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‘Flu and Covid hit schools
School principals say they have been challenged by a wave of illness affecting students and staff.
Waiheke High School principal Mikaere October says illness has...
Maramataka celebrates mana wāhine
Among Jeanine Clarkin’s numerous Matariki projects this year is a special edition maramataka (calendar) that celebrates Waiheke’s mana wāhine – the island’s Māori women.
Called...
PTOM looms for Fullers ferries
The days of Fullers being exempt from regulatory oversight of their Waiheke route appear numbered, according to Minister of Transport Michael Wood.
After a decade...
Covid-hit Ostend shops to close
Tomorrow Te Matuku Oysters will close its retail store, which has sat next to Countdown for five years, returning the company’s focus to its...
Matariki round up
New Zealand is celebrating Matariki as a public holiday for the first time this year and a lot of events are happening here on...
New cop Sam slots into island life – only the fishing...
Meet Sam Graham – Waiheke’s newest police constable who arrived at the Oneroa station just over a month ago.
Sam says he’s still learning his...
Rainbow community has Pride of place
Waiheke High School joined more than 280 schools around the country in celebrating Schools Pride Week from 13 to 17 June.
“As a school, we...
Symposium charts course for energy independent and carbon-zero island
A community energy resilience symposium at Morra Hall on 17 June brought together speakers and around 60 members of the public to plan a...
Six years of planning arguments end here says court
The Court of Appeal has ruled out further litigation on a retrospective resource consent process by Cable Bay Vineyards which has been fighting Auckland Council,...
Small Sculpture Prize winners announced
Auckland artist Juliana Duran was earlier this month announced the winner of the 2022 Small Sculpture Prize at the Waiheke Community Art Gallery for...
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