Auckland Council has announced a total fire ban over the Auckland region, urban and rural. This follows fires set off by fireworks on the summit of Maungawhau ( Mt Eden),  [ Read More ]

Jay Quinn won the prestigious men’s final in the Hyundai surfing champs, but Piha came away from the finals day with  great results. Elliot Paerata-Reid won the under-18 title having  [ Read More ]

First Champions Crowned at National Surfing Championships Nine national champions were crowned on day five of seven at the 2013 Hyundai National Surfing Championships being held at Piha. The pending  [ Read More ]

Caught up with Phil Twyford, Labour MP for Te Atatu, at the Piha Surf Club today (17 January). Phil is walking the Hillary Trail to highlight the disease kauri PTA which  [ Read More ]

Mischa Davis has won the women’s longboard championship at the Hyundai National Surfing Champs. With 10.27 points, Mischa was ahead of second place winner, Raglan woman Alexis Poulter on 9.50 points  [ Read More ]

Elliot Paerata-Reid is through to the semi-finals of the under-18 Hyundai National Surfing Champs. Here’s seen here today (Wednesday 16th January) with one of his many fans, Rafael Hosking, having  [ Read More ]

Hot day today, but went and inspected how our bush regeneration is getting on. People at Piha 20 years ago will recall the fires in 1994 and 1996 that ripped  [ Read More ]

Piha’s lost a good friend in Tony Hopkins, the legendary drummer, who passed away on 4 January 2013 after a short illness with cancer. We’ve enjoyed the talents of Tony  [ Read More ]

Piha born-and-bred, Mischa Davis featured on Summer Noelle on Radio New Zealand this week, taking Noelle on a guided tour of Piha. The multi-talented Mischa talked about being a mermaid,  [ Read More ]

Last night’s Piha R&R AGM went off fairly smoothly, with first up a presentation from Penny Pirrit of the Auckland Council on the Unitary Plan. Penny is the manager in  [ Read More ]