Porirua: facts

At a glance

• Country: New Zealand
• Region: Wellington Region
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 61,500
• Coordinates: 41.1333° S, 174.8500° E
• Time zone: Pacific/Auckland (UTC+12:00 standard, UTC+13:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Dollar (NZD)
• Distance to the capital, Wellington: 18 km (11 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Wellington International Airport (WLG): 22 km (14 mi), straight line
• Picton Aerodrome (PCN): 78 km (49 mi), straight line
• Woodbourne Airport (BHE): 92 km (57 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Lower Hutt: 11 km (7 mi)
• Upper Hutt: 17 km (10 mi)
• Wainuiomata: 17 km (11 mi)
• Wellington: 18 km (11 mi)
• Karori: 19 km (12 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Lower Hutt, 11 km (7 mi)