Wanaka, New Zealand: The Kiwi cult of a laidback life

By Ben Groundwater
Updated March 31 2015 - 12:08pm, first published 10:26am
The good life: According to locals, nowhere's better than Wanaka. Photo: Dallas Kilponen
The good life: According to locals, nowhere's better than Wanaka. Photo: Dallas Kilponen
The good life: According to locals, nowhere's better than Wanaka. Photo: Dallas Kilponen
The good life: According to locals, nowhere's better than Wanaka. Photo: Dallas Kilponen
The good life: According to locals, nowhere's better than Wanaka. Photo: Dallas Kilponen
The good life: According to locals, nowhere's better than Wanaka. Photo: Dallas Kilponen
Aerial view of Wanaka, on New Zealand's South Island. Photo: iStock
Aerial view of Wanaka, on New Zealand's South Island. Photo: iStock
Aerial view of Wanaka, on New Zealand's South Island. Photo: iStock
Aerial view of Wanaka, on New Zealand's South Island. Photo: iStock
The good life: According to locals, nowhere's better than Wanaka. Photo: Dallas Kilponen
The good life: According to locals, nowhere's better than Wanaka. Photo: Dallas Kilponen
Aerial view of Wanaka, on New Zealand's South Island. Photo: iStock
Aerial view of Wanaka, on New Zealand's South Island. Photo: iStock
Aerial view of Wanaka, on New Zealand's South Island. Photo: iStock
Aerial view of Wanaka, on New Zealand's South Island. Photo: iStock

In Wanaka, New Zealand, all the locals have a favourite topic of conversation: how great it is to live in Wanaka, New Zealand.