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Civic Life

Practical updates and public information affecting daily life in Porirua.

Porirua College receives $300,000 construction grant

2 October 2026 Tim Wilson 0

Porirua College has received $300,000 towards construction costs in the latest round of New Zealand Community Trust funding. The grant was the largest of eight […]

Porirua’s First Permanent Plasma Donor Centre to Open

1 October 2026 Tim Wilson 0

Porirua residents will be able to donate plasma in their own city for the first time when a new permanent Blood and Plasma Donor Centre […]

Second stand could transform Jerry Collins Stadium into major regional venue

30 September 2026 Tim Wilson 0

Jerry Collins Stadium could become a 12,000-capacity sporting venue under an early proposal for a second grandstand in Porirua. A new 6,000-seat stand opposite the […]

Aotea College students lead hundreds of tamariki in waiata at Te Rauparaha Arena during Porirua’s Te Wiki o te Reo Māori celebrations.

Porirua Celebrates Te Reo Towns as Māori Language Week Heads Into Final Weekend

17 September 2026 Tim Wilson 0

Porirua has filled the week with waiata, kapa haka, stories and activities as the city celebrates Te Wiki o te Reo Māori. The week began […]

Te Waka Whaiora building in Porirua, with the organisation’s logo displayed in the lower left of the image.

Porirua mental health provider warns child poverty crisis will scar a generation

27 August 2026 Tim Wilson 0

A Porirua mental health provider says New Zealand’s worsening child poverty figures should be treated as a mental health warning, not simply an economic statistic. […]

Exterior view of Porirua Whānau Centre building with the centre sign visible above the entrance.

Mercury backs Porirua Whānau Centre with $20,000 community grant

26 August 2026 Tim Wilson 0

A $20,000 community grant from Mercury will help Porirua Whānau Centre provide direct support to whānau facing hardship across Cannons Creek and the wider Wellington […]

Aerial view of Te Awarua o Porirua Harbour, showing Porirua, Paremata and surrounding hills.

Major Porirua infrastructure updates: Harbour, dunes and reservoir projects move forward

25 August 2026 Tim Wilson 0

Several major infrastructure and environmental projects are progressing across Porirua, with new work focused on the harbour, coastal resilience and drinking water storage. Porirua City […]

Group of Health of Our Nation speakers and organisers gathered together at a public health event.

Porirua public meeting to discuss future of health system

21 August 2026 Tim Wilson 0

Porirua residents are being invited to a free public meeting at Pātaka on Monday to discuss the state of New Zealand’s public health system and […]

Former Porirua City Councillor Tracy Johnson smiling for a portrait.

Tributes flow for former Porirua city councillor Tracy Johnson

16 August 2026 Tim Wilson 0

Former Porirua City Councillor Tracy Johnson has died peacefully, surrounded by her whānau, prompting tributes to a woman who made a significant contribution to the […]

Porirua votes for super city amalgamation

12 August 2026 admin 0

On Sunday 9 August, Porirua City, Hutt City, Wellington City and South Wairarapa District Councils submitted a joint proposal to central government under the Head […]

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