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Former WCC Councillor and Porirua Harbour Trust trustee, Peter Gilberd, is drawing our attention to the proposed Petone to Grenada link road that will have a negative impact on a key tributary of the Porirua Stream that feeds into our harbour. Join the locals for a protest walk on Kings birthday…

The Whitireia Park Restoration Group’s winter planting season is starting on 7 June from 9.30am to 12.30pm. They will be planting along the top of the escarpment (in green) to bolster the areas already planted and provide a seed source for the surrounding areas to naturally regenerate. (the orange areas are archaeological sites). Gorse has…

KETE – Kids Enhancing Tawa Ecosystems Community Planting Day – all welcome!! Saturday 16th May Come and go as you please between 9:30 and 3:30pm It’s helpful to attend one of the briefings either at 9.30am or 12.30pm. Getting there: Follow Takapu Road toward the Takapu Road Substation and look out for KETE signs/flags. What…

Late last year Claire Johnstone and Phil Rhodes were elected as Greater Wellington regional councillors for the Tawa/Pāuatahanui Ward. They have graciously accepted an invitation from the Harbour Trust and the Guardians of the Inlet to address a meeting open to everyone on MONDAY 4 MAY 2026 AT 7.15PM ST MARY’S CHURCH WHITBY. If you…

Join Harbour Accord partners in a mid-week clean up of the cbd foreshore on Wednesday 29 April from Noon until 3pm. Kai provided. Wear suitable clothing for the task and sturdy footware/boots/gumboots. We know from experience that no matter how many clean ups are done there’s always litter to be removed. This is a great…

A good opportunity for Porirua people interested in how other Wellington groups go about catchment rehabilitation to go on a guided walk with the Trelissick Park Group. Wear sturdy footwear for wet tracks. Sunday 26 April at 2pm – 3.30pm Meet in the Ngaio Gorge at Trelissick Park Entrance 5 (see map) Parking: Parking laybys…

Hi EveryoneJoin Petone Beach Clean Up Crew and Keep Hutt Valley Beautiful on Sunday 29th March to remove rubbish from the Porirua Inlet .The inlet has an overwhelming amount of rubbish to remove so we would love your help. Date; Sunday 29th MarchTime; 2pm to 3:30pm (low tide)NEW MEETING LOCATION : Lyttelton Ave opposite Porirua…

January 25 @ 8:00 am – 9:30 am Behind the Porirua Pak’nSave Parumoana Street. Petone Beach Clean-up and KNZB flags will clearly be seen for the meeting point.Bags and grabbers will be supplied, please bring gardening gloves if you own some.If you want to cross the inlet at low tide, be prepared to get wet up to waist height.…

Led by Mutumutu and Mukukai, kaitiaki of fresh and saltwater for Ngāti Toa, this exhibition aims to share the cultural values, knowledge and enduring relationship of Ngāti Toa, as kaitiaki mana whenua, to the interconnected water sources of this region. A focus is the urgent return to full health of the once teeming ecosystem of…

Guided tour of newly installed signs along Te Awarua o Porirua with histories of Ngāti Toa Rangatira and Porirua. There are two guided tours of six newly installed signs that form part of the Porirua Heritage Trails. Come along to hear information and stories relating to the history of Porirua and Ngāti Toa Rangatira.

Join us for a Springtime treat- a tour of ten gardens around the Pauatahanui Harbour. The gardens are varied, from bijou suburban hideaways to a lifestyle block, and from an 1860s cottage garden to a modern design gem. They are testaments to the care and creativity of their owners. Included is the iconic Heritage Rose…