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Death of Jack de Bazin
Sadly, Jack de Bazin died on Friday 18th September. Jack and his wife Ngaire lived in Rayner Road for years and were at the hub of community life. Jack was [ Read More ]
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Pup from pound becomes kauri dieback super-sleuth
On this week’s Purina pound pups to dog stars on TV1 was the heart-warming story about Paddy, a gorgeous golden lab that had been starved, beaten and confined, before being [ Read More ]
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Local board determines dog rules
The Waitakere Ranges Local Board recently heard many written and oral submissions on its proposed changes to the dog rules for its board area, including Piha and North Piha. At [ Read More ]
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Weeding bee tackles climbing asparagus
About 20 keen weeders turned up with trowels, spades, loppers and niwashi to tackle a veritable field of climbing asparagus at the top of the old dune overlooking the Bowler [ Read More ]
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Testing the Waters workshop discusses West Coast lagoons
Community stakeholders met with Auckland Council regional stormwater team at Arataki Visitor Centre today to discuss action in cleaning up contaminated West Coast lagoons. Manager Phil Brown explained that on [ Read More ]
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Karekare pohutukawa threatened for the chop
An iconic pohutukawa hanging over Karekare Road is being investigated by Auckland Transport for removal. The Waitakere Ranges Local Board last night (13 August) passed resolutions opposing any action on [ Read More ]
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Have your say on new dog rules
The Waitakere Ranges Local Board is proposing new dog rules for Piha. Currently Piha has very complex rules. Regional parks rules prohibit dogs south of Pakiti Rock (The Gap), north [ Read More ]
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Final plant completes job in Domain
Twelve people quickly dealt with the remaining 400 plants in the Piha Domain on Saturday 27 June. The project, organised by Local Parks West for the Waitakere Ranges Local Board [ Read More ]
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Old pohutukawa loses limb to truck
One of Piha’s most prominent pohutukawa lost a limb on the morning of Wednesday 24 June when a truck struck it with such force a limb was severed. The Piha [ Read More ]
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Guardrail proposal at lookout dumped
The controversial proposal for a guardrail before the lookout on Piha Road (near 101 Piha Road), has ended with Auckland Transport not going ahead. The proposal was opposed by the Waitakere Ranges Local Board [ Read More ]