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ISSUE 11 – THURSDAY 15 AUGUST

Next Issue, Issue 12: 12 September | Submissions due by 10am Monday 9 September

PLEASE NOTE THE COMMUNITY BOAT WASH FACILITY FEEDBACK EVENT IS ON WEDNESDAY 25 SEPTEMBER (NOT AUGUST)

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Issue 11 Articles

Expedition Excerpts from John Ogden

“It is time to put the events of Sunday 28th July behind me, but a few points are worth making.” First and foremost – “thank you” to all those who helped get me out of the situation into which I … Read More

Stopping the Spread of Caulerpa: MPI fronts up about the CAN

Time to have your say about the future of the CAN It was a wet night last Thursday when John Walsh, Director of Pest Management for Biosecurity New Zealand (Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI)), and two colleagues fronted up to … Read More

Love Food, Not Waste

Food resilience, and reusing all food scraps, go hand in hand, ensuring no nutritious resources end up in landfill and potentially saving you money. This…

Small Island Big Ideas Podcast Series to Launch in September

Small Island Big Ideas (SIBI) latest project “Outside In” is a podcast series that connects Aotea to other small (in fact, tiny) islands around the…

Robyn Margaret Joynes Obituary

Robyn Margaret Joynes(nee Goodison, formerly Scrimgeour)23 December 1944 – 7 July 2024 Robyn’s dad Jim Goodison returned home from the second world war in the…

Volunteers Help Plant 700 Native Trees

In July, we hosted three conservation volunteers for a few days on Aotea to support the planting of over 700 trees. Amy Dent, a marine…

Aotea’s Unwanted Umbrella: Water Pennywort, Hydrocottle Umbellata

Water Pennywort is currently an eradication species on Aotea, it is native to North America and parts of South America. Water Pennywort can grow as…

Goat Notes

After years of concerted effort by local and off island contractors Aotea / Great Barrier Island was declared free of feral goats in 2006. Given…

Peter Thornburn Returns to Aotea

Back in April, the island was lucky to get a visit from leading mental health and addiction specialist Peter Thorburn and he is returning in August. Peter triumphed…

SeaLink Launch 20% Off for Residents

Sign-up with SeaLink Membership for residents to receive your 20% off ferry travel on selected fares! Residents of the island can now receive 20% off…

Kaitoke School Kitchen Materials Call out

Do you have spare building materials lying around for a school kitchen project? A group of architecture students from University of Auckland are on the…