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Message from the Surf Club

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Hi all This week has been a busy one. Firstly I would like to thank the Piha SLSC Emergency Call Out Squad for their quick response to the emergency call  [ Read More ]

Seen and heard on the Viaduct

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A very strange sight. The Piha boat crew – Bugsey with Piha Pirates – motoring along the Viaduct on Wednesday night. Heard the familiar clunk of rowlocks, and there they  [ Read More ]

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Lucky fisherman pulled out of tide

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It was really too big to be out rock-fishing but some were not deterred. The result? About 10 am Monday 21/3 Duncan Clark and the team had to rush an  [ Read More ]

Piha Boaties triumphant

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Surf boat crews at Piha continue their successful run with a number of national titles just annunced: Piha NZ Champion Boaties – 1st Champion Surf Boat Club 1st Open Men’s  [ Read More ]

Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area Programme

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This Programme was developed by the old Waitakere City Council in its dying days. Despite the fact that the Act has 3 sponsors – WCC, Auckland Regional Council and Rodney  [ Read More ]

Photos of the week

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Just come to hand these great shots of the Day of Giants from photographer Mark Taylor of the Waikato Times, supplied by Piha SLSC. Click on photo to see whole image.  [ Read More ]

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Big surf, big boats, big thrills – Day of the Giants

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The Porthtowan surf boat team from North Cornwall, representing Great Britain, nearly upset expectations in the Open Men’s Surf Boat final in the Day of Giants contest for big boats on Saturday  [ Read More ]

Piha Pirates U23 Trans-Tasman Champions!

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Whilst the Piha Pirates were pleased with their achievement of being selected as the NZ U23 Development team surfboat crew they also knew they had a responsibility to their club  [ Read More ]

Tracks at Piha

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Piha local Ross Barnes recently gave a talk to the West Auckland Historical Society on how the tracks of the Waitakere Ranges Regional Parkland got their names. Here’s his notes  [ Read More ]

Full story on Piha boatie wins at weekend

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Piha”NRC champions 1st Champion Boatie Club – Piha Boaties1st Open Men’s – Piha A Crew 1st Under 23’s Colts – Piha Pistols 1st Under 21’s Fillies  (Girls ) -Piha Coladas  [ Read More ]

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