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The Great Outdoors NZ Gardener March 2009
The intrepid gardeners of Great Barrier, so many gorgeous gardens, a cornucopia of home grown food to eat.  Wayne McVicar & Linda Power; Caity & Gerald Endt;  Sue & Bruno Reusser; Sven Stellin; Les & Beverley Blackwell

Coming up roses:  Food Service Magazine March 2009
Despite how isolated it is this newly opened sustainability-focused cafe continues to flourish, thanks to the locals, writes Kathy Cummings.

Weekend Gardener:  Islandstyle November/December 2008
Susie Longdell visits Great Barrier Island and finds some enterprising gardeners.
Features three gardens visited in the 2008 Garden Tour

Les & Beverley

Memories: Once Upon an Island - June/July 2008
 Jennifer Beck’s account of her memorable visit to Great Barrier Island written in 2004. 
Plus 'People of the Barrier'; Eileen's Story; Pat's Story; Les and Beverley's Story.


Latitudes & Attitudes November 2007. Cruising the fringes of the Hauraki Gulf around Great Barrier Island by Meryle Thomson - Yacht Fallado

Focus on Great Barrier Island - QEII National Trust 2006. 
Protection of the island's natural character with QEII open space covenants.

A World of Her Own - NZ House & Garden 2006.
Sue Hoffart meets a Great Barrier resident who has made the most of the island's special magic, former Auckland city-dweller Judy Gilbert.

Mussel Power - NZ House & Garden On Holiday Summer 2004.
The Great FitzRoy Mussel Fest

Across the Waters - Women Living on Great Barrier Island
- Next Magazine 2004

The Last Frontier - Metro Magazine 2003.
Last, loneliest, loveliest, Great Barrier Island is a mystical, mythical place, the last big land mass between Auckland and the vast Pacific.
  Stepping back in time on Great Barrier Island September 2004 by Jim Eagles.