The Putāruru business association, Pride in Putāruru, facilitates functions and events on behalf of the Putāruru business community and residents. Events include the Putāruru Business Awards, Christmas Parade, Waterfest among other initiatives. Pride in Putāruru also produce the Putāruru Prattler newsletter distributed free to the Putāruru Ward. Pride in Putāruru is funded by Council through a targeted rate on both the business sector and Putāruru ratepayers. The organisation secures additional funding from other grant sources.
The Pride in Putāruru website can be accessed here.
Putāruru Moving Forward is a group of like-minded forward-thinking Putāruru residents and business leaders who are driving Putāruru forward. The Putāruru Moving Forward website can be accessed here.
