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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

Photo of the week – Spring is here

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Piha property prices among the big dives

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Piha property prices have fallen 10% from the last valuations according to an Auckland Council revaluation, one of the biggest falls of anywhere in the region. Piha shows the trend along with  [ Read More ]

Categories: issues, Uncategorized

Economy & ecology – meet the candidates

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Organised by Forest and Bird 7.30 pm 20 October Kelston Community Centre, 135 Awaroa Rd. Candidates Phil Twyford (Labour), Jackie Blue (National), David Seymour (ACT) and Stephen Tollestrup (Green) Chaired  [ Read More ]

Categories: Events, 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 ]

Open Piha Coastcare Trust Meeting

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Piha Coastcare is inviting people to attend an Open Trust Meeting and discuss how they might wish to get involved in various activities to support Coastcare. 2.30 pm Saturday 15  [ Read More ]

Categories: Events, Uncategorized

Blast from the past – “Children of the Sun” – Piha surfing 1960s style

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http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/children-of-the-sun-1968 New Zealand on Screen has just made available the entire Kiwi surfing cult classic Children of the Sun. Made by Andrew McAlpine and starring surfers like Wayne Parkes, the film  [ Read More ]

Categories: surfing, Uncategorized

Piha voices on Surfbreak Protection Society

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Monique Olivier, secretary of Piha R&R and long-time supporter of Piha Board Riders, has been re-elected as secretary of the New Zealand Surf break Protection Societyat the recent society AGM  [ Read More ]

Categories: surfing, Uncategorized

Piha Summer Ranger tender let

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The tender for the summer ranger service at Piha was publicly advertised yesterday.  Details below: Contract Number: PKAMWST11008 PIHA RANGER SERVICES PARKS, SPORTS AND RECREATION WEST Tender documents can be  [ Read More ]

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1611 food wrappers and 462 cigarette butts and more – cleaning up Piha beach

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Sustainable Coatslines 17 September clean up of Piha beach resulted in 317 kgs of rubbish and 9910 items. Organisers say the turn-out was great, with some visitors coming all the way  [ Read More ]

Categories: Green News, Uncategorized