Local and Sports Parks West has installed a great new interpretation sign by the macrocarpas in Piha Domain. This follows the fencing off to save the trees from damage by  [ Read More ]

The Piha Radar Station was Unit Number 4 of the COL (Chain Overseas Low-Flying) network of coastal radar stations established around New Zealand and the Pacific during WW2. The Piha  [ Read More ]

Local muso Age Pryor, is an esteemed member of The Wellington International Ukelele Orchestra, The Woolshed Series, Fly My Pretties and the Cosmic Noise Expedition, the latter an experimental group  [ Read More ]

Ron Cooper, a loyal and long-standing member of Piha Surf Life Saving Club, died at Taupaki Gables on 15 September 2012. Ron was born on 7 April 1927, grew up at Smale  [ Read More ]

Some things never change, including the desire of men to dress as girls, funny that! Here’s Russell Collins and Bob Hall playing ladies in their best Hawaiian florals at the  [ Read More ]

The first Piha dance in the Piha Hall was in July 1936, organised by Ivy Phillipson, Mrs Neville Ussher, and Mrs Watt. Guests included the Brownes from Karekare, Yearburys, Hallidays  [ Read More ]

Ted Le Grice built the Piha Boarding House in about 1922, and it has long stood as a prominent landmark at Piha. So who was Ted le Grice and where  [ Read More ]

The Ottos were at the centre of everything happening at Piha in the 1940 to the 1960s. Merv was a live-wire and Mr Fix-it man all around Piha, while Mum,  [ Read More ]

It is sad to record the death of Joan Kingston, aged 92, revered long-term resident of Piha and devoted partner of Jack. Joan was born Heather Joan Alice Cowie on 23 October  [ Read More ]

Mike Gardiner sent me this photo of the Piha competition team in 1938. I had a copy in my Mum’s photo album – in fact, I wonder if she took  [ Read More ]