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Possum blitz in parkland at Piha-Anawhata-Bethells
The annual Waitakere Ranges possum monitoring programme was completed in January, with very pleasing results. Most of the Waitakere Ranges is still maintaining possum indices below the treatment threshold of [ Read More ]
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Handrail fix canned
When Auckland Transport built the wooden fences alongside the footpaths in the upper part of Seaview/Piha Road near the corner of Pendrell Road, the contractor got it wrong and built [ Read More ]
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Removal of one limb from Beach Valley Road pohutukawa
Parks are planning on trimming one limb from a Pohutukawa outside 28-30 Beach Valley Road. This limb is being removed due to a number of reported incidents where vehicles have [ Read More ]
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Piha boat crew Australasian Champions
The Piha Senior A crew has just achieved a historic double – the Piha crew was 1st in the Autex Australian Surf Rowers League Open Men’s Champs and then [ Read More ]
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Elliot triumphs again
Piha’s Elliot Paerata-Reid was first in the under-16 boys over the weekend, at the second round of the Billabong Grom at Whangamata. Elliot achieved 12.3 points, ahead of Dune Kennings [ Read More ]
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The glory of the West – sunset 10 February 2012
Pete Chapman sent another photo of weekend sunsets from another angle More western sunsets over the weekend http://nz.news.yahoo.com/news-gallery/a/-/article/12870309/image/1/sunset-stuns-aucklanders/#
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Marawhara-Wekatahi Update
Friday 10 February 2012 Earlier in the summer, various local groups met with Parks West and the Local Board to discuss whether any action should be taken on the joined [ Read More ]
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Piha’s Elliot Paerata-Reid triumphs in Event One of Billabong Grom Series
Held at Mt Maunganui on Sunday 5 February, the first round of the Billabong Grom Series saw Piha surfer Elliot Paerata-Reid come in first in the final of the Under-16 [ Read More ]
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Is this a record? 16 boats off the beach
Such great weather and an ultra calm bay and Piha’s boaties came out in never before seen numbers on Waitangi Day, Monday 6 February. Took this photo – pardon the [ Read More ]
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Beach Valley Road pohutukawa is to lose a branch
Auckland Council Parks Department and Auckland Transport have decided to remove the limb of the pohutukawa in Beach Valley Road that is below the height threshhold for the road. A [ Read More ]