Fires on the Beach
The Kāpiti Coast District Council Beach Bylaw allows the public to have camp or barbeque type fires along the beaches of the Kāpiti Coast District, subject to a fire permit being issued to a responsible person.
A Council permit is required for all fires on the beach and will be subject to the following conditions always being met:
- fires are confined to specified areas of the beach; and
- the rules stipulated in the Fire Permit are complied with.
Beach Fire Permit Management Plan (PDF, 4 pages, 224Kb)
Permitted Areas
The information on the permit provides more constraints. In brief the identified areas are:
- Paekākāriki: In front of the car park at the north end of The Parade
- Raumati South Beach: From the beach access at Kainui Road at the south end to the point where The Esplanade turns in away from the coast at the north end
- Raumati Beach: From the car park launching ramp north to the Wharemauku Stream mouth
- Paraparaumu Beach: From the Tikotu Stream south for 20 metres
- Waikanae Beach: From the car park at the beach end of Waimea Road, north to the car park at the beach end of Te Moana Road
- Waikanae Beach North: No fire area
- Peka Peka: An area 100 metres each side of the beach access track at the end of Peka Peka Road only
- Te Horo: The area between the Sea Road public toilets in the south, to the Mangaone Stream mouth in the north only and absolutely no fires on the shingle beds
- Ōtaki: Between the Rangiuru Road / Marine Parade junction in the south and the Tasman Road car park access ramp in the north.
Fire Types
Fire types permitted are as follows:
- Camp fire (maximum 1 metre diameter) using wood fuel only supplied by permit holder and/or small pieces of driftwood); and
- Contained BBQ (charcoal or wood fired)
Hours
Fires on the beach, in the designated areas, are permitted between 7am and 10pm, provided the permit conditions are being followed.
Fire Bans
The standard fire management procedures for determining the desirability of a district fire ban will still apply.
A fire ban will be imposed when conditions warrant, usually when the Fire Weather Indices indicate extreme conditions. This ban may be for the whole region, or district, or for specific parts of the coast.
A fire ban can only be instigated by the Principal Rural Fire Officer (PRFO) acting on behalf of the Rural Fire Authority and will be implemented only after consultation with and usually in conjunction with, the other members of the Rural Fire Region. The fire ban will specifically state if beach fires are affected.