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Deaths of Piha folk

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There have been several deaths recently of Piha people – Warwick Broadhead and Garrie Massicks. http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/rubbings-from-a-live-man-2008 Warwick Broadhead is known very widely for his marvellous, heroic, epic and outrageous dramatic performances.  [ Read More ]

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Bins being replaced

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The old Council rubbish bins at Piha have been found to contain white asbestos or chrysotile – particles of which can be hazardous when airborne. The bins have now been wrapped  [ Read More ]

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Monique Endt at the West Coast Gallery

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  Monique Endt is a regular and much admired exhibitor at the West Coast Gallery. Her previous exhibitions have focused on West Coast landscapes, but sometimes drawing human forms from  [ Read More ]

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Surf club’s pop-up bar

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Piha Surf Life Saving Club launched a new asset on Friday night (16 January). A pop-up bar – a partnership between Corona and the club – provided a taste of what  [ Read More ]

Action on polluted Piha lagoons

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At the Piha R&R AGM, Damon Birchfield of the Ecomatters Trust outlined to the meeting a programme the trust is contracted to Auckland Council to deliver. An experienced expert will  [ Read More ]

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Piha Boaties represent NZ

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The Piha A surf boat crew will represent New Zealand against Australia at the Trans-Tasman Test Series being held on the 7th February 2015, Waihi Beach. New Zealand Surf Boat Team Manager  [ Read More ]

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Piha Lagoon in news

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Following a Herald article by Wayne Thompson, the media descended on Piha to highlight the water quality problems at Piha lagoon. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11381873 Successive testing over the last recent years has  [ Read More ]

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Meet Piha’s summer ranger

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Every summer the Waitakere Ranges Local Board employs a summer ranger for Piha, and a second for Te Henga. This summer the Piha ranger is Tom Greer. He is a biology and  [ Read More ]

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Report on big fire at Kakamatua, Waitakere Ranges Regional Park

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‹Fire service was notified of a fire at Kakamatua at 3.30pm yesterday (26/12/2014). The Fire began at the base of the hill on the eastern side of of the bay.  [ Read More ]

Piha SLSC – latest drawings of proposed clubhouse extensions

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Clubhouse architect, Brent Hulena, has converted the conceptual design drawings into general arrangement drawings – see below. These drawing have been signed off by the club’s executive and committees.    [ Read More ]

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