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Compassion and contrast

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A couple of hundred hearty and kindred souls of all ages gathered on Oneroa Beach last Sunday for the Dip for Peace. Organised by...

Changing of the guard at Fort Stony Batter?

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Stony Batter may soon change hands, as the Department of Conservation (DOC) considers a new proposal for the Stony Batter Historic Reserve. Department of Conservation...

Poetry, prose and pavements

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National Poetry Day is on Friday 22 August and the motu will be celebrating the day in true poetic form.  Poetry on the Pavement will...

Zero waste by 2040

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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...

Move aside Milan, Waiheke’s coming through

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Waiheke’s environmentally friendly fashion design competition, Junk to Funk, is returning to the catwalk again this October with registration for entries already open.  Junk to...

Police 1081… solving crime on island time

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One night, one case, zero script. Police 1081 is an improvised comedy-drama set on the not-so-mean streets of Waiheke. Locally loved taxi driver/Detective Ron Husky...

$80,000 funding boost lifts gallery out of ‘survival mode’ to expand...

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Waiheke Community Art Gallery is looking to move out of survival mode and make the most of the large funding boost allocated to them...

Board members clash over housing strategy’s ‘elephant in the room’ ...

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As the Waiheke Local Board voted to adopt the Waiheke Housing Strategy in a recent meeting, board member Paul Walden and chair Cath Handley...

It’s time to switch to fibre as copper retirement nears

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Chorus is advising Waihekeans to switch to fibre internet technology ahead the projected retirement of its copper phone and broadband network by 2030. Of around...

Helipad ban won for Gulf Islands – but not for...

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A packed public gallery applauded as Auckland Council’s Planning and Policy Committee voted to effectively ban helipads in residential areas of Hauraki Gulf Islands...

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