Navy blows up World War II mines
A team of Royal New Zealand Navy divers were on a mission last week – to detonate World War II era mines recently rediscovered...
Community housing, parks and healthcare key focus of iwi’s Te Huruhi plans
Ngāti Pāoa Iwi Trust has laid out key moves to implement the trust and Piritahi Marae’s long-term vision for Te Huruhi Reserve in a...
High-tech trackers monitor island’s kiwi
Smart trackers are being used to closely and remotely monitor Waiheke’s 10 newly relocated kiwi who are quickly settling in after their move from...
Illiberal democracy
We are embarrassing ourselves – rabbits in the headlights of dehumanising global forces and seemingly powerless to formulate a response to an existential threat...
In the deep south of the Japanese archipelago
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
The Hauraki Gulf Forum is investigating how to better identify the sources of microplastic pollution after millions of white plastic pellets washed up on...
Dig deep for community planting days
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...
No more “kicking the can down the road” on gulf protection law says forum
Nearly a year after the Environment Select Committee unanimously recommended that it be passed, Hauraki Gulf Forum members are calling on the government to...
