Inside Student BlogsRescue PihaAuckland, Spring 2010
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- Approaching Piha Beach on the west coast of Auckland, New Zealand
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- One of the safer activities to endulge in on this black iron-sand beach.
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- The sands of Piha beach are quite a contrast to the white sand beaches many are used to.
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- These interesting shells are found all over the beach, but not only white ones: also bright purple!
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- Instead of having a Red Bull, why not treat yourself to a good tune.
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- Found in a tide pool during low tide!
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- There were plenty of pro’s hanging ten the day I learned to surf.
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- “Bro” a commonly used nickname for absolutely anyone (no exclusion: girls, guys, aunts, grandpa’s, friends mom, etc.)
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- Just a nice shot I caught after a tiring first attempt at surfing.
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- Dangerous Piha invites everyone, even future surfers.
West of Auckland, there is a black iron-sand beach called Piha, that has a reputation of being one of the most popular surf beaches in New Zealand. But due to its unforgiving rips and currents, it also earned a reputation of being the most dangerous. If you have ever seen the television show: Rescue Piha, it will put the real danger into perspective for you. In the last 20 years more than 30 people have drowned at Piha alone. Even so, it was the beach I learned to surf!
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March 30th, 2010 at 12:37 am
NO ONE has ever drowned inside the Surf Life Saving flagged swimming areas. Those that drown are idiots that are not locals, so don’t know the area, and go fishing off the rocks etc.
I would check your figure ’30′. These kind of figures are bandied around without verification . . . For more information on this please see
So lets look at some some figures 2008:
96 people drowned in NZ for 2008
148 people drowned in NZ in 1998 – ten years ago.
http://www.pihabeach.co.nz/Piha-New-Zealand-.htm
Bobbie