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Happy the singing sheepdog is not as happy as he once was, and neither is his owner.
Kim Turton has been busking on Queenstown’s lake front for 28 years and has been joined by his “best friend” Happy during the last seven years.
However, in March this … View moreFrom reporter Debbie Jamieson:
Happy the singing sheepdog is not as happy as he once was, and neither is his owner.
Kim Turton has been busking on Queenstown’s lake front for 28 years and has been joined by his “best friend” Happy during the last seven years.
However, in March this year, Happy bit another dog and was classified as menacing by the Queenstown Lakes District Council.
Turton appealed but a decision from the council’s hearing panel this week upheld the classification, noting there had been previous dog-on-dog attacks involving Happy in the last two years.
The council had undertaken education and infringement enforcement action previously. The classification was the next appropriate enforcement tool, the decision said.
Turton argued he had not been treated fairly by the council and the sight of the muzzle made people wary of approaching him, which affected his income from busking.
“I used to make a living here, but now I’m struggling,” he said.
“Happy doesn’t like it, of course, but he still loves singing, and he still sings with me.”
Recently, Turton was approached by a man accusing him of being cruel by muzzling Happy.
“He told me to pack up, so I did. I don’t want a complaint,” he said.
Turton objected to many aspects of the council’s case against him, believing it was a personal vendetta by a staff member and that some evidence was misrepresented.
He was now seeking the advice of a lawyer before considering whether to go to the ombudsman or police with his concerns.
He was left feeling that he couldn’t trust anyone, he said.
“Really I just want to finish this. It’s been four months of hell for me.
“Ten times a day people ask me about the muzzle, and it makes me feel stressed and angry once again.”
Turton told the panel he adopted Happy when Happy was three months old, and he had become his best friend, the decision said.
“When [Turton] first got him, [Happy] was a ‘screwed up puppy that came from a car crash’ and he did not respond to professional dog training, but after being neutered, his whole demeanour had changed, and he became a normal dog."
Turton stressed that he always had Happy on a lead, whether it be a normal lead or lead attached to his foot, as he said it was when the latest incident happened.
The panel was concerned that just having Happy on a lead would not mitigate the risk of Happy attacking another dog.
“We consider it apparent that Happy is nervous of other dogs coming into his space in this environment and his reaction is to be aggressive, and this has occurred several times over the years.
“Action has been taken to address this behaviour in the form of education and placement of cones to mark his area, but there continues to be a problem,” the decision said.
The panel acknowledged that Happy had not shown aggression towards people, only dogs.
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It's certainly not a hidden gem for those in the deep South, but the further up the country you get, the fewer people realise its remarkable beauty and incredible history, he says.
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Thousands of New Zealanders are drinking water at risk of carrying the same parasite that is causing sickness and disrupting business in Queenstown.
Drinking water providers installed barriers to neutralise or eliminate protozoa such as cryptosporidium and giardia. The barrier was usually … View moreThousands of New Zealanders are drinking water at risk of carrying the same parasite that is causing sickness and disrupting business in Queenstown.
Drinking water providers installed barriers to neutralise or eliminate protozoa such as cryptosporidium and giardia. The barrier was usually either UV equipment or a fine mesh.
Despite legislation requiring protozoa barriers to be in place in New Zealand since 2014, the water supply drawn from the apparently pristine Lake Wakatipu and feeding central Queenstown did not have one.
The cryptosporidium outbreak was confirmed by September 18 and the Queenstown Lakes District Council quickly imposed a boil water notice in the town. Ongoing testing had failed to reveal a source of the outbreak, but the water supply was considered the most likely.
The council predicted it could be December before a protozoa barrier was in place and the boil water notice was lifted.
Water regulator Taumata Arowai had been assessing water supplies across the country to ensure they had protozoa barriers in place, prior to the Queenstown outbreak.
On Thursday, it said 84 drinking water supplies did not have a protozoa barrier in place, affecting more than 310,000 New Zealanders - 295,000 of those in the South Island.
It put the 27 councils involved on notice to have a plan and funds locked in to fix their drinking water supplies by June next year.
Putting the barriers in place could cost anywhere from tens of thousands of dollars to millions, and it was money the councils would have to find.
Read reporter Debbie Jamieson's full story here.
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I'm writing a story on what's it like to live with a loud voice. Are you someone who gets high-pitched whenever you are excited? Does your family constantly nag you to dial down your voice? Or are you someone who's annoyed by your loved ones' loud talking?
If you… View moreHi there,
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