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‘An octopus stole my car keys!’

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It’s rare for the victim of a theft that left them stranded to describe the experience as “amazing” and “magical.” But it’s also rare...

[Nearly] all will be revealed when Calendar Girls premieres in...

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Waiheke Theatre Company are busy rehearsing for their upcoming production of Calendar Girls which opens at Artworks Theatre on Wednesday 1 July. The play, written...

Budget ‘makes no real progress’ on child poverty says local budgeting...

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This year’s budget makes no real progress in reducing child poverty rates, say Waiheke Budgeting Services Trust and Child Poverty Action Group advocates. Budgeting...

Trust chair paints grim picture of housing situation on Waiheke

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Amid long waitlists for social housing, high numbers of unoccupied homes and young people, families and essential services personnel increasingly priced out of the...

Shedding light on the crimes and cover-ups of a Rwandan regime

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An international expert on Rwandan refugee and humanitarian issues will speak at Waiheke Library on 23 June, sharing a mix of first-hand experience and...

Budget overlooks major funding for primary and preventive care

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The government announced $5.8 billion of new spending on the health sector in Budget 2026, which includes a $5.5 billion increase to frontline services...

Kate cozy in new home at marina

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The first Thursday in June saw Kate safely berthed in her new home at Waiheke Marina. Brendan Demchy, the marina’s operations manager, says it is...

“Most damaging step in a generation” Reforms could erode Hauraki Gulf’s...

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A conservation reform proposal by the government that could open up 60 percent of all conservation land to sale is being slammed as the...

Winter dip a rallying cry for healthier oceans

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As around 500 people joined Swim 4 The Ocean’s Jono Ridler and Blair Tuke at Takapuna Beach for the 2026 Live Ocean Winter Dip...

Call for kina to be exempt from proposed closures

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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...

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