Long faces are nowhere to be seen when trekking on Waiheke, discovers Pamela Wade.

Waiheke - The jewel of the Hauraki Gulf has been named as one of the world's best regions in Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2016, the publisher's annual summary of the travel trends for the upcoming year.

As Fullers prepares to add two new ferries to its Auckland-Waiheke run, newcomer Explore expects to welcome a third vessel as early as December.

Fullers is investing in smaller ferries on its Waiheke Island service, capable of greater frequency.

Fullers is investing $16 million to add two additional vessels to the Waiheke to Auckland route.

Auckland City Police have launched an investigation this afternoon after a member of the public made the discovery while walking near bush.

Jazz singer Briar Ross has upped the tempo in her long-running Waiheke property dispute with entrepreneur and former All Black Marc Ellis.

Mervin de Rozario will be farewelled tomorrow after his body was found in the water near Waiheke Island at the weekend.

Police have located a body floating in the water between Waiheke and Motuihe Islands.

A stunning new multi-million dollar house on Waiheke Island and a two-year Albany renovation have taken out the titles of Auckland's finest builds.

A Waiheke Island real estate agent has been faulted for giving a stranger keys to a holiday bach he was selling, without the property owner's knowledge.

The neighbour of former All Black Marc Ellis has denied knocking over a wall and dumping the rubble on his Waiheke driveway.

Megan Singleton quaffs wine at five of Waiheke Island's best vineyards.

Former All Black Marc Ellis’ neighbour has been charged after allegedly tearing down a wall and having rubble dumped on his Waiheke driveway.

Police have visited the Waiheke Island property of Marc Ellis this morning to take photos of rubble dumped on his driveway by a neighbour.

We've handpicked five of the best things to head to this weekend.

A young boy was flown to Starship Hospital after swallowing a one dollar coin.

A petition asking for the SuperGold Card scheme to be extended to Explore ferries to Waiheke has been tabled in Parliament.

The manager of PlaceMakers Waiheke has apologised after a crane was left parked in one of the store's disabled parks for two hours.

A marine reserve around Waiheke Island beaches could lead to the kind of crowding that occurs at Goat Island, residents opposed to the plan say.

Visiting German saxophonist Nicole Johaenntgen clearly doesn't have time for narrow-minded jazz purists.

Waiheke's biggest landowner is challenging zoning classifications on parts of its holdings on the island's eastern tip in the Stony Batter Historic Reserve war fortifications vicinity.

Waiheke Island is getting a large new Countdown to replace the existing small shop.

Waiheke Island’s new ferry operator says it cannot keep offering pensioners free passage without sharing a subsidy the Government pays its competitors.

A Waiheke horse trek involves a sun-drenched lunch, wine, with a paddle in the saddle on the ride home, writes Donna McIntyre.

Nico Fini is the founder of food truck business Urban Escargot and talks to Caitlin Sykes about the pros and cons.

Taste a slice of island paradise this summer.

The winning sculpture at a New Zealand outdoor art exhibition is among a number of works vandalised in the opening weekend of the free public event.

The Sculpture on the Gulf art walk returns to Waiheke Island tomorrow for its seventh season.

Pack your togs and your walking shoes - Sculpture on the Gulf is back. Donna McIntyre gives the low-down on what's new at the exhibition this year.