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Police seek man after 'deeply concerning' attack on popular Porirua trail

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Police seek man after 'deeply concerning' attack on popular Porirua trail

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Police are seeking help after a woman was attacked in a “deeply concerning” incident on a popular Porirua walking trail. Wellington Police are investigating...See the Story

WIN! Whittaker’s Chocolate Pods Box & Pouch 🍫

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WIN! Whittaker’s Chocolate Pods Box & Pouch 🍫

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Be in to win the premium locally-made chocolate gift, Whittaker’s Chocolate Pods® featuring a Whittaker’s 33% cocoa Five Roll Refined Creamy Milk chocolate shell and a decadent silky-smooth hazelnut gianduja filling. Like all Whittaker’s chocolate, they are made using the highest quality ingredients at Whittaker’s one factory in Porirua and are proudly palm oil-free. One […]See the Story

Local Barber And Law Student, Phill Houlihan, Selected As ACT Local Candidate For Porirua City Council Election

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Local Barber And Law Student, Phill Houlihan, Selected As ACT Local Candidate For Porirua City Council Election

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Phill has lived in Porirua for the past 15 years and proudly credits the city and its people for shaping who he is today. A graduate of Tawa College, he has worked as a barber and hairdresser, trained in business and photography, and is now completing ...Read Article

Pauline Harris: Looking to the stars

“We’d like to see Māori developing in the space sciences and engineering, but with whakaaro Māori embedded in their thought processes, carrying this knowledge, and knowing that we have an inherent responsibility to space, to the protection of Ranginui.” Dr Pauline Harris, deputy director (Māori) of the MacDiarmid Institute, which specialises in materials science and nanotechnology. (Photo by Mark Coote.) There aren’t many astrophysicists around …Porirua · Porirua Read Article

Please Spare Us From Ignorant Politicians

Once again, we have evidence of another Minister of Education opening her mouth and revealing she hasn’t a clue what she’s talking about. Last week, during Parliament’s Scrutiny Week hearings, there was this interaction: “When asked by Te Pāti Māori MP Tākuta Ferris why there was no dedicated funding for kaupapa Māori education in the Budget, Minister Erica Stanford replied that investment into structured literacy would have “the greatest outcom…Porirua · Porirua Read Article

The healer and the shrink

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Grace was 11 when she started hearing voices and seeing visions. She heard a man’s voice telling her to harm herself and had repeated visions of a man watching her. She’d begun suffering flashbacks, nightmares and disturbed sleep after watching her father assault her mother nine months early. A chapter from the recently published book Ngā Kūaha: Voices and Visions in Māori Healing and Psychiatry tells the story of Grace’s healing session at Heal…Porirua · Porirua Read Article

Porirua residents to decide on super-council, Pacific leaders urge protection of local representation

Porirua councillors, led by Mayor Anita Baker, back a non-binding referendum asking residents whether to explore forming a super-council. Photo/Porirua City Council Local Democracy Reporting | Free Public Interest News Service Porirua voters can express their opinion on the potential creation of a Wellington-wide super-council. But Pacific leaders have voiced concerns that the model could dilute local representation unless equ…Referendum · Porirua Read Article

Barbara Edmonds Post-Budget – Labour

E nga mana nui E nga tapu nui No tāwahi No te kainga Tēnā koutou katoa Oute fa’atalofa atu ma le fa’aaloalo Malo le soifua maua ma le lagi e māmā Thank you for the warm welcome this morning, it’s always good to be back home in Mana. I want to acknowledge and thank the Porirua Chamber of Commerce for hosting us today. Thank you, Steven Dyhrberg and everyone on the Porirua Chamber of Commerce Board for the great work you do. Thank you to the Supp…Porirua · Porirua Read Article

From the Cape to Bluff...

Carousel: Previous Next Police welcomed 76 new constables with the recent graduation of Recruit Wing 383 – and the whole country is set to benefit. Every Police District was represented, with south and north doing particularly well – Southern District receiving 10 new constables and Northland receiving nine, their biggest intakes in a long time. Commissioner Richard Chambers, Police Executive members and Wing Patron Don Mann were among those o…Porirua · Porirua Read Article

WIN! Whittaker’s Mother's Day Giveaway

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For a happier Mother’s Day, treat that special someone to the premium locally-made chocolate gift, Whittaker’s Chocolate Pods® featuring a Whittaker’s 33% cocoa Five Roll Refined Creamy Milk chocolate shell and a decadent silky-smooth hazelnut gianduja filling. Like all Whittaker’s chocolate, they are made using the highest quality ingredients at Whittaker’s one factory in Porirua and are proudly palm oil-free. One entry per email / person; entr…Porirua · Porirua Read Article

Starting uni at the age of 9? One young Kiwi has his eyes on the prize

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By RNZ Porirua schoolboy Raymond Hsu passes an SAT test to enter US colleges. Could he do the same in New Zealand? After passing his NCEA Level 1 literacy...Cricket · Porirua Read Article

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