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Thinking about summer!
Some things never change, including the desire of men to dress as girls, funny that! Here’s Russell Collins and Bob Hall playing ladies in their best Hawaiian florals at the [ Read More ]
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In days gone by…..
The first Piha dance in the Piha Hall was in July 1936, organised by Ivy Phillipson, Mrs Neville Ussher, and Mrs Watt. Guests included the Brownes from Karekare, Yearburys, Hallidays [ Read More ]
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Proposed marathon on Hillary Trail
Auckland Council Regional and Specialist Parks recently met with ratepayer and stakeholder groups along the Hillary Trail to outline and seek their feedback on a proposal from Lactic Turkey Ltd to [ Read More ]
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Big seas gobble dunes and flood Domain
Full moon, high tides, and big surf conspired to charge inland, gobbling up new dunes at North Piha and sweeping into the sportsfield and Seaview Road. Photos from Barry Davis. [ Read More ]
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Informal Opening of new Tennis Courts
Piha Tennis Club celebrated the new tennis courts and fences with a big morning clean up and a glass of bubbly and hit-up in the afternoon. The new court surfaces [ Read More ]
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Waste minimisation at Piha
For the last few months, the Auckland Council has been consulting on a plan for reducing waste through the Auckland region. Many submissions were received and a committee heard these [ Read More ]
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Conquerors of the Hillary Trail
Caught up with this group eating their lunch in the Domain at lunchtime Sunday. Coming from Mt Albert Grammar School, they had started the Hillary Trail at Arataki, camped at [ Read More ]
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Plans for new Piha Community Sports and Rec Club unveiled
Saturday 12 May saw a meeting at the Bowling Club for Bowling Club and Tennis Club members to have presented in more detail plans for the new combined club premises. [ Read More ]
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Piha Gymnastics – blast from the past
These bright-eyed young things are the Piha Gymnastics Club circa 1983 in their specially designed tee-shirts, white with blue or red bands and the words Piha Gymnastics printed in reverse. [ Read More ]
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Piha’s history revealed
I’ve added a lot of new history on the site about people and places at Piha. In the course of my ongoing research, I’ve found out new and interesting things [ Read More ]