TRIP Intentions

Who needs to know where we are going?

It’s a really basic thing to know and it’s all about your safety.

You should always tell an adult where you are going and how long you will be!

It doesn’t matter whether you’re off to a friends place to play, or to a shopping mall, the movies, or the park - you need to let someone else know where you are and how long you will be.

What If…

What if you ride your bike down to the park, not bothering to tell anyone where you’ve gone, and when you’re riding down a bank you fall off, hit your head and knock yourself out.

How much longer before someone finds you?

How will your family know where to start looking when they realize you have gone?

What if you and your friends go exploring in a deserted factory. You didn’t tell anyone (because you’re not too sure if you’d actually be able to go) but wish you had when you get trapped inside the building.

How much longer before someone finds you?

How will your family know where to start looking when they realize you have gone?

You and two mates go off on a bit of a bush walk. Not far. You’ve heard there is a cool waterfall just a hour or so in to the bush. You haven’t told anyone because you think someone’s parent is sure to say no. You walk for an hour and feel worried when the track sort of disappears. It just got very confusing. You decide to turn back. What if, you don’t find the track? What if you’re lost?

How much longer before someone finds you?

How will your family know where to start looking when they realize you have gone?

You should always tell an adult where you are going and how long you will be!

Piha - the Pūrākau behind the name

Originally, the old people of Te Kawerau a Maki always talked about going to Hikurangi, this being the name given to the wider area by Rakataura, the senior tohunga on the Tainui canoe. Piha was a name given to Lion Rock, referring to the way the waves part as they hit the rock, the bow-wave, or wave pattern in front of the rock.

Piha is one of New Zealand’s most famous surf beaches. Situated on the west coast of the North Island, 40 kms from Auckland, this black iron-sand beach has a reputation for awesome surf which rolls in over the Tasman Sea.

It can be moody, misty and mysterious, wild, wet and wind-swept. The power goes off, the phone lines come down, sometimes the road in (and out) gets blocked. Living there is not for the faint-hearted.

Piha was the birthplace of malibu board riding in New Zealand, introduced by two Californian lifeguards in 1956. The first surf boat race held in New Zealand was at Piha in the 1930s.

Piha has rips and currents and is very unforgiving of the foolhardy so it’s important to only swim in areas patrolled by surf clubs.

Piha is not just surf and sand. With rugged cliffs and the majestic Lion Rock standing guard over the beach, the scenery is dramatic and inspiring. The beach is backed by the Waitakere Ranges, a protected parkland of sub-tropical forest, accessible through numerous bush tracks.

Piha has a small beach community made up of bach owners and residents. The lifestyle is laidback and simple, but there are all the basic amenities for the good life.

Surfing day trip to Piha Beach, Waitakere Ranges

Monday 17 March - Mr Hemera's Mon/Thurs 81A class

Tuesday 18 March - Mr Whitehead's Tues/Thurs 84A class

Thursday 20 March - Miss Finch's Tues/Thurs 84A class

Friday 21 March - Mr Hemera's Wed/Fri 82A class

Wednesday 26 March - Miss Finch's Wed/Fri 83A class

Thursday 27 March - Mr Belson's Mon/Thurs 81A class

Friday 28 March - Mr Belson's Tues/Thurs 82A class

Monday 31 March - Mr Whitehead's Mon/Wed 83A class

Our day will consist of: