Local Piha folk came out with the honours at the “Capturing the West” 2012 Essay Competition in honour of Jack Diamond, the original researcher of the West. Glenda Northey won  [ Read More ]

A new website from Surf Life Saving New Zealand aims to inform visitors about West Coast and other beaches: where to swim and surf, lifeguard patrols, surfing, fishing and so  [ Read More ]

Karekare local women, Shalema Wanden-Hannay and Alia Bland, took their kids for a play on the beach and ended up saving a boy from the collapse of a sand tunnel  he  [ Read More ]

Boy, didn’t the crowds come out for the Piha Preschool Market Day! Grey skies but not rain drew a huge crowd with lots to choose from. I came home with  [ Read More ]

Local and Sports Parks West has installed a great new interpretation sign by the macrocarpas in Piha Domain. This follows the fencing off to save the trees from damage by  [ Read More ]

It’s wild and windy weather at Piha, and it’s hard to imagine anyone being brave enough to swim, but it is the start of the club seaso, so here’s some  [ Read More ]

Visit and support Lone Kauri School Garage and Bake Sale 12 La Trobe Track Saturday 27 Oct 9 am-2 pm Please donate items by 26 OCT by calling 812 8719  [ Read More ]

Another great night of music  on Friday 12 October from George Thomson, Rafi, Marc Mateo, the gorgeous Cat Tunks and other friends.

Local muso Age Pryor, is an esteemed member of The Wellington International Ukelele Orchestra, The Woolshed Series, Fly My Pretties and the Cosmic Noise Expedition, the latter an experimental group  [ Read More ]

For $13 you can buy a fabulous calendar of photos of Piha taken by local Bruce Burgess and Peter Mitchell, with the proceeds going to the Piha Junior Lifeguards on  [ Read More ]