Initial work for the Matiatia keyhole trial is complete, but the stop-start saga has hit another speed bump with Auckland Transport confirming the project is delayed – this time over parking spaces.
In November, Waiheke Local Board agreed to give...
“What’s good for Māori is good for everybody,” is the catch-cry adopted by Waiheke High School’s newly approved whānau form class.The board of trustees has given the green light to an all-ages vertical form class that will launch this...
Waiheke has been shortlisted for Government funding for an island-wide predator eradication programme, raising the prospect that the island could become a flagship for the nationwide Predator Free 2050 campaign.An application by the Waiheke Collective, made up of local...
Looking for a New Year's resolution? The St John Ambulance service is actively searching for brave new volunteers on Waiheke.The charity is recruiting for volunteer ambulance officers who work alongside permanent staff to respond to emergencies on the island...
Last week’s intense storm caused a trail of disruption and destruction across the island – with widespread flooding, delays and damage caused by the wild sea conditions.A significant low pressure system had set in above the Tasman Sea to...
Activist, social worker, tutor and teacher, Waiheke Primary School’s librarian Cathy Carroll retired at the end of the school year after over 40 years of service to education.Marked by a farewell assembly on Friday 15 December, staff and students...
A Waiheke Water Plan could be on the cards in 2018 with Auckland Council and the Waiheke Local Board actively looking at managing the island’s ongoing water problems for the rest of the summer and beyond.In the last few...
A million dollar Auckland Transport (AT) project to upgrade Putiki Road is now due to begin on 8 January, but business owners on the street are angry after their feedback has apparently fallen on deaf ears – and that...
The owner of the Shavari is still to be found after the small yacht washed up on Oneroa Beach sometime on Christmas Eve.It was hauled out with equipment from the Waiheke Boat Club and has been sitting on...
It’s not every day that you have a helicopter land on your school field, let alone enjoy a flight over the island, but that’s exactly what Waiheke Primary School students were treated to.Graduating seniors were sent off in style...
