Service status
In recent times, the Kāpiti Coast District has experienced increasingly regular and significant weather events. This page will keep our community updated on what's happening with our services due to maintenance or through weather events, from road closures to communities and facilities impacted, and what to do if you need to report incidents or events, or need help.
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MetService weather warnings
- See MetService Severe weather for further information.
- Now's a great time to clear your gutters and spouting of leaves!
Note: we share MetService weather warnings, but not weather watches. See MetService Weather warnings and watches for how these differ.
Sandbags
Sandbags, sand and empty bags are available for anyone living in flood-prone areas. You can collect these from the Council depot at 25 Fytfield Place, Paraparaumu.
Road updates
As part of our Ōtaki wastewater upgrade, we’re laying 2.7 kilometres of new wastewater pipe along Aotaki Street and Mill Road to the Old State Highway.
Traffic management will be in place at various times while this important work is completed. Thanks for your patience. Read more about this major infrastructure upgrade for Ōtaki.
See Ōtaki Gorge Road slip for more information.
See our upcoming chipseal resurfacing schedule. This work is to be completed during January–March 2025. All work is dependent on weather and the availability of construction resource. Traffic control will be in place – please follow the direction of site crews.
From 9 July to 21 August 2025 the footpath from 131–187 Matai Road will be under shoulder closure and the pedestrians will be diverted to the footpath on the other side of the road where possible.
Please avoid parking or walking on the western side of 1-157 Matai Road during the works and please take care driving through the area.
The less interruptions to let traffic through, the sooner the construction will be complete allowing full opening of the road to normal traffic.
From Monday 4 August, a rabbit control operation will take place at Otaraua Park, undertaken by Greater Wellington Regional Council and Kāpiti Coast District Council.
Pindone poison applied to carrot and dyed green will be applied directly to the ground within fence exclusion areas. This will help protect native plants in this sensitive environment.
Dogs must be on lead. Stay on tracks and avoid bait or carcasses. Signs will be at entry points and on the exclusion fencing.
From Monday 4 August, a rabbit control operation will take place at Prarazyn Reserve, undertaken by Greater Wellington Regional Council and Kāpiti Coast District Council.
Pindone poison applied to carrot and dyed green will be applied directly to the ground within fence exclusion areas. This will help protect native plants in this sensitive environment.
Dogs must be on lead. Stay on tracks and avoid bait or carcasses. Signs will be at entry points and on the exclusion fencing.
Greater Wellington Regional Council (GW) is starting gravel works in the Waikanae River downstream of the Otaihanga Boat Club on Monday (weather permitting).
- Part of the track will be closed from time to time for safety and to allow the works to be completed as quickly as possible. Signage will be in place.
- People will see bulldozers and diggers in the river shifting the gravel towards the banks.
- The work is being done to reduce erosion of the riverbanks.
See www.gw.govt.nz/waikanaeriver for more information or call Greater Wellington Council on 0800 496 734
Partial closures
No current closures.