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

Environment & Ecology

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 & Ecology

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…

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…

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

Environment & Ecology

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 & Ecology

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…

Crayfish pots aboard the Crusader. Photo / Toitū Fishing NZ

Environment & Ecology

Commercial Fishing Uncovered in Caulerpa Zones, Unnotified Permits Issued by MPI

Controlled Area Notices (CANs) have been in place for years, preventing locals and recreational fishermen from anchoring and fishing across parts of Great Barrier Is. and Northland to halt the spread of the invasive Caulerpa. Now, AoteaGBI.news reveals that MPI…

Community News

Knead Some New Skills? Take a Loaf at This Workshop

Do the enticing aromas of freshly baked bread wafting from your neighbor’s kitchen make your stomach rumble? Do store-bought loaves leave you yearning for something more flavorful and wholesome? Well, fret no more! Unleash your inner baker and join Grow…