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Grants Opening To Support Young People And Waste Minimisation In Porirua
Tuesday, 5 August 2025, 11:56 am | Porirua City Council
The Waste Minimisation Grants scheme is a new government-funded programme that will initially run for 12 months to gauge the level of demand and the types of waste minimisation projects available. More >>
Volunteers Needed For Papakōwhai Community Planting Day
Tuesday, 5 August 2025, 11:54 am | Porirua City Council
The planting event, planned for Saturday 16 August, 10.30am - 1pm, will focus on planting at the Papakōwhai Lagoon, located across the road from Papakōwhai Reserve. More >>
Volunteers Celebrated At Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards
Wednesday, 23 July 2025, 9:51 am | Porirua City Council
Porirua City Council’s General Manager Community & Partnerships, Reuben Friend, said the awards are a chance to show off how diverse groups are making our a better place for us to live. More >>
Families Meet As Part Of Porirua Hospital Memorial Project
Wednesday, 16 July 2025, 2:47 pm | Porirua City Council
The meeting, on 28 June at the cemetery, was spurred to take place by some of the families once it became public that the Council wanted to memorialise more than 1800 former Porirua Hospital patients. More >>
It’s Time To Make A Stand!
Tuesday, 8 July 2025, 11:27 am | Porirua City Council
Four councillors are elected in the Pāuatahanui general ward, covering the north of Porirua, five in the Onepoto general ward, covering the city’s east and west, and one in the Parirua Māori Ward. More >>
Metropolitan Wellington Councils Confirm New Water Services Delivery Model
Tuesday, 1 July 2025, 10:08 am | Porirua City Council
The decision to move to this new model for water services delivery has been prompted by the Government’s Local Water Done Well policy, which has mandated that all councils must review how water services are delivered. More >>
Updated Alcohol Policy And Keeping Animals Bylaw For Porirua
Thursday, 26 June 2025, 3:01 pm | Porirua City Council
The Keeping of Animals Bylaw 2025 and Local Alcohol Policy (LAP) 2025 have been recently officially ratified by Mayor Anita Baker and Porirua City councillors, following on from consultation (December 2024 to this March) and deliberations and hearings ... More >>
Decisions Confirmed On Water Model And City Budget
Thursday, 26 June 2025, 2:32 pm | Porirua City Council
The Annual Plan for the 2025/26 year was agreed, with an average rates increase of 6.39 per cent, significantly lower than previously budgeted. More >>
Business Is Buzzing In Porirua
Tuesday, 24 June 2025, 10:41 am | Porirua City Council
Porirua’s commitment to business has meant a busy schedule of activities and events this year. While the sold-out BizFest 2025: Kōpū i te pae - Light up the Horizon will be a great opportunity to learn, network and connect, there are a number of ... More >>
4Paws Empire Wins At Love Local
Tuesday, 24 June 2025, 10:12 am | Porirua City Council
A big congratulations to the team at 4Paws Empire for taking out the People’s Choice Award for best booth or truck. The Mushroom House and Poi Creations were close runners-up. More >>
Aotea Lagoon Southern Area Re-Opens
Thursday, 19 June 2025, 3:44 pm | Porirua City Council
The work, carried out by John Fillmore Contracting, has made this part of Aotea Lagoon accessible and safer, Porirua Mayor Anita Baker says. More >>
Bothamley Park Planting A Seasonal Job For Everyone
Tuesday, 10 June 2025, 10:39 am | Porirua City Council
Now that the park has fully reopened to the public, locals and environmentally minded people have the chance to volunteer on an ongoing basis to help with planting the park with native trees and bushes. More >>
Porirua To Light Up For Matariki
Monday, 9 June 2025, 10:22 am | Porirua City Council
The night sky will twinkle once more inside Te Rauparaha Arena, with delicious hāngi, performances and interactive displays, while our harbourside has a beautiful light display planned. More >>
New Library For Cannons Creek Gets Go-Ahead
Thursday, 5 June 2025, 2:18 pm | Porirua City Council
The new building, to be placed on Bedford Reserve, near Cannons Creek Pool, will cost $4 million. Funding comes from already existing budgets within Council’s 2024-34 Long-term Plan. More >>
Porirua Backs Regional Approach To Water Services Delivery
Thursday, 5 June 2025, 12:55 pm | Porirua City Council
They voted unanimously to recommend that Council should jointly establish and co-own a new water organisation with Upper Hutt City Council, Hutt City Council, Wellington City Council and Greater Wellington Regional Council. More >>
Porirua City Council Makes Budget Decisions
Thursday, 5 June 2025, 12:42 pm | Porirua City Council
The Council’s Te Puna Kōrero committee met this morning to deliberate on the Annual Plan, which sets the city’s budget for the coming financial year. More >>
Porirua's BizFest Announces Two Outstanding Speakers
Wednesday, 4 June 2025, 12:16 pm | Porirua City Council
Topics of discussion on the day will include what’s on the economic horizon, how business leaders are navigating uncertain times in the business world, and what are the key ingredients for innovation and success now and into the future. More >>
Porirua City Council To Launch Pilot Waste Minimisation Grant Scheme
Thursday, 29 May 2025, 8:37 pm | Porirua City Council
Starting in the 2025/26 financial year, part of the funds received by Porirua City Council from the Waste Levy Subsidy will be used to provide community grants to groups with projects that will encourage reuse, repurposing and recycling capacity in the ... More >>
Porirua Residents To Be Asked Their Thoughts On Amalgamation
Thursday, 29 May 2025, 9:56 am | Porirua City Council
Mayor Anita Baker put a report to the full Council today, seeking approval to add a non-binding referendum question to this year’s voting documents. More >>
Streamside Education A Hit With Porirua Schools
Wednesday, 28 May 2025, 10:26 am | Porirua City Council
The Streamside Education programme, run by Porirua City Council Parks Education Advisor Natalie Packer, is flexible and can support what students are learning in the classroom. Since launching the programme in 2023, Natalie has worked with students of all ages ... More >>
