Lagoon Water Quality Results High-risk locations At some locations Auckland Council have identified ongoing water quality issues. We do not recommend swimming or recreational water activities on the West: Piha Lagoon North Piha Lagoon Te Henga (Bethells) Lagoons Laingholm Beach Wood Bay These are the results of Te Henga, Piha and North Piha permanent ‘warning’ sites Week […]

Potential pilot for freedom camping What you need to know I received this from Councillor Linda Cooper this evening Over the last few days, a number of emails have been circulating among Local Board members on a potential freedom camping pilot. The information circulated to Local Board members last week was not completely clear on […]

Permanent Health Warning Five swimming areas in Waitakere now have ‘permanent health warnings‘. I think I might take my car into Henderson tomorrow.  Then I’ll remove it’s ‘Warrant of Fitness’ and go cruising.  If I’m spotted by police I’ll snub my nose at them then wait and see how much the fine is and if […]

Piha’s Crash Corner – leave it alone 3 cars go off the road this year but the sign isn’t quite right ! In the Piha Community News latest issue the front page is about Piha’s Car Crash Corner that I wrote about early this year.  ‘Off-roading in Piha‘. On the 14th of March this year […]

Auckland Corvette Club coming to Piha Who would say “no’ to a Corvette? I, per chance, came across the info that the ‘Corvette Club’ is doing a cruise to Piha on August 6th. So if you’re a fan or suffer ‘corvette envy’  they’ll be here around 11ish. Just a bit of light fun 🙂

Education Land in Piha Acquisition of public open space – Piha AC’s Parks, Recreation & Sports Committee meet this Wednesday July 20th and will decide whether to purchase the ‘Education Land’ in Piha behind the Art Gallery. There are three ‘groups’ in Piha interested in using the land The West Coast Art Gallery – use […]