This morning, Jack runs through some of the big stories making headlines around Wānaka and across New Zealand.

We take a look at Alpine Meadows, a new Wānaka community proving popular with local families, and the latest pressure facing the country’s health system as COVID-era measures return amid a surge in influenza cases.

There’s also been a big jump in the use of weight-loss drugs across New Zealand, but those using them warn they’re no “magic fix”.

And in Dunedin, one magic trick definitely didn’t go to plan, with a man setting his mum’s house on fire while performing tricks with matches.

All that and more from the Radio Wānaka Breakfast Show.