This has been brought about by a significant bump in the birth statistics in the Upper Clutha region.
Already this year, 126 babies have been born in Upper Clutha.
One of the benefits is that Wanaka's social scene is booming.
Young mothers and babies are participating in a range of "coffee clubs".
Nikki Heath and her 3-month-old son, Hunter, belong to a group of about 12 women who regularly meet each Wednesday at 10am for coffee at Edgewater Resort.
Mrs Heath's group of first-time mums formed their friendships at antenatal classes taught through Wanaka Plunket last year.
The 13 members gave birth between December and February and at least 11 get together regularly.
"The kids love it. They all play with each other and we chat with each other, talk about things we are doing, what to expect [from motherhood]," Mrs Heath said.
Every couple of months, a new antenatal group formed at Plunket and went through a similar experience, with some groups meeting more than once a week, Mrs Heath said.
Some groups were still meeting more than two years later, she said.
Hunter Heath shares his February 21 birthday with four other Wanaka babies.
He and two of his Wanaka birthday buddies were born within two and a-half hours of each other at the Dunedin Hospital Queen Mary unit and the other two were born at the Charlotte Jean unit at Clyde Hospital.
The majority of Wanaka's mums went to the Mountain Mamas midwives practice, but some sought care from independent midwife Margo Townsend or other midwives in Cromwell or Alexandra, Mrs Heath said.
Most mothers chose to travel out of town to give birth (Wanaka does not have a birthing unit) and then enrolled their babies in Wanaka Plunket's Well Child Programme when their babies were about 6 weeks old, Mrs Heath said.
