Marjorie Cook

Wanaka’s extended after-hours access to primary healthcare is scheduled to begin operating next month and will run until the end of August next year, but will not be based at any of the three GP...

The interim solution to filling the gap in Wanaka’s after-hours care is under way. But what about the search for a permanent solution? Marjorie Cook reports.

One of New Zealand’s smallest schools, Makarora Primary School, has grown from nine pupils in 2021 to 11 pupils this year.

An economic diversification plan has been endorsed by the Queenstown Lakes District Council, against a background of concerns that emerged during the 2020 Covid pandemic.

An eight-week course of English as Second Language (ESOL) classes for adults begins in Wānaka on July 31, after two successful "taster" sessions for immigrants earlier this month revealed strong...

We are so proud of what we have achieved ... but we have to look at other gaps in our offerings.

Bendigo-Ophir gold prospector Santana Minerals Ltd has received approval for secondary listing on the New Zealand Stock Exchange (NZX), the company secretary Craig McPherson has announced. 

Wānaka arts patron Chris Hadfield is urging fellow arts and culture enthusiasts to keep fighting for a $70 million arts and cultural centre in the resort within the next 10 years.

Wānaka’s Dance Legends gather every week to move and groove with their teacher Nina Hermanns. Wānaka Sun editor Marjorie Cook finds out what the senior troupe is up to.

Coastguard Wānaka Lakes has two new skippers — including its first female skipper.

IBU World Cup leading lady Lou Jeanmonnot, of France, arrived unannounced at the Snow Farm last week for some snow time, reports Merino Muster race director John Burridge.

The Queenstown Lakes District’s over-65 population has grown 38.2% in the last five years, adding weight to reported concerns about pressure on Wānaka’s residential aged care facilities.