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Civic Life

Practical updates and public information affecting daily life in Porirua.

Five new citizens holding their citizenship certificates with a woman wearing mayoral chains at a Porirua citizenship ceremony.

Welcome to Porirua: 70 new citizens from 21 nations sworn in

11 August 2026 Tim Wilson 0

Porirua welcomed 70 new citizens to the city at a citizenship ceremony on Monday night, representing 53 families and 21 different nationalities. The new citizens […]

Three young people wearing headphones sit around microphones in a radio studio, with a mixing desk in the foreground.

$6000 grants available for Porirua youth projects

11 August 2026 Tim Wilson 0

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 […]

Fifteen firearms, prohibited magazines and boxes of ammunition laid out on a wooden deck after a police search at Crail Bay.

North Wellington man Jailed over Meth and Guns

6 August 2026 Tim Wilson 0

A North Wellington man has been jailed for 11 years and 11 months for commercial methamphetamine dealing, money laundering and firearms offending. David Leo Kluger, […]

Twelve Paremata Plimmerton Softball Club members pose together in black ParePlim shirts at a softball ground.

ParePlim Softball gets grant for upgrades

2 August 2026 Tim Wilson 0

Paremata Plimmerton Softball Club has received an $18,810 grant for new uniforms, bases and equipment upgrades for its junior and senior players. The New Zealand […]

Three red and yellow fire appliances parked inside Porirua Fire Station.

Porirua firefighters join 50th nationwide strike

31 July 2026 Tim Wilson 0

Career firefighters and other Fire and Emergency workers will walk off the job for one hour on Friday in what their union says will be […]

Wellington Blood Bank team leader Dan Gyles speaks with Health Minister Simeon Brown beside an open refrigerated blood storage unit.

Regional News: New Wellington Blood Bank supports Porirua patients

30 July 2026 Tim Wilson 0

A new purpose-built blood bank has opened at Wellington Regional Hospital, strengthening specialist testing and blood supply services for patients across the Greater Wellington region, […]

Postgate School students in blue uniforms with MP Debbie Ngarewa-Packer during their visit to Parliament.

Postgate School rangatahi take their place at Parliament

29 July 2026 Tim Wilson 0

Postgate School students swapped their Porirua classrooms for Parliament this week during a visit hosted by Te Tai Hauāuru MP Debbie Ngarewa-Packer. The school was […]

Children use a pedestrian crossing outside a Porirua school as they head towards the school grounds. Porirua City Council is installing new variable 30km/h speed limit signs outside schools to improve safety during school travel times.

Variable 30km/h school speed limits coming to Porirua

28 July 2026 Tim Wilson 0

New variable 30km/h speed limit signs are being installed outside schools across Porirua to improve safety for tamariki and rangatahi travelling to and from school. […]

A nine-panel collage featuring Porirua Carwash, Donna Marks Mortgage Adviser, Streetwise Coffee, Abode Homes, Quality Construction, A1homes, NC Building, Bullocks Contracting and Pankhurst Electrical.

Welcome back: Nine familiar businesses mark another year with Porirua News

26 July 2026 Tim Wilson 0

Nine familiar businesses are being celebrated for continuing their involvement in a locally owned community news project supporting free and accessible reporting across Porirua and […]

Two people smile with their arms around each other, both wearing pounamu pendants, in a building foyer.

Porirua support helps family through citizenship battle

24 July 2026 Tim Wilson 0

A Ngāpuhi father who fought to secure citizenship for his overseas-born children says support from Porirua Whānau Centre helped his family rebuild their lives in […]

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