The photo might be a bit cheesy, but this heart-warming story of the Piha Bowling Club ladies, and a few lads, stepping in to capture a boy in a Toyota doing  [ Read More ]

Congratulations to Claudia Fraser from Piha who has won the Billabong Grom Series U16 Girls.  Now a strong contender for the NZ Team for the World Junior Surfing Champs which  [ Read More ]

From the 2nd day at Mt Maunganui, 9 March 2013 Open men 2km run 1st Nick Berry Open women board rescue 3rd Kirsty Wannan and Brita Camplin Open women 2  [ Read More ]

Reigning champions, Piha A, has emerged victorious as open men’s surf boat champs at the nationals at Mt Maunganui yesterday (8 March 2013). Piha Pistols also cleaned up the under-23  [ Read More ]

Yesterday (Saturday 3 March) went for a walk in the Waitakeres. After much looking at maps and arguing, we decided we would take the car up to Piha Road, and  [ Read More ]

Recent work on the sides of Log Race Road went beyond what was planned and has resulted in clearance of the sides of the road that is about three times  [ Read More ]

At 8 pm this morning (28 February 2012) a large sombre group gathered at Muriwai Surf Club. They were there to say karakia to make safe the medical room and  [ Read More ]

A male swimmer aged 46 years died in a shark attack at Muriwai early this afternoon, Wednesday 27 February. The man was Adam Strange, a well-known film-maker and local Muriwai man.  [ Read More ]

Auckland Council has decided to resist any further revoking of urban tree rules in the legacy Waitakere City Council District Plan. Following Government legislation to ban any “general” tree rules  [ Read More ]

One man was rescued in a serious condition and two men drowned, having apparently entered the water about 7 pm. Lifeguards were alerted and searched until after sunset, about 9 pm,  [ Read More ]