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Young People’s Fund Grant Recipients Aim To Empower Porirua Youth
Wednesday, 2 April 2025, 2:49 pm | Porirua City Council
The Cannons Creek Youth Charitable Trust will use the funding to provide their boxing programmes to local students aged 9-19 at no cost. Those involved in the charity say the programme will be "life changing" for participants. More >>
Kids’ Fun In Porirua These Holidays
Tuesday, 1 April 2025, 11:47 am | Porirua City Council
If you’re of a mind to be active, why not give Porirua Grand Traverse a nudge? In its 20th year, the event, on Sunday 6 April (yes, slightly before the holidays) has something for the serious multisporters to a fun run/walk to do with friends ... More >>
Pātaka Opens Vibrant New Season
Tuesday, 1 April 2025, 11:12 am | Porirua City Council
The exhibition brings together more than 50 works made in the 1980s - and drawn from the Arts House Trust Collection - and highlights what concerns were prominent for artists in that decade. More >>
Bothamley Park Wastewater Pipes Upgrade Completed
Tuesday, 1 April 2025, 10:36 am | Porirua City Council
Te Rā Nui Project Director Will Pennington says the new pipes are longer lasting and double the size of the old pipes (almost a metre wide) and have been designed to support current and future generations. More >>
Property Owners Doing Their Bit For A Healthy Porirua Harbour
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 9:28 am | Porirua City Council
Porirua City councillors were briefed on the Knowing Your Pipes programme at a workshop last Thursday. The project, led by Wellington Water Ltd (WWL), began four years ago to identify and fix problem areas causing pollution in Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour. More >>
Councils To Consult On Future Of Water Services
Thursday, 13 March 2025, 12:54 pm | Porirua City Council
Councils have traditionally delivered drinking water, wastewater and stormwater services, but are constrained by not being able to raise enough money through debt or rates to cover the significant levels of investment needed. More >>
Porirua City To Consult On Rates Increase Starting Point Of 6.75%
Thursday, 13 March 2025, 12:16 pm | Porirua City Council
The services we provide - like rubbish, recycling, roads, parks, pools, libraries, and especially infrastructure - are costing more than ever, and rates in Porirua are at an all-time high, with a 17.5 per cent increase last year. More >>
Updated - Wellington Water Committee Statement
Tuesday, 4 March 2025, 2:44 pm | Porirua City Council
The impact on our communities is simply intolerable and it cannot continue, said Councillor Ros Connelly, Acting Chair of the Wellington Water Committee. More >>
Porirua Grand Traverse Hits Milestone
Tuesday, 4 March 2025, 11:22 am | Porirua City Council
With the fun run, the fun bike, multisport and duathlon races, mountain biking and mountain running, it caters for everyone and we’ve been lucky to enjoy plenty of local support - from Porirua City Council to local volunteer groups, sponsors and ... More >>
Porirua Celebrating 60 Years As A City
Tuesday, 4 March 2025, 11:07 am | Porirua City Council
Today Porirua is home to more than 62,000 people and our city is growing and changing all the time. More >>
Feeback Sought On Naming Policy
Tuesday, 4 March 2025, 11:01 am | Porirua City Council
Porirua City is updating its Naming Policy to replace the Street and Road Naming Policy and Process that was introduced in 2006, and we want to hear what residents think. More >>
Pump Track Planned For Porirua's Postgate Park
Monday, 3 March 2025, 12:09 pm | Porirua City Council
The southern end of Postgate Park in Whitby has been set aside for the 1000 sqm asphalt track, where bikes, scooters and skateboards can be ridden over jumps and turns. More >>
Wellington Water Review Reinforces The Need For Change
Monday, 3 March 2025, 9:37 am | Porirua City Council
The councils have agreed, subject to community feedback, that establishing a new multi-council-owned water organisation is the best way to deliver water services in the future. Each council will be consulting on this proposal starting on 20 March ... More >>
Feel The Benefits Of Going Outdoors During Parks Week
Friday, 28 February 2025, 4:26 pm | Porirua City Council
Parks Week 2025 begins next week, running 3-10 March, and Julian wants people to get out into their local parks and reserves and notice the personal benefits. More >>
Wairaka Park Building’s Future To Be Resolved
Thursday, 20 February 2025, 4:48 pm | Porirua City Council
At a Porirua City Council meeting on Thursday, councillors and Porirua Mayor Anita Baker discussed a report about whether the building - unused since 2021 and needing substantial repairs and a new roof - should be completely removed or restored for ... More >>
Children’s Day In Porirua Celebrating All Things Heroic
Tuesday, 18 February 2025, 11:36 am | Porirua City Council
Celebrations of the annual day recognising our tamariki will run from 11am-3pm at Ngāti Toa Domain. The theme for the day is all things heroic - this could be everyday heroes, superheroes or community heroes, and hopefully the event will inspire some ... More >>
Signing Of Te Wai Ora O Parirua - Porirua Harbour Accord
Tuesday, 18 February 2025, 11:17 am | Porirua City Council
The Accord establishes a framework for collaboration among the partner organisations to implement a unified approach to improving the health of Porirua Harbour and monitoring progress, with an iwi-led mauri ora approach guiding the long-term restoration efforts. More >>
Motorcycle Sessions In Porirua You Don’t Want To Miss
Friday, 7 February 2025, 11:32 am | Porirua City Council
Dave’s sessions, to be held on 11 and 16 February at Te Rauparaha Arena, will be two safety tuning presentations, a two-hour, hands-on suspension workshop, and a three-hour suspension tuning session. More >>
Aniva Residency Offers Creative Space For Pacific Artists
Friday, 7 February 2025, 11:25 am | Porirua City Council
The programme offers an Aotearoa-based Pacific artist or practitioner who identifies as LGBTQIA+/MVPFAFF- a paid, three-month residency to create a new body of work. Applications are being accepted between 7 February and 17 March. More >>
Have Your Say - Three Porirua City Consultations Open For Submission
Tuesday, 4 February 2025, 12:11 pm | Porirua City Council
Updated rules are being proposed if you keep cats, poultry, bees or other animals in Porirua, and we want to hear what the community thinks. The Keeping of Animals Bylaw is a general bylaw that has rules around all domestic animals, apart from dogs, ... More >>
