Editing Porirua (section)

===Flag===
[[File:Porirua flag.svg|thumb|Present flag with coat of arms]]
The city of Porirua first adopted a flag in 1978 following a competition for designs among local schools, with the winning design being submitted by John Mansfield of Papakowhai School. This flag consisted of a yellow cross on a green background with the coat of arms superimposed over it. After the [[1989 New Zealand local government reforms|1989 local government reforms]], the new Porirua City Council did not seek to continue use of this flag.<ref name="flags">{{cite web |title=Porirua City Flags |url=http://www.pcc.govt.nz//About-Porirua/Porirua-s-heritage/Porirua-s-natural--cultural-and-historic-heritage/Civic-History/Porirua-City-Flags |website=www.pcc.govt.nz |publisher=[[Porirua City Council]] |access-date=19 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201192504/http://www.pcc.govt.nz/%2fAbout-Porirua%2fPorirua-s-heritage%2fPorirua-s-natural--cultural-and-historic-heritage%2fCivic-History%2fPorirua-City-Flags |archive-date=1 February 2016}}</ref>

The present flag of Porirua was adopted on 30 September 1998.<ref name="flags"/> It has several blue stripes, and a green shape to symbolise the city's harbour and land. The canton optionally features the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=City of Porirua flag |url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/33984/city-of-porirua-flag |access-date=13 February 2024 |website=[[Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand]]}}</ref>