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This Kāpiti summer, explore, visit, experience and keep safe in our beautiful district. Your Kāpiti – where summer stays local.

Property, housing and rates

We've pulled together information on rates, building and resource consents, our role in housing, and how you can improve your home's warmth and...

Annual Plan 2025/26

Our Annual Plan for the 2025/26 financial year sticks to the strategy set out in our current Long-term Plan (LTP), with minor changes made to adjust...

Vision Kāpiti 2060

Together, we're shaping a districtwide vision to guide planning for decades to come, so we can enable Kāpiti to grow in a way that is sustainable and...

Have your say

We value your input on projects, strategies, and bylaws that impact our community. Here, you'll also discover public notices and have the opportunity...

Libraries

Information on how to obtain a library card, locations and hours, public computers and more.

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What’s on this week?

19 Dec–6 Feb

Summer Reading Challenge!

We're reading our way to one million minutes. Find out how you can join in.

5–23 January

Summer Learn to Swim

At Waikanae Pool – enrol now for summer holiday swimming classes.

9–22 Jan

Art exhibition

Discover Kāpiti Heritage – this exhibition leads up to the fabulous Kāpiti Coast Heritage Clue Hunt later in January.

17–19 January

Clue Hunt

Calling detectives of all ages, visit our museums and solve the clues to go in the draw to win great prizes. See more info.

Saturdays and Sundays

Summer SPLASH!

At Waikanae pool – 1pm–4.30pm. Inflatable fun for the whole family!

5–25 Jan

Summer AquaFit

At all three pools – check out the summer timetable for weekday drop-in sessions.

Wednesdays at 1pm, 8–22 Jan

Sit n' Be Fit

At Coastlands Aquatic Centre – Stay dry with stress-free group exercise using a chair. No need to book.

Sundays 9am 11–25 Jan

New AquaDanze

At Waikanae Pool – Expect great beats, fun moves and whole lot of water-powered energy!

13–14 Jan, 10am–2pm

Pop-Up Story Lab

Imagine it. Write it. Illustrate it with AI tools.

Sat 24 Jan 5pm–8pm

SoundSPLASH!

At Waikanae pool – when the sun goes down, the beats turn up! This one's for 8–14-year-olds. Tickets are $6 from any of our pools.

Wednesdays 6pm Jan

Yoga by the pool

At Waikanae Pool – Unwind with a gentle yoga practice by the pool.

What’s new

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08 Jan 2026 | Our community

Keeping safe around our sand dunes

The sand dunes across Kāpiti are vital ecosystems, they protect our coastline from erosion and rising sea levels caused by climate change, especially during king tides and storms. Sand dunes are an...

06 Jan 2026 | Our community

Aotearoa Bike Challenge is back for 2026!

Solo or with your mates? Join us and get ready to ride and win. The Aotearoa Bike Challenge is a free, inclusive challenge designed to get more people riding – for fun, fitness, transport, community...

22 Dec 2025 | Your Council

Solar energy systems to boost community resilience across Kāpiti

Kāpiti Coast District Council is partnering with the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA), the Wellington Region Emergency Management Office (WREMO), and local community organisations...

22 Dec 2025 | Your Council

Mayor’s Taskforce for Jobs helping to prepare rangatahi for the workforce

The Mayor’s Taskforce for Jobs initiative has supported over 30 rangatahi to help prepare them for future employment pathways in the Kāpiti Coast. The Mayor’s Taskforce for Jobs is a nationwide...

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