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Barrier Homeowners Face Brutal Rates Hike as Values Soar
While mainland Auckland property values plummeted, homeowners on picturesque Great Barrier Island are about to be slammed from a staggering…
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Video footage of five dolphins riding the waves with a group of surfers at Medlands Beach has captured hearts online—offering…
More Families on Outlying Islands Opt for Off-Island Schooling
More families from New Zealand’s outlying islands and remote rural communities are turning to mainland boarding schools, as increased government…
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By the time Victoria hit radios in 1982, New Zealand had changed. The Springbok Tour protests had torn through the…
Comvita founder credits Barrier’s Les Blackwell for putting him on path to honey empire
The founder of $250 million New Zealand honey giant Comvita has credited Great Barrier Island’s Les Blackwell as the starting…
Search Widens for Missing Barrier Sailor
Barrier Yacht/ Skipper Disappearance Enters Third Month.