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Accounts manager slips over $212,000 from charity’s books to her own...

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A 48-year-old local accounts manager stole nearly $240,000, mostly from a charitable trust, over four years, manipulating the books to hide the theft from...

Whiria te tangata – weaving the people together

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On Waiheke you would be hard pressed to find anyone who doesn’t volunteer for one organisation or another on a fairly regular basis. Whether...

Keep calm and carry on posting

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Paper Plus owner Ann McDonald says they won’t be closing the post services that runs out of her bookshop, even if it would save...

In the deep south of the Japanese archipelago

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Dr Valia Papoutsaki has spent her life studying islands, from Europe to Waiheke. Valia is currently in Japan as part of a Japan Foundation...

“Devastating”: Gulf Forum says better tracing needed as plastic litters beaches

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The Hauraki Gulf Forum is investigating how to better identify the sources of microplastic pollution after millions of white plastic pellets washed up on...

Running it straight ‘total madness’ say rugby greats

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Waiheke resident and illustrious All Blacks coach Sir Graham Henry says the controversial and recently trending Run It Straight competition is ridiculous and more...

Men’s health: A conversation that matters

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June is Men’s Health Month and the Ostend Medical Centre are putting on a Men’s Health Evening at the RSA on Wednesday 25 June,...

Call to join Waiheke’s emergency response team this weekend

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Waiheke Local Board chair Cath Handley is calling for volunteers to put their hands up and get involved with Auckland Emergency Management’s upcoming Waiheke...

Proposed lease increases could kill off Catherine Mitchell Arts Centre

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The Catherine Mitchell Arts Centre won’t survive Auckland Council’s proposed leasing fee increases, says an executive board member for the centre, potentially ending nearly...

Dig deep for community planting days

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Tree planting season has officially begun around the island, and in true Waiheke fashion several groups are organising community planting days.  Over 350 trees need...

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