Congratulations to Claudia Fraser from Piha who has won the Billabong Grom Series U16 Girls.  Now a strong contender for the NZ Team for the World Junior Surfing Champs which  [ Read More ]

From the 2nd day at Mt Maunganui, 9 March 2013 Open men 2km run 1st Nick Berry Open women board rescue 3rd Kirsty Wannan and Brita Camplin Open women 2  [ Read More ]

Reigning champions, Piha A, has emerged victorious as open men’s surf boat champs at the nationals at Mt Maunganui yesterday (8 March 2013). Piha Pistols also cleaned up the under-23  [ Read More ]

1.30 pm Saturday 9 March Starts at McCahon House Then after short walk to French Bay Yacht Club where there is parking and refreshments See www.kauridieback.co.nz

Yesterday (Saturday 3 March) went for a walk in the Waitakeres. After much looking at maps and arguing, we decided we would take the car up to Piha Road, and  [ Read More ]

Recent work on the sides of Log Race Road went beyond what was planned and has resulted in clearance of the sides of the road that is about three times  [ Read More ]

At 8 pm this morning (28 February 2012) a large sombre group gathered at Muriwai Surf Club. They were there to say karakia to make safe the medical room and  [ Read More ]

A male swimmer aged 46 years died in a shark attack at Muriwai early this afternoon, Wednesday 27 February. The man was Adam Strange, a well-known film-maker and local Muriwai man.  [ Read More ]

Merle was born Ella Merle Mobbs to Horace and Nell Mobbs in Christchurch on 9 October 1919, but spent almost her whole life on the West Coast. The Mobbs family  [ Read More ]

Mary Dobbie was one of the most well-known personalities at Piha and a leader in many community developments from the 1970s till the 1990s. Born in 1913 in London to parents  [ Read More ]