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Fullers360 ferry departs Waiheke Wharf, carrying commuters and tourists across the Waitematā Harbour. Photo / Fullers

Community News

Fullers ferry operator up for sale

Scottish-owned ferry company Fullers360, one of Auckland Transport’s contracted operators, is being put on the market. Parent company Souter Holdings has engaged investment firm Cameron Partners to explore a sale, according to a report in The Australian. The company, which…

Community News

Sunair Grounded Over Safety Breach – Barrier Flights Still Operating via Charter

Flights to and from Great Barrier Island are continuing—just not with Sunair. The regional airline, which serves the island from Ardmore, Whitianga, Whangārei and Tauranga, has been grounded by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) after a maintenance audit uncovered failings…

Tech - Aotea Green

Viaduct to host Startup Week celebrating Kiwi innovation

Auckland’s waterfront will play host to the country’s first-ever Startup Week, with the Viaduct, Wynyard Quarter and central city venues set to showcase ideas, innovation, and investment from October 20–24. Billed as a chance to connect the edge of the…

Community News

Cellphones and Landlines Down Across Island

Cellphone and landline services are down across much of southern Aotea, with Spark customers particularly affected after what is believed to be a fault at the Rosalie Bay Road cell tower. The tower, which also handles the critical relay link…

Community News

Person Trapped Overnight After Car Plunges Down Bank on Puriri Bay Road

An individual was seriously injured and trapped overnight after his vehicle left the road and plunged 10 to 15 metres down a steep bank on Puriri Bay Road, near Tryphena. Emergency services were alerted around 7.50am this morning after the…

Ecology - Aotea Green

Plans to ‘De-Extinct’ the Moa Raise Eyebrows

Photo / Heinrich Harder (1858-1935)

Community News

Broadcaster and environmentalist Tim Higham remembered

Tireless environmentalist and storyteller Tim Higham has passed away, leaving a legacy from the UN to the Hauraki Gulf and beyond.

Tech - Aotea Green

From AI to Open Banking: Fintech Innovations Headline Viaduct Event

Auckland’s Viaduct will play host to 30 of the country’s most promising fintech startups later this month, as the Auckland Fintech Expo brings AI tools, blockchain platforms, and embedded banking innovations to GridAKL—a hub of tech activity near the Sealink…

Little Barrier Island Anchoring Ban as Caulerpa Crackdown Widens

Photo / Kathrin & Stefan Marks / CC

Visitor Levy Funds Poison and Trapping in National Parks

The government has announced that $22 million collected from international visitors will be used over the next three years to fund large-scale poison and trapping operations, and goat culls across New Zealand’s national parks and offshore islands. Conservation Minister Tama…