Welcome to Partners Porirua
Developing Youth for the Working World
Supporting Porirua rangatahi to transition to a future they aspire to
About Partners Porirua
At Partners Porirua, we want to ensure the rangatahi in our communities have a positive outlook on life in particular, their working life.
By bringing role models from business and community together and connecting them with rangatahi we are helping to inspire them about their future and raising their awareness of the wonderful opportunities that lie ahead.
For some students this is the only opportunity they have to learn about the working world before they leave school.
Our Story
We’ve come a long way over many years, but the fundamentals stay the same – our rangatahi are at the centre of everything we do.
Download our ‘Celebrating Our Success… Changing lives every day’ document below to learn more about our story.
Our Commitment
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For the best chances at success, we are working with Porirua rangatahi to ensure they are healthy and engaged young citizens who are succeeding in education, training and employment.
At the same time, we are contributing to the success of our city by helping make sure businesses have the skilled staff needed for growth and by securing good employment opportunities for our rangatahi.
Our Services and Programmes
Our services ensure rangatahi are motivated about the working world and well prepared to contribute to their communities.
Youth Service
Our Youth Service helps you figure out the hard stuff so you can focus on what’s important: yourself, your whānau and your future.
Partnerships and Pathways
Our education and business pathways and partnerships are all about developing and sustaining mutually beneficial relationships between schools, businesses and young people.
Drive 4 Life
Having a driver licence opens the door to many opportunities. The Drive 4 Life programme is available to rangatahi involved with Partners Porirua.
Youth 2 Work Movement
The Youth 2 Work Movement (Y2W) brings together businesses, educators and the community with the aim of having all our rangatahi ‘earning or learning’ in Porirua.
Tupu Aotearoa
We’re proud of our Pacific heritage in Porirua and our Tupu Aotearoa programme supports young Pacific people transitioning into work, training, or tertiary study.
Celebrating Rangatahi
We are promoting Porirua, the young talent within the city, and helping to foster a sense of community pride. Find out more about our awards and events.
Our Partnerships
Partners Porirua is built on a backbone of partnerships with educators, employers and the committed all committed to supporting and championing rangatahi.
Our partners promote opportunities and benefits for Porirua youth and work together in the spirit of partnership to share resources and celebrate achievement.
“When it comes to passion and talent, Porirua’s young people will never fail to impress and inspire.”
“We are promoting Porirua, the young talent within the city, and helping to foster a sense of community pride.”
A huge thank you to our major funders:
We’d also like to thank our fabulous community grants funders and the generous individual donors who support us.
News & Articles
There’s always lots happening here at Partners Porirua.
The student and the mentor – a special bond forged through Drive 4 Life
As Partners Porirua reaches the 25-year-old milestone we’re reflecting back on some of our success stories and some of the incredible contributions that have enabled us to continue supporting rangatahi to enter the working world.
Recognising Porirua’s young achievers at the 2025 Youth Awards
The 2025 Porirua Youth Awards celebrated 17 of the City’s top achievers. The annual awards run by Partners Porirua help young people who are excelling by celebrating their success and providing financial recognition.
Tuhoe Carpinter-Davies: Rugby league fanatic and proud employee
At just 21 years of age, Tuhoe, like many of our Porirua rangatahi has had to live through a recession. Despite previously working as a labourer when the recession hit, he found himself on the benefit.