Kōrero is Pukerua Bay’s new community newsletter. It’s a place for keeping our community connected and informed. A place for celebrating what we have and working together to make it better. Through the generous support of our advertisers and sponsors, issues will periodically land in your letterbox throughout the year.
Current issue
Vol 6, Issue 3, June 2026 (PDF)
National Library of New Zealand: 45369835 / ALMA 21361949640002836
WorldCat: OCLC 1249555898
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Next Issue: out in August 2026.
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Editorial, June 2026
Mānawatia a Matariki! Happy Māori New Year!
Once again, we prepare for our Matariki Celebration – a special time of remembrance, connection, and renewal. Ahu Charitable Trust is busy planning this year’s activities, which will take place throughout June, working towards the main event on June 27. This year, the day will begin with a Whāngai i Te Hautapu ceremony, an opportunity to welcome Te Mātahi o te Tau, the Māori New Year (pp. 3–5).
Our tamariki have already begun reflecting on Matariki and what it means to them. Students Kauri and Sophie explain the significance of Ururangi, the star associated with the wind and weather and the theme of this year’s Matariki. Meantime, Hayley has cleverly written a story featuring all eight of Matariki’s tamariki (pp. 5–6)!
Matariki reinforces our connection to te taiao (the environment) and responsibility for its care. For this reason, we have items on the history of Tiaki Wai and the future for the ‘three waters’ and on the upcoming opportunity for residents to engage with Porirua City Council on strategies for Climate Change Adaptation (pp. 8–9). There’s also information about Electrify Porirua, a new community action group, and an opportunity to meet some of its members at the June Crop Swap (p.11).
This year’s centenary of the Residents’ Association is to be followed by next year’s centenary of the school! Principal Marcus Hopkinson invites us to take part and provides an update on what is happening with the hall (pp. 12–13).
In our last issue, we celebrated Pukerua Bay’s history of volunteering and acknowledged the important role of sponsorship. In this, we report on changes in the Ahu Charitable Trust Tīmā and share the Tennis Club’s thanks to the businesses that kindly supported their annual Easter tournament. A lot of mahi goes into making good things happen!
The next issue focuses on ‘the silver screen’. Whether you like making moving images or like looking at them, we’re keen to hear from you!
Finally, in light of recent weather events we want to remind you that:
Our Community Response Plan is located here, and posted at WREMO here (PDF)
The School and Community Hall is our emergency hub. An Emergency Hub Guide offers guidance on how we can get organised and support each other.
General information about emergency preparedness is available on the Porirua City Council website, here.
Waiho i te toipoto, kaua i te toiroa.
Let us keep close together, not wide apart.
We acknowledge mana whenua of Pukerua Bay, Ngāti Toa Rangatira. For Ngāti Toa news, see www.ngatitoa.iwi.nz
