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.
Please log reports of damage through Antenno, and check out our Facebook, and other channels at Follow us.
MetService weather warnings
There are no weather warnings in place for Kāpiti.
How to stay in the know
- Follow Wellington Region Emergency Management Office, MetService New Zealand and our channels for the latest info
- Listen in to local radio Beach FM 106.3fm and Coast Access Radio 104.7fm
- Download Antenno and save your locations of interest – www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/antenno
- See https://electra.co.nz/outages/ for power outages info.
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
We’re installing speed humps on selected local roads near schools as part of our approved speed management plan.
Stop/go traffic control and a reduced speed limit will be in place to complete the work safely.
- Poplar Avenue – Raumati South - Te Rā Waldorf School and Te Rāwhiti Kindergarten
- Tasman Road – Ōtaki - Te Kura-ā-iwi Whakatupuranga Rua Mano
- Te Rauparaha Road – Ōtaki - Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Rito
- Convert Road – Ōtaki - St Peter Chanel
Please plan ahead, expect delays and allow extra travel time. This work is weather dependent and may shift to the next suitable day if conditions change.
Thank you for your patience.
Crews are resurfacing several local roads between 7am and 7pm.
Stop/go traffic control and a reduced speed limit will be in place. In some locations, a one-way detour may be necessary to complete the work safely.
Please plan ahead, expect delays and allow extra travel time. This work is weather dependent and may shift to the next suitable day if conditions change.
- 17-18 November - Kāpiti / Ocean Road roundabout
- 19-20 November - Kāpiti / Manly / Marine Parade roundabout
- 21 November - Main St / Rangiuru Road
- 24 November – Mill Road
- 25 November – Aotaki Street
- 26 November – Aotaki / Riverbank curve and intersection
Thank you for your patience and cooperation while we complete this essential maintenance on local roads.
There will be stop/go traffic control with a restricted speed limit along sections of Rangiuru Road as contractors install a new water main pipe. This work will improve water supply for fire fighting and enhance the network’s resilience.
Work will be undertaken between 7:00am – 6:00pm Monday to Saturday.
For your safety and those of the crews please follow the traffic control instructions.
When the pipe installation is finished, contractors will need to shut down the water supply in some areas to connect the new pipe into the existing network.
Affected people will be informed before any water shutdown.
Thank you for your patience and cooperation while we complete this important upgrade.
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 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 1 December, a section of Te Ara o Whareroa trail, from Poplar Ave in Raumati to the Whareroa Beach road will be closed for up to five days for dangerous tree removal. An alternative route will be available via the Old Farm Track. Please plan accordingly.
More details: GWRC Queen Elizabeth Park
Partial closures
No current closures.