Porirua News

24/12/2025

By Mayor Anita Baker As we head into the Christmas break, I wanted to take the chance to check in with Porirua News readers, share [...]

24/12/2025

Porirua City Brass is performing alongside young local musicians this week, giving members of the Porirua Youth Band a chance to play in front of [...]

21/12/2025

SEVEN HEAVEN! 😲🙌 Wellington Phoenix seal an utterly 𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭 win at home.

Sabitra Bhandari and Grace Jale steal the show after each scoring a double against Sydney FC.

What a performance!

20/12/2025

Drivers in Porirua and those travelling north and south through the city are being advised to plan ahead, with a series of state highway closures [...]

20/12/2025

A Porirua-raised Māori-Pasifika doctor is using social media to inspire young people to see a future for themselves in medicine and surgery. Dr Kyla Matenga, [...]

20/12/2025

One last pie for the road? Pepe’s Cafe is open for its final day today, Sunday 21 Dec, 10am to 3pm.

Porirua is set to lose a much-loved Pasifika-inspired cafe, with Pepe’s Cafe announcing it will close after it’s last day, Sunday 21 December, following challenging [...]

20/12/2025

More than $100,000 in waste minimisation grants and $36,000 from the Young People’s Fund have been approved by Porirua City Council, supporting projects aimed at [...]

18/12/2025

Light Up Porirua 2025 Map Now Live ✨

The official Light Up Porirua 2025 interactive map is now up and showing this year’s Christmas light displays and festive events around Porirua.

There’s also a neighbouring Light Up Kāpiti map if you’re heading further north.

👉 Add a display or explore the map here:

Find Christmas light displays and events across Porirua. Tap a pin for details and get directions.

18/12/2025

Police have seized thousands of illicit vapes, luxury vehicles, drugs and fi****ms following search warrants executed in Pauatahanui and other centres across the lower North [...]

18/12/2025

Transmission Gully will be fully open to traffic over the Christmas and New Year break, with roadworks on State Highway 1 paused to allow smoother [...]