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Vol. 3, Issue 8, Winter 2013
What’s On Wanaka & Beyond
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best of wanaka
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Vol. 3, Issue 8, Winter 2013
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24 what’s on
40 on the beat
6 on snow
30 opinion
41 on the page
10 on the town
32 degustation
42 destinations
14 fashion
34 on form
44 on the page
20 on ice
36 on screen
45 on foot
22 on/off
38 on snow
46 inspiration
23 directions
39 on location
46 later on
Gig guide & events
Wintertime love
Failure is ok
Coneheads
Best of Wanaka winter
Seared wild hare
Are you fit to ski?
Snow warriors
Skis on film
Men with brooms
What’s cool, what’s not
Wanaka & Hawea map
A heli of a good time
Making space
Drop the needle
Jive talking
Oh Ohau!
Book review
Rob Roy glacier
Poem
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WINTERTIME LOVE
Come with me dance my dear
Winter’s so cold this year
And you are so warm
My wintertime love to be ...
– Wintertime Love, The Doors
What’s your winter love? Here at the On office we pretty much love everything about winter –
warm coats, crisp mornings, mountain adventure. The opening of Wanaka’s snowfields heralds
a season of alpine athleticism and downtown jubilation. With the Winter Games and the World
Heli Challenge both on the agenda, we are treated with a double bill of top-level snow events for
2013. Whether you’re here for a holiday, a competition or you’re local the merino months are
bound to make you grin. To keep you smiling, we’ve compiled our most pithy ‘zine yet – loaded
with the goods on all you need to know to keep your winter humming. With the insider’s word
on the best this town has to offer and a showcase of resident snow warriors, this pocket-sized
bible is designed for stashing into your jacket then passing on to friends. The object of your
desire may be fresh tracks in powder, a podium placing or curling up by the fire: either way,
you’ll find your wintertime love in Wanaka. Arohanui, ANNABEL WILSON.
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
PART
ONE
When Rod Aubrey, Ray Cleland, Ralph Markby, Gordon McLaren, Don McMillan and Murray
Raffills set off from Cattle Flat Station in a Land Rover armed with a winch and a tow rope
in July 1968, they started an institution that would later spark the most authentic buzzword
of Treble Cone’s varied marketing campaigns. These guys embodied the personality of classic
‘Coneheads’ – the tribal crew of stalwart snow junkies who are fiercely loyal to their mountain.
About a decade ago, the folks in charge at
TC acknowledged that its challenging terrain
attracts a certain breed of hardcore skier year
after year, and so the Conehead moniker was
born. Opinion leaders from each different sector
of TC’s staff and clientele were selected for a
series of posters. What I’ve been wondering each
time I rumble past Seventh Corner on the way
to snaffle some norwest-blessed powder is where
are they now? I put the word out on the chairlift
and got some pretty cool feedback.
THE QUESTIONS…
1. Memory of Coneheads photoshoot?
2. Who else was in your Coneheads photo?
3. Where are you at these days? What’s shakin?
4. What does being a Conehead mean to you?
5. Favourite run at TC and why?
6. Best memory at TC?
Dave Pickard, Tim Hudson, Richard Hutchinson,
Steve Scurr, Chris Riley
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PRUE WALSH (NEE.OVERTON)
1. In 2002 I had just started my job at TC -
Marketing and Events. It was a fun time and luckily
also a good snow year because I don’t remember
there being much of a marketing or events budget.
2. Bob Irwin, Jackie van der Voort, Judy Thomas
and Brent Walton.
3. I’m now married, a mother of two living in
Wanaka. I’m pleased to achieve about 20 days
riding each season - my mental health days!
4. Love TC longtime
5. My favourite run used to be Payback before the
new chairlift made the access so easy to get there.
Matukituki is always a goodie, and Gunbarrel is
a good blast.
6. Hot milo and sausages on the deck of the
old day lodge followed by a chopper ride to the
summit with Tim Wallis many years ago when
there were no lifts in the Saddle. Any powder day
has got to be good too.
Olly Burke
1. The photos were taken at the Country Club;
an old party digs of the Mills family now on the
outskirts of Meadowstone.
2. Jah Harris, Reon Morland, Jean, Ju Bray,
Deano Johnson.
3. I’m a hunting guide, farmer, father, skateboarder
and snowboarder.
4. Free passes!
5. Triple Treat under the chair, snow or not.
6. Taking an hour and a half to snake my way to
the top of the double then T2 for mass powder.
Then in one summer it all changed with the
arrival of the six seater express.
Reon Morland
1. It was Hetty’s idea. She got the idea off an ‘Alva’
skate poster, all black and white with dreads
everywhere was the attitude that she wanted.
2. Our one was with Ju, Jah, Jean, Olly, Deano and
me was almost a Boardhouse team photo and
predated all other Conehead posters by a year.
3. If you rode too far down second pipe you had
to walk back up to the Saddle T. If you went out
to the chutes you had a really big walk on your
hands. We would ride down from the learners to
helipad corner and hitch from there most days
because there was snow there!
4. Being a Conehead meant everything at the time.
5. Fave run - under the Six!
6. Best memory - falling alseep on the six and not
falling off. Falling asleep on Triple Treat while
riding, waking up wrapped up in red tape off the
cat track.
NICOLA CAMPBELL
1. We got picked up in a van and taken to a
remote location just out of Wanaka. I remember
Olly had his big teeth coming in which he was
very proud of and wanted to show them off.
2. Sam Smoothy (NZ Freeride icon), Olly Allan
(lil ripper still killing it in the freestyle scene),
Jaxon Strange, Bridget Hazeldine and Nick
Kingston (from Tassie, now a mechanic in Oz).
3. I’ve found that Wanaka is the place I want to
be, so I built a house here. A lot has happened
from that photo until now. I think I was only
about 15 then. As long as I’m still skiing I’m
happy with that.
4. It was a pretty cool marketing ploy. Coneheads
in my definition are those who love to ski and
ride Treble Cone. They will be the ones that
are there for every powder day, will be there
on weekdays and will try to get their way out of
work just to get a piece of what TC has to offer
that day. You know a Conehead, not because of
the photoshoot 10 years ago, but because you
always see that person on the mountain!
5. It’s hard to single them out. I’m more of a main
basin fan though: either Sidewinder or straight
under where the double used to be. I love the cat
track drops and all the undulating features.
6. I have a fair few awesome memories at TC,
especially when I was a kid - ripping round with
Nick and Sam in our bike helmets and jumping
off the rock at the Double’s Mid Way Station.
Lee Raffills, Katie Deans, Tony Harrington,
Suze Kelly, Steve Schikker
KARL HALL
1. Going out to Sandy Morris’ woolshed and
having a few laughs.
2. Dean Telfer, Grant Cagney, Garry Templeton
and Noel Wilson.
3. I’m still in Wanaka and out of the snow
industry but I still enjoy the winter here and the
buzz it brings to town.
4. Treble Cone has always been a pretty special
place for our family.
5. I just like cruising down Main Street.
6. My first memory is driving to Helipad corner
in 1972 and flying the rest of the way with Tim
Wallis. Another great memory was about 1990
the staff put on these great Concert parties.
I remember Mark Jones from ski school was
hilarious. - ANNABEL WILSON
SEE CONEHEADS PART 2 NEXT ISSUE. Interviews with Sam Smoothy, Shaker & more.
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BEST OF
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Janina Kuzma
BEST APRES SKI BAR Woody’s…I love the
big open fire place.
Fave date restaurant Relishes
Best Bloody Mary … Gusto
BEST
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BREAKFAST
The Landing, Edgewater, The Creek, outside
fires at Urban Grind and Post Office Lane
Best cocktails … La La Land. Ask Shannon
to make you a bespoke cocktail that reflects
your mood.
Best private function venue … Lounge Bar
Best long lunch … Bistro Gentil
Best kept secret … Hidden Valley
Best affordable adventure … Snow Farm
Best splurge … Heliskiing
Best LAZY SUNDAY SESSION … Federal Diner
Tips for saving money as a ski bum
in Wanaka Early bird pass at Cardrona.
Hitching spot corner of McDougall and
Brownston Street. And cheap vegie deals at
the Mediterranean market.
Insider’s advice for newbies to
Wanaka Check out the ‘Upper Clutha
Trading Post’ and the ‘Wanaka Winter
Season Accommodation & Work Forum’
on Facebook. Also always good to grab
a Messenger which comes out every
Wednesday.
and bike trails around Wanaka. My favorite
are Mt Iron and the Outlet track.
Best place for a ski / board tune … Base
Best place to sweatwork (exercise +
Best place to chill out Home.
Best place to buy organic … Soul Food
BEST
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network) … Mt Iron
BEST
STASH
just in time to meet up with Southern Lakes
Heli shuttle and then sneak in 10 runs of
untouched powder!
Best non ski activity Running tracks
– their cheese scones are the best!
– we love their bliss balls
Best afternoon tea ... cheese rolls at Lago
- the sushi of the south !
Best pies … Wanaka Golf Club
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Describe your ultimate Wanaka ski
day Drive down to Base Ultimate Rentals
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currently Kai
Best juice … Yohei
Best spots for fireside canoodling …
Fave run Powder Bowl, Treble Cone
Byron Wells
Best terrain park/PIPE … Cardrona
Best stash … Poor Man’s Heli, Cardrona
Best kept secret Deli counter breakie
burger at New World for $4.50 – Bun, Eggs,
Bacon and hashbrown. The best breakfast on
the go before you head up the mountain.
Mitch Brown
Best sidecountry… Summit slopes &
Motutapu chutes at TC, road runs at Cardies
Best date restaurant … It’s a threeway
between Francesca’s, The White House and
Bistro Gentil, so you have to go on three dates
– you’re bound to get lucky, or at least enjoy
lovely food in a dashing setting
BEST
DATE RESTAURANT
PHOTO: MICKEY ROSS
Decades of Wanaka winter experience combined with a comprehensive reader survey
have been collated in the On guide to the ultimate snow season 2013. From healthy
living to hedonism, we’ve compiled a hitlist of local favorites and insider tips. Stick
with this, and your winter will be epic.
Best breakfast … Federal Diner
Best coffee … Anywhere Robert is working;
- freeskier
Tania Grieve from the White House
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Lachlan Humphreys - film maker
Best SERVICE … Jordi at Ruby’s
Best family restaurant … Lone Star
Best old school pub … The Cardrona Pub
Best place for live music … Fitzpatrick’s
Best après ski bar … Kai
Best place to play pool … Woody’s
Best playground … The Dinosaur park
Best local shop … Chop Shop
BEST
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The people: there is this relaxed and cruisy yet
productive vibe. It’s like everyone is grinning
as they know Wanaka is the best.
Tips for new shredders Try it all, every
mountain, plenty of options.
Secret to a successful season
Money, managing your savings is the
trick! Get a job so you have some
cash flow, pack your own lunch to
take up the hill, share the petrol cost
with a full car or hitch to the slopes.
A thermos of coffee.
Best down day missions … Sky diving,
Have A Shot, Wastebusters, Bowling Club
Best takeaways … Sasanoki – try their Sexy
Squid legs and killer katsu curry!
Best place to watch the game - Saturday
afternoons at the showgrounds
Best place to pick up … The Singles line
Best place to chill out … Cinema
Paradiso: ice cream, hot cookies, great movies
in a comfy chair
Best free activity … Wanaka library - great
reads, dvds, audio books, friendly staff.
Best place to dance … Jive nights at Barluga
Best way to look like a local
Mons Royale anything.
Fave run TC chutes.
Insider’s advice for newbies
to Wanaka Move into a house with
a fireplace.
Best non ski activity Checking out
the snow reports and forecasts.
Best view From Mt Albert or back of TC.
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BEST
BEST
DANCE
PLACE TO
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BEX SINCLAIR
snowboard maven
SNOW WARRIORS
Wanaka’s snow warriors will compete against the world’s best when the third Winter
Games NZ descends on Central Otago from 15-25 August.
Local athletes such as Carl Murphy, Janina
Kuzma, Bex Sinclair and Lyndon Sheehan (all
pictured below), the Wells brothers, Adam Hall,
Steph Zeestraten, Stefi Luxton and Sam Smoothy
will battle it out against their counterparts from
the 24 nations represented at the Games, in
order to score vital qualifying points for the
upcoming Sochi Olympics. Ranked as one of the
top five winter sports events in the world, the
programme features seven World Cup events:
FIS World Cups in halfpipe and slopestyle for
both snowboarding and freeskiing, plus two IPC
World Cup adaptive alpine slaloms and an IPC
para-snowboard cross World Cup.
Completing the programme is the crosscountry skiing Continental Cup at Snow Farm
and eight days of world-class competition at
Naseby’s International Curling Rink.
We have some of the biggest names in snow
sports living right here, and we reckon they’re
made of pretty gutsy stuff. To the feisty bunch
prepared to shred with the best, we salute you.
Bring it ON! Photography: WANAKA.TV
Make up: Gena Bagley and Victoria Booth with M.A.C cosmetics
Hair: Theresa Goodwin
Clothing: Base
With thanks to: Kristin Boyes & HOOPLA
JANINA KUZMA
freeski queen
Carl wears: RPM Jacob jacket, Lower Tony tee, RPM pants
Janina wears: Lee Shaggy Biker jacket, Rusty army tee, Lee pants
Bex wears: Rusty Cookie coat, VonZipper Patola pants
Lyndon wears: Lee Swagger Skins pants, RUCA Henchman shirt
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Bring along your
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CARL MURPHY
boardercross baron
LYNDON SHEEHAN
Wandering warrior
Time to soothe your restless soul
Close your collar against the cold
Find your mountain, pursue the snow.
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PHOTO: Winter Games NZ
On the first day of the infamous Wanaka inversion, RAEGAN TIPPING sat down with Roger
Gardiner, a founding members of the Cardrona Curling Club, to learn a bit about the game.
On a corner of a section of private land in the
Cardrona Valley lies a purpose-built curling rink,
home of the Cardrona Curling Club. It’s early
days for the club of 30 odd members, but there’s
a sense of old-world charm about partaking in
one of the oldest winter sports around. Not to
mention it’s a great way to get a bunch of mates
together for an afternoon of fun, which is exactly
how the Cardrona Curling Club came about.
Curling was introduced to New Zealand by
Keen? The Cardrona Curling Club is just
the early Scottish settlers in the mid 1800’s and
has been played in Central Otago ever since. It’s getting started, and not quite ready for the public
a game of skill and strategy that comes with its to rock up and get their curl on. So if you think
own culture, code of conduct, traditions, and curling sounds like your cup of tea (or scotch),
rules. Yes, there’s more to curling than ice, kick head across to the curling capital of the south,
ass hats, cups of tea and speedy broom work! Naseby. Their indoor rink is open year round.
Here are a few tricks of the trade.
Naseby is also the venue for the curling
KEY CONCEPTS FOR CURLING SUCCESS:
events during the Winter Games NZ,
catch the action at the Maniototo Curling
• Make like Popeye and get some spinach on
International Rink, August 15-25.
board. Packing a hefty 19kgs a piece, a curling
stone is no pond skimming record breaker.
• Mind your p’s and q’s! Rule #1: No swearing.
• Wear appropriate footwear. Leave the belly
slides to the penguins.
• There is no ‘I’ in team! This is a game of
camaraderie and team spirit.
• Obey your ‘Skip’ (team captain), at all
times. Especially when he’s dishing out the
“mandatory drinks breaks”.
• Keep your feet warm. Frostbite is not
conducive to successful curling.
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Amigos: Mexican Restaurant
Barluga: Bar
Base: Fashion
Bistro Gentil: Restaurant
Boa Boa: Boutique Takeaway
BWM: Snow/Skate
Chop: Apparel & Espresso
Emma for Beauty: Beauty Salon
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Rocket Rentals: Snow/Skate
Rubys: Cinema & Bar
Sasanoki: Japanese Cuisine
The Muscle Joint: Physio/Chiropractor
The Spice Room: Indian Restaurant
Woody’s: Bar
Wonder Room: Design Store
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Tuesday18 June
• The Outlook for Someday Film-making
Workshop, Lake Wanaka Centre
JUNE
Saturday 1 June
• Jive ON welcome to winter party and On
Magazine winter launch, with Aloha or die!
Barluga, Post Office Lane, 8pm
• Stone Cold Bush, Bullock Bar
• Tony Kerr, Luggate Hotel
Friday 21 June
• American Express Queenstown Winter
Festival, Queenstown (21-30 June)
• Cardrona opening day.
Friday 22 June
• Maggie Ruddenklau, Bullock Bar
Sunday 2 June
• Maggie Rudddenklau, Luggate Hotel
SATURday 23 June
• Degustation dinner, Bistro Gentil
Tuesday 4 June
• Into the East performing live on Good
Morning
Monday 27 June
• Official Treble Cone opening day
WEDNEsday 5 June
• No Lights No Lycra, Scout Den
Wednesday 29 June
• Maggie Ruddenklau, Bullock Bar
Friday 7 June
• Jane Mitchell and Louise McRae, Gallery 33
(June 7-28)
Saturday 15 June
• Rockhopper, Wanaka Bullock Bar
• Performance poets Carrie Rudzinski and Ken
Arkind, workshop & show, Colab Creative Space
PHOTO: BRIDGET HALL
Saturday 8 June
• The Yardmen, Bullock Bar
JULY
Treble Cone
PHOTO: COLIN BOYD
Friday 5 July
• New Zealand Mountain Film Festival, Lake
Wanaka Centre (5-9 July)
• Richard Adams, Captured Light, Gallery 33
(July 5-26)
• Assembly Required, Bullock Bar
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Wanaka in winter.
Saturday 6 July
• Jive - 1st Saturday of every month @ Barluga
• Maggie Ruddenklau, Bullock Bar
Wednesday 10 July
• Ice Carving at Treble Cone (10-14 July)
• Mount Aspiring College Champs, Cardrona
Saturday 13 July
• Big Kitchen, Bullock Bar
Wednesday 17 July
• Cardrona Kids Cup Slopestyle, Cardrona
Saturday 20 July
• Jenn Shelton and No Reason, Bullock Bar
Wednesday 24 July
• Cardrona Kids Cup Gravity-cross, Cardrona
• Treble Cone Cat’s birthday, Treble Cone
Friday 26 July
• Junior World Heli Challenge
Saturday 27 July
• Mission WOW Intro to backcountry &
touring, Cardrona (27-28 July)
• The Yardmen, Bullock Bar
Tuesday 30
• FIS Tech Series GS & SL, Cardrona (30-31 July)
AUGUST
Thursday 1 August
• Wanaka Tech Series, Snow Sports NZ, Treble
Cone (1 - 3 Aug)
Friday 2 August
• Glass Exhibition, Gallery 33 (Aug 2 -23)
Saturday 3 August
• Jive - 1st Saturday of every month @ Barluga
• Mission WOW Intermediate backcountry &
touring, Treble Cone (3-4 August)
• Big Kitchen, Bullock Bar
• Junior World Heli Challenge Awards Night
Sunday 4 August
• World Heli Challenge Athlete Registration and
Dinner, Wanaka
Monday 5 August
• World Heli Challenge competition window,
Mt Aspiring National Park
• Otago Southland Secondary Schools
Championship, Cardrona
Wednesday 7 August
• Special Olympics, Cardrona
Saturday 10 August
• Hard Yards, Bullock Bar
Winter Games action at Cardrona.
Sunday 11 August
• Junior Interfield, Treble Cone
Winter Games, Snow Farm.
Thursday 15 August
• Winter Games X-Country Skiing Sprint
Freestyle-Continental Cup, 10am, Snow Farm
• Winter Games FIS Freestyle Ski Halfpipe
World Cup-Qualifying, 10am, Cardrona.
• Winter Games Opening Ceremony, 5pm,
Queenstown
Friday 16 August
• Winter Games FIS FIS Freestyle Ski
Halfpipe World Cup-Finals, 10am, Cardrona
• Winter Games Snowboard Slopstyle World
Cup-Qualifying, 10am, Snow Park
• Winter Games Curling Fours & Mixed
Double, 10am, Naseby
• Winter Games Opening night @Wanaka hub
Saturday, 17 August
• Winter Games Snowboard Slopstyle World
Cup-Final 10am, Snow Park
• Winter Games Curling Fours & Mixed
Double, 10am, Naseby
• Merino Muster, Snow Farm NZ
• Jenn Shelton and No Reason, Bullock Bar
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Sunday 18 August
• Winter Games Alpine Giant Slalom, Men,
10am, Coronet Peak
• Winter Games Curling Fours & Mixed
Double, 10am, Naseby
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Monday 19 August
• Winter Games IPC Para-Snowboard Cross
World Cup, 10am, Cardrona
• Winter Games Alpine Giant Slalom,
Women, 10am, Coronet Peak
• Winter Games Curling Fours & Mixed
Double, 10am, Naseby
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Thursday 29 August
• Wanaka Sled Dog Festival, Snow Farm NZ
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Saturday 31 August
• Treble Cone Ski Masters
SEPTEMBER
World Heli Challenge
Tuesday 20 August
• Winter Games SBX Continental Cup, 10am,
Cardrona
• Winter Games Curling Fours & Mixed
Double, 10am, Naseby
Wednesday 21 August
• Winter Games Alpine Slalom, Men &
Women, 10am, Coronet Peak
• Winter Games Curling Fours & Mixed
Double, 10am, Naseby
Thursday 22 August
• Winter Games IPC Slalom World Cup Day
1, 10am, Cardrona
• Winter Games Curling Semis & Finals,
10am, Naseby
• World Heli Challenge Showcase Awards
• Night and Canon Shootout Awards followed
by Afterburner Party, Wanaka
Friday 23 August
• Winter Games Snowboard Halfpipe World
Cup Qualifying, 10am, Cardrona
• Winter Games IPC Slalom World Cup Day
2, 10am, Cardrona
• Winter Games Curling Semis & Finals,
10am, Naseby
Saturday 24 August
• Winter Games FIS Freestyle Ski Slopestyle
World Cup-Qualifying, 10am, Cardrona
• Winter Games Snowboard Halfpipe
World Cup Finals, 10am, Cardrona
• Winter Games snow industry showcase +
DJ, downtown Wanaka
• Big Kitchen, Bullock Bar
Sunday 25 August
• Winter Games FIS Freestyle Ski Slopestyle
• World Cup-Finals, 10am, Snow Park.
• Winter Games Closing Ceremony, 2pm
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Sunday 1 September
• On mag Spring issue launch party - A French
Affair @ Bistro Gentil 1 Sept, 2pm
Monday 2 September
• FIS GS & SL, Snow Sports NZ, (2 – 4 Sept),
Treble Cone
Friday 6 September
• Dynastar Ski Masters, Cardrona (6-7 Sept)
Sunday 7 September
• Jive - 1st Saturday of every month @ Barluga
• PUMP Mini Mountain, Treble Cone
Saturday 14 September
• Triple Comp, Treble Cone
• South Island Secondary Schools
Championship, Cardrona (14-15 Sept)
Saturday 21 September
• Interfields Ski Race, Cardrona
• Wanaka Workers Race, Treble Cone
• Mission WOW Backcountry camp (21-22 Sept)
• Hard Yards, Bullock Bar
Monday 23 September
• Big Kitchen, Bullock Bar
TUESDAY 24 September
• Upper Clutha Primary schools Ski and
Snowboard race, Cardrona
Thursday 26 September
• NZ Alpine Skiing Youth Series, Cardrona
Saturday 28 SEPTEMBER
• Release Mission WOW retreat, Intro to off-piste
& backcountry, hut/glacier, (28 Aug-2 Sept)
Sunday 29 September
• Treble Cone Closing Day
Monday 30 September
• SSNZ Junior Ski & Snowboard National
Championship, Cardrona (30 Sept – 4 Oct)
local and loving it!
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FAILURE
“The place to eat in Wanaka“
Sunday Travel Guide
“ stars” Sunday Star Times
I’ve been feeling uncomfortable a lot lately because I’ve been attempting to do things
outside my comfort zone. I know right: revelation. I’m using writing as a creative outlet.
I’m lucky enough to share Wanaka with many talented people gettin’ their art on. We
open ourselves up to the slap of rejection – in fact we’re downright inviting people to
judge, criticise and dismiss.
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New Zealand youth. The ultimate in cool is
to look like you just don’t give a shit; apathy is
the new black. What does this mean for us as a
society? Taking it to the extreme: if we were to
completely eliminate failure as an option, how
would our society look?
Personally, I’ve decided to open my arms
to failure and rejection. I’ve invited
them in, and we’re getting
acquainted. Like most notorious
badasses, they’re not nearly
as vile as reputed. They’re
fabulous teachers, a little
heavy handed, but if you’re
willing to listen they sure
get the point across. If you
need proof, just ask someone
you consider successful to tell
you about their own epic fails; you
might be there for a while.
An image of perseverance helps me
through. I picture one of those guys at the bar
that work their way around the room and don’t
quit no matter how many ladies shut them down;
it’s rollin’ right off these fellas, they’ve heard it all
before. When pitching article ideas to editors, I try
hard to emulate their excellent attitude towards
rejection - sure, the first few slaps of rejection
sting: but now they feed my determination to bag
the next “yes”. And like those guys working the
bar, I know there’s nothing a couple of beers can’t
ease. - MIEK DEUNINCK
PHO
I know that if I fail to make it work, my failure
will not be my private bruise to nurse, it’ll be
spectacularly public and the bliss that is ignorance
will no longer apply to my own estimation of my
abilities. I do find it comforting to assume that
most of you will be too busy worrying about your
own potential successes and failures to pay any
attention to mine.
My musings have led me to
the conclusion that the key to
success is failure. A bit of a
cliché perhaps, but one many
of us repeat without really
applying it to our own lives.
When was the last time
you did something knowing
it could all go horribly wrong
and you may end up looking
Out of
totes uncool? Yeah, nah it
her comfort
doesn’t count if you were
zone: Miek takes
intoxicated. We spend a lot
on Queenstown’s
of time circulating in the
Rude Rock bike
known, the comfortable;
track in the
perhaps we choose the
snow.
dream of success over the
potential disillusionment of
reality. Maybe we’d just really rather not look
like dicks.
Standing out from the crowd – whether as
a result of success or failure - is still a bit of a
cultural faux pas in New Zealand. ‘Fail!’ is one
of the most enduring insults in the lexicon of
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SEARED WILD HARE SADDLE
WITH MIXED BEAN MINESTRONE
I have converted many backcountry men and farmers alike from throwing the hare
to the dogs. This earthy minestrone dish complements the hare perfectly, and is my
favourite way of enjoying this hugely under-rated game meat.
]Saddle of 2 large hares (four back steaks) brined and trimmed of sinew
]400g dried mixed beans - soaked overnight
]1 large onion - diced
]5 garlic cloves - roughly chopped
]2 large celery sticks - diced
]2 large carrots - diced
]100g tomato paste
]5 tomatoes - skinned and diced
]1 litre of beef stock
]50g flat leaf parsley finely chopped
Drain the soaking liquid from the beans and
cover them with fresh water in a saucepan, bring
to the boil and simmer for 1.5 hours.
In a large saucepan sweat the onion and
garlic with salt and pepper and a tablespoon
of olive oil, add the celery and carrot and bring
to temperature before adding tomato paste,
tomato, beef stock and parsley. Bring to the boil
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on tap!
and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally and
adding salt and pepper to taste.
Drain the beans and add two thirds to the
minestrone, pulp the other third with a potato
masher and add to the pot. This will help with
thickening the minestrone. Continue simmering
for a further half an hour.
Meanwhile bring a heavy-based fry pan to
a hot heat and have the oven preheated to 200
degrees. Season and oil the hare saddles before
frying each side until browned, pop them in
the oven for about 5 minutes to complete the
cooking to medium. Rest the meat for 5 minutes
before slicing into medallions.
Serve the hare saddle medallions on top of
your mixed bean minestrone and enjoy with
fresh bread. (Serves 4)
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ARE YOU FIT TO SKI?
It’s been nine months since you last hit the slopes. You’ve bought your season pass
but, despite good intentions, you’ve let your fitness slip a little and you’re worried
you won’t be able to keep up with your kids/mates. Most of us only hit the slopes
one season per year. This makes it fun, but also potentially dangerous. Without a
proper build-up, the risk of injury increases. Following a specific pre-season training
program will both help prevent injuries and improve your skiing. Here are some
ideas on how to become ‘Ski Fit’. As with any new exercise program, always consult a
medical practitioner or exercise specialist first.
CARDIOVASCULAR FITNESS & MUSCLE ENDURANCE
At least 30- 60 minutes of aerobic exercise
3- 5 times a week is recommended. Examples:
cycling, hiking, running, circuit/ interval classes.
STRENGTH & POWER
BALANCE
Controlling side-to-side motion and being
aware of your body position (proprioception)
are also important. Examples: wobble board,
single- leg & Swiss ball exercises.
Functional exercises for your quadriceps,
gluteal, adductor (inner thigh), and hamstring
muscles are best. Plyometric exercises can
be added once you have a solid strength base
Examples: lunges, squats, single-leg exercises,
side-to-side movements for lateral control.
A well-planned and progressive program,
including the components discussed, will provide
you with the right fitness to start the ski season
feeling strong. You will be able to ski better for
longer, and be less likely to injure yourself.
CORE STRENGTH
nutrition consultant based in Wanaka. She
holds weekly outdoor SkiFit and RunFit classes.
For further info, call Jacky on 021 384 079.
Increased core stability will help control your
upper body when you hit a mogul or soft
snow, enabling you to stay upright. Examples:
exercises to strengthen transverse abdominals
and lower back muscles.
FLEXIBILITY
Flexibility allows a greater range of movement
and can help prevent injuries. In particular,
ankle flexibility is needed to keep your weight
forward on skis. Examples: deep calf (soleus),
leg, hip and lower back stretches.
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JACKY TOEPFER is an endurance coach and
There are a range of
therapists in Wanaka
to help sort out those
winter
aches.
Ease
your pain with a visit
your local chiropractor,
physio, acupuncturist or
massage therapist.
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Carol, except there’s a Poison concert in the middle.
Best ski scene: When the boys all tumble off a cliff together
and land on a squirrel.
HOT DOG: THE MOVIE (1984)
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Idaho farm kid takes on mean European ski-champion-guy at
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binge drinking, but what the heck, it’s a classic.
Best ski scene: The Chinese Downhill.
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One of the snow season’s highlights in Wanaka is the World Heli Challenge, in which
world class athletes get down and dirty in the backcountry to see who can go the biggest,
the steepest and the gnarliest on some of the best terrain Aotearoa has to offer.
August in Wanaka sees the town host
adrenaline-seeking freestyle skiers and
snowboarders competing in the World Heli
Challenge (WHC). The comp runs from
August 4-17, with a Showcase Awards evening
on the 22nd at the Lake Wanaka Centre.
The two core elements of the WHC are the
‘Freestyle Day’ and the ‘Extreme Day’ held in
the backcountry of the majestic Southern Alps
surrounding Wanaka. The competition is held
over two weeks, in which two days of optimal
conditions for flying and competing can be
chosen to lift athletes, guides, judges, media
and support crew to the zone.
The Freestyle Day showcases an athlete’s
acrobatic and aerial skills, as they take what
they have learned in the terrain park and
apply it to natural features in the backcountry.
On the Extreme Day, athletes ride big steep
mountains, dropping cliffs and chutes. The
aim? The “wow” factor that will set them
apart from their competitors.
Judging results and footage from the
competition days, as well as behind the scene
antics from the athletes, will be on view at the
Showcase Awards evening on the 22nd, held
at the Lake Wanaka Centre. This event is open
to the public and is a great way to get a taste
of the action.
- REBECCA BROSNAHAN
For more information on events
happening over the two weeks of
the WHC, check out the On
Magazine ‘What’s On’ gig guide
or the WHC website:
www.worldhelichallenge.com.
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freestyle day at the WHC
MAKING SPACE
checks out Colab Creative Space, where Wanaka’s creatives come
together to get inspired and get to work.
RAEGAN TIPPING
Straight up, I’m just going to throw it out
there: this has to be one of the funkiest office
spaces I’ve been in. With an open plan set up
of upcycled desks and furniture (10 points
for green awareness) and a living room that
could’ve been transported from the 70’s, you
couldn’t help but get creative up there.
The brainchild of film and media gurus Jase
Hancox and Mickey Ross, the idea was born
out of the boredom, distraction, monotony
and self imposed exile that working from
home delivers. Throw in the opportunity to be
able to work for themselves (no more ‘sickies’
on a powder day!) and it was a no brainer.
With the ink on the lease dry, they set about
painting, staining, making desks out of doors,
decorating in an eclectic mix of old vs new, and
Colab Creative Space was born. A year down
the track, they’re both at the helm of their own
businesses and they’re happy as Larry.
The ‘office’ houses six workers comfortably
and the “hot desk” system gives you the
flexibility to buy desk space on a short- or
long-term basis. It’s the perfect blend of feeling
like you’re working from home, but with the
professional, functional space that an office
provides.
Colab is more than just an office though. It’s
a creative hub. A recent partnering with local
muso Civilian Sol to create Colab Sessions is
just one of the ways the team is broadening
their horizons.
So whether you’re a lyrical genius, working
freelance but requiring a proper ‘office’, or you’re
just simply in need of a little more motivation
than the kitchen table is currently providing,
get yourself some desk space at Colab. By the
week, by the month, BUY the time, but do it
quick! My pick is there won’t be any hot desks
left this winter.
For more info check out:
facebook.com/ColabCreativeSpace
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Jon Griffiths and Danny Fairly
DROPPING THE NEEDLE
Winter is here and I can see snow on the mountains of the magical South Island from
the bottom of the North.
Jangling Beatles chords, towering Zep
The temperature of the water that
separates us is sinking slowly but seagoing riffs, the pulse of New Order’s seminal ‘Blue
Monday’, they were all so fucking heavy.
is still pleasurable if you’ve a thick suit.
Substantial slabs of plastic carried
When not bewitched by the waves of the
reproductions of classic grooves in all
ocean I am beguiled by waves of sound.
Specifically those emitted by a turntable, their glory. Individually light and easy for
a player to spin, collectively a few hours of
gifted to me by my brother.
I can plug it directly into my Jambox music can weigh 20 kilos or more.
The process of distributing these items,
speaker but it’s very quiet so it looks like
I’ll need a Behringer U-Phono UFO202 to while streamlined due to their massive
amp it, cable it into the iPad with a camera popularity, was also slow and laborious.
Electroform, stamp, mould, cover, ship,
adapter, put it through the Audiobus app or
straight into Garage Band, then wire it to wait for days. Repeat.
However despite my desire to lighten my
the woofer.
Clearly channeling the spirit of analog load, records will always hold a special place
is a challenge for those transitioning to a in my heart, and I’ve recently retrieved
some from the houses of family members.
digitized future.
I look forward to wallowing in nostalgia,
Little did I know how spoiled I was in the
and the big bay. - MAL
80s, bathing in the warm vibes of vinyl.
SEA-THEMED TOP 5
Download / stream MAL’S mix from givingupdrugsforlent.podomatic.com: ‘Tides’ the
xx, ‘Water No Enemy’ Tall Black Guy, ‘I Ran’ Flock of Seagulls, ‘Yeah Yeah’ Willy Moon,
‘Ocean Size’ Jane’s Addiction*
*Crank it
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JIVE TALKING
Dig yourself some updated bebop or
fancy dancing the Lindy Hop? The
swingin’ 50s ethos of the sock hop and
jukebox is enjoying a resurgence at the
new Jive nights down Post Office Lane,
the first Saturday of every month.
Designed as a fresh take on the classic old
school rock n roll dance party, the event was the
idea of two local muso mates Jon Griffiths and
Danny Fairly who had become “unmotivated by
playing indie and electro to dancefloors where
dancing wasn’t ‘cool’... we wanted to change
that.” As Jon explains, the Jive nights are about
“getting people up dancing”. Self-styled as Dr
Dee and the Vellum Banditos, their signature
mix of rockabilly sounds spliced with surf pop
and electro swing has seen Wanaka-ites packing
out Barluga since the Jive gigs began, with many
attendees dolling up for the occasion in full 50s
attire (think swept back hair, high ponytails,
cinched in waists, pin-up glamour). It’s a far cry
from shuffle-inducing dubstep and generates a
cool Happy Days vibe that tends to make people
smile and get their groove on. With the bar
open til 2.30am, Jive is probably the only place
in town where you can legitimately jitterbug the
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your after-snow glow with a drink. The staff
are friendly, the juke box spilling over with
eighties rock, and you can see Mount Cook
from the deck. Frickin’ Mount Cook!
TOP TIPS FOR YOUR OHAU TRIP
1 Stop at the 7/7/7 sign at the Ohau turnoff
for a photo: 7 kms to Ohau, 7 kms to Twizel
and 7 kms to Omarama.
OH,
OHAU!
2 Try the American hot dogs on the hill.
Yank-ilicious!
3 Lap until the very last minute. I have never
failed to convince the lifty to give me “one last
run, pleeeeeease!”
4 Beware the traffic police. There is a speed
gun holed up between Omarama and Twizel.
LAURA WILLIAMSON shares her favourite spot for an out-of-town slide.
It’s worth the trip. Ohau looks small (it
has one chairlift and three groomed runs),
but, like that trick where a magician pulls an
endless train of handkerchiefs out of his watch
pocket, it has terrain that keeps on giving.
Depending on the time of year, the trick is
to start at one side of the hill and work your
way along, following the sun as it tracks across
the snow. By traversing from the top of the
lift, you can pack in everything from groomer
hero turns on Boulevard, treacherous steeps
on Escalator, undulations and sneaky slots
below Powder Run and the wide open face
of Sun Run--spring corn heaven. If that’s not
enough, go for walk. Head straight up from
the top of the lift and you’ve got at least three
more basins to explore; that’s an afternoon
blown and beers earned for sure.
Speaking of beers, Ohau also boasts one
of the best pubs in the country to work off
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Ohau could only exist in New Zealand. It’s in the middle of nowhere, a three-hour
drive from the nearest city, the last bit of which is up an access road that starts with
a river ford and ends with a stomach-knotting drop off.
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THE FORRESTS
PHOTOS: LAKE WANAKA TOURISM
By Emily Perkins
The Forrests starts out worryingly like it’s going to be one of those multi-generational
family sagas that clog Man Booker Prize shortlists and are all somehow the same,
lifespan after lifespan of tragedy, adversity, sin, redemption and pain.
After introducing the Forrest family, though, the narrative focus of Perkins’
fourth novel narrows to tell the story of Dorothy Forrest. We follow her from
precocious seven-year-old to young mother, through a middling marriage,
four children, and a sometimes requited love for her foster brother Daniel, an
oversexed feckless drifter whose obsidian eyes make you nonetheless understand
the attraction. It is only one lifespan, and not much of an extraordinary one at
that. For this reason, I liked The Forrests more than I thought I would. Rather
than go for the epic, Perkins tells a life through moments lived, details noticed,
and it resonates.
Meeting Daniel again after a long absence, Dot
contemplates her changed perspective. “The
memory of those months after he’d gone made
her pity her former self, a twenty-one-year-old
girl who was small in Dot’s mind as though she’d
been photocopied on a reduction setting,” Perkins
writes. You know just what she means. Then come
the physical details of her surroundings: “The sun
shone through stacked, strangely cornered dark
clouds, and down the street an empty parking
space glittered with window glass, like shattered
mentholated sweets.” That is good writing. These
glimpses of time and space are what make up the
story, so it is sometimes disjointed, and sometimes
events seem to have no context. Which is a lot like
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caught, images, feelings. If you love action, The
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Forrests is not for you. If you love words, it is.
LAURA WILLIAMSON
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ROB ROY GLACIER WALK
A classic walking track with an adventurous edge, the Rob Roy Valley track is a half
day mission that has it all: beech forest, alpine vegetation, waterfalls, dramatic cliffs,
clever parrots, and, just to top things off, an active glacier.
To get to the start of the track, head out of spectacular Rob Roy glacier. The noise of
Wanaka towards the West Matukituki Valley. tonnes of crashing icefall should be warning
It’s a 54km trip, the last 30km is unsealed, and enough, but if it isn’t, take note: Stick to the
the final 10km is on a fair-weather only road. safe viewing area. That’s a lot of ice up there,
It’s prone to floods and washouts, so don’t and it’s heavy.
even think of heading that way without first
Rob Roy valley is also a popular stomping
checking weather and road conditions with ground for the cheeky kea, the South Island’s
the Mount Aspiring National Park Visitor famous mountain parrot. They are curious
Centre. Got it? Good.
and they are smart, and if you leave your
Once you do arrive you’ll find a pearler of daypack unattended they will steal everything
a track. Park at the Raspberry Creek carpark inside it. They are also beautiful, especially
at the road’s end, and start by following the when they take flight and expose the fiery
Matukituki River for about 15 minutes to orange feathers beneath their wings.
the recently-upgraded swing bridge. From
This is a stunner of a trip that always amazes,
here you head up, and up, first through no matter how many times you do it.
fecund beech forest, all mossy and warm,
DISTANCE: 10kms, 3-4 hours return
along a track that follows the Rob Roy stream
DIFFICULTY: A reasonable level of fitness
- a steep, dramatic waterway with a split
is required. This track can be avalanche
personality, peaceful eddies giving way to
prone in winter. Be prepared with adequate
boulder-strewn rapids and vice versa.
clothing, footwear and food, and check
Near the top you’ll emerge onto a scrubby
weather and track conditions first.
alpine landscape that perfectly frames the
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SUNNY SLOPES ARE PRONE TO SLIDES
She clutches the sink, considers the science. Loose, hollow pyramid-shaped crystals
compromise cohesion; form a rupture layer. He was keen for her to learn the terms.
Riming, wind-affected drifts, convex terrain, crevasses. Deep down, sugary particles
shift
settle like dust. Danger increases with gradient. Above 25º, every snowy aspect
becomes unstable. Risk gathers the further you go, the longer you stay. Always write
your intentions, e.t.a, i.c.e – don’t forget me. Sunny slopes are prone to slides – a
slight
shift in balance can cause a w h o l e s l a b t o
break
away,
an irreparable rift. Spring. Late season. Fragile interior layers cackle and whisper, reconfigure. Hear the crack ricochet round the valley, across the steel lake. See the
crown wall. Recognize this haemorrhage, the rupture of departure.
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SPRING ISSUE ON THE
STREET SEPTEMBER 1
Join us for
A French Affair
launch party at Bistro Gentil from 2pm.
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