Public Meeting in Porirua to Address State of New Zealand’s Health System
A public meeting on the state of New Zealand’s health system will be held in Porirua on Tuesday, 4 March 2025, providing residents with an […]
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Free Marketing & Sales Workshop for Builders
A free workshop designed to help residential builders improve their marketing and sales strategies is coming to the Lower Hutt Events Centre on Wednesday, 12 […]
Future of Wairaka Park Building in Pukerua Bay Up for Public Debate
The fate of the old Plunket building at Wairaka Park in Pukerua Bay will be decided in the coming months, as Porirua City Council opens […]
Signing of Porirua Harbour Accord
A significant milestone in the journey to restore and protect the health of Te Awarua-o-Porirua (Porirua Harbour) was marked on 6 February with the official […]
Children’s Day in Porirua Celebrating all things Heroic
Children’s Day in Porirua is back. On Sunday, 2 March, at Ngāti Toa Domain, from 11am–3pm. Te Rā o Ngā Tamariki/Children’s Day in Porirua is […]
‘It was an evil, evil place’: How a refuge for the mentally ill became a nightmare
Porirua Lunatic Asylum was designed to give the mentally ill a refuge from the cruel world, a place providing fresh air and moral guidance on […]
New Water Reforms on the Razor’s Edge
Column by Porirua City Councillor Geoff Hayward I have been struggling to figure out how to start this column off: I’ve written and talked about […]
Former Mana National List MP says Treaty Principles Bill ‘Irretrievably Flawed’
Lillian Hanly, Political reporter for RNZ Former National Minister Hekia Parata said the Treaty Principles Bill is “unreliable and unnecessary,” recommending the Justice Select Committee report […]
Porirua Residents Face Tougher Times as Economic Growth Slows
Porirua residents, like all New Zealanders, are facing a tougher financial future as the country’s economy struggles to meet earlier growth expectations. On average, each […]
Aniva Residency Offers Creative Space for Pacific Artists
Porirua’s Pātaka Art + Museum, in partnership with Creative New Zealand, is seeking applications for the 2025 Aniva Artist in Residency programme, a unique opportunity […]