Zero waste by 2040
The words factory and Waiheke are not often used together but the island’s stated goal of zero waste by 2040 got a big step...
Move aside Milan, Waiheke’s coming through
Waiheke’s environmentally friendly fashion design competition, Junk to Funk, is returning to the catwalk again this October with registration for entries already open.
Junk to...
Board members clash over housing strategy’s ‘elephant in the room’ – Te Huruhi...
As the Waiheke Local Board voted to adopt the Waiheke Housing Strategy in a recent meeting, board member Paul Walden and chair Cath Handley...
Helipad ban won for Gulf Islands – but not for the rest of...
A packed public gallery applauded as Auckland Council’s Planning and Policy Committee voted to effectively ban helipads in residential areas of Hauraki Gulf Islands...
Local board backs efforts to track down last stoats
Ten thousand dollars was recently approved by the Waiheke Local Board towards trapping what some thought might be the island’s ‘last’ stoat.
“There’s at least...
Dirty data – and thinking twice
Globally we used 2.2 percent more energy last year, up significantly from the historical average of 1.5 percent – and AI and related technologies...
Earthquake centred near Niagara shipwreck
The impact of a 3.4 magnitude earthquake shortly after midnight was felt in Warkworth and Aotea/Great Barrier, but went largely unnoticed on Waiheke last...
A win in the fight against caulerpa as ultraviolet light proves successful
Using ultraviolet light to eradicate invasive caulerpa around Waiheke shores has proven successful according to the latest trial findings.
Advanced Aquarium Technologies led the trials...
