Better parking management goal for next time
Better parking management goal for next time
Happiness is a well-parked car, an army of volunteers discovered at the sold-out Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow at the weekend.
Marjorie Cook
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Record numbers flock to Wānaka air show
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Record numbers flock to Warbirds Over Wanaka show
Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow returned to Wānaka skies with a hiss and a roar over the Easter holiday.
Bird watching, migration and predators: an education
Bird watching, migration and predators: an education
Dozens of Wānaka Primary School pupils spent a sunny morning at the Albert Town lagoon last week, as community educators shared their knowledge of the local history and environment.
Lack of 24-hour care addressed
Lack of 24-hour care addressed
Why can’t Wānaka’s GPs fill the 11pm to 8.30am gap in after-hours healthcare? Aspiring Medical Centre GP Dr Fiona MacLean responded at a recent health forum in Wānaka. Marjorie Cook reports.
Public urged to use phone after hours
Public urged to use phone after hours
Your phone is your saviour. That is Wānaka’s reality in an after hours health emergency.
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Early snow raises hopes of long season
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Early snow raises hopes of long season
Snow appeared on mountains around Wānaka yesterday morning, bringing hope to the hearts of those hankering for winter fun.
All go for highly anticipated air show
All go for highly anticipated air show
Warbirds has liftoff.
Public urged to use phone after hours
Public urged to use phone after hours
Your phone is your saviour. That is Wanaka’s reality in an after hours health emergency.
Mural projects connect the community
Mural projects connect the community
A public mural is all about community connection and celebrating the environment, Wānaka artist Chrissy Wicks says.
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Health hub build may start in the spring
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Health hub build may start in the spring
Construction of a proposed new health hub for Wānaka could begin as soon as spring, while plans for a small, short-stay hospital are long-term, health developer James Reid says.
Family behind push for Wānaka health hub
Family behind push for Wānaka health hub
Day surgery in a small hospital setting could be on the cards for Wānaka after a local family this week applied for consent to build a health hub in the town.
Author’s heart is in kids’ books
Author’s heart is in kids’ books
Queensberry writer Kate Gordon-Smith took six years to write her first children’s fiction book.
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Airshow gate sales ‘cannot be guaranteed’
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Airshow gate sales ‘cannot be guaranteed’
Saturday tickets for Warbirds Over Wānaka’s international airshow have sold out and Sunday tickets are going fast.
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Record entries for ‘gold medal’ of wool
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Record entries for ‘gold medal’ of wool
The Ferris wheel kept on turning all day yesterday as the 87th Wanaka Show juggernaut cranked into gear and hundreds of people arrived for all the fun of a country fair.
On board with rowers
On board with rowers
Wānaka Rowing Club members are preparing a "Twizel and back" event this weekend to support Mount Aspiring College (MAC) rowers racing at the Aon Maadi Cup at Lake Ruantaniwha from March 18-23.
Box office for show going ‘really well’
Box office for show going ‘really well’
Tickets for the Aspiring Conversations Festival in April have been flying out the door, forcing the organisers to change the venue size for one of the more popular shows, Adventures with Emilie....
Rescue teams enjoy exercise
Rescue teams enjoy exercise
No intrepid Instagrammers were harmed during the National Canyon Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX) at Makarora and Haast Pass last Friday.
Workshop gives back to Wānaka
Workshop gives back to Wānaka
Allan Harvey has missed maybe all of four days in the the two and a-half years he has been a member of the Wānaka Community Workshop. During those years, he and his friends have knocked out heaps of...
Stoked to share culinary creativity
Stoked to share culinary creativity
Juan Rodriguez arrived in New Zealand 10 years ago from Mendoza, Argentina, with the sole idea of working in wineries.
Sewn into the fabric of Wānaka life
Sewn into the fabric of Wānaka life
Wānaka has provided a creative sea-change for former Brisbane theatre manager Jess Rasmussen and her partner Max Wasley, who moved to town four years ago without having visited before.