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By-Catch off Barrier: Viral Video Sparks Outrage

A video capturing hundreds of dead fish floating off the coast of Great Barrier Island has gone viral today, amassing…

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SeaLink Cancels Evening Sailing Amid Strong Winds

SeaLink has cancelled its replacement evening sailing from Auckland to Great Barrier Island due to weather. The extra service had…

Photo / Kylie Simpson

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Storm lashes Island, disrupting peak summer travel

Severe weather is sweeping across Great Barrier Island, disrupting summer holiday plans and forcing flight and ferry cancellations as strong…

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Locals Rally After Yacht Runs Aground

Photos / Scott Bogue

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By-Catch off Barrier: Viral Video Sparks Outrage

A video capturing hundreds of dead fish floating off the coast of Great Barrier Island has gone viral today, amassing thousands of responses and reigniting a fierce debate over commercial…

Community News

SeaLink Cancels Evening Sailing Amid Strong Winds

SeaLink has cancelled its replacement evening sailing from Auckland to Great Barrier Island due to weather. The extra service had been planned to accommodate passengers affected by this morning’s cancelled…

Photo / Kylie Simpson

Community News

Storm lashes Island, disrupting peak summer travel

Severe weather is sweeping across Great Barrier Island, disrupting summer holiday plans and forcing flight and ferry cancellations as strong winds and heavy rain batter the upper North Island. An…

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Locals Rally After Yacht Runs Aground

Photos / Scott Bogue

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By-Catch off Barrier: Viral Video Sparks Outrage

A video capturing hundreds of dead fish floating off the coast of Great Barrier Island has gone viral today, amassing thousands of responses and reigniting a fierce debate over commercial fishing practices in the Hauraki Gulf. The footage, captured by…

Community News

SeaLink Cancels Evening Sailing Amid Strong Winds

SeaLink has cancelled its replacement evening sailing from Auckland to Great Barrier Island due to weather. The extra service had been planned to accommodate passengers affected by this morning’s cancelled 7am sailing, but gale-force southeast winds have persisted longer than…

Photo / Kylie Simpson

Community News

Storm lashes Island, disrupting peak summer travel

Severe weather is sweeping across Great Barrier Island, disrupting summer holiday plans and forcing flight and ferry cancellations as strong winds and heavy rain batter the upper North Island. An active low-pressure system moved south onto the North Island overnight,…

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Locals Rally After Yacht Runs Aground

Photos / Scott Bogue

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By-Catch off Barrier: Viral Video Sparks Outrage

A video capturing hundreds of dead fish floating off the coast of Great Barrier Island has gone viral today, amassing thousands of responses and reigniting a fierce debate over commercial fishing practices in the Hauraki Gulf. The footage, captured by…

Community News

SeaLink Cancels Evening Sailing Amid Strong Winds

SeaLink has cancelled its replacement evening sailing from Auckland to Great Barrier Island due to weather. The extra service had been planned to accommodate passengers affected by this morning’s cancelled 7am sailing, but gale-force southeast winds have persisted longer than…

Photo / Kylie Simpson

Community News

Storm lashes Island, disrupting peak summer travel

Severe weather is sweeping across Great Barrier Island, disrupting summer holiday plans and forcing flight and ferry cancellations as strong winds and heavy rain batter the upper North Island. An active low-pressure system moved south onto the North Island overnight,…

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Locals Rally After Yacht Runs Aground

Photos / Scott Bogue

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By-Catch off Barrier: Viral Video Sparks Outrage

A video capturing hundreds of dead fish floating off the coast of Great Barrier Island has gone viral today, amassing thousands of responses and reigniting a fierce debate…

Community News

SeaLink Cancels Evening Sailing Amid Strong Winds

SeaLink has cancelled its replacement evening sailing from Auckland to Great Barrier Island due to weather. The extra service had…

Photo / Kylie Simpson

Community News

Storm lashes Island, disrupting peak summer travel

Severe weather is sweeping across Great Barrier Island, disrupting summer holiday plans and forcing flight and ferry cancellations as strong…

Community News

Locals Rally After Yacht Runs Aground

Photos / Scott Bogue

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By-Catch off Barrier: Viral Video Sparks Outrage

A video capturing hundreds of dead fish floating off the coast of Great Barrier Island has gone viral today, amassing thousands of responses and…

Community News

SeaLink Cancels Evening Sailing Amid Strong Winds

SeaLink has cancelled its replacement evening sailing from Auckland to Great Barrier Island due to weather. The extra service had…

Photo / Kylie Simpson

Community News

Storm lashes Island, disrupting peak summer travel

Severe weather is sweeping across Great Barrier Island, disrupting summer holiday plans and forcing flight and ferry cancellations as strong…

Community News

Locals Rally After Yacht Runs Aground

Photos / Scott Bogue

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By-Catch off Barrier: Viral Video Sparks Outrage

A video capturing hundreds of dead fish floating off the coast of Great Barrier Island has gone viral today, amassing thousands of responses and reigniting a fierce debate over commercial fishing practices in the Hauraki Gulf. The footage, captured by…

Community News

SeaLink Cancels Evening Sailing Amid Strong Winds

SeaLink has cancelled its replacement evening sailing from Auckland to Great Barrier Island due to weather. The extra service had been planned to accommodate passengers affected by this morning’s cancelled…

Photo / Kylie Simpson

Community News

Storm lashes Island, disrupting peak summer travel

Severe weather is sweeping across Great Barrier Island, disrupting summer holiday plans and forcing flight and ferry cancellations as strong winds and heavy rain batter the upper North Island. An…

Community News

Locals Rally After Yacht Runs Aground

Photos / Scott Bogue

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By-Catch off Barrier: Viral Video Sparks Outrage

A video capturing hundreds of dead fish floating off the coast of Great Barrier Island has gone viral today, amassing thousands of…

Community News

SeaLink Cancels Evening Sailing Amid Strong Winds

SeaLink has cancelled its replacement evening sailing from Auckland to Great Barrier Island due to weather. The extra service had been planned…

Photo / Kylie Simpson

Community News

Storm lashes Island, disrupting peak summer travel

Severe weather is sweeping across Great Barrier Island, disrupting summer holiday plans and forcing flight and ferry cancellations as strong winds and…

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Locals Rally After Yacht Runs Aground

Photos / Scott Bogue

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Beazley, Davies and Hilton Elected as Ngāti Rehua Ngātiwai ki Aotea Trustees

Ngāti Rehua Ngātiwai ki Aotea has confirmed the final results of its 2025 trustee election, with Fletcher Beazley, Miraka (Shelly) Davies and…

Volunteers Give Great Barrier’s DOC Huts a Summer Makeover

Two Department of Conservation huts on Great Barrier Island have been given a full refresh ahead of the busy summer period. Over…

Tryphena Wharf stands silent, awaiting urgent repairs amidst collapse concerns.

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Local Board Member Moves to Broker Rival Freight Service

A newly sworn-in member of the Great Barrier Local Board is quietly exploring a new freight service to the island, potentially challenging…

A mound of dumped tyres in native bush — the same material researchers say is now the country’s largest source of microplastics. Photo / RNZ

Tyre Particles Branded Biggest Microplastic Source in Hauraki Gulf

Marine researchers in Auckland have discovered what is making up the biggest single source of microplastics. They found tiny pieces of vehicle…

Fanny Osborne lived on Great Barrier Island until arthritis forced her to leave at 81. Photo / Auckland Museum

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How a Great Barrier Mother of 13 Became a Master Painter

The mother of 13 lived on Great Barrier Island and did exquisite watercolour paintings of native plants in the early 1900s.

An early-blooming pōhutukawa at Mulberry Grove, as humid, storm-laden conditions push the island into a fast-forwarded summer.

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Thunder, fogged-out peaks and tropical heat: what’s behind Barrier’s wild start to summer

Great Barrier Island has been hit this week by an unusual sequence of weather: thick fog clinging to the peaks, sudden cloudbursts,…

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OpShop’s Jason Kerrison Joins Tiki Taane on Aotea’s Epic Summer Lineup

After a quiet spell last year, live entertainment is roaring back onto Aotea this summer! We caught up with organisers Ben Gill and Mel Jacka of Pizzazz Music…

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Port Fitzroy Boat Club Reopens After Two-Year Hiatus

After a two-year hiatus, the iconic Port Fitzroy Boat Club has reopened its doors just in time for the summer season, welcoming…

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Sailing into Summer: Fitzroy Opens Doors to Island’s Young Sailors

Port Fitzroy is welcoming a new generation to its waters this summer with the launch of the island’s first-ever kids sailing club.…

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Island Whakapapa Shines as Sorensen-McGee Sweeps New Zealand Rugby Awards

Braxton Sorensen-McGee (Ngātiwai), who whakapapas to Aotea through grandfather Robert McGee, has capped her breakout year by collecting two major honours at…

Culture - Aotea Green

Beazley, Davies and Hilton Elected as Ngāti Rehua Ngātiwai ki Aotea Trustees

Ngāti Rehua Ngātiwai ki Aotea has confirmed the final results of its 2025 trustee election, with Fletcher Beazley, Miraka (Shelly) Davies and…

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OpShop’s Jason Kerrison Joins Tiki Taane on Aotea’s Epic Summer Lineup

After a quiet spell last year, live entertainment is roaring back onto Aotea this summer! We caught up with organisers Ben Gill and Mel…

Community News

Port Fitzroy Boat Club Reopens After Two-Year Hiatus

After a two-year hiatus, the iconic Port Fitzroy Boat Club has reopened its doors just in time for the summer season, welcoming…

Community News

Sailing into Summer: Fitzroy Opens Doors to Island’s Young Sailors

Port Fitzroy is welcoming a new generation to its waters this summer with the launch of the island’s first-ever kids sailing club.…

Community News

Island Whakapapa Shines as Sorensen-McGee Sweeps New Zealand Rugby Awards

Braxton Sorensen-McGee (Ngātiwai), who whakapapas to Aotea through grandfather Robert McGee, has capped her breakout year by collecting two major honours at…

Culture - Aotea Green

Beazley, Davies and Hilton Elected as Ngāti Rehua Ngātiwai ki Aotea Trustees

Ngāti Rehua Ngātiwai ki Aotea has confirmed the final results of its 2025 trustee election, with Fletcher Beazley, Miraka (Shelly) Davies and…

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Pōhutukawa in bloom. Photo / Robyn Jaquiery

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Are pōhutukawa trees flowering early this year? A botanist explains

Flowering pōhutukawa trees are the sign summer is here – and many we have seen are already in full bloom. But are they flowering earlier this year? Ecologist and botanist Associate Professor Bruce Burns, from the University of Auckland, says…

Kauri trees in Trounson Park. Photo / Sylvain Machefert

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Ground Crews to Map Kauri Health on Great Barrier This Summer

Auckland Council will begin a new island-wide survey of kauri dieback on Great Barrier this summer, aiming to map how far the…

Photo / Angus Dreaver / RNZ

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Jones signals openness to stricter crayfish rules

Fisheries Minister Shane Jones has told the Barrier Times he is open to supporting new crayfish restrictions around Great Barrier — and…

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

Black Petrels get a lifeline with new conservation push

Great Barrier’s endangered Black Petrels are getting a major boost, with a new three-year programme aimed at improving chick survival and strengthening…

Wildfire researchers at Scion say fire conditions are worsening and there are more extreme fire days each year. Photo / Scion via RNZ

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Fires Banned on Great Barrier and Hauraki Gulf Islands

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has declared a prohibited fire season across the entire Hauraki Gulf from 8am today, covering Great Barrier…

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Sunair Returns to Great Barrier Next Week Ahead of Summer Rush

Sunair will resume flights to Great Barrier Island next week, confirming its return to the route after more than four months on…

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

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Local Board Sends Crayfish Crackdown Plan to Parliament

Great Barrier’s push for tougher crayfish rules has taken its next step, with the Aotea Local Board and Ngāti Rehua Ngātiwai ki…

Photo / James Wheeler / CC

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Protesters to Challenge Loopholes in Government’s New Marine Protection Act This Weekend

This Saturday the first One Ocean Protest will take place against the new Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Act, which came into force last weekend. The Act restricts recreational fishing in twelve high-protection areas across the Gulf but…

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Beazley, Davies and Hilton Elected as Ngāti Rehua Ngātiwai ki Aotea Trustees

Ngāti Rehua Ngātiwai ki Aotea has confirmed the final results of its 2025 trustee election, with Fletcher Beazley, Miraka (Shelly) Davies and…

Volunteers Give Great Barrier’s DOC Huts a Summer Makeover

Two Department of Conservation huts on Great Barrier Island have been given a full refresh ahead of the busy summer period. Over…

Tryphena Wharf stands silent, awaiting urgent repairs amidst collapse concerns.

Community News

Local Board Member Moves to Broker Rival Freight Service

A newly sworn-in member of the Great Barrier Local Board is quietly exploring a new freight service to the island, potentially challenging…

A mound of dumped tyres in native bush — the same material researchers say is now the country’s largest source of microplastics. Photo / RNZ

Tyre Particles Branded Biggest Microplastic Source in Hauraki Gulf

Marine researchers in Auckland have discovered what is making up the biggest single source of microplastics. They found tiny pieces of vehicle…

Fanny Osborne lived on Great Barrier Island until arthritis forced her to leave at 81. Photo / Auckland Museum

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How a Great Barrier Mother of 13 Became a Master Painter

The mother of 13 lived on Great Barrier Island and did exquisite watercolour paintings of native plants in the early 1900s.

An early-blooming pōhutukawa at Mulberry Grove, as humid, storm-laden conditions push the island into a fast-forwarded summer.

Community News

Thunder, fogged-out peaks and tropical heat: what’s behind Barrier’s wild start to summer

Great Barrier Island has been hit this week by an unusual sequence of weather: thick fog clinging to the peaks, sudden cloudbursts,…

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By-Catch off Barrier: Viral Video Sparks Outrage

A video capturing hundreds of dead fish floating off the coast of Great Barrier Island has gone viral today, amassing thousands of…

Community News

SeaLink Cancels Evening Sailing Amid Strong Winds

SeaLink has cancelled its replacement evening sailing from Auckland to Great Barrier Island due to weather. The extra service had been planned…

Photo / Kylie Simpson

Community News

Storm lashes Island, disrupting peak summer travel

Severe weather is sweeping across Great Barrier Island, disrupting summer holiday plans and forcing flight and ferry cancellations as strong winds and…

Community News

Locals Rally After Yacht Runs Aground

Photos / Scott Bogue

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Culture - Aotea Green

Beazley, Davies and Hilton Elected as Ngāti Rehua Ngātiwai ki Aotea Trustees

Ngāti Rehua Ngātiwai ki Aotea has confirmed the final results of its 2025 trustee election, with Fletcher Beazley, Miraka (Shelly) Davies and…

Volunteers Give Great Barrier’s DOC Huts a Summer Makeover

Two Department of Conservation huts on Great Barrier Island have been given a full refresh ahead of the busy summer period. Over…

Tryphena Wharf stands silent, awaiting urgent repairs amidst collapse concerns.

Community News

Local Board Member Moves to Broker Rival Freight Service

A newly sworn-in member of the Great Barrier Local Board is quietly exploring a new freight service to the island, potentially challenging…

A mound of dumped tyres in native bush — the same material researchers say is now the country’s largest source of microplastics. Photo / RNZ

Tyre Particles Branded Biggest Microplastic Source in Hauraki Gulf

Marine researchers in Auckland have discovered what is making up the biggest single source of microplastics. They found tiny pieces of vehicle…

Fanny Osborne lived on Great Barrier Island until arthritis forced her to leave at 81. Photo / Auckland Museum

Community News

How a Great Barrier Mother of 13 Became a Master Painter

The mother of 13 lived on Great Barrier Island and did exquisite watercolour paintings of native plants in the early 1900s.

An early-blooming pōhutukawa at Mulberry Grove, as humid, storm-laden conditions push the island into a fast-forwarded summer.

Community News

Thunder, fogged-out peaks and tropical heat: what’s behind Barrier’s wild start to summer

Great Barrier Island has been hit this week by an unusual sequence of weather: thick fog clinging to the peaks, sudden cloudbursts,…

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