Wider safety concerns as fatal scooter crash investigation continues
Traffic was backed up around Little Oneroa last Friday, 5 December, as the Police Serious Crash Unit closed part of Ocean View Road, diverting...
Six hours in a leaky boat
A 52-year-old Auckland woman found herself getting blown out to sea last Thursday, 4 December, after attempting to take a dinghy to shore from...
The win-win Waiheke gift guide 2025
It was the 23rd of December 1995; a Saturday. I expected to get away from work by lunchtime. But it was not to be....
Ferries divert to assist burning launch
Two boaties narrowly escaped from a launch that caught fire off Browns Island/Motukorea last Thursday, as three ferries diverted to help.
Sergeant Jesse Jenden of...
Tyres most common source of microplastics in the Gulf
A University of Auckland study has unravelled a years’ long mystery of what the most common microplastics in our waters are – and suggests...
Flight mapping charts changes to coastlines in face of climate change
A plane that has been crisscrossing island skies in recent weeks has been busy documenting the island’s coastlines as part of a coastal mapping...
Bow of new Ārai Roa Waka Ama Club pointed to the stars
Community members of all ages and abilities headed to the foreshore of Piritahi Marae on Saturday to experience waka ama at the open day...
Recovery shop hits 400-tonne milestone
Waiheke’s Recovery Shop is celebrating diverting 400 tonnes of materials that would have otherwise gone to landfill.
The retail shop is a waste minimisation project...
