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Piha Readers and Writers Festival 2013

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Organised by Piha Library http://www.pihacommunitylibrary.org.nz/upcoming-events/ Held at Piha Surf Club 2pm 7 July and 4 August Tickets at Piha Store, Café, Library, Gallery $20 including glass of wine

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Piha Readers and Writers Festival 2013

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Organised by Bob Harvey for Piha Library http://www.pihacommunitylibrary.org.nz/upcoming-events/ Held at the Piha Surf Club 2pm 7 July and 4 August 2013 Tickets at Piha Store, Piha Library, Café, Gallery $20  [ Read More ]

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Wally Jarvis – super swimmer

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I heard a lot when I was growing up about Wally Jarvis, one of the best swimmers at the Piha Surf Life Saving Club. An exceedingly tall young man –  [ Read More ]

Graeme Murdoch brief history of West Coast

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This document was prepared by Graeme Murdoch to describe the Human Heritage of the Bethells/Te Henga area in preparation for a Local Area Plan for that area. While it is  [ Read More ]

Te Mara o te Po – The Night Garden Music

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At Shed 1 Corban Art Estate, Great North Rd, Henderson $25 adults $15 students Tickets www.eventfinder.co.nz

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Piha Stream erosion

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Local and Sports Parks West advise that it has employed a consultant to undertake investigations on the erosion currently occurring along Glen Esk Stream near the Piha West Coast Gallery.  [ Read More ]

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Thoughts about Piha’s diminishing natural beauty

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The New Zealand Herald on Saturday June 1 announced that CNN had listed neighbouring beach Karekare at number 38 in its Top 100 Best Beaches in the World on its  [ Read More ]

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Dr and Mrs MacDiarmid

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Dr MacDiarmid, as he was known to everyone at Piha in the 1950s, was the resident doctor, whether he liked it or not. He came to Piha for the quiet life, to  [ Read More ]

National Scholastics Surf Championships

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Piha 30 September to 4 October 2013

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The Erdman Family

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The Erdman family was associated with Piha for around 50 years, but the association came to an end with the death of Paula Erdman in 1995. The Erdmans originally came from  [ Read More ]