Waiheke Island: a sense of freedom

Some people were terribly excited when Lonely Planet named Waiheke Island as the ﬁfth-best holiday destination in the world.

By Bruce Ansley | 28 November 2016

The real Waiheke. © Deniz Unlusu

Meet Bruce

Bruce Ansley

Bruce Ansley is one of New Zealand’s most experienced and respected writers. He has worked in Great Britain and New Zealand, in radio, television and newspapers, and for two decades was a writer for The New Zealand Listener before becoming a full-time author.

Bruce Ansley writes of a New Zealand he loves. He is a keen tramper and has walked over much of the country. He was once a commercial fisherman in Fiordland and a deer farmer on Banks Peninsula. He built a house in the far reaches of Pelorus Sound and for many years spent a good part of his life in a tiny, traditional bach in Golden Bay. But he has also lived in the four main cities, Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland. A keen sailor, he and his wife Sally live on Waiheke Island to be closer to family.

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Meet Bruce

Bruce Ansley