Concern over sustained quality of the Piha surfing environment includes water quality, dunes management, rubbish and increasing traffic movements to and from this iconic surfing village, beach and surfbreaks.
Many say that Piha was the first place to be surfed in New
Zealand, on what were then state of the art modern surfboards, back
in the late 1950's. Since then Piha has become a popular beach,
enjoyed by thousands of people every year. Add to that an
increasing permanent population and increasing numbers of holiday
homes being built, and the pressure on Piha is immense.
Last year saw the Surfing Nationals held at Piha and in January
2010 a World Juniors event will also be held there, a first for New
Zealand. Piha has also been nominated by New Zealand surfing
interests including Surfbreak Protection for the Save the Waves
World Surfing Reserves programme.(see news page item).
Quality of the environment is a key aspect for the quality of
our surfing experience. Issues such as water quality, sand dunes
management, rubbish and traffic all affect our enjoyment of
Piha.
See the details of a community open day on 18th October 2009.
Have your say on the future of Piha.