Budget overlooks major funding for primary and preventive care
The government announced $5.8 billion of new spending on the health sector in Budget 2026, which includes a $5.5 billion increase to frontline services...
Kate cozy in new home at marina
The first Thursday in June saw Kate safely berthed in her new home at Waiheke Marina.
Brendan Demchy, the marina’s operations manager, says it is...
“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...
Ngāti Pāoa decry lack of meaningful engagement on Stony Batter
Ngāti Pāoa are calling for the Department of Conservation (DOC) to reconsider their decision to grant the visitor concession for Stony Batter’s historic tunnels...
Work underway on accommodation register ahead of visitor levy
The Waiheke Local Board and Auckland Council are in talks over establishing a short-term accommodation register on the island.
Local board deputy chair Damian Sycamore...
O’Brien Road gets to keep historic name
A room full of more than 40 Rocky Bay residents broke into cheers and applause when Waiheke Local Board last week declined a proposal...
