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Big seas gobble dunes and flood Domain

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Full moon, high tides, and big surf conspired to charge inland, gobbling up new dunes at North Piha and sweeping into the sportsfield and Seaview Road. Photos from Barry Davis.  [ Read More ]

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Informal Opening of new Tennis Courts

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Piha Tennis Club celebrated the new tennis courts and fences with a big morning clean up and a glass of bubbly and hit-up in the afternoon. The new court surfaces  [ Read More ]

Waste minimisation at Piha

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For the last few months, the Auckland Council has been consulting on a plan for reducing waste through the Auckland region. Many submissions were received and a committee heard these  [ Read More ]

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Conquerors of the Hillary Trail

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Caught up with this group eating their lunch in the Domain at lunchtime Sunday. Coming from Mt Albert Grammar School, they had started the Hillary Trail at Arataki, camped at  [ Read More ]

Plans for new Piha Community Sports and Rec Club unveiled

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Saturday 12 May saw a meeting at the Bowling Club for Bowling Club and Tennis Club members to have presented in more detail plans for the new combined club premises.  [ Read More ]

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Piha Gymnastics – blast from the past

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These bright-eyed young things are the Piha Gymnastics Club circa 1983 in their specially designed tee-shirts, white with blue or red bands and the words Piha Gymnastics printed in reverse.  [ Read More ]

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Piha’s history revealed

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I’ve added a lot of new history on the site about people and places at Piha. In the course of my ongoing research, I’ve found out new and interesting things  [ Read More ]

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Our endangered dophins – Maui’s

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While swimming out the back some years ago I was joined by some Maui’s dolphins. An unforgettable experience if a little scary at the time. They say they are small  [ Read More ]

More photos of Piha

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Here’s a message from another photographer with terrific photos of Piha, local man Peter Mitchell. I have added some spectacular new images to my collection of Piha photos on the  [ Read More ]

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Gorgeous Anzac Day photos

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If you want to relive the Anzac Day ceremony from beginning to end have a look at these splendid photos by photographer Russell McMahon. If you want a copy of  [ Read More ]

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