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Civic Life

Practical updates and public information affecting daily life in Porirua.

Police are seeking to identify a person wearing dark clothing and a hood, pictured at Takapu Road Station in Tawa.

Police seek information after Tawa copper theft

9 July 2026 Tim Wilson 0

Police are appealing for information after railway signal cables were allegedly tampered with in Tawa. Police said they were notified between 6am and 7am on […]

Children play football on a grass field during a Porirua City AFC junior session.

Porirua City AFC grant helps cut junior football costs

8 July 2026 Tim Wilson 0

Porirua City Association Football Club has received an $8,455 grant from New Zealand Community Trust to support its junior football programme. The funding will be […]

Portrait of Porirua City councillor Geoff Hayward smiling, with a graphic background and his name displayed alongside.

Geoff Hayward: Annual Plan gives Porirua breathing room

7 July 2026 Tim Wilson 0

Column by Porirua City Councillor Geoff Hayward Zero per cent rates increases. Balanced budgets. Riparian planting. Council business can be really hard to interpret if […]

Tawa’s Bucket Tree tops national leaderboard

6 July 2026 Tim Wilson 0

Tawa’s Bucket Tree has surged into first place in the 2026 New Zealand Tree of the Year competition after strong support from Porirua and Wellington […]

Minister Chris Bishop, Mufftech founder Simon Stone and Porirua Mayor Anita Baker stand together at the Gold Awards, with Stone holding a trophy.

Porirua’s Mufftech wins supreme Gold Award

3 July 2026 Tim Wilson 0

Porirua business Mufftech has taken out the Supreme Award at the 2026 Gold Awards, after also winning Emerging Gold in the products category. The business, […]

Young performers from Ngā Taitāmariki ō Ngāti Pōneke Young Māori Club perform on stage with raised hands.

Matariki Ahi Kā returns to Wellington Waterfront

2 July 2026 Tim Wilson 0

Matariki Ahi Kā will return to the Wellington Waterfront from Thursday 9 July to Sunday 12 July. The Wellington City Council event will run from […]

Police vehicles at the Ngauranga Interchange following an early morning crash.

Police name man killed in Grenada North crash

2 July 2026 Tim Wilson 0

Police have named the man who died after a crash on State Highway 1 near Grenada North as Gregory David Diggins, 62, of Lower Hutt. […]

A voting paper being placed into an orange Porirua City Council local body elections ballot box.

Onepoto Ward by-election date confirmed

1 July 2026 Tim Wilson 0

Porirua City Council will hold a by-election on 16 October to fill the Onepoto General Ward seat left vacant after the sudden death of Councillor […]

Promotional cover image for the Love Local Expo in Porirua, featuring local makers, handmade clothing, art, reusable products and community stallholders.

Porirua businesses ready to shine at Local Expo

25 June 2026 Tim Wilson 0

Porirua’s Love Local Expo is back next month, bringing together more than 100 local vendors, community groups and food businesses under one roof. The free […]

Ashen Phaipanya lies in a hospital bed in Bali ICU with medical tubes attached while being treated for meningitis.

Aotea community rallies for Ashen in Bali ICU

24 June 2026 Tim Wilson 0

The Aotea College sports community is sending aroha and support to young rugby player Ashen Phaipanya and his whānau as he remains in ICU in […]

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