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Jamison Gibson-Park beams with pride, wearing his medal after guiding Ireland to a victorious Six Nations on St. Patrick's Day.

IsleStyle

Gibson-Park Guides Ireland to St. Paddy’s Day Six Nations Glory

Above: Jamison Gibson-Park beams with pride, wearing his medal after guiding Ireland to a victorious Six Nations on St. Patrick’s Day. With the luck of the Irish and the heart of a Kiwi, Jamison Gibson-Park has steered Ireland to a…

Red Helicopter against a blue sky. Isaac benhesed / Unsplashed

Environment & Ecology

Motion Grounded: Council Decision Keeps Helipads Hovering Over Gulf

In a decision that clipped the wings of its advocates, Auckland City Council’s Planning, Environment, and Parks Committee on Thursday rejected Councillor Mike Lee’s motion to prohibit private helipads in the residential and settlement areas of the Hauraki Gulf Islands.…

Eagle ray, Cabbage Tree Bay. Photo / Lachlan Macnaughtan

Community News

Fished for their meat and liver oil, many remarkable deep-water sharks and rays now face extinction

Photo / Lachlan Macnaughtan, CC BY-SA 4.0 By Brittany Finucci, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research and Cassandra Rigby, James Cook University The deep ocean, beyond 200 metres of depth, is the largest and one of the most complex…

Community News

Yacht Hits Rocks near Tryphena, Skipper Safe

Aftermath of the unexpected: A grounded yacht lies against the rocks near Tryphena Point on Great Barrier Island. Photo / Zane Donaldson via Facebook A yacht ran aground and was seen crashing against the rocks along Puriri Bay Road on…

Portrait of Henry Winkelmann taken pre-1920s. Photo / William Henry Macey

IsleStyle

Island Icons: Henry Winkelmann – Capturing Great Barrier’s Hidden Moments

In the latest installment of our “Island Icons” series, we turn the lens toward Henry Winkelmann, a name synonymous with pioneering photography in New Zealand and a figure of significant historical intrigue on Great Barrier Island. His extensive body of…

Shipping containers in Bukit Merah, Singapore. Photo / CHUTTERSNAP

Politics

Rethinking the Viability of Free Trade in a WTO Stalemate World

By Jane Kelsey, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau The 13th World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial conference in Abu Dhabi has failed to resolve any issues of significance, raising the inescapable question of whether the global trade body has a…

Community News

Bid to Ban Chopper Pads Across Much of Gulf Islands

Helipads in Auckland Councillor's Crosshairs: A Move to Ban Them in Residential Areas

Environment & Ecology

8 ways that stopping overfishing will promote biodiversity and help address climate change

By Rashid Sumaila, University of British Columbia Amid the escalating threats of a warming world, and with the latest annual United Nations global climate conference (COP28) behind us, there is one critical message that’s often left out of the climate…

David Gapes (right) near the pirate radio ship Tiri aground on Great Barrier Island. Photo / Herald Historic Archive

Radio Hauraki Pioneer David Gapes Dies

David Gapes (right) near the pirate radio ship Tiri aground on Great Barrier Island. Photo / NZME David Gapes, a key figure in the foundation of Radio Hauraki and a trailblazer for independent media in New Zealand, has passed away.…

Scientists have discovered never-before-seen deep reefs in the Hauraki Gulf. Photo / DoC / Supplied

Environment & Ecology

Mapping the Mysteries of the Hauraki Gulf

Scientists from the Department of Conservation (DoC) and Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington have undertaken an ambitious project to map some of the Hauraki Gulf’s deepest and most unexplored reefs. Using an underwater drone, crews have plunged to depths…