Archive for January, 2012
Piha Community Sports and Recreation Club gets $50,000 boost
Comments Off on Piha Community Sports and Recreation Club gets $50,000 boostMedia Release ” 18 January 2012 The Piha Community Sport and Recreation Club’s proposed new sport and recreation centre can proceed to design and consent stage following a Waitakere Ranges [ Read More ]
Piha performance at Hyundai National Surfing Champs
Comments Off on Piha performance at Hyundai National Surfing ChampsThe titles might not have gone tumbling down to Piha contestants at finals day 20 January of the National Surfing Champs at Piha, but Piha was quite a presence, despite [ Read More ]
Craw Homestead Open Day brings back memories
Comments Off on Craw Homestead Open Day brings back memoriesThe Open Day at Craw Homestead organised by Auckland Council for Friday 20 January drew about 50 people – neighbours, Piha locals, and old aquaintances and friends of the Craw [ Read More ]
Dick Kibblewhite
Comments Off on Dick KibblewhiteRichard (Dick) Kibblewhite was an Auckland architect who tried to subdivide Piha in the 1920s, starting as early as 1923. Advertising in his Auckland CBD office street frontage was his [ Read More ]
The Cowans of Piha
Comments Off on The Cowans of PihaThe earliest settlers in the Piha valley were the Cowans and Nesses. Peter Keith and Charles Cowan were the sons of Charles and Marion Cowan. Charles Cowan was the son [ Read More ]
Honouring Peter Byers
Comments Off on Honouring Peter ByersThe Hyundai 2012 National Surfing Champs are for the first time, awarding a Most Outstanding Performance Trophy which will go to the stand-out performance at the 50th anniversary champs. It could be [ Read More ]
Piha Beach Clean Up
Comments Off on Piha Beach Clean UpOrganised by Sustainable Coastlines as part of the Hyundai National Surf Champs, come and help gather up the rubbish from the length of Piha and North Piha beaches. Just turn [ Read More ]
Piha Beach Clean-Up
Comments Off on Piha Beach Clean-UpOrganised by Sustainable Coastlines Meet in the surf comp area at Piha. Starts 12 pm to 5 pm Hyundai-Tour-Piha-Clean-up-lo res poster
Craw Homestead Open Day, Anawhata
Comments Off on Craw Homestead Open Day, Anawhata10 am to 2 pm Friday 20 January 2012 Craw Homestead Anawhata Rd