In January 2024, the Waiheke Local Board entered into a collaboration with Project Forever Waiheke (PFW) to explore Waiheke residents’ current views on tourism on the island, through a ‘refresh’ of PFW’s 2021 resident survey. A new survey was undertaken with Waiheke residents to assess their experiences and perceptions of the impacts of Waiheke tourism on the island’s community and natural environments over the previous 12 months, including both positive and negative impacts. You can read a summary of the research findings here, or the full report, which includes a LOT of verbatim comments from a broad diversity of Waiheke residents.

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