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Archive for May, 2012

Conquerors of the Hillary Trail

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Caught up with this group eating their lunch in the Domain at lunchtime Sunday. Coming from Mt Albert Grammar School, they had started the Hillary Trail at Arataki, camped at  [ Read More ]

Plans for new Piha Community Sports and Rec Club unveiled

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Saturday 12 May saw a meeting at the Bowling Club for Bowling Club and Tennis Club members to have presented in more detail plans for the new combined club premises.  [ Read More ]

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Piha Gymnastics – blast from the past

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These bright-eyed young things are the Piha Gymnastics Club circa 1983 in their specially designed tee-shirts, white with blue or red bands and the words Piha Gymnastics printed in reverse.  [ Read More ]

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Piha’s history revealed

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I’ve added a lot of new history on the site about people and places at Piha. In the course of my ongoing research, I’ve found out new and interesting things  [ Read More ]

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Merv and Rene “Mum” Otto

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The Ottos were at the centre of everything happening at Piha in the 1940 to the 1960s. Merv was a live-wire and Mr Fix-it man all around Piha, while Mum,  [ Read More ]