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Death of swimmer at Lake Wainamu
Body of missing swimmer found 4:08 PM Tuesday Dec 18, 2012 The body of a swimmer who went missing at Lake Wainamu on Sunday morning has been found. Fifty-year-old Grant [ Read More ]
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Christmas Pinot and Sav Blanc for pressies
The Piha Surf Life Saving Club has come up with an offer of Pinot Noir 2010 and Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2012 (4.5 stars) that would be great for Summer parties [ Read More ]
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Piha lit up
Spectacular lightning at Piha captured on the Herald website. It’s hitting the old radar station site which is littered with GPS, omni directional antenna, VHF, police repeater station. Could these [ Read More ]
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Rastovich welcomed to Piha after epic paddle protesting sea bed mining
Dave Rastovich was welcomed onto Piha beach today (1 December) by Peter Turei after his epic 350 km paddle from Cape Taranaki to Piha to protest seabed mining on the West [ Read More ]
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Piha pohutukawa attacked in the night
Lovers of Piha’s natural beauty breathed a sigh of relief this Wednesday when the Waitakere Ranges Local Board voted to retain one of Piha’s iconic pohutukawa, wind-sculpted, an old survivor [ Read More ]
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Young Andres and Serenas
Piha Tennis Club has 4 spaces left for its Junior coaching clinic ( aged 8 to 13 years) The scheduled dates are December 10-14 Monday -Thursday with Friday as a lay day. [ Read More ]
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Fire ban starts
As from 1 December there is a ban on fires through a Restricted Fire Season in rural areas including the Waitakeres and Piha. During this time you need to get [ Read More ]
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Piha Pohutukawa safe!!!
The Waitakere Ranges Local Board voted tonight (29 November) to adopt the option of removal of a few bollards and a speed hump to save Piha Pohutukawa. For this option [ Read More ]
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Piha winners in Sustainability Business Awards
Piha did well in the recent Sustainability Business Network Awards. Local bach owner Chris Morrison, gained the Sustainability Champion Award as a true pioneer, advocating over a long period for sustainable [ Read More ]
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Lion Rockers at the Buena Vista Room
Some Piha boys including Joshua Llewellyn and Tim Bailey have launched a new mega reggae HiFi system that apparently packs a lion-sized roar. Go here to read about them http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/western-leader/7948762/It-ll-blow-you-away/