21 June 2011, Kapi-Mana News :: Fully grown
Five Porirua East schools - Cannons Creek, Glenview, Maraeroa, Russell and Windley -
celebrated the end of a decade-long
schools "Adopt-a-Spot" planting project in Cannons Creek Reserve.
1 February 2011, Kapi-Mana News :: Letters: To The Editor - Maara Roa
The real story about the unnamed woman from the Long Garden or early settler times.
The name Maara Roa which is common te reo Maori for
a garden (mara or maara), with the word roa meaning long.
The name Maara Roa was given in 2000 by the late Alf Potaka, kaumatua of Maraeroa Marae,
to the then-new conservation organisation Nga Hoa o Maara Roa, the Friends of Maara Roa,
as they set out to restore and protect the threatened native bush remnant in the Cannons Creek Valley.
18 January 2011, Kapi-Mana News :: Porirua station's fresh lick of paint Porirua's railway station upgrade is well underway.
A Maori maiden named Maara Roa, after the woman who had the famous garden in what is now a reserve behind Cannons Creek,
takes pride of place at the top of the stairs leading to the train platform, while native flora winds around the corner up the second flight of stairs.
18 November 2010, Dominion Post :: Reward for volunteers who created a river jewel
The Encore Awards recognise groups, businesses, schools and individuals working on
environmental restorations and conservation projects in the region. One of two recipients of Wellington's inaugural Encore Awards - community leadership award -
was Friends of Maara Roa's Neil Bellingham.
17 November 2009, Hutt News :: Guided tour of the far side of hills Three-hour walks for all levels of fitness. The Friends of Belmont Regional Park are
joining forces with Friends of Maara Roa for two guided walks exploring
Cannons Creek Valley on the western side of the hills.
11 November 2008, The Hutt News :: MIRO on the right track Award for years of pest control, bird monitoring work. In a Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC) ceremony to honour environmental champions,
MIRO was named joint winner of the Rata Community Partnership Award with Friends of Maara Roa.
4 March 2008, Kapi-Mana News :: The real Cannons Creek
Inviting everyone on a guided walk of Cannons Creek and its tributaries.
The walk will focus on the creek's function within its surrounding environment,
the human impact on it,
and how the creek has adjusted over the years,
show them the value of the bush and the restoration planting.
13 August 2003, Dominion Post :: Tree planting effort rewarded Mr Hodges, of Waitangirua, has received a conservation award from
minister Chris Carter recognising his efforts to improve the environment around Brandon Intermediate
School in Cannons Creek, where he taught for 25 years.
25 March 2003, Dominion Post :: Anger over cost of fires
Firefighters and police are angry at the $80,000 cost of fighting two deliberately lit fires that threatened to cut off Porirua's electricity supplies and spread across drought-ravaged hills to the Hutt Valley.
Maara Roa