Free Pātaka talk explores how Porirua’s newspaper history can be saved
Porirua residents can hear how community newspapers and the stories within them are being preserved at a free talk at Pātaka on Wednesday 4 November. […]
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Porirua Heat bring home two HoopNation titles
Porirua Heat’s women’s and under-18 girls’ teams won closely contested finals in Tauranga, with winning margins of four and three points respectively at the HoopNation […]
Porirua City Brass tunes up for Canberra championships
Porirua City Brass is bringing Last Night of the Proms back for the first time in eight years, with an evening of music, singing and […]
Tributes flow for Porirua Deputy Mayor Kylie Wihapi
Porirua Deputy Mayor Kylie Wihapi is being remembered for the care and energy she brought to community life, from netball courts and school celebrations to […]
Porirua mourns sudden death of Deputy Mayor Kylie Wihapi
Porirua Deputy Mayor Kylie Wihapi has died suddenly, with Mayor Anita Baker paying a heartfelt tribute to a much-loved colleague, friend and community leader. In […]
Coastal mapping project seeks Porirua community expertise
Porirua Harbour features in a 3D mapping project as LINZ invites organisations to help test uses for coastal planning and natural hazard modelling.
Five nights of Haywards closures to divert Porirua–Hutt traffic
The direct highway route between Porirua and the Hutt Valley will close for five nights from Sunday 1 November, sending through traffic via State Highways […]
Porirua’s ‘Bloody Good Night Market’ a hit with locals
Food trucks and music drew more than 100 people to Porirua’s new donor centre for its Bloody Good Night Market, with visitors rolling up their […]
Whitby student wins national award for classroom writing tool
Whitby Collegiate student Gabriel Anthony wins a national award for Real Mahi, a tool showing teachers how students develop their written work.
New donor and transfusion recipient join Porirua’s ‘Bloody Good’ Night Market
Porirua musician Pati Taii has recently become a donor. Content creator Leasha Anthony needed lifesaving blood and plasma transfusions after the birth of her second […]