Brand new Pukerua Bay Garden Trail this year!

• • Fundraising, Pukerua Bay Community Garden and Food Forest • , , , ,

Join us for this new fundraising Garden Trail on
Sunday, 9th November 2025, 10am to 3pm.

Pukerua Bay Community Garden Trail

One day, 12 local gardens. All featured in our fundraising 2026 calendar

$10 each – Buy your ticket here!

  • When: Sunday, 9 November – 10am-3pm
  • Cost: $10 each (light refreshments included in ticket)
  • What: Garden Trail through the Village of Pukerua Bay
  • Where: Start at the Pukerua Bay Community Garden & Food Forest, off the platform of the former Muri Station at the end of Muri Road, Pukerua Bay, 5026 (Near the Escarpment Track).
  • How: One the day, collect the garden locations map from the Community Garden. This will show the addresses of all the gardens in the trail. This is a self-guided trail and you can use the map to choose which gardens you’d like to visit in our village.
  • Weather: Our Garden Trail will take place rain or shine!
    Please come prepared for changeable conditions and a variety of surfaces.

What sort of gardens are they?

Apart from the Community Garden & Food Forest and Rongā Māori all the gardens are private homes.

Our trail features a selection of gardens both big and small. There are historic homesteads with big gardens, sections of native bush, exotic plantings, small yards, chickens, areas growing food as well as cliff-side sections with wide coastal views.

Check the map (on the day) for more information about garden access and any restrictions or hazards.

Is there are plant sale?

Yes! there’ll be plants, flowers and our fabulous fundraising calendar for sale at the Community Garden. (All the gardens are featured in our calendar). There may be other treats you can buy from individual gardens and we can confirm that on the day.

Where are the toilets?

Sorry, there’s no toilet access at the gardens – public toilets are available at the shops on SH59 and at the beach.

Parking

There is plenty of parking at Pukerua Bay Station, at the beach and Rawhiti Road and Sea Vista Drive.

We encourage people to walk through our village between gardens as some locations have very limited access ways – such as the Community Garden.

Check the map for some special parking for people with limited mobility.

Can I bring my dog?

Sorry, not pets allowed. Children are welcome if fully supervised at all times.

Can I bring my dog?

Sorry, not pets allowed. Children are welcome if fully supervised at all times.

Door sales

Tickets will also be available at the Community Garden on the day.

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Please Note:

Every effort is made by the property owner to ensure safety. All gardens are entered at visitors’ risk. Special care is needed at gardens with steps, sloping pathways and ponds.

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Pole relocation – Muri Rd to be closed 22 Oct (or 23 Oct)

• • Announcements, Transport • , , ,

We currently have work scheduled on Muri Road on 22/10/2025 with the alternative date 23/10/2025. This will require part of Muri Road to be closed

Site hours:

TTM installation: 9am to 9:30am – Work activity/NSC: 9:30am to 3:30pm – TTM removal: 3:30pm to 4pm

Unattended VMS board to be installed 5 days prior with daily site check**

Works methodology:

• install links
• remove overhead wires on pole replacement
• remove old pole
• install new pole
• reinstate overhead wires
• backfill and reinstatement
• remove links

General info:

  • Pedestrian traffic access & safety is a priority
    • STMS/TC to monitor pedestrians and to assist where required and cyclist
    • Cone bars to be placed on cones to isolate the working space from pedestrians.
  • Access to affected driveway/s will be monitored and assisted by STMS/TC as required.

For all the details check out this PDF supplied by Downer

Power Pole Replacements Teihana Rd West and Rawhiti Rd From 22 Sept to 10 Oct and Te Motu-Teihana and Takutua Rd 24 Sept

• • Uncategorized • , ,

Wellington Electricity (WE) will be replacing power poles on Teihana Rd West and Rawhiti Rd to Kapekape Pl between 22 September and 10 October

WE advises that to carry out this work safety, traffic management will be set up around the work areas:
1 Teihana Road West will have one lane closed and a one-way detour in place (via Rawhiti and Wairaka Roads)
2 Rawhiti Road will have a 3-way stop-go operating at the intersection with Kapekape Place. There will also be some minor works at 158 Rawhiti Road.
3 WE will also need to disconnect power to some residents during some of the work. If your power is going to be impacted, your electricity retailer will send a notification closer to the time confirming the outage date and time frame.
The dates and times for the planned work are as follows, along with the associated impact to residents.

Day 1: Monday 22 September

12 – 14 Teihana Road West Installing isolation links Temporary traffic management will be set up from 7:00am, with the one-way detour in place for 4 hours between 7:00am and 5:00 pm

134 Rawhiti Road Installing isolation links. Temporary traffic management will be set up from 7:00am, with a three-way stop-go in place for 4 hours between 7:00am and 5:00pm.

Day 2: Wednesday 24 September

6A – 14 Teihana Road West Pole replacement Temporary traffic management will be set up from 7:00am, with the one-way detour in place for 8 hours between 7:00am and 6:00pm.

Te Motu Road, Teihana Road & Takutai Road Pole replacement Power outage for some residents from 8:00am to 4:00pm

Day 3: Thursday 25 September

12 – 14 Teihana Road West Removing isolation links. Temporary traffic management will be set up from 7:00am, with the one-way detour in place for 4 hours between 7:00am and 6:00pm.

Day 4: Tuesday 7 October
Rawhiti Road, Kotipu Place Pole replacements Power outage for some residents from 8:00am to 4:00pm
134 – 140 Rawhiti Road Pole replacements Temporary traffic management will be set up from 7:00am, with a three- way stop-go in place for 8 hours between 7:00am and 5:00pm.
158 Rawhiti Road Minor works. Temporary traffic management will be set up for minor works at this location.

Day 5: Friday 10 October
134 Rawhiti Road Removing isolation links. Temporary traffic management will be set up from 7:00am, with a three-way stop-go in place for 4 hours between 7:00am and 5:00pm.

WE acknowledges the inconvenience this may cause and will appreciate your patience while they carry out this work.

If you have any questions you are welcom to contact Patrice Magombedze’ Senior Engineer, Omexon on 021 751 386.

Detour

Local Body Elections 2025

• • Elections • , , , ,

The local body elections are just around the corner, giving us the chance to decide who will represent our community at the Council table for the next three years.

For Porirua City, this includes the Mayor, Porirua Māori Ward and four Pāuatahanui Ward Councillors. At the Greater Wellington Regional Council level, we’ll also be choosing two Councillors for the Porirua-Tawa Ward.

The Pukerua Bay Residents Association has already hosted a “Meet the Candidate” session, and we encourage you to head along to one of the public meetings. These are a great way to hear directly from the candidates and ask questions.

Who is standing?

You can find out more about the Mayor, Māori Ward candidates and Pāuatahanui Ward Councillor candidates here:
Information on the Greater Wellington Regional Council candidates for our ward can be found here:

‘Meet the Candidate’ meetings

We’ve already held our Pukerua Bay “Meet the candidates” meeting but other local events are coming up. Times and venues details are available here:

Māori Wards

In the voting papers you will also be asked if you want to keep the Porirua City Council Māori ward and the Greater Wellington Regional Council Māori constituency. More info about that can be found here:

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Voting papers will be delivered from Tuesday 9 SEPTEMBER.
Voting closes on Saturday 11 OCTOBER.

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Where to vote?

In Pukerua Bay you can cast your vote in bins at Pukerua Bay Library or outside the dairy.
A list of other Porirua locations can be found here:

Special Votes

If you haven’t received your voting pack by Tuesday 9 September, you can still vote.
You’ll just need to complete a special vote available from the council office.

For a special vote to count, voters need to be enrolled with the Electoral Commission by Friday 10 October.
It takes less than five minutes to complete a declaration form as to why they need a special vote, and electors can vote on site or take it away to vote later.

Those electors on the unpublished electoral roll, will get a letter from the Electoral Commission on about 9 September, advising them to complete a special vote at the council office.

For electors going overseas for the entirety of the voting period the legislation for council elections does not allow early voting, ie it is not possible to complete a special vote before 9 September. The Act does not allow online voting, nor any form of electronic voting, nor downloading a voting paper and sending it back by email. It is an option for the council to send a special vote to a static address where the elector is overseas, provided there is time for the voter to complete the SV Declaration and the voting paper, and post it back so that it reaches the Electoral Officer by midday on Saturday 11 October. In doing so, voters are required to pay the appropriate par avion international postage on the envelope in the country that it is sent from.

Want to understand the voting system we use?

There is an explanation of Single Transferrable Vote (STV) here

Pukerua Bay Community Garden Calendar 2026

• • Community Garden, Fundraising • , ,

Back by popular demand, our popular fundraising calendar is back!

Support the Community Garden and BUY NOW $20 each

Available at:

  • Pop-up Parlour shop in September
  • RSA
  • or Bank Transfer (we will deliver for free in Pukerua Bay)

This year we’ve featured 12 gardens that are part of our NEW garden trail!
The trail is happening on Sunday, 9th November 2025 – 10am to 2pm.

Account: Pukerua Bay Residents Association 02 0536 0134648 002
Ref:  your name & CGFF Cal
Email us: PukeruaBayCommunityGarden@gmail.com

Lambing on Wairaka Farm has started 

• • Announcements, Information • ,

A message from Wairaka Farm:
(Wairaka Farm is on the left as you go north through Pukerua Bay.)

Please do not to go onto the farm until Tuesday 31 October. 

This is so that the mothers and lambs aren’t disturbed. 
Please pass this message on to anyone who needs to know. 

Any questions, please contact Kerry Kilminster on 027 389 9212. 

Image credit: David Griffiths unsplash.com

Climate Action Rōpū at the Pop-up Parlour

• • Climate Change, Information, Meeting • ,

This year at the PKB HUB’s Pop-up Parlour the Pukerua Bay Climate Action Rōpū are hosting three events:

1) Let’s Talk Climate Change

 
Wednesday, 3 September 2025
7:00–8:30 pm, St Marks, 98 Rawhiti Road, Pukerua Bay

A talk by Mark Wendelker from Plimmerton Climate Café.

A lay person’s guide to climate change concepts.
Marks presentation explains aspects of climate change (such as carbon footprint, planetary boundaries, de-growth etc.) what they mean, how they interact and why they’re important. 

Link to the event here

2) Pukerua Bay Crop Swap

 
Saturday, 20 September 2025
3-4pm, St Marks, 98 Rawhiti Road, Pukerua Bay

Crop Swapping and recycling are sustainability focused events supported by the Pukerua Bay Climate Action Group, Waste Free Pukerua Bay and a local sustainability business My Bihome. Set up is at 3pm, with a karakia, then we swap to our hearts content.

Special this month:

  • Drop in with Nick at Predator Free Pukerua Bay. Ask questions, get advice or buy a tunnel trap.
  • Demonstration by Pukerua Bay Community Garden and Food Forest – growing microgreens as an affordable and healthy salad option.
  • Stick around for the Pukerua Bay Climate Action Group’s Clothes Swap after the Crop Swap.

P.S. Please come along even if you have nothing to share that week. Swapping is not limited to home grown plants and anything ‘garden and home’ (e.g. baking, preserves, flowers) is welcome.

Link to the event here

3) Clothes Swap


Saturday, 20 September 2025
4:00 –5:30 pm, St Marks, 98 Rawhiti Road, Pukerua Bay

Please bring along your unwanted quality clothing and accessories and swap them for some new treasures! Arrive with your clothes and they will be sorted while you browse. 
Entry: by gold coin/folding Koha and includes a cuppa and baking.

What we’re swapping:
Feel free to bring womens, mens and kids clothing as well as jewellery, shoes and accessories.

NO books, toys or ripped/stained clothing thanks. 
(Only CLEAN items you’d be happy to drop off at the charity shop please).

Link to the event here

We hope to see you at the Pop-up!

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