-
First of the spring – kowhai on the front lawn
This kowhai on the front lawn always puts on a huge display unless the kereru don’t get to it first. It is one-of-a-kind in that it has enormously long seed [ Read More ]
-
Elliot and The Tube
Elliot Paerata-Reid is not just a talented surfer, but also an inspired maker of short surfing videos starring himself. Watch this video of Elliot in Nias Indonesia and you’ll see [ Read More ]
-
Expressions of Interest for Summer Ranger Service
Request for Expressions of Interest for the provision of Piha Community Ranger Services for the 2012
-
Dune report discussed at Piha
About 25 turned up at Piha surf club on Saturday 25 August 2013 to hear dune ecologist Jim Dahm of Eco Nomos talk about his study of the sand dunes [ Read More ]
-
Can’t keep us apart
The Marawhara and Wekatahi have joined at the high tide mark, four months after a $70,000 Auckland Council project to separate them. Grant Jennings, Manager of Parks West in Auckland [ Read More ]
-
Death in fall from Lion Rock
The siren went long and loud last night at 2 am, there were police cars on the beach and it became clear that there has been a death on Lion Rock. [ Read More ]
-
Sea-bed mining on the West Coast
I got this message about a meeting to discuss sea bed mining on the West Coast. This is of interest to Piha so it would be good for some locals [ Read More ]
-
Coroner’s finding on the death of Patricia Valenzuela Ofrasio
Patricia Ofrasio, 21, drowned at Mercer Bay on 3 February 2011. Patricia with four friends from the university went for a planned hike to Mercer Bay. They were all hot after [ Read More ]
-
Big wet moves the Marawhara
Big rain last night – 18 mm since midnight – has pushed the Marawhara close to the Wekatahi. The two streams were mechanically separated only a few months ago after they [ Read More ]
-
Proposed Hillary Trail run update
Mace Ward, Manager Regional Parks has recently sent out the following update: Application Status: Event on the Hillary Trail Following on from the stakeholder meeting held at Arataki on 2 [ Read More ]