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Piha Rescue makes waves in NZ Herald

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Piha Rescue in the news today with some locals claiming they over-dramatise and are deterring people from visiting by painting the beach as dangerous. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10794279 Last weekend’s coverage in Herald  [ Read More ]

Sweeping all before – Champion Piha Boaties

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It doesn’t get better than this. Look at that tightly disciplined technique of the Piha Pirates crew (closest to camera), Horse on the sweep, with the Australian Tannun crew behind (in  [ Read More ]

Categories: big boats, news, Uncategorized

Piha boat crew Australasian Champions

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  The Piha Senior A crew has just achieved a historic double – the Piha crew was 1st in the Autex Australian Surf Rowers League Open Men’s Champs and then  [ Read More ]

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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 ]

Lifeline for lifesavers

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/western-leader/5925405/Lifeline-for-lifesavers The Mad Butcher’s come up with a scheme to raise money for Auckland surf life saving to commemorate Sonny Fai, the talented 20-year-old Warrior who drowned while trying to  [ Read More ]

Categories: news, surf clubs, Uncategorized

Cairn at Te Waha marks gifts of land

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It may have been 50 years late, but on Friday 4 November, a small group of Auckland Council regional park rangers and descendants of the Rose family, gathered at Te  [ Read More ]

Piha footpaths hit the headlines

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Western Leader 3 November 2011

Piha Surf Club lifesavers up for awards

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Piha clubbies nominated as finalists for Waitakere’s biggest sporting awards. To be decided at The Trusts Stadium Friday 25 November. Sealed Air Junior Sportswoman of the Year – Kirsty Wannan Italian Stone  [ Read More ]

Rodge honoured with national surf life saving award

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Piha’s Rodger Curtice was recently honoured with one of surf life saving’s highest awards, a Life Membership Award given at the DHL In it For Life Awards. Rodger followed his  [ Read More ]

Piha Nippers win Karma Fund, new boogie boards on their way

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Piha SLSC got right behind its Nippers to win the Localist Karma Fund prize for the West. The $4000 prize will go towards training for Nippers 5-13 years old and  [ Read More ]