- Gulf News

Auckland’s relationship to central government is that of a slave and slave-owner, according to Mayor Wayne Brown, which makes him Auckland’s first mayor in more than three decades to openly cavil at the weight of financial demands and tinkerings from Wellington. He wants the new […]

Our pride in the valour and sacrifice of those who have served is not to glorify war itself, reflects RSA patron Mike Lee in a sombre Anzac Day address, reprinted below. We gather here once again this morning – as is our custom – to keep vigil and bear witness to the fallen. To remember […]

Hearty congratulations to Oliver Stretton-Pow, who was recently announced as the winner of the People’s Choice Award at this year’s Perpetual Guardian Sculpture on the Gulf. His successful work, Hard Graft, was inspired by the Cape Reinga Lighthouse, which the artist showed grafted atop […]

Iwi are seeking three temporary fishing closures in the Hauraki Gulf, including Waiheke. If approved this would prohibit the take of kūtai (mussels), kōura (rock lobster), pāua and beach cast tipa (scallops) on Waiheke for two years Fisheries New Zealand wants public feedback on the […]

Maritime New Zealand has been carrying out interviews and examining the 48-metre Japanese fishing vessel which ran aground on rocks at The Noises, last Tuesday. Chokyu Maru No.68, a commercial tuna longliner with 27 crew onboard, got into trouble at the northern end of Motuhoropapa Island at around […]

My nephews Ben and James were born with a kind of intellectual disability called Fragile X Syndrome (FXS), a genetic condition which causes anxiety trouble speaking and severe learning disability.  The boys also inherited Fragile X strengths: a good memory for things which interest them, and a […]

Long-time costume and props hire shop Otherworld has found a new home and it looks like it was meant to be. The shop is now located at the back of Artworks Community Theatre. The new location screams show business as visitors explore its indoor galleries and nooks surrounded by period costumes, […]

Waiheke bounced back impressively from last week’s shock loss with a pulsating 2–1 home win over Beachlands at Onetangi Sports Park on Saturday.  A bitter cross wind tested the mettle of both players and the large crowd on the hill but Waiheke’s slick passing and movement […]

In 2015 Waiheke’s John Hudson sat down with Jean-Luc Kister, the French frogman who planted the bombs that sank the Rainbow Warrior, in an exclusive interview for TVNZ’s Sunday. Last week in a meeting with staff, the network dropped their own bomb on the long-running weekly show, […]

Greens co-leader, and Auckland Central MP, Chloe Swarbrick is calling for parliament to take the threat of caulerpa more seriously; before it spreads and smothers even more of our coastal seabeds. In a special debates session on local issues this week, Swarbrick said the roughly $5 million […]