Porirua City Council - Latest News [Page 24]
Antenno a new tool for info & reporting
Monday, 25 March 2019, 12:10 pm | Porirua City Council
The Council is rolling out a new tool as part of its focus on improving customer service and communication. The free mobile app Antenno sends helpful updates on things like water outages, traffic snarl ups and road closures, along with posts about events, ... More >>
Latest on Porirua Adventure Park
Monday, 25 March 2019, 12:02 pm | Porirua City Council
A gondola ride, zipline, wave simulator, cafés, walking and cycling tracks are all part of what’s proposed for the Porirua Adventure Park at Spicer Botanical Park/Te Rāhui o Rangituhi. More >>
Lighting the way at Cannons Creek Park
Friday, 22 March 2019, 10:50 am | Porirua City Council
St George Rugby League Club is full of praise about new floodlights recently installed at Cannons Creek Park. More >>
Planning for our growing city
Thursday, 21 March 2019, 2:01 pm | Porirua City Council
Porirua’s vision for the next 30 years is in place, as we plan and prepare for change in our fast-growing city. More >>
Porirua pays tribute to lives lost in Christchurch
Tuesday, 19 March 2019, 3:53 pm | Porirua City Council
Porirua City will stand as one to honour the people tragically killed at two Christchurch mosques last week. More >>
Inspiring Māori filmmakers feature in Pātaka exhibition
Tuesday, 19 March 2019, 11:01 am | Porirua City Council
The influence a pair of trailblazing indigenous filmmakers has had on a generation of modern-day artists is the focus of a moving new exhibition coming to Pātaka Gallery + Museum. More >>
Quality hoops on show in Porirua
Friday, 15 March 2019, 1:34 pm | Porirua City Council
Quality hoops on show in Porirua Porirua and Ngāti Toa-raised Jordan Ngatai is looking forward to shooting hoops at Te Rauparaha Arena. The Wellington Saints, Breakers and Tall Blacks forward is back in Porirua for the WIBC Indigenous Basketball Tournament, ... More >>
Bedford Street opens with rousing haka and song
Friday, 15 March 2019, 10:25 am | Porirua City Council
Porirua’s newest community gathering and play space opened this week in Cannons Creek with the voices of young people loud and proud. More >>
Celebrating Te Manawa – the vibrant heart of our city centre
Thursday, 7 March 2019, 11:22 am | Porirua City Council
Porirua’s city centre has a new name – Te Manawa – gifted by Ngāti Toa Rangatira to reflect its transformation. Te Manawa means a central place where many people gather, and their hearts beat as one, says Mayor Mike Tana. “The name reflects ... More >>
A world of learning available through Porirua Library
Thursday, 7 March 2019, 11:16 am | Porirua City Council
An online training resource that gives the user access to more than 5000 courses in everything from computer programming to becoming a graphic designer is now available through Porirua Library. More >>
Porirua Arts Trail back bigger and better than ever
Thursday, 7 March 2019, 10:10 am | Porirua City Council
A diverse community festival that takes everything from painting and weaving to 3D printing and textiling out of artist’s homes and displays it across Porirua, returns next weekend. More >>
Japanese honeysuckle to get butterfly attack treatment
Wednesday, 6 March 2019, 11:16 am | Porirua City Council
Honshu White Admiral butterflies will be on the offensive in Bothamley Park in Porirua to help slow the spread of the destructive Japanese honeysuckle. More >>
Wilson takes stock of trip of a lifetime to Abu Dhabi
Wednesday, 27 February 2019, 11:27 am | Porirua City Council
Wilson Stock said he will be one of the older players in the New Zealand team in Abu Dhabi and will have the responsibility of helping out his teammates on and off the court. More >>
Te Ara Piko takes a big step towards milestone
Friday, 15 February 2019, 10:56 am | Porirua City Council
The opening of the latest section of Te Ara Piko pathway brings the project ever closer to a significant milestone of a safe path around the north side of the Pāuatahanui Inlet. More >>
Kids take charge of new play area in Cannons Creek
Friday, 1 February 2019, 10:55 am | Porirua City Council
Work has begun on a bare reserve in Porirua’s east that will be transformed into a play area for young people and their whānau. The space, Bedford Reserve, is a patch of ground between Cannons Creek swimming pool and the Whanau Centre. Ground ... More >>
Unclaimed ashes waiting at Whenua Tapu Cemetery
Tuesday, 29 January 2019, 3:28 pm | Porirua City Council
Whenua Tapu Cemetery and Crematorium in Porirua would like to find the family members of more than 20 sets of unclaimed ashes. More >>
Check out our vibrant city centre
Friday, 25 January 2019, 3:34 pm | Porirua City Council
Porirua’s city centre has taken another step in its transformation into a vibrant commercial and social hub. More >>
Waterfront Waitangi Day for Porirua
Friday, 25 January 2019, 9:35 am | Porirua City Council
Porirua’s beautiful harbour will again provide the backdrop for this year’s Waitangi Day commemorations in the city. More >>
Well-known Titahi Bay macrocarpa to come down
Friday, 18 January 2019, 9:09 am | Porirua City Council
A decades-old macrocarpa tree in Titahi Bay is to be removed, after regular branches falling off were deemed a hazard to a nearby homeowner and users of a public walkway. More >>
Waitangi Day photo tells its own story
Wednesday, 16 January 2019, 2:07 pm | Porirua City Council
There might be 80 years between them, but the connection is as strong as it could possibly be. More >>
