2012

  • Council welcomes NZTA move to make SH1 safer at Otaihanga
    Kāpiti Coast District Council is pleased that the national roading authority NZTA is considering making permanent the speed restrictions and lane closure between Otaihanga and...
  • Council seeks public feedback on stormwater maps
    Kāpiti residents are being invited to look over a series of maps Council engineers have developed that predict where stormwater would go if there was a big flood. Group Manager...
  • Council considers recommendation to put the Mahara Gallery upgrade on hold
    Council yesterday considered a proposal to put the planned upgrade of Waikanae’s Mahara Gallery on hold to give the Mahara Gallery Trustees time to come up with the funds to enable...
  • Mayor welcomes CRAG report
    Mayor Jenny Rowan has welcomed the Charging Regime Advisory Group (CRAG) report, saying the charging regime is fundamental to the debate about water meters. “Last year Council...
  • Unanimous support by Council for water charge regime consultation
    Public consultation will begin shortly on a charging regime for water meters based on a 50% fixed charge (similar to electricity line charges) and a 50% variable charge (a charge...
  • Cost of water to rise but by how much?
    The cost of reticulated water will rise across the district, no matter which development option is eventually chosen, says Mayor Jenny Rowan. “The current annual water charge of...
  • No secrecy on water meters says Mayor Rowan
    Mayor Jenny Rowan has rejected absolutely any suggestion of secrecy over water meters. “Mr Turver has got his facts wrong again,” said Mayor Rowan, in response to a statement...
  • Council votes in water meters
    Kāpiti Coast District Council has voted 8/3 in support of introducing water meters as a conservation measure, opening the way to their installation from July 1 this year and an...
  • Mayor confirms tender has been re-advertised
    Kāpiti Mayor Jenny Rowan has confirmed that the tender for installing water meters for the southern part of the Kāpiti district has been re-advertised. “Tenders were sought for...
  • Kapiti Mayor assures Minister Carter over water meters
    Kāpiti Mayor, Jenny Rowan says she is unperturbed that former mayoral candidate Chris Turver has written to Minister of Local government, David Carter. Mayor Rowan says she is...
  • Water meter tender costs on track
    The tenders for the purchase and installation of district-wide water meters have come in under the budget estimate, which is good news, says Councillor Mike Cardiff. “There were...
  • Council buys land for new dam site
    Council has tied up a “complex but inspiring” deal to secure 80 hectares of public land for a future dam site in the Maungakotukutuku Valley behind Paraparaumu. “This is a major...
  • Water meter installation underway
    The installation of district-wide residential water meters is now underway.  Thomas Plumbing Ltd has the contract to install meters north of the Waikanae River. They began...
  • Council submits on MacKays to Peka Peka Expressway
    Councillors are to consider a draft submission on Thursday (August 9) that generally supports the MacKays to Peka Peka Expressway design and mitigation details, but says a number...
  • Conditional support for expressway
    Kāpiti Coast District Council “generally supports” the proposed MacKays Crossing to Peka Peka Expressway design and mitigation details. However, in its submission to the...
  • Major milestone on providing good quality water to residents
    Council has given approval for staff to lodge a resource consent application with the Greater Wellington Regional Council for the proposed Waikanae River recharge scheme. “This is...
  • Council rules out early revaluation
    Council has ruled out an early revaluation of coastal properties that fall within the coastal erosion risk hazard areas. The likelihood of a rate’s differential for affected...