The hottest place in town
Things got hot, hot, hot last Sunday at the seventh Waiheke Homemade Chilli Sauce Festival at Wild Estate. With 65 entries and 307 people...
Ferry companies adjust in response to skyrocketing fuel prices
As fuel costs skyrocket, two of Waiheke’s ferry companies are cutting back on sailings.
Sealink announced ‘short term adjustments’ to its timetable, and Fullers has...
Nick Shaw bids farewell
Waiheke Primary School’s longest-serving principal, Nick Shaw, is departing after seven years with the kura. He talks to Gulf News about his journey into...
The forgotten story of New Zealand’s largest manganese mine
Paul Monin recounts the trials of Waiheke’s 19th century manganese miners, and the industry which has left marks on the landscape we can still...
Call to join Show Your Heart flotilla to ban bottom trawling
Waihekeans are being called to join a protest demanding a ban on bottom trawling in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park on 11 April.
The Show...
Dolphin encounter a highlight in Jono’s 1350km swim to end bottom trawling
As last weekend waned, ultramarathon swimmer and ocean advocate Jono Ridler amped up his message to decision makers in Wellington to end bottom trawling.
With...
Rocky Bay house destroyed by fire as neighbours fight off burning embers
A Rocky Bay home burned down on Saturday, as a thick plume of black smoke rose above the street and embers rained down on...
Pressure at the pump fuels call to make public transport free on Waiheke
Nearly a month into the US and Israeli war on Iran, there’s still no end in sight as the disruptions in international oil production...
