Latest from Waiheke Island

Four Square caught selling liquor to minor

The store plans to appeal its liquor licence suspension.

Stony Batter earmarked to be regional tourist destination

DOC wants to develop the site into a destination for cultural and educational purposes.

Waiheke always delivers

Kiwi designer Karen Walker gives the lowdown on her favourite stylish getaway.

TVNZ's Jessica Mutch weds PM's hipster bodyguard

Mutch's man is known as the "hot hipster-bearded bodyguard".

'Our staff have been a little starstruck': How the Wallabies wowed Waiheke

The Aussies roused the Auckland island from a tourist off-season ahead of tonight's test.

Auckland's $260k mirror artwork cracked already

Auckland Council says cracks are "not unexpected" and won't add to ratepayer costs.

Waiheke in winter paints appealing journey for UK artist

A Waiheke Island arts residency is attracting artists from as far afield as Cornwall.

Call to shut public out of all kauri forests

Forest and Bird has shut its own reserves to dramatise a need to close all kauri forests.

Motocross accident and tree and ladder falls keep rescue chopper busy

One rescue involved paramedics travelling by 4WD and helicopter to the remote location.

Slice of Kiwi paradise sells for $32 million

Part of a family farm on Waiheke Island has sold for close to $35m.

'She thought it was a joke. [I said] no darling, we're stuffed.'

Dad and daughter happy to be on land after two-day ordeal.

Rescued dad: 'We should have flipped ... we're just lucky it didn't'

Dad, daughter who survived appalling conditions for 2 days recount their horror on board.

First photos: Father, daughter safe after nearly two days in heavy seas

A father and daughter found in a missing boat off Waiheke Island are under tow to safety.

'Heke' beer name causing upset over ties to Ngapuhi chief

An iwi elder says it is not just a name, but something the tribe is "proud of".

Millennials swap homes for fur babies

With rising living costs, some millennials are opting for babies of the fur variety.

Revealed: Nigella's secret downunder visit

Celebrity cook Nigella Lawson has been dining on some of Waiheke's finest offerings.

Man cheats death following yacht explosion

Boatie was burning alive with flames all around before he made a daring escape.

Butterworth on open-sea watch for Kirwan

The ocean swim is likened to running two marathons back to back.