-
Piha smashed by Cyclone Gabrielle
On the night of 14 July 2023, Cyclone Gabrielle hit the West Coast of Auckland leaving a trail of destruction. A violent rainfall caused slips all along the coast. [ Read More ]
-
Piha group funded to tackle rats after Cyclone
Pest Free Piha has received a small grant from Predator Free New Zealand to tackle rats in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle. There has been an upsurge in rat numbers [ Read More ]
-
Two drown at North Piha
Emergency services were called to North Piha at 6 pm Saturday 21 January. Lifeguards retrieved two people from just north of Lion Rock but they were unresponsive and unable to [ Read More ]
-
Freedom camping rules prohibit sites at Piha
The Auckland Council responded to a lengthy consultation on freedom camping by extending prohibitions on specific sites, including a number of Piha roads and one at Karekare. Freedom camping is [ Read More ]
-
Are the Waitakere Ranges at risk from 3 Waters?
Published 8 June 2022 in New Zealand Herald “Auckland Council intends to close the gap between its rates shortfall and expenditure by using $127 million it is due to receive [ Read More ]
-
Drowning at Piha on Anzac Day
There is a brief newpaper report that a man died in the sea at Piha at 8.15 am today, 24 April 2022. He was a fisherman at the south end [ Read More ]
-
Guide to submitting on draft Regional Parks Management Plan
At the end of last year, the Auckland Council released a new Regional Parks Management Plan which is out for consultation until 4 March 2022. This the document which guides [ Read More ]
-
Karekare surf club nearly completed
The new Karekare surf clubhouse will be opened in February after mammoth fund-raising and effort by club members. Club President Bob Harvey here gives a preview of the new clubhouse [ Read More ]
-
Blessing for United N Piha surf club build
A small group gathered on the black sand of N Piha very early on morning of 26 October. The occasion was a blessing for the commencement of the build of [ Read More ]
-
Freedom camping bylaw would increase campervans in the Waitakeres
Auckland Council is consulting on a new freedom camping bylaw that would result in much increased freedom camping at Piha and other Ranges’ places. Piha would be particularly hard hit [ Read More ]