I’ve noticed that rapidly growing weed pest, vetch, spreading around Piha. Spotted it in Beach Valley Rd and Rayner Rd. You can pull out a small infestation and keep pulling out  [ Read More ]

As well as a number of Piha Surf Life Saving sportspeople and administrators up for awards in next Friday’s Unitec Sporting Excellence Koru Awards, young Piha surfer Elliot Paerata-Reid is  [ Read More ]

Relaxing in the RSA on Friday 11 November when the fire siren went off. A few minutes later the Piha fire truck went racing down Beach Valley Road which usually  [ Read More ]

In 1976 the Amco/Hauraki (Blast from the Past!) National Surfing Champs were held at Piha. Much of it was filmed and this YouTube clip shows you some of the best competition. What’s  [ Read More ]

Hundreds of friends and family remembered broadcaster, surfer, and te reo advocate TK Wano, tonight (15 November) with a sunset paddle-out and memorial on the beach. Te Wano, a Piha  [ Read More ]

Piha Ratepayers and residents AGM is on 8 January, so now is the time to put in nominations for the Committee.   http://www.piha.org.nz/2011/11/call-for-nominations-for-piha-rr-2012-committee/

The West Coast Gallery has emerged from a period of closure with a new clean look and increased stocks of beautiful jewellery in purpose-built cabinets. The featured artist is Monique Endt,  [ Read More ]

Local George Thomson organised a market day next to Piha Store. I bought old vinyl Crowded House, Harry Belafonte and Michael Jackson’s Thriller for $2 each, a “Ngati Piha” T-Shirt and got  [ Read More ]

Taken 7 pm Saturday 5 November, when coming home from cutting gorse

Not too many people filled out forms to comment on information at the parks’ open day, maybe people were content to be informed. But parks has now said it will  [ Read More ]