it’s an ideal location for a long weekend away, writes Rachel Grunwell. Piha's black iron-sand beach and wild and crashing surf can greedily hog visitors' attention when the sun is shining.

Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ) is currently involved in a search and rescue operation at Piha beach, Auckland ... also despatched officers to the location by road. Teams from SLSNZ, Piha ...

driving to Piha for dinner. The trip from town is only 50 minutes off-peak but much of it is on winding roads through misty bush. We planned our journey to get to the beach an hour before our 6pm ...

La Niña comes to an end, so now what happens to the weather? Here's what the second half of spring could look like in Canada ...