Porirua

Porirua is a city in New Zealand, 20 km north of Wellington. The city completely surrounds Porirua Harbour, part of which has world-class estuarine values. It is at the southern end of the Kapiti Coast, yet has considerable links with the Wellington urban area to the south-west, such as being included in "Wellington" for Met Service weather forecasts. The estimated population of Porirua in 2004 is 50,000.

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The name "Porirua" is of Maori origin. It is possibly a variant of "Pari-rua" ("two tides"), a reference to the two arms of the Porirua Harbour. It was the name given in the 19th century to a land registration district that stretched from Kaiwharawhara (or "Kaiwarra") (on the north-west shore of Wellington Harbour) northwards to and around Porirua Harbour. A road climbing the hill from Kaiwharawhara towards Ngaio and Khandallah is still called "Old Porirua Road".

Wellington: :For other Wellingtons, see Wellington (disambiguation). For the City of Wellington, see Wellington City....

Porirua Harbour: Porirua Harbour is a natural inlet in the southestern coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The city of Porirua, one of the four cities that comprise the Wellington conurbation, is situated around its coast. The city centre is to the south of the harbour....

Kapiti Coast: The Kapiti Coast (formerly known as The Golden Coast) is the name commonly given to that section of the coast of the south-western North Island of New Zealand opposite the long form of Kapiti Island. Much of it falls under the jurisdiction of the Kapiti Coast District Council, but the two areas are ...