Relaxation is what a Waiheke Island escape is for, writes Elisabeth Easther.

A fundraising concert for opponents of a planned Waiheke Island marina has been lauded as "Woodstock without the nakedness" by organiser John Hawkesby.

Donna McIntyre flies over Auckland in an old-school seaplane.

It took just 30 minutes for millionaire Sir Noel Robinson to make up his mind about his new $5.5m Waiheke Island holiday home.

Waiheke was gripped with Brangelina fever yesterday as rumours spread that the superstar couple were holidaying on the island with the kids.

Visitors to Waiheke are invited to experience Oneroa's new sculpture project, writes Donna McIntyre.

Ferry operator Fullers will change its ticketing system to stop the display of personal details of passengers.

Chris Pritchard seeks out the serenity on a trip to a perennial Auckland favourite.

Waiheke is New Zealand's most densely populated island with 83.58 people a square kilometre, and is the third most heavily populated after the North and South Islands.

Like the grizzled boaties, dope-smoking hippies, reclusive financiers and cashed-up property developers before him, John Hawkesby has escaped the pace of city life to Waiheke Island. He introduces the people and places he loves.

Hauraki Adventurer and documentary maker Gus Roxburgh shares what he loves about our closest national park, the Hauraki Gulf.

Justine Tyerman manages to leave Waiheke with her limbs intact after spending Easter - but not a fortune - on the island with her family.

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

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.

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.

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.

A Waiheke Island grove has produced an olive oil that's been named among the top 20 in the world.

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