Marjorie Cook

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

Argentinian immigrant Juan Rodriguez has set up food truck Stoked, in Gordon Rd. PHOTO: MARJORIE...

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

Wānaka fashion creative Jess Rasmussen, 34, holds her son Finn. She is wearing her own...

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.

Makarora trappers seeking volunteers

A volunteer trapper sets a rat trap with peanut butter near the Blue Pools, Makarora. PHOTO:...

Makarora trappers seeking volunteers

The Makarora Trapping Group is calling for people who like rambling off the beaten track to help boost its dwindling membership this year.

Pack walks to enhance your pup’s social skills

Happy Trails Pack Walks event co-organiser Darren Grimmett (left) with pet labrador Jacko, 3,...

Pack walks to enhance your pup’s social skills

A new adventure-based event has been devised for Wānaka, but this time the activity is for dogs.

Santana confident to proceed with feasibility studies

A Santana Minerals rock sample, photographed in 2023. A flake of gold is circled with red pen....

Santana confident to proceed with feasibility studies

Results are in for Santana Minerals Ltd’s infill drilling programme at its Rise & Shine site near Bendigo, showing the prospect has been redefined but still has a "critical mass" of gold,...

Opinion: Chance to spot the stars in Wānaka

Wānaka Sun editor Marjorie Cook. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Opinion: Chance to spot the stars in Wānaka

Has anyone seen a movie star in a Wanaka supermarket lately?

Aged-care village build set to start

An artist’s impression of the Metlifecare aged-care facility being built in Wanaka. Resource...

Aged-care village build set to start

Metlifecare is set to begin building Wānaka’s newest premium aged-care facility for up to 150 residents at Three Parks, next to the Wānaka Golf Course.

Friends to make new ones or disband

Friends of Wānaka Library marched in Wānaka streets in 2013 to protest cuts to library staff. Now...

Friends to make new ones or disband

Once upon a time the Friends of Wānaka Library could whistle up 150 supporters for a protest march in the blink of an eye.

Building of Metlifecare facility set to begin before year’s end

Building of Metlifecare facility set to begin before year’s end

Metlifecare is set to begin building Wānaka’s newest premium aged care facility at Three Parks, next to the Wānaka Golf Course.

Classes a chance to ‘tend to yourself’

ArtSenta Outreach peer support officer Mary Mansell, left, of Cromwell and Wanaka artist Jude...

Classes a chance to ‘tend to yourself’

Sometimes life gets so big, it is easy to lose joy in little things.

New sheep sections at Wānaka Show

Discussing sheep at Tinwald Farm, Central Otago, are Wānaka Show sheep section volunteers George...

New sheep sections at Wānaka Show

The prospect of a lake adventure, a feed of salmon or a splash of wine is being dangled in front of farmers this year as the Wanaka Show tries to entice more sheep section entries.

Variety of topics on offer at Wānaka festival

The Aspiring Conversations 2024 Festival programme was launched in Wānaka recently. Showing off...

Variety of topics on offer at Wānaka festival

Everything will be laid bare at the Aspiring Conversations Festival in April.

Hoping for calm in return to race

Wānaka Yacht Club members (from left) Nick Elliott, Kevin King, Alvie Akass, 2, Tom Akass, all of...

Hoping for calm in return to race

Forty years after Peter Swale’s dramatic first attempt to race the Flying Fifteen National Championships, he is returning to give it another crack — and this time he hopes his crew stays on board.

Cyclist working to his ability, not age

Promising Wānaka cyclist Max Good has been appointed head boy of Crimson Global Academy online...

Cyclist working to his ability, not age

The Covid-19 lockdown in 2020 prompted Wānaka teenager Max Good, now 16, to re-evaluate his options so he could balance his books with biking. Wānaka Sun editor Marjorie Cook reports.

On track for a new chapter

Andrea Hotere, left, signs books at the Next Chapter bookshop for book shop volunteer Jude Fraer...

On track for a new chapter

Writer Andrea Hotere is one book down and two to go, as she explores and writes about art world mysteries and intrigues.

New site offers great chance

Wanaka Wastebusters reuse crew members (from left) Anna Dumphey, Alison Corthell and Morgan Howie...

New site offers great chance

How much more fabulous could Wānaka Wastebusters be? Wānaka Sun editor Marjorie Cook explores opportunities with "Wasties" general manager Gina Dempster.

New sheep sections at Wānaka Show

Wanaka Show sheep section volunteer Murray Sheppard, of Cromwell, checks some sheep on Tinwald...

New sheep sections at Wānaka Show

The prospect of a lake adventure, a feed of salmon or a splash of wine is being dangled in front of farmers this year as the Wanaka Show tries to entice more sheep section entries.

Programme offers inspiring conversations

Celebrating the Aspiring Conversations Festival programme launch in Wanaka on Monday are (from...

Programme offers inspiring conversations

Everything will be laid bare at the Aspiring Conversations Festival in April: from minorities behaving badly, to taking chances, giving up drinking and what people really think of what is reported...

Swimmer aims to join elite who knocked off lake

Swimmer Jackson Arlidge, 33, of Wellington, seen here at the Blue Lake at St Bathans last year,...

Swimmer aims to join elite who knocked off lake

Wellington swimmer Jackson Arlidge plans to take on the 42km length of Lake Wānaka sometime this month, aiming to be the fifth swimmer to complete the challenge but the first man to do so without a wetsuit.

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