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• • Level 1 means all go for Love Local Expo

    • 22 Sep 2020
    • Porirua City Council
    • Now we’re back at Alert Level 1, it’s full steam ahead for the Love Local Expo, offering residents and visitors a chance to support Porirua businesses and check out the best the region has to offer.
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• • Projects underway to support Porirua’s growth

    • 16 Sep 2020
    • Porirua City Council
    • A new roundabout is underway in Kenepuru
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• • Remembering Titahi Bay Marines Hall

    • 14 Sep 2020
    • Porirua City Council
    • The Council is seeking public views on how to memorialise the Marines Hall in Titahi Bay, should it be demolished.
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• • Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori

    • 14 Sep 2020
    • Porirua City Council
    • It’s Māori Language Week and Porirua is celebrating te reo Māori with a vibrant programme of events
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• • Goochy raises a ton

    • 9 Sep 2020
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Jacob Gooch running strongly against the Wellington Axemen in a recent match. Last Saturday he played his 100th Premier match for Petone. This Saturday Petone meets Northern United at Porirua in a must-win match to advance to the Jubilee Cup semi-finals. By Adam Julian July 25, 2020, music is rumbling, the chat is short, shrieking,...
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• • Bid for a brand new kid’s BMX bike and support our work!

    • 9 Sep 2020
    • Wesley Community Action
    • Thanks to our generous friends at Thorndon New World we have a brand new Mongoose Legion L20 BMX bike to sell on TradeMe to raise money for our work in Porirua East.
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• • Council secures 90% funding for Eastern Porirua neighbourhood improvement project

    • 7 Sep 2020
    • Porirua City Council
    • Porirua City Council successful in bid for funding from Waka Kotahi Transport NZ's Innovating Streets programme.
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• • Time of Remembrance Ceremony postponed

    • 7 Sep 2020
    • Mary Potter Hospice
    • Regrettably, we have had to postpone our upcoming Time of Remembrance Ceremony scheduled to be held at the Home of Compassion, Island Bay on Sunday
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• • August 2020 Residents Association meeting minutes

    • 6 Sep 2020
    • Pukerua Bay Residents Association
    • Tuesday, August 11, 2020Pukerua Bay RSA, 5-7 Wairaka Road Present: Paul FitzGerald (Chair), Nikky Winchester (Secretary), Iain McLean, Kate Dreaver, June Penhey, Margaret Blair, Mel Galletly, Bill Jackson, Nathan Waddle (PCC)Community: Pat Hanley, Moira LawlerApologies: Pauline Morum, Jonathan Harker, Jenny Brash (GWRC)Approval of previous minutes: moved Iain McLean, seconded Bill Jackson, none opposed, carried. Porirua City Council update Nathan explained that the District Plan has been approved, and PCC is now taking feedback and submissions on it; it will go into action in early 2021. PCC is about to start running workshops on the Long Term Plan. A workshop is being held tomorrow with NZTA regarding the plans for revocation of SH1 and SH58 post-Transmission Gully. Matters arising Iain, Kate and Nikky met to discuss the Village Planning survey. Kate has since talked to PCC about whether they will pay for design, advertising and printing. The hope is to get the survey circulated soon, and to organise a drop-in session one Saturday at St Mark’s. The intention is to present the results at this year’s AGM. Financial $0.14 interest has been received this month. Correspondence No correspondence has been received. Progress on action items Action: Bill/Jon to discuss options for cloud storage. The Committee confirmed a strong preference to use a free public service, rather than a paid service. Action: Jon to add the information about the 25 memorials around the village to the RA website once Margaret has collected the information.Action:Jon and Pauline will meet as the new Fundraising committee, and present proposals to the Committee.Action:Pauline/Iain/Kate to continue investigating options for organising a silent art auction in November/December.Action:Margaret to remove Brian Sullivan and Pauline Morse as signatories from the PKBRA bank account as they are no longer committee members.Action: Margaret/Nikky to discuss the process for adding Nikky to the list of signatories.Action: Paul to write a proposal about amendments to the RA Constitution.Action: Iain/Paul to ask PCC to send their monthly updates to secretary@ and chair@ and remove all other names from their mailing list.Action: Jon to ask Dave Pepperell about posting information on the website about the Surfers Seat event.Action: Jon to create a page for He Ara Pukerua on the RA website.Action: Margaret to organise the seat plaque for Ernie Amey and Kath Fowler. Projects update Muri Platform building The signed lease papers have not yet been received back from Kiwirail confirming the lease. This should be in hand before the official launch event on 5 September. Action: Iain/Paul to follow up with Kiwirail. Food forest/community garden and He Ara Pukerua The Muri Station platform building and panels will be formally opened by the Mayor on Saturday 5 September at a launch commencing at 10.30am, followed up with tours around the food forest, where entertainment and refreshments will be available. Paul has asked PCC if the trees around the platform can be trimmed in advance of the event. Action: Jon to create a page on the RA website. Penguin survey Pauline Morum forwarded an email from Glenda Robb at the Kapiti Coast Biodiversity Project. A survey will be carried out in late September with a penguin dog, to track the local little blue penguins. Glenda has offered to do a brief talk at the September Committee meeting. Action: Paul to respond to Glenda and invite her to talk at the Committee meeting on 8 September.Action: Jon/Nikky to promote meeting/talk online.Action: Iain to look for name of DOC contact person re the installation of new signage about keeping dogs on a lead at the beach. Waste Free PKB Waste Free PKB’s collections have been extended to include metal beer bottle caps and wine bottle tops, metal jar lids, metal and plastic drink bottle tops, milk bottle caps, bread tags, can tabs, eyeglasses, facial skincare product packaging (plastic and glass containers plus lids, droppers and other complex closures), and writing instruments (including pens, felt tip pens, highlighters, markers, mechanical pencils and correction fluid – but not wooden pencils and chalk). This is in addition to the collections that have been in place since January 2019, which includes oral health products (toothbrushes, clean and empty toothpaste tubes and dental floss containers), AA and AAA batteries, and a number of different brands of coffee capsules. Action: Bill to investigate possibility of recycling computer equipment. AGM The AGM needs to be held in October, probably after the October committee meeting (scheduled for 13 October). It was suggested that Glenda Robb be asked to present the results of the penguin survey. Action: Paul to investigate a suitable date for using the School and Community Hall. Other business NZTA are keen to further extend Ara Harakeke; the next stage is from Pukerua Beach Road along SH1. A surveyor will be considering a possible route so as to avoid the slope and zigzag. Meeting ended: 8.25pmNext meeting: 8 September 2020
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• • Pukerua Bay's place in region's rail history commemorated

    • 6 Sep 2020
    • Porirua City Council
    • Muri Station may have closed, but it has become a place to talk about Pukerua Bay's colourful history.
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• • He Ara Pukerua Historic Display & Community Garden Family Fun Day

    • 5 Sep 2020
    • Pukerua Bay Residents Association
    • Despite the gloomy grey weather, the Pukerua Bay Family Fun Day went ahead as planned, attended by Crs Josh Trlin, Nathan Waddle, and Porirua City Mayor Anita Baker, for the opening of the new Muri Station historic display and Community Garden opening.
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• • “Our family will be forever indebted to the Hospice.”

    • 3 Sep 2020
    • Mary Potter Hospice
    • Pravind and his family had just moved to Wellington when his mother Saras was diagnosed with lung cancer. The family decided they wanted to care
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• • New Zealand ‘P’ Pull

    • 3 Sep 2020
    • Wesley Community Action
    • New Zealand ‘P’ Pull is a national movement to provide locally based support for people who are struggling with  methamphetamine (P) addiction.
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• • 2020 Prize Giving

    • 3 Sep 2020
    • Ngatitoa Sea Scouts
    • Well, prize giving was a hoot!  With two scouts and four venturers in attendance, they only just out numbered the five leaders who were there as well.
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• • Porirua’s rich cultural tapestry

    • 3 Sep 2020
    • Porirua City Council
    • Pacific Language Weeks are a great way to celebrate our Pacific cultures.
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• • COVID-19 impacts on Porirua Businesses ongoing

    • 1 Sep 2020
    • Porirua Chamber of Commerce
    • Results from the recent Central New Zealand business confidence survey reveals that Porirua businesses are feeling optimistic about their own businesses,…
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• • The rules are changing - have your say

    • 27 Aug 2020
    • Porirua City Council
    • Porirua City's Proposed District Plan is out for public comment.
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• • CBD pathway opens in Porirua

    • 25 Aug 2020
    • Porirua City Council
    • The first of a four-stage project connecting Porirua's CBD to Titahi Bay has opened.
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• • Club Rugby Saturday 22 August – scoring and results updates post

    • 22 Aug 2020
    • Wellington Club Weekly
    • Draws and Teamlists HERE Premier (Swindale Shield) 22/8/2020 2:45pm Paremata-Plimmerton RFC vs Northern United RFC Ngati Toa Domain: 1 22/8/2020 2:45pm Upper Hutt Rams RFC vs Hutt Old Boys Marist RFC Maidstone Park: 1 22/8/2020 3:00pm Johnsonville RFC vs Wainuiomata RFC Helston Park: 1 22/8/2020 3:00pm Old Boys University RFC vs Petone Porirua Park: 1...
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• • Covid-19: PM visits scientists in Porirua

    • 21 Aug 2020
    • Wellington Scoop
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• • Transmission Gully, better late than never

    • 21 Aug 2020
    • Porirua Chamber of Commerce
    • News today that Transmission Gully will open September 2021, over a year and half later than it was initially scheduled, is better late than never, says the Porirua…
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• • “I collect because the Hospice helps so many people.”

    • 21 Aug 2020
    • Mary Potter Hospice
    • Like so many volunteers, Bronwyn has a personal connection to Mary Potter Hospice. When Bronwyn’s grandmother Eva became ill, the Hospice cared for her and
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• • We all have a story worth telling

    • 20 Aug 2020
    • Mary Potter Hospice
    • Sachi believes everyone has a story worth telling. As a Volunteer Biographer at Mary Potter Hospice, Sachi listens to patients tell their life stories and
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• • Status Report finds poverty was getting worse even before Covid-19 struck

    • 20 Aug 2020
    • Porirua City Council
    • Porirua's mayor wants central government to address the growing poverty in New Zealand.
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• • The gift of a lifetime

    • 18 Aug 2020
    • Mary Potter Hospice
    • For over 30 years, Jeanette Hill has been generously giving to Mary Potter Hospice. What started off as donating on an ad hoc basis has
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• • Hedge trim & secateur sharpen

    • 13 Aug 2020
    • Glenside Progressive Association
    • The Heritage Gardeners hand shear hedge trimming & secateur sharpening session is still on under Level 2.
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• • COVID-19 update: Wednesday 12 August 2020

    • 12 Aug 2020
    • Mary Potter Hospice
    • COVID-19 update Wednesday 12 August: During COVID-19 Level 2 Mary Potter Hospice remains open and is supporting our patients with care and compassion. Regarding visitors
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• • Porirua City at Alert Level 2

    • 12 Aug 2020
    • Porirua City Council
    • Porirua Mayor Anita Baker is reminding people to stay calm as we return to Alert Level 2.
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• • Council to rent out View Road properties

    • 12 Aug 2020
    • Porirua City Council
    • Council has agreed to rent out the Titahi Bay apartments, for now.
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• • Buses replace some train services on the Kapiti Line – Sunday 16 – Wednesday 19 August

    • 10 Aug 2020
    • Metlink - Greater Wellington's public transport network
    • Why is my train replaced by bus?Maintaining Our RailwaysFuture RailBuses will be replacing all train services on Sunday 16 between Porirua and Waikanae as well as some evening train services between Wellington and Waikanae from Monday 17 until Wednesday 19 August.
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