In the days leading up to the Aotearoa Stone Skimming championships, Ruairi O’Shea subjected the event’s organiser to a comprehensive and at times uncomfortable interview on the integrity of the fundraising event.  Elite competitors from across the country will descend on Lake Hāwea on Saturday for the inaugural Aotearoa Stone Skimming Championships in support of Melanoma NZ. The event, taking place on a private beach at Lake Hāwea station, is arguably the most important sporting event in the history of the township, which the Wānaka Sun understands has never hosted a national championships in any sport. The founder of the championships, Lake Hāwea Station’s experience and education manager Richie Laming, said he believed that stone skimming was deeply ingrained in the national psyche, and that he had astronomical hopes for the competition. "I see this event potentially being the most talked-about sporting event in New Zealand this year," Mr Laming said.…