by Partners@WP | Sep 18, 2018 | News
Porirua’s outstanding young employees 2018 The Young Employee Awards evening was recently held in conjunction with the Porirua Chamber of Commerce at a new venue, The Settlement in Porirua, a great place to celebrate our youth. This years’s nominees...
by Partners@WP | Sep 17, 2018 | Partnership Stories
Students get prepared Partnership Stories Radio training for students is an important aspect of being prepared for a civil defence emergency. Partners Porirua has coordinated the training of students from civil defence emergency hubs alongside the Wellington Region...
by Partners@WP | Sep 17, 2018 | Partnership Stories
Young people call the shots on city parks Partnership Stories Children and young people in Porirua are being heard and are helping to shape decisions made about our city parks. Rachel Scott, Educational Partnerships Facilitator for Partners Porirua, says there are a...
by Partners@WP | Sep 17, 2018 | Partnership Stories
Brandon Intermediate helps restore Cannons Creek Lake Partnership Stories The Brandon Intermediate Environmental Group have become passionate advocates of Cannons Creek Lake as they work to restore it to its former state. The students have taken on the revitalisation...
by Partners@WP | Sep 17, 2018 | Partnership Stories
Schools on wheels Partnership Stories More and more local primary schools are getting on board with the Bikes in Schools programme. In 2018 three new schools started their journey to install a bike track and secure a fleet of bikes, helmets and jackets for their...
by Partners@WP | Sep 17, 2018 | Partnership Stories
Aotea students honing interview skills Partnership Stories Senior students from Aotea College are experiencing what it’s like to be in a real-life job interview situation – thanks to Plimmerton Rotary Club. The Rotarians are offering students, a chance to practice...
by maribel | May 28, 2018 | Success Stories
Walking the talk – Partners Porirua Success Stories Landing a job at Partners Porirua was happy accident for Mytthius Asa who first got involved with Partners through its Youth 2 Work Movement. Having finished Year 13 at Aotea College, Mytthius signed up for the job...
by maribel | Apr 23, 2018 | Success Stories
Kāinga Ora supports students to be job ready Success Stories Students from Porirua’s Bishop Viard College had the unique opportunity for some on-the-job experience in the Kāinga Ora (formerly Housing New Zealand) customer support centre. More than that they also got...
by maribel | Oct 24, 2017 | Success Stories
Career Navigating – Helping students with the next steps Success Stories Career Navigator is a ready-for-work programme designed to help secondary school students in need of direction. It’s run by the Graeme Dingle Foundation which aims to inspire all school age New...
by maribel | Jul 18, 2017 | Success Stories
Chamber promotes Youth 2 Work benefits Success Stories Porirua is a unique city with a large population of young people giving us our future workforce right here. Executive Director of Porirua Chamber of Commerce, Tracy Johnson says this is a great benefit to local...
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