Dave Rastovich was welcomed onto Piha beach today (1 December) by Peter Turei after his epic 350 km paddle from Cape Taranaki to Piha to protest seabed mining on the West  [ Read More ]

The Waitakere Ranges Local Board voted tonight (29 November) to adopt the option of removal of a few bollards and a speed hump to save Piha Pohutukawa. For this option  [ Read More ]

Starting 15 November, surfer Dave Rastavich “Rasta” will paddle on an epic journey from Cape Egmont to Piha arriving here on 1 December. Dave is an internationally acclaimed surfer and  [ Read More ]

Media Release from Auckland Council Auckland Council has declined an application by Lactic Turkey Events Ltd to hold a running event on the Hillary Trail in 2013. Council officers have  [ Read More ]

Pat La Roche, Piha Coast Care, today sent out the “how to” of getting rid of tradescantia and why. A timely reminder, here it is I got a shock when  [ Read More ]

About 25 turned up at Piha surf club on Saturday 25 August 2013 to hear dune ecologist Jim Dahm of Eco Nomos talk about his study of the sand dunes  [ Read More ]

Big rain last night – 18 mm since midnight – has pushed the Marawhara close to the Wekatahi. The two streams were mechanically separated only a few months ago after they  [ Read More ]

Mace Ward, Manager Regional Parks has recently sent out the following update: Application Status: Event on the Hillary Trail Following on from the stakeholder meeting held at Arataki on 2  [ Read More ]

For the last few months, the Auckland Council has been consulting on a plan for reducing waste through the Auckland region. Many submissions were received and a committee heard these  [ Read More ]

While swimming out the back some years ago I was joined by some Maui’s dolphins. An unforgettable experience if a little scary at the time. They say they are small  [ Read More ]