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New speed limit signs on Great Barrier Island spark debate—are they safety measures or just another sign of the city's trappings creeping in?

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Speed Limits Spark Debate After New Signs Appear

A peculiar sight on Great Barrier Island has gone viral on social media, sparking a lively debate about the island’s recently reduced speed limits. The image, posted anonymously, shows not one, but two 40 km/h speed limit signs flanking either…

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

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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,…

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SeaLink Workers Set to Strike Over Pay Disparity

SeaLink, services connecting Great Barrier Island, Waiheke, and Auckland, is facing potential disruptions just as the number of visitors begins to rise with Spring’s arrival. Workers have voted to strike over growing pay disparities. Starting from 24 September, around 50…

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

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SeaLink Announces Resident Discounts, Opens Christmas Bookings

SeaLink has unveiled a new resident discount program for Great Barrier Island, offering a 20% reduction on retail bookings for certain fare types. The initiative comes amid recent concerns over soaring ferry fares. To benefit from the discount, residents need…

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Local Board’s Decade-Long Silence on Transport Subsidies

The Great Barrier Island local board chair is defending claims that the board has advocated for public transport and freight subsidies to and from the island, despite a lack of formal evidence supporting such requests. An investigation by AoteaGBI.news found…

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SeaLink Sailing Diversions due to Tryphena Wharf Upgrades

Residents and visitors should prepare for a change in their travel plans this July. The Wednesday SeaLink sailings to Tryphena Wharf will be diverted to Whangaparapara Wharf as major upgrades continue at Tryphena Wharf. Since April, Tryphena Wharf has been…

Great Barrier Island is literally off the map when it comes to Auckland Transport's 10-year plan. Photo / AT

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No Mention of Aotea in 10-Year Transport Plan

Great Barrier Island is literally off the map when it comes to Auckland Transport’s 10-year plan. Photo / AT Great Barrier Island (Aotea) has been conspicuously excluded from the latest Regional Land Transport Plan (RLTP) out of Auckland Transport. The…

The cutting-edge VS-9 is currently undergoing testing in the Hauraki Gulf and will be fitted with a cabin top once trials are complete. Photo / Supplied

Environment & Ecology

Cutting-Edge Electric Hydrofoiling Ferry Hits the Hauraki Gulf

Fullers' latest ferry technology could reduce the journey to Great Barrier Island to under two hours.

Community News

SeaLink Slashes Ferry Prices with 20% Autumn-Winter Discount

Driver and vehicle prices on some SeaLink ferry services in April are as low as $320. Photo / NZME Great Barrier Island could see an uptick in visitors during the quieter autumn and winter months, following a new 20% discount on…

Change in the Air: Barrier Air Revises Ticket Policy Amid Soaring Costs. Photo / 100% Pure NZ

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Barrier Air Adjusts Ticket Policies Amid Soaring Costs

Change in the Air: Barrier Air Revises Ticket Policy Amid Soaring Costs. Photo / 100% Pure NZ Barrier Air has announced changes to its ticketing policy, a decision prompted by rising cost pressures. The move, which now restricts changes to…