Navigated
Wanaka Sun
Wanaka Sun

Wanaka Sun Newspaper Online Subscriptions

or

Subscribe to Select

15 newspaper or magazine issues of your choice each month

US $11.99/Month

Get this issue

Wanaka Sun, 17 Jul 2026

Description

The Wānaka Sun is the go-to source for local news, sport, events, and opinions - proudly serving the Wānaka community. This free publication is distributed across Wānaka, Albert Town, rural delivery areas, and available on counters and in distribution boxes in Wānaka, Luggate, Hawea and Tarras.

Category

In This Edition

ArticleMt Iron ‘key issues’ high­lighted

Plans for 250 homes at the base of Mt Iron threaten to turn it into “an indus­tri­al­ised hell­s­cape”, neigh­bours of the pro­posed Wānaka fast­track devel­op­ment say. Neigh­bours of the devel­op­ment, which sets out to deliver 250 homes and other...

Mt Iron ‘key issues’ high­lighted

ArticleAudi­ence response ‘incred­ible’

The first per­form­ances of That Bloody Woman have left cast and crew feel­ing the “ulti­mate reward” for months of hard work. The musical by Luke Di Somma and Gregory Cooper fol­lows Kate Shep­pard and the fight for women’s suf­frage, bring­ing...

Audi­ence response ‘incred­ible’

ArticleThe El Nino effect

A poten­tial “super” El Nino could bring wet con­di­tions to the dis­trict, with sig­ni­fic­ant impacts for the agri­cul­tural sec­tor. The national con­ver­sa­tion around El Nino tends to focus on the dry con­di­tions, and poten­tial drought, faced...

The El Nino effect

ArticleNew board wel­comed

The Guard­i­ans of Lake Wanaka ā has wel­comed a new board, while prais­ing the con­tri­bu­tions of long­stand­ing out­go­ing board mem­bers. The new board com­prises interim chair Nancy Latham, Julie Perry, Megan Wil­li­ams, Jose Cran­field and Neil...

New board wel­comed