Porirua Carwash, Donna Marks Mortgage Adviser, Streetwise Coffee, Abode Homes, Quality Construction, A1homes, NC Building, Bullocks Contracting and Pankhurst Electrical are continuing as Founding Members of the Porirua News Business Directory for another 12 months.

They are among several groups of local businesses being recognised through the Porirua News Welcome Back series, which celebrates businesses that joined the Directory during its formative growth and remain involved today.

Their continued involvement follows another important year for Porirua News.

The locally owned and operated publication has continued to grow its audience and attract strong engagement from readers interested in the people, places, businesses, decisions and events shaping their community.

That engagement reflects the continuing demand for relevant local reporting focused specifically on Porirua and Tawa.

The Business Directory has grown alongside the publication and now includes more than 300 businesses serving Porirua, Tawa and the wider region.

It has become a practical resource for readers looking for local products, services and providers, while bringing together a substantial community of businesses serving the area.

The nine businesses being celebrated reflect the diversity of that community.

Porirua Carwash, Donna Marks Mortgage Adviser and Streetwise Coffee are familiar local names providing services people may use in their everyday lives.

Abode Homes, Quality Construction, A1homes and NC Building represent the building and construction sector, while Bullocks Contracting and Pankhurst Electrical provide services relied on by households, property owners and businesses.

Together, they represent one part of the broad range of skills, services and experience available through the Porirua News Business Directory.

The Directory was established to connect local businesses with a growing local audience while helping support a sustainable future for community reporting.

Porirua News Managing Editor Tim Wilson said the continuing involvement of local businesses was essential to the publication and the community it served.

“These businesses have been part of the Porirua News journey during an important period of growth, and we are proud to welcome them back for another year,” Wilson said.

“Their involvement helps us keep local news free and accessible, while giving readers a practical way to find and support businesses serving their community.”

Porirua News is proud to welcome back Porirua Carwash, Donna Marks Mortgage Adviser, Streetwise Coffee, Abode Homes, Quality Construction, A1homes, NC Building, Bullocks Contracting and Pankhurst Electrical for another 12 months.

More Founding Members will be celebrated as the Welcome Back series continues.

Readers can support the businesses involved and help strengthen locally owned community news by using the Porirua News Business Directory when looking for a local product, service or provider.