Dozens of people visited a council marquee on the lakefront to view and discuss options for the town centre. Those were the sounds that took over central Wanaka at lunchtime on Saturday as the town began to get used to the car-free trial that ends tomorrow. Chaos reigned on Thursday and Friday when the trial began, as cars backed up for hundreds of metres along Brownston St, the only link through town over the five-day period. Officially, the trial ends today at 3pm, but the streets will remain closed until tomorrow at 3pm so everything can be cleared. Deputy mayor Calum MacLeod stressed that, while the trial appeared to be a success, if the town centre was to become pedestrianised permanently, traffic and parking issues to be addressed first.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 17, 2019 16:18 UTC