45 years of Gulf News

The Waiheke Island township of Oneroa (Photo by The Food Pornographer)

Onetangi Beach, Waiheke Island

Liz Waters, the editor of Gulf News

Collators in the 1980s. The papers were printed and hand collated in Blackpool 1988 GULF NEWS ARCHIVES

Liz Waters rows out to the The Press Gang barge - for eight long weeks the paper was printed on a barge in Te Huruhi Bay to escape the Waiheke County Council's jurisdiction 1988 GULF NEWS ARCHIVES

Paper delivery to the press gang barge 1988 GULF NEWS ARCHIVES

The printing team's daily commute 1988 GULF NEWS ARCHIVES

The Great Gulf News Trolley Derby brought out the competitive side in many Waiheke families. Here Aaron Putt punches the air in victory after driving the Press Gang trolley to another win in 1991 GULF NEWS ARCHIVES

The US nuclear warship Texas achieved its objective by bringing the vessel to a halt after protesters penetrated the police cordon - Gulf News at the scene 1983 GULF NEWS ARCHIVES

Gulf News partners (L-R) Kath Alber, Karen Bloxham, Liz Waters, David Waters 1990 - GULF NEWS ARCHIVES