‘An octopus stole my car keys!’
It’s rare for the victim of a theft that left them stranded to describe the experience as “amazing” and “magical.” But it’s also rare...
Budget ‘makes no real progress’ on child poverty says local budgeting service
This year’s budget makes no real progress in reducing child poverty rates, say Waiheke Budgeting Services Trust and Child Poverty Action Group advocates. Budgeting...
Trust chair paints grim picture of housing situation on Waiheke
Amid long waitlists for social housing, high numbers of unoccupied homes and young people, families and essential services personnel increasingly priced out of the...
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...
