Wānaka

Wanaka is a town on the shores of Lake Wanaka in the South Island of New Zealand. It is the gateway to Mount Aspiring National Park. Wikivoyage

Population 8,900 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in New Zealand

• 111AnyAll emergencies

Visas and entry What your passport needs for New Zealand

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Wanaka war memorial Memorial · 240 m
• Bingo Memorial · 240 m
• Harris Mountains Heli-Ski Attraction · 310 m
• Lake Wanaka Viewpoint · 540 m
• Jan McGuire Memorial · 580 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

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1. Festival of Colour

   April

   This celebration of the arts occurs every two years in April

   Official site

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Wānaka); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

• Indian 3
• Asian 2
• Mexican 2
• Korean 2
• Burger 2
• Fine dining 1
• Sushi 1
• Fish and chips 1

All 34 places to eat

Somewhere to run

• Mt Iron Recreation Reserve 2.2 km across 2.1 km
• Wānaka Station Park 300 m across 1.7 km

Getting around

• Wānaka 420 m
• Ruby Island 3.1 km
• Outlet Camp 3.8 km

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