Tag: Auckland Council
Beach races go from surf to turf
After a long wait, Onetangi Beach Races is back on track, but it’s set to be a very different track, a dirt one.
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Great Debate showcases ‘great slate of candidates’
The Great Waiheke Radio Local Board Election Debate packed out Artworks Theatre on Monday night with an almost full house turning out to see...
Catherine Mitchell Arts Centre lease renewed for $1
The Catherine Mitchell Arts Centre is remaining on the terms of its previous lease, $1 rent and $600 maintenance fees a year as the...
The orange peril
It’s a tangerine headline-hogger with a big round bottom and not much on top.
Yes, that’s right – I’m talking about road cones. What did...
Zero waste by 2040
The words factory and Waiheke are not often used together but the island’s stated goal of zero waste by 2040 got a big step...
Bonkers
This week we were gobsmacked when the agency that has been supplying us with Waiheke’s liquor licensing notices for more than 20 years informed...
Community housing, parks and healthcare key focus of iwi’s Te Huruhi...
Ngāti Pāoa Iwi Trust has laid out key moves to implement the trust and Piritahi Marae’s long-term vision for Te Huruhi Reserve in a...
Joining the dots
For all the difficulties and evidence, we don’t have a housing shortage on Waiheke or even a shortage of land.
It’s a distribution crisis that...
Clean-up of Rākino oil spill begins after days of delay
After a 50-foot boat sank in Home Bay, Rākino on Friday night, a sizable oil spill developed over the weekend while local residents struggled...
Reeking algae might be removed – but not until late...
Council officials say contractors may be called in to remove the thick black algae coating southern beaches and causing a pungent smell, even hundreds...
