Porirua
Suburb / city in Wellington region, New Zealand. Part of New Zealand.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| It is more likely that I was doing 911 km/h | Shaun Usher | turning point | Lee’s mother tells him he was born in Porirua on the day of the supposed offence, about an hour before it. |
It is more likely that I was doing 911 km/h — Shaun Usher (2025)
Source: Original · Readwise highlight
Mum mentioned that I was born at around five o’clock in the evening on that day in Porirua, which is not far from Wellington.
- Role: turning point
- In the article: Lee’s mother tells him he was born in Porirua on the day of the supposed offence, about an hour before it. He briefly sketches Porirua as a bustling suburb of young, low-income people.
- Why it matters: His birthplace is the key fact of the argument; being newborn in Porirua makes the offence at the Bombay Hills impossible.