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Porirua City Council

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GWRC

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Find information on how we manage stormwater and maintain infrastructure. Get tips on how to prevent flooding and how to connect to the stormwater network.

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Paint the Drains - Decorating Stormwater Drains

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The Auckland Regional Council have established an annual Paint the Drains program

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Book a session for your class

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Contact/Booking To make a booking for any or our programmes, please contact Margaret, Linda or Esmé at Pataka Education on: Tel (04) 237 3551 - Fax: (04) 237 4527 Email:

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Turning on the tap - water education resource - Wellington Water

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Commissioned by the Greater Wellington Regional Council, Turning on the tap helps students to understand where their tap water comes from and make informed decisions about how they use it. It provides an integrated unit of work for Year 5-8 students with content that is particularly relevant for schools in the Wellington region.

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Porirua City Council

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Wellington Water Private Bag 39804 Wellington Mail Centre Petone 5045 New Zealand

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New Zealand's most comprehensive source of water quality, water quantity and air quality data.

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GWRC resource

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Take Action for Water | Greater Wellington Regional Council

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Resources were developed by Greater Wellington Regional Council to help teachers educate young people about the importance of the environment. The Take Action for Water programme aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills to make informed environmental decisions in daily life. Students not only learn about environmental issues, they do something about them.

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Examples from other regions - Stormwater

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Examples from other regions - Stormwater

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Enviroschools resource

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Interviews about Te Awarua o Porirua

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Kaumatua Interviews_Te Awarua o Porirua 2013

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Porirua Harbour Trust " Porirua Harbour Trust

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November 2021
Storage tank ugly but necessary
A giant wastewater storage tank on Porirua City's front door step will be ugly for the five to seven years it takes to get vegetation established. The Harbour Trust is advocating for a green roof with weeping vines on the structure to aid camouflage as fast as possible. The tank will provide a mechanism to avoid many of the current spills of raw sewage into the harbour so the Trust supports construction of the tank and has said so in a formal planning submission.

October 2021
Planting progress
October 5 was a great post-rain day to get 3000 more plants into the ground by the Kenepuru Darts club. Thanks to Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Porirua City Council and their sponsors plus the volunteers from the community who helped do the mahi.

September 2021
We're looking for a new secretary!
The Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour and Catchments Community Trust is looking for a voluntary secretary to help keep the Trust organised. This is an opportunity to join our work advocating for the health of the harbour and its streams. You would be present and involved in many interesting discussions on all manner of issues that impact our mission, preparing agendas and recording minutes for our monthly meetings. The time commitment is self-paced but up to 10 hours a month. A full position description can be found through the PHT secretary link. If you are looking for a way to contribute to the community by using skills and experience please register your interest by emailing phacctsec@gmail.com
AGM and a new chairperson
The Trust held its annual general meeting this month and reflected on a busy year. Two items stood out: The decision in June to formally cease the old trust and transfer its assets to the new Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour and Catchments Community Trust. In the same month, the Trust's Education Coordinator, Rebecca McCormack advised that she was leaving Wellington and consequently relinquishing her role after seven highly productive years. The Trust was truly appreciative of the magnificent contribution Rebecca had made in enabling teachers and students alike to participate in the vital goal of improving the health of the harbour and catchments. The Chair of the Trust for the last three years, Mark Neeson, also stood down at the AGM. Mark was thanked for his significant contribution including overseeing and presenting submissions to Council plans relating to the harbour and its catchments, as well as facilitating the transfer of the original trust to a truly independent community trust. Mark's talents will not be lost to the Trust, however, as he will continue serving as a trustee. The new Chair elected at the AGM, is Michael Player. Michael, a former public relations and communications specialist and resident of Papakowhai, has served on the old and current trust for the last two years. In the third change of personnel signalled at the AGM, the Trust's secretary, Lauren James will conclude her service this month. Trust members acknowledged her contribution over several years in helping maintain the efficient conduct of Trust administration. Efforts to recruit a volunteer to fill the secretary role will commence immediately.

For more information on the Trusts' activities over the last financial year check out the annual report.

August 2021
Christine Jacobson joins Harbour Trust
Christine Jacobson of Titahi Bay has joined the Harbour Trust as a trustee this month. Christine, who has impeccable credentials for the role had a career in conservation including previous roles in the Department of Conservation and Porirua City Council. A keen photographer of nature, Christine is also an active member of the Friends of Mana Island.

July 2021

Very "on point" opinion piece by Glen McConnell about science versus the wisdom of mana whenua. He uses the sewage overflows into our harbour and the subsequent rāhui put in place by Ngāti Toa Rangatira as a prime example. https://www.stuff.co.nz/science/300367713/western-science-isnt-keeping-you-safe-from-the-poo-in-porirua

Great news this week when Minister Megan Woods announced significant funding for the redevelopment of Porirua East. This will overhaul the three waters systems in the area, especially replacement of the sewerage pipe in Bothamley Park that regularly overflows into the stream and contributes to ongoing degradation of the harbour. Link to the funding announcement

The Environment Court has delivered a withering criticism of the Gateway Partnership, builders of Transmission Gully, for damage done to the harbour. While the penalties seem modest in the scheme of things, the Judge's commentary confirms what locals who love and use the Inlet know - sediment has built up as a consequence of the TG build...... Environment Court slaps TG road builder with $70k fine

KPMG Review of Strategy

In February 2020 the Porirua City Council received a report from the consultancy firm KPMG entitled Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour and Catchment Strategy Review. The following month the Council also received a report from Ngāti Toa entitled: Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour and Catchment Strategy and Action Plan. These reports can be found here and here.

Subsequent to receipt of the reports the CE of PCC, Wendy Walker, was made responsible for discussing with all the governance bodies (PCC, GWRC, WCC and Ngāti Toa) a way forward from both reports.

The Porirua Harbour catchment includes all of that area of Wellington and Porirua City where water flows via streams, lagoons and lakes into the Porirua Harbour. This includes the Johnsonville, Churton Park and Tawa catchments that flow down Porirua Stream and its many tributaries; the Whitby, Judgeford, Pauatahanui and Paekaeriki Hill catchments that flow into the Pauatahanui Inlet; the streams in Kenepuru, Elsdon, Porirua East, Takapuwahia and Titahi Bay that flow into the Onepoto Arm; Pukerua Bay and Plimmerton that flow into the Harbour Entrance and Aotea, Papakowhai that flow through the lagoons into the harbour.

Photo Gallery

Stormwater Plaques

Tawa School and Tawa Rotary place "Drain to the Sea" plaques to stormwater drains.

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Cannons Creek School harbour clean up

Cannons Creek senior class cleaning up Onepoto Arm of the Porirua Harbour as part of Love Your Coast month, November 2013.

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News View more Storage tank ugly but necessary A giant wastewater storage tank on Porirua City's front door step will be ugly for the five to seven years it takes to get vegetation established. The Harbour Trust is advocating for a green roof with weeping vines on the structure to aid camouflage as fast as possible.

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Healthy Harbours, Whitebait Connection

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Mountains to Sea Wellington delivers inspiring freshwater and marine education programmes for schools and communities across the greater Wellington region. We connect people to nature, building understanding through science and exploration, and fostering kaitiakitanga (guardianship) for the environment.

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Mountains to Sea Wellington delivers inspiring freshwater and marine education programmes for schools and communities across the greater Wellington region. We connect people to nature, building understanding through science and exploration, and fostering kaitiakitanga (guardianship) for the environment.

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Documentaries

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Scroll down to Catchment Map and click link to download (PDF)

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Cannons Creek School

Clean up as part of Love your Coast month

Resources for Teachers
Nau mai, haere mai - Welcome Teachers!
This page provides links to educational resources about Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour, as well as other supporting documents and information for teachers. The information will be updated regularly, and we welcome feedback from teachers and other members of the community (let us know if you have any useful links, documents or ideas to add to this page).
Living Waters Education Resource
The Porirua Harbour and Catchment Community Trust has recently produced an educational resource for teachers in the harbour catchment area. The resource was produced to help teachers utilise the Living Waters documentary series (produced in 2012), and to encourage teachers and students to take action in their community to help improve the health of the harbour and its catchment streams.

The resource is aimed at Levels 3 to 5 of the NZ curriculum, covering the Science and Social Science strands (but there are many possible links to other curriculum areas). It is presented in three themes, each with a specific curriculum focus and with links to field trips and student action projects.

Click on each of the separate sections or the full teaching resource:
Porirua Harbour and Catchment Map
This map provides teachers with the option to have a simple black and white image of the catchment area, which can be easily printed and used for displays or worksheets. It also has layers which can be turned on or off, providing further information about features such as land use, parks, schools, streams, native forest etc. In this format, it is also an excellent digital resource, for students to explore the catchment area during their investigations and action projects.
Open the MAP here
You will need Adobe Reader to open the PDF and to access the 'layers' function. Follow the instructions below:

Click on the layers icon, in the top left corner of the screen (see image below):

Then select or deselect each layer (by clicking in the box to the left of each feature), to display only those features you would like to see.

If you would like a large printed copy of the catchment map (A0 size) please contact the Trust's Education Coordinator (Rebecca): pht.education@gmail.com
Useful Links for Teachers

Pauatahanui Wildlife Reserve

Managed by DOC, in collaboration with Forest and Bird. Excellent site for school field trips. You can also access more information, and educational resources on their Naturespace page

Stream Testing Kits

Greater Wellington Regional Council now has stream testing kits available to loan to schools. If you would like more information, CLICK HERE.

To book a kit for your school, email: streamkits@gw.govt.nz

The Porirua Harbour Trust has welcomed funding from the Philipp Family Foundation Charitable Trust for our education programme to be run in schools within the Porirua Harbour catchment. Please read the information about teacher professional development opportunities, and funding support for low decile schools (found in the menu selection under Education).

Teachers interested in finding out about more about the Trust's education programme can contact Rebecca McCormack: pht.education@gmail.com

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Cannons Creek School Clean up as part of Love your Coast month Nau mai, haere mai - Welcome Teachers! This page provides links to educational resources about Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour, as well as other supporting documents and information for teachers.