Main Page

Welcome back to Waihekepedia The Cascades in Whakanewha Regional Park are often credited with giving the island its name, which is translated by many as Falling Waters. Historians beg to differ. Check out some other theories on the naming of Waiheke Island. Alive again Waihekepedia is now live at http://www.waihekepedia.org again. Content added from 2010-2014 might be missing - we are in the progress or restoring what we can find. Please contact us for any hints. Waihekepedia aims to be a knowledge repository for all things about Waiheke Island - an informal encyclopedia about Waiheke by islanders themselves that will continue to grow as more people contribute articles and photos. So far we have 610 articles and the site is growing daily see statistics. You too can contribute to this not-for-profit project. Everyone has their own specialist knowledge about the island - add your five cents worth. The more people contribute, the more comprehensive and more accurate it will become. All you need to do is log in with a valid email address and you can be a Waihekepedia editor. Check out the Help page to see how you can edit any page right now. But before you do, please read the wiki's guidelines. Featured page: Thumb Point. Recent Pages page Creation date"Creation date" is a predefined property that corresponds to the date of the first revision of a subject and is provided by Semantic MediaWiki. Slownet 2019-02-15 Bruce Plesteid 2018-08-06 10 th anniversary 2017-09-26 Recent Pictures 2017-09-26 Otata Island 2017-09-26 Workdocumentation 2017-09-26 2017-09-26 Waihekepedia:About 2017-09-26 Wheelie bins 2014-10-13 Wally Manahi 2014-10-13 Paora Toi Te Rangiuaia 2014-10-13 Peter Reese 2014-10-09 Huruhi Bay 2014-10-08 Waihekepedia Hosting 2014-10-08 Nitro Circus 2014-10-08 Thomas Maxwell 2014-10-08 Waiheke Sea Scouts 2014-10-07 Waikopu Bay 2014-10-07 Tiger Cat 2014-10-07 Count Felix von Luckner 2014-10-07 The Woolshed 2014-10-07 Waiheke Island on Facebook 2014-10-07 Tony Sears 2014-10-07 Skinny Sardine 2014-10-07 Waiheke Land Action Committee 2014-10-07 The Waihetian 2014-10-07 Seaway 2014-10-07 Hariata Gordon 2014-10-07 Catherine Mitchell Arts Centre 2014-10-07 Waihekepedia Revival 2014-10-07 Susi Newborn 2010-06-23 Roger Reardon 2010-06-17 Billy Fluid 2010-06-16 Smelly Nelly 2010-06-09 Splash FM 2010-06-06 Ferry timetables 2010-06-02 Vehicular/Passenger Ferry Timetable 2010-06-02 Passenger Ferry Timetable 2010-06-02 Common dolphin 2010-06-02 The Noises 2010-05-29 Mermaid Marine 2010-05-28 Galileo 2010-05-28 Pukeatua Reserve 2010-05-26 Waiheke Sports Club 2010-05-26 Waiheke Dolphins 2010-05-26 Sarah McNabb 2010-05-26 Bean Rock 2010-05-26 Waiheke Workout 2010-05-26 Take Note 2010-05-06 View East 2010-02-18 Herbal Health Waiheke 2010-02-11 ... further results Recent Pictures page Creation date"Creation date" is a predefined property that corresponds to the date of the first revision of a subject and is provided by Semantic MediaWiki. GregTreadwellWaihekepedia080907.mp3 2017-09-26 2015-02-21 2014-11-22 2014-11-22 2014-11-20 2014-11-20 2014-11-17 2014-10-29 2014-10-09 ... further results Waihekepedia News 600th article posted Waihekepedia as of 2024-11 has 610 articles about all things to do with the island. Why not add your own local knowledge or help restoring lost content? The island blog roll From the straight talking to the not-so-straight talking - here is a list of links to Blogs by islanders. Add your blog today! Trivia Add your piece of island trivia here. Weather Click here for this week's weather forecast for the island! And Waiheke_Weather here you can check out exactly what the weather is doing in Onetangi right now. Map Click here for an interactive map of Waiheke. Ferry timetables Passenger Ferry Timetable Vehicular/Passenger Ferry Timetable Villages Oneroa Surfdale Ostend Blackpool Onetangi Rocky Bay Orapiu Categories History People Parks Beaches Vineyards All Categories If you are not familiar with Waihekepedia here are a couple of tips: Search Waihekepedia by using the Search box on the left. To browse by category: Click Categories in the navigation box on the left. Some pages may have links to other pages. Words in blue are links to other pages. Clicking on blue words will take you to a page with that name. Words in red are links to pages that have not been written yet. Contact Us If you'd like to talk to someone about Waihekepedia, send an email to contact us. Contributing to Waihekepedia Contributing to Waihekepedia is free and open to anyone. To start contributing all you need is a valid email address. If you find the process daunting and have stories, photos, information or anything you would like to share then email it to contact us. Click here to Create an account or login. How Do I Add Stuff? Once you know how, it's easy to add and edit content and images, start by reading this page here Getting Started with Waihekepedia Read our guidelines for contributing content here Guidelines Where Can I Try Stuff Out? Go and have a play in our sandbox, there's examples to help you learn and it doesn't matter if you make a mess. Go and play in the sandbox Add Google Maps, MP3s and You Tube Videos To Your Pages To find out how go to This Page