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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  [ Read More ]

Reopened Auckland tracks draw the crowds

Auckland Council is studying Piha Domain and Piha Wetland to look at flooding and erosion. The study will look at the safety of buildings and facilities and whether any need  [ Read More ]

A female tramper rang in the rescue crew when she got trapped in dense bush and gorse at the south end of Piha beach, above the Tasman Lookout Track. Police  [ Read More ]

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Yesterday, 8 August 2025, the Waitakere Ranges Local Board, took the first step in creating a Deed of Acknowledgement between the Crown and Auckland Council and the iwi, Te Kawerau  [ Read More ]

  Auckland Council recently surveyed Aucklanders about control of domestic cats in preparation for the next Regional Pest Management Plan, which sets the rules about how to manage plant and  [ Read More ]

Over $50,000 has been raised for the widow of Tran Duy Quyen, the Vietnamese fisherman who drowned at Piha on 9 January. His body was found several days later at  [ Read More ]

  The siren went at Piha around 5 pm Wednesday 15 January signalling a fire at Anawhata. A number of fire crews attended and three helicopters with monsoon buckets. Seven  [ Read More ]