The name means the sea mist that hangs in this small, remote bay at the end of North Piha Beach. Although only 5 minutes walk from the North Piha carpark,  [ Read More ]

The West Coast Gallery is planning an exhibition from 16 July to 14 August called On the Wing, Birds through the Eyes of West Auckland Artists. This is a real  [ Read More ]

With a few of the nasties flowering and seeding, it’s a good time to deal to weeds on your property or road frontage. Cotoneaster is currently smothered in bright red  [ Read More ]

I have recently had informed representations about my former use of  “Milk Track” for the cutting between Seaview Road and Beach Valley Road. Having been challenged about where this name  [ Read More ]

Early Thursday morning (21 April), a small group gathered at Te Ahua Point, Mercer Bay, to unveil a pou marking the importance of this site to Te Kawerau a Maki. The  [ Read More ]

The WW1 Roll of Honour on Lion Rock has had a clean to enable the lettering to be legible. The Auckland Council brought in a conservation expert to advise on  [ Read More ]

These images are from a great project ” Legends of the West ” Public Art Project. The idea was to tell the stories of the West, originally to prevent graffiti  [ Read More ]

On the Open Agenda of the Auckland Council Hearings Committee, Wednesday 6 April, starting 9.30 am. Item 14: Appointment of Commissioner – Resource Consent Preserve Piha Ltd. The Piha Cafe  [ Read More ]