Porirua

A Porirua deputy principal who had sex with her 12 year old student is tonight beginning a prison term of more than ten years. Audio

A report leaked to Radio New Zealand shows a landfill near Porirua City is releasing high levels of a potentially lethal chemical. Audio

Josie Lancaster has converted the basement of her Porirua home into a Koha Shed where people bring all manner of goods - clothes, toys, books, furniture, the list is long - to help those in need in… Audio

Four-thousand people packed Porirua's Te Rauparaha Arena to farewell the rugby player Jerry Collins in a memorial service that was both moving and uproarious. Audio

The public funeral for one of Porirua's favourite sons, Jerry Collins, will he held this morning at the Te Rauparaha Arena. Audio

Porirua will publicly farewell one of its rugby greats today. Audio

While some Māori leaders and mayors are celebrating the scrapping of a supercity proposal for the Wellington region, Porirua's mayor says it's a missed opportunity. Plans to join all nine councils in… Audio

Porirua north of Wellington is the home of one of our leading art venues. Pataka Gallery. Museum curator Alice Masters takes us through how they are celebrating the city's 50th birthday. Audio

Latest road conditions. Wellington north-bound commuters to stay where they are. Porirua Emergency Operations Centre has been fully activated. Porirua residents urged to stay at home unless absolutely… Audio

Dotted along Wellington's waterfront are plaques and inlaid benches quoting from some of New Zealand's finest writers. Accompanied by Spectrum's Jack Perkins, Rosemary Wildblood, Barbara Murison and… Audio

Riana Hautapu says Koha is about unconditional giving and receiving. It's based on this concept that she now runs The Koha Table, a weekly service where anyone can visit the front yard of her home at… Audio

New Zealand music history will be made in New York City this week when Porirua born, Los Angeles based soul singer Aaradhna steps on stage at a sold-out Apollo Music Café at the Apollo Theatre, the… Audio

Previously isolated, former refugees from the Burmese community are now Home Based Educators, trained by the Pacifica community in Porirua. The Pacifica and Burmese communities have teamed up under a… Audio

Tama Coker talks about growing up on the marae of Takapuwahia in Porirua city. Audio

Tama Coker grew up in Porirua city on the marae of Takapuwahia and in He Rourou today, he talks about those younger times. Audio

Attitudes towards caring for the mentally ill in New Zealand have changed dramatically over the last 70 years. How did our society cope with those who were regarded as "hopeless", "mad" or simply… Audio, Gallery