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St John called to 1000+ emergencies in 2020
St John ambulance officers were busy on Waiheke in 2020 despite the Covid-19 lockdowns.
During the last calendar year, St John responded to 1204 incidents....
Garden festival takes a year off
After celebrating its 20th anniversary last year, Waiheke’s popular garden festival is to take a year off in 2021 to give it time to...
Return for ferry cafes reopens mask debate
Auckland’s snap level 3 lockdown saw ferry passenger numbers decrease by around 90 percent and some commuters said they were hopeful the swell in...
Change of direction for Artworks
Facing reduced theatre bookings due to the uncertainty stemming from the pandemic, Artworks Theatre is changing from a venue-for-hire model to a more curated...
Sarah-Lee’s queen of the kingis
Waiheke’s wāhine anglers made the most of great fishing conditions to land a haul of big kingis on Valentine’s Day.
All three of the top...
Annual hospice fundraiser ‘back on track’ after $45k event
It was a wonderful sunny day with no wind when more than 130 of the community came together to raise $45,000 for the local...
‘A good time to sell’: Prime Oneroa site for sale
A chunk of prime commercial real estate in the heart of Oneroa is going up for sale for the first time in 30 years.
The...
Tenants evicted from emergency accommodation
Waiheke’s only emergency accommodation provider is having to slash the number of people on site after its wastewater system was deemed unacceptable.
More than half...
Festival-goers enjoy a rocking good time
Thousands of revellers flocked to Waiheke last weekend for the seventh annual Flamingo Pier Festival.
For the first time, organisers pushed the event out to...
Wai Not: ‘All we want are some toilets’
Auckland Transport has acted swiftly in response to complaints that Wai Not taxi drivers were misusing a 30-minute mobility parking space directly outside Matiatia...
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