New ZealandWoman seriously injured by own carA woman has been flown to hospital after she was run over by her own car on Great Barrier Island yesterday.02 Aug 10:58 PM
New ZealandGreat Barrier Island walk reopensA scenic bush walk through the heart of Great Barrier Island has been re-opened almost two years after it suffered extensive damage in a ferocious storm.20 May 05:43 AM
New ZealandDiving buddy: Conditions were perfectA member of a diving party says conditions were perfect for night-time diving when two men drowned at Great Barrier Island.07 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandThe men who died freedivingThe names of two men who died off Great Barrier Island and were thought to have been freediving at night when they disappeared can now be reported.07 Mar 05:37 AM
TravelGreat Barrier Island: Hidden paradise an air hop awaySarah Ell relishes a taste of Great Barrier's wild landscape and sense of freedom.09 Jan 08:00 PM
New ZealandFamily wait for sanctuary deal closureTwo years after a nature sanctuary was put up for sale on Great Barrier Island, its owners are awaiting a deal to be settled with their preferred buyer19 Nov 04:00 PM
TravelGreat Barrier Island: A bird's lifeElisabeth Easther visited Great Barrier Island's Glenfern Sanctuary and found plenty to crow about.10 Sep 06:00 PM
New ZealandThe lost boys of the BarrierIt was supposed to be an island boot camp to scare youngsters straight. But it spun out of control, scarring many participants for life.04 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandScallop fisheries monitored after parasite threatGovernment scientists promise to keep a close eye on three scallop fisheries from where they have received reports of deformed, watery and stunted specimens.16 Jun 05:22 AM
New ZealandParasite hits scallop bedsConcern is stirring over the health of several scallop fisheries after an investigation has detected the spread of a new parasite to North Island waters.15 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandEndangered dolphins at Great Barrier IslandResearchers have discovered a new hot-spot for a nationally-endangered species of dolphin near the shores of Great Barrier Island.31 Mar 11:45 PM
New ZealandWarning to Barrier fishers on threat to rare petrelAs the rare and endangered black petrel nests on Great Barrier Island over summer, fishers have been asked to remain on guard to avoid accidentally hooking them.22 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandGreat Barrier Island blazeFirefighters last night battled a blaze at a farm on Great Barrier Island.04 Dec 11:34 PM
New ZealandOff-duty Fire Service crew spot blazeA large fire has destroyed a farm house on Great Barrier Island after it was spotted by off-duty Fire Service staff staying at a hotel on the island.04 Dec 08:45 PM
TravelGreat Barrier Island: New angle on old islandElisabeth Easther went to Great Barrier Island in search of some reel fun.16 Nov 11:00 PM
New Zealand'Death tax' leaves councillors coldThe cost of burying two to three people who die each year on Great Barrier Island left Auckland councillors stone cold at the end of a marathon, two-day budget meeting yesterday.06 Nov 06:12 PM
TravelGreat Barrier Island: Nostalgia and isolated blissRoger Hall steps back in time on Great Barrier Island - a place where strangers still stop and offer you a lift.02 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandFamily relieved by wreck findThe wife of a missing pilot says it's a miracle that wreckage of her husband's bi-plane which disappeared more than four months ago has apparently been recovered.07 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandMan's hand speared by stingray barbA man has been taken to Auckland Hospital after an altercation with a stingray this morning.05 Aug 03:41 AM
New ZealandFrustrated conservationist avoids jailA frustrated conservationist who set fire to a lodge on an unspoilt island in the Hauraki Gulf has avoided a jail term, partly due to his service protecting the environment.10 Apr 05:39 AM
TravelAuckland: The Barrier really is GreatElisabeth Easther pitched her tent on Great Barrier Island and was very reluctant to leave.28 Mar 03:15 PM
WorldNew row over spoil dumping near reefNew controversy has erupted around the decision to allow 3 million tonnes of dredge spoil to be dumped near the fragile Great Barrier Reef.03 Mar 04:30 PM
TravelGreat Barrier: Isle be backThis bush-covered beauty is an island like no other, as Elisabeth Easther discovered recently.06 Dec 11:00 PM
TravelWild about the Hauraki GulfHauraki Adventurer and documentary maker Gus Roxburgh shares what he loves about our closest national park, the Hauraki Gulf.11 Oct 10:00 PM
New ZealandSuspected fish poisoning on Great Barrier IslandA man and woman were flown to hospital yesterday after falling ill from suspected fish poisoning.01 Mar 12:02 AM
New ZealandThermal imaging to probe for hot spots on BarrierFire crews on Great Barrier Island will be using thermal imaging gear this morning to probe for hot spots on their containment lines.26 Jan 07:20 PM
New ZealandGreat Barrier fire finally under controlFire crews are optimistic they have gained the upper hand over a huge blaze that has been burning on Great Barrier Island throughout the week.24 Jan 06:10 PM
