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Great Barrier Island has been placed under a Red Wind Warning as Cyclone Vaianu tracks directly toward the community. Cushla Buchanan, Aotea Emergency Response Team (ERT) coordinator, confirmed Friday evening that the ERT is fully activated with all agencies on…

Great Barrier Island is firmly in the crosshairs of Tropical Cyclone Vaianu, with local emergency officials and national leaders warning residents to act now before the system arrives this weekend. The Aotea Emergency Response Team (ERT) has officially activated following…

Great Barrier Police have confirmed they will be increasing their presence in Okupu following community reports of a suspicious male loitering in the area. Concerns were initially raised yesterday after an Okupu resident reported a male stopping outside a property…

A man once jailed for kidnapping a woman on Great Barrier Island has now pleaded guilty to murdering a Christchurch woman. Nathan Boulter, 36, appeared in the High Court at Christchurch this morning flanked by security guards as he admitted…

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