Emergency services attend spate of on-water rescues
Rescue helicopter paramedics flew to Waikopou Bay just south of Man o’ War Bay on Wednesday last week to help a man in his...
‘She will leave a large Kara-sized hole in the community here’
Waiheke is mourning the death of one of the island’s most recognisable characters – activist, musician and teacher Kara Nelson, who died on Tuesday...
High and dry
As Gulf News went to press on Wednesday morning, drama was playing out on the rocks off Matiatia Bay where owner Ari Vanderschoot and...
Community rallies to online SOS
Surfdale resident Raymond Waru of Ngāpuhi is thanking the community for a massive show of support after he found himself in a painful and...
Planning for pet care in a pandemic
More than 1400 people are self-isolating because of Covid-19 in Auckland metro as of Tuesday this week, and when the region moves to the...
Kate restorers seek funds to put the revs in revival
The Waiheke Working Sail Charitable Trust, which owns the Kate, a 19th-century trading cutter that has been lovingly restored over the past decade by...
Health of Pūtiki Bay seabirds raises red flags for native bird experts
Sick and injured seabirds – including kororā and kāruhiruhi, pied shags – have prompted experts to question the health of the Hauraki Gulf around...
Waiheke’s Covid cases: ‘We’re going to be seeing a lot more of this’
Waiheke medical centres are dealing with a surge in demand for Covid testing as the community responds to news of cases of the virus...
