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Annual report of Trust characterises 25/26 as a year of “choppy waters”
The Trust’s annual report for 2025/26 was tabled at the agm of the Trust held in early September. It was another productive year for the Trust despite huge changes being set in motion by central government, likely to impact council structures and governing legislation for nature. You can read the full report by clicking through…
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Draft Code of Development Standards
The Porirua City Council has consulted on its draft code of development standards. The Harbour Trust and GOPI made a joint submission. We were generally supportive of the proposed new code. It contains a wealth of guidance information via links to external sources. We were particularly pleased to see references to the Harbour Accord. Our…
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Get into the outdoors and help the harbour 1st weekend in spring!
Looking for some healthy outdoor activity to help the harbour this weekend 5/6 Sept? Two events available: Saturday at 10am for a 10.15am start. Plimmerton Rotary Club planting of the Camborne Walkway. Meet at the Penryn Drive access to the Camborne walkway. The organisers will provide snacks and a BBQ, so just bring yourself, sturdy…
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Harbour Accord Action plan has lift-off
The Te Awarua o Porirua Action Plan giving effect to Te Wai Ora o Pairirua – Porirua Harbour Accord is now available for anyone who wants to find out what the iwi, councils and Tiaki Wai promise to do to get the harbour and its catchments in a healthy state. The plan is available in…
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“No Pest in the West” campaign seeks landowners support
A group of landowners covering 7000 hectares of land west of Transmission Gully are on mission to rid the land of goats and pigs. The animals are causing damage to vegetation cover which in turn leads to stream bank erosion and increased sediment flows down to the inlet. NZTA is already carrying out pest control…
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Dune Restoration project hui
The hui at the Mana Cruising club on Thursday 20 August 5.30pm – 7.30pm will bring together mana whenua, community groups, recreational users, stakeholders, and members of the public to learn more about the project, ask questions, and share perspectives. This project presents a significant opportunity to restore a highly visible and well-used coastal environment…
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Mount Welcome Fast Track Process
The proposed Mount Welcome development on some of Porirua Harbour’s most erosion prone land should not be consented in the short term, the Harbour Trust and Guardians of Pāuatahanui Inlet believe. In a joint submission to the Fast Track Panel considering a request by the developers for a 15 year consent for 949 houses and…
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Community briefed on Harbour Accord Action Plan
A great turnout on 3 August 2026 of 50 individuals, councillors and representatives of groups that work around the habour and its catchments to hear members of the Harbour Accord steering group provide a briefing on the Accord Action Plan. We were advised that the 20 point action plan was presented to Chief Executives of…
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Bird Flu is upon us
Being in the Wellington region where bird flu has already been detected, our harbour with its abundance of sea birds is in the firing line. It’s likely to be a rough time for our wildlife and sad for all of us who highly value the presence of abundant bird life in our environment.
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Two more planting opportunities
UPDATE; THE 8 AUGUST CAMBORNE WALKWAY PLANTING EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. – We will publish more info on the next planting date by Plimmerton Rotary, currently scheduled for 5 September, when details are available. Bush Corridor 26 July – with the Whitireia Park Restoration Group Sunday 26 July from 9.30am to 12.30pm is your last…
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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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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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