Mike Tana
'Poor quality planning stopping cities from growing' - Twyford
The government wants to be able to direct councils to free up planning rules to allow cities to grow both out and up, in a bid to solve the housing crisis.
The Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford… Video, Audio
Manuia le vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa - happy Samoan language week
Porirua city gets behind Samoan language week. Audio
Young Pacific virtuosos to be the subject of a new book
An orchestra with a number of Pacific and Maori members feature in a new photo exhibition. Audio
Mike Tana, mayor of Porirua
All over the country today events are being held to mark 179 years since the Treaty of Waitangi was signed. You can find out what's happening near you here. In Porirua, for the second year running, a… Audio
Possible push polling polarises Porirua
Last Wednesday the Dominion-Post splashed a story across its front page under the headline: "Mayor's family 432km away." Mediawatch suggests the real story was far closer to home: a poll asking… Audio
Mediawatch for 11 November 2018
Curly questions for media in JLR's secret recordings; rank and file missing from party conference coverage; possible push polling polarises Porirua; Stuff tightens squeeze on community papers. Audio
Council funding options
A listener has been in touch with his concerns about rate rises, he lives in Porirua and belives they are too high. We speak to Porirua Mayor Mike Tana about the situation. Audio
Hongi moves former refugees: the Tikanga Māori project
Over 450 former refugee student learners are celebrating what they've learned through a Tikanga Māori pilot project that only lasted a year. There are calls from the refugees and organisations behind… Audio, Gallery
Porirua mayor hails proposed park plans
A proposed adventure park in Porirua is being hailed as an tourism boon by the local council, iwi, and trail cyclists. But there are fears it could wreck native bush, spread weeds and hurt wildlife. Audio
Porirua mayor hails proposed park plans
A proposed adventure park in Porirua is being hailed as an tourism boon by the local council, iwi, and trail cyclists. But there are fears it could wreck native bush, spread weeds and hurt wildlife. Audio
Health and housing top issues for Pasifika
Community leaders in Porirua speak out about the issues most important to Pasifika people as New Zealand heads towards its general election on September 23. Audio
Shoot for the stars says NASA astronaut to hundreds in Porirua
Shoot for the stars and you will land on the moon. That's the advice NASA astronaut Dr Yvonne Cagle gave a crowd of 500 in Porirua. Audio