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Your Porirua City Mayor and Councillors (March 10, 2025) Councillors are here to represent your views. Have a yarn with them about your ideas for your local area when you see them. Porirua City… ...
Helping Our Kaumātua: A Fairer Way to Manage Rates (March 10, 2025) Column by Porirua City Councillor Geoff Hayward "A stitch in time saves nine," as the old saying goes, and sometimes, a little help with the… ...
Tawa Community Board Advocates for Local Interests (March 10, 2025) The Tawa Community Board is calling on residents to share their concerns and ideas as it continues to represent the interests of the community. The… ...
Porirua Mayor Slams Wellington City’s ‘Kangaroo Court’ Over Water Crisis (March 7, 2025) Anita Baker’s Full Statement: While the other shareholders are focussed on solving the problems at Wellington Water to cut out the overspend and ensure value… ...
Porirua City Council Seeks Public Input on Naming Policy Update (March 7, 2025) Porirua City Council is inviting residents to share their thoughts on an updated Naming Policy that will guide how new streets, parks, and facilities are… ...
Winston Peters sacks Phil Goff as UK High Commissioner over comments about Donald Trump (March 6, 2025) Jo Moir, Political Editor @jo_moir The foreign affairs minister says Phil Goff's position as High Commissioner to the United Kingdom is "untenable," following public comments about… ...
Mayor Anita Baker: “Time to Fix Our Water Services Once and For All” (March 5, 2025) Column by Porirua Mayor - Anita Baker You have no doubt seen media reports in recent days about Wellington Water and its shocking and costly… ...
Wellington Chief Executive in Hot Water (March 5, 2025) Commerce Commission Investigates Wellington Water Over Procurement Practices. The Commerce Commission has launched an investigation into Wellington Water following damning reports that exposed skyrocketing costs… ...
Porirua Mayor Defends Wellington Water Chair (March 3, 2025) PM Chris Luxon has labelled Wellington Water a 'Basket Case' however Porirua Mayor Anita Baker has pushed back against calls for Wellington Water chairman Nick… ...
The Girmit (February 28, 2025) Pātaka Art + Museum, Porirua | Friday, 28 February 2025 | 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM An immersive and moving theatrical experience, The Girmit, is… ...
Hospital rejecting Porirua patients based on BMI (February 27, 2025) Rachel Thomas for The Post A group of Porirua GPs are sounding alarm bells after patients with body mass indexes (BMI) of more than 35… ...
Signing of Porirua Harbour Accord (February 19, 2025) 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… ...
Waitangi Day in Porirua to Feature Music, Kai, and Waka Tours (February 2, 2025) Te Rauparaha Park will once again host one of the largest Waitangi Day celebrations in Aotearoa New Zealand, as Porirua City partners with mana whenua… ...
Regional Council retains AA+ Rating (January 25, 2025) International credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings has reconfirmed the Greater Wellington Regional council’s ‘AA+’ long-term credit ratings. Both the council and its holdings company… ...
More Than 300,000 Submissions on Treaty Principles Bill – Sets Record (January 9, 2025) The Treaty Principles Bill has drawn more than 300,000 submissions—believed to be the highest number ever recorded in New Zealand’s legislative process—prompting the Justice Committee… ...
Tributes Pour In for Dame Tariana Turia (January 3, 2025) Commemorations are underway for Dame Tariana Turia, a trailblazing political leader and advocate for Māori rights, following her passing early this morning at the age… ...
Academics take aim at ‘Destructive’ Coalition Government (December 15, 2024) by Matthew Scobie and Anna Sturman Last week, the social sciences and humanities panels for the Marsden Fund were dismantled. Matthew Scobie, who has been supported… ...
Telehealth at Kenepuru Hospital is not a Solution – it is a Cut. (November 8, 2024) Column by Hon Barbara Edmonds, MP for Mana. It has been a year since the General Election, and never in my time have I observed… ...
Mana is losing more than it gets under National (August 2, 2024) Column by Hon Barbara Edmonds, MP for Mana. Many of you will have seen the flashy slogans and clever lines about the Government’s tax cuts… ...