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Guide to submitting on draft Regional Parks Management Plan

At the end of last year, the Auckland Council released a new Regional Parks Management Plan which is out for consultation until 4 March 2022. This the document which guides [ Read More ]
Karekare surf club nearly completed

The new Karekare surf clubhouse will be opened in February after mammoth fund-raising and effort by club members. Club President Bob Harvey here gives a preview of the new clubhouse [ Read More ]
Blessing for United N Piha surf club build

A small group gathered on the black sand of N Piha very early on morning of 26 October. The occasion was a blessing for the commencement of the build of [ Read More ]
Freedom camping bylaw would increase campervans in the Waitakeres

Auckland Council is consulting on a new freedom camping bylaw that would result in much increased freedom camping at Piha and other Ranges’ places. Piha would be particularly hard hit [ Read More ]
Chorus holds public meeting

15 March 2021 Chorus brings fibre broadband to Piha Chorus is back on track to host its previously postponed public information session on fibre broadband and how to connect in [ Read More ]
Injured surfer rescued from Mercer Bay

A surfer who was separated from his board at Karekare and was injured on rocks, was rescued from Mercer Bay after writing HELP in the sand. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/surfer-injured-at-aucklands-karekare-beach-who-wrote-help-in-the-sand-thanks-hero-rescuers/KIUTGGG3M2NB4GV23XLOEO4DWM/
Progress with new United N Piha surf clubhouse

Surf Life Saving New Zealand, (SLSNZ) this week announced a grant of $421,000 towards the United North Piha Lifeguard Service (UNPLS) rebuild project, for the current financial year. This grant [ Read More ]
Review of Regional Parks Management Plan

The Auckland Council is reviewing the Regional Parks Management that contains all the visions, policies and rules for the Waitakere Ranges Regional Parkland. Sandra Coney chaired the existing management plan [ Read More ]
Body found at N Piha & another further north

News today that two bodies have been found in the sea at North Piha and on the West Coast https://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?objectid=12264541&ref=twitter
Pat la Roche receives conservation award

Piha’s Pat La Roche was recently awarded a Pingao & Toheroa Award for her work on coastal environmental conservation. This was awarded as a lifetime achievement by the Coastal Environment [ Read More ]