Editing Porirua (section)

==Transport==
[[State Highway 59 (New Zealand)|State Highway 59]] is the main route through Porirua itself, passes north–south through the middle of the city, linking Porirua southwards to [[Wellington]] and northwards to the Kāpiti Coast and the bulk of the [[North Island]].  Porirua is the northern terminus of the [[Johnsonville, New Zealand|Johnsonville]]–Porirua motorway (opened progressively from 1950), with the section of motorway within Porirua being part of the SH 59 route.  Until 7 December 2021, the SH 59 route was part of [[State Highway 1 (New Zealand)|State Highway 1]].<ref name="State Highway 59 switch confirmed for December" />

[[State Highway 1 (New Zealand)|State Highway 1]], the most significant route in the [[New Zealand state highway network]], forms an eastern bypass of Porirua as the [[Transmission Gully Motorway]].  There are link roads between the Transmission Gully Motorway and [[Kenepuru]], [[Waitangirua]] and [[Whitby, New Zealand|Whitby]].

[[State Highway 58 (New Zealand)|State Highway 58]] links Paremata via Whitby and [[Pāuatahanui]] (where an interchange with the Transmission Gully Motorway is located) with [[Haywards]] in the [[Hutt Valley]] to the east.

The Ara Harakeke is a pathway that runs alongside SH 59 and the [[Taupō Swamp]], north of Plimmerton. The first section was opened in 2002.<ref>[http://www.mountainbike.co.nz/politics/caw/ww_0502.html Cycle Aware Wellington newsletter; accessed 2 January 2010]</ref> Porirua City Council won a [[Cycle Friendly Awards|Cycle Friendly Award]] for this project from the [[Cycling Advocates' Network]] in 2003.

The [[North Island Main Trunk]] railway line passes through Porirua, mostly close to State Highway 59, with six stations including the main [[Porirua Railway Station]] inside the city and one on the Wellington City border. The railway stations from south to north are [[Kenepuru railway station|Kenepuru]], [[Porirua railway station|Porirua]], [[Paremata railway station|Paremata]], [[Mana railway station|Mana]] (known as Dolly Varden before 1960), [[Plimmerton railway station|Plimmerton]], [[Pukerua Bay railway station|Pukerua Bay]], and [[Muri railway station|Muri]] (closed 30 April 2011). [[Kapiti Line]] suburban passenger trains run between Wellington and [[Waikanae]] (generally half-hourly during the day before 15 July 2018 and every twenty minutes during the day after that date, more frequently during peak periods, and less frequently at night). The [[Northern Explorer]] long-distance passenger train between Auckland and Wellington passes through Porirua. This train was known as the [[The Overlander|Overlander]] before 25 June 2012 which stopped southbound but not northbound.

The nearest airports are [[Wellington International Airport|Wellington Airport]] to the south (the closest), and [[Paraparaumu Airport]] to the north.

Ferry services ran between Paremata and Picton for short periods but appeared unable to compete with Wellington-based services despite the shorter distance.