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July 30, 2021
By TRACEY ROXBURGH
Queenstown’s Covid heroes are being sought for the second edition of the Spirit of the Wakatipu Awards, being announced in September.
Event organiser and Wakatipu Community Foundation (WCF) trustee Simon Green says as tough as the past 18 months have been in the resort, it’s also shown the strength of the community.
First held in 2019, the awards, run by Queenstown’s council and WCF, acknowledge community contributions across 12 categories, including education, arts and culture, sport and recreation, health, youth, environment and sustainability.
WCF chair Ray Key says they’re a chance to recognise and celebrate individuals, organisations, groups and corporate entities who put their hands up and ‘‘contribute in a
Photo: Shutterstock. A peaceful calm comes over the body as a Reiki practitioner works the energy in and around your body to promote healing, whether it is from a physical injury or an emotional one. If you haven’t heard of Reiki yet, you are sure to soon. Reiki is a growing form of healing meditation that is getting more popular across Long Island. “It’s a holistic hands on healing modality,” describes Attracta O Sullivan, an Advanced Reiki Practitioner who is also a Registered Nurse. “I am a channel to provide Reiki healing to the client.” Reiki healing energy, says O Sullivan, goes exactly where it’s supposed to go in the body during a treatment.