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<h2>Welcome back to Waihekepedia</h2>
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[[Image:Cascades.JPG|frame|right|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]].]]
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'''[[Waihekepedia:About|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 [[Special:AllPages|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles and the site is growing daily [[Special:Statistics|see statistics]].
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Latest revision as of 16:04, 16 June 2019


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://waihekepedia.bitplan.com again. Content added from 2010-2014 might be missing - we are in the progress of restoring what we can find. Please contact us for any hints. You are invited to help update outdated articles e.g. like Election_results. We also need a proper fixes for the popular Weather_Forecast and Waiheke Weather pages.

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. If you don't know any subject to write about yet here is a list of article topics that have already been referenced in other articles but don't have any content yet.

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:

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Huruhi Bay.

pageCreation 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.
Slownet2019-02-15
Bruce Plesteid2018-08-06
10 th anniversary2017-09-26
Recent Pictures2017-09-26
Otata Island2017-09-26
Workdocumentation 2017-09-262017-09-26
Waihekepedia:About2017-09-26
Wheelie bins2014-10-13
Wally Manahi2014-10-13
Paora Toi Te Rangiuaia2014-10-13
Peter Reese2014-10-09
Huruhi Bay2014-10-08
Waihekepedia Hosting2014-10-08
Nitro Circus2014-10-08
Thomas Maxwell2014-10-08
Waiheke Sea Scouts2014-10-07
Waikopu Bay2014-10-07
Tiger Cat2014-10-07
Count Felix von Luckner2014-10-07
The Woolshed2014-10-07
Waiheke Island on Facebook2014-10-07
Tony Sears2014-10-07
Skinny Sardine2014-10-07
Waiheke Land Action Committee2014-10-07
The Waihetian2014-10-07
Seaway2014-10-07
Hariata Gordon2014-10-07
Catherine Mitchell Arts Centre2014-10-07
Waihekepedia Revival2014-10-07
Susi Newborn2010-06-23
Roger Reardon2010-06-17
Billy Fluid2010-06-16
Smelly Nelly2010-06-09
Splash FM2010-06-06
Ferry timetables2010-06-02
Vehicular/Passenger Ferry Timetable2010-06-02
Passenger Ferry Timetable2010-06-02
Common dolphin2010-06-02
The Noises2010-05-29
Mermaid Marine2010-05-28
Galileo2010-05-28
Pukeatua Reserve2010-05-26
Waiheke Sports Club2010-05-26
Waiheke Dolphins2010-05-26
Sarah McNabb2010-05-26
Bean Rock2010-05-26
Waiheke Workout2010-05-26
Take Note2010-05-06
View East2010-02-18
Herbal Health Waiheke2010-02-11
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GregTreadwellWaihekepedia080907.mp32017-09-26
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IslandNavigator.JPG2014-11-22
Starflyte.jpg2014-11-22
JetRaider.JPG2014-11-20
HarbourCat.JPG2014-11-20
Wanderer.JPG2014-11-17
TiriCat.jpeg2014-10-29
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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


Categories

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Contact Us

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Contributing to Waihekepedia

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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