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Piha’s Elliot Paerata-Reid triumphs in Event One of Billabong Grom Series

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Held at Mt Maunganui on Sunday 5 February, the first round of the Billabong Grom Series saw Piha surfer Elliot Paerata-Reid come in first in the final of the Under-16  [ Read More ]

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Is this a record? 16 boats off the beach

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Such great weather and an ultra calm bay and Piha’s boaties came out in never before seen numbers on Waitangi Day, Monday 6 February. Took this photo – pardon the  [ Read More ]

Beach Valley Road pohutukawa is to lose a branch

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Auckland Council Parks Department and Auckland Transport have decided to remove the limb of the pohutukawa in Beach Valley Road that is below the height threshhold for the road. A  [ Read More ]

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Calling all surfers – name your best surfbreaks

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  Here’s a message from Matt McNeil in the coastal team at Auckland Council. He wants some help in compiling the Auckland region’s best surfbreaks for protection in the Auckland  [ Read More ]

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Fireworks at Piha – where are we going?

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More fireworks last night (Sunday 30 January), this time in front of the surf club on Piha beach. Having walked around Piha in late December talking to property owners about  [ Read More ]

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Calling all consultants….

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The co-location project between the Piha Tennis Club and the Piha Bowling Club has been given a big boost with the awarding of a grant of $50,000 by the Waitakere  [ Read More ]

Any netballers out there?

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The Tennis Club is looking at resurfacing its courts. Although there doesn’t seem to be any current demand for netball, the club intends replacing the netball lines as part of  [ Read More ]

New Waitakere track offers an easy walk and wheelchair access

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Here’s a new opportunity for Piha people who like to vary their Waitakere Ranges parkland walks, a new track linking Arataki to Titirangi and a great stop-off to introduce visitors  [ Read More ]

Proposed dog bylaws out for consultation till 27 February

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 The new proposed dog bylaws will be of interest to people at Piha, with recent dog attacks in mind. Submissions can be made from 26 January to 27 February. Here’s  [ Read More ]

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Zeke’s birds at West Coast Gallery

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Make sure you go along and see Zeke Wolf’s Birdshead Revisited show at the West Coast Gallery. There are paintings, large and small, plates with giant kokako, and his lovely  [ Read More ]