“Most damaging step in a generation” Reforms could erode Hauraki Gulf’s special status
A conservation reform proposal by the government that could open up 60 percent of all conservation land to sale is being slammed as the...
Winter dip a rallying cry for healthier oceans
As around 500 people joined Swim 4 The Ocean’s Jono Ridler and Blair Tuke at Takapuna Beach for the 2026 Live Ocean Winter Dip...
Call for kina to be exempt from proposed closures
A proposal to introduce restrictions to shore-based shellfish harvesting across the Hauraki Gulf has prompted a request from Waiheke Local Board to exempt one...
Inventor hopes his electric, personal monorail system can solve congestion
Waiheke resident Ollie Mikosza recently spoke to the Waiheke Rebus group about his life’s work; a personal transit system to solve traffic congestion in...
Director preparing for premiere of Antarctica documentary
Feature-length documentary Ranginui: Call of the Ice from Waiheke director, producer and executive producer Julia Sartorio is making waves for bringing modern science together...
High Court discharges last Pūtiki protesters without conviction
After five years, including two appeals, the last two Protect Pūtiki protesters enmeshed in court battles have been discharged without conviction by the Auckland...
Island’s first ‘fast-track’ development application is a hotel
A long-planned hotel and geothermal retreat at Owhanake and the rural entrance to Oneroa village may be the first development on Waiheke to apply...
A station for our nation
On a magical family road trip in the 1980s, we spent a week travelling across Molesworth Station at the top of the South Island....
