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Red alert lifted but severe westerlies remain as Cyclone Vaianu tracks south
Great Barrier Island appears to have dodged the worst of Cyclone Vaianu, with emergency response officials reporting no major damage as the storm’s centre tracks down the mainland. As of 2:30 pm Sunday, the eye of the system had descended…
Barrier RNZ listeners face outages in broadcasting overhaul
Listeners on Great Barrier Island who tune into RNZ National via the AM network should prepare for disruptions over the coming month…
Red Warning Issued for Great Barrier as Cyclone Vaianu Nears
Great Barrier Island has been placed under a Red Wind Warning as Cyclone Vaianu tracks directly toward the community. Cushla Buchanan, Aotea…
Planning purgatory: Hauraki Gulf helipad ban grounded in Wellington
The effort to ban new helipads in residential areas across the Hauraki Gulf Islands appears to have been grounded in Wellington, leaving…
Heavy rain and severe gales expected for Sunday storm
Great Barrier Island is firmly in the crosshairs of Tropical Cyclone Vaianu, with local emergency officials and national leaders warning residents to…
The Marsden Point Post-Mortem: Malice, Media, or Merely Morons?
OPINION: In the last few days, every mainstream media outlet in New Zealand has performed a synchronized routine. They have all tackled…
Anti-bottom trawling long distance swimmer breaks world record, arrives in Wellington
Ultra-marathon open-water swimmer Jono Ridler has completed his record-breaking odyssey down the east coast of the North Island, calling New Zealanders to…
Lace Up Aotea: New Run Club Launches Ahead of Wharf 2 Wharf
The annual Wharf 2 Wharf returns this October, and locals looking to dust off their sneakers have a new reason to hit the ground running. The launch of the Aotea Run Club is a community-focused initiative designed to get the…
Spark joins One NZ with satellite partnership that dumps dead spots across Aotea
Spark has launched a satellite-to-mobile service in partnership with Starlink, matching a similar offering from One NZ to eliminate coverage dead spots…
Total Fire Ban Lifted for Barrier, Waiheke
The total fire ban across Great Barrier Island and Waiheke is officially lifted as of today. Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ)…
EV sales hit record highs as petrol prices skyrocket
Registrations for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles reached 1540 for the week ending March 29, a massive jump from the 225 recorded…
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