Are Porirua City rates high? Last year the New Zealand taxpayers Union put out a comparison of average residential rates in all our city councils. Porirua is one of six urban city councils, others being Hutt City, Invercargill, Napier, Palmerston North and Upper Hutt. These average residential rates show that compared to the average of … Continue reading Why a High Rates Policy is Bad for Porirua City