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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 ]
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Marc Mateo farewelled in Domain
A large crowd gathered in the Domain on Friday 19 June to farewell local man Marc Anthony Mateo who died accidentally the previous weekend. Eldest son of Bev, partner of [ Read More ]
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New roof keeps heritage
The women’s ablution block at North Piha Campers Club is sporting a bright new Marseilles tile roof. The old tiles were leaking, and the Campers Club, which runs the membership only [ Read More ]
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Third planting creates wetland at Domain gate
Around 14 people turned up to today’s wetland plant by the Domain gate, despite the gusty squally weather. The area was a wetland in the 1930s and 40s, flooded on [ Read More ]
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20 attend second Domain planting
Twenty locals attended on Saturday 30 May to the second Domain riparian planting. Oioi and knobby club rush were among the plants that went in on the banks of the [ Read More ]
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Giant lizard pops up at North Piha
This truly gorgeous lizard is mutating out of stone in front of the Waygood property at North Piha. I think the stone came originally from 27 Glen Esk Road, but whoever [ Read More ]
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Over 1000 plants in an hour
Well done to the team that gathered on the bank of Piha Stream behind the Bowling Club to plant up streamside. The group of 25 who responded to the call [ Read More ]
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Familiar faces for road safety
When Auckland Transport approached the Waitakere Ranges Local Board for a couple of potential stars for its new road safety campaign – “Love being a Local Slow Down”, it wasn’t hard [ Read More ]