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

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Auckland Council approves 7.9 per cent rates hike

Auckland Council has confirmed a 7.9 per cent average residential rates increase for this year. This follows the 2025 hike where Great Barrier Island ratepayers faced the highest burden in…

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Historic Le Roy Estate Hits The Market At Port Fitzroy

Solar water collectors. Photo / Peter Vauhn

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Off-Grid Property Searches Jump 68% as Kiwis Look to ‘Short’ the Energy Crisis

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Is this New Zealand’s first million-dollar tent?

It is not often you see a canvas tent guiding for seven figures, but a unique listing on Great Barrier…

Sunset Waterfront Lodge sits opposite the beach at Mulberry Grove, a familiar landmark for visitors arriving in Tryphena.

Tryphena’s Sunset Lodge hits the market

One of Tryphena’s few full-service accommodation providers, Sunset Waterfront Lodge, has been listed for sale — offering what the agents…

No consent, no problem? 60sqm cabins could be built without red tape, easing the Barrier's housing crunch. Photo / Eric Petschek

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Granny flats get the green light — consent rules scrapped

Property owners can now build granny flats of up to 70 square metres without applying for a building consent, after…

Weathered timber and rusting iron cling to what’s left of the old pioneer cottage on Blind Bay Road — soon to perhaps make way for a new build.

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Pioneer cottage at Blind Bay faces uncertain future

A weather-beaten pioneer cottage tucked away on Blind Bay Road looks set to be flattened, with agent Mike Jensen saying…

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Shynade Mellish takes women’s marathon at Wharf to Wharf

Shynade Mellish has won the women’s full marathon at Wharf to Wharf in 4hr 19min 38sec, completing her first-ever marathon on her…

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Tom O’Connor wins Wharf to Wharf marathon with 33-minute PB

Tom O’Connor has won the Wharf to Wharf full marathon in 3hr 58min, taking 33 minutes off the time he recorded when…

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Local runner first across the finish line at Wharf to Wharf

Aotea runner Elliot Forrest has won the Wharf to Wharf half marathon, crossing the finish line at Tryphena Wharf in 1hr 46min…

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Nats candidate backs free ferry for Gold Card holders

Candace Kinser had spent more than an hour answering questions from Great Barrier residents when she disappeared into the kitchen at the…

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Council votes to bring back in-person voting despite $31m-$40m estimated cost

Auckland Council has voted to bring back in-person voting for the 2028 local elections, despite current estimates putting the cost at up…

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Sunair returns to Ardmore for summer

Sunair Aviation will return to the Ardmore–Great Barrier route from November 4, restoring a direct air link between Aotea and South Auckland…

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‘Everybody’s going to leave’ – island fuel prices surge past $5

The gap between Great Barrier Island and Auckland fuel prices has almost doubled this year, rising from less than $1 a litre…

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Commerce Commission closes Barrier Air complaint

The Commerce Commission has closed Island Aviation’s complaint alleging Barrier Air was deliberately using heavily discounted fares to squeeze its only competitor…

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Council Flies in Enforcement Teams to Stop 70-Year-Old’s Katherine Bay Build

The Barrier dream has always involved a bit of making do – building your own, working around the weather and, sometimes, taking…

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PROPERTY PULSE

Auckland Council approves 7.9 per cent rates hike

Historic Le Roy Estate Hits The Market At Port Fitzroy

Off-Grid Property Searches Jump 68% as Kiwis Look to ‘Short’ the Energy Crisis

More Property

Is this New Zealand’s first million-dollar tent?

Tryphena’s Sunset Lodge hits the market

Granny flats get the green light — consent rules scrapped

Pioneer cottage at Blind Bay faces uncertain future

More news

Shynade Mellish takes women’s marathon at Wharf to Wharf

Tom O’Connor wins Wharf to Wharf marathon with 33-minute PB

Local runner first across the finish line at Wharf to Wharf

Nats candidate backs free ferry for Gold Card holders

Council votes to bring back in-person voting despite $31m-$40m estimated cost

Sunair returns to Ardmore for summer

‘Everybody’s going to leave’ – island fuel prices surge past $5

Commerce Commission closes Barrier Air complaint

Council Flies in Enforcement Teams to Stop 70-Year-Old’s Katherine Bay Build

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Claris Centre to become ‘Aotea Central’ in major upgrade

Katchafire to headline New Year festival on Great Barrier

Island Gin shortlisted for international producer of the year

Shynade Mellish takes women’s marathon at Wharf to Wharf