Sport and Recreation
Porirua is home to the powerful Northern United RFC the current Wellington regional champions, and the smaller Paremata-Plimmerton RFC, both clubs play in the Wellington Rugby Football Union club rugby competition.
Porirua is also home to the 3 time Chatham Cup winning Capital Football team Western Suburbs. Well known as a dominant force in New Zealand club football, and for producing many former and current All Whites, they were officially recognised as Porirua City’s 2006 Team of the Year for their Chatham Cup Grand Final triumph over Auckland's Eastern Suburbs.
Watersports, fishing and other boating activities are popular in the area, well served by a large marina in Mana and Sea Scouts, yachting, power-boating, rowing, and water-skiing clubs. The harbour entrance from Plimmerton or Mana is popular with experienced windsurfers and kitesurfers while beginners find the shallow enclosed waters of the Pauatahanui arm of the harbour a forgiving environment in which to develop their skills. Aotea Lagoon is a popular recreational area on the south-eastern shore of the Porirua Inlet.
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