About Us

The Titahi Bay Residents Association (TBRA) was formed in 1995 by local residents keen to support their community and promote its seaside village and beautiful beach for the benefit of the wider community.

One of our first missions was to gain official recognition for the unique layout of the beach with boat sheds, tractors for boat launching at each end, and therefore a need for special rules for vehicles.

We became the first residents association in Porirua to be formally incorporated, then pioneered through the Environment Court, agreed coastal rules for parking at each end, a car-free centre-beach and late-night curfew except for boat sheds etc. Also a ban on driving on the 100,000 year old fossilised forest when it is exposed.

Formal legal agreements were established with Greater Wellington Regional Council, Porirua City Council (PCC) and TBRA over minimising the driving and parking of vehicles on the beach.

We gained IRD Charitable Trust status and over the years have been able to assist funding and settlement of significant community legal matters such as:

– Conditions on trenching and maintenance of the Telstra Saturn cable through the fossilised forest floor of the Bay

– Limitations on the number of units and land use conditions on the View Road development

– Conditions on aerial spraying of herbicides on Whitireia Park.

TBRA worked with PCC and the community over two years to facilitate the Bay community’s 2005 Village Plan “The future of Titahi Bay, Our Seaside Village”.

A list of other accomplishments our members are proud to have assisted are:

– The community’s 13 point crime prevention plan including a community constable, Police Base, community volunteers, village centre upgrade, improved lighting, CCTV 24 hour remote monitoring, liquor ban, and signage.

– Retention of library services, Moana Court pensioner flats, and high priority bus services.

We are active on important day-to-day community matters as they arise and are happy to raise them with the relevant authorities. Public meetings on topical community subjects are scheduled bi-monthly as advertised and members exchange information via email between times.

Important or urgent community matters can be circulated via our Bay-wide email tree of over 250 recipients. These include organisations, clubs, schools, businesses, churches, and individuals.

Members find help and support in the exchange of information and we are pleased to assist.