Latest fromPiha
![Search for 37yo missing swimmer at Piha Beach suspended for the night](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Search for 37yo missing swimmer at Piha Beach suspended for the night
The search included the police vessel Deodar and the Eagle helicopter.
!['Lady-hunts' and drink-spiking claims: What we learned from the Black Coast Vanishings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Lady-hunts' and drink-spiking claims: What we learned from the Black Coast Vanishings
Other women say they have been chased and “stalked like prey” by men in Piha.
!['I feel shaken': Piha women rally together after true crime revelations](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'I feel shaken': Piha women rally together after true crime revelations
Women in Piha plan to walk together after true crime series reveals close calls.
![Editorial: Why it's time to ban cars from Muriwai Beach](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: Why it's time to ban cars from Muriwai Beach
A blanket ban was once considered - before Super City amalgamation.
![Swimmers rescued after ignoring lifeguard advice at dangerous Auckland beach](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Swimmers rescued after ignoring lifeguard advice at dangerous Auckland beach
Surf lifeguards were busy on Christmas day with 13 rescues and 10 assists nation wide.
!['Like wraparound westie sunglasses': Tower scoops national architecture award](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Like wraparound westie sunglasses': Tower scoops national architecture award
It's robust and low-maintenance, built to withstand the very severe coastal environment.
![Search continues for person swept off rocks at Piha](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Search continues for person swept off rocks at Piha
The search for a person missing at Piha continues today.
![Search for person who fell off rocks at Piha beach](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Search for person who fell off rocks at Piha beach
The police's Eagle helicopter is being used to help search for the person in the water.
![West Auckland beach community mourns loss of well-known campaigner](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
West Auckland beach community mourns loss of well-known campaigner
Piha local Bobbie Carroll who campaigned for all cancer sufferers has died.
![Person drowns at Piha, emergency services race to beach](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Person drowns at Piha, emergency services race to beach
The incident happened just before lunchtime.
![Rescue crews successfully retrieve man stuck down Piha cliff](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rescue crews successfully retrieve man stuck down Piha cliff
The man called police in a panic at 6.25pm after becoming stuck on the cliff.
![Hundreds of uninhabitable Auckland homes to get full rates relief over the next year](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hundreds of uninhabitable Auckland homes to get full rates relief over the next year
The cost of the rates relief is between $1.2 million and $3m.
![Schoolteacher to run 100km for charity to educate kids](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Schoolteacher to run 100km for charity to educate kids
Harrison Sanders is running 100km on Piha Beach to help kids get back to school.
![Surf Life Saving’s $16m funding hole: Fears beaches could be unpatrolled next summer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Surf Life Saving’s $16m funding hole: Fears beaches could be unpatrolled next summer
They save us. Can we save them?
![The Bachelorette NZ star on his next move to support rising designers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The Bachelorette NZ star on his next move to support rising designers
Fashion designer Richie Boyens says creatives face big hurdles in the business world.
![‘Totally brainless’: Visitors called out for thrill-seeking behaviour at Piha slip site](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
‘Totally brainless’: Visitors called out for thrill-seeking behaviour at Piha slip site
Visitors were photographed rock climbing.
!['Dr. Beach' announces a ranking of the top 10 US beaches](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Dr. Beach' announces a ranking of the top 10 US beaches
The potential divisive ranking prefers calm seas to gnarly surf.
![Surfers rejoice: Piha reopens to public](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Surfers rejoice: Piha reopens to public
Popular Auckland surf beach Piha is now open again, to the relief of many eager surfers.
!['Shouldn't be allowed in': Tensions rising in storm-hit Auckland community](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Shouldn't be allowed in': Tensions rising in storm-hit Auckland community
There are calls for security guards to protect red-stickered homes from looters.
![‘Sorry for the confusion’: Auckland Council reinstates cordons protecting Piha](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
‘Sorry for the confusion’: Auckland Council reinstates cordons protecting Piha
On Saturday night a burglar allegedly assaulted an elderly woman in her home.