag at closer to $1 billion.

The costs incurred in getting the project to this stage had been met by Durham Havill and an associate, Bruce Smith.

Other investment was needed to cover the resource consent costs, put at up to $5 million, Durham Havill said.

Resource consent would be required from the Westland and Southland district councils, the West Coast Regional Council and Environment Southland.

“We believe there are other people who should be giving us support, like Development West Coast, because this project will double tourism on the coast and create a lot more jobs.

“It affects everyone on the coast - corner dairies, service stations, hotels, motels, retail and trades.

“We’ll probably talk to one or two others, too.”

Development West Coast – or the West Coast Development Trust - was formed in 2001 to administer three-quarters of a $120 million fund given by the Government to help the West Coast economy adjust to the decision to stop the logging native forest on the West Coast.

As well as resource consent from four councils, HHH also requires the approval of the Conservation Minister, who could delegate that authority to the Department of Conservation, because the new road would travel through national parks.

W a n a k a t o u r i s m a n d community leaders spoken to by the Wanaka Sun last year were equally divided on whether a Haast Hollyford Highway would benefit or disadvantage the town.

Some believed Wanaka would be bypassed and Fiordland spoilt by the road, while others were confident Wanaka was a tourism destination in its own right and would benefit from the road, particularly if Wanaka’s tourism promoters worked with those marketing the new route.

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Children are back at school and police will be out and about in the school areas to ensure drivers are keeping to speed limits and passengers are wearing seatbelts.

Last weekend police processed two intoxicated drivers for driving over the limit; one was driving on Anderson Road and the other in Heuchan Lane.

Police dealt with a domestic assault late on Saturday which resulted in the arrest of a male. He will be appearing in the Queenstown District Court.

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First Rural Games this weekend

T h i s w e e k e n d ’ s N e w Z e a l a n d R u r a l G a m e s , b e i n g h e l d in Queenstown, are managed by a trust chaired by part-time Wanaka resident Ele Ludemann (pictured with her husband Grant). Ele and Grant are farmers based in North Otago, who live here for part of the year.

The games will begin with “The Running of the Wools” with 300 merinos

running through the town centre. The event is intended to be a dramatic

celebration of the region’s farming heritage evoking memories of early settlers and highlighting the merino’s continued importance to New Zealand’s rural economy.

The games will include national championships events for traditional sports including speed shearing, coal shovelling, sheep dog trials, wine b a r r e l r a c i n g a n d gumboot throwing. Some events will be open to

spectators, and organisers expect a lot of Wanaka people to cross the Crown Range to take part.

The Games will also feature the inaugural New Zealand Rural Highland G a m e s ‘ H e a v i e s ’ Competition. Top athletes will compete over four traditional ‘heavy’ events – the caber toss, stones, farmer’s walk and sheaf toss - to find the new overall champion “Braveheart”.

New GM for airport Mike Clay has joined the Queenstown Airport Corporation (QAC) team as the new general manager of operations. Mike will have overall responsibility for managing the airport’s airside and terminal operations with an emphasis on aeronautical relationships and enhancing the consumer experience. He has extensive strategic and operational experience in aviation, air services development, regulatory compliance, health and safety, environmental/aircraft noise management, and brings sustainable business practice to the role. Mike was previously Auckland Airport’s manager of aeronautical policy and has a strong background in infrastructure, manufacturing and construction-based industries.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang car to come to Wanaka The original car from the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang will be on loan from owner Sir Peter Jackson to Warbirds and Wheels for the month of April. The car has rarely been seen in public and has not been on display for a comparable period of time. Although there were several cars made for the film, this is the only one that actually worked. During April Warbirds and Wheels will raise funds for the Upper Clutha Children’s Medical Trust. The local charity assists ill children and their families. To celebrate the display, which coincides with Easter school holidays, Warbirds and Wheels will be holding movie showings and a dress-up ‘cars over coffee’ day, among other events.

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British woman Anna McNuff is running 3200km through New Zealand to raise funds for Outward Bound and to visit schools to talk about the great outdoors. She began in Bluff on January 12 and hopes to reach Cape Reinga in late June.

A n n a ( p i c t u r e d ) is fo l lowing the Te Araroa Trail from the southernmost to the northernmost tip of the country. This week, she passed through Wanaka, having completed the Southland leg of the trail.

A n n a c h o s e N e w Zealand as the location for her run because of the natural beauty of the country, and she hasn’t been let down.

“I’m blown away by the sheer variety of scenery. Coastal scrubland

changed to green pastures, to dense bush, to full blown swamp, to alpine forest, to alluvial plains.”

Anna is the daughter of two Olympians, and rowed professionally for Great Britain before retiring in her early twenties. She is passionate about sharing knowledge about the great outdoors, and wants to encourage kids to enjoy nature instead of television. The goal is to “help children

gain access to the same sporting opportunities that I had as a youngster, and use adventure as a platform to inspire kids to get outside, and get exploring.’’

Her talks are fun and informal. “I’ll share tales and sights from the road and we’ll chat about geography, expedition logistics, nutrition and how special planet Earth is.” Anna wants to reach as many schools and groups

as possible, even taking a 400km detour to visit schools in Christchurch.

Her goal is to cover between 25km and 40km per day. “That kind of mileage will mean I’ve got a challenge on my hands, but make sure that I have enough time to say hello to all the people and places en-route,” Anna said.

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The start of the new school year has brought a further increase in the number of students at primary schools in and around Wanaka.

W a n a k a P r i m a r y School has had 40 new enrolments so far and expects a further 110 new entrants throughout the year, with current pupil numbers at 543. The rise in numbers is “a trend we have been experiencing for some time,” according to a Wanaka Primary School office manager Paddy Gardner.

The Holy Family Catholic School increased its roll cap from 135 to 190 in December, to allow for growing numbers. It has added a seventh classroom for this year and is considering adding an eighth later in the year.

Principal Jo McKay said

the rise corresponds to a rise in numbers region-wide: “There is rapid growth in the whole region.”

Enrolment information for Tarras School and Hawea Flat School was not available at time of

going to print. Wanaka has seen a

28.5 percent increase in residents between 2006 and 2013 and Hawea has grown by 36.1 percent in the same period (Statistics New Zealand).

The Queenstown Lakes District has had the second fastest population growth in the country over the last seven years, with the population of the district up 23 percent. It was also the second fastest growing region between 2001 and 2006, second only to Selwyn.

The Ministry of Education will be holding a community consultation later this year, and an additional primary school is one of the options that will be considered to deal with the continuous rise in student numbers.

Pictured: New entrant Adrianna Huggett started her first day at Wanaka Primary School this week.

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Heading off to school Volunteers needed for show

Epic run passing through Wanaka

Baby birds on board at marinaThe Wanaka Marina is probably the best place in the world to see the “spectacular courtship and breeding behaviour” of great crested grebes, according to John Darby, who has been observing the birds for several years.This summer has been particularly successful around the marina, with seven pairs producing 27 chicks to date, and a further five eggs expected to hatch soon. Last year one pair produced four chicks.“The grebe is a cosmopolitan species but classified as rare and vulnerable in NZ,” John said. “The current population is between 250-300 pairs, found only in the South Island. “For the first two to three weeks chicks are piggybacked by parents.”John has numbered eight nests around the marina, and people can go there to observe the birds.

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Wanaka A&P Show organisers are looking for volunteers for this year’s show, to be held on March 13 and 14. Coordinator Jane Stalker is looking for about 30 skilled volunteers for the event. In return for helping out volunteers will receive a free ticket to attend a talk by well-known Marlborough farmer and speaker, Doug Avery. He plans to discuss resilience in farming and life in general. The one-off talk will be held before the show begins.Jane is looking for experienced volunteers, some to take supervisory roles, to ensure the show runs smoothly.“The Wanaka Show is a major community event that offers something for everyone. There’s so much that goes on at the show, and by having skilled volunteers overseeing different aspects, this will help us greatly in putting on another fantastic event,” Jane said. “We are also happy to consider a financial contribution to organisations who provide volunteers.”The Wanaka A&P Show is a not-for-profit event, owned by the Upper Clutha A&P Society. It is one of New Zealand’s biggest agricultural events, run over two days at the Wanaka Showgrounds. The event usually attracts more than 30,000 patrons.

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Every month the Wanaka Camera Club will share some tips and ideas about how to capture a perfect moment...

Perfecting the portrait shot

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Photographing portraits is one of the richest and by far the most popular subject for photography since the earliest days of the media.

Opportunities include informal family and holiday pictures, candid snaps, character studies and posed or formal studio portraiture. In recent years the “selfie” has become fashionable, mainly because they are great fun to take and in the age of tablets and smart phones self-portraits can be shared instantly with friends and family.

For many people the most photographed subject is their own, their friends’ or family’s children. Perhaps the best portraits of children are those taken in an informal setting. The attention span of young people can be limited so try to find something they are interested in doing so you can take pictures while they are happily entertaining themselves. Use an inexpensive prop to give them something to look at as well as draw their eyes to the camera lens. Be easy-going and patient; get your subject used to the camera by taking lots of pictures before you actually begin the shoot. Hopefully he or she will ignore you and what you are doing. Remember, children have a whole range of emotion so not all shots have to be taken with a beaming smile; a serious

or thoughtful expression can look extremely pleasing and add depth to your portfolio. An important skill when taking pictures of children is to know when to stop.

The technical aspect is not too complicated: Set your camera to a wide aperture, keep your shutter speed above 1/125th second and your ISO between 100-400. Focus on the face and eyes, and isolate the subject from the background. The major way of achieving this is through a narrow depth of field which is determined by the choice of lens and aperture. A wide aperture (f2.8-5.6) produces a very shallow depth of field and will blur distracting backgrounds. A telephoto lens (80-200mm) is often favoured over a wide angle lens (18-35mm) as it will further

knock backgrounds out of focus to make the main subject more prominent. However, a wide-angle lens with your young sitter in a landscape environment can give dramatic results and add dimension to your portfolio.

Bevin Young has achieved this with her picture “I Am Smiling” which was awarded an honours in Wanaka Camera Club’s monthly competition. The judge commented: “Terrific portrait - the eyes are above the centreline as they should be, they are dead sharp and have great catch-lights. The skin tones are lovely and I particularly like the off-centre placement of the head. Well done.”

Bevin took the photo with a Canon EOS50D, with an 18-55mm lens set at 35mm, with an

aperture of f2.8, shutter speed set at 1/400th sec and an ISO 200. The picture was taken in her front garden in Wanaka in late winter. Bevin said it was around 4.30pm and the evening light was lovely against the warm-coloured wall of her house. Crouching low and getting in close, with her camera set at its widest aperture to get a shallow depth of field, Bevin was photographing her children as a young family friend watched on looking really interested. Bevin asked whether he would like his picture taken and he said he would - the end result was “I am Smiling.”

Bevin joined the Wanaka Camera Club two years ago to learn how to take nice photographs of her family and pets. She has developed her photographic ambitions since then, although as a busy young mum she admits her time and opportunities have limits.

Wanaka Camera Club is dedicated to helping the photographic skills of anyone interested in photography. We welcome anyone to join us irrespective of their photographic ability - if you know nothing about photography we will teach you. Come along and see what we can do for you.

Our next meeting is Monday February 9, 7.30pm at St John Rooms, Links Way.

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Outspoken Festival begins next weekend

T h e w i d e l y a n t i c i p a t e d Outspoken Festival of Words and Storytelling will begin next Friday, with three events being held over the weekend.

T h e f e s t i v a l w i l l o p e n with Legends of the South, compered by Gary McCormick.

The variety show will centre around “the cultural capital of our area,” and will feature celebrated voices as well as new talent. Local talent participating includes Jeromy Van Riel, Laura Williamson and Flat Out Productions.

Acclaimed poet Brian Turner will be performing on Saturday in the new BG Artspace. Brian

is one of New Zealand’s most significant writers on landscape, environmentalism and sport.

Sunday will feature a writing workshop with Owen Marshall, one of New Zealand’s top short story writers.

This is the second year of the festival, following the huge popularity of the event

last year. The festival was privately funded last year but this year has become a charitable trust.

It will include performances, workshops and experiences during the weekends between February 13 and March 8. A special workshop and talk by Joy Cowley will close the festival on March 28.

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Helicopter skydive certification

Clarification

Skydive Wanaka Ltd is the first skydive heli-operation in New Zealand to be certified under CAA’s Part 115 Regulation. Part 115 requires adventure aviation operators to be certificated in much the same way as air transport operators who use helicopters and small aeroplanes and are required to be certificated under Part 119/135. It includes the stipulation that operators have the appropriate management systems, structures, and operating procedures in place to ensure compliance with the relevant safety standards; its employees must be appropriately qualified and trained; its equipment appropriate to the task and properly maintained; and key people fit and proper to undertake their responsibilities.“It was no easy feat getting this certificate and as a company we are incredibly proud to be leaders in the New Zealand skydive and tourism industries,” managing director Blake Mason said. The local company is now approved by New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority to operate as a commercial tandem skydive helicopter operation from 12,000ft.

The Queenstown Summer Concert and the Rural Games will be held outdoors on Queenstown Recreation Ground - the playing field off Memorial Street in the centre of town. The family-friendly concert takes place on Saturday February 7, while the inaugural Games take place on Saturday and Sunday (February 7 and 8).

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AND NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE WANAKA SUN.

SKATE PARK GOERS, CONTINUALLY LITTERING, DRINKING, SMOKING, EATING CRAP AND ROLLING THINGS UP IN CIGARETTE PAPERS???? LEAVING A DAILY MESS FOR OTHERS TO DEAL WITH. THERE ARE TWO BINS ONLY METRES AWAY FROM WHERE YOU DUMP YOUR CRAP. WHO DO THEY LEARN THESE AWFUL HABITS FROM?

WHY BOTHER TO PICK UP YOUR DOGS POOP IN A BAG ONLY TO DUMP THE POOPY BAG BESIDE A TREE? WHO DO YOU THINK CLEANS UP THIS CRAP? THE JOBBY FAIRY.

ALL FREE BBQ FACILITIES SHOULD HAVE RUBBISH BINS BESIDE THEM. DINOSAUR PARK DISGUSTING MOST MORNINGS DUE TO LACK OF BIN AND MINDLESS LITTERBUGS RUINING OUR BEAUTIFUL WEE TOWN.

AFTER SOMEONE ON A BIKE NEARLY KILLED OUR DOG WHO WAS SAFELY ON A LEAD ON THE LAKEFRONT PATH CAN PEOPLE PLEASE JUST BE AWARE OF PEDESTRIANS AND BIKE ON ALL THAT OTHER AVAILABLE SPACE? TO THE OLDER WOMAN CONCERNED ASKING IF I WAS A LOCAL WAS THE MOST RIDICULOUS THING EVER. GET GLASSES OR GET OFF YOUR BIKE. KEEP THE LAKEFRONT SAFE FOR ONE AND ALL.

WHEN WILL THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION START BEING STRATEGIC AND PLAN A NEW SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR WANAKA?

BEACH AT WATERFALL CREEK WOULD BE GREAT IF IT WASNT FOR FREEDOM CAMPERS NOT USING TOILETS, LEAVING RUBBISH ON BEACH, COOKING ON CAMP STOVES IN LONG DRY GRASS AND LOCALS LEAVING BONGS!

GWEN AND WAYNE’S TRIPPERS WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THE LOVE, COMMENTS AND FRIENDSHIP FROM THE WANAKA COMMUNITY. THEY CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOU, PROB HOME IN MARCH. LOVE ARIA, ALFIE AND BILLIE XXX

THE COPS ARE GETTING SO MANY *555 CALLS ABOUT BAD TOURIST DRIVING, THEY ARE GOING TO STOP ATTENDING!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAN DAN XXX

People move to Wanaka for lots of reasons, and one of them is the views.When a resident’s view is threatened, whether it be by the growth of trees, proposed new buildings, or something else, it is not surprising they feel upset.There are many ways they can approach their problem. If the problem is caused by trees, they can talk to the owners of the trees that are bothering them and together may be able to come up with a compromise or solution. That would be a mature solution. Alternatively they could sneak out in the night and chop the tree down or poison it, or pay someone else to do their dirty work for them. If the problem is caused by proposed developments and a view is in danger of being built out, people have the right to object publically, make submissions and be heard.We live in a democracy and it’s amazing the power residents have to protect their views, and other assets. They can do this without suggesting there has been subterfuge going on, behind their back.They can also do it without coming up with 101 reasons why the building will be a public nuisance (rather than just a nuisance to themselves). We have at least two ongoing issues of this kind happening in Wanaka right now. Let’s hope those involved are clever enough to take a mature approach to things, and to remember they are part of a community.

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Cromwell’s Olly Ceci h a s j u s t r e t u r n e d h o m e f r o m p l a y i n g representative football at the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) under-17 World Cup qualifying tournament in Samoa and American Samoa.

O l l y ( p i c t u r e d ) played in a l l seven competition games in testing conditions which included monsoon rain and extreme humidity. H e w a s a p p o i n t e d captain for the fifth pool game, against The Cook Islands and scored his first international goal in the same game.

New Zealand won all five pool games and went on to beat Vanuatu in the semi-final. Olly took over the captaincy in the second-half of the final against Tahiti and

captained the side to victory after a penalty shoot-out. Olly scored the third of five penalties for the country.

Olly is now focussing on training for the under-17 World Cup Tournament in Chile in October. He will move to Auckland later this month to train

with the under-17 squad and national coach Jose Figueira. As well as continuing his education a t U n i t e c s t u d y i n g veterinary nursing, he has a winter contract at North Shore United with the under-17 national assistant coach Paul Temple.

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Youth compete at national level

Correction: The Wanaka Sun inadvertently printed the results of the 2014 Otago Swimming Championships last week, the correct report from this year’s competition is as follows:

Five senior swimmers from the Wanaka Swim Club attended the 2015 Combined Otago Canterbury Swimming Championships for swimmers 13 years and over. Overall the team performed extremely well and was the top Central Otago club gaining 13 gold, one silver and five bronze medals. Sophie Fairbairn also won the Otago Open 100 Women’s Breaststroke Trophy and the trophy for the prestigious Festival Cup. Pictured: (back) Sophie Fairbairn, Noel Bisson, Jaime Topher and (front) Hamish McLean and Dylan Bradley.

Swimming championships

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Descent kayak race cancelled

The Wild Descent kayak race, due to have been held last weekend, was cancelled due to a lack of entries.

The four-day race, involving competitors in two-person kayaks paddling down the 261km length of the Clutha River from the Lake Wanaka outlet to the coast near Kaka Point, has been dogged since it was first

planned in 2013.T h e f i r s t t w o

expedition-style races, during which competitors and their support crew camp by the river, were either cancelled or postponed due to high flows in the Clutha River.

Race director Adam Fairmaid said it was unfortunate that the first year the Clutha River was in perfect kayaking condition, there were insufficient entries to make running the

event viable.He said it was likely

people had been put off by the previous c a n c e l l a t i o n s o r postponements, but this year the race organisers had planned a different route in case the river was too high.

Other aspects to the event had also been planned this year, including catering for competitors on surf-skis or paddle boards, people who just wanted

to “cruise” and a one-day multisport race including one of the kayak legs.

Adam Fairmaid said people often told him how fun the event sounded, for both competitors and their support crew, but this had not translated into entries.

A decision would be made in a few months on whether or not the Wild Descent would be held next year, he said.

Several Wanaka cyclists competed in the New Zealand Mountain Bike Cup races in Auckland last weekend. Mount Aspiring College’s Paul Wright won the under-19 age category. Paul (pictured) is now ranked first in the New Zealand mountain bike cup series races in the under-19 category with two second places (one each in Cardona and Wellington), and the recent win. Phoebe Young placed second in the under-17 age group. The New Zealand National Championships will be held on February 14.Also held during the weekend was the 2015 Kinloch OTU Sprint Triathlon Oceania Championships, with Wanaka’s Lorenz Kissling competing.Lorenz raced in the 18 to 24-year age-group division, placing third in the national championships.

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Thousands enjoy festival Thousands of race fans, classic car enthusiasts and families enjoyed three days of racing at last weekend’s Highlands Festival of Speed.“Spectators also really enjoyed the well-supported Highlands Classic Motor Show,” Highlands’ general manager Mike Sentch said. “More than 100 vehicles were on display including a KC Bedford truck, stunning wooden jet boats and retro caravans as well as a huge array of classic, retro and vintage cars, thanks to their passionate owners enjoying the chance to show off their pride and joy. The people’s choice winners were Trevor and Davina Mitchell with their amazing Excalibur Phaeton open-top roadster.”Almost 150 competitors raced in six categories with vehicles ranging from Lotus and Cooper open wheelers from the 1960s to Datsun 240Z and Fiat Abarth tin-tops from the 1970s. The event also featured the first New Zealand battle between Australia’s ENZED Touring Car Masters and New Zealand’s ENZED Central Muscle Cars and the first race outside Australia for the Aussie Racing Cars.

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MILLER, Ann Marigold (Marygold): Passed away, peacefully, at Wairau Hospital Blenheim on Monday February 2 2015. Aged 94 years. Devoted wife of the late Hugh Miller, extraordinary mother of James, Mary, Cathy, Rosy, and Bridget, and respected mother-in-law of Tom Parsons. Amazing grandmother and great grandmother (Gol Gol) to all her loving grandchildren. All messages can be sent to c/- The Miller Family, P O Box 92, Picton 7250, or at www.heavenaddress.com. In true Marygold style, she has donated her body to science and a celebration of her life will be held in Blenheim at a date to be advised.

GEOFFREY T SOWMAN, BLENHEIM F.D.A.N.Z. Tel (03) 578-4719 www.sowmans.co.nz

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GENTLE YOGA with Jennifer Rumore. Tues, Weds in Wanaka 9:30AM, Thurs Hawea 9:30AM. $12 classes & all welcome! 022 097 4596.

HOMEOPATH AND Wellness Specialist available at Wanaka Wellness Centre. Call Linda Baker on 0211468041 or visit www.intelli-genthealth.co.nz for a refreshing ap-proach to your wellness concerns.

LYN BROWN BOWEN and JSJ Practitioner treating out of Wanaka Wellness Centre. For appts/info pls ph Lyn 4437388 www.natural-healthwanaka.co.nz

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INDIAN HEAD MASSAGE by Sarah Millwater Dip IIHHT. Relaxing seated treatment massaging head, neck, shoulders & pressure points 4435267 / 021 059 5639

MASSAGE VOUCHERS make great gifts! Available at In Balance Therapeutics. www.wanaka-massage.co.nz. Phone or text Sally 0274875942 to arrange a voucher

MASSAGE THERAPY from a physio at In Balance Therapeutics. Skilled and knowledgeable. Phone or text Sally on 0274875942 for an appointment

HOT QIGONG at Hot Yoga Fusion. Come and enjoy deep relaxation for body and mind rejuvenation. Friday 7.15pm. Contact: James 027 528 0396 wanakaqi@gmail.com

KYOKUSHIN KARATE WANAKA. Adults and Senior Mac Students. 7pm Tuesdays at the Scout Den. Check our fb page for more details.

KYOKUSHIN KARATE WANAKA. New junior beginners class for 2015 commenced 3rd February. If you missed come on the 10th. Check our fb page for details.

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CHILDS 14 inch bike. Orange con-dor. Awesum hardly used. Offers. 0210691967

STANDUP PADDLE boards & ac-cessories for sale!!! Call Miles @ Alpine SUP 021 1858001

CHILD’S LIFELACKET Fit 3 - 4 yrs As new $25 Ph 4438196 or 021375684

BABY LOVE Car Seat Front or Rear Facing $20. Also Booster Seat $20. Ph txt 027 3066120

CAR FOR sale - Subaru Legacy 2001 station wagon, 2l, manual, 4wd, very tidy, economical, wof, regi $4550 ph Jeremy 02102793681

THE GOVERNOR’S golden lem-on butter from Pirate Pickles at Wanaka farmers market from 3pm Thursdays on Pembroke Park

BEAUTIFUL CHINA tea cup bird feeders, great for attracting wax eyes and bell birds to your garden. Makes the perfect present. $25. Phone or text 021 680 110

BEDS, BEDS & BEDS - a selection of beds available at the Salvation Army Family Store, Wanaka.

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BOLLE SUNGLASSES found in town. Phone 021 056 9146 if they’re yours

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WANAKA SALVATION Army Family Store Opening Hours - Monday to Friday 9am-5pm, Saturday 9.30am-4pm. We look forward to seeing you there!

STRICTLY ICED COFFEE SMOOTHIES - a classy caffeine hit on a super hot day. Only at Flat Head Cafe, SH6.

DONATIONS KINDLY received. Please drop into the store or for larg-er items phone the Salvation Army Family Store on 03 443 5068

WHO’S BEEN to Archangel or Bannock Brae? There are lots of fab-ulous local wine stories that we want to share with you! www.wanakawine-tours.com WINETRAIL (946387)FLAT HEAD CAFE for cold local beer and wine, great coffee and friendly staff. SH6 open 7 days.

BUSINESS NETWORKING International. The Wanaka chapter of BNI meets weekly at 7am Tuesday morning. Great networking opportu-nity to grow your business. Contact Rudy for information 027 703 4037

TOUR SPAIN with Julie Le Clerc May /June Small Group Fantastic Itinerary More information Email julie@julieleclerc.com or local call 443 9425

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WANAKA PRIMARY School ‘Op Shop’ open Tues & Thurs - 12 mid-day to 4pm. Use Koru Way entrance, off Totara Terrace, alongside the steps.

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IMMACULATE 3 bedroomed unfur-nished house available to rent from March 2nd. Phone 027 3572426.

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WILSON’S PEST control & Window cleaning. Spider & Fly treatments. Do it once, do it well. Licensed & Accredited. Call anytime 03 443 6652 or www.wilsonservices.co.nz

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LALALAND LOUNGE Bar Wanaka. Open daily from 4pm – 2.30am. Upstairs, 99 Ardmore Street.

THIS FRIDAY Dj Cshe playing at Lalaland from 11pm till 2.30am. Happy hour between 8pm and 10pm.

WANAKA FARMERS Market from 3pm every Thursday on Pembroke Park, eat fresh and healthy, support local producers

PARTNER DANCING! Intro to West Coast Swing! 1pm Saturday 7th Feb. Eely Point Scout Hall. $15 cash. No partner required!

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WANAKA BRIDGE CLUB Kingsway Stakes 3. North/South:- Jan& John Lyness 65.48%1. Marion Furneaux, Jenny Muir 59.08% 2. Da-vid Brewer, Lynne Fegan 53.72%3. East/West:- Clare Scurr, Ann-Louise Stokes 62.50% 1. Mary Gibson-Collings, Gabby Marshall 61.02% 2. Terry & Dawn Wilson 55.59% 3. Friday Bridge 23 January. North/South:- Ruth Coghill, Deir-dre Lynch 59.72% 1. Josey McKenzie, Barbara Water-worth 56.71%2. Madeleine Reveley, Daphne Stew-art 55.79%3. East/West:- Wendy 4%1. Denise Bunn, Dorothy McDonald 61.31% 2. Pauline Davidson, Jane Hamilton 57.26%3. East/ West:- Lawrie & Margaret Stenhouse 57.64% 1. Joan& Ross Moon 56.25% 2. Alan & Wendy Cruden 55.56% 3.

Applications are now open for Upper Clutha not for profit and charitable organisations to apply for grants.

Applications are available from the Wanaka office of QLDC and the Wanaka Library.

Applications close on the 31 March 2015.

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Janice Hughes 034430911Alistair King 034430086

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Shaping our Future Inc invites all members to attend our 2nd Annual General Meeting.

Date: Thursday 19th February 2015 at 5.30pm

Venue: Queenstown Memorial Hall Supper Room

RSVP: executive@shapingourfuture.org.nz or phone Anita on 021 222 1231.

Nominations for the Shaping our Future Steering Group are now open. For more information or to join please visit www.shapingourfuture.org.nz.

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Wanaka Rowing Club members Eachann Bruce, 19, and Riley Bruce, 16, won three medals at the South Island club championships.

The brothers (pictured) won the club double in 7.03.47, 6.4 seconds in front of the Canterbury club with Avon less than a second behind in third. The boys stayed with the field until the halfway mark and then moved out to a two-boat winning margin.

Riley claimed gold in the under-19 single sculls. In a sprint to the finish, he beat Wakatipu sculler Dylan O’Connor by almost a boat length, with St Thomas of Canterbury’s

Issac Robertson third. E a c h a n n r o w e d a

calculated race in the m e n ’ s c l u b s i n g l e , winning a bronze medal behind Tim Yaxley, of Waihopi, and Tim Osmers of Avon. Eachann’s race plan kept him with the field through to the 1250m mark and the repeated bursts allowed him to move progressively past

other scullers. The men’s masters’

crew of Shane Gibson, D a v e A y e r s , K e l v i n Mulqueen and Sean O’Connell rowed well to place second behind t h e D u n s t a n c r e w . Three of the team were competing for the first time in Wanaka colours.

The girls’ under-17 and novice squads all

achieved personal best times and had significant improvements in their performances. Riley Homan was fifth in the under-17 single. She then teamed up with Bridie Hurley to win the B-final of the under-17 double sculls by 9.2 seconds. Their time would have placed them fourth in the A final but they could not advance to the grand final because of the progression criteria where they were beaten by eventual first and third place-getters

A small WRC contingent will travel to the national club championships in two weeks while the rest of the squad will continue training for the schools’ South Island event in March.

Christy Prior won the 2015 Women’s Slopestyle Finals at the Burton European Open in Switzerland ahead of Olympic gold medallist Jamie Anderson (USA) who finished second and Olympic silver medallist Enni Rukajarvi (Fin) who placed third.She was the second last rider to drop into the course, scoring 84.00 on her first run to secure the win. “I am super stoked,” Christy said. “It’s my first time here, and I had a great week riding fresh powder, and today with bluebird skies. It’s been awesome.”

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Gold for Christy at Open

Silver for Corey in Switzerland, third overall

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Paralympian Corey Peters won a silver medal in the giant slalom at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Alpine Skiing World Cup Finals in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on Monday. Corey was placed third after his first run and 0.44 seconds behind the leader German Georg Kreiter. He made use of the fall line to generate speed onto the flat section of the course on his second run to earn second place ahead of Sochi gold medallist Christoph Kunz (SUI). On Tuesday he placed fourth in the men’s sitting class giant slalom on day two of competition. His combined results were enough for him to take third place overall in the world cup standing for the class.