Marjorie Cook

Disinformation topic of panel’s discussion

Speaking at Aspiring Conversations Festival on Saturday are journalists (from left) Kathryn Ryan,...

Disinformation topic of panel’s discussion

There was a heightened security and police presence at the sold-out Aspiring Conversation Festival in Wanaka as writers and communicators shared insights about "disinformation" in a 60-minute session titled "Truth and Lies".

‘Evil’ comes back to haunt Slab drivers

Driver Kayne Scott (left), of Hamilton, owner Peter Sturgeon (centre), of Christchurch, and...

‘Evil’ comes back to haunt Slab drivers

A 560-horsepower saloon car called Peanut Slab is "evil" — but 30-plus years after first racing it, its present drivers concede it does have some charms.

Possible $50m boost for economy

The RNZAF Black Falcons at Warbirds over Wanaka at Easter. PHOTO: OTAGO DAILY TIMES/OTAGO IMAGES

Possible $50m boost for economy

Warbirds Over Wānaka International Airshow could provide a $50million boost to the regional economy, Warbirds Over Wānaka general manager Ed Taylor says.

Climate change panel and march

Among presenters at What is the Tipping Point, an Aspiring Conversations Festival talk about...

Climate change panel and march

A Wānaka Sun correspondent’s suggestion Wānaka’s teenaged climate strike marchers should stay at school this afternoon has been soundly rejected by climate change speakers featuring at this weekend...

Support of good cause pays off

Wānaka woman Holly Deaker celebrates winning a boat with her partner, Cam Perkins, left, Wanaka...

Support of good cause pays off

Wānaka mum Holly Deaker could not be more delighted with her new Haines Hunter Sport Fisher boat, presented to her last week by Coastguard Wānaka Lakes president Jonathan Walmisley.

Pilot used to scenery whizzing by

United States Air Force Captain Ethan Smith, of Utah, explains what it was like to fly an F-16...

Pilot used to scenery whizzing by

F-16 fighter pilot Captain Ethan Smith, of the United States Air Force, estimated he had less than one second to relax and enjoy the view of Wānaka Airport during the Warbirds Over Wānaka...

Better parking management goal for next time

Among the 350 volunteers at Warbirds Over Wanaka are (from left), Noeline Gifford of Wānaka,...

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.

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Record numbers flock to Wānaka air show

Spectators track a United States Air Force jet through the sky at Warbirds Over Wanaka at Easter....

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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

Wanaka Primary School pupils (from left) Mika Roberts, Georgia Neill and Grace Letcher, all 8,...

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

Aspiring Medical Centre GP Fiona MacLean. PHOTO: MARJORIE COOK

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

Discussing Wanaka’s access to health services last week were (from left) panellists Jonathon...

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

Cardrona Alpine Resort had its first snow of 2024 yesterday. LAURA HEDLEY/CARDRONA ALPINE RESORT

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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

Paul "Sticky" Strickland, from Utah, a retired United States Air Force colonel who flew A10...

All go for highly anticipated air show

Warbirds has liftoff.

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

Wānaka mural artist Chrissy Wicks with a mural she is completing for Wānaka Plunket rooms. PHOTO:...

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

James Reid, Aspiring Lifestyle Village manager, of Dunedin, with plans for a new health hub...

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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

A string of Aucklanders have been charged for breaching lockdown rules by travelling to the...

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

Queensberry writer Kate Gordon-Smith with collie Kenzie, 5, and copies of her second children's...

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

Upper Clutha girls (from left) Rosa, 6, and Elsie Baker, 10, and Maggie Hall, 9, set up a stall...

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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.

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