The death occurred on 5 December of Dr Newton Ernest Wickham Wicky, a very long-standing bach owner at North Piha, and a devoted friend of Piha. Wicky was born in  [ Read More ]

Myrtle Gardiner, a very long-term bach owner and lover of Piha, died on Saturday 22 October, in her 97th year, peacefully at her home on Great Barrier Island. She had  [ Read More ]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/western-leader/5784500/Farewell-to-Kiwi-surfing-pioneer   And here’s another photo of Peter that celebrates his involvement with fishing at Piha. It shows a group of young surf club members with their catch at Pakiti  [ Read More ]

The death occurred on 8 October of Peter John Byers, aged 71. Peter was the oldest son of John and Yvonne Byers, Yvonne being a descendant of the Ussher family  [ Read More ]

Mona Evelyn (Lisa) Farndon died on 18 August at the Everill Orr Hospital, aged 97. Born at Mt Eden on 25 May 1914, Mona had the longest history of Piha  [ Read More ]

Friends at Piha have recently learned that Cyril Eric Murphy had died peacefully at home in Turangi on 23 May 2011. He was born 19 August 1930 at Hawera so  [ Read More ]

Betty Hanson 20 November 1916 – 9 June 2010 It is with great sadness that we record the death of Betty Hanson,. Betty had a deep and lasting love of  [ Read More ]

Geoffrey Neil Hall 9 August 1925 ” 18 April 2010   One of the Piha Surf Club’s most loyal and long-serving members passed away recently.  Geoff Hall had held virtually  [ Read More ]

Lily Webber 1910-26 June 2003   One of Piha’s oldest personalities died on 26 June and a large crowd of Piha devotees gathered at her funeral to celebrate a long  [ Read More ]

John Stanley Crump Hanson 5 May 1941 ” 18 September 2002  A devoted supporter of the surf lifesaving movement in New Zealand, John was the son of Betty and Bill  [ Read More ]