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SeaLink ferry to Great Barrier Island: A costly voyage for islanders due to lack of subsidies and exemption from public transport regulations. Photo / Supplied

Community News

SeaLink Averts Strike, Reaches Tentative Agreement with Union

In what should come as a major relief for Great Barrier Island residents, the looming threat of a strike impacting the crucial SeaLink ferry service has been averted. The ferry operator and the First Union have reached a tentative agreement,…

SeaLink ferry nearing Tryphena, Great Barrier Island (Aotea). Photo / GreatBarrier.co.nz

SeaLink Makes Pay Offer as Strike Looms, Negotiations Ongoing

As ferry services brace for the Spring surge of visitors, SeaLink has made a pay offer to its workers while continuing last-minute negotiations to prevent strike action this week. The ferry operator, which services Great Barrier Island, Waiheke, and Auckland,…

Mulberry Grove's shoreline, where erosion threaten both natural beauty and critical infrastructure. Photo / MGS

Last Chance to Shape Barrier Shoreline’s Future

A final call is being issued to the Great Barrier Island community to provide their input on the Auckland Council’s Shoreline Adaptation Plan (SAP), with the public consultation period ending on October 7th. Erosion is a pressing issue across the…

Environment

DoC Approves Large-Scale Poisoning in the South as Residents Sound the Alarm

A decision by Oruawharo Medlands Ecovision (OME) to deploy rat poison across over 1,000 hectares in the south of the island has sparked outcry from locals, following a notice quietly issued in the council-supported Aotea Advocate community flyer. The controversial…

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Joy and achievement: Great Barrier Island celebrates the licensing of its first early childhood centre. Photo / Petr Kratochvil / CC

Community News

Island’s First Licensed Early Childhood Centre: A Community Triumph

Joy and achievement: Great Barrier Island celebrates the licensing of its first early childhood centre. Photo / Petr Kratochvil / CC Aotea…

Claris Post Shop: Delivering a Piece of History and a Business Opportunity. Photo / Ruark Redwood

Could You Be Great Barrier’s Next Postmaster?

Could you be the next postmaster of one of New Zealand’s most remote post shops? Situated on Great Barrier Island, over 100…

Rock of Remembrance: Great Barrier's WWI Legacy at Tryphena. Photo / NZ History

Community News

Aotea Commemorates ANZAC Day

Rock of Remembrance: Great Barrier’s WWI Legacy at Tryphena. Photo / NZ History As the morning sun casts its glow over Tryphena,…

Decisions from a Distance: Auckland Council Headquarters, 90 Kilometers Away from Aotea. Photo / NZME

Politics

This Is Why We’re Fed Up

EDITORIAL: As Aucklanders reluctantly accepted Mayor Wayne Brown’s minimal budget increase option last month, council staff seemed perplexed. Why wouldn’t residents want…