Tag: COVID-19
In your grill: Island gets fast-food fix
Hungry Kiwis went crazy for fast-food last week as lockdown rules relaxed, and Waiheke was no different with some takeaway phones ringing off the...
Nature puts on a lockdown show
The confected coronavirus story about dolphins frolicking in Venice canals may have been debunked as fake news, but beachgoers on Waiheke were treated to...
Care packs help dozens of families
A sobering sight in recent days has been the number of care parcels organised and distributed from Piritahi Marae.
Last Friday saw the first batch...
Essential supplies keep wolves at bay
Steve Latham considers himself lucky that his company Auckland Sea Shuttles has been operating at 20 percent of its usual level. Like others in...
From our bubble, we will remember them
Anzac Day services this Saturday 25 April will not be the social gatherings of years past, but organisers invite the nation to stand apart,...
Wilt on Waiheke: Stemming losses
Flower grower Christy Ralphs made the heartbreaking decision to destroy many of her crops this month after a government decision declared they could not...
Health treatment hooks into video
Times of crisis often prompt us to move forward faster than we might otherwise, as we are forced to find new ways of doing...
‘We’ll never get a chance like this again’
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a massive impact on tourism around the globe, and Waiheke’s tourism operators are feeling the full force of the...
Pharmacy opens online shop
Waiheke Pharmacy has opened an online shop to help customers get the items they need while staying home during the lockdown period. Owner of...
‘What drives me in life is helping people’
Liza Hamilton talks to a Waiheke resident who’s at the forefront of the global high-tech fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
Mechanical engineer Ben King...
