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10 June 2025 | Get the ball rolling – enrol now to vote in this year's local elections
The next drop-in session for our draft Emissions Reduction Strategy is on tonight 5–7pm at Ōtaki Memorial Hall, so if this mahi is of interest to you, we'd love to talk with you. Other sessions will follow in Paraparaumu and Raumati.
Winter is nipping at our heels but it hasn't stopped our hard-working crews from completing some significant upgrades of our water infrastructure. You can find out more below.
And why not check out the fantastic events we've got lined up to mark Matariki's appearance next week. Gather your whānau and celebrate this special time of year.
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Local elections are happening in October. It's your chance to help shape democracy and the future of Kāpiti by choosing our Mayor, Councillors, and Community Board members for the next three years. Enrol to vote.
3 June 2025 | Council adopts plan for the year ahead
Congratulations to the recipients of this year's King's Birthday Honours, including the following hard-working Kāpiti locals:
- Fergus Graham Brown from Waikanae, for services to the tourism industry.
- Susan Elizabeth Elliott from Ōtaki, for services to the arts and governance.
- Julia May Marshall from Waikanae, for services to children's literature.
We're proud to have such outstanding individuals doing great work across our district.
In other news, last week Council adopted the Annual Plan for 2025/26 and set the rates revenue rise at 6.9 percent, which is within the limit we set in our Long-term Plan.
And users of the Waikanae skatepark will want to read on for an important update about the rebuild of the skatepark.
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27 May 2025 | Water services delivery to stay in-house
Hot off the press – we're going it alone! After careful consideration of the benefits, our priorities, and your feedback, Council decided this morning to keep the delivery of our drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater services in-house. Read more about the decision below and on our website.
Exciting news for film fans – Māoriland has won the Economic and Social Impact Award at the Cannes World Film Festival! A lot of hard work goes into running the Māoriland festival, which is supported by our Major Events Fund, so it's fantastic to see it in the international spotlight.
And a reminder that it's the King's birthday public holiday on Monday, so our opening hours will be a little different. Check our website for closures and adjusted hours. You can contact our after-hours call centre on 0800 486 486 for anything urgent.
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20 May 2025 | We're all in for civil defence response
Our district experienced an eye-watering 60mm of rain over a 24-hour period in the weekend. Council spends about $1.5 million a year on stormwater pipe and open drain maintenance as well as sump cleaning and rural culverts and swales sweeping, which keeps us very busy.
Some ways our community can help include ensuring drains and gutters are maintained, not blowing leaves and lawn clippings onto the street, and securing garden waste and structures. Even with all these measures in place, flooding can happen, and we’re currently seeking feedback on our updated flood maps to ensure they're as accurate as possible. If you’d like to talk about what the maps mean for your property, come and chat to us at our drop-in session tonight in Raumati or in Waikanae this Saturday 24 May. Check our website for more details.
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Investing in infrastructure to better cope with things like more intense and frequent rainfall is all part of our plan of building a resilient future for Kāpiti, which we're sticking to – read more about what we've delivered so far.
13 May 2025 | ThinkTech Kāpiti – big ideas, right here on the Coast
Thanks to everyone who attended our first community drop-in session on our updated flood maps on Saturday. It proved very popular and we appreciated your patience as we answered your questions. We have four more sessions lined up with the next one happening in Paekākāriki today at 4.30–6.30pm at St Peter’s Hall. Read on for more information and session times.
If you're part of or run a local business then you should check out ThinkTech, which is happening next Wednesday 21 May. There is a fantastic line up of speakers who'll be exploring all things tech – you won't want to miss it.
And if you know of a community hero or heroes who deserve some kudos, nominations close 31 May for the Kāpiti Good Sorts and Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards. Say ngā mihi nui (thank you) by nominating them today.
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6 May 2025 | Wet and wild weather last week
In the face of some wet and wild weather last week, it's a good time to check you have an emergency plan and supplies for when disaster strikes. Check out the advice from WREMO on getting prepared on a budget.
Our webinar on our updated flood maps is also very timely. Join us online tomorrow Wednesday 7 May at 5.30pm to learn about what these are and how your local knowledge can help develop them.
Coping with more flood events has been a recent focus of our work programme, and our Annual Plan 2025/26 reflects the ongoing cost of investing in this infrastructure. Read on for more details and check out our website.
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29 April 2025 | Annual Plan 25/26 – rates rise of 6.9%
On Friday, people gathered from around our district to remember and honor the brave soldiers from Australia and New Zealand who have served their countries. Thank you to everyone who attended and supported our local RSAs.
Kāpiti Coast District councillors are currently preparing to adopt the Annual Plan and set rates for the 2025/26 year. You can read more about this below and on our website.
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22 April 2025 | Lest we forget.
This Friday 25 April is Anzac Day. There will be services around the district to remember those soldiers from Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia who bravely served together to defend our freedom and way of life.
We invite you to stand alongside our local RSAs, and serving and ex-serving personnel and their whānau to acknowledge their service and sacrifice. Please note Council service centres will be closed all day but our after-hours call centre will be operating for anything urgent. Our other facilities will have reduced operating hours.
Until then it's business as usual, plus some extra fun for the school holidays at our pools and libraries. Head online to check out what's on.
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15 April 2025 | Kāpiti Coast home to NZ’s most qualified drinking water team
It's Easter this weekend, so our opening hours will be a little different. Check our website for closures and adjusted hours. Our after-hours call centre will be available for anything urgent.
We've still got lots to keep the kids entertained this week and next, including regular SPLASH sessions at our pools and our digital story trail for Suzy Cato’s The Kauri Family. You can find more school holiday fun on our website.
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