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DOC want public feedback on Stony Batter proposal

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The Department of Conservation is opening public consultations on a proposal that would see a changing of the guard at Stony Batter Historic Reserve,...

Government pledges $6million for Hauraki Gulf tourism infrastructure

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The government is promising up to $26 million of public and private funds to improve tourism infrastructure and reef restoration in the Hauraki Gulf.  The Hauraki...

Waiheke first Kiwi chick hatches…more to come

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Trail camera footage at Te Matuku shows that the first Waiheke kiwi chick has hatched – and there could soon be more on the...

Treasure at Jassy Dean plant sale

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Botanical treasures, music, art, craft stalls, food and the chance to win a wheelbarrow of gardening goodies will all be on offer at this...

Comprehensive history celebrated as capstone of three decades of research

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Representatives of Waiheke community groups, organisations and the island’s mana whenua Ngāti Pāoa joined family and friends of leading Kiwi historian Paul Monin to...

Stunning style on show at Junk to Funk

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Junk to Funk 2025 landed with style to a packed Te Huruhi School Hall last weekend. An artistic parade of fashion creations left judges...

Record low kōura count; more observations needed for wider picture

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The latest kōura survey count recorded an average of 0.7 crayfish per 1000m2 in Waiheke waters, a significant drop from last year’s figure of...

Success! More kiwi may be on the way

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More kiwi chicks may be on the way as a second pair of Te Matuku kiwi were observed nesting recently. Earlier in August, Gulf News...