Category: Community

Anglican news

Bishop Steven will be presiding and preaching at St Peter’s Sunday 11th February After the service there will be a short break to eat and have a cup of tea, then there will be a Parish meeting led by Rev. Alec Clark to gather information to go into a Parish profile which can go to […]

Routeburn Dart Wildlife Trust newsletter

ROUTEBURN DART WILDLIFE TRUST NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2018 If you would like to help out with the bat monitoring in February please get in touch with Amanda (4429942) or Helen (4412221, 027 6427772). Braided River Project: Thanks to the hard work of Rusty and his workers building trap boxes and putting the traps in the field there are […]

Glenorchy Races 2018 – full results

Results from the GLENORCHY RACES 2018 as supplied by the organisers: Walk, Trot and Gallop – 1st – Andrew Green on Simona Saddling Race – 1st – Olivia Jarvis on Chilli Trotting cup – 1st – Jess Poplawski on Henry VIII Relay Race – 1st – Grim Reapers (Sigourney Kelly, Holly Weston, Callan Grimmer) Ladies Gallop […]

Crested grebe status update

As you may already know the grebes have successfully hatched two eggs, with the third one due any minute! The first one was hatched on Wednesday, the second on Thursday and last one hatching as we post. Amazing that they have managed this considering they are in such a busy area. Thank you everyone for […]

Crested grebes in Glenorchy!

This news was brought to our attention by Ronda Gollop and we thought it is rather special and neat to share! Corrine, Thor and I have arranged in conjunction with Nicole Kunzmann from DOC in Queenstown, John Darby – the grebe expert from Wanaka – and Marty Black the Harbour Master, to install a nesting […]

GY fishing competition results

Overall Adult Trophy Winner – Bryce Wise with a Brown Trout weighing in at 2046 grams and 595mm in length Overall Junior/Child Trophy Winner – Seamus Hickey with a Brown Trout weighing in 1594 grams and 545mm in length Local Family to win the Breitenberger Trophy – the Poplawski/Douglas Family. Ben Douglas with a brown 510gm 389mm, Sonya Poplawski with a Brown 672gm 412mm […]

Important message from Sustainable Glenorchy

“If you’re living out of Glenorchy check that you’re not paying stormwater and water rates – you shouldn’t be. The bad news is that under the Local Government Act the Council is only obliged to refund ratepayers back 5 years, so check your rates’ bills as soon as possible and if you’re being charged for […]