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Whitireia Escarpment planting
Another 700 plants went into the ground of the Whitireia escarpment at the first community planting day of 2026 held by the Park Restoration Group . The aim is to create bird and lizard habitat. Plants have been carefully chosen for this purpose including some that are unique to the Cook Strait coast. Well organised…
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Inlet community planting days coming up
The Plimmerton Rotary Club is gearing up for another year of planting around the edges of the beautiful Pauatahanui Inlet — and they would love you to be part of it. Four planting days are planned for this year, mostly through the winter months. Whether you’ve participated before or this will be your first time…
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Jono Ridler, we salute you and your cause!
The Trust salutes Jono Ridler for his epic record breaking 1337km swim of the entire East Coast of the North Island and into Wellington, drawing attention to the dangers to the ocean of bottom trawling. Our shallow water west-coast harbour in Porirua is safe from commercial trawling and has legal protection against nets although individuals…
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Shameful pollution of our awa and harbour
Another huge haul-out of pollutants in and around the Porirua Stream. Thanks to Keep New Zealand Beautiful and the Petone Beach Cleanup Crew plus many local volunteers who turned up in drizzly conditions. Plastic bottles and takeaway wrappers is one thing but tyres, cones, builders waste and those damn trolleys is another… Help protect our…
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Post southerly day delights
On one of Porirua’s “sorry for yesterday’s southerly” days, the Pāpakowhai lagoons were showing off the benefits of the planting programmes while in the reserve “freshwater” pond the duckweed bloom from nutrient enriched stormwater runoff didn’t seem to upset the resident eels playful behaviour!.
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Harbour could degrade further under proposed new legislation
The Harbour Trust and the Guardians of the Inlet have made joint submissions on the Planning Bill and the Natural Environment Bill. We support well planned growth and development compatible with environmental limits and ecological capacity. These Bills, as currently written, will not deliver that. Our concerns are that the Bills lack clear, enforceable and…
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Rig slaughtered near Ration Point on the Inlet
A Regional Council team conducting the annual monitoring of sediment plates in the Inlet came across a total of 23 dead rig with slit gills and a stingray with its barb removed. Reports were made to MPI poaching and fisheries teams. While there was no evidence of who was responsible* or how the sharks and…
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Our changing world: Pāuatahanui Inlet
Radio New Zealand’s Our Changing World programme puts the spotlight on the Harbour Accord and the Pāuatahanui Inlet. Quotes from all the key people from the iwi to the regional council
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Matt Trlin joins Trust
The Trust welcomes the highly experienced Matt Trlin as our 10th current trustee. Matt, a long-time Porirua resident, brings over 30 years’ service in community engagement, and environment, urban and infrastructure planning and management. Passionate about Te Awarua o Porirua Harbour, its catchment and community, Matt is committed to fostering awareness, partnerships and action needed…
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Ashleigh Sagar appointed to Trust
The Trust was delighted to welcome Ashleigh Sagar as a trustee in October. Born and raised in Takapūwāhia, Ashleigh (Ngāti Toa Rangatira) has a lifelong connection to TeAwarua o Porirua. Through her work with the Te Mana Taiao team at Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira, Ashleigh brings together Mātauranga Māori and environmental science to care…
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Exemplary progress at Taupō Swamp
Three of our trustees joined the Te Hononga ki te Upoko hikoi around the Taupō Swamp. Expertly guided by Bill McAulay of the Friends of Taupō Swamp and Catchment we witnessed the tremendous progress made since plantings began in 2018. Many of the native trees are already 5 metres tall. The project is a great…
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Highs and lows in 2024/25
Our annual report for 2024/25 records the highs and lows of the year. Signing of the Harbour Accord was the stand out highlight while the Regional Council’s pausing of implementation of Plan Change 1 of the Natural Resources Plan was the lowlight. Without Plan Change 1 there is no pressure to implement restoration recommendations from…
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