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Desperate parents have been begging for spaces in after-school and holiday programmes as the burgeoning growth in the district continues.

Frankton’s City Impact Church after school care programme manager Mel Stokes says there’s been a “massive demand”. “Every day parents are begging to get their children into our after-school and holiday care programmes. Just this morning I had a text from a Mum saying ‘please, please get my little boy in’. The demand is huge,” says Mel. “I’ve also had a Mum with a wee boy, who was so desperate. She was going to have to give up her job if we couldn’t fit him in and we were full.” Most families don’t have any immediate family in the district to call on and it’s been a very busy summer season.

The church was forced to extend its after-school and holiday programme licence from 20 to 30 late last year and could easily take more than 50 children if it was licensed and had the space. Children are transported from school during term-time. “We get dozens of calls a week,

some late at night, and we just have to turn people away,” says Mel.

Skids (Safe Kids In Daily Supervision) programme franchise holder Vicki James is also feeling the desperation. There’s already been strong demand from the new Shotover Primary School, which opens on Feb 5. “I’ve already got about 14 parents booked.” Demand’s been so great that Vicki’s also opening a new Queenstown Primary School after-school programme and planning holiday programmes for both schools. Enquiries are already coming in for a new Kids’ Breakfast Club she’s launching from 7am until 8.30am at Queenstown Primary School, which she hopes to extend to Shotover School, depending on demand.

All local programmes offer food, supervised homework and fun activities.

Skids Remarkables Primary and Arrowtown School franchise holder Meryl Stevens has been operating for two years with demand way more than anticipated. She’s been inundated with parents wanting spaces in

her Arrowtown School holiday programme.

She could only accommodate 20 children, because of her licence, but says she could have taken nearly three times that many. “I’ve had parents begging. I feel bad, but some parents leave it until the night before and then end up extremely disappointed,” says Meryl. Her Remarkables School after-school programme is full and Arrowtown is filling fast.

The Queenstown Events Centre has just done its busiest summer holiday programme ever catering for 80 children a day. Recreation programme manager Tash Falk says they’ve been booked out three weeks ahead. “This has been the busiest programme ever, for sure. We just don’t normally fill up this quickly, but we’ve had kids on the waiting list every day.”

AFTER SCHOOL HOLIDAY CAREpaReNTS DeSpeRaTe FOR

Childcare centre manager

Mel Watson says there’s been a

massive influx of 4-year-old’s who

have now turned five, which is

putting huge

pressure on local

after-school

and holiday

programmes.

“It’s been really tough.” children at the city impact church holiday programme enjoy some sunny day bubble blowing with

programme manager mel stokes at frankton. (photo By: rosie fea)


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Former Queenstown Lakes Mayor and prominent, entrepreneurial businessman Sir John Davies once told me Queenstown traditionally rides on 7-year peak and trough cycles. Looking around us, he looks to be right on target. The district is on a development high right now. It’s been a while since we’ve seen so much growth occurring around the Basin. 2015 is a new year filled with fresh optimism. Five Mile is about to become a reality this year with the new Countdown among the first-stage stores to open at Labour Weekend, bringing some welcome grocery competition to the market. Help for our traffic woes is on the way with three new roundabouts to open this year in one short stretch of the state highway between Frankton and Shotover Country (see Fresh Bits). Development is springing up everywhere around us – subdivisions, schools – just one of these announcements would be enough to buoy most communities. In this issue we look at the growing pains of all this development as demand flows through from the busy parents servicing our resort, who are in search of care for their children. However, these are positive problems that most communities can only dream of. On top of all this we get to enjoy some of the world’s most magnificent scenery every day! Not much to moan about really.

THEY SAID WHAT?

Sharlene Inch Manager

Angela Traceydesign & layout

Sue Feaeditor

We asked mums and dads on the street if there are enough childcare and after-school/holiday care options in the Wakatipu and how they cope.

Paula Mota“Childcare for my pre-schooler is really good at the moment – at least there are options. Before you used to have to wait a long time for vacancies and there was no choice. I hope the school-age situation improves before my son gets to school. It is a concern.”

“I’ve never found it a problem and my sons have been in childcare all their lives - as long as you book at least a couple of weeks in advance. I use the Events Centre holiday programme. All our infrastructure is growing – it’s heaps better than years ago.”

Lisa Campbell

“We’re new to town from Dunedin. I use home-based care, Footsteps. There aren’t many options. A lot of places were fully booked and only operate during school terms, but I work 40 hours a week and sometimes a bit at weekends. After-school care will be interesting to deal with when my daughter turns five.”

Rachel Meier

“Saturdays are very difficult for me. It’s a shame there’s no childcare on a Saturday, because I’m a hairdresser and a single mum too. I have to have a private nanny to cover Saturdays – it’s really expensive, but I have to for my job.”

Tina Fuller

Maria Rapata“A nanny is the way to go these days. I find it more economical, otherwise it costs too much to get my children into care. I can be on call 24/7 and also at weekends and my partner works overseas. I’d probably look at using a holiday programme once a week, but I’d rather pay for the nanny and my two kids to go somewhere. “

“The holidays have been a bit of a challenge. I had my dad over from Scotland and then my stepson came down from Auckland. I’ve had to take time off my job as a river-boarding guide to look after the kids as we couldn’t get in anywhere. We both work until 6pm and now that school’s going back we need to sort out some after-school care.”

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‘hole in one’ hundred! The Queenstown Golf Club is celebrating its 100th birthday this year – the same year that its oldest living life member celebrates her 90th.

Frankton’s June Grant, who turns 90 this month (Feb), hasn’t hit a golf ball since her early 80’s because of aging knees, but in her heyday she was a local champion on an impressive 5 handicap.

There are only five living life members of the club, but Queenstown Golf Club general manager John Stephens says the Grants take the prize for scoring the most in one family. June’s son Bill Grant (67) has been playing for the club for more than 50 years. He is also a life member, as was her late husband, John Grant, who was integral in the founding of the Kelvin Heights course 40 years ago.

June still remembers teeing off the first ball at Kelvin Heights in 1975 when John was club president. She started playing at the Arrowtown course, then joined the club playing at Frankton in the early 1950’s. In 1992 she scored a hole in one at Kelvin Heights. “It was pretty exciting. You couldn’t see the green from where I was and I said to the people playing with me, ‘If you can’t see it on the green, it’s in the hole!’,” says June.

She started out as a left-handed golfer and the English coach of the day told her women in England didn’t play left-handed. Despite his surprise at how far June could hit a ball she was still forced to switch to right-handed play. It didn’t stop her winning many Central Otago titles and 19 local club championships, while

son, Bill has won 13 and scored five holes in one.

The Queenstown Golf Club was formed in 1915 and the first course was on what is now the Remarkables Primary School site, while the second course was on the existing Queenstown Airport site. Bill Grant joined the club, aged 11, the year the third and present Frankton course opened. “Back then golfers had to hit their shots across the airport runway to reach the holes,” says Bill. They had to cease play when planes were landing and taking off.

In May, the club will unveil a special schist stone wall, ‘Rock of Remembrance’, on the Kelvin Heights Course, with a brass plaque honouring past members who have chosen to have their ashes sprinkled on their favourite course.

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June (left) and Bill grant at the frankton golf course

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Just five years exactly since the much-needed Remarkables Primary School opened in Frankton, almost 100 pupils will line up for class at yet another new Wakatipu primary school at Shotover Country.

Demand for classrooms and rapid roll growth keeps on surprising with the principal of the 23-classroom Remarkables School, Debbie Dickson, already discussing the need for the equivalent of two more classrooms to cater for another 60 children with the Education Ministry.

Shotover Primary School, near Frankton, opens on February 5 with about 90 Year 1 to 4 pupils. Principal Ben Witheford is expecting another 20 to start in the first eight weeks. New opening enrolments are “definitely on the higher side” when compared with other new schools opening further north, he says. “However based on the experience at Remarkables School that was expected. There are a lot of kids in the Basin, particularly pre-schoolers.” Shotover School will eventually cater for 450, but is initially staffed and resourced for 160 with 11 teachers, including Ben and the associate principal. “We’re expecting to finish this year with between 150 and 200 children.”

Remarkables Primary School principal Debbie Dickson says she’s only losing about six pupils

to Shotover School. “I do think the impact will be in 2016 when Shotover School fully opens through to Year 8,” she says. The rapid growth has been surprising, but with so many new subdivisions going in it’s not likely to slow, she says. “There’s just continual growth in the area at all schools.”

Remarkables is starting the year with 545 pupils and Debbie’s expecting 570 by the end of the year. The school opened with 54 Year 1 and 2 children on February 4, 2010, expanding to 350 or so when fully opened to Year 8 in 2012.

Meanwhile, growth and demand continues to astound at Shotover Country with 320 sections now snapped up. Director Sharyn Stalker says 75 percent of the sections in the last allocation were sold in the first hour and a half. Another 11 medium-density sections are being released this week (early Feb), with about another 34 released at the end of this month.(Feb) Section prices in the popular 700 to 900-lot development range from $160,000 to $279,000 and Sharyn says they’ve been “overwhelmed” by the demand and thrilled to be able to satisfy so many young people. There’s also been a huge demand for the Shotover Lifestyle Village at Shotover Park with about 40 expressions of interest so far.

SCHOOLS FILLING FAST

shotover primary school principal Ben Witheford with the new school taking shape behind him.


stats. (AVERAGES)

february

15.8deg 201.5Hrs 56.1mm

HigHest teMperature 33.4deg (1990)

lowest teMperature1.2 deg (1940)

lowest sunsHine(1957) – 136.3 Hours

frostMinus 4.4 (1959)

rainfallHigHest – 183MM (1994 floods)

lowest – 1.8MM (1873)

HigHest sunsHine260.7 Hours (1939)

WEATHER WATCH

January has produced some amazing

weather with temperatures well above the

monthly average of 15.8deg – at least 2deg above

normal, maybe more, according to our weather expert,

David Crow. The temperature topped around 29deg in

parts of the Basin later in the month with a number

of days throughout the month clocking in at more

than 28degC. David predicts more of the same above

normal temperatures for February, as we continue to

experience frequent anticyclones interspersed with

northerly airstreams that bring warm air down from

the tropics. “February will be another fairly dry month

with below average rainfall,” says David. So keep that

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the kids can take a splash in the lake after school.

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Yay! The kids are off back to school, but

there’s a trade-off. It’s time to get back

into the routine of making school lunches.

However, it doesn’t have to be a grind.

It may take only a few minutes extra to

ensure there are some healthy options

in the lunchbox. Don’t provide too many

sugary, processed treats and if they’re

hungry enough they’ll eat what’s there.

Don’t overlook the humble sandwich,

packed with healthy salad options,

leftover meat or chicken, tuna or canned

salmon. Dress it up with home-made

mayo. Vegemite and lettuce, or Vegemite

and chopped walnuts, may also entice.

Encourage the kids to help prepare their

own lunch, choosing something they like

from the main food groups – bread and

cereal, (wraps, pita pockets, buns, raisin

bread), crackers or muffins, mini pasta

or rice salads, even sushi. Ensure one

vegetable - either carrot or celery sticks,

slices of cucumber, or tomato - and one

piece of fruit gets packed and eaten

every day, varying the choice according

to season and price. Dairy products are a

good protein option, but don’t last well in

the heat. Slice fresh cheese at home and

choose yoghurts low in sugar. Children

love compartments and variety - mini

packets of raisins, a few dates, dried

apricots or figs. A good rule of thumb is

that no unhealthy after-school treats are

provided until the healthy options in the

lunch have been eaten. If they eat all of

their lunch maybe they could help Mum

make ‘Banana Split Bites’ (see attached)

that will be waiting in the fridge at home.

Kids also love to make their own fruit

juice ice blocks at home. Remember

to add a little touch of love to every

lunchbox – a colourful wee note, smiley

face or love heart, reassuring your child

how talented, special and loved they are.

This little surprise from Mum can be all

that’s needed to make their day.

place even chunks of pineapple, banana and

strawberry (or other fruit) on a skewer and roll in melted

chocolate, then dip the chocolate in chopped nuts.

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frostMinus 4.4 (1959)

Her unique eye-catching floral designs have

made their mark across the world from Ponsonby,

Auckland, to Manhattan, New York, but for now,

Jules Smith-Rylev and her talents are in Queenstown

to stay.

The talented, award-winning Kiwi florist has set up

Bloom, in Queenstown’s Gorge Road, on September

2, last year, after a high-flying floral career that even

landed her a top job designing for the Jane Packer

Flower Store in New York. Jane’s clients included the

Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Parkside, New York, where Jules

was responsible for the hotel’s 2-metre to 3-metre

high, $US150,000 each, gold-gilded entrance vases.

She’d landed in the States after being headhunted

by Jane Packer, one of the world’s most influential

florists, who hired Jules to run her Terence Conran

Designer Store and Flower Shop on New York’s

Upper East Side, beneath the Queensborough Bridge.

During this time pop star Britney Spears, billionaire

Donald Trump and former New York Mayor Michael

Bloomberg were among her clientele. Prior to that

Jules had made her mark on the Auckland floral

scene as head florist at Wild Poppies and Flowers

After Hours. After a long overseas stint, which also

took her to Australia, Indonesia and Europe, she

purchased Texas Rose on Auckland’s Ponsonby Road

(McKelvie Road corner), winning Auckland Metro’s

(Magazine) Best Florist of the Year Award for seven

consecutive years, from 1995 until 2001.

However, after a 28-year international career,

Whangarei-raised Jules married Danish musician

Martin Rylev and decided to return to New Zealand to

start a family. Frida, now 9, and Zita, now 6, followed,

as did her well-known Whangarei florist shop, Bloom.

“I came to Queenstown in January last year to do

Whangarei client Julie Lyon’s wedding at Stoneridge,”

says Jules. “I just fell in love with Queenstown.

Visually it just feeds my soul – I just love it.”

By September she and Martin took on Wild Poppies in

Gorge Road and soon after injected their own Bloom

brand. Martin, who is a talented jazz and rock covers

musician with 17 years working with troubled youth

under his belt, is her right-hand man and together

they have a lot of plans for Queenstown. “I’d really

like to run a Flower School like I did for Jane in New

York, where overseas and local people can enjoy

floral arrangement workshops, garden tours and the

likes,” she says. “That’s my goal once I’ve broken into

the corporate, hotel and restaurant market.”

There’s a hot new trend emerging to use organic

materials and tropical flowers in season, such as

lotus pods, frangipani and tuberose and after 33

years in the industry Jules can source just about any

flower imaginable. It doesn’t matter if it’s expensive

or inexpensive, she stands by her original style and

standard: “It’s got to be simple and stylish, but

also sophisticated and extravagant. We’re all about

promoting service in delivery.”

The Scent Of Success

Jules’ floral design in the rockafella Ballroom, new york.

Jules smith-rylev and husband martin with daughters Zita (left) and frida (right)

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Business of the month


hummusingredients:

• 1 can chickpeas or 16 oz.

• 4 Tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil

• 1/2 juice lemon

• 1 clove garlic

• Celtic/Himalayan Sea Salt, to taste

• black pepper, to taste

method:

• Whether you’re boiling your

own or draining from a can,

make sure to thoroughly

rinse and drain the chickpeas

in filtered water.

• Add all ingredients into a

blender or food processor

and blend until you’ve

reached a smooth

consistency.

• I recommend adding salt and

pepper last so you can

modify the taste.

• Put into a bowl or desired

dish and drizzle a little more

olive oil on top.

cinnamon-vanilla chia seed pudding:ingredients:

• ¼ cup chia seeds

• 1 cup unsweetened almond milk

• 1 tsp. cinnamon

• 1 tsp. stevia

• ½ tsp. natural vanilla extract OR

1 serving liquid vanilla stevia

• frozen or fresh fruit as a

topping; optional

method:

• Place chia seeds in bowl or

preferred container and pour

almond milk on top

• Add stevia, vanilla and cinnamon

• Stir well

• Place in refrigerator for at least

30 minutes, but for best results

the night before- until gooey

and chia seeds are soft and

gelatinised. I love leaving mine

overnight!

• Mix

thoroughly

again and

enjoy.

• Adjust

flavoring to

your taste

buds.

Favourite RecipesWellness beauty daniella eva relaxing at frankton

“i spend more time in nature, watch a funny movie, talk to a girlfriend on

the phone, practice gratitude by journaling, pamper myself with a massage

or diy face mask, pay more attention to my breathing by meditating and

make sure to get some vitamin d by laying in the sun for 15-20 minutes.”

– danielle eva (source: interview on www.wellnessisbliss.weebly.com)

“Whenever I’m having a bad day I take extra good care of myself .”

an american-turned-Kiwi, danielle eva rode the weight-loss, dieting merry-go-round for many years before discovering the secrets to holistic wellness. since then she’s become hooked on healthy living and natural chemical-free beauty products.

founder of optimal Beauty, danielle is now a certified health and natural beauty lifestyle coach, based in queenstown and married to a Kiwi. she has a certificate of holistic health and life coaching from the institute of integrative nutrition in new york and shares valuable insights with clients in the united states, australia and new Zealand. “my mission is to help women create a happy, healthy relationship with food and themselves,” she says. “Women often have a lot of issues with emotional eating.”

many women use food as a drug to put themselves into a food coma, so they can be relaxed and pass out. “it’s like drinking wine- it’s an addiction,” she says. “the women i help are all intelligent women…lawyers, psychologists and the like, but they’ve been brain-washed by the media. they’ve created habits when they’re young and carried these on through to adulthood.”

processed foods and refined sugars are out and many clients feel healthier off gluten and dairy. she also advocates organic or grass-fed meat and fresh fish. clients keep a food journal and log how they feel 10 minutes and 40 minutes out from eating. “from this danielle develops tailor-made, meal plans suited to each client, their tastebuds and genetics, including recipes.

most women lack balance, trying instead to be superheroes who are perfect at everything, says danielle. as soon as a stressful situation hits they turn to food and binge. self-confidence is the key. “you really have to love yourself, because if you’re full of self-loathing and negative self-talk 24/7, it won’t work.”

skin is one of our biggest organs and, if permitted, does a brilliant job of detoxifying the body through its pores. Bad foods, sugar and oils all clog up our skin. Whatever is applied hits the bloodstream less than 30 seconds later, affecting the liver. “i really encourage women to ditch all toxic cosmetics, deodorants, shampoos, conditioners, lotions, nail polish, cleaning products and detergents. nail polishes are hugely toxic.” she experimented with home-made cosmetics, including face masks, before discovering eco-tan, a natural organic spray-tan, which she offers on a mobile basis.

digestion is a major factor in improving health and losing weight. “too many women eat in front of the computer or tv. if you’re mindful when you’re eating and aware that you’re full you’ll stop eating sooner,” says danielle. cool foods like cucumber and blueberries are best in summer and warmer, spicy foods in winter.

Whatever you do, don’t continually deprive yourself or sacrifice fun for weight loss, she says.

contact: danielle eva - optimal Beauty mobile: 0279030824 email:[email protected]

• No processed sugar, packaged or refined foods

• Eat dark, leafy greens

• Cut out caffeine to balance hormones

• Switch to eco-friendly, organic or homemade beauty products

•Adopt regular wellness and relaxation practises

• Love yourself

Danielle’s Wellness Tips:


cinnamon-vanilla chia seed pudding:ingredients:

• ¼ cup chia seeds

• 1 cup unsweetened almond milk

• 1 tsp. cinnamon

• 1 tsp. stevia

• ½ tsp. natural vanilla extract OR

1 serving liquid vanilla stevia

• frozen or fresh fruit as a

topping; optional

method:

• Place chia seeds in bowl or

preferred container and pour

almond milk on top

• Add stevia, vanilla and cinnamon

• Stir well

• Place in refrigerator for at least

30 minutes, but for best results

the night before- until gooey

and chia seeds are soft and

gelatinised. I love leaving mine

overnight!

• Mix

thoroughly

again and

enjoy.

• Adjust

flavoring to

your taste

buds.

At Proactive Physio, we believe in giving back to the

local community and we sponsor many local events

and teams every year: Queenstown Mountain Bike

Club, Arrowtown Rugby Club,

Relay for Life, Queenstown

Golf Club, and Wakatipu

Rowing Club. You will see our

orange tent at the finish line

of events like the Routeburn

Classic, Rabbit Ridge, and at

the Queenstown Bike Festival.

We also supported the 2014

Queenstown International

Marathon.

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foodie faCts:

Replacing his former Italian restaurant, Pesto, Agave is tucked behind Gawron and partner Melanie Hill’s renowned Saffron Restaurant - dubbed among the best in New Zealand - and their popular cocktail bar, The Blue Door. ‘Agavealley’, as it’s already becoming known, has a real European vibe and Agave is producing some of the freshest Mexican flavours in the district. It’s perfectly suited to indoor-outdoor dining with amazing locally-produced Mexican artwork, by Ella Mills, adorning the authentic interiors.

No expense has been spared in importing top line ingredients like tomatillo, herbs and spices from Mexico and this was evident from the amazing flavours coming through in the dishes. Expect chipotle chillies and cactus petal to spice up your meal. American chef Brian Sites has himself been imported from one of Seattle’s best Mexican restaurants and has been churning out delicious food since Agave opened late last year.

Soft shell corn taco shells (gluten free) are all made from scratch. The Stewart Island Blue Cod option, cooked in chipotle batter, with lettuce, pineapple salsa, avocado crema and pico degallo takes first prize. ($29.50 for three shells) The Steamed Mussels ‘Pancho Villa’ arrived drooling in the most delicious salsa verde, with a lightly-spicy tomato salsa. This was a huge bowl full of melt-in-the-mouth mussels for $15.50. We downed two bowls of these!

Perfectly roasted orange kumara, topped with quinoa and pumpkin seeds, accompanied by a smooth, creamy smoked paprika buttermilk dressing (9.50), complemented the fresh spicy Mexican flavours wonderfully. I also went for the Blue Cod Ceviche, delicious raw fish marinated in lemon and lime juice, served with a fresh,

tangy salsa of red and yellow peppers, red onion, chillies, cucumber, tomato and coriander. This delightful summer dish arrived with fresh lime and home-made (gluten free) tortilla chips ($19). My daughter enjoyed the enchilada, packed with perfectly cooked, moist Chicken Tinga, baked with smokey cheese and served with

salsa verde and spicy beans ($26.50). This was great value for money.

If you’ve room for dessert, stick with the Mexican theme and tuck into the incredible Avocado and Lime Ice Cream, appropriately served with agave nectar ($9.50).

The food arrived quickly and the wait staff were extremely friendly and attentive. This is truly authentic Mexican food, prepared and cooked from scratch.

Agave’s margheritas are also becoming legendary, with the flavours changing weekly. So far mango is proving to be the most popular summer flavour, with raspberry and blueberry mint following close behind.

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SMALL TOWNa construction manager and a nanny by day, this month’s dual frankton fabulites, volunteer freedom youth leaders Ben mcgill and Jess Warren, have been sowing good seed into Wakatipu youth for seven years.

up to 80 young people, aged from 14 to 22, flock to their fun monday evening events, many of them collected from as far afield as Jack’s point and gibbston valley by Ben, Jess and other leaders. the youth are then driven safely home to their parents, usually high on the buzz of life.

“We usually get a core group of 40 to 50 young people,” says Jess (27). Ben (29) has been leading the group for seven years, Jess for six, with help from other leaders. during that time they’ve held outdoor, open air movie nights in the Wanaka and queenstown skate-bowls, trail biking events, taken the entire group water-skiing and wakeboarding at Bob’s cove and sledding on mountains during winter. for Ben, their most epic event has been riding rocks down

icebergs at lake alta, on the top of the remarkables. the youth are also taken site trampolining, to reball, swimming and climbing at the queenstown events centre and they’ve hired out paradiso cinema in Wanaka. “venues have been great at giving us sweet deals,” says Jess, but youth nights are all free, with church donations paying for all food, transport and events.

“We’re all about assisting kids, who are struggling with different areas of life, to get on the right track and there are no expectations – everyone’s welcome,” says Jess. the leaders help counsel any troubled youth and the church pays for professional counselling where necessary.

Just before christmas 60 young people were transported to Bannockburn where Jess turned on a delicious christmas dinner of roast lamb, ham, chicken and vegetables, followed by trifle, pavlovas, fruit salad and brandy snaps.

youth leaders also take the youth to the Wakatipu

home to play games with residents and sing, as well as pitching in as volunteers for frankton’s orphans aid international.

ask the young people why they turn up week after week and they’ll tell you it’s “like a huge family”. they’re given the freedom to have fun without getting hurt and learn great life skills along the way. “it’s destructively safe,” says one teenage boy. “Ben looks like he’s really hard core on the outside, but he’s so soft inside. he puts you out of your comfort zone and comes up with cool stuff to do.” the youngsters all agree that Jess, Ben and the other leaders are “such good role models”. “Jess is more motherly than my actual mum,” says one girl. the kids say they’re being taught about commitment, responsibility and goals, coming away with a love for Jesus and a greater understanding of their god-given potential. the amazing free dinners, including delicious desserts, are also a major bonus for hungry teenagers and hitch-hiking backpackers, who regularly land among the group.

BIG HEARTS

“I lived the first 20 years of my life for myself. At 21, I realised there was something bigger and better and I wanted others to know that and to help with their futures. The biggest kick is seeing lives completely transformed and young people fulfilling their potential through a loving, encouraging and nurturing environment.” - Ben McGill

freedom youth christmas party at Bannockburn

another freedom youth adventure high above queenstown

freedom youth leaders, Jess and Ben with some of their enthusiastic charges and leaders.

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With 30 years of experience under her belt, Frankton Hair Studio owner Rose Ivory has seen hair styles turn the full circle in her time.

South Otago-raised, she’s owned and managed salons since the age of 16 and travelled the world with her career, even competing in the bronze medal-winning New Zealand team at the 1984 Hairdressing World Cup in Paris. Prior to that, she spent time training at the Vidal Sassoon Academy in London. Rose tutored young talent for leading hair stylists throughout Australia, before buying her first Australian salon in northern New South Wales, then another in Perth.

However, after 20 years of overseas experience, family brought Rose back to New Zealand, where she was drawn to the “busy, vibrant atmosphere” that was Queenstown. “I’ve seen some huge changes in my career. Hair styles have done a complete turnaround,” says Rose. “I’m now doing styles that I did when I was very young, but with a modern twist and using new techniques. We’re going back to the late 1980’s and 90’s now.” The biggest change during that time has been the huge popularity in colour: “Ninety percent of our work now is colour. Perms

have gone, mainly because of the high use of chemicals and the damage that process causes to hair.” Asymmetrical styles are still in vogue, usually with some cropping or channelling underneath to keep the options open.

After so long in a constantly changing industry, Rose has always been quick to move with the trends. She’s just moved her experienced team of stylists down to a more prominent, ground floor shop frontage from the studio’s existing upstairs site at Terrace Junction. “It’s a more visual site and we’re busy enough, but expecting to catch even more spontaneous, walk-in trade from here,” she says. Free underground parking is always a bonus.

Rose now swears by the Keune range and its paraben and sulphur-free organic lines. “The majority of our colour clients

are opting now for all organic,” she says. Keune is a leading Dutch-French company founded in 1900. “It’s amazing. It leaves the hair feeling so soft and shiny. It’s the best product I’ve ever used,” says Rose. Although you’ve still got to use a certain amount of ammonia to process a colour, she believes hair science has probably gone as far as it can in doing away with chemicals. Frankton Hair Studio stylist Natalie Sullivan won a Keune award last year after achieving the top mark in New Zealand - 100 percent in a Keune colour course. Natalie is now training for her assessor’s diploma and believed to be the first in the Wakatipu to do so, with assessors normally travelling from Dunedin. Rose’s new Manic Panic range – a semi-permanent, brightly coloured range interspersed through lighter hair - is proving popular with all ages looking for something bold and beautiful. It lasts for four to eight weeks.

It’s not just the ladies who like to keep up with the trends. About 35 percent of Frankton Hair Studio clients are male, many of whom are now seeking colour to blend in with those greys. “It gives them a fresher look and it’s undetectable by other males,” grins Rose.

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of fashion as smoothing creams step in. ”That dead straight

look has gone,” says rose. ”if people have naturally curly hair,

they’re wearing it curly now. They want volume.”

frankton hair studio's hannah Kelly styles dominic Boyd's hairrose gets ready to style Karla Westons’s hair

the team at frankton hair studio, from left front, natalie sullivan, rose ivory, shinay phillips. rear, hannah Kelly(left) and Becky nixon

from left; client Karla Weston, rose ivory and stylist Becky nixon

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Where: queenstown Bike park (skyline gondola hill), Brecon street

About 120 riders will converge on the Queenstown Bike Park for

the February and March races in the Vertigo Bikes Summer Fun

Series downhill mountain-biking event. Vertigo Bikes co-owner

Paul Angus says they’ve had about 80 entries per race and

he’s expecting about 120 riders, including team event entries,

to sign up for the last two rounds in the series. Expect some

fierce competition from locals, like Eddie Masters, Reece Porter,

Kelly McGarry and Connor MacFarlane, who have raced on the

international scene at World Cup level. Queenstown Mountain

Bike Club members get free entry, but it’s only $40 for a club

membership. This year’s format will be a handicapped team

competition with a serious and a social division. The 3km

downhill course starts at the top of the Skyline Gondola and

varies each race. Paul says they’re some great prizes to be won,

including a $4000 Giant Reign mountain bike, which will be

drawn at random at the prize-giving after the March event. The

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What: anZ young farmer contest otago-southland regional final

When: sat, feb 7. practical day starts at 8.30am

Where: queenstown primary school grounds free entry

Budding Young Farmers from the Waitaki south will be put to

task and tested under a wide range of agricultural and business

skills and competencies at the ANZ Young Farmer Contest

Otago-Southland Regional Final in Queenstown this weekend

(Feb 7). Expect some serious competition as regional contestants

vie for a spot to compete against six other regional finalists in

the Grand Final in Taupo in July and a slice of the total $271,000

contest prize pool. The feature event of the day will be the Agri-

sport Challenge, being staged as part of the NZ Rural Games,

also being held this Waitangi weekend. Contestants compete

side-by-side through a series of agricultural tasks and are judged

on speed, skill and stamina. The Regional Finals Practical Day

includes seven practical challenges, an interview, a written exam,

a head-to-head challenge and the Agri-sport Challenge. Not only

blokes line up for New Zealand’s most prestigious rural title.

Talented young female farmer Olivia Ross will be back to beat off

the boys in this year’s Regional Final line-up. The regional winner

will be announced here.

for more info and tickets go online at www.youngfarmercontest.co.nz).

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previous anZ young farmer contest grand finalist cole

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What: BmW neW Zealand open

When: march 12 – 15

Where: the hills and millbrook resort gates open 7.30am daily

Under 18’s entry free. Transport to and from QT to Arrowtown available.

Top golfers from around New Zealand and the globe converge

on Queenstown next month for the country’s largest golf

championship, the BMW New Zealand Open, which tees-off on

March 12.

A tier-one event sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia,

the event attracts professional, amateur and celebrity golfers

and will be showcased worldwide via live TV coverage and

broadcasts reaching up to 200 million homes. The strong line-

up of international golfers includes 15 leading players from the

Japan Golf Tour Organisation and last year’s winner, Australian

Dimitrius Papadatos. Hopes are high for a Kiwi champion with

the likes of Michael Hendry, Ryan Fox, Josh Geary and Mark

Brown all on the cards to play.

Cricket legends Sir Ian Botham, Ricky Ponting, Share Warne, Sir

Viv Richards, Stephen Fleming, Nathan Astle, Brian Lara and

Graeme Swan will tee off in ANZ’s celebrity challenge team.

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new Community school dental service for frankton Traffic congestion along a plan of the

proposed new Five Mile –Grant’s Road roundabout. Traffic congestion along the busy stretch of State Highway 6 from Frankton to Lake Hayes should be greatly eased later this year with three new roundabouts to be built.

Naylor Love project manager Jason Tutty says work will begin on Five Mile’s new roundabout off Grant’s Road at Frankton soon with the work inside the fence-line completed by May. “Once we’ve put in that new section of road behind the fence we can move over onto the existing highway stretch, allowing the traffic to drive on the new section.” That roundabout should be completed by late September ready for the influx of traffic to the first stage of the Five Mile shopping centre, including Briscoes, Rebel Sport and Countdown, which opens at Labour Weekend.

Just 300 to 400-metres along the highway the new $7.5 million Glenda Drive roundabout, due for completion in October, will connect the state highway with the future Eastern Access Road. Glenda Drive traffic will be able to use this new roundabout at the end of April while that highway intersection is reconfigured. Two-way traffic will be maintained throughout that project.

Shotover Country begins construction this month on its new privately-funded roundabout connecting the subdivision entrance with State Highway 6. Shotover Country director Grant Stalker says work on the actual highway section will begin just after winter when conditions are warmer and they hope the new roundabout will be completed in October this year.

YWAM (Youth With A Mission) has hit Frankton with 35 enthusiastic young volunteers, aged from 18 to 30, among the mission’s first 3-month intake. YWAM Queenstown director Andy Scalas, of California, says they saw the ‘Adventure Capital of the World’ – Queenstown, as the perfect place to bring young volunteers from all over the world to serve in the community. Classes are held each day and the young people from around the world, including Europe, Denmark, the United States, Canada and Ireland, study a number of courses, including Bible classes. “It’s about personal growth in their faith and serving people around them in the community,” says Andy.

The group has already been working with local ministries like the Salvation Army and churches, helping in local homes with single mums, the elderly and people with disabilities, doing gardening and housework. The students will then be sent overseas to help in developing nations.

Speed limits are being reviewed around the district as the Queenstown Lakes District Council amends its Speed Limits Bylaw to incorporate changes suggested by the community and other agencies.

The public is being asked for feedback on the proposals and submissions close on 27 February. A hearings panel will consider all the feedback at the end of April. Roads and streets earmarked for speed limit changes include:

• an 1100m stretch of Tucker Beach Road, reduce from 80 to 60 km/hr • Speargrass Flat Road from the Arrowtown-Lake Hayes Road to Slope Hill Road, reduce from 80 to 70 km/hr • Arrowtown–Lake Hayes Road from Speargrass Flat Road to 150m south of Malaghans Road, including Butel Road, reduce from 100 – 80 km/hr • Centennial Ave from McDonnell Road to 50m south of Jopp St, and McDonnell Rd from Centennial Ave to SH6, reduce from 100 – 80 km/hr • Whitechapel Road, to reduce from 80 – 50 km/hr • Streets surrounding Arrowtown School, reduce from 50km/hr to 40 km/hr • Frankton Marina, reduce from 50 – 20 km/hr • Shotover Country subdivision, all roads to be 50 km/hr

A new Community Oral Health Service Clinic for Wakatipu schoolchildren is under construction at Frankton, opposite Lakes District Hospital. The joint district clinic is scheduled to hopefully open in late May.

It will replace the school dental clinics at the Arrowtown and Queenstown primary schools, in line with the new concept for school dental health and phasing out of old school clinics nationally, a Southern District Health Board spokeswoman says. Construction began last month (January) on the new state-of-the-art clinic, which will be staffed by two dental nurses and two assistants.

Caption: A plan of the proposed new Five Mile Grant’s Road Roundabout.

Caption: Andy Scalas and wife Amy-Joy with the first intake of enthusiastic students at Frankton.

Caption: Construction has begun on the Wakatipu’s new Community Oral Health Service Clinic at Frankton.

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It’s hard to believe that what was Frankton’s lakefront property dress circle was founded on home-made holiday ‘cribs’, most of which were built in Otago and Southland backyards by Kiwi DIY Dads.Holiday cribs first started appearing in the Wakatipu during the 1950’s. Crib is the Scottish word for a small baby’s bed, but north of the Waitaki River they’re called baches, the Scottish term for a bachelor’s room.Otago and Southand families, many of them farmers, were drawn to the popular, sandy, warm shallows along the Frankton foreshore where sections were going for anything from 250 to 300 pound during the 50’s. These original cribs, with additions, along the Frankton foreshore would fetch about $850,000 these days.Lakes District Museum director David Clarke says there were about 30 cribs dotted along the Frankton beach during the

1950’s and 60’s. The beach was packed with jetboats and holidaymakers every day during the summer holiday season. “They built their cribs out of whatever they could find. They were usually plonked onto a trailer, then onto a section,” says David. There were no resource consents required in those days and many families used septic tanks and rain water. Most cribs were locked up and the water turned off for winter, with cribbies arriving back in force from Labour Weekend on, for some relief from the cold and damp of winter.The Melhop family, who owned Melhop Motors in Invercargill, had the Hamilton Jet franchise at the time and ran the first jetboat trips up the Kawarau and Shotover rivers from Frankton beach. They charged 10 shillings ($1) and used the funds to build the Kelvin Heights Christian Camp.The late Roy Dickison built his family crib across in Willow Place, the first there. It was built in 6-foot(1.8m) sections, loaded onto a flat-deck truck and assembled on site at Easter,

1959. “I built every stick of it myself,” Roy told the museum’s 2009 ‘Cribbies Exhibition’. “You did in those days. … I built the crib, 18-foot(5.4m) by 12-foot(3.6m) on the lawn in Invercargill.” Cribs were built on the ‘smell of an oily rag’ and often added on to and used as retirement homes. Neighbours and friends pitched in. Mavora MacKenzie (88) is still living in one of these in Stewart Street, which is a far cry from the four houses in their block when she and her late Central Southland farming husband, Arthur, bought their Frankton section for 250 pound in 1963. “My husband said his father would be turning in his grave at the expensive price, but he later wished he’d bought the whole block,” says Mavora. “In winter we all skated at the open air rink in the Queenstown – sometimes three times a day. If you swept the rink afterwards you got a free session.” Summer holidays were filled with picnics at Frankton beach or Arrowtown.

FRANKTON CRIBBIESPOST WAR GOLDEN DAYSThe Dickisons were among the first with home-made water skis and a ski boat. “You made all your own stuff in those days. We had a thing called a saucer - a plain circle of wood, a bit like a biscuit. The boys got so good at it they could turn around in circles.” –

(late Roy Dickison)

looking down frankton arm in the early days photo: lakes district museum

sharp’s crib in the early days, stewart street 1958. photo: lakes district museum

frankton cribbie mavora macKenzie outside the family crib-turned-retirement home in stewart street.

the macKenzie crib being placed on site


Real Estate

Real EstateROUND - UP

www.geoffstevens.harcourts.co.nzwith Geoff Stevens

I thought it would be fun to take a look at the last couple of year’s sales, where

we are now, and where we might be going in the future regarding our real estate

market.

Dwelling sales for the 2014 year finished with 564 plus 184 sections – total 780

sales. Average days on market for dwellings to sell was 49.66 days and the

average median price was $585,083.

This compares to the 2013 year with 597 dwelling sales plus 158 sections –

total 755 sales. Average days on the market for dwellings were 53.58 days to

sell and the average median price was $539,645

(sales statistics sourced REINZ)

Although the dwelling sales volume during 2014 was slightly down compared to

2013 one notable difference was the increased median average price, probably

no secret to most of you who follow real estate in Queenstown. The average

number of days to sell also fell.

In the direct Frankton area there were 32 dwelling sales recorded for 2014

compared to 26 for 2013. Where are we now? Well I can say from an office

and personal point of view that the market is exceptionally busy. We have

a large buyer database with many people still not having found their ideal

property. Many of our listings are receiving multiple offers and our auctions are

selling extremely well. Our office has listed a large number of new and exciting

properties to the market in the early New Year and our phones are running red

hot already.

Where to from here? Always difficult to look into the glass ball and predict

the future however, you would have to be living on Mars not to see what is

happening to Queenstown and where it is heading. There is tremendous growth

occurring within the commercial construction industry, mainly at Frankton. The

accommodation sector is having a record year and tourist numbers continue

to increase. This will lead to a lot more jobs and more pressure on housing in

your area as people want to be closer to employment and facilities. I see strong

demand for housing to continue at Frankton and as we have seen over the past

6-12 months, if we list a home or unit in your area – we will get it sold! Interest

rates also look set to remain low for a lot longer yet and with elections over and

done with we can now all get on and face the Queenstown property market

with confidence!

Recent Listings in your area THINKING OF SELLING? CALL GEOFF STEVENS!

Geoff StevensPhone: 0274 347 906Email: [email protected]

Please call me today if I can assist with your real estate needs!

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Frankton Flyer February 2015

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