A fire blocked both roads into Karekare today. Located on a cliff face just above the Pohutukawa Glade on Lone Kauri Road, the fire proved a challenge because of the  [ Read More ]

For a satisfying round trip, here’s an option for a decent walk beginning and ending at Piha, taking in the McKenzie, Maungaroa Ridge Track and Maungaroa Lookout Track. It took  [ Read More ]

  Plant and animal pests are negatively impacting on the Piha Beach Reserve network and only minor work has been undertaken in the past to address this issue.  Wildland Consultants  [ Read More ]

Auckland Council’s Communications & Public Affairs department together with Local & Sports Parks and Regional Parks have designed a standard design for dog bylaw signage for regional use. New signs  [ Read More ]

Fiona Anderson, seen here with Pam Corkery,  has just been awarded a Special Award for Services to the Community by the Peace Foundation. Well earned!

In Monday’s Herald was a bit of a story about US model Emily DiDonato who tweeted about her experience on the West Coast filming for a marketing campaign for, it  [ Read More ]

Aucklanders turned out today to join Piha locals protesting oil drilling in the Tasman Sea. The Banners on the Beaches protest, organised by Greenpeace, with the support of the Waitakere  [ Read More ]

Local and Sports Parks West is warning people that it has four bait stations for rabbits in Les Waygood Park, along the seaward edge of the karo forest (see map  [ Read More ]

Two members of the Piha community were honoured at Friday’s Ecowise Community Awards, organised by Keep Waitakere Beautiful. Larry Gibson was given the Rata Award for the West Auckland school  [ Read More ]

Under the witty caption “The fire sirens of Piha beach”, journalist Mark Scott (himself a local with a bach in Rayner Road) profiled Piha’s female fire crew in about the late  [ Read More ]