Photo of the Week

Taken 7 pm Saturday 5 November, when coming home from cutting gorse

Results of Parks’ Open Day

Not too many people filled out forms to comment on information at the parks’ open day, maybe people were content to be informed. But parks has now said it will  [ Read More ]

Lifeline for lifesavers

http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/western-leader/5925405/Lifeline-for-lifesavers The Mad Butcher’s come up with a scheme to raise money for Auckland surf life saving to commemorate Sonny Fai, the talented 20-year-old Warrior who drowned while trying to  [ Read More ]

Get to Piha by gondola?

Death of TK Wano, surfer, te reo advocate and broadcaster

Maori broadcaster, surfer and te reo advocate Te Kauhoe Wano died on Friday at the age of 49. Colleague Ruakere Hond says Mr Wano was a leader in his field  [ Read More ]

Fund raisers good Christmas gifts

Support your community by buying local for Christmas gifts   Piha 2012 Calendar   Full colour photos mainly by Bruce Burgess   A fundraiser for Junior Lifeguards going to Huntingdon  [ Read More ]

Cairn at Te Waha marks gifts of land

It may have been 50 years late, but on Friday 4 November, a small group of Auckland Council regional park rangers and descendants of the Rose family, gathered at Te  [ Read More ]

Piha footpaths hit the headlines

Western Leader 3 November 2011

Celebrate Guy Fawkes Day at Waitakere and save Piha

  Celebrate Guy Fawkes Day in Waitakere at the Trusts Stadium. For more details go here http://www.waitakerefireworks.org.nz/index.html Many recent fires at Piha have been caused by fireworks, especially modern rockets  [ Read More ]

Calling all artists – West Artists’ Open Studio Weekend

 24 & 25 March 2012 10am ” 4pm.  Over 100 artists ” 60 venues ” One weekend ” FREE (or bus tours $15 per person ” bookings recommended)  Artists throughout  [ Read More ]