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Genevieve Sage, Candidate for Waitematā Local Board & Waitematā and Gulf Ward Councillor

Community News

Council candidate pledges cheaper ferry access for Great Barrier Island

The spiralling cost of travelling to Great Barrier Island and Waiheke has become an election issue, with Waitematā and Gulf…

Community News

Island Updates: Events, Jobs, Fundraisers, and Notices from Across Aotea

A couple of horses were spotted walking down Shoal Bay Road toward Mulberry Grove, prompting amused comments from locals.

This bright-green invasive caulerpa seaweed is smothering the delicate marine ecosystem on Great Barrier Island. Photo / Glenn Edney

Community News

Local Board chair urges change to blanket caulerpa rules

Aotea Local Board chair and election candidate Izzy Fordham says the community has “had enough” of blanket restrictions under the…

A crayfish lurks between rocks. Debate is intensifying over proposed quota increases and their impact on local marine life in the Hauraki Gulf. Photo / Jasus Edwards / CC

Residents Back New Bylaw to Cut Crayfish Daily Limits

Photo / Jasus Edwards

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Genevieve Sage, Candidate for Waitematā Local Board & Waitematā and Gulf Ward Councillor

Community News

Council candidate pledges cheaper ferry access for Great Barrier Island

The spiralling cost of travelling to Great Barrier Island and Waiheke has become an election issue, with Waitematā and Gulf ward candidate Genevieve Sage pledging to lower the cost of…

Community News

Island Updates: Events, Jobs, Fundraisers, and Notices from Across Aotea

A couple of horses were spotted walking down Shoal Bay Road toward Mulberry Grove, prompting amused comments from locals.

This bright-green invasive caulerpa seaweed is smothering the delicate marine ecosystem on Great Barrier Island. Photo / Glenn Edney

Community News

Local Board chair urges change to blanket caulerpa rules

Aotea Local Board chair and election candidate Izzy Fordham says the community has “had enough” of blanket restrictions under the Caulerpa Controlled Area Notice and is urging islanders to put…

A crayfish lurks between rocks. Debate is intensifying over proposed quota increases and their impact on local marine life in the Hauraki Gulf. Photo / Jasus Edwards / CC

Residents Back New Bylaw to Cut Crayfish Daily Limits

Photo / Jasus Edwards

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Genevieve Sage, Candidate for Waitematā Local Board & Waitematā and Gulf Ward Councillor

Community News

Council candidate pledges cheaper ferry access for Great Barrier Island

The spiralling cost of travelling to Great Barrier Island and Waiheke has become an election issue, with Waitematā and Gulf ward candidate Genevieve Sage pledging to lower the cost of ferry access if she is elected to Auckland Council. Sage,…

Community News

Island Updates: Events, Jobs, Fundraisers, and Notices from Across Aotea

A couple of horses were spotted walking down Shoal Bay Road toward Mulberry Grove, prompting amused comments from locals.

This bright-green invasive caulerpa seaweed is smothering the delicate marine ecosystem on Great Barrier Island. Photo / Glenn Edney

Community News

Local Board chair urges change to blanket caulerpa rules

Aotea Local Board chair and election candidate Izzy Fordham says the community has “had enough” of blanket restrictions under the Caulerpa Controlled Area Notice and is urging islanders to put in feedback before a review closes. The CAN, in place…

A crayfish lurks between rocks. Debate is intensifying over proposed quota increases and their impact on local marine life in the Hauraki Gulf. Photo / Jasus Edwards / CC

Residents Back New Bylaw to Cut Crayfish Daily Limits

Photo / Jasus Edwards

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Genevieve Sage, Candidate for Waitematā Local Board & Waitematā and Gulf Ward Councillor

Community News

Council candidate pledges cheaper ferry access for Great Barrier Island

The spiralling cost of travelling to Great Barrier Island and Waiheke has become an election issue, with Waitematā and Gulf ward candidate Genevieve Sage pledging to lower the cost of ferry access if she is elected to Auckland Council. Sage,…

Community News

Island Updates: Events, Jobs, Fundraisers, and Notices from Across Aotea

A couple of horses were spotted walking down Shoal Bay Road toward Mulberry Grove, prompting amused comments from locals.

This bright-green invasive caulerpa seaweed is smothering the delicate marine ecosystem on Great Barrier Island. Photo / Glenn Edney

Community News

Local Board chair urges change to blanket caulerpa rules

Aotea Local Board chair and election candidate Izzy Fordham says the community has “had enough” of blanket restrictions under the Caulerpa Controlled Area Notice and is urging islanders to put in feedback before a review closes. The CAN, in place…

A crayfish lurks between rocks. Debate is intensifying over proposed quota increases and their impact on local marine life in the Hauraki Gulf. Photo / Jasus Edwards / CC

Residents Back New Bylaw to Cut Crayfish Daily Limits

Photo / Jasus Edwards

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Genevieve Sage, Candidate for Waitematā Local Board & Waitematā and Gulf Ward Councillor

Community News

Council candidate pledges cheaper ferry access for Great Barrier Island

The spiralling cost of travelling to Great Barrier Island and Waiheke has become an election issue, with Waitematā and Gulf ward candidate Genevieve Sage pledging to lower the…

Community News

Island Updates: Events, Jobs, Fundraisers, and Notices from Across Aotea

A couple of horses were spotted walking down Shoal Bay Road toward Mulberry Grove, prompting amused comments from locals.

This bright-green invasive caulerpa seaweed is smothering the delicate marine ecosystem on Great Barrier Island. Photo / Glenn Edney

Community News

Local Board chair urges change to blanket caulerpa rules

Aotea Local Board chair and election candidate Izzy Fordham says the community has “had enough” of blanket restrictions under the…

A crayfish lurks between rocks. Debate is intensifying over proposed quota increases and their impact on local marine life in the Hauraki Gulf. Photo / Jasus Edwards / CC

Residents Back New Bylaw to Cut Crayfish Daily Limits

Photo / Jasus Edwards

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Community News

Council candidate pledges cheaper ferry access for Great Barrier Island

The spiralling cost of travelling to Great Barrier Island and Waiheke has become an election issue, with Waitematā and Gulf ward candidate Genevieve Sage…

Community News

Island Updates: Events, Jobs, Fundraisers, and Notices from Across Aotea

A couple of horses were spotted walking down Shoal Bay Road toward Mulberry Grove, prompting amused comments from locals.

This bright-green invasive caulerpa seaweed is smothering the delicate marine ecosystem on Great Barrier Island. Photo / Glenn Edney

Community News

Local Board chair urges change to blanket caulerpa rules

Aotea Local Board chair and election candidate Izzy Fordham says the community has “had enough” of blanket restrictions under the…

A crayfish lurks between rocks. Debate is intensifying over proposed quota increases and their impact on local marine life in the Hauraki Gulf. Photo / Jasus Edwards / CC

Residents Back New Bylaw to Cut Crayfish Daily Limits

Photo / Jasus Edwards

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Genevieve Sage, Candidate for Waitematā Local Board & Waitematā and Gulf Ward Councillor

Community News

Council candidate pledges cheaper ferry access for Great Barrier Island

The spiralling cost of travelling to Great Barrier Island and Waiheke has become an election issue, with Waitematā and Gulf ward candidate Genevieve Sage pledging to lower the cost of ferry access if she is elected to Auckland Council. Sage,…

Community News

Island Updates: Events, Jobs, Fundraisers, and Notices from Across Aotea

A couple of horses were spotted walking down Shoal Bay Road toward Mulberry Grove, prompting amused comments from locals.

This bright-green invasive caulerpa seaweed is smothering the delicate marine ecosystem on Great Barrier Island. Photo / Glenn Edney

Community News

Local Board chair urges change to blanket caulerpa rules

Aotea Local Board chair and election candidate Izzy Fordham says the community has “had enough” of blanket restrictions under the Caulerpa Controlled Area Notice and is urging islanders to put…

A crayfish lurks between rocks. Debate is intensifying over proposed quota increases and their impact on local marine life in the Hauraki Gulf. Photo / Jasus Edwards / CC

Residents Back New Bylaw to Cut Crayfish Daily Limits

Photo / Jasus Edwards

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Genevieve Sage, Candidate for Waitematā Local Board & Waitematā and Gulf Ward Councillor

Community News

Council candidate pledges cheaper ferry access for Great Barrier Island

The spiralling cost of travelling to Great Barrier Island and Waiheke has become an election issue, with Waitematā and Gulf ward candidate…

Community News

Island Updates: Events, Jobs, Fundraisers, and Notices from Across Aotea

A couple of horses were spotted walking down Shoal Bay Road toward Mulberry Grove, prompting amused comments from locals.

This bright-green invasive caulerpa seaweed is smothering the delicate marine ecosystem on Great Barrier Island. Photo / Glenn Edney

Community News

Local Board chair urges change to blanket caulerpa rules

Aotea Local Board chair and election candidate Izzy Fordham says the community has “had enough” of blanket restrictions under the Caulerpa Controlled…

A crayfish lurks between rocks. Debate is intensifying over proposed quota increases and their impact on local marine life in the Hauraki Gulf. Photo / Jasus Edwards / CC

Residents Back New Bylaw to Cut Crayfish Daily Limits

Photo / Jasus Edwards

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An adult black petrel cruises over the waters of the Hauraki Gulf. Photo / Dan Burgin / WMIL

Thirty Years on Hirakimata: What We’ve Learned About the Black Petrel

A new report released this month marks 30 years of black petrel monitoring on Great Barrier Island, the only place in the…

Community News

Island Gin up for People’s Choice at Business Awards

Island Gin, the boutique distillery run entirely off-grid on Aotea (Great Barrier Island), has been named a finalist in the People’s Choice…

Photo /Juli Gaviraghi Mussoi, CC BY-NC-ND - Sleepy birds, quiet dawns: how noisy, bright city nights disrupt and change birdsong

Ecology - Aotea Green

Sleepy birds, quiet dawns: how noisy, bright city nights disrupt and change birdsong

Photo / Juli Gaviraghi Mussoi, CC BY-NC-ND

Culture - Aotea Green

Why has trust in news fallen? The answer is more complicated than we thought

By Greg Treadwell, Auckland University of Technology and Merja Myllylahti, Auckland University of Technology We live in an age of declining trust…

Chatham Islands. Photo / Flickr / Ville Miettinen

Ecology - Aotea Green

How the discovery of an extinct shelduck highlights the rich ancient biodiversity of the Chatham Islands (Rēkohu)

Photo / Sasha Votyakova/Te Papa , CC BY-ND

Tech - Aotea Green

Volkswagen to charge to unlock your own EV’s power

Volkswagen has sunk to a new low. The once-mighty carmaker, now battered by collapsing profits, soaring energy costs and a string of…

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Fenella Christian, candidate for the Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board election

Local Board Candidate

Fenella Christian

I have lived on the island in Schooner Bay for 46 years with my husband, Peter Edmonds. We brought up three daughters there and we started off with…

Neil Sanderson, candidate for the Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board election

Local Board Candidate

Neil Sanderson

Hello there, I’m Neil Sanderson and I am standing for election for the Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board. For seven generations…

Chris Ollivier, candidate for the Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board election

Local Board Candidate

Christopher Ollivier

I came to live on Aotea in 2006, having sailed to it many times in the 80s onboard the Spirit of Adventure.…

Local Board Candidate

Ryan Daly

This candidate has not yet provided a profile or position statement.

Nikki Watts, standing for the Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board

Local Board Candidate

Nikki Watts

I’m Nikki Watts.I’ve proudly called Aotea home since 2002. I’ve raised five children here and balanced family life with running local businesses…

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Local Board Candidate

Fenella Christian

I have lived on the island in Schooner Bay for 46 years with my husband, Peter Edmonds. We brought up three daughters there and…

Neil Sanderson, candidate for the Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board election

Local Board Candidate

Neil Sanderson

Hello there, I’m Neil Sanderson and I am standing for election for the Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board. For seven generations…

Chris Ollivier, candidate for the Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board election

Local Board Candidate

Christopher Ollivier

I came to live on Aotea in 2006, having sailed to it many times in the 80s onboard the Spirit of Adventure.…

Local Board Candidate

Ryan Daly

This candidate has not yet provided a profile or position statement.

Nikki Watts, standing for the Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board

Local Board Candidate

Nikki Watts

I’m Nikki Watts.I’ve proudly called Aotea home since 2002. I’ve raised five children here and balanced family life with running local businesses…

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Visitor Levy Funds Poison and Trapping in National Parks

The government has announced that $22 million collected from international visitors will be used over the next three years to fund large-scale poison and trapping operations, and goat culls across New Zealand’s national parks and offshore islands. Conservation Minister Tama…

Community News

Anamata Rises from the Ashes: Community Celebrates Full Reopening

The Tip Shop (Anamata Recycling) has officially reopened its doors following months of repairs after the fire that tore through its main…

Red Helicopter against a blue sky. Isaac benhesed / Unsplashed

Community News

Bid launched to outlaw private helipads in residential areas

Auckland councillors will soon consider a move to ban private helipads in residential areas across Auckland, including Aotea / Great Barrier Island…

Community News

Barrier Poised for Luxury Cruise Boost

Great Barrier will be promoted to international visitors as part of a luxury cruise land program this summer, as cruise operator Oceania…

Photo / Sunergise, Aotea Great Barrier Island Local Board.

Tech - Aotea Green

Barrier EV Dream: Can Solar Power Save Our Wallets

This article first appeared on aoteagbi.news on February 9, 2024.

Environment - Aotea Green

Navy divers neutralise Second World War mines in Hauraki Gulf

Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) divers have safely disposed of Second World War-era mines recently discovered on the seafloor near Auckland. The…

Photo / James Wheeler / CC

Ecology - Aotea Green

New Zealand fisheries among world’s most sustainable, but critics say more could be done

A United Nations report has ranked New Zealand’s fisheries among the most sustainable on the planet, crediting decades of management and the…

Photo / Frank Starmer

Ecology - Aotea Green

Duck That: The Predator-Free Grift Gears Up for Aotea

Photo / Frank Starmer. OPINION:

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An adult black petrel cruises over the waters of the Hauraki Gulf. Photo / Dan Burgin / WMIL

Thirty Years on Hirakimata: What We’ve Learned About the Black Petrel

A new report released this month marks 30 years of black petrel monitoring on Great Barrier Island, the only place in the…

Community News

Island Gin up for People’s Choice at Business Awards

Island Gin, the boutique distillery run entirely off-grid on Aotea (Great Barrier Island), has been named a finalist in the People’s Choice…

Photo /Juli Gaviraghi Mussoi, CC BY-NC-ND - Sleepy birds, quiet dawns: how noisy, bright city nights disrupt and change birdsong

Ecology - Aotea Green

Sleepy birds, quiet dawns: how noisy, bright city nights disrupt and change birdsong

Photo / Juli Gaviraghi Mussoi, CC BY-NC-ND

Culture - Aotea Green

Why has trust in news fallen? The answer is more complicated than we thought

By Greg Treadwell, Auckland University of Technology and Merja Myllylahti, Auckland University of Technology We live in an age of declining trust…

Chatham Islands. Photo / Flickr / Ville Miettinen

Ecology - Aotea Green

How the discovery of an extinct shelduck highlights the rich ancient biodiversity of the Chatham Islands (Rēkohu)

Photo / Sasha Votyakova/Te Papa , CC BY-ND

Tech - Aotea Green

Volkswagen to charge to unlock your own EV’s power

Volkswagen has sunk to a new low. The once-mighty carmaker, now battered by collapsing profits, soaring energy costs and a string of…

Masonry Flow - 2 Columns - Page 19

Genevieve Sage, Candidate for Waitematā Local Board & Waitematā and Gulf Ward Councillor

Community News

Council candidate pledges cheaper ferry access for Great Barrier Island

The spiralling cost of travelling to Great Barrier Island and Waiheke has become an election issue, with Waitematā and Gulf ward candidate…

Community News

Island Updates: Events, Jobs, Fundraisers, and Notices from Across Aotea

A couple of horses were spotted walking down Shoal Bay Road toward Mulberry Grove, prompting amused comments from locals.

This bright-green invasive caulerpa seaweed is smothering the delicate marine ecosystem on Great Barrier Island. Photo / Glenn Edney

Community News

Local Board chair urges change to blanket caulerpa rules

Aotea Local Board chair and election candidate Izzy Fordham says the community has “had enough” of blanket restrictions under the Caulerpa Controlled…

A crayfish lurks between rocks. Debate is intensifying over proposed quota increases and their impact on local marine life in the Hauraki Gulf. Photo / Jasus Edwards / CC

Residents Back New Bylaw to Cut Crayfish Daily Limits

Photo / Jasus Edwards

Masonry - Full Width - 3 Columns - Page 19

An adult black petrel cruises over the waters of the Hauraki Gulf. Photo / Dan Burgin / WMIL

Thirty Years on Hirakimata: What We’ve Learned About the Black Petrel

A new report released this month marks 30 years of black petrel monitoring on Great Barrier Island, the only place in the…

Community News

Island Gin up for People’s Choice at Business Awards

Island Gin, the boutique distillery run entirely off-grid on Aotea (Great Barrier Island), has been named a finalist in the People’s Choice…

Photo /Juli Gaviraghi Mussoi, CC BY-NC-ND - Sleepy birds, quiet dawns: how noisy, bright city nights disrupt and change birdsong

Ecology - Aotea Green

Sleepy birds, quiet dawns: how noisy, bright city nights disrupt and change birdsong

Photo / Juli Gaviraghi Mussoi, CC BY-NC-ND

Culture - Aotea Green

Why has trust in news fallen? The answer is more complicated than we thought

By Greg Treadwell, Auckland University of Technology and Merja Myllylahti, Auckland University of Technology We live in an age of declining trust…

Chatham Islands. Photo / Flickr / Ville Miettinen

Ecology - Aotea Green

How the discovery of an extinct shelduck highlights the rich ancient biodiversity of the Chatham Islands (Rēkohu)

Photo / Sasha Votyakova/Te Papa , CC BY-ND

Tech - Aotea Green

Volkswagen to charge to unlock your own EV’s power

Volkswagen has sunk to a new low. The once-mighty carmaker, now battered by collapsing profits, soaring energy costs and a string of…

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