The waiting list for water delivery on Waiheke Island is getting so long some families need to go without water for days on end.

A man accused of rape who reportedly left New Zealand by obtaining a new passport while dressed as a woman can be named for the first time.

Waiheke Island residents have rallied to help the Auckland rescue helicopter service which made 265 trips there last year and needs an all-weather landing pad.

Child Youth and Family are supporting a teenager charged with a violent sex attack on a tourist visiting Waiheke Island.

Google Maps is famous for getting the commuter, cyclist and pedestrian from A to B; but it is a little known fact that the man who oversaw its development is a Kiwi.

This plantation-style home sits above the coastline in Church Bay, and overlooks Motukaha Island, the Hauraki Gulf and Auckland. The location provides breathtaking views of the sea by day, and at night the city lights are clearly visible.

Waiheke Island could be the last place in Auckland where first home buyers can still afford the quarter acre dream.

Ahead of the food and wine additions to the summer Headland Sculpture on the Gulf, Catherine Smith gets a taste of what's to come.

Overcoming her fears, Donna McIntyre tackles Waiheke's latest adrenalin buzz.

Danielle Wright goes bush with medical herbalist Helen Elscot to preview the Waiheke Walking Festival.

The film-maker shares her happy place with us.

The 13.9 hectare multi-million dollar home for sale at Te Rere Cove, Church Bay, Waiheke Island.

Danielle Wright visits the Whittaker's Music Museum and finds a great excuse to day-trip to Waiheke, even on a rainy autumn day.

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.

Three dual ziplines planned for Trig Hill will allow two people to ride side-by-side over vineyards and down into native bush.