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Lord Mayor Title Likely To Be Dropped Says Leggett

Thursday, 8 November 2012, 11:35 am | Porirua City Council

The Lord Mayor title proposed by the independent panel investigating Local Government in the Wellington region will likely be dropped in any proposal for change going forward to the Local Government Commission. More >>

Porirua Harbour Strategy Wins Planning Award

Thursday, 8 November 2012, 10:42 am | Porirua City Council

Porirua Harbour Strategy Wins Planning Award The Porirua Harbour and Catchment Strategy and Action Plan has won the Geok Ling Phang Memorial Award for the project's "significant contribution" in the Wellington region. The Award comes from the Wellington ... More >>

Work progressing well on Porirua Harbour Strategy

Thursday, 8 November 2012, 9:29 am | Porirua City Council

Work to restore and protect Porirua Harbour is on track, according to the first sixmonthly report on implementation of the Porirua Harbour Strategy and Action Plan. More >>

No Challenge to Environment Court Decision on Windfarms

Friday, 2 November 2012, 9:32 am | Porirua City Council

No Challenge to Environment Court Decision on Windfarms Porirua City Council today received confirmation that a recent Environment Court decision (8 October 20120) on appeals to Plan Change 7 (Windfarms) will not be further appealed by either Mighty ... More >>

Lower Speeds To Improve Safety On Key Porirua Roads

Thursday, 1 November 2012, 9:40 am | Porirua City Council

Lower Speeds To Improve Safety On Key Porirua Roads New speed limits signs have started going up on some key Porirua roads where speed limits have been reduced to improve safety for motorists and pedestrians. A temporary 60 km/h speed reduction ... More >>

Environment Court Upholds Council Decision

Tuesday, 9 October 2012, 5:41 pm | Porirua City Council

Porirua City Council's Proposed Plan Change 7, for management of commercial scale wind farm proposals in the city, has been upheld by the Environment Court. More >>

New Airlie Road Bridge – From Historic to Future Proof

Monday, 8 October 2012, 10:15 am | Porirua City Council

A new two-lane bridge opens in Plimmerton this month to meet the needs of the growing population in Porirua's northern suburbs. More >>

Seminar on Recognising International Qualifications

Friday, 5 October 2012, 2:30 pm | Porirua City Council

Settlement Support New Zealand is running a free seminar on Recognising International Qualifications in Porirua next week. More >>

Porirua Voice in Future of After Hours Medical Service

Friday, 7 September 2012, 12:37 pm | Porirua City Council

Porirua residents will want a strong voice in the discussion about the future of the Kenepuru After-Hours Accident & Medical service, say the city's Mayor and Deputy Mayor. More >>

U-19 Basketball Stars at Arena

Wednesday, 5 September 2012, 1:15 pm | Porirua City Council

The best of New Zealand and Australian under 19 basketball will be showcased in Porirua this month. More >>

Community Groups Recognised for Their Work

Tuesday, 4 September 2012, 9:22 am | Porirua City Council

Community Groups Recognised for Their Work Five voluntary groups were recognised for their services to the community at a ceremony in the Spine at Pataka last night. Porirua City Mayor Nick Leggett congratulated all finalists in the local round of ... More >>

PCC Pleased HNZ to Improve Porirua Homes

Monday, 3 September 2012, 4:45 pm | Porirua City Council

Porirua City Council welcomes recent information from Housing New Zealand Corporation about their ongoing work programme for the 2698 state houses they manage in Porirua. More >>

Porirua City Council Supports Same Sex Marriage

Thursday, 30 August 2012, 5:17 pm | Porirua City Council

Porirua City Council Supports Same Sex Marriage Porirua City Council today adopted a notice of motion in favour of same sex marriages. The motion: That Porirua City Council recognises that marriage is a legal institution of the state under New Zealand ... More >>

PCC To Have Fewer Councillors at Next Election

Thursday, 30 August 2012, 8:44 am | Porirua City Council

The number of councillors will reduce from 13 to 10 at the next Porirua City Council general election on 12 October 2013. The Local Government Commission has just released its determination of representation arrangements for the Council and the Commission ... More >>

Porirua Mayor Pushing Government for Online Voting

Monday, 13 August 2012, 10:26 am | Porirua City Council

Porirua Mayor Nick Leggett is urging the Government to allow Porirua to use electronic voting for Local Government elections next year. "Most people today have a much stronger relationship with the internet than with the post box," he says. More >>

PCC Wants Social Housing to Continue at Moana Court

Friday, 27 July 2012, 3:03 pm | Porirua City Council

News Release 27 July 2012 PCC Wants Social Housing to Continue at Moana Court At its meeting on Wednesday night Porirua City Council voted to continue to explore options for the provision of social housing services at Moana Court flats. The 26 ... More >>

Mitsubishi Launches First Electric Car in PCC Fleet

Monday, 2 July 2012, 3:13 pm | Porirua City Council

Porirua And Mitsubishi Launch First Electric Car in PCC Fleet Mitsubishi Motors New Zealand (MMNZ) continues its 40-year relationship with the people of Porirua with the launch tomorrow of the Council's first electric car. Global leader of electric ... More >>