Waihekepedia - User contributions [en]

Waste

2009-03-16T02:25:24Z

Fra99le: /* Other relevant information */

The focus of the "[[Waihekepedia:Community_Portal | Waiheke Why Wait]]" group who chose to meet around the issue of waste on Waiheke, was to meet the challenge of influencing the decision makers within Auckland City Council that it would be in the best interests of the Council and the people of Waiheke to allow the present community run waste collection and processing to be the modus operandi for the foreseeable future.

We agreed to create a "Fact Sheet" for those who might need it, and this page is where we will gather and format that under a few key headings.

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==Fact Sheet==

===History of the Waste Resource Trust===
This can be found in [[Waste_Resource_Trust | summary form here]].

===Successes of the Waste Resource Trust===
A list of bullet points would be great here, to show how much has been achieved

===Timeline of the tendering and consultation process===
This should list the key points in the process which has led to the suggestion that the use of Wheelie bins would be a good idea for Waiheke.

<FOR REFINEMENT>
The council officers involved in the consultation with the Waiheke community that led to the (under threat) transfer station design reported that the process was well received by the community and that they were pleasantly surprised by the positive reception they received. It is likely that this was because it was a genuine consultation process which incorporated the community’s feedback into the design (unlike many other ACC consultation process) and that this was recognized and appreciated by the community. This can only compound the anger within the community that the design may be scrapped, just like the library/service centre that was consulted on ad-infinitum but without getting the answer that council wanted.
</FOR REFINEMENT>

===Other relevant information===
Whatever else I have missed

[[Category:Sustainability]]
<QUESTION>Has an official information act request has been made to determine whether Waiheke was promised to Visy recycling as part of their contract (notwithstanding that perhaps no answer will be forthcoming due to commercial confidentiality)?</QUESTION>

<FOR REFINEMENT>Example of: Xtreme Waste in Raglan: http://www.zerowaste.co.nz/default,654.sm

I understand from someone who works there that Hamilton council wanted to close them down and truck their waste to a central collection area, but that they simply carried on and stopped returning the council’s calls. Ultimately it became too politically embarrassing for Hamilton to close down such a successful organisation with such a good reputation. Of course the opposite effect is also true – if a community organization can do it better than a multinational, that is also embarrassing. Maybe more so?</FOR REFINEMENT>

Waste

2009-03-16T02:24:00Z

Fra99le: /* Other relevant information */

Waste

2009-03-16T02:22:35Z

Fra99le: /* Timeline of the tendering and consultation process */

Waste

2009-03-16T02:21:59Z

Fra99le: /* Timeline of the tendering and consultation process */

Greywater

2009-01-22T00:26:58Z

Fra99le: New page about greywater recycling (not yet complete)

'''This article is not yet complete...'''

--Auckland City Council--

Policy on greywater recycling is to passively permit, but not actively promote it, though it changes with every report. This report[http://0-www.aucklandcity.govt.nz.www.elgar.govt.nz/council/members/boardmeetings/waiheke/20061122_1530/Wai-221106-agd-%2319.pdf] in 2006 by the Manager of Water Planning to the Works and Services Committee states that Auckland City promotes greywater recycling and notes the primary role of the Building Act to regulate it and that Auckland Regional Council's Technical Publication 58 makes provision for it. The Waiheke Community Board asked council what it does to actively promote as opposed to passively permit greywater recycling, which led to a report stating that because the Ministry of Health does not support the use of greywater recycling in New Zealand and that heavy maintenance is required, such as manual dosing with chlorine on a daily basis. The former statement is true (see below) but the latter statement is false for any commercially available system in New Zealand. Michael McQuillian (Auckland City Utility and Environmental Manager) visited an ECOplus greywater installation on Waiheke Island and subsequently agreed to reduce the consent fee for building consent for a greywater system to $250. This is now written on the counter at the Waiheke Island council offices.

--Auckland Regional Council--

Policy is to support greywater recycling. However in practise the $2,000 deposit (total cost could be less, or more) required for a resource consent application to irrigate with greywater (plus a similar fee for the consultant to produce the accompanying report) more than doubles the cost of installation, even before ongoing monitoring fees etc. are accounted for. Fortunately the ARC have withdrawn their demand that greywater recycling to the toilet also require a resource consent - this is now considered to be solely a building consent issue. In reality, 36.7% of Waiheke Islanders recycle their greywater in one way or another, according to research conducted by ARC [http://www.arc.govt.nz/albany/fms/main/Documents/Environment/Water/Waiheke%20questionnaire%20results.pdf] - very few of these would have obtained resource consent.

--Ministry of Health--

Policy to follow...

--Ways to Recycle Greywater--

More information to follow...

Reticulation

2009-01-20T02:46:57Z

Fra99le: /* On-site wastewater system types */

''This page needs additional facts, dates, links and other augmentation.''

There has been pressure over the years for Waiheke (or parts of it) to be reticulated. Reticulation means installing a sewer to take [[wastewater]], rather than for wastewater to be treated on-site by an individual system. See below for links to different on-site wastewater system types. It can refer to [[water]] delivery systems too, but the author isn't aware of any such proposals.

=== Pressure to reticulate ===

The Minister of Health ''(name needed)'' on ''(date needed)'' told the Auckland City Council that unless they moved to reticulate Waiheke, the Minister would use their powers under the ''(date needed)'' Health Act to force the matter. ''(is there a public record of this?)'' In response ACC installed a partial reticulation system at Owhanake, which takes liquid waste only from businesses in Oneroa.

Mike McQuillan (Auckland City Council Utility and Environmental Manager) is thought to be in favour of reticulation. ''(is there a statement on record to cite?)''

Metrowater have made submissions to the Proposed District Plan that would allow them to reticulate Waiheke at any time, including the installation of pipelines and other infrastucture and which would allow them to treat solid waste as well as liquid wastewater. ''(copies of actual submissions?)''

=== Community Opposition ===

It is widely accepted that the majority of the Waiheke Community strongly opposes reticulation (certainly this has been the view put forward by successive community boards and local councillors) because 1) it would lead to a less sustainable system using large amounts of power to pump the water, e.g. requiring six pumping stations, and resulting in the loss of valuable nutrients, probably causing pollution elsewhere 2) currently it is OK to swim at Waiheke after it rains whereas sewer overflows in Auckland mean that the water is contaminated at beaches after rainfall ''(give figures for overflow volumes)'', 3) the requirement for minimum section sizes and maximum dwelling sizes is largely based on the restrictions imposed by on-site wastewater disposal, so could lead to massive intensification of development, 4) because the cost would be passed on to homeowners (at least $30,000 per household), and 5) because unrestricted wastewater disposal could lead to profligate water use and consequent supply problems or unsustainably high use (Waiheke water is collected from the roof into an on-site tank, but can be topped up by tanker delivery).

Note regarding reticulation: in some cases, a group of dwellings may be clustered around a wastewater system which takes their combined effluent, but with the wastewater still disposed on site, so this is not a reticulated system. (This is uncommon on Waiheke, but is permissible under the current rules).

=== On-site wastewater system types ===

Refer to the [[wastewater]] page.

[[Category:Politics]]

Wastewater

2009-01-20T02:44:19Z

Fra99le: Added links to cbconsult.co.nz which has the relevant info

Waiheke wastewater is treated and disposed on-site. There has been pressure towards [[reticulation]], but the community has resisted this.

There are a number of different systems which can be used to treat wastewater to different levels. The treated wastewater is then applied to the land where the water and nutrients can be beneficially reused (remembering that Waiheke has a restricted [[water]] supply, due to the use of rainwater tanks for collection). Traditionally septic tanks were used and these are perfectly adequate under many conditions, achieving full treatment of the wastewater in combination with a drainage field (soakage field). They do suffer if undersized, or if too much greywater is introduced (e.g. from automatic washing machines), or if the drainage field is not well-located, designed and installed. Also the indiscriminate use of household chemicals can cause failures.

Due to some instances of poor perfomance, most new dwellings now need to install a secondary treatment system, which is typically an AWTS (see below). Secondary treatment effectively brings the treatment that would be achieved in the soil into the treatment system, so that dripline irrigation can be used and so that poor soils and high water tables are less of a problem and there is less risk of ground or surface water contamination. It is important to note that an AWTS still contains an initial septic tank, so the same problems as described for septic tanks can occur, leading to costly maintenance issues and under-performance.

Some other system designs are also available which do not contain a septic tank stage, or which use a more resilient process, often at higher cost unfortunately. However, capital expenditure can be dwarfed by maintenance costs when systems are poorly designed, specified, installed or operated, so they may represent a better option in the long run. Many of these systems use less power as well. In some cases (e.g. large sections) it is still possible to install a conventional septic tank and when designed properly, they are not an inferior system.

== Caring for your system ==

''(information needs to be added here)''

== System types ==

The following links are to an external site where there is some information about the system type and some user comments. It is encouraged to submit your own experiences with each system type:

Septic Tank[http://cbconsult.co.nz/2008/12/08/septic-tank/]

Aerated Wastewater Treatment System (AWTS)[http://cbconsult.co.nz/2008/12/08/aerated-wastewater-treatment-system/]

Media filters/reactors[http://cbconsult.co.nz/2008/12/08/media-filtersreactors/]

Vermicomposting Units/Humus Ecology Filters[http://cbconsult.co.nz/2008/12/08/vermicomposting-unitshumus-ecology-filters/]

== Wastewater consultants resident on Waiheke Island ==
Craig Brown - [http://www.cbconsult.co.nz/]

Tim Rimmer ''(check with Tim if he wants his contact details on here!)''

There are a number of consultants who operate from Auckland and travel to Waiheke to do wastewater design work.

Wastewater

2009-01-07T01:03:34Z

Fra99le: Formatting

Waiheke wastewater is treated and disposed on-site. There has been pressure towards [[reticulation]], but the community has resisted this.

There are a number of different systems which can be used to treat wastewater to different levels. The treated wastewater is then applied to the land where the water and nutrients can be beneficially reused (remembering that Waiheke has a restricted [[water]] supply, due to the use of rainwater tanks for collection). Traditionally septic tanks were used and these are perfectly adequate under many conditions, achieving full treatment of the wastewater in combination with a drainage field (soakage field). They do suffer if undersized, or if too much greywater is introduced (e.g. from automatic washing machines), or if the drainage field is not well-located, designed and installed. Also the indiscriminate use of household chemicals can cause failures.

Due to some instances of poor perfomance, most new dwellings now need to install a secondary treatment system, which is typically an AWTS (see below). Secondary treatment effectively brings the treatment that would be achieved in the soil into the treatment system, so that dripline irrigation can be used and so that poor soils and high water tables are less of a problem and there is less risk of ground or surface water contamination. It is important to note that an AWTS still contains an initial septic tank, so the same problems as described for septic tanks can occur, leading to costly maintenance issues and under-performance.

Some other system designs are also available which do not contain a septic tank stage, or which use a more resilient process, often at higher cost unfortunately. However, capital expenditure can be dwarfed by maintenance costs when systems are poorly designed, specified, installed or operated, so they may represent a better option in the long run. Many of these systems use less power as well. In some cases (e.g. large sections) it is still possible to install a conventional septic tank and when designed properly, they are not an inferior system.

== Caring for your system ==

''(information needs to be added here)''

== System types ==
''(the following will link to informational pages, once added)''

Septic Tank

Aerated Wastewater Treatment System (AWTS)

Media filters/reactors

Vermicomposting Units/Humus Ecology Filters

== Wastewater consultants resident on Waiheke Island ==
Craig Brown - [http://www.cbconsult.co.nz/]

Tim Rimmer ''(check with Tim if he wants his contact details on here!)''

There are a number of consultants who operate from Auckland and travel to Waiheke to do wastewater design work.

Wastewater

2009-01-07T01:02:51Z

Fra99le: First go at page - could probably be developed significantly

Waiheke wastewater is treated and disposed on-site. There has been pressure towards [[reticulation]], but the community has resisted this.

There are a number of different systems which can be used to treat wastewater to different levels. The treated wastewater is then applied to the land where the water and nutrients can be beneficially reused (remembering that Waiheke has a restricted [[water]] supply, due to the use of rainwater tanks for collection). Traditionally septic tanks were used and these are perfectly adequate under many conditions, achieving full treatment of the wastewater in combination with a drainage field (soakage field). They do suffer if undersized, or if too much greywater is introduced (e.g. from automatic washing machines), or if the drainage field is not well-located, designed and installed. Also the indiscriminate use of household chemicals can cause failures. Due to some instances of poor perfomance, most new dwellings now need to install a secondary treatment system, which is typically an AWTS (see below). Secondary treatment effectively brings the treatment that would be achieved in the soil into the treatment system, so that dripline irrigation can be used and so that poor soils and high water tables are less of a problem and there is less risk of ground or surface water contamination. It is important to note that an AWTS still contains an initial septic tank, so the same problems as described for septic tanks can occur, leading to costly maintenance issues and under-performance. Some other system designs are also available which do not contain a septic tank stage, or which use a more resilient process, often at higher cost unfortunately. However, capital expenditure can be dwarfed by maintenance costs when systems are poorly designed, specified, installed or operated, so they may represent a better option in the long run. Many of these systems use less power as well. In some cases (e.g. large sections) it is still possible to install a conventional septic tank and when designed properly, they are not an inferior system.

== Caring for your system ==

''(information needs to be added here)''

== System types ==
''(the following will link to informational pages, once added)''

Septic Tank

Aerated Wastewater Treatment System (AWTS)

Media filters/reactors

Vermicomposting Units/Humus Ecology Filters

== Wastewater consultants resident on Waiheke Island ==
Craig Brown - [http://www.cbconsult.co.nz/]

Tim Rimmer ''(check with Tim if he wants his contact details on here!)''

There are a number of consultants who operate from Auckland and travel to Waiheke to do wastewater design work.

Reticulation

2009-01-07T00:36:31Z

Fra99le: Add a bit about water demands

''This page needs additional facts, dates, links and other augmentation.''

There has been pressure over the years for Waiheke (or parts of it) to be reticulated. Reticulation means installing a sewer to take wastewater, rather than for wastewater to be treated on-site by an individual system. See below for links to different on-site wastewater system types. It can refer to water delivery systems too, but the author isn't aware of any such proposals.

'''Pressure to reticulate
'''

The Minister of Health ''(name needed)'' on ''(date needed)'' told the Auckland City Council that unless they moved to reticulate Waiheke, the Minister would use their powers under the ''(date needed)'' Health Act to force the matter. ''(is there a public record of this?)'' In response ACC installed a partial reticulation system at Owhanake, which takes liquid waste only from businesses in Oneroa.

Mike McQuillan (Auckland City Council Utility and Environmental Manager) is thought to be in favour of reticulation. ''(is there a statement on record to cite?)''

Metrowater have made submissions to the Proposed District Plan that would allow them to reticulate Waiheke at any time, including the installation of pipelines and other infrastucture and which would allow them to treat solid waste as well as liquid wastewater. ''(copies of actual submissions?)''

'''Community Opposition'''

It is widely accepted that the majority of the Waiheke Community strongly opposes reticulation (certainly this has been the view put forward by successive community boards and local councillors) because 1) it would lead to a less sustainable system using large amounts of power to pump the water, e.g. requiring six pumping stations, and resulting in the loss of valuable nutrients, probably causing pollution elsewhere 2) currently it is OK to swim at Waiheke after it rains whereas sewer overflows in Auckland mean that the water is contaminated at beaches after rainfall ''(give figures for overflow volumes)'', 3) the requirement for minimum section sizes and maximum dwelling sizes is largely based on the restrictions imposed by on-site wastewater disposal, so could lead to massive intensification of development, 4) because the cost would be passed on to homeowners (at least $30,000 per household), and 5) because unrestricted wastewater disposal could lead to profligate water use and consequent supply problems or unsustainably high use (Waiheke water is collected from the roof into an on-site tank, but can be topped up by tanker delivery).

Note regarding reticulation: in some cases, a group of dwellings may be clustered around a wastewater system which takes their combined effluent, but with the wastewater still disposed on site, so this is not a reticulated system. (This is uncommon on Waiheke, but is permissible under the current rules).

'''On-site wastewater system types (links to follow once pages created):'''

Septic Tank

Aerated Wastewater Treatment System (AWTS)

Media filters/reactors

Vermicomposting units/humus ecology filters

Reticulation

2009-01-07T00:32:46Z

Fra99le: New page - a start on a very significant local issue

''This page needs additional facts, dates, links and other augmentation.''

There has been pressure over the years for Waiheke (or parts of it) to be reticulated. Reticulation means installing a sewer to take wastewater, rather than for wastewater to be treated on-site by an individual system. See below for links to different on-site wastewater system types. It can refer to water delivery systems too, but the author isn't aware of any such proposals.

'''Pressure to reticulate
'''

The Minister of Health ''(name needed)'' on ''(date needed)'' told the Auckland City Council that unless they moved to reticulate Waiheke, the Minister would use their powers under the ''(date needed)'' Health Act to force the matter. ''(is there a public record of this?)'' In response ACC installed a partial reticulation system at Owhanake, which takes liquid waste only from businesses in Oneroa.

Mike McQuillan (Auckland City Council Utility and Environmental Manager) is thought to be in favour of reticulation. ''(is there a statement on record to cite?)''

Metrowater have made submissions to the Proposed District Plan that would allow them to reticulate Waiheke at any time, including the installation of pipelines and other infrastucture and which would allow them to treat solid waste as well as liquid wastewater. ''(copies of actual submissions?)''

'''Community Opposition'''

It is widely accepted that the majority of the Waiheke Community strongly opposes reticulation (certainly this has been the view put forward by successive community boards and local councillors) because 1) it would lead to a less sustainable system using large amounts of power to pump the water, e.g. requiring six pumping stations 2) currently it is OK to swim at Waiheke after it rains whereas sewer overflows in Auckland mean that the water is contaminated at beaches after rainfall ''(give figures for overflow volumes)'', 3) the requirement for minimum section sizes and maximum dwelling sizes is largely based on the restrictions imposed by on-site wastewater disposal, so could lead to massive intensification of development, and 4) because the cost would be passed on to homeowners (at least $30,000 per household).

Note regarding reticulation: in some cases, a group of dwellings may be clustered around a wastewater system which takes their combined effluent, but with the wastewater still disposed on site, so this is not a reticulated system. (This is uncommon on Waiheke, but is permissible under the current rules).

'''On-site wastewater system types (links to follow once pages created):'''

Septic Tank

Aerated Wastewater Treatment System (AWTS)

Media filters/reactors

Vermicomposting units/humus ecology filters

User:Fra99le

2009-01-06T23:58:06Z

Fra99le: Giving my real name

fra99le is Craig Brown - craig at greywater dot co dot nz

Blogs

2008-12-13T03:58:50Z

Fra99le: /* Welcome to Waiheke Blogs */

===Welcome to Waiheke Blogs===

Below is a list of all the wonderful Waiheke islanders that run their own blogs:

* [http://www.yourcall.org.nz/wordpress Your Call Blog] Wheelie bins on Waiheke? Wheelie, wheelie stupid! Visit the yourcall blog and have your say.
* [http://www.waihekeradio.org.nz Waikehe Community Radio Blog]
* [http://waihekepics.blogspot.com Waiheke Pics Blog] - personal blog, pictures old, new, old movie clips
* [http://enclosurebay.blogspot.com Enclosure Bay] - Blog about Enclosure Bay, historic pictures, old movies etc
* [http://uroskin.blogspot.com Put 'em all on an Island] - Connecting the electrodes of queer wisdom to the nipples of bigotry and ignorance. (R16 blog)
* [http://ewensgarden.blogspot.com Ewen's Garden] - [[Gulf News]] gardening column compilation by Ewen Sutherland
* [http://yesterdaysfuture.net Yesterday's Future] Lots of Transition Towns stuff + News - James Samuel
* [http://waihekenotes.blogspot.com/ Waiheke Notes] by Nobilangelo Ceramalus
* [http://waihekeindymedia.blogspot.com/ waiheke.indymedia]
* [http://digitalsynapse.co.nz Digital Synapse] - blog by [[User:Countrymike]].
* [http://www.transitiontowns.org.nz/waiheke Waiheke - Transition (Town) Island]
* [http://countingthebeat.blogspot.com Counting The Beat] - NZ music blog and podcast by [[User:Counting The Beat]].
* [http://waihekemb.blogspot.com/ Ramblings From The Rock]
* [http://planetwaiheke.org/ WWWaiheke in one place]
* [http://waiheke-island.net/ who let the dogs out]
* [http://watermiles.org/ Water Miles] Information about the Water Miles concept and other water and energy related posts.
* [http://cbconsult.co.nz/treatment-unit-options/ Craig Brown Consulting] Info about wastewater systems. People can share information about their own system's performance and research that of others.
* [http://islandinthegulf.wordpress.com/current-astrological-signatures/ Island in The Gulf] Blog on meaning of current astrological events.

There are a number of "Waiheke" blogs listed on [http://technorati.com/blogs/tag/waiheke Technorati]

[[Category:Blogs]]
[[Category:Media]]

Blogs

2008-12-13T03:58:29Z

Fra99le: /* Welcome to Waiheke Blogs */

===Welcome to Waiheke Blogs===

Below is a list of all the wonderful Waiheke islanders that run their own blogs:

* [http://www.yourcall.org.nz/wordpress Your Call Blog] Wheelie bins on Waiheke? Wheelie, wheelie stupid! Visit the yourcall blog and have your say.
* [http://www.waihekeradio.org.nz Waikehe Community Radio Blog]
* [http://waihekepics.blogspot.com Waiheke Pics Blog] - personal blog, pictures old, new, old movie clips
* [http://enclosurebay.blogspot.com Enclosure Bay] - Blog about Enclosure Bay, historic pictures, old movies etc
* [http://uroskin.blogspot.com Put 'em all on an Island] - Connecting the electrodes of queer wisdom to the nipples of bigotry and ignorance. (R16 blog)
* [http://ewensgarden.blogspot.com Ewen's Garden] - [[Gulf News]] gardening column compilation by Ewen Sutherland
* [http://yesterdaysfuture.net Yesterday's Future] Lots of Transition Towns stuff + News - James Samuel
* [http://waihekenotes.blogspot.com/ Waiheke Notes] by Nobilangelo Ceramalus
* [http://waihekeindymedia.blogspot.com/ waiheke.indymedia]
* [http://digitalsynapse.co.nz Digital Synapse] - blog by [[User:Countrymike]].
* [http://www.transitiontowns.org.nz/waiheke Waiheke - Transition (Town) Island]
* [http://countingthebeat.blogspot.com Counting The Beat] - NZ music blog and podcast by [[User:Counting The Beat]].
* [http://waihekemb.blogspot.com/ Ramblings From The Rock]
* [http://planetwaiheke.org/ WWWaiheke in one place]
* [http://waiheke-island.net/ who let the dogs out]
* [http://watermiles.org/ Water Miles] Information about the Water Miles concept and other water and energy related posts.
* [http://cbconsult.co.nz/ Craig Brown Consulting] Info about wastewater systems. People can share information about their own system's performance and research that of others.
* [http://islandinthegulf.wordpress.com/current-astrological-signatures/ Island in The Gulf] Blog on meaning of current astrological events.

There are a number of "Waiheke" blogs listed on [http://technorati.com/blogs/tag/waiheke Technorati]

[[Category:Blogs]]
[[Category:Media]]

Blogs

2008-12-13T00:23:56Z

Fra99le: /* Welcome to Waiheke Blogs */

===Welcome to Waiheke Blogs===

Below is a list of all the wonderful Waiheke islanders that run their own blogs:

* [http://www.yourcall.org.nz/wordpress Your Call Blog] Wheelie bins on Waiheke? Wheelie, wheelie stupid! Visit the yourcall blog and have your say.
* [http://www.waihekeradio.org.nz Waikehe Community Radio Blog]
* [http://waihekepics.blogspot.com Waiheke Pics Blog] - personal blog, pictures old, new, old movie clips
* [http://enclosurebay.blogspot.com Enclosure Bay] - Blog about Enclosure Bay, historic pictures, old movies etc
* [http://uroskin.blogspot.com Put 'em all on an Island] - Connecting the electrodes of queer wisdom to the nipples of bigotry and ignorance. (R16 blog)
* [http://ewensgarden.blogspot.com Ewen's Garden] - [[Gulf News]] gardening column compilation by Ewen Sutherland
* [http://yesterdaysfuture.net Yesterday's Future] Lots of Transition Towns stuff + News - James Samuel
* [http://waihekenotes.blogspot.com/ Waiheke Notes] by Nobilangelo Ceramalus
* [http://waihekeindymedia.blogspot.com/ waiheke.indymedia]
* [http://digitalsynapse.co.nz Digital Synapse] - blog by [[User:Countrymike]].
* [http://www.transitiontowns.org.nz/waiheke Waiheke - Transition (Town) Island]
* [http://countingthebeat.blogspot.com Counting The Beat] - NZ music blog and podcast by [[User:Counting The Beat]].
* [http://waihekemb.blogspot.com/ Ramblings From The Rock]
* [http://planetwaiheke.org/ WWWaiheke in one place]
* [http://waiheke-island.net/ who let the dogs out]
* [http://watermiles.org/ Water Miles] Information about the Water Miles concept and other water and energy related posts.
* [http://cbconsult.co.nz/ Craig Brown Consulting] Has a page with info about wastewater systems. People can share information about their own system's performance and research others.
* [http://islandinthegulf.wordpress.com/current-astrological-signatures/ Island in The Gulf] Blog on meaning of current astrological events.

There are a number of "Waiheke" blogs listed on [http://technorati.com/blogs/tag/waiheke Technorati]

[[Category:Blogs]]
[[Category:Media]]

Blogs

2008-12-12T07:45:16Z

Fra99le: /* Welcome to Waiheke Blogs */

===Welcome to Waiheke Blogs===

Below is a list of all the wonderful Waiheke islanders that run their own blogs:

* [http://www.yourcall.org.nz/wordpress Your Call Blog] Wheelie bins on Waiheke? Wheelie, wheelie stupid! Visit the yourcall blog and have your say.
* [http://www.waihekeradio.org.nz Waikehe Community Radio Blog]
* [http://waihekepics.blogspot.com Waiheke Pics Blog] - personal blog, pictures old, new, old movie clips
* [http://enclosurebay.blogspot.com Enclosure Bay] - Blog about Enclosure Bay, historic pictures, old movies etc
* [http://uroskin.blogspot.com Put 'em all on an Island] - Connecting the electrodes of queer wisdom to the nipples of bigotry and ignorance. (R16 blog)
* [http://ewensgarden.blogspot.com Ewen's Garden] - [[Gulf News]] gardening column compilation by Ewen Sutherland
* [http://yesterdaysfuture.net Yesterday's Future] Lots of Transition Towns stuff + News - James Samuel
* [http://waihekenotes.blogspot.com/ Waiheke Notes] by Nobilangelo Ceramalus
* [http://waihekeindymedia.blogspot.com/ waiheke.indymedia]
* [http://digitalsynapse.co.nz Digital Synapse] - blog by [[User:Countrymike]].
* [http://www.transitiontowns.org.nz/waiheke Waiheke - Transition (Town) Island]
* [http://countingthebeat.blogspot.com Counting The Beat] - NZ music blog and podcast by [[User:Counting The Beat]].
* [http://waihekemb.blogspot.com/ Ramblings From The Rock]
* [http://planetwaiheke.org/ WWWaiheke in one place]
* [http://waiheke-island.net/ who let the dogs out]
* [http://watermiles.org/ Water Miles] Information about the Water Miles concept and other water and energy related posts.
* [http://cbconsult.co.nz/ Craig Brown Consulting] Has a page with info about wastewater systems. People can share information about their own system's performance and research others.
* [http://islandinthegulf.wordpress.com/current-astrological-signatures/ Island in The Gulf] Blog on meaning of current astrological events plus Waiheke Secrets page.

There are a number of "Waiheke" blogs listed on [http://technorati.com/blogs/tag/waiheke Technorati]

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Blogs

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Fra99le: /* Welcome to Waiheke Blogs */

===Welcome to Waiheke Blogs===

Below is a list of all the wonderful Waiheke islanders that run their own blogs:

* [http://www.yourcall.org.nz/wordpress Your Call Blog] Wheelie bins on Waiheke? Wheelie, wheelie stupid! Visit the yourcall blog and have your say.
* [http://www.waihekeradio.org.nz Waikehe Community Radio Blog]
* [http://waihekepics.blogspot.com Waiheke Pics Blog] - personal blog, pictures old, new, old movie clips
* [http://enclosurebay.blogspot.com Enclosure Bay] - Blog about Enclosure Bay, historic pictures, old movies etc
* [http://uroskin.blogspot.com Put 'em all on an Island] - Connecting the electrodes of queer wisdom to the nipples of bigotry and ignorance. (R16 blog)
* [http://ewensgarden.blogspot.com Ewen's Garden] - [[Gulf News]] gardening column compilation by Ewen Sutherland
* [http://yesterdaysfuture.net Yesterday's Future] Lots of Transition Towns stuff + News - James Samuel
* [http://waihekenotes.blogspot.com/ Waiheke Notes] by Nobilangelo Ceramalus
* [http://waihekeindymedia.blogspot.com/ waiheke.indymedia]
* [http://digitalsynapse.co.nz Digital Synapse] - blog by [[User:Countrymike]].
* [http://www.transitiontowns.org.nz/waiheke Waiheke - Transition (Town) Island]
* [http://countingthebeat.blogspot.com Counting The Beat] - NZ music blog and podcast by [[User:Counting The Beat]].
* [http://waihekemb.blogspot.com/ Ramblings From The Rock]
* [http://planetwaiheke.org/ WWWaiheke in one place]
* [http://waiheke-island.net/ who let the dogs out]
* [http://watermiles.org/ Water Miles] Information about the Water Miles concept and other water and energy related posts.
* [http://cbconsult.co.nz/ Craig Brown Consulting] Has a page with info about wastewater systems. People can share information about their own system's performance and research others.

There are a number of "Waiheke" blogs listed on [http://technorati.com/blogs/tag/waiheke Technorati]

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