The first Piha dance in the Piha Hall was in July 1936, organised by Ivy Phillipson, Mrs Neville Ussher, and Mrs Watt. Guests included the Brownes from Karekare, Yearburys, Hallidays  [ Read More ]

Auckland Council Regional and Specialist Parks recently met with ratepayer and stakeholder groups along the Hillary Trail to outline and seek their feedback on a proposal from Lactic Turkey Ltd to  [ Read More ]

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 ]

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 ]

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 ]

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 ]

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 ]

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 ]

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 ]

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 ]