All the fun of the fair – Piha Market Day

No edge markings for Te Ahuahu Road

After recent work sealing Te Ahuahu Road, at least one resident sought white edge markings on the road to indicate where there is an open ditch. However, Auckland Transport consulted local residents  [ Read More ]

Winning world cup photos

Some of 86-year-old Shirley Atkinson’s craft ended up in this prize-winning photo in this week’s Auckland City Harbour News. The paper called for photos related to the Rugby World Cup. https://www.piha.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/page0000002.jpg Adam  [ Read More ]

Piha Summer Ranger Contract goes to Piha company

The contract for the Piha Summer Ranger has gone to Parks and Open Space Management Ltd. The company is two Piha-based women – Marie and Ruth Brittain.

Call for submissions – Annual Affordable Art at Corban Estate Arts Centre

Call for Submissions:   Annual Affordable Art exhibition ” Materially Concerned¦again   A gauntlet thrown down in challenge to all artists yet again ” the success of the 2007 Material  [ Read More ]

Rodge honoured with national surf life saving award

Piha’s Rodger Curtice was recently honoured with one of surf life saving’s highest awards, a Life Membership Award given at the DHL In it For Life Awards. Rodger followed his  [ Read More ]

5oth National Surfing Championships to be celebrated at Piha 15-21 January 2012

The Hyundai National Championships celebrates a monumental milestone in 2012 with the fiftieth edition of the event taking place at Piha Beach, Auckland. The all encompassing seven day event will  [ Read More ]

Waitakere Track closures from 14 October 2011

A number of walking tracks in the Waitakere Ranges will be closed from 14 October 2011 to 12 December 2011 to help prevent the spread of kauri dieback disease. The affected  [ Read More ]

More tributes to Peter Byers, surfing legend

http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/western-leader/5784500/Farewell-to-Kiwi-surfing-pioneer   And here’s another photo of Peter that celebrates his involvement with fishing at Piha. It shows a group of young surf club members with their catch at Pakiti  [ Read More ]

Starring Mike Jolly

Great article by Vanita Prasad in the latest Western Leader or Piha’s Mike Jolly, surfer, board builder, board repairer, reporter on state of Piah’s surf. http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/western-leader/5777988/Surfs-up-and-board-makers-there