Safety concerns at sports park
Waiheke High School sport coordinator Shelley Foster, who also runs sports-based school holiday programmes, says she is increasingly faced with challenges at Onetangi Sports...
Fishhooks pose major risk to seabirds
Those out fishing this summer are urged not to discard fishhooks, lines and nets that can become death traps for seabirds.
The plea comes from...
Car fire makes for memorable visit
An Auckland couple’s first visit to Waiheke was certainly memorable, just not quite in the way they expected, after their rental car caught fire...
Beach ambassadors hit the sand
About a dozen rangatahi are helping residents and visitors enjoy the beach more responsibly over the summer break.
The project, led by Waiheke Resources Trust...
Shellfish warning as black algae returns
Waiheke residents and visitors are being advised to avoid contact with the black algae that is already washing up on several of the island’s...
Floating waste barge to deal with influx of summer boaties
To cater for the projected influx of boaties into the Hauraki Gulf this summer, a floating waste barge will be stationed at Man O’War...
Experts say foreign buyer changes likely to have little effect for Waiheke
The National Coalition government recently passed an amendment to the Overseas Investment Act, softening the foreign buyers ban on residential properties – although experts...
Bring the White Lotus energy for a ‘party with purpose’ this weekend
Tis the season for giving and in true Waiheke style, this Sunday’s The Good Shout at the Waiheke Island Resort is raising much needed...
