Picturesque Piha in pollution alert
A public health warning has been issued for a picturesque West Auckland lagoon amid fears the water is contaminated by leaking septic tanks from baches.
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Funding boost for right gear
When your job description involves saving lives, you need to be well-equipped.
Missing link bought for Hillary Trail
Private beach and bush land near Piha has been added to the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park in a $3 million purchase by Auckland Council.
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Private beach and bush land near Piha has been added to the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park in a $3 million purchase by Auckland Council.
Couple rescued from cliff face
A couple have been rescued from a west Auckland cliff face after a woman fell while the pair were trying to avoid a king tide.
Sam Judd: Jack gives back
Jack Johnson isn’t your typical rock star – he breaks the mould in terms of how the well-off behave.
Deep sea oil protesters crowd Piha
More than 1000 people turned up at one of Auckland's famous west coast beaches to protest against deep sea oil drilling in New Zealand waters today.
Fall victim outside barriers
A woman who fell 15 metres from Lion Rock at Piha yesterday was outside the safety barriers, emergency services say.
Auckland: The really great outdoors
Catherine Smith looks at some of the new facilities and activities on offer in Auckland's regional parks.
Cheeky long weekend: Piha
Piha has much to offer besides Lion Rock and wild surf and, as it's only 40km from central Auckland, it’s an ideal location for a long weekend away, writes Rachel Grunwell.
Double fatal at Piha Beach
Two men have drowned in the surf at Piha Beach and a third man rescued from the water is in a serious condition.
Surfing: Quinn takes out third title
Gisborne's Jay Quinn claimed his third national surfing title yesterday, winning the open men's division of the 2013 Hyundai championships at Piha.
Piha: Falling for the past
Danielle Wright traces a well-worn path to the Kitekite Falls, with a history lesson along the way.
Piha's $12,000 money tree
Auckland Council has spent $12,300 on preparations to chop a limb off a pohutukawa tree that is obstructing a West Auckland footpath. But that money's now been wasted.
Four of the best... winter surf spots
Don't let the cold weather keep you from the royal waves.
Surf Lifesaving Champs - Boat Series
Photos from the Surf Lifesaving New Zealand champs - Final Round of the Surf Boat Series held at Piha on Saturday, February 25.
New Zealand's cops: The new blue line
The police are laying their ghosts to rest with different methods and a fresh culture, report Catherine Masters and Jared Savage
<i>Shelley Bridgeman:</i> Preparing for a post-oil world
Transition Towns - communities readying themselves for a post-petroleum world - are quietly popping up in New Zealand suburbs.
New images of rough conditions of Piha rip 'lesson'
New images have emerged of the rip that a Piha surfing instructor took a group of teenagers into on Monday, sparking criticism from surf lifesavers at the west Auckland beach.
Piha rip 'lesson' - new images
Stills from footage taken by a Piha local of 'extremely rough' conditions when a group of eight teens were taken into a rip by a surfing instructor.