Mana Arts artist Lynn Blann selected for prestigious Italian exhibition
A Mana Arts artist is taking Porirua creativity to the international stage after being selected for a prestigious contemporary art exhibition in Tuscany, Italy. Lynn […]
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37 years serving Porirua: Library manager reflects on a changing city
When Brian Anderson started working as a librarian in Porirua in October 1989, the city looked very different. Thirty-seven years later, the Porirua Libraries Manager […]
Tony review: Anthony Bourdain’s formative summer comes to the big screen
On now at the Lighthouse Cinema in Pauatahanui is Tony which offers an engaging and surprisingly intimate look at the young Anthony Bourdain, long before he became […]
Porirua students invited to Victoria University Open Day
Porirua students considering university study are being invited to explore Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington at its Open Day on Friday 21 August. […]
Porirua Library – kids’ cards
Porirua Tamariki can have their own Junior library membership card. This Children’s Library card can access books, puzzles, DVD’s, eBooks, eAudiobooks, streamed eMovies, plus Young […]
$6000 grants available for Porirua youth projects
Applications for Porirua City Council’s Young People’s Fund tier two grants open on Monday, 17 August. The fund supports projects and initiatives designed to make […]
Porirua serves up 19 burgers for August
Nineteen Porirua eateries are serving special burgers this month as part of Visa Wellington On a Plate. The annual food festival runs until August 31, […]
Pasifika writer Kasi Valu secures 2026 residency
Pasifika writer and performer Kasi Valu has been named the Emerging Pasifika Writer in Residence for 2026. Valu will use the three-month residency at Victoria […]
From quiz nights to tree care: Nine familiar businesses welcomed back
From organising a quiz night or treating an injury to repairing a vehicle, maintaining a property or managing trees, another nine familiar businesses are being […]
Porirua Whānau Centre doubles youth employment programme
Twice as many Porirua rangatahi will be helped off benefits and into work each year after Porirua Whānau Centre secured a new three-year contract with […]