Jack Kingston was one of Piha’s oldest and longest dwelling residents, when he died on 9 November 2017 aged 99 years. He has been at Piha so long, the corner of the road  [ Read More ]

The death occurred on 11 June 2016 of Bob NcNeil and he was farewelled at the St Mary’s Catholic Church in Avondale on Thursday 17 June. Bob was a West  [ Read More ]

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 ]

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 ]

Piha suffered two bereavements of long term locals in the last week. Larry Gibson, former Piha Bowling Club president and stalwart and extremely hard worker for the club, died in  [ Read More ]

Ron Cooper, a loyal and long-standing member of Piha Surf Life Saving Club, died at Taupaki Gables on 15 September 2012. Ron was born on 7 April 1927, grew up at Smale  [ Read More ]

It is sad to record the death of Joan Kingston, aged 92, revered long-term resident of Piha and devoted partner of Jack. Joan was born Heather Joan Alice Cowie on 23 October  [ Read More ]

Lance Clyde Watt died on Sunday 8 April. Until recently, Lance had  lived at his family’s home at the end of Glen Esk Road, Piha, then ill health led to his  [ Read More ]

Doug Pople died suddenly in August 1999, aged 68 years. Doug was the son of Rachel and Charlie Pople who ran the boarding house and built the Piha Store in  [ Read More ]

The death occured yesterday 4 January of Bruce Murray, a very long term resident of Piha. Bruce’s family had long-standing connections with Piha, having taken over the Piha Store from the  [ Read More ]

The death occurred on 5 December of Dr Newton Ernest Wickham Wicky, a very long-standing bach owner at North Piha, and a devoted friend of Piha. Wicky was born in  [ Read More ]

Myrtle Gardiner, a very long-term bach owner and lover of Piha, died on Saturday 22 October, in her 97th year, peacefully at her home on Great Barrier Island. She had  [ Read More ]

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 ]

The death occurred on 8 October of Peter John Byers, aged 71. Peter was the oldest son of John and Yvonne Byers, Yvonne being a descendant of the Ussher family  [ Read More ]

Mona Evelyn (Lisa) Farndon died on 18 August at the Everill Orr Hospital, aged 97. Born at Mt Eden on 25 May 1914, Mona had the longest history of Piha  [ Read More ]

Friends at Piha have recently learned that Cyril Eric Murphy had died peacefully at home in Turangi on 23 May 2011. He was born 19 August 1930 at Hawera so  [ Read More ]

Betty Hanson 20 November 1916 – 9 June 2010 It is with great sadness that we record the death of Betty Hanson,. Betty had a deep and lasting love of  [ Read More ]

Geoffrey Neil Hall 9 August 1925 ” 18 April 2010   One of the Piha Surf Club’s most loyal and long-serving members passed away recently.  Geoff Hall had held virtually  [ Read More ]

Lily Webber 1910-26 June 2003   One of Piha’s oldest personalities died on 26 June and a large crowd of Piha devotees gathered at her funeral to celebrate a long  [ Read More ]

John Stanley Crump Hanson 5 May 1941 ” 18 September 2002  A devoted supporter of the surf lifesaving movement in New Zealand, John was the son of Betty and Bill  [ Read More ]

Jackie Jenkins 25 September 1913- 25 September 2003 Members of three Piha clubs ” bowling club, surf club and RSA ” were saddened by the death on 25 September 2003  [ Read More ]

J T Diamond 21 June 1912 – 20 February 2001  Jack Diamond, the pioneer historian of the West Coast, died earlier this year, aged 88. Although he had no academic  [ Read More ]

Doris Margaret Pearce 17 December 1911 ” 9 May 2005 Doris Pearce died in her 94th year. She came out to Piha on the Saturday of Anzac weekend, sat and  [ Read More ]

Don ˜E.D.’Wright 1915-9 November 2003 Don Wright, one of the icons of surf lifesaving, died on Sunday 9 November. He was on his way to his regular Grey Watch surf  [ Read More ]

Desmond Byron Schubert 1921 – 22 April 2002   Desmond Byron Schubert died on 22 April 2001 aged 80 years. His daughter Anna described him at his funeral as a  [ Read More ]

Buddy (Fredrick Ross) Lucas 22 May 1931-18 October 2002 There was shock when news spread that Buddy Lucas was seriously ill and disbelief when this fit, vigorous man died. Around  [ Read More ]

Stanley Arthur ˜Bill’ Hanson December 1913 ” 16 July 2006 A lover of the West Coast and a loyal participant in Piha’s Anzac Day parades died in July. Bill Hanson  [ Read More ]

Barbara Agnes Way 6 October 1913 ” 1 October 2002   The Ways ” Hadyn and Barbara – were among the early bach owners at Piha, their distinctive circular-front roughcast  [ Read More ]

Arthur Desmond Pike (Des)  1922-17 April 2007   Des Pike, one of Piha’s legends, died on 17 April, aged 84 years. The past President and life member of Piha Surf  [ Read More ]