Heritage surfing at Piha 1976

In 1976 the Amco/Hauraki (Blast from the Past!) National Surfing Champs were held at Piha. Much of it was filmed and this YouTube clip shows you some of the best competition. What’s  [ Read More ]

Sunset paddle-out for TK Wano

Hundreds of friends and family remembered broadcaster, surfer, and te reo advocate TK Wano, tonight (15 November) with a sunset paddle-out and memorial on the beach. Te Wano, a Piha  [ Read More ]

Nominations for Piha R&R

Piha Ratepayers and residents AGM is on 8 January, so now is the time to put in nominations for the Committee.   http://www.piha.org.nz/2011/11/call-for-nominations-for-piha-rr-2012-committee/

Monique Endt at new-look West Coast Gallery

The West Coast Gallery has emerged from a period of closure with a new clean look and increased stocks of beautiful jewellery in purpose-built cabinets. The featured artist is Monique Endt,  [ Read More ]

Piha Market Day – loving the local

Local George Thomson organised a market day next to Piha Store. I bought old vinyl Crowded House, Harry Belafonte and Michael Jackson’s Thriller for $2 each, a “Ngati Piha” T-Shirt and got  [ Read More ]

Photo of the Week

Taken 7 pm Saturday 5 November, when coming home from cutting gorse

Results of Parks’ Open Day

Not too many people filled out forms to comment on information at the parks’ open day, maybe people were content to be informed. But parks has now said it will  [ Read More ]

Lifeline for lifesavers

http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/western-leader/5925405/Lifeline-for-lifesavers The Mad Butcher’s come up with a scheme to raise money for Auckland surf life saving to commemorate Sonny Fai, the talented 20-year-old Warrior who drowned while trying to  [ Read More ]

Get to Piha by gondola?

Death of TK Wano, surfer, te reo advocate and broadcaster

Maori broadcaster, surfer and te reo advocate Te Kauhoe Wano died on Friday at the age of 49. Colleague Ruakere Hond says Mr Wano was a leader in his field  [ Read More ]