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People attending the launch of the Te Awarua – Kai Ora digital tool at Pātaka Art + Museum

Pātaka hosts launch for digital tool to track harbour health

March 5, 2026 Tim Wilson 0

A new digital modelling tool designed to help monitor and understand the health of Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour has been launched at Pātaka Art + Museum. […]

Portrait of Porirua Mayor Anita Baker with Porirua landscape background

Mayor’s column: Infrastructure, water reform, future of Spicer Landfill

March 5, 2026 Tim Wilson 0

Column by Porirua City Mayor, Anita Baker The failure at the Moa Point wastewater treatment plant is one of the most serious infrastructure breakdowns our […]

Porirua City Councillor Ross Leggett standing beside a Drive 4 Life training car

Porirua’s Drive 4 Life programme seeks volunteer driver mentors

March 5, 2026 Tim Wilson 0

A Porirua programme helping young people gain their driver licences is calling for more volunteer driver mentors to support learners. The Drive 4 Life programme, […]

Shirley Gay smiling and holding a decorated cake

Cannons Creek pharmacist still helping families at 90

March 5, 2026 Tim Wilson 0

At 90 years old, Shirley Gay is still helping children and families find natural ways to improve their health. Her journey began decades ago. Shirley […]

Promotional image for Ninness Funeral Home featuring the company logo and a group of six professionally dressed staff members posed against a light background.

The Business of Care: How Ninness Funeral Home Supports Porirua Families at Their Most Difficult Moments

March 3, 2026 Tim Wilson 0

In every community there are businesses that operate quietly, professionally, and with extraordinary responsibility. In Porirua, one of those is Ninness Funeral Home. While most […]

Collage featuring logos and promotional images from nine Porirua businesses including Wellington Shuttles, Tuk Tuk Thai, Solar Worx, Imagine That, Home Mortgage Services, Ellison Finance, Jazz Movers, Yeah Nah Quizzes and Capital Training.

This Week’s Local Businesses Backing Community News in Porirua

March 3, 2026 Tim Wilson 0

This week, nine more great local businesses have jumped on board to support community news in Porirua, joining more than 220 others helping keep our […]

A row of children’s bicycles parked under a wooden shelter at school, alongside a young child wearing a bright green helmet riding a small bike along a footpath.

Porirua tamariki lead active travel push

March 2, 2026 Tim Wilson 0

Hundreds of tamariki across Porirua are expected to swap car rides for walking shoes, bikes and bus passes this month as Movin’March returns for its […]

A New Zealand Police officer stands beside a patrol car on a residential street.

Cannons Creek assault, arrest made

February 27, 2026 Tim Wilson 0

Police have arrested and charged a 22-year-old man following an alleged firearm assault in Cannons Creek last week that left one person in hospital. Officers […]

A smiling young child sits in a properly fitted car seat inside a vehicle, holding a small toy, alongside text promoting car seat safety checks.

Free car seat checks aim to keep tamariki safe

February 26, 2026 Tim Wilson 0

Parents and caregivers are being encouraged to get their child restraints checked at a free safety event in Ranui next month. Porirua City Council is […]

A large fallen tree lies across a forest trail, its roots exposed and branches tangled, blocking the path in a bush-covered park area.

Rangituhi tracks close after storm damage

February 26, 2026 Tim Wilson 0

All tracks connecting Boundary Rd to Spicer Park have been closed after significant storm damage left trees unstable and branches at risk of falling. Porirua […]

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