Waiheke Island

Waiheke Island (/waɪˈhɛkiː/; Māori: [ˈwaihɛkɛ]) is the most populated and the second-largest island in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand. Its ferry terminal in Matiatia Bay at the western end is 21.5 km (13.4 mi) from the central-city terminal in Auckland.

Waiheke is the second-largest island in the gulf, after Great Barrier Island. It is the most populated island in the gulf, with 9,790 permanent residents.[1] Another estimated 3,400 have second or holiday homes on the island.[2] It is New Zealand's most densely populated island,[citation needed] and the third most populated after the North and South Islands. It is the most accessible island in the gulf, with regular passenger and car-ferry services, a helicopter operator based on the island, and other air links.[3]

In November 2015, Lonely Planet rated Waiheke Island the fifth-best region in the world to visit in 2016.[4]

Contents
Geography
Climate
History
Demographics
Governance
Lifestyle
Education
Transport
Infrastructure
Wine
See also
Notes
References
External links

Geography

Overview

null

The island is off the coast of the North Island. It is 19.3 km (12.0 mi) in length from west to east, varies in width from 0.64 to 9.65 km (0.40 to 6.00 mi), and has a surface area of 92 km2 (36 sq mi). The coastline is 133.5 km (83.0 mi), including 40 km (25 mi) of beaches. The port of Matiatia at the western end is 17.7 km (11.0 mi) from Auckland and the eastern end is 21.4 km (13.3 mi) from Coromandel.[3] The much smaller Tarahiki Island lies 3 km (1.9 mi) to the east.

The island is very hilly with few flat areas, the highest point being Maunganui at 231 m (758 ft).[5] The climate is slightly warmer than Auckland, with less humidity and rain, and more sunshine hours.[3]

Geology

There are locations of interest to geologists: an argillite outcrop in Rocky Bay,[6] and a chert stack at the end of Pohutukawa Point, considered "one of the best exposures of folded chert in Auckland City".[7]

Beaches

There are many scenic beaches, including:

Beaches on Waiheke Island
  • Onetangi Beach
  • Sandcastle on Oneroa Beach
  • Palm Beach

Climate

null

Waiheke, like Auckland, experiences a subtropical climate according to the Trewartha climate classification, and an oceanic climate according to the Köppen climate classification. The region lies 13° of latitude south of the Tropic of Capricorn, so tropical plants which are protected for the winter months will flower and fruit in the summer, and cold climate vegetables planted in autumn will mature in early spring. Summers tend to be warm and humid, while winters are relatively mild with frost being a rare event on Waiheke.

Rainfall is typically plentiful, though dry spells may occur during the summer months which can be problematic for many of the island residents, the vast majority of whom rely on rainwater harvesting from residential roofs for drinking and household use. During such dry periods (typically 3–4 months between December and March), the island's water-delivery trucks can be seen replenishing residential water tanks that have run dry.

It is often anecdotally said by locals that Waiheke has a different micro-climate from the Auckland isthmus. Though little data supports this, the following data from a NIWA report[12][13] suggests Waiheke receives over 100 hours more sunshine a year than other parts of Auckland.

History

null

The original Māori name for Waiheke was apparently Te Motu-arai-roa, 'the long sheltering island',[14] but at the time the first European visitors arrived it was known as Motu-Wai-Heke, 'island of trickling waters'[14] — rendered as Motu Wy Hake by James Downie, master of the store ship HMS Coromandel, in his 1820 chart of the Tamaki Strait and the Coromandel coast.[14]

Several iwi, Ngāti Huarere, Ngāti Maru and Ngāti Pāoa all have ancestral connections to the island. From the mid 19th century, the New Zealand government bought large blocks of land. This, along with land purchasing by private owners meant that by 1970, Māori-owned land was limited to the Ngāti Pāoa 2100-acre block to the west of the island.[15]

The location of Waiheke Island in the Hauraki Gulf with its abundant seafood and extensive kauri forests made it appealing to residents of an expanding Auckland. When shipping companies began offering occasional trips to the island in the 1880s, Waiheke emerged as a seaside resort. In 1915, Aucklanders were offered the chance to buy affordable land at Ostend, the first subdivision of Waiheke. The naming of these new subdivisions reveal the central role of beach life to the identity of the island. The winner of a competition naming the Surfdale subdivision was awarded a parcel of land near the beach. A section of land could be bought for a small deposit on top of a cost of 8 pence a day and was promoted as a sound investment, however, a level of self sufficiency was required for life on the island as electricity only arrived in 1954.[15]

During World War II, three gun emplacements were built at Stony Batter on the eastern edge to protect Allied shipping in Waitematā Harbour, in the fear that Japanese ships might reach New Zealand. This mirrored developments at North Head and Rangitoto Island. The guns were never fired in anger. The empty emplacements can be visited seven days a week. The extensive tunnels below them have also opened as a tourist attraction.[16]

In 1999 Waiheke's community board voted Waiheke as a "genetic engineering free zone",[17] but this is a matter of principle rather than fact, as only national government controls exist over genetically engineered foods and grains.

Demographics

Population

null

Waiheke has a resident population of 9,790 people (June 2021) with most living close to the western end,[18] or near the isthmus between Huruhi Bay and Oneroa Bay, which at its narrowest is only 600 metres (2,000 feet) wide.[19] The settlements of Oneroa and Blackpool are the furthest west, followed by Palm Beach, Surfdale, and Ostend. Further east lies Onetangi, on the northern coast of the wide Onetangi Bay.[19] To the south of this on the opposing coast is Whakanewha Regional Park, Whakanewha, and Rocky Bay[6] (sometimes erroneously called Omiha, for which there is no historical Crown provenance, while 'Rocky Bay' first appears as the name of its bay on a Māori Land Court map in 1865, and again on a Crown map dating from 1877). Much of the eastern half of the island is privately owned farmland[19] and vineyards.[20]

Waiheke is a popular holiday spot, and during the main summer season, especially around Christmas and Easter, its population increases substantially due to the number of holiday homes being rented out, corporate functions and dance parties at vineyards and restaurants, the Wine Festival and the Jazz Festival and weekend trippers from around the country and the world. The population increases significantly, almost all homes and baches are full and a festive atmosphere exists.

Social composition

The demographic composition in 2012 was 82 per cent European, 12 per cent Māori, 4 per cent Pacific Islander and 2 per cent Asian. 27 per cent of residents were born outside New Zealand.[2]

Socially the island is highly diverse, with the creative sector (artists, musicians, scientists, writers, poets and actors) and eccentrics strongly represented.[19] It has 1,206 businesses but around 1,000 people commute daily to Auckland[19] as career opportunities are limited. 60.9 per cent of the residents are in employment.[21] The main employment sectors are hospitality (23 per cent) and retail (15%) followed by education, agriculture/horticulture and healthcare (10% each).[2]Gentrification and land speculation is having an impact, with high rates and mortgageinterest rates forcing some people on fixed incomes to relocate.[22] New Zealand council rates are based on land and building valuations, which take into account potential value for redevelopment even if the owners live on the property and have no intention to sell or redevelop.[23] The cost of living is higher compared to the mainland, due to the shipping-freight costs of most foodstuffs, fuel and amenities.

The income distribution (2001 Census) shows a higher proportion of lower-income groups and a lower proportion of higher-income groups compared to the whole of Auckland City. This is partially due to a higher number of pensioners and single-parent families who are usually on fixed incomes and thus poorer. In 2001, the median income for those older than 15 was $15,600 (compared to $23,500 in 2006). In 2013 the median personal income was $27,200,[21] slightly lower than the Auckland median at $29,600 due to a larger number of pensioners over 65 in the demographic pyramid. The median household income was relatively low, at $51,100 per annum, compared to $76,500 in Auckland as a whole. The increase in wealth on Waiheke is also reflected in the number of families earning more than $100,000 per year, which has more than doubled in 2007 since 2001.[24]

Māori relations

Race relations are supportive by New Zealand standards. The local marae was not ancestral Māori land held in Māori title but belonged to the Waiheke County Council. Its citizens, both Pākehā and Māori, got together, arranged for a long-term lease of council-owned land and built the marae. One of the earliest Māori land claims was driven by Waiheke citizens, who at the time did not know who the tangata whenua Māori were for the island.[25]

Governance

Waiheke is part of the territorial authority of Auckland Council. From 1970 until its amalgamation with Auckland City in 1989, it was administered by the Waiheke County Council. Since 1989 there has been an elected community board with limited, mainly representational powers, in line with other neighbourhoods in Auckland City. One member on the City Council represented all the inhabited Hauraki Gulf islands (i.e. Waiheke, Great Barrier and Rakino) plus the downtown area in the central business district.

Amalgamation with Auckland City, later Auckland Council

In 1989 Waiheke County Council was amalgamated with Auckland City Council as part of Local Government restructuring of that year.

In 1990 the Waiheke Community Board formally requested the right to de-amalgamate from the city. A 'De-amalgamation Committee' was established by Council to facilitate the Board's wish. However, this proved not to be to the liking of most of Auckland's citizens. In 1991, the city responded to a campaign run by a pro-union group, the Waiheke Island Residents & Ratepayers Association (Inc) by holding a democratic referendum. The de-amalgamation proposal sponsored by the Community Board was defeated.[26]

In 2008, the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance received 3,080 submissions (from a population of 1.2 million), 737 of which were made by Waihekeans (population 8,500), almost 1/4 of all submissions.[27] This exemplified the level of citizen involvement found on Waiheke. A public meeting of 150 residents on 29 March 2008 found a majority in favour of breaking away from Auckland City.[28] The Royal Commission[29] recommended that Waiheke Island retain its community board with enhanced powers. When Auckland Council was created in 2010 by amalgamating seven councils and territorial authorities and Auckland Regional Council, Waiheke was given its own local board.

The Waiheke Local Board was elected in the October 2010 Auckland local elections as part of the Auckland Council.[30]

The 2010 local elections resulted in Waiheke resident Mike Lee becoming the Councillor for the Waitemata and Gulf ward. Denise Roche, Faye Storer, Jo Holmes, Don McKenzie and Jim Hannan were elected to the new Local Board. After Roche's resignation after becoming a Member of Parliament for the Green Party of New Zealand in 2011, Paul Walden was elected in a by-election.

In 2013 Lee was re-elected. Paul Walden was re-elected to the Local Board, joined by Beatle Treadwell, Becs Ballard, John Meeuwsen and Shirin Brown.

In 2016, Lee was re-elected. Paul Walden, Shirin Brown and John Meeuwsen were re-elected to the Local Board. Newly elected were Cath Handley and Bob Upchurch.

In 2015–16, the subject of amalgamation remained a hot topic on the island with an application filed with the Local Government Commission from a group called Our Waiheke for a unitary authority.[31][32]

Lifestyle

Waiheke's lifestyle is largely influenced by the fact that it is surrounded by water – there are a number of beaches mentioned above, that are popular for a wide range of activities such as kite surfing, kayaking, stand-up-paddle boarding, boating, swimming and other typical beach pursuits.[20]

Arts and culture

Waiheke has a community-run cinema,[33] a theatre[34] that hosts a number of regular musicians, performances and local productions, and a library[35] that was rebuilt in 2014 at the cost of $6 million.[36] There are a large number of art galleries run by private individuals across the island, along with a community art gallery.[37]

Waiheke has become internationally known for the biennial exhibition Sculpture on the Gulf, an "outdoor sculpture exhibition set on a spectacular coastal walkway on Waiheke Island in Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf".[38] It takes place towards the end of January until approximately mid-March every second year. It was listed by the New York Times as number 35 in its list of 46 must-see places and events of 2013.[39] The sculpture walk attracts thousands of visitors to Waiheke; in 2013, there were more than 30,000 attendees.[40]

Sports

Waiheke has a number of sports teams and facilities on the island. Rugby union, cricket, rugby league, football and netball are widely played and followed.

There are three main sports facilities on the island:

Education

Waiheke Island has two primary schools and one secondary school. It is the only island in New Zealand, other than the North and South Islands, with a secondary school.

In 2016, the New Zealand Government Education Minister announced a $40 million school rebuild project for Waiheke.[48] This was made up of two project announcements: $23 million to Te Huruhi School rebuild project[49] to provide three new blocks with 22 new teaching spaces, a new administration area and library and targeted repairs to the existing school hall; and $17m was awarded to the Waiheke High School redevelopment project to build 10 new teaching spaces and improvement to existing facilities.[50]

Both rebuild project were started in 2019 with an expected completion date of late 2019 / early 2020.

Transport

Ferry

null

The ferry Baroona, built in Australia in 1904, was the main way to get to the island from the mainland for much of the twentieth century and was known for being a slow and noisy ferry. In 1987, the first of a fleet of new catamaran ferries began to provide more efficient access to and from the island. The 40 minute journey each way made a daily commute more viable.[15]

Scheduled ferry services regularly sail to and from Waiheke. Fullers operate passenger services from Downtown Auckland to Waiheke's Matiatia wharf, with trips taking approximately 40 minutes. Meanwhile, SeaLink provides passenger, car and freight services between Half Moon Bay in East Auckland and Waiheke's Kennedy Point, with trips taking around 50 minutes to an hour. SeaLink also offer a passenger and car "City Service" connecting Kennedy Point with Auckland's Wynyard Quarter.

There have been several attempts to provide alternative passenger ferry services from Matiatia. Most recently, New Zealand tour cruise company Explore Group provided a Matiatia to Downtown service from late 2014 until April 2016. The competition was welcomed by Waiheke residents, but ultimately proved unsustainable for the company.[55][56]

In recent years, there has been significant controversy with many of Waiheke's resident population who rely on the ferries "like buses" – and especially those who commute daily to work in Auckland – complaining of poor parking arrangements at Matiatia,[57] unfair price increases[58] and generally poor ferry services.[59] This led to the launch of a Ferry User's Group[60] (or FUG) and a "Fuller's Watch" group,[61] with the objective of giving a voice to the island's ferry passengers whilst lobbying local politicians and working with the ferry companies to improve the overall experience.

Buses

null

Waiheke has a reliable and fully timetabled public bus service (pdf) which is operated by Waiheke Bus Company[62] (owned by Fullers), and overseen by Auckland Transport.[63]

There are five routes operating in a new network from October 2019.[64] Most routes operate to and from the ferry terminal at Matiatia and span outwards across the island towards Palm Beach, Ostend, Rocky Bay and out to Onetangi Beach. There are no public bus routes towards the Eastern end of the island.

As the island is within one fare zone, fares are flat, regardless of journey length.[65]

In July 2019, it was announced that Waiheke will get a fleet of electric buses on the island. This will start with six new electric buses in mid-2020, with an additional five to arrive later.[66]

Air service

There is one airport on the island, Waiheke Island Aerodrome, served via fixed-wing aircraft by Flight Hauraki and via helicopter by a number of operators.[67] Waiheke is also accessible via a regular seaplane service.[68]

Infrastructure

The island has less infrastructure than mainland Auckland.

Roads: The roads are mainly narrow and in many places unsealed and unlit, especially on the eastern half of the island. Except for the Onetangi Straight (60 km/h) and the rural eastern end, the island speed limit is 50 km/h, and many of the roads see traffic travelling at well under the limit due to their size. At the car ferry terminal at Kennedy Point, the highway department has posted a sign saying "Slow Down, You're here", which delivers the message to visitors about island life.

Transport: Primary transportation on the island is by privately owned used car or car-rental for visitors. The Waiheke Bus Company (owned by Fullers) services most inhabited parts of the island, linking to the ferry sailings from Matiatia. Numerous other taxi, shuttle, bus and boutique services cater to visitors. Due to the hills, bicycles on the island tended to be limited to the young and fit, including an active mountain bike group, until the advent of ebikes. With an ebike rental company in Oneroa that also sells ebikes, they are becoming a common feature on both local roads, and on the ferry boats to the mainland. Walking continues to be a popular means of island transport, both for access and recreation with many walking trails that are not along roads. Horse riding tends to be for recreation rather than transport, but the island does support both a pony club and adult riding club.

Power: Waiheke is connected to the North Island's electricity network via twin 33 kV undersea cables from Maraetai on the mainland, terminating on the island at a 33/11 kV substation in Ostend. The island's electricity network is operated by Auckland-based lines company Vector.[69]

Water and waste water: Each house must maintain its own water supply, most collecting rainwater in cisterns. Water delivery is available and tends to be very active during dry summers. Except for the Oneroa sewage district which discharges into the Owhanake Treatment plant, each residence and relevant commercial establishments must install a septic tank and septic field to handle sewage. This is a requirement in every building consent.[70]

Internet The fibre optic cable that runs from a bay on the southern side of the island connects it to the internet. Internet services were provided using VDSL and ADSL until central government introduced a national fibre optic rollout that included urban parts of Waiheke. Central government also forced the separation of the cable infrastructure from the ISPs, with the fibre backbone being maintained by Chorus which has contracts with numerous ISPs. The locally owned WISP continues to provided wireless internet and some islanders use both services to ensure system redundancy.[71]

Solid Waste: The community established a charitable trust which successfully tendered for Auckland City's contract for solid waste disposal. The recycling centre was implemented with such success that it soon had to be expanded to handle the volume.[72] However, when the contract term expired in 2009, the Council voted to disqualify incumbent tenderer Clean Stream Waiheke Ltd and granted Transpacific Industries Group Ltd a $22 million contract. The decision was political.[73]

Emergency Services: The Waiheke Volunteer Fire Brigade, part of the New Zealand Fire Service, serves the island. The brigade has two stations, at Oneroa[74] and at Onetangi.[75]

Media: The island has a lively press, with the long-established, independently owned weekly Waiheke Gulf News and until recently the Fairfax Media owned Waiheke Marketplace which closed down in 2018.[76] A community radio station, Waiheke Radio, is broadcasting on 88.3 FM and 107.4 FM after Beach FM lost its licence in a commercial bid in 2008.

Matiatia redevelopment

null

The gateway to Waiheke, where the main pedestrian ferry lands over one million passengers per year, is a valley and harbour called Matiatia. In 2000 it was purchased by three investors in Waitemata Infrastructure Ltd (WIL). In 2002 WIL proposed to change the Operative District Plan rules for their land to build a major shopping and hotel complex with 29,000 m2 (312,153 sq ft) of gross floor area on buildable land of approximately 3 hectares. This united the residents of the island in opposition. Over 1,500 adult residents of the island (out of perhaps 3,000) joined in an incorporated society, the Community and People of Waiheke Island (CAPOW),[77] to oppose the private plan change in court. Church Bay resident and former newsreader John Hawkesby became "the voice of the campaign" that included a showdown with then mayor, John Banks, when Hawkesby made a deputation to the city council hours after the press revealed that Banks was in business with two (of three) directors of WIL.[78]

In 2004, they won an interlocutory judgement in which the environment court ruled that Auckland City Council had erred in the rules, and the current rules limited controlled development to 5,000 m2 (53,820 sq ft) in what was called the Visitor Facility Precinct. In 2005, CAPOW won an interim judgement by the court which reduced the proposed redevelopment to about a third of what the investors had originally sought.[a]

This set the stage for confidential negotiations between Auckland's mayor Dick Hubbard and the investors, who on 31 August 2005 (now known as 'Matiatia Day' on the island) sold the stock in WIL to the city for $12.5 million. The unanimous vote on 30 June 2005 of the City Council to approve the purchase was said to have come about because of the unity of the people of Waiheke Island. The court case finally was concluded with permitted development set at 10,000 m2 of mixed use gross floor development. The Court also found Auckland City Council and WIL liable for costs in relationship to the interlocutory judgement. Since WIL was now owned by Council, it had to write a cheque to CAPOW for $18,000, representing 75% of CAPOW's costs on that matter. This final cheque allowed CAPOW to pay all its debts and balance its books.

The Council organised a design competition in 2006 to find a suitable development plan and project for the Matiatia gateway. The competition winner's design (scheme 201) was available for comment on the Council website.[79] It attracted much criticism for the lack of car parking close to the ferry terminal, the transport hub function used by all islanders regularly and almost daily by around 850 commuters to Auckland.[80]

In 2013, Matiatia again became a hotspot for controversy as a group of residents proposes a private marina at the terminal. Some of the veterans of the protests a decade prior (led by local resident, retired newsreader John Hawkesby), re-emerged to oppose.[81] The Environment Court decided in favour of the residents.

Wine

null
null

Waiheke has become known as New Zealand's "island of wine," home to a dedicated group of winegrowers who have successfully matched the maritime climate and ancient soil structures to the selection of classical grape varieties to produce red and white wines with distinctive varietal character. The climate is well-suited to growing Bordeaux-type grapes, though some Chardonnay and Sauvignon blanc varieties are also considered to be good. Waiheke winegrowers regularly win awards for Syrah (Kennedy Point's 2007 Syrah won best Syrah in the world in 2009), proving the island's terroir suits the variety well. Wines produced on Waiheke are relatively expensive because of the limited size of many of the island's vineyards.[82]

Among the vineyards and wineries on Waiheke Island are:

See also

Notes

  1. See Decision A-055-2005.

References

  1. "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  2. Waiheke Demographic Report Card 2011
  3. "Waiheke Island information". Tourism Auckland. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  4. "Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2017 list". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  5. Waiheke & adjacent islands (map information from the DOC, via Craig Potton Publishing website)
  6. Nobilangelo (29 March 2014). "Waiheke Notes: Rocky Bay Never Was Omiha". Waihekenotes.blogspot.co.nz. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  7. Appendix 3 – Character statements for conservation areas (from the Auckland CityDistrict Plan – Hauraki Gulf Islands Section – Proposed 2006). Accessed 2008-02-12.
  8. Coates, Joe (28 January 2018). "The Best Nudist Beaches in New Zealand". Culture Trip. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  9. "The 10 Best Nudist Beaches in New Zealand". newzealandguide. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  10. Ceramalus v Police, AP No 76/91 (High Court of New Zealand 5 July 1991).
  11. Easther, Elisabeth (13 February 2014). "Kia ora: Onetangi". NZ Herald. ISSN1170-0777. Retrieved 18 October 2017 .
  12. "Auckland Climate"(PDF) . NIWA. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  13. "Statistics for the 2011 Annual Climate Summary"(PDF) . NIWA. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  14. Waiheke Museum
  15. Groufsky, Jane (20 May 2020). "Changing Waiheke". Auckland Museum. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  16. "Stony Batter". Retrieved 20 August 2009.
  17. "GE Free NZ Newsletter, December 1999 – Rage Inc"(PDF) . p. Page 2.
  18. Stony Batter Historic Reserve, Waiheke Island. Department of Conservation.
  19. "Community". Tourism Auckland. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
  20. Noted. "Walking 'The Dog': Where to wander on Waiheke Island". Noted. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  21. Auckland Council Waiheke snapshot
  22. "Seniors advocate rate revolt island-wide and beyond". Waiheke Gulf News. May 2006.
  23. "Board reiterates valuation concerns Board reiterates valuation concernsArchived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine". Waiheke Gulf News. March 2006.
  24. "Editorial: Better educated and better off". Waiheke Gulf News. 5 July 2007.
  25. Report of the Waitangi Tribunal on the Waiheke Island Claim. Waitangi Tribunal. Accessed 2008-08-22.
  26. "NZ Herald 6 December 1991"
  27. "[1]". Royal Commission on Auckland Governance Te Kōmihana a te Karauna mō te Mana Whakahaere o Tāmaki-makau-rau Report Volume 3: Summary of Submissions. March 2009 Page 5
  28. "A show of hands says it all". Waiheke Gulf News. 3 April 2008.
  29. Royal Commission Executive Summary report
  30. "Waiheke local board". Auckland Council. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
  31. "waiheke-application".
  32. "Our Waiheke".
  33. Waiheke Cinema
  34. Artworks Theatre
  35. Waiheke Library
  36. Stuff article
  37. Waiheke Art Gallery
  38. Headland: Sculpture on the Gulf, Waiheke Island http://sculptureonthegulf.co.nz/
  39. The 46 Places to Go in 2013, New York Times, 11 January 2013 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/01/10/travel/2013-places-to-go.html?_r=0
  40. Scoop Media, Tuesday, 12 February 2013 http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1302/S00332/record-numbers-at-sculpture-exhibition.htm
  41. Whakanewha Regional Park
  42. Waiheke Golf Club
  43. Waiheke United
  44. Waiheke Rugby
  45. Waiheke Mountain Bike Club
  46. Frisbee / Disc Golf
  47. Waiheke Recreation Centre
  48. $40 million school rebuild announcement
  49. https://tehuruhi.school.nz/our-school/school-redevelopment/
  50. Just over $40 million awarded to schools
  51. Te Huruhi Primary School Website
  52. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  53. Waiheke Primary School Website
  54. Waiheke High School Website
  55. Waiheke commuters hail ferry competitor
  56. "Explore No More". Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  57. Matiatia parking concerns
  58. Fed up with ferry price hikes
  59. Ferry users make waves, company pledges change
  60. Ferry User's Group
  61. Fuller's Watch
  62. Waiheke Bus Company website
  63. Auckland Transport website
  64. https://at.govt.nz/newnetworkwaiheke
  65. https://at.govt.nz/media/1966910/simpler-fares-zone-map-web-sept-2016.pdf
  66. Waiheke to get electrified buses
  67. "Air Transport". Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  68. Bradley, Grant (6 December 2013). "Seaplane returns to Auckland skies". The New Zealand Herald.
  69. "Electricity Asset Management Plan 2018 – 2028"(PDF) . Vector Limited. March 2018. p. 123. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  70. Waiheke Island Bylaw: Part 29 – Waiheke Wastewater. Auckland City Council.
  71. "Our Network Capability Map". Chorus. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  72. About the TrustArchived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Waste Resource Trust Waiheke. Retrieved 10 August 2007.
  73. "Community Disregarded in Waiheke Waste Decision | Scoop News". scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  74. "New Zealand Fire Service – Oneroa Volunteer Fire Brigade". Fire.org.nz. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  75. "New Zealand Fire Service – Onetangi Volunteer Fire Brigade". Fire.org.nz. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  76. Waiheke Marketplace closes
  77. Community and People of Waiheke Island (the organisation's official website)
  78. Orsman, Bernard (30 September 2004). "I've nothing to hide: Banks". NZ Herald. ISSN1170-0777. Retrieved 18 October 2017 .
  79. "Matiatia land development". Auckland City Council.
  80. 4.1 Parking Near Ferry Terminal At Matiatia (minutes of the Urban Strategy and Governance Committee of Thursday 1 March 2007, Auckland City Council)
  81. Wayne Thompson (6 January 2014). "Marina objectors prepare for fight". New Zealand Herald.
  82. "From Santa Cruz to WaihekeArchived 16 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine". wineoftheweek.com. 7 May 2005. Accessed 2008-02-12.
  83. The official website of New Zealand Wine. http://www.nzwine.com/winery/destiny-bay/waihekes-first-fully-certified-sustainable-4/
  84. "Blues Reviews, Tasting Panel"(PDF) . June 2011.
  85. tastingpanelmag.com
  86. Wine-Searcher.com. [2], 20 November 2015
  87. eventide.co.nz/about
  88. ecozipadventures.co.nz
  89. "Goldwater vineyard". goldwater.co.nz. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  90. "Waiheke Montepulciano Scoops Prestige Award | Scoop News". Scoop.co.nz. 27 August 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2017.