Local news and events

Waiheke is set to host the launch of the national Keep New Zealand Beautiful campaign, click go to find out more...
 
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The Local Government Commission last week rejected a proposal to transfer governance of the Gulf islands to the Thames-Coromandel District Council instead of Auckland City Council, click Go to find out more...
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The Department of Conservation is vowing government cuts in conservation funding will not touch the Gulf even though the affects will be felt elsewhere.
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Waiheke Island recently featured on the cover of prestigious US magazine The Worlds Best Islands To Live On — click Go to read about it...
 
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A NatWest International bank survey of more than 2000 British immigrants living in 12 countries found that Britons in New Zealand rated the country highly in all areas - click Go to read more...
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