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Armani commercial provokes mixed views on Coast
In Monday’s Herald was a bit of a story about US model Emily DiDonato who tweeted about her experience on the West Coast filming for a marketing campaign for, it [ Read More ]
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Aucklanders join Piha to protest oil drilling in the Tasman
Aucklanders turned out today to join Piha locals protesting oil drilling in the Tasman Sea. The Banners on the Beaches protest, organised by Greenpeace, with the support of the Waitakere [ Read More ]
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Rabbit bait stations at North Piha
Local and Sports Parks West is warning people that it has four bait stations for rabbits in Les Waygood Park, along the seaward edge of the karo forest (see map [ Read More ]
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Piha folk honoured at EcoWise Awards
Two members of the Piha community were honoured at Friday’s Ecowise Community Awards, organised by Keep Waitakere Beautiful. Larry Gibson was given the Rata Award for the West Auckland school [ Read More ]
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The Fire Sirens of Piha
Under the witty caption “The fire sirens of Piha beach”, journalist Mark Scott (himself a local with a bach in Rayner Road) profiled Piha’s female fire crew in about the late [ Read More ]
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Fireworks cause fire at Tasman Lookout
Fireworks were the predictable cause of the fire at Tasman Lookout, early this evening (4 November). A group of young men lit and then threw fireworks over the edge of [ Read More ]
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Spring Fling Festival of the Arts
A happy family crowd down at the Domain today – lots of craft stalls, very good Thai food, coffees, pizzas, some environmental groups – KASM, Seabed Mining and Maui’s Dolphin [ Read More ]
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Scenes from Piha Market
It was very hot – threatening rain never arrived – the crowds poured in and ate terrific food from local stalls, chatted, caught up, and went away with bags packed [ Read More ]
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Piha crowd learn about the old radar station
Over 60 turned up at the Piha Surf Club on Saturday night to enjoy an evening of conviviality and Sandra Coney talking about her now book – On the Radar: [ Read More ]
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Piha Surf Club welcomes huge gift from Remuera Lions
The afternoon of Saturday 26 October saw a big celebration at the Piha SLSC clubhouse as the members acknowledged the generosity of the Lions Club of Remuera. Each year the [ Read More ]