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Scrubcutting Men Add To Porirua's Streamside Success
Friday, 7 July 2023, 1:31 pm | Porirua City Council
Search for ‘Scrubcutting Men’ on Facebook and you’ll find some cool videos of a Porirua-based outfit doing outstanding mahi around our city. Established by Kaisa Onosai in 2008, he and his two sons have contracts with organisations in Porirua ... More >>
Streamside Planting Off To A Flyer In Porirua, With Many Hands
Friday, 7 July 2023, 11:46 am | Porirua City Council
It’s full steam ahead for Porirua City Council’s streamside management programme, on track to put more than 100,000 plants in the ground in its second year. The 20-year programme was announced last year and receives $600,000 of Government funding per ... More >>
Busy Time For Infrastructure Projects In Porirua
Wednesday, 5 July 2023, 10:36 am | Porirua City Council
Right now there are a number of important infrastructure projects underway, or about to begin, that will mean some disruption for motorists moving around our city. You will have seen the recent closure of Titahi Bay Rd between Kenepuru Dr and Hagley ... More >>
Women’s World Cup 2023™ Original Trophy Coming To Porirua
Wednesday, 5 July 2023, 10:24 am | Porirua City Council
Football fever is coming to Aotearoa as the start of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ draws near. Porirua is thrilled to play host to the South African team while they train in our city during the tournament - 20 July to 20 August. We’ll be throwing ... More >>
Porirua City Mayor Anita Baker Supports Change For Local Government
Wednesday, 21 June 2023, 4:01 pm | Porirua City Council
Porirua City Mayor Anita Baker is pleased that regional amalgamation is among recommendations in the Future for Local Government report - He piki tūranga, he piki kotuku, released today. Mayor Baker, who is also Chair of the Wellington Region Mayoral Forum, says ... More >>
Spike In Landfill Complaints Attributed To Faulty Gas Well Cap
Thursday, 15 June 2023, 7:18 pm | Porirua City Council
A faulty gas well cap is the likely culprit behind a spate of Spicer Landfill odour complaints that were lodged with Porirua City Council on Saturday 10 June. David Down, Manager, Water and Waste, says 50 complaints were received from Tawa residents ... More >>
Porirua City Annual Plan Balances Affordability With Vital Harbour Protection
Thursday, 8 June 2023, 1:32 pm | Porirua City Council
Porirua City Council has set its budget for the coming year, with a difficult balancing act between keeping rates as low as possible, while still investing in essential infrastructure and protecting the harbour. At its meeting today, Te Puna Korero committee ... More >>
Amazing Evening Of Food, Drink And Art At Pātaka
Friday, 12 May 2023, 1:51 pm | Porirua City Council
Delicious kai, great drink options, good vibes - Porirua’s Visa Wellington on a Plate experience ticked all the boxes once more. The two sessions at Pātaka on Thursday night were sold out, with 100 attendees at each. Those who headed along ... More >>
Speed Limit Changes Proposed For Porirua Roads
Tuesday, 9 May 2023, 3:19 pm | Porirua City Council
Porirua City wants feedback on plans to lower speed limits on some roads to make them safer for all, particularly around schools. At Council’s Te Puna Korero meeting last Thursday, Council voted to put the proposed speed management plan for Porirua ... More >>
Aniva Arts Resident To Create Multimedia Body Of Work
Tuesday, 2 May 2023, 10:39 am | Porirua City Council
Tāmaki Makaurau artist Manuha’apai Vaeatangitau has been selected as the Aniva Arts Resident at Pātaka Art+Museum for 2023, in partnership with Creative New Zealand Toi Aotearoa. The progamme offers a paid, three-month residency based at Pātaka ... More >>
E-scooter Ride Share Coming To Porirua
Monday, 24 April 2023, 10:38 am | Porirua City Council
Porirua City is joining many other New Zealand cities by introducing e-scooters as another option for residents to get around. E-scooter operators Beam and Flamingo will initially be providing 200 scooters each as part of a two-year trial starting ... More >>
Porirua City Welcomes 3 Waters Certainty
Thursday, 13 April 2023, 12:35 pm | Porirua City Council
Porirua Mayor Anita Baker has welcomed the certainty that comes with today’s announcement on 3 Waters reform. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and Local Government Minister Kieran McAnulty announced today a move from four to ten public water entities, and a later ... More >>
Porirua City Seeking Feedback On Draft Annual Plan
Thursday, 6 April 2023, 12:35 pm | Porirua City Council
Continuing to provide vital services for the city is the focus of Porirua City Council’s draft Annual Plan, which was approved for consultation this morning. The consultation document has three rate increase options on the table, with 9.71 per cent the recommended ... More >>
Moana Court Moving To Local Community Housing Provider
Tuesday, 4 April 2023, 2:58 pm | Porirua City Council
Porirua City Council and local community housing provider Te huru Mōwai have come to an agreement over the future of the Moana Court housing complex. The 26 social housing units in Titahi Bay will transfer to Te huru Mōwai, the community housing ... More >>
Hard Working Community Groups In The Spotlight
Wednesday, 29 March 2023, 3:25 pm | Porirua City Council
Nominations open soon for the Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards, which recognise the hard mahi done by community groups and organisations around the region. The awards are run in conjunction with the region’s five councils to celebrate ... More >>
Spicer Landfill Odour Issues Necessitate Short-term Solution To Space Woes
Wednesday, 29 March 2023, 1:42 am | Porirua City Council
Porirua City Council is committed to tackling short and long-term issues facing Spicer Landfill, namely odour and needing more room for the city’s waste. David Down, Council’s Manager Water and Waste, says the existing consent to operate the ... More >>
Porirua Residents To Receive Updated Capital Valuations
Thursday, 16 March 2023, 10:18 am | Porirua City Council
Residential property values across Porirua have increased an average of 27 per cent since 2019, according to figures released by independent valuers Quotable Value Limited (QV). The new rating valuations, released for Porirua City this week, are as at 1 ... More >>
Pātaka’s Autumn Exhibitions Celebrate Stone And Glass
Monday, 13 March 2023, 7:47 pm | Porirua City Council
Two new exhibitions opening soon at Pātaka Art+Museum demonstrate the beauty that can be found in stone and glass. Kura Pounamu: Our Treasured Stone opens on 18 March and Passengers opens the following day. Kura Pounamu tells the story of hundreds ... More >>
Highlighting Porirua's Local Heroes
Friday, 3 March 2023, 2:21 pm | Porirua City Council
Nominations are open for Porirua’s highest honours for volunteers, the Civic Awards. The awards recognise people in our city who have contributed to Porirua with their leadership, inspiration, sacrifice or commitment, often behind the scenes and out ... More >>
Making Young People’s Ideas Happen In Porirua
Friday, 3 March 2023, 11:54 am | Porirua City Council
More than $30,000 in funding was confirmed on Thursday for community projects in Porirua with a youth focus. The latest round of the Young People’s Fund was agreed by Porirua City Council’s Te Puna Kōrero committee on Thursday for the 2022/23 ... More >>
