Our Story
The crazy thing is this story started with a derelict site in Piha, a bit of an idea and five old mates with almost no hospitality experience and very little knowledge of the intricacies of NZ planning law.
After over 3 years of niggle (and more than a few giggles), plenty of working bees and endless help from Piha legends we knocked the bastard off… little did we know that was the easy part!
Piha Legend, Bruce Waygood … RIP mate
We hope you enjoy the fruits of our labour.
With grateful thanks to..
- Our long suffering WAGs and families
- Our friendly neighbours
- The Piha Community
- The Yes Group - http://www.pihabeach.co.nz/Cafe-in-Piha—A-journey-in-photos.htm
- The Harpers
- Dunc Clarke, Nick Dalton, Material Girls Toni and Liv, and the rest of the team that contributed to the planning and building, you know who you are…
Our like-minded suppliers, all seriously good buggers:
- Coffee Supreme – http://www.coffeesupreme.co.nz/
- Phoenix Organics – http://www.phoenixorganics.co.nz/Home
- The Produce Company – http://www.produceco.co.nz/
- The Neat Meat Company – http://www.neatmeat.com/home.aspx
- Westpac – www.westpac.co.nz
Piha Cafe by Graham Hepburn – read Graham’s story here
Link to Mindfood.com July edition
An artist’s impression of our initial design – piha final
Images supplied courtesy of www.photocpl.co.nz and www.pihabeach.co.nz
Cafe branding inspired by Otis Frizzell, another seriously good bugger.
