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Above: The French frigate Vendemiaire, in Sydney, Australia in 2013. Photo / Saberwyn - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0

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French Military vessel discovered off Aotea coast

Above: The French frigate Vendemiaire, in Sydney, Australia in 2013. Photo / Saberwyn – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 In a surprise discovery on Sunday evening, a French military vessel was spotted loitering off the coast of Aotea, Great Barrier…

Snapper in Hauraki Gulf found with milky white flesh syndrome

A fish affected by milky white flesh syndrome showing a skinny tail. Photo / NIWA / Rikki Taylor NIWA has been called in to investigate evidence of snapper in the Hauraki Gulf suffering from milky white flesh syndrome. The Ministry for Primary…

Looking out towards the rock at Pah Beach on Aotea, Great Barrier Island.

Community News

Council probe gives Aotea chopper visits all-clear

By Phil Pennington, RNZ An Auckland Council report has found helicopters buzzing Waiheke Island are not unsafe, overly noisy or breaking the rules. But it suggests the noise limit could be lowered anyway, cutting down on the types of chopper…

Venus and Starlink Satellites. Photo / Mike Lewinski / Creative Commons

Starlink slashes satellite internet hardware price from $1000 to under $200

Great Barrier Island, New Zealand – Starlink, the satellite internet company founded by Elon Musk, has announced a major price reduction for its hardware in rural areas across New Zealand, including Great Barrier Island. The company has cut the price of…

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Telephone Directory

We’ve updated the Great Barrier Island phone book and added a search feature so you can find what you’re looking for faster. You can view the up-to-date Great Barrier Island phone directory here. Legal, Council, Animal Control & Waste /…

Photo from the blog of Lou Sanson, DOC Director-General

Barrier Flashbacks

Devastating Storm Obliterates New Zealand’s Oldest Kauri Dam

Photo from the blog of Lou Sanson, DOC Director-General. In the storm of Tuesday 10th June 2014, New Zealand’s biggest kauri dam, 110 years old, was destroyed. The storm was believed to be the biggest to hit the island in…

Crank Handles to Cell Towers: The Evolution of Great Barrier Island’s Telecom

Barrier Flashbacks

From Morse to Modern: Great Barrier Island’s Journey in Telecommunications

In 1908, when the crew on the ship Tutanekai laid a submarine cable from Port Charles to Tryphena, giving Aotea its first telegraph communication with the mainland, little did they realize that this basic link with its archaic system of…

Great Barrier Island Burns: Petra Bagust’s Emotional Frontline Account.

Barrier Flashbacks

From News Desk to Frontline: Petra Bagust Faces Great Barrier Fire Crisis

Just a month after she left our screens as the face of TVNZ’s Breakfast, Petra Bagust is at the forefront of the news again. But this time, she’s not reading it from behind a desk – she’s watching it unfold in…

Barrier Flashbacks

Gardening on the Edge: Self-Sufficiency on Great Barrier Island

Story by Jane Wrigglesworth, Photos: Sally Tagg, NZ Gardener With the nearest city 90km away, the intrepid gardeners of Great Barrier Island tackle isolation with imagination and innovation. It’s gorgeous, it’s tropical, and it’s just a short flight northeast of…