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Haka, Hate Crimes and Shoplifting: Welcome to the Opposition
What Do You Get When You Cross a Shoplifter, a TikTok Liar, and a Haka Mob? Labour’s Only Hope.
Trial Brings Urgent Care Boost to Great Barrier Island
Great Barrier Island will be one of six rural communities to pilot a major new Government initiative aimed at transforming after-hours and…
Barrier Bach Wins Top Honours at 2025 Architecture Awards
The Hauraki Gulf took centre stage at the 2025 Auckland Architecture Awards, with homes on Great Barrier, Waiheke, and Kawau all honoured…
Bed Tax or Burden? Auckland Plan Raises Eyebrows
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is doubling down on his push for a regional bed tax, saying a majority of residents support the…
Bush Tracks: Indy Yelich – Sail Away
We’re addicted. Lorde’s sister Indy Yelich has released a track we can’t get out of our heads — Sail Away is subdued,…
Thinking of Running? Local Board Candidate Info Sessions Announced for Great Barrier Island
The Auckland Council service centre and local board office in Claris—hub of local decision-making on Great Barrier Island. Photo / Auckland Council
Bush Battle on Tiritiri: Tuatara and Takahē Caught in Wild Scrap
They’re both rare, prehistoric-looking icons of the New Zealand bush. But it turns out even the nation’s most protected species aren’t above…
Editorial: Kawau Island’s Poison Plan — Conservation or Chemical Catastrophe?
A proposal quietly moving through the system could make Kawau Island the most chemically saturated inhabited island in New Zealand history. From June 2025 to April 2027, Auckland Council, with backing from DOC, Predator Free 2050 Ltd, and the Manuhiri…
Invasive Caulerpa Seaweed Detected Off Little Barrier Island
Patches of the invasive seaweed Exotic Caulerpa have been discovered at three locations off the northeast coast of Little Barrier Island, prompting…
DOC denies 1080 plans for Aotea despite growing concern in community
The Department of Conservation has denied that any 1080 drop is currently planned or scheduled for Aotea / Great Barrier Island, following…
Caulerpa Spread Risks Billions – Report
By Susan Botting, Local Democracy Reporter, NZME
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