Forget about Stanley Street. There’s been some hotly contested tennis at the Piha Tennis Club including today (Thursday’s) men’s doubles, won eventually by Hamish Coney and Jeremy Stratton, with runners-up,  [ Read More ]

Not Piha, but the dune-impounded lake at Tunnel Point, taken yesterday 3 January 2012. This is a magic place, reached by walking south along Karekare Beach. You follow the tramway’s  [ Read More ]

The death occured yesterday 4 January of Bruce Murray, a very long term resident of Piha. Bruce’s family had long-standing connections with Piha, having taken over the Piha Store from the  [ Read More ]

A black dot off Pakiti Rock at 4.30pm Thursday 29th turned out to be a black swan, paddling along in the briney. We kid you not, and we had not  [ Read More ]

Found and photographed in Piha Domain early last evening (29 December 2011) these three fine young hombre trying to inveigle attendees at the Piha Tennis Club barbie to a Mexican Night  [ Read More ]

The Waitakere Ranges Local Board has allocated some of its discretionary funds to projects at Piha. $50,000 Opex has been allocated to the joint Piha Tennis Club/Piha Bowling Club rebuild  [ Read More ]

This curious sign in Beach Valley Road (just above the Razza) is designed to warn people that just up the road is a low-hanging pohutukawa branch. Of course it has been  [ Read More ]

Volleyball, live music, silent disco and frisbee are just some of the planned entertainment at Piha in Auckland Transport’s new sensible alcohol campaign.  The Make it a good one, Make  [ Read More ]

On Thursday 15 December a number of local groups met with the Auckland Council’s Local and Sports Parks West, Auckland Transport and the Waitakere Ranges Local Board to discuss the  [ Read More ]

Local and Sports Park West has notified us of works happening in our area. The upgrade of the field at Piha Domain is programmed to be undertaken this financial year. The  [ Read More ]