Porirua City Council - Latest News [Page 32]
Consultation to begin on Easter Sunday trading
Wednesday, 1 March 2017, 11:43 am | Porirua City Council
Porirua City Council will begin consultation immediately on whether shops should have the option to open on Easter Sunday, so a policy decision can be made before Easter this year. More >>
46th North Island Darts Tournament in Porirua
Wednesday, 1 March 2017, 11:30 am | Porirua City Council
What : 46th North Island Darts Tournament When : 8-11 March (Wednesday to Saturday) Where: Porirua Club, 1 Lodge Place, Porirua City. Who: Nearly 500 of the North Island’s top darts players – including two of New Zealand’s best. More >>
Cobham Court Market on the menu
Thursday, 16 February 2017, 10:50 am | Porirua City Council
Porirua City centre is undergoing a transformation to a vibrant hub for business, activity and entertainment. As part of that Porirua City Council is seeking organisations or an experienced operator to manage a new high quality market in Cobham Court, with ... More >>
Questions & Answers - 8 February 2017
Thursday, 9 February 2017, 2:27 pm | Porirua City Council
1. JAMES SHAW (Co-Leader—Green) to the Minister for Climate Change Issues : Does she stand by her statement that "we have an ambitious programme of work that is going on around climate change issues"? More >>
Council’s swim school boosted by Water Safety NZ funding
Thursday, 9 February 2017, 2:16 pm | Porirua City Council
Around 1,500 Porirua children will be taught essential water safety skills by Dash Swim School thanks to funding from Water Safety New Zealand. More >>
Jazz, blues and rock at Porirua’s free Summer Concert Series
Thursday, 9 February 2017, 10:55 am | Porirua City Council
Bring a picnic and your dancing shoes to Porirua’s Aotea Lagoon for the free Summer Concert Series next weekend from 17 to 19 February. More >>
Porirua’s Peace Memorial to be upgraded
Thursday, 2 February 2017, 11:16 am | Porirua City Council
A memorial wall acknowledging the local people who have died as a result of war will form part of a major upgrade of Porirua’s Peace Memorial on Te Rauparaha Park. More >>
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 >>
