Pukerua Bay Residents’ Association Inc Tuesday 10 March 2026, 7.30-9:00 pm RSA, 5 Wairaka Road
Attending: Pauline Morse, Margaret Blair, Jane Comben, Paul FitzGerald, James King, Moira, Gay, John, Daniel, Dorothy Ibrahim, Lisa Cowley, Kay Shapland, Daniel Jones (food waste), James King (PCC climate adaptation) Apologies: Judith Frost-Evans, Duncan Ridd, Becky resigned, Jonathan Harker Committee Changes: Becky has resigned from the Committee. The Committee thanks Becky for her support.
Porirua City Council invites any of us to provide feedback on options for the future of Spicer Landfill starting on Tuesday 24 February and closing on Wednesday 25 March.
The future of Spicer Landfill has to change because the consents to operate the landfill will expire in 2030.
Previously there have been discussions about extending the landfill. These plans are on hold as odour issues, location close to neighbours, environmental effects, geotechnical risk, and cultural impacts for Ngāti Toa Rangatira, mean new consents are unlikely to be granted.
Instead, we have identified four options for the future and would like to know what you think. As a very brief summary:
Option A is a public rubbish transfer station with no commercial trucks
Option B is a public rubbish transfer station that allows commercial trucks
Option C is a public rubbish transfer station that allows commercial trucks and clean fill disposal
Option D is to close Spicer Landfill in mid-2030.
Each of the different options will affect how much you pay to dump rubbish, your rates bill (if you are a Porirua ratepayer), the environment, and who can dump rubbish at Spicer.
The Pukerua Bay sign was severely damaged in August last year when it was struck by a car. The sign cannot be repaired and will be rebuilt. As an interim measure the site will be tidied up. Parts of the sign that can be removed will be taken and placed in safe storage until it is clear what will be done to restore the sign. So if someone has the PUKERUA portion of the sign in their safe storage please get in touch and it can be kept with the other pieces.
Investigations are underway on establishing the cost of replacing the sign and donations to fund this will be sought. If you are able to help with this, please make contact through pukeruabayresidents@gmail.com
Responding to requests from the wider Pukerua bay community, here are notes from the guest speaker portion of our latest AGM meeting.
Simon Barber, Pukerua Heights Residential Estate development manager for their current development off Muri Road.
Simon shared some slides of the Muri Road developments noting:
Silt retention ponds to collect runoff which will make room for the entrance once finished. 144 sites in 6 stages as the market dictates.
All the pine trees will be taken down.
Top of stage one – pine trees out, platform for first sites. SNA is fenced off to protect the trees there. Once upper area stabilised the proper access area will be put in.
Stage two the old woolshed and pine trees will be removed.
Even though it’s hilly sections are benched out for the houses.
When trees come down we grind the stumps and mulch the slash then use the mulch to stabilise the site and allow vegetation to grow through.
Area above the site there is 50 hectares of native bush that PCC says has ecological significance. We want to bring development to the edge of it so people can access that block.
Questions from the floor:
(Community questions in bold,Simon’s answers in italic)
Cost: $10 each (light refreshments included in ticket)
What: Garden Trail through the Village of Pukerua Bay
Where: Start at the Pukerua Bay Community Garden & Food Forest, off the platform of the former Muri Station at the end of Muri Road, Pukerua Bay, 5026 (Near the Escarpment Track).
How: One the day, collect the garden locations map from the Community Garden. This will show the addresses of all the gardens in the trail. This is a self-guided trail and you can use the map to choose which gardens you’d like to visit in our village.
Weather: Our Garden Trail will take place rain or shine! Please come prepared for changeable conditions and a variety of surfaces.
What sort of gardens are they?
Apart from the Community Garden & Food Forest and Rongā Māori all the gardens are private homes.
Our trail features a selection of gardens both big and small. There are historic homesteads with big gardens, sections of native bush, exotic plantings, small yards, chickens, areas growing food as well as cliff-side sections with wide coastal views.
Check the map (on the day) for more information about garden access and any restrictions or hazards.
Is there are plant sale?
Yes! there’ll be plants, flowers and our fabulous fundraising calendar for sale at the Community Garden. (All the gardens are featured in our calendar). There may be other treats you can buy from individual gardens and we can confirm that on the day.
Where are the toilets?
Sorry, there’s no toilet access at the gardens – public toilets are available at the shops on SH59 and at the beach.
Parking
There is plenty of parking at Pukerua Bay Station, at the beach and Rawhiti Road and Sea Vista Drive.
We encourage people to walk through our village between gardens as some locations have very limited access ways – such as the Community Garden.
Check the map for some special parking for people with limited mobility.
Can I bring my dog?
Sorry, not pets allowed. Children are welcome if fully supervised at all times.
Can I bring my dog?
Sorry, not pets allowed. Children are welcome if fully supervised at all times.
Door sales
Tickets will also be available at the Community Garden on the day.
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Please Note:
Every effort is made by the property owner to ensure safety. All gardens are entered at visitors’ risk. Special care is needed at gardens with steps, sloping pathways and ponds.
We currently have work scheduled on Muri Road on 22/10/2025 with the alternative date 23/10/2025. This will require part of Muri Road to be closed
Site hours:
TTM installation: 9am to 9:30am – Work activity/NSC: 9:30am to 3:30pm – TTM removal: 3:30pm to 4pm
Unattended VMS board to be installed 5 days prior with daily site check**
Works methodology:
• install links • remove overhead wires on pole replacement • remove old pole • install new pole • reinstate overhead wires • backfill and reinstatement • remove links
General info:
Pedestrian traffic access & safety is a priority
STMS/TC to monitor pedestrians and to assist where required and cyclist
Cone bars to be placed on cones to isolate the working space from pedestrians.
Access to affected driveway/s will be monitored and assisted by STMS/TC as required.
For all the details check out this PDF supplied by Downer
