Porirua News

11/09/2026

Porirua Legend Jerry Collins Inducted into Sports Legends of Wellington

The late All Black was one of four sporting greats inducted during the 2026 Āti Awa Toa Wellington Regional Sports Awards, alongside Trish Hina, Rodney So’oialo and Irene van Dyk.

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10/09/2026

Mana College Girls off to National Basketball Championships

Mana College’s Senior Girls basketball team will head to the national secondary schools championships as Zone 3’s top seed after completing an unbeaten Lower North Island tournament in Palmerston North.

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09/09/2026

Porirua Parkrun, this Saturday morning at Bothamley Park

The free 5km walk or run starts at 7.45am on Saturday 12 September, with everyone welcome to take part at their own pace.

📍 Bothamley Park, Champion Street
🕗 7.45am to 9am
🎟️ Free
🐕 Dogs welcome on a short lead
👟 Walkers and runners welcome

Getting there: The Bothamley Park carpark is off Champion Street, opposite the intersection with Windley Street. Head to the far end of the carpark, where the concrete ends at the gate. The parkrun starts just upstream from there.

07/09/2026

Meet the Five Candidates for Porirua’s Onepoto By-election

Five candidates are standing to fill the vacant Onepoto General Ward seat on Porirua City Council following the passing of Councillor Mike Duncan. The ward represents a population of 30,400.

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06/09/2026

Porirua driller named National Learner of the Year

A young driller working for Pāuatahanui-based Griffiths has been recognised as one of New Zealand’s top industry trainees.

Zane O’Gorman was named Learner of the Year - Drilling at the inaugural MITO Industry Summit and Awards, held at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre on 1 September.

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04/09/2026

Moa Point Disaster: System Failure Found, But No One Held Accountable

Moa Point Disaster: System Failure Found, But No One Held Accountable

A Crown Review has found serious failures in governance, risk management and infrastructure oversight contributed to Wellington’s Moa Point wastewater disaster.

But while the review explains how the system failed, it does not identify any individual who has been held responsible for the failure of one of Wellington’s most critical public assets.

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04/09/2026

Porirua goes bananas for burgers as sales top $600,000

Porirua businesses sold more than $600,000 worth of Burger Wellington burgers during August, more than tripling the value of sales recorded two years ago.

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04/09/2026

SH58 to Close Overnight Between Transmission Gully and Haywards

State Highway 58 between Transmission Gully and the Hutt Valley will close overnight this Sunday for maintenance work.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi says SH58 will be closed between the Transmission Gully interchange and the SH2 Haywards interchange from 9pm on Sunday 6 September until 4am on Monday 7 September.

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03/09/2026

Police investigate assault on child at Whitby school playground

Police are seeking witnesses after a child was reportedly assaulted by a teenager at a school playground in Whitby.

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02/09/2026

Kenepuru roadworks underway for major Porirua power upgrade

Work is under way in Kenepuru on a major electricity network upgrade designed to improve the reliability of power supplies across Porirua.

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