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Piha campground to reopen this summer against council recommendations

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Auckland Council weighs concerns about flood risks to campers, as locals are fighting to keep it open. (Source: 1News)

The Waitākere ranges local board has voted to reopen the Piha Campground for the 2026/27 summer, against Auckland Council recommendations.

The campground has been shut since June while council investigated flood risks at the site.

The campground is on a flood plain and part of the site flooded in 2018. A council report that year found future flooding could result in loss of life.

Last month, the council released a report by Blue Barn consulting engineers, looking into flooding and erosion in several locations around Piha including the campground.

The report identified three possible outcomes for the campsite – reconfiguration, relocation or managed withdrawal.

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