Emergency services respond to Piha incident 4 Apr, 2021 08:59 PM Quick Read St John paramedics have been called to a water incident at Piha Beach. Image / Google NZ Herald St John confirmed it was called at 8.05am to a "water incident" in Piha, West Auckland. Police confirmed at 8.44am they had received a report that a person had been washed off rocks at Piha. However, they managed to get back to shore safely. Advertisement