New design for Piha clubhouse unveiled

Piha community members had a chance on Sunday afternoon (3 August 2014) to see plans for a new expanded frontage for the Piha SLSC clubhouse. On hand to explain were  [ Read More ]

“The Gap” added to regional park

31 July 2014  Media Release from Auckland Council Seventy eight hectares of land on Auckland’s wild west coast has been added to the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park. Councillor Christine Fletcher,  [ Read More ]

Rainbow day at Piha – click to enlarge

Latest from the Bowler

The BC reports  new Committee was voted in at the recent AGM . They are as follows: President, Women’s Match Convener – Jacqueline Neville Patron – Shirley Atkinson Treasurer – yet  [ Read More ]

Speeds on the Piha Road

Auckland Transport is consulting on speeds on the Piha Road. Coming westwards, AT wants to reduce the speed from the Anawhata turnoff from 100 kph to 70 kph. From 30  [ Read More ]

EPA turns down Trans-Tasman Resources sand-mining application

Today (18 June 2014), the Decision-Making Committee of the Environmental Protection Agency has turned down the application by Trans-Tasman Resources to carry out iron sand mining on the South Taranaki  [ Read More ]

Piha Cafe applies to extend night-time liquor licence hours

Under the name of Manuka Catering the Piha Café has applied to extend its alcohol on-licence from 11 am to 7pm Monday to Sunday to 11 am to 10 pm  [ Read More ]

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Campground fire causes damage

Just after 9 pm last night the fire siren went twice. Usually heralding a car crash on the Piha Road, this time the cause was much closer to home. With  [ Read More ]

Government pledges $26.5m over 4 years for kauri

In the recent budget, the Government pledged over $26 million for protection of kauri forests and research. With kauri PTA recently found in the Coromandel forests for the first time,  [ Read More ]