Why Choose Porirua

This page describes the benefits for businesses operating from Porirua.

Porirua is an ideal place for business

View of commuter using laptop on local train.
A Porirua commuter using a wireless laptop on a TranzMetro commuter train, with Porirua Harbour and Titahi Bay in the background.

Just 20 minutes north of Wellington, Porirua City offers significant commercial advantages as well as fantastic lifestyle opportunities thanks to the City’s beautiful harbour environment and surrounding rural aspect.

Our thriving economy provides lots of opportunity for businesses and investors.  Porirua City enjoys a strategic location as the region’s centre and offers commercial land that’s ripe for development. We also have a diverse and stable workforce and a proactive and approachable Council. 

Our high-speed broadband connection means you’ll always be  connected to your markets around the country and the rest world. Our proximity to Wellington City provides direct access to the port of Wellington and the international airport.

Bring your business to Porirua

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