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Apartment living coming to Porirua city centre
Thursday, 2 February 2017, 10:54 am | Porirua City Council
Revitalisation of Porirua’s city centre has been given boost with plans for the city’s first residential apartments – in the former NZ Post building in Serlby Place and an exciting modular apartment development in Station Road. The sale of ... More >>
Multi-cultural walk launches Porirua’s massive Waitangi Day
Tuesday, 31 January 2017, 12:34 pm | Porirua City Council
Bring your national flag for a multi-cultural walk to launch Porirua’s massive Waitangi Day Festival of the Elements this Monday. More >>
Skate Park wins Mural Masterpieces Award
Thursday, 26 January 2017, 9:27 am | Porirua City Council
Porirua Skate Park has had an award-winning makeover, with its new 3D mural winning first place for Best Professional Mural in the 2016 Resene Mural Masterpieces Awards. More >>
Big guns out for Porirua’s Symphony at the Lagoon this month
Monday, 9 January 2017, 3:17 pm | Porirua City Council
Cannon fire will sound alongside light opera when Orchestra Wellington performs at Porirua’s Aotea Lagoon next week. More >>
Update on the earthquake and flooding response
Wednesday, 14 December 2016, 1:07 pm | Porirua City Council
Porirua City Council has been working hard to clear the backlog of jobs from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake on 14 November and subsequent flooding and ongoing aftershocks. More >>
FIRE SONG - Film screening and discussion
Monday, 12 December 2016, 1:39 pm | Porirua City Council
Written and directed by Canadian filmmaker and screenwriter Adam Garnet Jones, Fire Song is a Canadian film that magnifies the life of a young, queer First Nations man forced to choose between his community and the world beyond. Struggling to support ... More >>
Porirua’s new splash pad designed for fun
Tuesday, 6 December 2016, 2:49 pm | Porirua City Council
The fun will be wet and wild at Aotea Lagoon’s new splash pad when it opens next year. More >>
Building purchased for Porirua Emergency Operations Centre
Friday, 2 December 2016, 2:33 pm | Porirua City Council
Porirua City Council successfully purchased 2b Raiha Street for $1.5 million at auction yesterday to house the city’s Porirua Emergency Operations Centre. More >>
Porirua spirit strong
Thursday, 17 November 2016, 4:18 pm | Porirua City Council
Mayor Mike Tana says the Porirua spirit is alive and well – with people pulling together in the face of days of earthquakes, floods and major slips across the city. “It’s been tough for everyone and yet people have still taken time to help others. ... More >>
New governance structure for Porirua City Council
Thursday, 27 October 2016, 4:21 pm | Porirua City Council
Mayor Mike Tana today announced the appointment of the Deputy Mayor, committee Chairs and a new committee structure for Porirua City Council, following the inauguration ceremony of the new council last night (Wednesday 25 October) at Pātaka. “I’m ... More >>
Porirua kiosk scoops three awards
Wednesday, 26 October 2016, 4:38 pm | Porirua City Council
The vibrant kiosk in the city centre’s Cobham Court has hit the trifecta, winning awards for design, use of colour and for its architecture in three separate competitions. More >>
Council’s community bus gives kids a ticket to ride
Monday, 10 October 2016, 12:49 pm | Porirua City Council
Today’s trip transporting Glenview School students to the Aquatic Centre for water safety lessons marked the first of many journeys for Te Pahi: The Porirua City Council Community School Bus. More >>
New weather station for Porirua
Wednesday, 28 September 2016, 10:15 am | Porirua City Council
Porirua residents will soon receive more reliable weather forecasts with the imminent installation of an automated weather station on Elsdon Park. Currently Porirua’s weather forecasts are based on data gathered from Mana Island where the current weather ... More >>
Arena Aquatic Centre closure
Friday, 22 July 2016, 3:50 pm | Porirua City Council
As a precaution, Porirua City Council closed its Arena Aquatic Centre this afternoon after confirmation today of five cases of cryptosporidiosis were linked to the pool. “The people who became ill swam in the pool between 19 and 26 June, says Pools ... More >>
City growth helps reduce rates in Porirua
Friday, 10 June 2016, 2:52 pm | Porirua City Council
There was robust discussion by the Council yesterday on the Annual Plan for 2016/17, which includes providing $200,000 to raise the pay of those staff on or around the minimum wage. The result is an average rate increase of 3.3 per cent. More >>
All cultures invited to celebrate Samoan Language Week
Thursday, 26 May 2016, 12:15 pm | Porirua City Council
Who: FREE Family Photos by Andrew Matautia (Saint Andrew Photography) The photos will be put on the Pātaka facebook page and Saint Andrew Photography facebook page. Participants may then tag/share/download their photos. More >>
Flooding in Porirua abated
Thursday, 5 May 2016, 4:30 pm | Porirua City Council
Heavy rain has now subsided in Porirua following a deluge this morning that caused flooding and road closures across the city. More >>
Cabinet decision on e-voting “blow to local democracy”
Tuesday, 19 April 2016, 1:29 pm | Porirua City Council
Porirua Mayor Nick Leggett says he's “gutted” Cabinet has decided not to go ahead with an online voting trial, which he calls "a blow to local democracy". More >>
New staff welcomed to refreshed Porirua City Council
Monday, 11 April 2016, 2:06 pm | Porirua City Council
Nine new staff were welcomed to Porirua City Council today bringing a wealth of experience and fresh approaches to delivering high-quality services to the people of Porirua. More >>
Mayor welcomes growing support for new flag
Monday, 15 February 2016, 10:24 am | Porirua City Council
Porirua Mayor Nick Leggett says he’s encouraged by a recent poll showing growing support for a new flag for New Zealand. The poll of 1000 people commissioned by Change the NZ Flag shows 36% want a new flag versus 56% who prefer the status quo - a significant ... More >>
