Partners Porirua News

In tough job-hunting times, it’s all about managing expectations and looking for work in all the right places, that’s the advice from Josiah Foua our Youth Employment Service Facilitator.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Te Runanga o Toa Rangatira and Kaumatua Taku Parai for their generous koha of our Mauri Stone. Special thanks to Hohepa Potini and Callum Katene for the blessing.

“Work hard – it doesn’t matter where you land – just work hard.” These are the words of wisdom passed down from Leonardo Coghini, former two-time recipient of the Porirua Youth Awards, to the Award winners of 2024.

Learning to drive, fine-tuning your digital skills and navigating life in Aotearoa is easier than ever with the help of some clever resources developed by NZTA – Waka Kotahi, Ministry of Social Development and Citizens Advice Bureau.

A fully packed NZ Police recruitment information seminar at Partners Porirua gave young people the chance to get a better understanding on what it’s like to be a Police recruit and to quiz officers on their different career paths.

Partners Porirua has teamed up with Police, Piri’anga Alofa Pacific and Community Services to provide community navigators to help keep young people safe during peak times at the Porirua City Railway Station.

Job interviews can be one of the scariest parts of obtaining a first-time job for school leavers. Plimmerton Rotary just made this a whole lot easier for Year 12 &13 students at Aotea College as they prepare for the working world.

Sharpening up what we’re doing and taking the Drive 4 Life programme to the next level were key take-aways from the Driving Change conference held in Christchurch during June.

From Jam Sesh to Sports Sesh – local rangatahi again embraced local youth week activities hosted by Partners Porirua during May 2024 leaving parents really happy.

A job interview and a winning prize draw were just two of the highlights for Partners Porirua clients attending the Porirua Careers Expo 2024 held in May.

We’re really excited to have a couple of our talented young people involved in the Porirua City Council’s Mahi Rangatahi programme, providing real-world work experience for young people in Porirua.

Congratulations to Amelia Maguire, Porirua’s own talented recipient of the 2023 Porirua Youth Award in the Art and Culture category!

Job vacancies from 12 local employers were on offer at this year’s JOBfest, held on Wednesday 6 September at the Bishop Viard hall.

Four lucky students from Aotea College enjoyed having their own personal financial literacy and employment education workshop with Rachel Compton, Branch Manager of Westpac Bank, Upper Hutt.

On a wet and cold day filled with hail, an enthusiastic group of Youth Service clients and students from Mana College visited the Bidfood Porirua site to meet staff and learn about what they do.

Safe spaces for young people to mix and more multi-school events for collaboration and celebration are what the young future leaders of Porirua would change if they were in charge.

The Porirua Youth 2 Work Movement ended 2022 with a bang; celebrating the achievements of the year and more employment opportunities for young people

For 22 years Partners Porirua has been inspiring local rangatahi to get the most out of life.

Downer has teamed up with Partners Porirua to run Gateway partnerships with local colleges and is keen to attract more women to the infrastructure industry.

Wellington Water is changing the lives of youth with its infrastructure skills course while showing its support for young women in construction.

Partners Porirua recently ran a “Women in Construction Expo” to inspire young wahine, college students and female job seekers to go into a career in construction.

Seventy rangatahi started new careers in 2021 thanks to the Porirua Youth 2 Work Movement (Y2W).

Partners Porirua and Porirua City Council jointly run a Women in Trades event to inspire women and girls to take up career opportunities in the booming trade sector.

The 2020 Tradies’ meet and greet was the highlight of the year for 50 young people who were leaving local colleges or Whitireia Polytechnic to enter the workforce.

Partners Porirua welcomed four new business partners to its Youth 2 Work Movement at the end of 2020.