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Ecomatters at Piha lagoon
Dan and colleagues from Ecomatters Trust had a steady stream of visitors to their pop-ups on the edge of the lagoon. They were talking to locals and offering free assessments [ Read More ]
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Meet Ecomatters to discuss lagoon pollution
Ecomatters Trust has been contracted by Auckland Council to work on improving the health of West Coast lagoons by improving the performance of local septic tanks. They can offer advice [ Read More ]
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Deaths of Piha folk
There have been several deaths recently of Piha people – Warwick Broadhead and Garrie Massicks. http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/rubbings-from-a-live-man-2008 Warwick Broadhead is known very widely for his marvellous, heroic, epic and outrageous dramatic performances. [ Read More ]
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Bins being replaced
The old Council rubbish bins at Piha have been found to contain white asbestos or chrysotile – particles of which can be hazardous when airborne. The bins have now been wrapped [ Read More ]
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Monique Endt at the West Coast Gallery
Monique Endt is a regular and much admired exhibitor at the West Coast Gallery. Her previous exhibitions have focused on West Coast landscapes, but sometimes drawing human forms from [ Read More ]
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Surf club’s pop-up bar
Piha Surf Life Saving Club launched a new asset on Friday night (16 January). A pop-up bar – a partnership between Corona and the club – provided a taste of what [ Read More ]
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Action on polluted Piha lagoons
At the Piha R&R AGM, Damon Birchfield of the Ecomatters Trust outlined to the meeting a programme the trust is contracted to Auckland Council to deliver. An experienced expert will [ Read More ]
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Piha Boaties represent NZ
The Piha A surf boat crew will represent New Zealand against Australia at the Trans-Tasman Test Series being held on the 7th February 2015, Waihi Beach. New Zealand Surf Boat Team Manager [ Read More ]
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Piha Lagoon in news
Following a Herald article by Wayne Thompson, the media descended on Piha to highlight the water quality problems at Piha lagoon. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11381873 Successive testing over the last recent years has [ Read More ]
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Meet Piha’s summer ranger
Every summer the Waitakere Ranges Local Board employs a summer ranger for Piha, and a second for Te Henga. This summer the Piha ranger is Tom Greer. He is a biology and [ Read More ]