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COMMUNITY NEWS MAGAZINE SINCE 1973 COMMUNITY NEWS MAGAZINE SINCE 1973 COMMUNITY NEWS MAGAZINE SINCE 1973 COMMUNITY NEWS MAGAZINE SINCE 1973 WAIHEKE’S WAIHEKE’S WAIHEKE’S WAIHEKE’S Fixing Matiatia Board’s plea for patience over parking. Page 10 High School rebuild Plans for a performing arts block revealed. Page 12 A rallying cry Picnic galvanises SKP Hold your breath for battle. Page 16 The brilliant Waiheke summer was capped More pictures: page 12. for these humans with a close-up view of orcas To any heights in Enclosure Bay last week. Fire ghters Also inside: Photo Déjà Finn page 11 rescue trapped

Gulf News House  re arrest seagull. Photo Mattheus Elwood

45 years strong > Waitangi Day celebrations Bodies on the line ‘Treehouse’ earns  ne Page 19 Waiheke High School students Jayden Lewis, Hani Girvan and Conrad Hilton show a day at page 13 the beach can be serious fun at the school’s annual beach sports day. More pictures: page 10.

048000 at Piritahi Marae Building stalwart dies page 27 Photo Graham Hooper Neighbour Connecting the past with the future Also inside: page 10 denied say on

771170 The tamariki of Piritahi Childcare performing kapa haka. Back row – Whaea Kathryn Ngapo, Maia Turner and Paisley Beauchamp.

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page 17 Down to earth star page 15 Front row – Taelyn Codling, Hemi Cash-Tua and Liam Moroney.

9 > > > • Marina appeal underway tower 048000 048000 048000 9 771170 9 771170 9 771170 • Board supports ‘dark skies’page bid 16 page 13 • Cable Bay refused consent page 19 Hollywood actor and stunt woman Zoe Bell impressed students at Photo Bryony Cole page 18 Also inside: Waiheke High PhotoSchool Merrie during Hewetson a return visit to the island this week. • Stando­ over Putiki Road • Palm Beach shore defence Story page 12. • Mediation on Wharetana plan Waiheke’s waka ama crews were back on the water at last weekend after competing at the Sprint Nationals at Karapiro. Story: page 40.

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