It was really too big to be out rock-fishing but some were not deterred. The result? About 10 am Monday 21/3 Duncan Clark and the team had to rush an  [ Read More ]

Our local boy, Elliot Paerata-Reid, cleaned up the opposition to win the Under-16s Boys Division Championship at the Maz Quin Quiksilver King of the Groms at Wainui Beach on 19  [ Read More ]

Sunday 20 March saw a big crowd pack into the friendly Titirangi RSA for the launch of Marc Bonny’s book Titirangi Fringe of Heaven published by the West Auckland Historical  [ Read More ]

Surf boat crews at Piha continue their successful run with a number of national titles just annunced: Piha NZ Champion Boaties – 1st Champion Surf Boat Club 1st Open Men’s  [ Read More ]

Gorgeous view of Pararaha taken on Saturday’s epic walk from Karekare and back over Zion Hill. A doodle possibly for the young ones, but a bit taxing with the vertical  [ Read More ]

Gerry O’Loughlin was one of the jokesters in the legendary Spivs and Drones. With a large moon-like face and deadpan expression, Jerry could be guaranteed to take the mickey. By  [ Read More ]

Alister Bevin was Mr Entrepreneur and Inventor of Piha in the 1940s and 1950s. In town he had a firm with agricultural implements in Albert Street and every Piha bach had  [ Read More ]

If you have wondered about the showy red climber on both sides of Seaview Road at the Pendrell Road intersection it is a very bad weed called Climbing dock or  [ Read More ]