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Local board determines dog rules

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The Waitakere Ranges Local Board recently heard many written and oral submissions on its proposed changes to the dog rules for its board area, including Piha and North Piha. At  [ Read More ]

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Weeding bee tackles climbing asparagus

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About 20 keen weeders turned up with trowels, spades, loppers and niwashi to tackle a veritable field of climbing asparagus at the top of the old dune overlooking the Bowler  [ Read More ]

Categories: Green News, news

Testing the Waters workshop discusses West Coast lagoons

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Community stakeholders met with Auckland Council regional stormwater team at Arataki Visitor Centre today to discuss action in cleaning up contaminated West Coast lagoons. Manager Phil Brown explained that on  [ Read More ]

Categories: Green News, news

Karekare pohutukawa threatened for the chop

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An iconic pohutukawa hanging over Karekare Road is being investigated by Auckland Transport for removal. The Waitakere Ranges Local Board last night (13 August) passed resolutions opposing any action on  [ Read More ]

Categories: landscape, news, Uncategorized

Have your say on new dog rules

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The Waitakere Ranges Local Board is proposing new dog rules for Piha. Currently Piha has very complex rules. Regional parks rules prohibit dogs south of Pakiti Rock (The Gap), north  [ Read More ]

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Final plant completes job in Domain

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Twelve people quickly dealt with the remaining 400 plants in the Piha Domain on Saturday 27 June. The project, organised by Local Parks West for the Waitakere Ranges Local Board  [ Read More ]

Categories: Green News, news

Old pohutukawa loses limb to truck

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One of Piha’s most prominent pohutukawa lost a limb on the morning of Wednesday 24 June when a truck struck it with such force a limb was severed. The Piha  [ Read More ]

Categories: news, Uncategorized

Guardrail proposal at lookout dumped

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The controversial proposal for a guardrail before the lookout on Piha Road (near 101 Piha Road), has ended with Auckland Transport not going ahead. The proposal was opposed by the Waitakere Ranges Local Board  [ Read More ]

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Marc Mateo farewelled in Domain

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A large crowd gathered in the Domain on Friday 19 June to farewell local man Marc Anthony Mateo who died accidentally the previous weekend. Eldest son of Bev, partner of  [ Read More ]

Categories: news, The dear departed

New roof keeps heritage

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The women’s ablution block at North Piha Campers Club is sporting a bright new Marseilles tile roof. The old tiles were leaking, and the Campers Club, which runs the membership only  [ Read More ]

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