free What’s On Queenstown, Wanaka & Beyond Issue 13, Summer 2014-2015 summersouthern lakes RIDING SKYLINE THE RUBY SWIM HAUNTED HOTEL PUNK MY WEDDING THE GOOD CORNER BEST OF THE FESTS CONTENTS Issue 13, Summer 2014-2015 [4] CONCEPT [19] ON/OFF [36] CREATIONS Summer’s here What’s ON & what’s not Flox: Portrait of an Artist [6] ON WATE R [20] LITTLE ONES [38] DESTINATIONS The Ruby swim race Never bored with Top of the Lake: Glenorchy cardboard [8] ON WATE R [40] ON TRACK Making waves on the [22] WHAT’S ON Need a Lift? MTB the Hawea River Summer gig guide Gondola [10] ON THE SCENE [28] DEVOTION [42] ON LOCATION Festival Season Punk My Wedding It’s All Good [14] ON THE BEAT [32] DEGUSTATION [46] ACCOMMODATION London Elektricity Perfect Pairings Local haunt [16] ON LOCATION [33] ON THE PAGE [48] ON THE SCENE Mustering up a party Book Review Spokes ‘n Words [18] DIRECTIONS [34] ON SCREEN [50] INSPIRATION Wanaka map Local Locations Poetry with Dietrich Soakai The contents of On Magazine are copyright and may not be reproduced without written permission. Printed on FSC paper by Sorted Print, Wanaka. To advertise with On Magazine contact us on: 022 0188 314 or (03) 443 4629, email: [email protected] www.onmag.co.nz. COVER: Joni enjoying summer at Lake Hawea. Photo: Nina Henderson CONCEPT THE summer’s here nga- mihi o te raumati WHITE HOUSE Summer’s here and we’re stoked! All you need to get the best out of a Southern Lakes summer is a sense of adventure and a friend with a boat. The crew at ON are super excited to bring you our latest issue - a collation of all the cool stuff happening around the Central Otago basin over the balmy months. Within the sustainably - sourced pages of this indie ‘zine (and at onmag.co.nz) we’ve got the run-down on the music fests, rolling and relaxing at the Good Corner, art workshops, storytelling, wave riding and hunting for a ghost, along with insider knowledge on the best gigs, parties, outdoor action and chill out spots Queenstown and Wanaka have to offer. We know because we live, work and play here and we want to share our locals’ secrets with you. So dive in, get amongst it and enjoy. Annabel Wilson MAGAZINE Editor Contributing Writers JOIN OUR ONLINE Annabel Wilson Andreas Eggmann COMMUNITY... [email protected] Dietrich Soakai For latest Wanaka events, Dan Calvert gig alerts, sport, people, Deputy Editor Joel Westcot places, arts & culture Laura Williamson Wanaka’s Iconic Art Deco Café and Bar www.onmag.co.nz [email protected] Contributing Twitter Mediterranean cuisine, a stunning Central Otago wine list laurawilliamson.co.nz Photographers and Maverick beer on tap. Nina Hendersonh Facebook Design Miriam Screen Bridget Hall Alpine Image Co. Open: Tuesday to Sunday, 5.30pm til late [email protected] Ruth Brown 33 Dunmore St, Wanaka bridgethalldesign.com Patrick Fallon Ph: 443 9595 Fredrik Larsson Photography Quentin Kenning Martin Cedes Simon Darby [email protected] 4 MAGAZINE. ON WATE R GET ON SWIM THE RUBY THE LAKE WITH Photo: Simon Darby As one of the biggest and most captivating bodies of water in New Zealand, Lake Wanaka is a constant source of inspiration in more ways than one. US Indeed, to local swimmers Eddie Spearing different age groups, Eddie was hopeful of and Jamie Norman the lake inspired an a good turnout for ‘The Ruby’s’ inaugural idea which they hope will prove to be a event. “We’re expecting 250-350 people of all commercial and charitable success. Their ages and abilities, and if I’m being optimistic idea was conceived, in part, off the back we’re hoping to push towards 500.” of Challenge Wanaka, prompting the guys Other than the obvious commercial to focus solely on the swimming leg of a success ‘The Ruby’ hopes to achieve in triathlon, or even, the enjoyment of fresh the next few years, Eddie and Jamie are water swimming. “There’s nothing like also keen to advocate the importance of swimming in the lake. On a flat day the water swimming lessons in schools and how the Lake Wanaka’s watersports rental and tour Open daily 9am to 6pm resembles a beautiful glassy surface which event contributes towards that. “As part of specialists. Kayak, Stand Up paddle Board & on the waterfront is amazing to swim in,” Eddie muses. They the event gift initiative, $1 of every entry fee Catamaran Tours, instruction and rentals. We opposite ‘Dungarven Street’ decided on naming the event ‘The Ruby’, into ‘The Ruby’ is paid back into a fund to are your local Red Air Paddleboard stockists and the ‘Waterbar’ fittingly named after the diminutive island help schools pay for swimming lessons for all with a huge range to choose from. Come Look for our Logo on the van! which will play a large part in a number its pupils.” This form of altruism highlighted try a Demo board and see how you like of the different races on January 17th. how local events, such as this one, enables it. Alternatively come join our ISA qualified “Other than swimming to a buoy and back locals to see where their money is going in instructors on a Paddleboard class to suit your to the shore, we had to find some kind of order to benefit their community. level. For those after a bit more of a challenge geographical way-point on the lake which For more information on “The Ruby” join one of our SUP Fitness or SUP Yoga would provide more of a buzz and interest visit www.swimrubyisland.co.nz. classes run twice weekly. Contact us for more around the event”. information or visit our website for details. With five races each encompassing several DAN CALVERT 6 MAGAZINE. 0800 926 925 www.wanakakayaks.co.nz kayak full page ON Mag.indd 1 12/02/14 4:47 PM ON WATE R CHALLENGE WANAKA wearetriathlon! Photo: Miriam Screen Brent Screen MAKING WAVES Surf’s up on the Hawea River thanks to some tenacious locals, lawyers, a sympathetic power company and a world-class wave designer. ANNABEL WILSON looks into the history of The Wave. New Zealand’s rivers--how to protect them around mitigating the loss of whitewater for and how to ensure our continued enjoyment recreational users, construction of two ‘play of them--have been at the forefront of waves’ began in October 2012. With three political debate this year. Here in Wanaka, time World Cup Slalom Champ kayaker and the Hawea River wave project showcases the designer Scott Shipley on board, the rest potential for positive collaboration between is history. The waves were built in time for THE WORLD’S MOST SCENIC community, commerce and conservation. summer and are now enjoyed by people TRIATHLON It all started in Stockholm. In 1972, on “anything that floats”, Central Otago LONG DISTANCE a UN Environment and Development Whitewater club committee member Roy 22 FEBRUARY 2015 conference in the Swedish capital sparked Bailey says. When the dam at the outlet of 42.2km an OECD audit into each member country’s Lake Hawea is released, the wall of water 180km RUN environmental management. In 1980, forms a drop and a gushing channel which 3.8km BIKE New Zealand received a “need to improve replicates grade two to three whitewater. SWIM rating” which eventually resulted in 1991’s The maximum flow is 200 cumecs, resulting Resource Management Act. This legislation in a mellower wave upstream, and a more hinges around sustainable management of gnarly one closer to the bridge. resources by providing for people’s social, So next time you’re driving along Camp economic and cultural wellbeing; avoiding, Hill Road, pull into the carpark at The Wave, remedying or mitigating any adverse effects check out the action on the river below, fluid12992 on the environment; and maintenance and and take a moment to appreciate that enhancement of amenity values. corporations are increasingly obliged to give In March 2001, Contact Energy applied back when they’ve taken away. And if you’re www.challenge-wanaka.com for consent to continue operating the a waverider, don’t leave without getting wet. Hawea Dam, and after lengthy negotiations Viva The Wave! 8 MAGAZINE. ON THE SCENE FESTIVAL SEASON The Insider’s Guide to local festivals and outdoor music events this summer Music, partying and camping in the outdoors. Summer festivals are super fun and the Southern Lakes offer a paradisical backdrop to get your boogie on. So take your pick of the gigs below, grab your mates, slap on some sunscreen and get ready “You don’t marry someone you can for the good times. Festival season is ON, people, we'll see you in front of the stage! live with - you marry the person RHYTHM AND ALPS, 30 - 31 who you cannot live without” DECEMBER, ROBROSA STATION. Fantail Productions create wedding Scene: Totally now. Thousands flowers to help tell your love story of hipsters converge on Robrosa Station in the Cardrona Valley to hear hot international acts and Kiwi musos bring in the New Year together. Onstage: Bastille, Shapeshifter, Zane Lowe, Chet Faker, Just Blaze, London Elektricity & MC Wrec, DC See Maggie Ruddenklau at The Branding Breaks, The Funk Hunters, Arma del Amor, MØ, Mr Carmack, Mad WAIKERIFEST, 16 - 18 JANUARY Professor, Addison Groove, The 2015, WAIKERIKERI VALLEY, Cuban Brothers, State of Mind, Ayah ALEXANDRA. Marar, Meta and The Cornerstones, Shapeshifter will be headlining R&A this summer Scene: More than 40 live bands Little May, Team Dynamite, Doprah, playing epic Kiwi music in the wild Sorceress, Kamandi, Antix, Haz THE BRANDING, 31 DECEMBER, Alexandra countryside.