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Archive for November, 2010

Lion Rock

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Lion Rock is Piha’s most iconic landmark, its profile from all angles, known nation-wide. Lion Rock sits between Piha and North Piha beaches, offering people who climb it, spectacular views  [ Read More ]

Categories: landmarks, Uncategorized

Piha’s heart – the village

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Piha has a little village centre, consisting of the Piha Store, established in 1941, the Piha Post Office, Library, Domain campground and cafe. This is where locals, meet and linger.  [ Read More ]

Categories: Uncategorized, village

Landscape at Piha

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Piha is a small village with two surf beaches surrounded by the Waitakere Regional Parkland. Many properties contain significant native bush, often backing onto the forest of the parkland. All  [ Read More ]

Piha’s veteran guard still on patrol

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Brian Webber, senior member of the Webber family, hit the headlines in the Western Leader out west with a celebration of his being, at 70,  the oldest patrolling lifeguard on  [ Read More ]

History of the Lily Pond

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The Lily Pond in Claude Abel Reserve in Garden Road is a favourite place for a picnic and to feed the ducks, now joined by pukeko. It was created in  [ Read More ]

Categories: lily Pond, Uncategorized

Safety signs on beaches

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Even before you get you feet on the beach, there are signs to watch out for. All along the beachfront in the carparks, there are signs like this. These aquatic  [ Read More ]

United North Piha Club Contacts

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Telephones at the Club House are attended from 10am until at least 4pm on weekends between Labour Weekend and Easter. Our Phone Number is (09)  8128706 If unanswered you should  [ Read More ]

History of Piha Surf Life Saving Club

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Piha was the first surf club on the West Coast, started in 1934 by a group of five young men from Waitemata Rugby Club, who had started coming to Piha  [ Read More ]

The history of Waitakere parkland starts earlier than thought

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Read here about new research that shows that the creation of the Waitakere parkland started earlier than thought. Most of us thought the first step was in 1894 when Sir Algernon  [ Read More ]

Trees for schedule

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The Government’s removal of the ability of local government bodies to set general tree protection rules led to a request by Waitakere City Council for nominations for trees for protection.  [ Read More ]

Categories: Ecology, issues, Uncategorized