All Kiwi kids deserve a future filled with hope
Waiheke resident Liz Greive, founder of Share My Super, writes in the wake of last week’s Stats New Zealand child poverty data that shows...
Auckland Council’s Annual Plan out for consultation
Auckland Council’s draft annual plan for 2026/2027 lays out the mayor and council’s vision for the region over the next year, including $3.9 billion...
Stephen Pearson on target for World Championships
When Waiheke resident Stephen Pearson competes at the 2026 International Clay Target Shooting Federation World Championships in Christchurch later this month, he will be...
Riders and youth make up majority of those injured in crashes
Waiheke crash statistics show most serious crashes on the island don’t happen at an intersection, and a third of deaths and serious injuries on...
Reversal on commercial fishing in protected areas brushed off as ‘PR spin’
National Party and Minister of Conservation Tama Potaka’s campaign manifesto to restrict commercial fishing in the Hauraki Gulf if re-elected cannot be trusted, says...
Two scoops to the trade wind; Island Gelato goes to China
Waiheke’s own sweet-treat icon Island Gelato, co-founded by Ana Schwarz and Geoff Tippett, has gone global with two new stores recently opened in China.
Geoff...
Rock pool harvesting ban could be extended to Waiheke
Government officials are investigating a potential total ban on rock pool foraging throughout Auckland, including on Waiheke.
Recently, the government imposed a two-year closure on...
Selina Tusitala Marsh to make history at Westminster Abbey
After an eight month European sojourn, including an extended stay in southern France for the Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship, acclaimed academic, poet and writer...
