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Above: Motu Aotea is ditching single-use takeaway coffee cups. Photo / Greta Recup / Creative Commons

Environment

Ban on Single-Use Cups on Aotea, Great Barrier Island in Eco-Friendly Shift

Aotea, Great Barrier Island is setting a remarkable environmental precedent as it endeavors to become the first location in Aotearoa New Zealand to eradicate single-use takeaway cups.

The house on Garden Road, on Great Barrier Island, attracted a huge amount of interest. Photo / Supplied

Property

Tiny House Sells for Not-So-Tiny $355,000

A tiny house in Mulberry Grove has sold for a less than tiny $355,000. The 18sqm home, situated on a 1196sqm plot, features a 600-year-old protected Pohutukawa tree, a magical stream with an outdoor bath, and a retro 1960s caravan.…

Surrounded by loved ones, Mitch Brown and his father Mike embrace whānau at the Berlin Special Olympics. Photo / Supplied

Community News

Golfing Sensation, Mitch Brown gets Hero’s homecoming

Golfing sensation Mitch Brown, hailed a hero, was welcomed back to Aotea with rapturous applause after his remarkable achievement at the Special Olympics in Berlin. Around 50 Aotea whānau eagerly gathered at Claris Airport to celebrate his return this afternoon. …

The Book Exchange and Community Pantry at Medlands. Photo / Anamata Resource Recovery

Environment

Trash to Treasure: the Island’s Waste Warriors weigh in

Above: The Book Exchange and Community Pantry at Medlands. Photo / Anamata Resource Recovery We asked, you answered. Here are some insights from our island’s Waste Warriors on Reducing, Reusing, and Recycling. Reducing waste is a journey, and you don’t…

Community News

Mitch Brown Secures Gold Medal Triumph at Special Olympics

Surrounded by loved ones, Mitch Brown and his father Mike embrace whānau at the Berlin Special Olympics. Photo / Supplied BERLIN — In a stunning display of skill and determination, golfer Mitch Brown has emerged victorious at this year’s Special…

Ridler's 33 hour swim aimed to inspire urgent action to protect and restore the health of the Hauraki Gulf. Photo via facebook.com/jono.ridler

IsleStyle

Jono Ridler Breaks New Zealand’s Ultra-Distance Marathon Swim Record

Ridler’s 33 hour swim aimed to inspire urgent action to protect and restore the health of the Hauraki Gulf. Photo via facebook.com/jono.ridler Aotea, Great Barrier Island — Jono Ridler has set a remarkable new record for ultra-distance marathon swims in New…

Aotea cosmetics reach new heights with Air NZ deal

Aotea Made, the therapeutic skincare range produced on Aotea, GBI has joined forces with Air New Zealand to bring island ingenuity and Mātauranga Māori to the world. The partnership, part of a revamp that encompasses the airline’s uniforms, grooming guidelines…

The field at the local sports club is privately owned and depend on the Local Board to assist with funding. Photo / GreatBarrier.co.nz

Politics

‘Definite concern’ council cuts could cost Aotea jobs – Board Chair

There’s ’definite concerns’ about what cutbacks at debt-laden Auckland Council could do to Aotea’s economy and community services, at the local board, chair Izzy Fordham says. Three quarters of a billion dollars has been added to the $11.4 billion council…

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

Community News

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…