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Plea for for Help in Housing 'Crisis' Out and About page 10-11 What’s On MIRROR page 12-13 Wednesday, May 11, 2016 Annie on song for musical’s opening The mean orphanage matron Miss Hannigan, played by Tiffany Mitchell, has had enough of ‘‘Little Girls’’: (clockwise from front) Sophie Thompson, Kasey Bonn, Josie Mitchell, Yvette Mitchell and Hannah Coombe. The group are part of the Showbiz Queenstown crew performing the Broadway hit Annie, which opens at the Queenstown Memorial Centre on Thursday night, running until May 21. Tickets are on sale from Eventfinda, Queenstown i-Site and Queenstown Events Centre. PHOTO: JO BOYD/RIVERLEA PHOTOGRAPHY Plea for for helpinhousing ‘crisis’ DEBBIE JAMIESON only part of the solution,’’ he said. ‘‘It needs central Government to be part of than 1100 responses. Instead the government, Comments included: Labour housing spokesman Phil Queenstown Lakes District Coun- the solution.’’ Absolutely love living in QT Twyford says the government cil, the Queenstown Community Phil Twyford Lakes District but the only reason needs to intervene in the Queens- Housing Trust and businesses Labour housing spokesman I am considering leaving before I town housing ‘‘crisis’’. needed to examine providing want to is housing. We are plan- The current strategy of devel- specific affordable housing. housing developments with trust Mandatory provision of ning to leave Queenstown as our oping Special Housing Areas with ‘‘I don’t think council or the executive officer Julie Scott. affordable homes within Special rent pretty much doubled and for no designated affordable housing trust have the balance sheet or He said Queenstown was Housing Areas would also help, what we pay here we can pretty but in the belief that increasing assets to do this on their own. It battling specific issues (popu- he said. much get a mansion elsewhere housing supply would correct the needs central Government to be lation growth and limited geo- ‘‘Nick Smith needs to rethink I’m a single parent. I earn $790 a problem, was not working, he part of the solution.’’ graphic space for development) as his dogmatic insistence that week my rent is $400. Been in said. However, he was not well as over-reliance on property there’s no value in requiring a Queenstown for eight years ‘‘I think they should rethink advocating state homes, he said. speculation to save and make certain amount of affordable saving for a house. Giving up and the approach – not that increasing Twyford spent Monday in money, the effects of off shore quota.’’ moving to Dunedin as . we’ll the supply of land or the building Queenstown where he met Mayor money coming in and a general A rental survey released by the never be able to buy even an rate is a bad thing but that is Vanessa van Uden and looked at lack of supply. trust this week attracted more apartment here. MEETINGS For booking inquires please contact AND SKYCITY Queenstown on 03 441 0400 FUNCTIONS OR [email protected] AT QUEENSTOWN If you are looking for a truly unique experience look no further. 2 MIRROR, MAY 11, 2016 stuff.co.nz YOUR PAPER, YOUR PLACE did you know... The musical Annie is based upon a popular comic strip. The original Broadway production opened in 1977 FROM and ran for nearly six years, setting a record for the Alvin THE Theatre only surpassed in EDITOR 2009 by Hairspray. 1. ANNIE welcome the new set of traffic Showbiz Queenstown’s 2016 lights in town. production at Queenstown CONTENTS IThe timing appears to need a Memorial Centre opens on Thursday Conversations .....................................page 6 bit of refining and I’m a little 1 and continues through to May 21. Out and About ............................page 10-11 surprised it has made crossing What’s On .......................................page 12-13 more difficult for blind musician 2. OZ Backyard Banter .............................page 14 Mark Wilson but I suspect once The Alexandra Musical Society Nadia Lim .............................................page 17 these details are worked through Children’s Theatre production at Dr Libby and Puzzles ...................page 19 and the other set of lights at the Clyde Memorial Hall running from Sports .....................................................page 27 intersection of Stanley and Friday to Sunday Shotover Sts are installed, then some traffic flow improvements 3. LAUGHTON KORA will be noticeable. to do list This incredibly talented artist is This newspaper is However, it concerns me that 2 3 giving a free show at The World Bar subject to NZ Press this (and the two-lane bridge from 9pm on Friday. Council procedures. being constructed over the A complaint must first Kawarau River) is just a matter of 4. NZ MOUNTAIN be directed in writing, within one month of the government and council RUNNING CHAMPS publication, to the editor’s email address. tinkering while a much bigger If not satisfied with the response, the traffic problem is left to fester. At Ben Lomond, Queenstown, on complaint may be referred to the What we actually need is a Saturday. More info: athletics.org.nz Press Council. PO Box 10-879, bypass to move the traffic through The Terrace, Wellington 6143. central Queenstown quicker and 5. BOOK FAIR Or use the online complaint form at www.presscouncil.org.nz Please a resolution to the horrific daily 4 5 The St Joseph’s book fair is back include copies of the article and all congestion at Frankton – that from 10am to 2pm on Sunday. correspondence with the publication. would be the planned eastern access road around Frankton Flats. Contact us EDITOR: Debbie Jamieson 027 221 5077, [email protected] SALES MANAGER: Mark George, 027 525 4058, [email protected] QUEENSTOWN AND WANAKA Media Sales Consultant Wade Munro 027 406 2336, [email protected]; Media Account Executive Kaye Symons 027 250 0122 [email protected]; CROMWELL AND ALEXANDRA That is where the progress is Media Sales Consultant Gemma Henderson, 027 227 6194 [email protected]; Media Account Executive Leon Durbin 027 405 5453 [email protected]. QUEENSTOWN needed. 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