porirua Archive

  • Catherine Delahunty

    Community-led development – good news from the grassroots! - by Catherine Delahunty



    I had two very positive days last week meeting with community sector groups in Porirua and in Nelson. It was great to hear some positive stories from people who are leading change in these places, and to realise how much great work is going on despite the recession, the Government and the hard times since the earthquake. read more
    March 21, 2011 2:10 pm - 3 Comments
  • frog

    Aged Care update - by frog



    Last week Sue Kedgley and Winnie Laban’s aged care tour took them to Porirua. The tour is proving very successful with heaps of people turning out to hear the MPs speak. read more
    May 21, 2010 11:38 am - 3 Comments
  • frog

    The Wellington Transport Plan - by frog



    Line maintenance on Sue’s train line conspired to delay her arrival at the Greens launch of our Wellington Transport Plan.  But she got there by bus instead and announced a costed and detailed plan that would see a new light rail network linking the Hutt Valley, Porirua and the Airport. Stage one would see light [...] read more
    October 22, 2008 4:10 pm - 32 Comments
  • frog

    The cost of choosing trains - by frog



    At the same time as Wellingtonians are looking around for about for $1 billion to build the Transmission Gully motorway (including rattling the donation tin under the noses of non Wellingtonians), train fares in the region are going up by an average 10.2%. The Dominion Post reports on Porirua’s 22% train fare increase: Rebecca Matthews [...] read more
    September 2, 2008 10:12 am - 44 Comments