Success Stories

Our business partners are committed to actively providing training, work experience, mentoring and employment opportunities for our young people. Find out more about these employers here.
Downer Success Story

Downer Success Story

Downer is a great advocate for the Porirua Youth 2 Work Movement having taken more than 30 people through the programme.

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Success Story – Kāinga Ora

Success Story – Kāinga Ora

Students from Porirua’s Bishop Viard College are getting the unique opportunity for some on-the-job experience in Housing New Zealand’s (HNZ) customer support centre.

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Success Story – Porirua Chamber of Commerce

Success Story – Porirua Chamber of Commerce

Porirua is a unique city with a large population of young people giving us our future workforce right here.
Executive Director of Porirua Chamber of Commerce, Tracy Johnson says this is a great benefit to local businesses.

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Success Stories – Downer

Success Stories – Downer

Offering holiday work placements is just one of many ways that Downer demonstrates a commitment to supporting youth employment in Porirua.

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Success Story – Connect Global

Success Story – Connect Global

Serena and Siuai Fiso have set about creating a unique work environment in the heart of Porirua – one that’s very attractive to Māori and Pacific employees, particularly youth.

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Success Story – CCDHB

Success Story – CCDHB

Expressions of interest from 150 eager job seekers made a huge impression on Capital & Coast District Health Board (CCDHB) staff attending Porirua JOBfest 2016.

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