Tag: Waiheke Local Board
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...
Work underway on accommodation register ahead of visitor levy
The Waiheke Local Board and Auckland Council are in talks over establishing a short-term accommodation register on the island.
Local board deputy chair Damian Sycamore...
Board concerned at reduced community influence over alcohol licences
The Waiheke Local Board is opposing two major changes to alcohol licensing rules proposed by the government.
The board’s feedback for the Auckland Council submission...
Island’s first ‘fast-track’ development application is a hotel
A long-planned hotel and geothermal retreat at Owhanake and the rural entrance to Oneroa village may be the first development on Waiheke to apply...
Auckland Council’s Annual Plan out for consultation
Auckland Council’s draft annual plan for 2026/2027 lays out the mayor and council’s vision for the region over the next year, including $3.9 billion...
Hot rot: Board investigates local food scrap processing
Finding better solutions to process food scraps locally was raised during a recent Waiheke Local Board workshop.
Board chair Kylee Matthews says the conversation about...
Long-awaited school footpath upgrade inches closer
Footpath upgrades on Sea View Road and the corner of Erua Road – to make the walk to Waiheke Primary School safer – are...
DOC want public feedback on Stony Batter proposal
The Department of Conservation is opening public consultations on a proposal that would see a changing of the guard at Stony Batter Historic Reserve,...
Special votes held to Ranson as new local board officially...
Bianca Ranson overtook Paul Walden for the last spot on the Waiheke Local Board as the final election results come in. Paul and Bianca...
Too simple for our complicated minds
Some things are a mystery in plain sight. It is, for example, ridiculous to demand more personal respect from the living person you have...
