Porirua City Council - Latest News [Page 32]
Porirua working for children and young people
Thursday, 27 April 2017, 4:00 pm | Porirua City Council
A report by the Porirua City Council on the status of children and young people is the first ever to examine a range of local data that will help the future wellbeing of Porirua’s children. More >>
Porirua’s electrifying night market
Friday, 21 April 2017, 10:24 am | Porirua City Council
Porirua’s going supercharged for next Thursday’s night market with the focus on electric vehicles. More >>
New wetland and dune area for Porirua Harbour
Friday, 21 April 2017, 10:06 am | Porirua City Council
A major project to protect and enhance Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour will include the creation of a new wetland and sand dune area. More >>
Two new Pātaka exhibitions
Thursday, 20 April 2017, 3:38 pm | Porirua City Council
Award-winning Pukerua Bay artist Kerry Jane Scott presents her first solo exhibition of paintings in Pātaka’s Toi Gallery this April. Although best known locally for her large-scale mosaic artworks such as Te Ra Nui roundabout sculpture and Plimmerton’s ... More >>
NASA stars come to Porirua
Thursday, 20 April 2017, 2:02 pm | Porirua City Council
A fantastical space world is being created in Porirua City for an out-of-this-world experience. More >>
Porirua City Centre upgrade wins another award
Tuesday, 18 April 2017, 8:59 am | Porirua City Council
The sophisticated revamp of Porirua’s CBD has won a New Zealand Landscape Architect’s Award of Excellence. The work to create the new kiosk, revamp the carpark and open up the lawn space was recognised in the NZILA Pride of Place Landscape Architecture ... More >>
Porirua's first electric vehicle charging station goes live
Thursday, 2 March 2017, 1:53 pm | Porirua City Council
Electric vehicles are being welcomed in to Porirua as the city’s first fast charging, high voltage station goes live. More >>
Creekfest set to rock
Wednesday, 1 March 2017, 12:15 pm | Porirua City Council
Recording artist and actor Stan Walker will be the headline act at the popular Creekfest festival on 11 March. More >>
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 >>
