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Wally Jarvis – super swimmer
I heard a lot when I was growing up about Wally Jarvis, one of the best swimmers at the Piha Surf Life Saving Club. An exceedingly tall young man – 6 feet 6 inches – Wally (Walter James) was one of three elite Jarvis swimmers who enriched surf clubs along the West Coast: Wally at Piha, brother [ Read More ]
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Piha Stream erosion
Local and Sports Parks West advise that it has employed a consultant to undertake investigations on the erosion currently occurring along Glen Esk Stream near the Piha West Coast Gallery. Water from the Piha Stream has been eroding the bank behind the gallery which occurs at a bend of the stream. The bank has been [ Read More ]
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Thoughts about Piha’s diminishing natural beauty
The New Zealand Herald on Saturday June 1 announced that CNN had listed neighbouring beach Karekare at number 38 in its Top 100 Best Beaches in the World on its summer travel website. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=10887739 Those assembling the list described Karekare as “a grandiose sweep of black sand [that] stretches before bush-clad hills”. It then went [ Read More ]
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Works in Piha Domain
Drivers performing wheelies and dust from cars getting into water tanks are issues that have been raised by the Piha R&R and brought to the Waitakere Ranges Local Board for some time. Following a consultation period, which included publicity in the Piha Community News, Local and Sports Parks West has announced it will be carrying [ Read More ]
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Foundry link to Piha
There’s a Piha link to the venerable foundry of Millar Paterson Ltd that was written up by Peter Calder in the Herald on 1 May. The foundry, situated by Victoria Park, was founded in 1903 by the grandfather of Bruce and John Millar, so this year celebrates 110 years in business in Auckland. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10880716 The [ Read More ]
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Season’s end at Piha SLSC
Piha surf club advise that this is the last weekend of regular patrols until next season. The restaurant and bar are also closing on Sunday. There is an end of season party at the club Satruday 27th April with two bands and a DJ 7.30 pm-midnight
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Piha Domain toilets plan being consulted on
As part of Council’s building renewals programme the existing facility at Piha Domain is being upgraded. Piha Domain Consultation Flyer April 2013 More plans and information are on display at the Piha Community Library from 26 April – 10 May 2013. Council would like your feedback. You can provide feedback by: Filling in a form at the [ Read More ]
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Anzac Day in the West
Today the crowds turned out for Anzac Day in force, despite the threat of rain in some places. Went to Titirangi and noticed that Jack Smith and Ned Storey, on the Piha WW1 Roll of Honour, as workers at the Piha Mill, are also on the Titirangi memorial. Jack came from Laingholm way and died [ Read More ]
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Lion Rock at the autumn equinox
Paul Greenwood shot this glorious video on the autumn equiniox when the rising sun shines straight down Glen Esk Valley and wakes the sleeping Lion. http://vimeo.com/64532071
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Anzacs from Piha
The attached article I wrote was printed in the Herald on Sunday today (21 April 2013) in preparation for Anzac Day later this week. Based on the WW1 Roll of Honour on Lion Rock, it tells the stories of three of the men who went to the First World War from Piha: Charlie Cowan, Jack O’Donnell and [ Read More ]
