Experience a World of Cultures this weekend
Celebrate the motu’s diversity and unique cultures with Waiheke’s first World of Cultures Festival, taking off at the Artworks’ Courtyard from 1pm to 3pm...
Annual Hospice fundraiser sees another successful year
This year’s annual Garden Party Fundraiser for Waiheke Hospice was another grand success.
Over 150 people attended the event, collectively helping raise around $50,000 to...
Selina wows at Westminster, again
Last week, Waiheke and Commonwealth Poet Laureate Professor Selina Tusitala Marsh made history – and stole the show – when she was one of...
Fire in rubbish truck a reminder to safely dispose of batteries
Waiheke had its first rubbish truck fire caused by the incorrect disposal of batteries on Tuesday. A small fire broke out in the hopper...
From art hikes to long lunches: Walking Festival slots filling fast
The Waiheke Walking Festival is now just over a week away and while many of the walks are fully subscribed, there are still spaces...
Council considers request to make temporary aggregate work site permanent
A Downers works depot opposite the Waiheke Community Resource Recovery Park on Ostend Road, has been operating on ‘temporary industrial activity’ consents for seven...
Island’s oldest banded dotterel dies at 25
Waiheke’s oldest banded bird, a dotterel named Gook, has died at the grand old age of 25.
“It’s the end of an era, really,” says...
Group still in bureaucratic limbo after critical support ended
After seven months of stalemate, waiting for a bureaucratic knot to be untied for the restoration of a critical support service, the families of...
