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 […]
Articles by Tim Wilson
Police Investigate Suspicious Church Fires in Masterton
Police are investigating a series of suspicious fires at churches in Masterton early this morning. Emergency services responded to the first fire around 4:25 a.m., […]
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 […]
Wellington Man Jailed for Fatal Coward-Punch Killing
Wellington Coward Punch Killing: Siale Siale Jailed for Manslaughter of Hutt Valley Man Luke Smith. A Wellington man has been sentenced to two years and […]
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 […]
Welcoming 2025: A Year of Challenges and Advocacy for Mana
Column by Hon Barbara Edmonds, MP for Mana. As the year is well and truly underway, I’d like to welcome you all into 2025! As […]
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 […]
Extreme Fire Risk Closes Parts of East Harbour
Sections of East Harbour Regional Park, including Parangarahu Lakes and Baring Head/Ōrua-pouanui, are temporarily closed daily from 1pm to 9pm due to extreme fire risk. […]
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 […]