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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 ]

Big Wave Classic 2010 and other Piha big boats on You-Tube

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Day of Giants 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B91erNF4FM&feature=player_embedded Big Wave Classic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuZbelFascc&feature=player_embedded Inside the Boat http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LN0nsIeUJY&feature=player_embedded#!

Categories: big boats, Uncategorized

Parks and transport consultation at Bowler

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People turned up for the consultation of Local and Sports Parks, Regional Parks and Transport at the Piha Bowling Club on Saturday 1 October. It was a good turn-out, several  [ Read More ]

Piha Post Office features in postal history mag

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I was delighted to receive through the post a copy of the June 2011 magazine The Mail Coach, which features stories of the postal history of New Zealand. There was no  [ Read More ]

Categories: Heritage news, Post Office

Sad death of Jess Hosking of Piha SLSC

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  Piha Surf Life Saving Club this morning announced the death of one of its young members, Jess Hosking It is with great sadness we hear the news that Jess  [ Read More ]

Taitomo island

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Taitomo island is the only land on the West Coast still owned by the iwi, Te Kawerau a Maki. The name the iwi gave references the passage or tomo through  [ Read More ]

Categories: landmarks, Uncategorized

Kitekite Falls

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The Kitekite Falls are one of the most famous waterfalls in the Waitakere Ranges with six drops into a large lake-like pool at the bottom. The falls are reached by  [ Read More ]

Piha surf club success in Northern Region Awards

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Piha’s amazing female competitors cleaned up in the sportswomen of the year categories and Bugsy’s Pirates win topped off a fantastic season for the boys. 2011 Awards of Excellence Winners Piha  [ Read More ]

Piha clubbies in finals of SLS Northern Region Awards

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The Surf Lifesaving Northern Region annual Awards of Excellence are being held this Saturday 18th of June.  We would like to wish all our Piha finalists the best of luck!!  [ Read More ]

Anawhata dreaming

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They predicted showers, overcast skies, and general miserableness this weekend, instead it was gloriously sunny and warm. I spent Saturday cutting gorse in just the right temperatures, then Sunday, a  [ Read More ]