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Porirua City Council Wins National Award For Bringing Tamariki And Rangatahi To The Fore
Friday, 8 May 2020, 4:05 pm | Porirua City Council
Porirua City Council's youth-centred approach to long-term planning has been endorsed at the national level, with a major honour awarded today, 8 May 2020. From a large number of other councils' entries from across New Zealand, Porirua City Council won ... More >>
Proposal To Boost Porirua City’s Business Sector Recovery
Friday, 8 May 2020, 2:10 pm | Porirua City Council
To help boost recovery of the city’s economy and local business sector, Porirua City is proposing an option for commercial ratepayers to defer paying their 2020/21 commercial property rates, then pay them back over three years. Council’s Te Puna ... More >>
Council To Use Streamlined Planning Process For Proposed Plimmerton Farm Plan Change
Thursday, 7 May 2020, 1:59 pm | Porirua City Council
Porirua City Council has been given the go ahead from the Minister for the Environment to use the Streamlined Planning Process (SPP) to change its operative District Plan to rezone land for residential development at Plimmerton Farm. The proposed Plimmerton ... More >>
Cannons Creek Pool To Have Refresh
Friday, 1 May 2020, 9:28 am | Porirua City Council
Cannons Creek Pool will have its two-yearly maintenance work carried out now. While the Council-run facility is shut down due to the Covid-19 outbreak, Recreation Manager Glenn Quintal says it is the perfect time to carry out the task. The facility will ... More >>
Porirua Residents Urged To Love Local
Tuesday, 28 April 2020, 3:01 pm | Porirua City Council
A directory of Porirua businesses will encourage residents to “love local” as we move to Covid-19 Alert Level 3, and beyond. The Love Local – Porirua Facebook group was launched on Friday by Porirua City Council, with the express purpose of ... More >>
Porirua City Services At Alert Level 3
Thursday, 23 April 2020, 1:45 pm | Porirua City Council
New Zealand will move to Alert Level 3 at 11:59pm on 27 April. As announced by the Prime Minister, Alert Level 3 will still see many significant restrictions on New Zealanders’ movements, but will allow aspects of the economy to reopen in a safe ... More >>
Welfare Aid Continuing In Porirua This Weekend
Saturday, 18 April 2020, 6:14 pm | Porirua City Council
The work of Porirua City Council staff continues this weekend packing up and delivering care parcels, supporting foodbanks and finding volunteers to ring elderly residents and check they’re OK. “Council staff working from the Emergency Operations Centre ... More >>
Council Working To Support Porirua People In Need
Thursday, 16 April 2020, 3:55 pm | Porirua City Council
More than 100 parcels containing essentials like food and medicine have been delivered to Porirua people needing urgent support, says Porirua Mayor Anita Baker. “Since we went into Alert level 4, Porirua City Council staff have been working alongside ... More >>
Pacific Spirit Strong In Testing Times
Wednesday, 8 April 2020, 8:48 pm | Porirua City Council
The response of Porirua City’s Pacific communities to the COVID-19 pandemic reflects the strong community spirit that is alive and well in Pacific culture. As the city adjusts to life under Alert Level 4, our Pacific communities are finding ways to ... More >>
Porirua City Phone Line Set Up For Those Most In Need
Friday, 3 April 2020, 8:50 am | Porirua City Council
Porirua people struggling to get essentials like food and medication because of COVID-19 can now call a new welfare support number and be put through to the Council for help, says Porirua Mayor Anita Baker. “If you’re on your own, are unwell ... More >>
Porirua Mayor Committed To Keeping Community Informed
Tuesday, 31 March 2020, 4:42 pm | Porirua City Council
Porirua Mayor Anita Baker is committed to keeping the community updated on local issues arising from COVID-19 while juggling her regional responsibilities as the Mayor leading emergency management decisions in the Wellington region. “If ... More >>
Council Work Continues During Covid-19 Lockdown
Wednesday, 25 March 2020, 11:27 am | Porirua City Council
Although some Council services have been closed because of COVID-19, Council Chief Executive Wendy Walker says work to keep the city running smoothly will continue. “As of tomorrow our Council offices will be closed but staff will continue to work ... More >>
Porirua Response To COVID-19 Update
Saturday, 21 March 2020, 6:09 pm | Porirua City Council
Porirua Mayor Anita Baker says the city is supporting the Prime Minister’s statement today and Porirua City Council will be closing its community facilities tomorrow. These include Pātaka, Te Rauparaha Arena Porirua libraries and pools. “You may ... More >>
COVID-19 – Council To Actively Manage Numbers At Council Facilities
Friday, 20 March 2020, 1:43 pm | Porirua City Council
Porirua City Council will be actively managing the numbers of people visiting council facilities, in line with the Government directive limiting gathering numbers to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. On Monday the Prime Minister announced gatherings ... More >>
Council Urges Calm And Common Sense Over COVID-19
Tuesday, 17 March 2020, 2:59 pm | Porirua City Council
Porirua City Council is taking all sensible precautions following Ministry of Health guidelines in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 is a new illness that can affect lungs and airways. It’s caused by a type of coronavirus and the main symptoms ... More >>
Paperless Parking System Is Rolling Out In Porirua
Monday, 16 March 2020, 2:28 pm | Porirua City Council
From today the paperless Pay by Plate parking system will be implemented in the two pay and display parking areas on Hagley Street in the Porirua city centre. Pay by Plate parking is a paperless system that works by using a vehicle licence plate ... More >>
Roving Crew To Help Fix Water Quality Issues
Tuesday, 3 March 2020, 3:17 pm | Porirua City Council
Porirua City Council is the first council in the Wellington region to implement a Wellington Water proposal to establish a roving crew, taking a proactive approach to the health of local waterways and timely action when water quality issues arise. ... More >>
Popular Grand Traverse Coming Soon
Monday, 2 March 2020, 2:27 pm | Porirua City Council
Porirua Grand Traverse is all grown up. The event, first held in 2006, tests serious multi-sporters and weekend warriors, or can equally be a fun event for whānau and friends to enjoy as summer begins its wane. The Traverse, to be held this year on ... More >>
New Heart Market for Porirua
Monday, 2 March 2020, 2:22 pm | Porirua City Council
A community Heart Market for the people by the people is coming to Te Manawa – Porirua’s city centre. More >>
Porirua City Lead On Innovative New Approach To Improving Water Quality
Friday, 28 February 2020, 11:04 am | Porirua City Council
Porirua City Council is taking proactive and timely action to address water quality issues in its local waterways. The Council has included funding of $250,000 in its draft Annual Plan to implement Wellington Water’s proposal to establish a roving ... More >>
