PremiumAnne GibsonProperty Editor·NZ Herald·18 May, 2026 12:42 AM5 mins to read‌The Stony Batter gun emplacement on Waiheke Island is now a family attraction. Photo / Michael CraigThe Stony Batter gun emplacement on Waiheke Island is now a family attraction. Photo / Michael CraigThe Department of Conservation has awarded the lease for Waiheke Island’s Stony Batter to a company owned by Auckland businessman Berridge Spencer, which will work with iwi to bring more tourists to the attraction.

The department’s Auckland operations director Alex Rogers said the 10-year lease had been won by