Porirua’s biggest annual event - Love Local - returns on 7 June to showcase Porirua’s new and established businesses and more!

Filling Te Rauparaha Arena for the sixth year running, Love Local is a free event where attendees can meet the hundreds of different local businesses in Porirua and learn about what they have to offer.

This event has grown each year and is now a key date in the calendar for both vendors and savvy shoppers wanting to support the Porirua economy. You can check out who will be there on our website.

"Love Local is a true representation of the diversity of businesses we have operating in Porirua," says Porirua Mayor Anita Baker.

With more than 120 stalls, there will be something for everyone. Love food? Head on down for delicious breads, yummy cupcakes, crafted beers, and specialty foods with flavours from the Pacific to the Mediterranean.

If you’re there to pick up some fantastic items, then there will be a lot to choose from - with local fashion, gorgeous jewellery, custom homewares and much more.

Many of our local volunteer groups and service providers will also be there on the day. Learn about the fantastic work happening around Porirua and how you can get involved. You can also check out services, including local chiropractors and audio visual and event companies.

As part of Porirua City’s efforts to minimise waste at large events, for the first time this year the FillGood reusable serviceware system will be onsite on the day. FillGood works closely with long-time event partner Nonstop Solutions.

Food trucks and vendors will serve their products in reusable cups and trays, helping reduce the use of single-use packaging. Attendees who purchase food or drink in one of these cups or trays just need to look out for the pink bins to return the reusables once they’re finished with them. The FillGood team will clean and sanitise them for reuse.

Love Local Expo, free entry, Saturday 7 June, 10am-4pm, Te Rauparaha Arena.

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