Waiheke News

The wind is howling, but inside Whittaker's Music Museum, just off the main street of Oneroa on Waiheke Island, it's cosy and nostalgic. Hosts Lloyd and Joan Whittaker are taking a dozen people on a musical journey, showcasing their...

Evaluating your Waiheke neighbour's wine is fraught with problems. Be too critical and you risk being frozen out; too effusive and you're accused of favouritism and sucking up. The vineyards of Cable Bay surround me, and their well-reviewed...

A top restaurant owner has been exposed as an FBI fugitive after a fingerprint scan revealed he was on the run from a drugs charge. The past of Antonio Crisci came back to haunt him when he was arrested at Los Angeles Airport last...

Ziplining is coming to Waiheke Island. Three dual ziplines (aerial cables) several hundred metres long on Trig Hill near Onetangi will allow two people to ride side by side over vineyards and down into native bush. EcoZip Adventures...

Firefighters are battling a blaze at a takeaway bar on Waiheke Island this morning. Fire Services were called to the restaurant on Miami Ave at 6.53am, Northern Fire Communications shift manager Colin Underdown said. Multiple calls...

The summer sky is a cerulean blue, a light breeze ripples through the vines and olive trees sway on the horizon. I feel I could be in the south of France but I am seated at Waiheke Island's Stonyridge Vi

It's always a funny experience going into a bar that doubles as a cafe. Although there will be beer taps, spirit bottles and a wine list, there will also be the cavernous echo that you get in cafes, and Charley Farley's in Onetangi...

It's always a funny experience going into a bar that doubles as a cafe. Although there will be beer taps, spirit bottles and a wine list, there will also be the cavernous echo that you get in cafes, and Charley Farley's in Onetangi...

An old story goes that the guides in the Uffizi, the fabulous Renaissance gallery in Florence, would quietly remind visitors that "it is not the paintings that are on trial here". It sounds unlikely to me: that phrase has the ring...

John Quigley says the Waiheke Island Jazz Festival has taken on "the characteristics of its surroundings" - outdoorsy, laid-back and creative. It's the second year Waiheke landowner, and a founding member of Nairobi Trio, has been...

It came as a bit of a surprise to me to learn that, as a visitor to Waiheke, I could avoid the hot, noisy slog up the busy road from the Matiatia ferry terminal to Oneroa village by exchanging it for a shady wander through a stretch...

It's hard not to like Waiheke. It started out as a safe haven for alternative lifestylers and has finished up as a safe haven for the filthy rich. Which leaves the island in the unique position of offering something for everyone. But...

I have many happy places, because Waiheke Island is one giant happy place. You step off the ferry and you're instantly immersed in the culture of the place, and the people. I like to say the people here celebrate your strengths and...

That's what Christchurch is struggling with after a year of earthquakes - the potential loss of 600ha of residential land, 900 commercial buildings in its city centre, and huge sections of its heritage quarters. To illustrate that...

A Waiheke Island ferry has had to return back to Auckland this afternoon due to a mechanical issue. Fullers spokesperson Delyth Coghlan-Morgan said the 1pm service was forced to head back to downtown Auckland after a problem with...

Nothing evokes a New Zealand summer quite like a barbecue. And whether you're after the perfect spot for a big family get-together in the park or are planning a romantic picnic on the beach, plenty of council-owned barbecues are dotted...

A Waiheke Island man suffered excruciating injuries when the ladder he was on somehow collapsed, twisting his legs and trapping them between the rungs. Waiheke Island chief fire officer Ron Leonard said the man was checking the levels...

Do you ever feel like a plastic bag, drifting through the wind, wanting to start again? That's how sassy American songstress Katy Perry puts it. And, while my son is hooked on the hype, I find myself relating to the lyrics for a different...

The rush is on to buy up multimillion-dollar houses on Waiheke Island - sales in the past three months have reportedly been the best in a decade. Stunning properties are being built and bought by Auckland businesspeople to join household...

Whangamata remains the top spot for Kiwi holidaymakers over summer, according to new figures. For the fourth year in a row, coastal North Island destination Whangamata has topped the list of accommodation bookings made through the...