This truly gorgeous lizard is mutating out of stone in front of the Waygood property at North Piha. I think the stone came originally from 27 Glen Esk Road, but whoever [ Read More ]
Well done to the team that gathered on the bank of Piha Stream behind the Bowling Club to plant up streamside. The group of 25 who responded to the call [ Read More ]
When Auckland Transport approached the Waitakere Ranges Local Board for a couple of potential stars for its new road safety campaign – “Love being a Local Slow Down”, it wasn’t hard [ Read More ]
An enormous crowd gathered at the Piha RSA to march down to the WW1 and WW2 Rolls of Honour at Lion Rock, marking the 100th year since the landing at [ Read More ]
Piha Surf Life Saving Club raised $25,000 towards its rebuild plans over the summer and $5320 of that was through an online auction of dramatic photos by well-known photographers. http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/western-leader/67797944/photos-help-fund-piha-surf-club-upgrade
The Auckland Council Local Parks Department and Waitakere Ranges Local Board have set up a programme of riparian edge planting around Piha Domain. This will help stop stream bank erosion [ Read More ]
Dan and colleagues from Ecomatters Trust had a steady stream of visitors to their pop-ups on the edge of the lagoon. They were talking to locals and offering free assessments [ Read More ]
Ecomatters Trust has been contracted by Auckland Council to work on improving the health of West Coast lagoons by improving the performance of local septic tanks. They can offer advice [ Read More ]
There have been several deaths recently of Piha people – Warwick Broadhead and Garrie Massicks. http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/rubbings-from-a-live-man-2008 Warwick Broadhead is known very widely for his marvellous, heroic, epic and outrageous dramatic performances. [ Read More ]
The old Council rubbish bins at Piha have been found to contain white asbestos or chrysotile – particles of which can be hazardous when airborne. The bins have now been wrapped [ Read More ]