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Funding for projects to help young people shine

Thursday, 6 September 2018, 1:27 pm | Porirua City Council

Two projects that will see Porirua children experience sport and music, and build self-esteem, improve wellbeing and strengthen families will receive funding from Porirua City’s Making an Impact Fund. More >>

Porirua City Council maintains AA credit rating

Friday, 31 August 2018, 3:53 pm | Porirua City Council

Porirua City Council has again received a gold star by Standard & Poor’s with an AA credit rating. More >>

Porirua’s young leaders celebrated

Monday, 27 August 2018, 3:40 pm | Porirua City Council

An inspirational group of tamariki from across Porirua were celebrated today for their service to their schools and the community. More >>

Neon Night Walk to light up Rangituhi

Thursday, 23 August 2018, 10:29 am | Porirua City Council

Don’t be concerned if you see a lot of glowing people on the trails below Rangituhi in Porirua in late October. More >>

Major events get Porirua City funding

Thursday, 23 August 2018, 10:19 am | Porirua City Council

The Titahi Bay Beach Festival, national dog show and Creekfest are among the recipients of Porirua City’s Major Events Investment Fund. More >>

Council supports sugar labelling on food and drink

Thursday, 23 August 2018, 9:26 am | Porirua City Council

Porirua City Council has supported a submission for labelling to clearly show the amount of added sugar present in our food and drink. More >>

Exhibition inspired by environmental sustainability

Tuesday, 21 August 2018, 1:22 pm | Porirua City Council

A sumptuous collection of interactive artworks inspired by a desire to protect our fragile oceans are coming to Porirua's Pātaka Art Gallery and Museum. More >>

Safety improvements for Awarua Street

Friday, 17 August 2018, 10:07 am | Porirua City Council

Traffic calming measures on Awarua Street in Porirua are being fast-tracked after calls from the community for people to “slow down for our kids”. More >>

Employment opportunities abound for young people

Wednesday, 8 August 2018, 9:07 am | Porirua City Council

The Porirua Youth 2 Work Movement has a proven track record of placing young job seekers into exciting jobs of their choice – more than 200 in total since starting in 2015. The upcoming JOBfest is their flagship event. More >>

Friends of Mana Island exhibition at Pātaka

Tuesday, 7 August 2018, 4:22 pm | Porirua City Council

The uniqueness of Mana Island, and the volunteers that care for it, are on display in an exhibition at Pātaka Art + Museum’s Bottle Creek Gallery. With the theme of “Celebrating our volunteers”, the exhibition features photos taken over the ... More >>

Economic benefits of Porirua Adventure Park confirmed

Wednesday, 1 August 2018, 3:28 pm | Porirua City Council

An Adventure Park planned for Porirua City will generate millions of dollars in GDP and create over 100 jobs according to a report by economic consultants MartinJenkins. More >>

Co-working comes to Porirua

Monday, 23 July 2018, 1:34 pm | Porirua City Council

Along with the recently established City Hub pop-up initiative, at 17a Hartham Pl, where businesses, freelancers and startup companies can set up for different periods of time, The Settlement is on its way. More >>

Understanding parking in our City

Friday, 20 July 2018, 8:42 am | Porirua City Council

Porirua City Council is doing some research on District Plan car parking requirements and a survey to better understand how car parking is used in the city centre. More >>

Deadline nearing to have your say on representation review

Wednesday, 18 July 2018, 3:37 pm | Porirua City Council

There are just over two weeks left for you to have your say on how you want to be represented by Porirua City Council. More >>

Porirua funds emergency services

Wednesday, 11 July 2018, 2:38 pm | Porirua City Council

Emergency Services and Victim Support are on track to receive grants to the value of more than $48,000 from Porirua City Council. More >>

Porirua: green light to Albatross Close slip repair work

Friday, 6 July 2018, 1:50 pm | Porirua City Council

Council gives green light to Albatross Close slip repair work Porirua Mayor Mike Tana says the Council has agreed to fund slip repairs for Albatross Close. “It is our responsibility – we must fix it, and fix it well,” says Mayor Tana. The ... More >>

Help our young people at JOBfest

Wednesday, 4 July 2018, 9:58 am | Porirua City Council

Porirua’s JOBfest 2018 is primed to happen at Pātaka next month, bringing together employers who are looking to recruit and local students and job seekers who are keen to enter the workforce. More >>

Porirua mayor Mike Tana statement on Kapiti air service

Monday, 2 July 2018, 2:19 pm | Porirua City Council

Porirua mayor Mike Tana statement on Kapiti air service A statement from Mike Tana: He is thrilled that Air Chathams has picked up the regional flight service between Auckland and Kāpiti. “I know this route is one that people in Porirua frequently ... More >>

Porirua welcomes Government assistance for roads

Thursday, 28 June 2018, 5:02 pm | Porirua City Council

Mayor Mike Tana said he’s thrilled at the increase from 56% to 78% in the Funding Assistance Rate for high priority roading projects in Porirua. More >>

Porirua places children and young people at its heart

Thursday, 28 June 2018, 1:39 pm | Porirua City Council

Porirua City Council last night adopted a framework that places children and young people at the heart of the city. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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