The Waitakere Ranges Local Board will today consider the future of the Piha Campground. While Piha has had a campground in the area of the Piha Domain for over a century, officers within Council have recently been pushing to close the campground because of potential flooding risk. This has followed the deaths of 6 people in a landslide at the Mt Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park, owned and managed by the Tauranga City Council.

Since 2013, Auckland Council has commissioned and received multiple reports on flooding of the Piha Stream, stream bank erosion and actions that could be taken to mitigate the effects of flooding and warn people when there is a risk. However, none have been actioned.

The Waitakere Ranges Local Board has governance over the affected parkland including the campground; hence today’s meeting.