They will be at Waiheke Library, in Artworks, Oneroa from the festival's start on September 30 to its finish on October 15. One display features Waiheke maps and the other ferries over the years.

Yet New Zealand’s most populous city has one up on its Australian counterpart when it comes to neat weekend escapes, for Sydney doesn’t have Waiheke Island, a 35-minute ferry hop from downtown.

11 May 2005 . Waiheke historic reserve at Stony Batter closed. Stony Batter Historic Reserve on Waiheke Island is closed to the public until further notice due to the foot-and-mouth alert on the ...