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Pāuatahanui Inlet Pathway Completion Welcomed
Monday, 28 June 2021, 4:46 pm | Porirua City Council
It’s taken more than 20 years, but Te Ara Piko is finally the finished product. The 5.25km, $5.3million pathway around the northern side of the spectacular Pāuatahanui Inlet was pitched in 1999 to then-Porirua mayor Jenny Brash by members of the Rotary ... More >>
Starry-eyed Matariki In Porirua
Thursday, 24 June 2021, 3:08 pm | Porirua City Council
Matariki celebrations in Porirua will be a star-studded affair with the night sky twinkling inside Te Rauparaha Arena in a magical light installation. Matariki, which signals the start of the Māori New Year, will be celebrated in Porirua from 3-11 ... More >>
Outstanding Volunteers Receive Porirua Civic Awards
Tuesday, 22 June 2021, 9:39 am | Porirua City Council
The dedication of our city's volunteers has been recognised at Porirua's 2021 Civic Awards. Mayor Anita Baker presented the awards to 12 hard-working recipients at a special ceremony on Monday, 21 June, at Pātaka. The awards honoured the outstanding ... More >>
Porirua's View Road Properties Sold
Monday, 21 June 2021, 5:56 pm | Porirua City Council
Porirua City Council has sold 24 units in Titahi Bay’s View Road to Te Runanga o Toa Rangatira Incorporated (Ngāti Toa) for $10 million (including GST). The decision to sell was made by the full Council at a meeting last Thursday after weighing up ... More >>
Four New Faces For Porirua's Hall Of Fame
Wednesday, 16 June 2021, 4:58 pm | Porirua City Council
Porirua’s new Hall of Fame inductees are an actress, a dance choreographer, the founder of one of the country’s most trusted and well-loved brands, and one of the city’s favourite rugby players. The Hall of Fame is in the corridor of the ... More >>
Investment Puts Gondola On Porirua Horizon
Tuesday, 15 June 2021, 8:45 am | Porirua City Council
Porirua is set to become home to New Zealand’s fifth gondola on the back of new investment momentum into the planned Adventure Park that has been four years in the making. Leisure and recreation development company, Select Contracts NZ, has locked ... More >>
Infrastructure, Harbour Health And Climate Change The Focus For Porirua
Thursday, 3 June 2021, 4:59 pm | Porirua City Council
Investment in critical infrastructure, a strong focus on harbour health and preparing for climate change are the key priorities for Porirua, while other "nice to haves" will have to wait, was the clear message from Porirua City Council today. ... More >>
Sensory Experience Wows At Pātaka
Tuesday, 1 June 2021, 11:38 am | Porirua City Council
If you love cinema, dance, music and theatre, come and savour them all at once in the senses-awakening Where Memories Sleep, currently showing at Pātaka, which comes with live shows. The installation is a stunning cine-dance music production exploring ... More >>
Plimmerton Dog Recreation Area Has Its Day
Friday, 28 May 2021, 1:15 pm | Porirua City Council
The Plimmerton Dog Recreation Area has won a national award, recognised for its co-operative approach. The park, at the northern end of Plimmerton Domain, won the 2021 Active Park of the Year at the Recreation Aotearoa awards dinner in Rotorua ... More >>
Porirua Libraries Help Forge Connection
Thursday, 27 May 2021, 1:29 pm | Porirua City Council
With the social isolation caused by Covid-19, libraries have more than ever become a hub for people to connect - with each other and, through technology, with the wider world. With this in mind, Porirua Libraries have created a series of programmes to ... More >>
Love Local Back By Popular Demand
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 2:54 pm | Porirua City Council
Following the huge success of October’s Love Local Expo where more than 5000 people visited more than 120 businesses exhibiting at Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua is now gearing up for the next Love Local in June. The popular expo gives the community ... More >>
Māori Ward Possible For Porirua
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 2:26 pm | Porirua City Council
Porirua City Council have voted to establish a Māori ward in the city for the 2022 and 2025 local body elections. The decision was passed unanimously at this morning’s full Council meeting, councillors and Mayor Anita Baker commenting it was an effective ... More >>
Pātaka's Spine To Be Strengthened
Monday, 17 May 2021, 3:49 pm | Porirua City Council
The central corridor section of Pātaka will close from 7 June due to maintenance and strengthening work, but the rest of the building will remain open to the public. The programme of work is expected to take about 12 weeks and will make the gallery ... More >>
Noa’ia Everybody, Rotuman Pacific Language Week Is Here!
Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 12:28 pm | Porirua City Council
This year’s theme for the Rotuman Language Week is Tutur häk ne måür lelei - which refers to the four pillars of life and wellbeing (spiritual, physical, psychological, and social) and it acknowledges and celebrates the strength and resilience of our ... More >>
Porirua Gets Down To Business
Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 11:15 am | Porirua City Council
The bright future of business in Porirua will be celebrated throughout June, with a series of events to support, inspire and grow local business. Porirua Business Month will feature six free events covering wide ranging aspects of business. A highlight ... More >>
Murals To Tell Porirua’s Stories
Thursday, 6 May 2021, 11:45 am | Porirua City Council
Porirua City Council has secured funding for a major public mural project in Porirua’s CBD. Artists Miriama Grace Smith, Xoe Hall and Gina Kiel are using their acclaimed street art skills and their own rich Māori heritage to bring a vibrant female energy ... More >>
Projects Underway In Busy Kenepuru
Tuesday, 27 April 2021, 9:58 am | Porirua City Council
Work is underway on a number of key projects in Kenepuru, to prepare for increased traffic flows from Transmission Gully and the city’s growth. One of these projects is a shared pathway connecting Kenepuru Station with Bluff Road, designed to enhance ... More >>
Historic Homestead Shifts Gear
Tuesday, 27 April 2021, 9:55 am | Porirua City Council
Porirua’s historic Gear Homestead is changing things up. A new café, restaurant and bar is set to open at the iconic venue, with experienced restaurateur Michael Hollings at the helm. Michael is the co-owner of Wellington institutions Chow restaurant, ... More >>
Anzac Day Options Aplenty In Porirua
Wednesday, 14 April 2021, 12:13 pm | Porirua City Council
Porirua residents are spoiled for choice when it comes to attending an Anzac Day service. Since 1916, services have been held around the country to mark the landing of Australian and New Zealand soldiers at Gallipoli in Turkey on 25 April 1915, acknowledging ... More >>
Anzac Day Options Aplenty In Porirua
Wednesday, 14 April 2021, 12:10 pm | Porirua City Council
Porirua residents are spoiled for choice when it comes to attending an Anzac Day service. Since 1916, services have been held around the country to mark the landing of Australian and New Zealand soldiers at Gallipoli in Turkey on 25 April 1915, acknowledging ... More >>
