A big thank you from the Piha Matariki Festival

A massive thank you to everyone who took part in the organisation of, or supported an event for the 2025 Piha Matariki Festival!

We’ve tried to acknowledge everyone in the list below, but if you contributed, and your name isn’t here, then thank you to you as well!

Thanks to:

• Hannah and Dan,

• Bronte and Stacey,

• Pita Turei,

• Tim Bailey,

• Tash, Nina and Tanya and the rest of the Piha Recovery Group (including Nicky and the rest of the Piha R&R Committee, Dace and the Piha Surf Life Saving Club, the Piha RSA, Hannah, Angela, Glenda and the crew from the Piha Bowling Club, Maureen and Clive and the other volunteers at the Piha Community Library, Anna Shattky and the Barnett Hall Committee, Danni, Sheena, Zeke and the West Coast Gallery, Matt and the crew from Murray Piha, the Piha Tennis Club, and Pestfree Piha)

• Lucas from Aryeh

• Pete and Jaz from the Piha Store

• Fiona and the team from the Piha Domain Motor Camp

• Joe and Bridget

• Sam Beere from Pizza-ha

• Taraipene and Darryl-Ann from TE PIHA KAI

• Rob Colbeck, Simon Stoddart, Helen and Byron, Jess, Belle, Manaaki, Mica, Ihaia, Manaia, Jemarl, Simon from Anawhata, Will, Aimee Knight, Tracey Jefferies, Annemarie, Nao, Shelley, JP and Tanya, Nicole, and Lee McMillan

• Malcolm the Kiteflier

• Olly from Arataki Visitor’s Centre

• Jenene Crossan and Lucy Moore

• Robin from Flicks Titirangi

• Riki Bennett

• Graham Murdoch

• Te Kawerau ā Maki

• The Waitākere Ranges Local Board

And of course thanks also to everyone who attended, and celebrated, from Piha and beyond, and who contributed to the beautiful community wairua! Mānawatia a Matariki mā Puanga!

If you’re interested in getting involved with the Piha Matariki Festival in 2026 get in touch with the Piha R&R Association by e-mailing piharrassn@gmail.com

(The Matariki Festival e-mail address pihamatarikifestival@gmail.com is not monitored during the rest of the year, but will be active from May 2026.)