Power outage follows electrical blaze
Fire and Emergency services were called to an electrical fire on Friday 22 May at 7pm. A power cable was down on Bay Road,...
Rescued food goes to those in need
With its Kai Conscious Cafe unable to operate during Covid-19 level four, the Kai Conscious team changed how it operates to provide food to...
Nurse pulls 70-hour weeks for Healthline
While many of us won’t be taking the ferry to the city for a month or maybe more, some essential service workers are still...
Keeping Rakino supplied
Prior to the country going into lockdown at midnight on Wednesday 25 March, owner of internet provider FullTilt, Dan Ballard, went to Rakino to...
Summer’s all gone swimmingly
A successful season at the Te Huruhi Community Pool has been capped off by the addition of new umbrellas, backstroke poles and flags. A...
The dog days of summer are over
As the start of March and autumn heralds the return of dogs to our daytime beaches, animal control is looking back at another busy...
Kauaroa Bay homestead could go to make way for luxury lodge
The American billionaire owner of a Waiheke property has applied for consent to build a luxury lodge at Kauaroa Bay and intends to demolish...
Battling the elements to put finishing touches to primary school rebuild
Wild winter weather and the collapse of sub-contractor Stanley Construction, have caused delays to the rebuild of the Te Huruhi Primary School. As the...
