Porirua,a city in the Wellington Region of the North Island of New Zealand,is one of the four cities that constitute the Wellington metropolitan area. The name 'Porirua' is a corruption of 'Pari-rua',meaning "the tide sweeping up both reaches". It almost completely surrounds Porirua Harbour at the southern end of the Kāpiti Coast. As of June 2022,Porirua had a population of 60,200.
Wellington City Council is a territorial authority in New Zealand,governing the city of Wellington,the country's capital city and third-largest city by population,behind Auckland and Christchurch. It consists of the central historic town and certain additional areas within the Wellington metropolitan area,extending as far north as Linden and covering rural areas such as Mākara and Ohariu. The city adjoins Porirua in the north and Hutt City in the north-east. It is one of nine territorial authorities in the Wellington Region.
Dame Kerry Leigh Prendergast is a New Zealand politician who served as the 33rd Mayor of Wellington between 2001 and 2010,succeeding Mark Blumsky. She was the second woman to hold the position,after Fran Wilde.
Dame Frances Helen Wilde is a New Zealand politician,and former Wellington Labour member of parliament,Minister of Tourism and Mayor of Wellington. She was the first woman to serve as Mayor of Wellington. She was chairperson of the Greater Wellington Regional Council from 2007 until 2015,and since 2019 she has chaired the board of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
Wellington Regional Council,branded as Greater Wellington Regional Council,is the regional council overseeing the Wellington Region of New Zealand's lower North Island. It is responsible for public transport under the brand Metlink,environmental and flood protection,and the region's water supply. As of 2023,it is the majority owner of CentrePort Wellington with a 77% shareholding.
The Transmission Gully Motorway is a 27-kilometre-long (17-mile),four-lane motorway north of Wellington,New Zealand;it is part of the State Highway 1 route. Construction began on 8 September 2014 and completion was originally scheduled for April 2020,but contractual negotiations as well as difficulties resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic caused delays. The motorway was officially opened on 30 March 2022 and opened to public traffic the following day.
Belmont Regional Park is a regional park located between Lower Hutt and Porirua,in the Wellington Region at the southern end of New Zealand's North Island. It is administered by Wellington Regional Council.
John Brian Burke is a former mayor of Porirua City,Wellington Region,New Zealand. Prior to his time as mayor from 1983 to 1998,he served 12 years as a city councillor with six years from 1977 to 1983 as deputy mayor. After a 15-year absence from the city council,in 2013 and 2016 he stood for election as a city councillor in the eastern ward,and was elected. In September 2019 Burke announced he would not be seeking re-election,ending continuous public office which began in 1971.
The 2010 Wellington local elections were part of the 2010 New Zealand local elections,to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Wellington elections covered one regional council,eight territorial authority councils,three district health boards,and various community boards and licensing trusts.
The Mayor of Porirua is the head of the municipal government of Porirua,New Zealand,and presides over the Porirua City Council. The mayor is directly elected using the single transferable vote electoral system. There have been six mayors since the establishment of the borough council in 1962:the current mayor is Anita Baker,who was elected in October 2019.
Nicholas Oliver Leggett is a former New Zealand politician and,as of 2016,a member of the New Zealand National Party. He was the previous Mayor of Porirua,and at the time of his election in October 2010,he was the youngest mayor in New Zealand.
The 2013 Wellington City mayoral election is part of the New Zealand local elections. On 12 October 2013,elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government roles. Wade-Brown was re-elected.
The Hutt City Council is a territorial authority in New Zealand,governing the city of Lower Hutt. Lower Hutt is the country's seventh largest city. The city borders Porirua to the north,Upper Hutt to the northeast,South Wairarapa District to the east,and Wellington to the southwest and west. It is one of nine territorial authorities in the Wellington Region.
The 2016 New Zealand local elections were triennial local elections to select local government officials and District Health Board members. Under section 10 of the Local Electoral Act 2001,a "general election of members of every local authority or community board must be held on the second Saturday in October in every third year" from the date the Act came into effect in 2001,meaning 8 October 2016.
The 2016 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections and was held on 8 October to determine the next Mayor of Wellington. The incumbent was Celia Wade-Brown,who was first elected in the 2010 mayoral election. Wade-Brown did not seek re-election. Her title was pursued by her deputy,Justin Lester,councillors Jo Coughlan,Andy Foster,Helene Ritchie and Nicola Young,former mayor of Porirua City Nick Leggett and independent candidates Keith Johnson and Johnny Overton.
The 2016 Wellington local elections were part of the wider 2016 New Zealand local elections,to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Wellington elections cover one regional council,eight territorial authorities,three district health boards,and various community boards and licensing trusts.
The 1995 Wellington local elections were part of the 1995 New Zealand local elections,to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Wellington elections cover one regional council,eight territorial authority councils,three district health boards,and various community boards and licensing trusts. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
The 2022 Wellington City mayoral election,part of the Wellington local elections in October 2022,determined who would serve as Mayor of the City of Wellington for the next three-year term. It was won by Tory Whanau,a former Green Party parliamentary chief of staff.
Izzy I. Ford is a New Zealand local-body politician and former rugby union player. She served as deputy mayor of Porirua from 2016 to 2022.
The 2022 Wellington local elections were held on 8 October 2022 as part of the wider 2022 New Zealand local elections to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Wellington elections cover one regional council,eight territorial authorities,and various community boards and licensing trusts.
