Christmas Drive

Our 2025 Christmas drive is an initiative to support our migrant and refugee families in celebration and connection during the festive holiday period. The focus has been on the wider Porirua region especially primary school-aged children and their families, and other ethnic communities. The PMC prepared these bags and engaged with individuals and organisations for the delivery. This exciting project …

Champion Awards

Our board members were really honoured to work alongside four colleges – Bishop Viard College, Porirua College, Mana College and Aotea College, to connect with the Youth in Porirua and to identify Youth Community Champions from ethnic and migrant backgrounds. Recognising high school students from ethnic migrant or former refugee backgrounds who actively volunteer and make a positive impact within …

Porirua Multicultural Council (PMC) Tertiary Student Grant 2026

Porirua Multicultural Council (PMC) Tertiary Student Grants 2026 – Now Open! Are you a returning tertiary student from an ethnic migrant or former refugee background with ties to Porirua? The Porirua Multicultural Council (PMC) is offering TWO grants worth $3,000 each! These grants aim to support returning tertiary students from ethnic migrant and former refugee backgrounds who maintain strong ties …