New colours and signage are coming our way to replace old Auckland Regional Council and Waitakere City Council parks signs. The base colour of signs is dark blue, with an  [ Read More ]

The debate around the Piha Bowling Club building has highlighted the age of the older buildings around Piha. It seemed timely to draw up a list of Piha’s built heritage  [ Read More ]

At its AGM on Sunday 30 June, members of the Piha Bowling Club voted 19 to 8 (with one abstention) not to go-ahead with co-location in a new building with  [ Read More ]

I have frequently quoted that Piha has 26 community groups, a number I counted up a few years ago. I’ve heard people quoting this number too, so I thought I’d list  [ Read More ]

The controversial Plan Change 36 was made operative by Auckland Council’s Regional Development and Operations Committee on 20 June 2013. The plan change was introduced by the former Waitakere City Council  [ Read More ]

Auckland Council regional parks is consulting on proposed concept plans for Piha Mill Camp (former Stedfast Park). The plans relate to the possibility of a ranger depot and possibly parking  [ Read More ]

I heard a lot when I was growing up about Wally Jarvis, one of the best swimmers at the Piha Surf Life Saving Club. An exceedingly tall young man –  [ Read More ]

Local and Sports Parks West advise that it has employed a consultant to undertake investigations on the erosion currently occurring along Glen Esk Stream near the Piha West Coast Gallery.  [ Read More ]

The New Zealand Herald on Saturday June 1 announced that CNN had listed neighbouring beach Karekare at number 38 in its Top 100 Best Beaches in the World on its  [ Read More ]

Drivers performing wheelies and dust from cars getting into water tanks are issues that have been raised by the Piha R&R and brought to the Waitakere Ranges Local Board for  [ Read More ]