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Chatham Islands. Photo / Flickr / Ville Miettinen

Chatham Islands

Chatham Residents Face Fuel Famine

Chatham Islands. Photo / Flickr / Ville Miettinen A fuel crisis has gripped the Chatham Islands, after their only petrol station ran dry. The shortage threatens to grind daily life to a halt for the island’s roughly 650 residents, with…

Great Barrier's Medlands white sand beach with New Zealand native toi toi fauna and mountain view. Photo / Mark Russell

Environment

Can Legal Personhood for Nature Halt Biodiversity Loss?

Great Barrier Island’s Medlands Beach: Pristine white sands, native toi toi fauna, and stunning mountain views. Photo / Mark Russell By Viktoria Kahui, University of Otago Biodiversity is declining at rates unprecedented in human history. This suggests the ways we…

Kina are regarded as a delicacy by some. Photo / Paul Caiger

Environment

Have Your Say on Kina Management

Kina are regarded as a delicacy by some, but their explosive growth threatens marine environments. Photo / Paul Caiger Fisheries Minister Shane Jones is urging submissions on government proposals to combat exploding kina numbers. Jones says he’s particularly keen to…

Property

Green Living: How Denser Housing Can Boost Biodiversity

Photo / RawPixel / CC By Yolanda van Heezik, University of Otago; Christopher K. Woolley, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Jacqueline Theis, University of Otago, and Maibritt Pedersen Zari, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington…

Community News

Stevie Mabey to Represent NZ at World Rowing Championships

Barrier born and bred Stevie Mabey has been selected to represent New Zealand in the Rowing worlds. Daughter of local farming family the Mabey’s, Stevie, 17, attended Ōkiwi school before taking up a place, like many island girls, at Epsom…

Property

Luxury Living in Paradise: Short-Term Rental on Aotea Great Barrier Island

Snap up this once in a lifetime opportunity to experience living on Aotea Great Barrier in paradise with no compromise on lifestyle or creature comforts. Looking at moving to Aotea Great Barrier Island? Keen to test the water before you…

Private Taedyn Edmonds-Griffiths. Photo / NZDF

Community News

Barrier Soldier to Parade 28th Māori Battalion Banner at Cassino Commemorations

Parading the 28 (Māori) Battalion Banner at commemorations marking 80 years since the Battles of Cassino holds a lot of mana for New Zealand Army soldier Private Taedyn Edmonds-Griffiths. The 21-year-old, from Great Barrier Island, is part of a New…

Island Roots to AgTech Innovator

Raised amidst natural beauty and sustainable living of Great Barrier Island, Nikolai Macnee is now taking those values global.

Matt Chisholm is raising awareness of mental health in rural areas. Photo: Rural Support Trust

Community News

TV Host Turned Farmer Shares Mental Health Tips on Aotea Tour

TV presenter turned sheep and beef farmer Matt Chisholm is set to visit Great Barrier Island on May 30th to share his personal journey through mental health struggles and resilience. Known for hosting Treasure Island and reporting for TVNZ’s Sunday,…

This bright-green invasive caulerpa seaweed is smothering the delicate marine ecosystem on Great Barrier Island. Photo / Glenn Edney

Environment

MPI Announces Review of Commercial Fishing Permits in Caulerpa-Controlled Areas Amid Outcry

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has announced a review of its decision to permit commercial fishing within Controlled Area Notice (CANs) regions, where locals and recreational fishermen have been banned for years. The measures were put in place across…