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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…
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…
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…
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…
There’s This Place: New Zealand’s Great Barrier Island
Reproduced with permission from the author Meryle Thomson, Latitudes & Attitudes Magazine - Yacht Fallado. Subject to copyright in its entirety.
Beyond the Point of No Return: A Life of Solitude and Magic on Great Barrier Island
Nikau leaves have been braided around the posts at the front door. The scalloped roof line is visible from the garden. Each locally crafted dining chair is unique. Sue Hoffart meets a Great Barrier resident who has made the most…
From Gumboots to Glamour: ‘Flight of the Albatross’ Premieres on Great Barrier Island
On the 6th July 1996, the World Premiere of the movie ‘Flight of the Albatross’ was held in a large marquee erected in the playing field at Kaitoke School on Great Barrier Island. On the island for the occasion were…
A Trip to Great Barrier Island In 1932
"A Trip to Great Barrier Island In 1932," penned by Oliver Pipe, offers a captivating glimpse into a bygone era of adventure and natural wonder on Great Barrier Island. Originally published in the June 1977 issue of the Ohinemuri Regional…
Seaplane to a New Start: A Teacher’s 1971 Great Barrier Adventure
This vivid account from 1971 captures the enchanting yet daunting journey of a new schoolteacher and his family to Great Barrier Island. From the bustling departure at Mechanics Bay to their introduction to island life at Tryphena, the narrative provides…