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Civic Life

Practical updates and public information affecting daily life in Porirua.

A Porirua primary school student wearing headphones completes a listening activity on a tablet as part of a hearing and auditory processing programme.

Porirua schools uncover hidden listening difficulties

10 July 2026 Tim Wilson 0

Five Porirua schools are taking part in a pilot programme aimed at identifying hearing and auditory processing difficulties that may be affecting children’s learning. Windley […]

Alt text: Children run through a colourful tunnel of lights at Porirua’s harbourside Matariki light display.

Matariki lights return to Porirua harbourside

10 July 2026 Tim Wilson 0

Porirua’s Matariki celebrations continue this week with a free harbourside light display and a day of remembrance activities at Pātaka Art + Museum. The light […]

The Bucket Tree in Tawa, a large macrocarpa trimmed into the shape of an upturned bucket.

Tawa’s Bucket Tree Wins National Title

9 July 2026 Tim Wilson 0

Tawa’s iconic Bucket Tree has been named New Zealand Tree of the Year 2026. The tree won the national title after strong public support during […]

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. […]

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