Tag: Waiheke Local Board
Health trust proposes community health hub
A plan for a one-stop health care facility providing a wide range of health services was proposed by Waiheke Health Trust during a Waiheke...
Life jackets on small craft to be compulsory?
The Waiheke Local Board recently provided feedback, based on 16 local submissions, on Auckland Council’s proposed new Navigation Bylaw, of which the major change...
Not so ‘fairer’ funding?
Waiheke Local Board looks likely to lose funding of anywhere between $200,000 to $800,000 based on a newer model of the fairer funding system....
Gallery pitches community ceramic studio
The island’s pottery spaces are bursting at the seams after long-term efforts to cultivate the craft on the island bear fruit. But finding new...
AT plans upgrades to ‘unlock’ Mātiatia keyhole
Wider footpaths, extended shelter, a raised pedestrian crossing and an improved bus stop are among the upgrades being investigated as part of the Mātiatia...
Breaches mean backpackers wastewater upgrade ‘top of list’
Waiheke Backpackers on Sea View Road is to get an upgraded wastewater system in the wake of long running discharge breaches, with an estimated...
Call out for ‘crucial’ emergency response volunteers
More volunteers are urgently needed to build a local emergency response team.
A recruitment drive by Auckland Emergency Management at the Waiheke Local Board office...
New plan floated as long dreamed of community pool inches closer
For 12 years, a group of dedicated volunteers have been on the winding, difficult path to building a new community pool for the island...
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...
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...
