We know the businesses and community groups worked hard to prepare for the expo and we are happy that we could show them some love! When we buy local, our money stays local. With more successful local businesses comes more revenue and more job opportunities right here in our community.
Below is a list of all the amazing local vendors, businesses and organisations who attended Local Local.
Miss Korea Kimchi
Family business Kawakawa Naturals.
VR technology with Arepa Gamers Club.
ALL OVER IT - We supply all types of computer hardware, both new and ex-lease computers, routers, networking equipment, wi-fi improvement gear. No matter whether you need a small adapter, some cables; a laptop, monitor or large screen TV, we can help. Our technicians carry a range of equipment in their cars or we can order specific parts for your requirements that are generally available on an overnight delivery service.
EXPO DEAL: Check out our stand at Love Local Porirua Expo and be in to win a fabulous Bakery Gift Basket supplied of Nada Bakery.
ANZ - From individuals and families, to the farms and small businesses that are the lifeblood of our economy, to our largest institutions and corporations, we play a key part in helping New Zealanders achieve their financial aspirations. Website
ARBONNE: FLOURISH WITH NICOLA - Vegan, cruelty free, gluten and dairy free nutrition products. Website I Facebook
ARENA FITNESS PORIRUA - Fitness to suit all ages, abilities, schedules and budgets. Website I Facebook
APREPA GAMERS CLUB - Social, Competitive, Big Screen, Team/Group, and old school gaming. Facebook
EXPO DEAL: VR Comp for teens and older. Beat Saber, expert level, no fail and top score at the end of the day wins a $50.00 Warehouse voucher. $3.00 to enter.
VR Comp for kids. Beat Saber, easy level, no fail and top score at the end of the day wins a $50.00 Warehouse voucher. $3.00 to enter.
AWESOME BOUNCE - Playland and Cafe, Bouncy Castle Hire, Children's Parties, After School Care and Holiday Programme. Website I Facebook
BE HUMBLE - Organic body butters, organic kawakawa, and hemp balm. Website I Facebook
BRENDAN FOOT SUPERSITE- Selling and looking after new and quality used vehicles, with brands including Hyundai, Suzuki, Mitsubishi, Isuzu, Great Wall and Haval. Website I Facebook
BUBU'S DLUX LASHES - Fully certified beauty salon. Facebook I Website
EXPO DEALS: Prizes and Giveaways. Lash Training Demonstrations. Henna Brows and Threading Specials $20.00. Natural Beat Makeover Special $30.00. Strip Lashes Special $10.00. Spray Tan Special $10.00. CASH ONLY.
BY DESIGN MORTGAGES - Mortgage advisor. Website I Facebook
EXPO DEAL: Ready to buy your first home? Stop in to book a FREE planning session.
CELLULAR HEALTH - Our products ‘Replace & Repair all Living Cells’ It is Non Toxic – Native to the Body – Restores Natural Antioxidant Activity. Website
CLEARWAY ACCOUNTING SERVICES - Porirua based accounting business. Website
CONNECT ME MORTGAGES - Mortgage advisor. Website I Facebook
EXPO DEAL: Go into the draw to win a new Ipad Pro valued at $1679. R18 only.
CURVES MANA - Curves is a worldwide leader in women's fitness. Facebook I Website
DIGISLIDZ - Slides, negatives and print image restoration specialist. Website
EXPO DEAL: Mention the expo when contacting DigiSlidz and get 10% off all orders over $50. Expires 31/12/20.
DOGLUX - Eco-friendly, organic, refillable dog shampoos. Facebook
EAST5024 - CREATIVE - Viane Sei and Moses Viliamu offer digital projectionism using sound, music, animation, video and visuals. Website I Website
EAST ECO - A Young Enterprise Scheme company founded by four Year 13 Whitby Collegiate students. We have created eco friendly, locally sourced, low waste, handmade dishwashing tablets for handwashing dishes, as a replacement for dishwashing liquid. Website I Facebook
EXPO DEAL: One box contains 30 tablets and costs $12.00.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PARTNERS PORIRUA - Free English language classes for employment, study and general life. Website I Facebook
ESR - New Zealand's Crown Research Institute that specialises in science relating to people and communities. Website I Facebook
FLAME HAIRSTYLISTS - We are a quality hair salon in Porirua where you can relax, be in professional hands, feel pampered and appreciated. Website I Facebook
FLOORING DESIGN PORIRUA - Flooring specialists with a wide range of carpet, vinyl tiles, vinyl, laminate and wood flooring. Website I Facebook
FRENCH KISS BOUTIQUE - Online boutique clothing. Instagram I Facebook I Website
GET FIXED BICYCLE CAFE - Cycle workshops, electric bike conversions, custom wheel building, MTB & E-Bike hire, guided tours, café and refill station. Website I Facebook I Instagram
EXPO DEAL: Swift Torque Ebike Conversion for $1600 (saving $100) with a $100 voucher to use on servicing and repairs.
GLAMROOM - Brows. Lashes. Makeup. Hair Styling. Website
GIRL NATIVE - Makeup and skincare beauty products. Instagram I Facebook
EXPO DEAL: 10% off all products.
Cash only.
GLAZING 360 - Retro fit double glazing, shower screens, pet doors, repairs and replacement for all glass except automotive. Website
EXPO DEAL: Win, Win, Lots of chances to win. Tell us your glazing dream.
Whether it be for your home, a loved one’s home or even the office. The wish to stay warm this winter or add something creative to your home or business, we want to hear all about it.
1st Prize: A bottle of Verve Cliqout and Champagne Glasses
2nd Prize: Gift hamper
Bonus prize: If Glazing 360 receive 60 or more FREE Quotes on the day of Expo. These entries go into another draw to win $500 off any glazing work.
HABITAT FABRICATOR - HabFab is a supplier of a prefabricated, panelised timber frame building system here in New Zealand. Website I Facebook
HELLYCATZ - Knitted and crocheted animals and people. Facebook
EXPO DEAL: Visit Helen at the Love Local Expo and go in to the draw to win one of her amazing hand-knitted animals.
Cash only.
HESTER'S ARTS - Screen-printed bags, cushions, tea towels, aprons. Native bird and tree themes. Facebook.
Cash and EFTPOS available.
HIVE WORLD - Raw Honey on tap, Beewax, wax wraps and all things Bee. Website
HOOK & CLAY - Clay Earrings. Facebook I Instagram
INCLUSIVE BEAUTY BY KIRBY LEE - An all-inclusive beauty salon that celebrates diversity and being your true self, come and see us for expert skin and body care. Website I Facebook
EXPO DEAL: 10% off any beauty treatment booked on the day
INFERIX CREATES - Facebook I Instagram
JOHNSTON EBBETT KIA NISSAN & HOLDEN - Kia, Nissan & Holden experts specialising in new and used vehicles sales, vehicle servicing, genuine parts, vehicle finance and insurance solutions. Website I Facebook
JUST ROCKS - Hand painted rocks.
Cash only.
KAWAKAWA NATURALS - Natural body care products including Kawakawa balms, lip balms and oils, body butters and natural soaps. Facebook
KBWSUPER CREATIONS - Soy candles, sprays and room fragrances, diffusers, coconut oil bath melts. Facebook
EXPO DEAL: Raffle to win a beautiful gift basket full of KBWSuper Creations products, with all proceeds going to the Mental Health Foundation. Cash or direct credit at Expo
KELLY SPORT - We’re helping kids to get active with a range of exciting school and holiday programmes. Website
LANDING PRESS - A small co-operative press that specialises in poetry. Facebook
EXPO DEAL: Prizes and giveaways. With things for the kids to do on the day.
Cash only.
LIFE ESSENTIALS - A range of products that are made with essential oils and creams.
LIGHT HOUSE CINEMA PAUATAHANUI -The best little art house cinemas in the best little capital in the world. Facebook I Website I Instagram
LUNA DESIGNS - Resin chopping boards, coasters, salad servers, beach wall art. Facebook I Instagram
NAKED FACE - Skin care, cosmetic injectables, dermal fillers, PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma), laser & IPL treatments, photo-facial rejuvenation and medical grade facial peels. Instagram
NATUREFIX NZ SKINCARE - Skincare remedies harnessing the power of natural, botanical ingredients. Packaged in reusable or recyclable ways. Balms, body butters and gift sets at special Love Local Expo prices. Facebook
NICKIE WERKHOVEN - MIKE PERO MORTGAGES - Mortgage, finance, debt consolidation and insurance advice and services. Facebook
NORTH CITY TENPIN AND VR - North City Tenpin and North City Virtual Reality Arcade. We are a one stop venue for all your sporting and entertainment needs. Website I Facebook
EXPO DEAL: Have you tried VR before? A booth not to miss, as they will be running VR demos FREE throughout the day.
NEW ZEALAND MANAGEMENT ACADEMIES - Ready to launch a career in a high demand industry? NZMA delivers top quality training in today’s fastest-growing fields – from hospitality and cookery, to early childhood and trades. Website I Facebook
ODD SOCKS CANDLES - Hand made soy melt candles, soy melts , beard oils, car diffusers, home diffusers and lip balms. Facebook I Website
Cash and EFTPOS available.
PACIFIC HORIZON MOTORHOMES - Supplying a range of premium motorhome options for travellers to hire and enjoy all the scenic beauty that New Zealand has to offer. Website I Facebook
PAREMATA SPA & POOL - we want you to relax and make the most of your pool or spa, so we aim to offer the best advice, products and service available. Website I Facebook
EXPO DEALS: Hot weekend deals available.
EFTPOS available.
PĀTAKA CRAFT MARKET - The Art Market is open again, every 1st and 3rd Sunday at Pātaka. 10am-3pm. Facebook I Website
PIGGY PACKERS RENTALS - Info about rental and storage business. Website I Facebook
PLANTATION BAMBOO- NZ's Bamboo specialists in flooring, decking and panels. Website I Facebook I Instagram
POI CREATIONS - Earrings, poi and piu piu. Facebook
PR MARKETING SOLUTIONS - PR Marketing Solutions believes that every business needs to have its own marketing strategy and that what works for one business may not work for another. They specialise in Marketing Strategy, Websites, eCommerce, Social Media Management, Social Media and Google Ads and Email Marketing. Website I Facebook I Instagram
EXPO DEAL: Free online marketing workshop- Takes people through how to identify their key marketing message, ideal client and exactly what different marketing platforms would be best for their business.
PRESTONS MASTER BUTCHERS - Preston's are passionate about meat and continually strive to provide customers with the best value and highest quality product, butchered to perfection by our team of Master Butchers. Know your butcher, love your meat! Website I Facebook
PURIST SURFBOARDS - The Art of Surfing. Nick Marshall of Purist Surfboards Porirua creates wooden hand sculpted classical surfboards and traditional ocean craft. Instagram
QUINOVIC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT - All about intelligent property management and providing solutions. We aim to help our owners reach their financial goals through owning rental properties. Website I Facebook
RAINBOW CREATIVE - Print, design and web production company. Website I Facebook
RAY WHITE PORIRUA - Leaders in Real Estate covering Tawa to Pukerua Bay. Website
EXPO DEAL: On the spot online appraisals, face painting, prize draws and FREE coffee vouchers for Porirua's newest coffee shop Little Espresso.
REMOJO TECH - Students from Aotea College, who have created a social enterprise under the Young Enterprise Scheme that collects broken laptops and refurbishes them to support students at schools. Website I Facebook
REVL - Bringing an all new fitness experience to Porirua. Website I Facebook
EXPO DEAL: The first 20 people to visit the Revl booth can pick up a free week at Revl (non-members only). Also go see the team and go into the chance to win a 3 month Revl membership + quickstart pack (containing personal training session and workout programme), valued at over $420.
REBEKAH BURGESS POETRY AND PHOTOGRAPHY - Original poetry. Photography products such as canvasses, and wooden photo blocks. Limited framed photography. Commissions available. Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/poetry.rebekahburgess
ROCKS & CRAFTS - Handcrafted earrings and necklaces using semi-precious and natural stones sourced from abroad. Facebook
Cash only
SANDART NZ - No mess, no fuss activity for kids. Website I Facebook
Cash only
SHAMPOOL - De-chlorinating shampoo, designed specifically for people who use the pool! Facebook
SHOP NIKKIS - Crochet items form science fiction and fantasy. Facebook
SIGNBIZ WELLINGTON - Signbiz are an experienced design, fabrication and installation team, delivering signage solutions, throughout New Zealand, on time and on budget. Website
SOLID ORAL CARE - Toothpaste without the plastic tube. Our range includes toothpaste tablets, toothpaste and mouthwash. Website I Facebook
SPOIL YOURSELF SPA
SQUIGGLE POP PARTIES - Kids birthday party planner that hires out tables, chairs, covers, themed decor packages, balloon garland, arches etc. Facebook
STICHBURY & DIDDY-STICH - Quality funky functional merino outdoor wear for men and women. Facebook
TALL POPPY REAL ESTATE - Website
TAMAR BRINFIELD INDEPENDENT SCENTSY CONSULTANT - Scentsy is a safe alternative to scented candles with flame-free wax warmers. Facebook
TAYLOR MADE BLINDS - Supply and install blinds and shutters in the greater Wellington region. Quality at an affordable price. Website I Facebook
TE AHURU MOAWAI - Contribute to wellbeing outcomes and encourage housing independence by creating, maintaining and delivering healthy, affordable homes of choice for our community. Website
THE ARHTVAINI - Custom art designed for your spaces. Facebook I Instagram
THE COSMETIC CLINIC NORTH CITY - Our mission is to make you look and feel good about yourself and we have a wide range of treatments and products to help ensure we do just that. Website I Facebook
THE QUARTZ COLLECTION - Books, journals, oracle cards, candles, crystals, jewellery, and room sprays. Website I Facebook
THE UNDERGROUND BOOKSTORE - Selling fiction books written by three independently-published Porirua authors - Susan Holt, Rodney Strong and Vanessa Evetts. Website I Facebook
TOMMY'S REAL ESTATE - The team at Tommy’s Mana are committed to provide a service that exceeds your expectations, we work as a team and we value that. Website I Facebook
TRASH PALACE - One person’s trash is another’s treasure, and at Trash Palace we have amazing treasures for everyone: unbeatable range, great prices and great service. Website I Facebook I TradeMe
TRIPLE THREAT - Clothing and uniforms. Website
EXPO DEAL: Launching our first Porirua City tee. Special price $39.90 normally $59.90
UNIQUE CARDS 4U - Pictures framed and unframed original prints and products. Facebook
WELLINGTON BEDS - Mattresses and beds made locally. Facebook
WHITIREIA COMMUNITY POLYTECHNIC
YOUR CHOICE CHARTERS - Providing the best of Wellington highlights tours, airport transfers from Pukerua Bay south and customised driving services as required. Website I Facebook
Visit Porirua's local community groups and sports clubs and find something that suits you.
More exciting local community groups will be added to this list, keep an eye on our social media pages; Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or LinkedIn. Or why not join the Love Local Facebook Group.
DASH SWIM SCHOOL - We have a class for every level of confidence and ability – from babies just learning about water, right through to our classes to support elite training squads. Website I Facebook
MANA LIONS CLUB - Making a positive difference and a strong commitment to serve and support their local and regional communities. Website I Facebook
NEW ZEALAND POLICE MUSEUM - Located on the campus of the Royal New Zealand Police College in Porirua, the Museum is in perfect context. Today the museum houses and exhibits a large collection of New Zealand Police cultural property and criminal cases. Website I Facebook
EXPO DEALS: Visit to to have a go in our photo booth. What would you look like as a cop?
NEW ZEALAND P PULL - Our vision is to empower individuals, families and communities across Aotearoa to better understand the 'P'pull. Facebook
PĀTAKA ART AND MUSEUM - Dedicated to celebrating our heritage & showcasing Māori, Pacific Island, New Zealand and international art and culture. Website I Facebook I Instagram
PARTNERS PORIRUA - Committed to successfully transitioning Porirua rangatahi to a future they aspire to. Website I Facebook
PLIMMERTON BOATING CLUB - Boating club information, venue hire information, learn to sail information. Facebook I Website
PLIMMERTON INNER WHEEL
PORIRUA CHAMBER - Website
PORIRUA COMMUNITY ARTS - We are a not-for-profit community organisation advocating and encouraging arts and culture in Porirua. Website
PORIRUA HEALTHY SAFER CITY TRUST - Display for the Waitangirua Action Group of graffiti removal and reduction in Porirua City.
PORIRUA LITTLE THEATRE - We aim stage three to four productions each year and this year our major show is Sound of Music. Website I Facebook
PORIRUA MENZSHED - We are here to encourage, support and provide good information to those interested and passionate about men’s sheds in New Zealand. Website I Facebook
EXPO DEAL: Selling (while stocks last) & taking orders for MENZSHED Rat Traps $25 and Bird Feeders $35 - cash sales only.
SPECIAL OLYMPICS MANA
RESPONSIBLE CAMPERS ASSOCIATION
ROTARY CLUB OF PLIMMERTON - Good people having fun doing great things for the community. Website I Facebook
TE RAUPARAHA ARENA KINDY GYM - Preschool gym is an opportunity for your child to explore, challenge themselves, gain confidence and socialise while being physical and having a whole lot of fun. Website
WORKMATES SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT - Supported employment. Facebook
Make a day out of it and come and sample the fantastic food and coffee we have on offer in Porirua.
Te Rauparaha Arena has free car parking available within the main parking area with eight mobility car parks available for people with disabilities who have an Operation Mobility Permit and display their mobility pass when using these parks.
There is also kerb side parking on Heriot Drive, WiNeera Drive and Norrie Street
Paid parking is available at the Hagley Street car park (outside the main police station).
It’s best to bring cash on the day as not all vendors will have Eftpos available, although there are nearby ATMs on Lyttelton Ave if you wish to top up.
TRAIN
Te Rauparaha Arena is located within five minutes’ walk from the Porirua train station.
BUS
There are nearby public bus stops on Norrie St and Lyttelton Ave.
