Archive | February, 2015

cigarette butt bins

Don’t Be a Tosser

Cigarette filters have been identified as the most common form of litter and it’s estimated that 4.5 trillion butts become litter worldwide each year.  Cigarette butts also account for about 28 percent of littered items washing up on beaches worldwide and Paihia is no exception. In response, BAY BUSH ACTIONS’s, beach cleaning group, BAY BEACH CLEAN, in […]

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Paihia pontoon

Motu Iti – Little Island

Focus Paihia presents MOTU ITI, aka the PAIHIA SWIMMING PONTOON, now in place for your swimming pleasure. Located in the middle of Taiputuputu Pahi Beach, almost opposite St Paul’s Church. It is wonderful to see it proving to be so popular after the splendid effort put in by the Focus Paihia Pontoon Phantoms! Though this project […]

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Horotutu sign

The Horotutu Sign Story

A sign has been developed and is now installed in HOROTUTU – OUR PLACE (under the tree near the map board) celebrating the story of how the park came about. Thank you to BRITTA MARTI for her help with the sign project development. Thank you to TRACY & PHIL TAYLOR from XSTREAM PROFILES for their master craftsmanship of the steel. Thank you to GRANT HARNISH and BRUCE […]

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