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Healthy tomato seedlings ready for local gardens — now on sale at Kaitoke School’s Harvest Hub for $5 each.

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What’s On Around Aotea: Notices, Events & Jobs

NOTICES Tomato Seedlings for Sale – Harvest HubSpring’s in full swing, and Kaitoke School’s Harvest Hub is overflowing with healthy tomato seedlings ready for local gardens. Varieties range from cherry to big slicers at $5 each. Payments can be made…

The newly sworn-in Great Barrier Local Board, from left: Nikki Watts, Christopher Ollivier, Neil Sanderson, Izzy Fordham and Ryan Daly, following Thursday’s pōhiri at the Claris Conference Centre.

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Fordham, Ollivier re-elected to lead Great Barrier Board

Aotea’s new local board was officially sworn in at the Claris Conference Centre on Thursday, marking the start of the 2025–2028 term. Izzy Fordham was re-elected chair and Christopher Ollivier deputy chair at the meeting, which followed a formal pōwhiri…

25 Years of Windy Hill. Photo / AoteaGBI.news

Windy Hill cuts poison use — and still outperforms unmanaged bush

The long-running Windy Hill Sanctuary on the island’s south-east has reduced its use of poison by two-thirds while continuing to record some of the lowest pest levels in the Hauraki Gulf. The wildlife sanctuary, established more than 25 years ago…

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

Ecology - Aotea Green

Dolphin laid to rest after washing up at Tryphena

A dolphin that washed up at Tryphena today has been collected by the Great Barrier Island Department of Conservation office. Rangers Chippy Wood and Ratanui Beazley attended the scene, supported by teenagers Phoenix Beazley and Jarred Beazley. Your browser does…

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Crowds turned out for the opening of Mumma Wenz Ice Cream, with locals calling it a sweet new addition to summer on the Barrier.

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Around Aotea: Clean Outs, Concerts, and Community Calls

NOTICES Aotea Inorganic Collection Bookings OpenBook your on-property inorganic collection now to help reduce landfill waste.South: book by Tue 21 Oct, collection…

Tail fins of an Air New Zealand and Air Chathams aircraft, symbolising the new interline partnership set to link regional travellers through shared booking and baggage systems. Photo / Air NZ

Chatham Islands

Air NZ and Air Chathams join forces under new deal

Air New Zealand and Air Chathams have announced a new agreement that will allow passengers to book a single ticket for flights…

Auckland branches of The Warehouse are among those affected by the retailer’s decision to stop sending goods directly to Great Barrier and the Chatham Islands from October 15.

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Warehouse axes shipping to Great Barrier and Chathams

The Warehouse has announced it will stop sending online orders directly to Great Barrier Island and the Chatham Islands from October 15,…

The newly elected Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board — five locals chosen to represent the island for the next term.

Community News

Fordham, Daly and Watts top Great Barrier’s local election

Great Barrier Island has again recorded the highest voter turnout in Auckland, with 53.6 percent of eligible voters returning their papers –…

Auckland mayor Wayne Brown speaks about his proposals for the city's budget. Photo / RNZ / Marika Khabazi

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Great Barrier tops Auckland for voter turnout as Wayne Brown storms home

Great Barrier Island has led the Auckland region in civic participation, recording the highest voter turnout as polls closed at noon today,…

A Fullers ferry crosses the Hauraki Gulf from Waiheke Island towards Auckland. The gulf is the focus of new legislation expanding marine protection zones across the region.

New Marine Protections for Hauraki Gulf Clear Parliament

Legislation expanding marine protection across the Hauraki Gulf has passed its third and final reading in Parliament, despite criticism over a last-minute…