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Fake gun pulled in road rage incident at Piha

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Armed defenders and police helicopter attended Piha yesterday (10/8/23) after a fake gun was pulled in a road rage incident. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/police-arrest-two-after-fake-gun-pulled-on-driver-in-piha/YJWBXBLQDRG7LKMKPHMGXIEMAI/?fbclid=IwAR0ciuPGB9D0yoeyozh7XUcPbjdPfX5J3oY3TYP8z15laHua-msYWIFOHrQ

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Brothers Beer and Juke Joint at Piha Surf Club

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HOURS Friday 4 pm – 10 pm Saturday Midday – 10 pm Sunday Midday – 8pm https://www.pihaslsc.com/our-club/restaurant/

Piha Matariki Festival – Maori New Year

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With Matariki 14-16 July, a whole programme of events is organised for Piha, from dinners to music, auction, kite-flying, quizz night, kids’disco and much more. Money raised will go to  [ Read More ]

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Piha smashed by Cyclone Gabrielle

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  On the night of 14 July 2023, Cyclone Gabrielle hit the West Coast of Auckland leaving a trail of destruction. A violent rainfall caused slips all along the coast.  [ Read More ]

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Piha group funded to tackle rats after Cyclone

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Pest Free Piha has received a small grant from Predator Free New Zealand to tackle rats in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle. There has been an upsurge in rat numbers  [ Read More ]

Two drown at North Piha

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Emergency services were called to North Piha at 6 pm Saturday 21 January. Lifeguards retrieved two people from just north of Lion Rock but they were unresponsive and unable to  [ Read More ]

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Freedom camping rules prohibit sites at Piha

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The Auckland Council responded to a lengthy consultation on freedom camping by extending prohibitions on specific sites, including a number of Piha roads and one at Karekare. Freedom camping is  [ Read More ]

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Are the Waitakere Ranges at risk from 3 Waters?

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Published 8 June 2022 in New Zealand Herald “Auckland Council intends to close the gap between its rates shortfall and expenditure by using $127 million it is due to receive  [ Read More ]

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Drowning at Piha on Anzac Day

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There is a brief newpaper report that a man died in the sea at Piha at 8.15 am today, 24 April 2022. He was a fisherman at the south end  [ Read More ]

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Guide to submitting on draft Regional Parks Management Plan

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At the end of last year, the Auckland Council released a new Regional Parks Management Plan which is out for consultation until 4 March 2022. This the document which guides  [ Read More ]

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