Porirua community-led commissioning drop-in information session
The newly established Porirua community-led commissioning initiative will explore how communities and government can work together to design more joined-up, locally informed approaches to social services. Read more here.
This in-person drop in session is an opportunity to talk to the team, find out more, ask questions and have your say.
Drop-in venue: the Supper Room, Mungavin Hall, 10 Mungavin Ave, Rānui, Porirua
Kaupapa Kai Rōpū Hui
Strong food systems create healthier whānau and stronger communities
The Porirua Kai Kaupapa Group brings providers, iwi, and community together to tackle barriers to kai access and shape practical, locally grounded solutions. This is a space for collaboration focused on strengthening the kai system so whānau in Porirua can thrive.
If you care about improving access to healthy, affordable kai and want to be part of the solution, we’d love you to join us.
To join our Kaupapa Kai Group, and to read the minutes from recent hui, please visit our Kai webpage HERE
Porirua Community Leaders' Forum
Join us as we work towards a healthier, more connected, and empowered Porirua - where every whānau can live with dignity, security, and opportunity.
You can join the forum by emailing Porirua.Assembly@ngatitoa.iwi.nz OR join us at our next hui to be held at Pātaka Arts + Meuseum, 17 Parumoana Street, Porirua.
For a recent update on the mahi of the Porirua Community Leaders’ Forum, please see our webpage HERE.
Kaupapa Housing Rōpū Hui
Strong communities are built on strong foundations; housing is where that begins
The Housing Kaupapa Group brings providers, iwi, and community leaders together to tackle barriers to housing access. This is a space for collaboration focused on strengthening the housing system so whānau in Porirua can thrive.
If you care about improving access to healthy, affordable housing and want to be part of the solution, we’d love you to join us.
For a September 2026 update, and to find out more, please visit our Housing webpage HERE
Kaupapa Community Resilience inaugural group hui
The Community Resilience Kaupapa Group is a collective space to tackle barriers to access and shape practical solutions for our whānau focused on strengthening community connectedness and tackling adverse weather events.
We are focusing on strengthening community connectedness across Porirua by bringing together organisations, local leaders and communities to build on the relationships, networks and activities that already support community well-being. We recognise that connected communities are built through everyday interactions, shared spaces, participation and collective action. By working together, we can identify opportunities to strengthen these connections, reduce barriers to participation and support communities to lead the changes that matter to them.
If you would like to be part of the solution, we’d love you to join us.
Kaupapa Rangatahi Resilience inaugural group hui
The Rangatahi Resilience Kaupapa Group is a collective space to tackle barriers to access and shape practical solutions for our whānau focused on building the conditions to help Rangatahi thrive, despite adversity.
We are focusing on building the environments and networks that give Rangatahi navigating the roughest waters access to the resources they need to thrive. We are starting with:
Strong relationships
Powerful identities
A sense of belonging
Direction and purpose
By bringing together individuals and organisations working across the community with Rangatahi, as well as those with lived experience, we support shared learning and more effective collective responses to their needs.
If you would like to be part of the solution, we’d love you to join us.
Porirua community-led commissioning drop-in information session
The newly established Porirua community-led commissioning initiative will explore how communities and government can work together to design more joined-up, locally informed approaches to social services. Read more here.
This in-person drop in session is an opportunity to talk to the team, find out more, ask questions and have your say.
Drop-in venue: the Supper Room, Mungavin Hall, 10 Mungavin Ave, Rānui, Porirua
Housing Kaupapa Group Hui
Strong communities are built on strong foundations; housing is where that begins
The Housing Kaupapa Group brings providers, iwi, and community leaders together to tackle barriers to housing access. This is a space for collaboration focused on strengthening the housing system so whānau in Porirua can thrive.
If you care about improving access to healthy, affordable housing and want to be part of the solution, we’d love you to join us.
For a July 2026 update please visit our Housing webpage https://www.porirualocality.co.nz/housing
Porirua Community Leaders’ Forum
Porirua Community Leaders’ Forum (PCLF) exists to foster relationships, strengthen local connections, and create a shared space for community-led action and learning. It brings together Porirua’s diverse leaders across iwi, community, Pacific, migrant, business, education, and social sectors to identify shared priorities and coordinate collective impact for our city.
At the Porirua Community Leaders’ Forum in March. Leaders from across our community came together to agree on the priority areas that will guide our shared focus moving forward. These priorities reflect what we have heard consistently across our communities and where working together will have the greatest impact for whānau.
The agreed priority areas are:
Renewable Energy
Community Resilience
Kai Security
Rangatahi Resilience
Wai (including our harbour)
Housing (homelessness - social housing)
Drug Harm
These kaupapa will now help shape collective action across Porirua, with kaupapa groups forming over time to strengthen coordination, connection, and locally-led responses.
You can join the Porirua Community Leaders’ Forum by emailing Porirua.Assembly@ngatitoa.iwi.nz OR by attending our next hui to be held at Mungavin Hall, 10 Mungavin Avenue, Porirua.
For a July 2026 update please visit our Housing webpage https://www.porirualocality.co.nz/housing
Kai Kaupapa Group Hui
Strong food systems create healthier whānau and stronger communities
The Porirua Kai Kaupapa Group brings providers, iwi, and community together to tackle barriers to kai access and shape practical, locally grounded solutions. This is a space for collaboration focused on strengthening the kai system so whānau in Porirua can thrive.
If you care about improving access to healthy, affordable kai and want to be part of the solution, we’d love you to join us.
For our most recent update please visit our Kai webpage HERE.
Porirua Providers’ Cuppa & Connect
Nau mai, haere mai!
Come for a cuppa, stay for the connections.
A relaxed monthly catch-up for Porirua-based service providers to network,
share updates, and stay connected.
No RSVP needed – just drop in every third Wednesday of the month from 10:00am - 11:00am.
Venue: Supper Room, Mungavin Hall, Mungavin Avenue, Porirua
What to expect:
Light refreshments
Name stickers for easy intros
A short round where everyone shares their name, organisation, and what’s top of mind
Space to chat and leave information on the table for others
Porirua Providers’ Cuppa & Connect
A relaxed monthly catch-up for Porirua-based service providers to network, share updates, and stay connected.
No RSVP needed – just drop in every third Wednesday of the month from 10:00am - 11:00am.
Venue: Mungavin Hall (Supper Room), Mungavin Avenue Porirua
Free, confidential and 100% legal Drug Checking Clinic
Free, confidential and 100% legal Drug Checking Clinic
Te Wāhi Tiaki Tātou, in partnership with Know Your Stuff, is hosting a free and confidential drug-checking clinic on Saturday, 18th April 2026.
Across Aotearoa we are facing increasing challenges. As food and fuel costs increase pressure on whānau can increase as they juggle finances, health and well-being, and whānau & community commitments. During this time, people may be more likely to use alcohol or other drugs.
This community-based drug-checking clinic offers a practical, safe, and non-judgmental way to help reduce harm when risks may be higher, supporting community well-being through harm reduction and manaakitanga.
Your safety matters. No judgment, just harm reduction!
Details:
When: Saturday 18th April 2026 | 11am – 3pm
Where: Ferry Lane (entrance behind Hei Oranga Ake, 4 Lydney Place,
The door is opposite the mural on the side of the Metro bar.
He mahi aroha mō te hapori.
Let’s walk this path together for a brighter, safer future.
#HarmReduction #KnowYourStuff #Porirua
Porirua Providers’ Cuppa & Connect
A relaxed monthly catch-up for Porirua-based service providers to network, share updates, and stay connected.
No RSVP needed – just drop in every third Wednesday of the month from 10:00am - 11:00am.
Venue: Mungavin Hall (Supper Room), Mungavin Avenue Porirua
Kai Kaupapa Group Hui
Strong food systems create healthier whānau and stronger communities.
Across all our Reimagining sessions, one message has been consistent: access to healthy, affordable, and available kai is essential to whānau well-being. For many in Porirua, barriers exist across the whole kai security continuum; from short-term relief, through building whānau and community capacity, to long-term system redesign that addresses the underlying causes of kai insecurity.
Our starting point is responding to immediate need. We are creating a Kai Kaupapa Group to bring together those working in this space to share insights, strengthen coordination and help shape collective action that supports whānau and communities across Porirua.
Porirua Providers’ Cuppa & Connect
A relaxed monthly catch-up for Porirua-based service providers to network, share updates, and stay connected.
No RSVP needed – just drop in every third Wednesday of the month from 10:00am - 11:00am.
Venue: Mungavin Hall (Supper Room), Mungavin Avenue Porirua
Porirua Community Leaders' Forum
Established in 2021, the Porirua Community Leaders’ Forum strengthens local connections and provides a shared space for community-led action across Porirua. It brings together leaders from iwi, community, Pacific and migrant communities, business, education, and social sectors to identify shared priorities and coordinate collective impact for our city.
You can register to join the forum by emailing porirua.assembly@ngatitoa.iwi.nz.
Porirua Providers’ Cuppa & Connect
A relaxed monthly catch-up for Porirua-based service providers to network, share updates, and stay connected.
No RSVP needed – just drop in every third Wednesday of the month from 10:00am - 11:00am.
Venue: Mungavin Hall (Supper Room), Mungavin Avenue Porirua
Porirua Providers’ Cuppa & Connect
A relaxed monthly catch-up for Porirua-based service providers to network, share updates, and stay connected.
No RSVP needed – just drop in every third Wednesday of the month from 10:00am - 11:00am.
Venue: Mungavin Hall (Supper Room), Mungavin Avenue Porirua
FREE Drug Checking Clinic
Stop Guessing - Start Checking! Check Your Drugs
Join us this month for our FREE, CONFIDENTIAL AND LEGAL drug checking clinic.
When: Saturday 13th December 2025
Time: 11am - 3pm
Where: Ferry Lane (entrance behind Hei Oranga Ake)
Door opposite mural (pictured on left) on the side of Metro Bar, Porirua.
Free Confidential 100% legal No police
Stay safe, stay informed — our team’s here to help!
Porirua Providers’ Cuppa & Connect
A relaxed monthly catch-up for Porirua-based service providers to network, share updates, and stay connected.
No RSVP needed – just drop in every third Wednesday of the month from 10:00am - 11:00am.
Venue: Mungavin Hall (Supper Room), Mungavin Avenue Porirua
Porirua Providers’ Cuppa & Connect
A relaxed monthly catch-up for Porirua-based service providers to network, share updates, and stay connected.
No RSVP needed – just drop in every third Wednesday of the month from 10:00am - 11:00am.
Venue: City Hub - Porirua’s Pop up space, 7 Serlby place, Porirua
FREE Drug Checking Clinic
Stop Guessing - Start Checking! Check Your Drugs
Join us this month for our FREE, CONFIDENTIAL AND LEGAL drug checking clinic.
When: Saturday 11th October 2025
Time: 11am - 3pm
Where: Ferry Lane (entrance behind Hei Oranga Ake)
Door opposite mural (pictured on left) on the side of Metro Bar, Porirua.
Free Confidential 100% legal No police
Stay safe, stay informed — our team’s here to help!
Manaaki Mocha
COFFEE | KŌRERO | CONNECTION
Manaaki Mocha is a place to find out about available support, services, and resources for disabled persons and their whānau. Or just unwind with a cuppa!
Event Details:
When: Friday 3rd October 2025
Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm
Where: Te Rauparaha Arena Cafe, Porirua
Porirua Providers’ Cuppa & Connect
A relaxed monthly catch-up for Porirua-based service providers to network, share updates, and stay connected.
No RSVP needed – just drop in every third Wednesday of the month from 10:00am - 11:00am.
Venue: City Hub - Porirua’s Pop up space, 7 Serlby place, Porirua
Free Drug Checking Clinic
Stop Guessing. Start Checking. Check your drugs.
Free drug checking clinic - No cops, No judgement.
When: Saturday 13th September 2025
Where: Ferry Lane (entrance behind Hei Oranga Ake)
The door is opposite the mural in the below above. Scan the QR code for a map to this location.
Manaaki Māmā Provider Wānanga
What would it look like if we focused our collective energy to uplift young māmā in Titahi Bay and Cannons Creek?
If this kaupapa aligns with your mahi, we would love to have you in the room!
FREE Drug Checking Clinic
Drug Checking Clinic is back — new location!
When: Sat 23rd August 2025 | 11AM – 3PM
Where: Hei Oranga Ake, 4 Lydney Place, Porirua (entrance opposite the mural in the picture)
Free Confidential 100% legal No police
Stay safe, stay informed — our team’s here to help!
Porirua Has Talent - Finals
Porirua’s bursting with talent — don’t miss your chance to see it live at the finals!
Finals Details:
When: Saturday 16th August 2025
Where: Te Rauparaha Arena, NZCT Stadium, Porirua
Grab your ticket now and come support our incredible finalists — it’s going to be a night to remember!
For more information and ticket details - see here: https://www.poriruahastalent.nz/
Individualised Funding Drop-in session in Cannons Creek
Got questions about Individualised Funding?
Come for a FREE drop-in session in Cannons Creek!
Are you supporting a disabled person and want to better understand how Individualised Funding (IF) works? Join Access Community Health and Te Wāhi Tiaki Tatou for a free relaxed and practical kōrero about Individualised Funding, a chance to ask your questions, get guidance, and chat with us about how to make your funding work for your whānau.
Porirua Has Talent - Auditions
Porirua Has Talent is back for 2025!
Whether it's singing, dancing, or something unique, now's your chance to share your talents and be part of an unforgettable journey of self-expression and discovery.
Auditions Details:
When: Saturday 19th July 2025
Where: Pātaka - Performing Arts Studio, Porirua
We know you’ve got the talent — don’t miss your chance to shine at this audition!
For more information and registration details - see here: https://www.poriruahastalent.nz/
FREE Drug Checking Clinic
Drug checking is FREE, legal and confidential!
Join us this Saturday 12th July 2025 from 11am to 3pm.
Manaaki Mocha
He wāhi mārie, he wāhi manaaki – a relaxed, community-focused space for tāngata whaikaha to come together, connect, and unwind with a cuppa.
Manaaki Mocha is also a place to find out about available support, services, and resources for disabled persons and their whānau.
Tamariki Takiwātanga / Children with Autism
Make sure you’re registered to secure your spot!
Date: Monday 30 June 2025
Time: 10:30am - 12:00pm