Hundreds gather to demand an end to bottom trawling in the gulf
Hundreds gathered at Oneroa Beach on Sunday calling for an end to bottom trawling in Tīkapa Moana/Hauraki Gulf, and urging political leaders to make...
Kerrin Leoni running as independent after gang controversy
Tāmaki Makaurau candidate and former Waiheke High student, Kerrin Leoni has confirmed she is now running as an independent MP for the Tāmaki Makaurau...
Bottom trawling rises to the surface
It seems as if bottom trawling has gone from environmental activism – t-shirt slogans and signs tacked on Waiheke power poles – to an...
Safety concerns raised around young riders and powerful e-bikes
A subculture that has grown around e-bikes and like skaters, BMXers and boy-racers before them, riders gather to show off, modify their bikes and...
Island averages one new helipad a month since minister blocked ban
A new consent application for a helipad on Nick Johnstone Drive was lodged on 15 September. If the consent is approved, it will bring...
Election 2026: Who do you trust with the future of Tīkapa Moana?
What values do you want influencing the future of our environment? Whose hands do you trust to safeguard the future of the Hauraki Gulf?...
Shots across Minister’s bow over marine reserve delays
Waiheke’s Friends of the Hauraki Gulf action group have delivered an ultimatum to the Minister of Conservation Tama Potaka – give us your decision...
Bat signals: the hunt to discover bats at Whakanewha
A group of curious tamariki are poised to discover if there are bats going undetected in Waiheke’s ngahere/native bush.
A highly sensitive recording device was...
