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Thursday 12 Dec 2019
A Kāpiti Coast District Councillor has backed a call for greater investment in rail in the Wellington region.
Ōtaki Councillor and transport portfolio holder on the Kāpiti Coast...
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Wednesday 11 Dec 2019
Kāpiti Coast District Mayor K Gurunathan is calling on environmental groups and conservationists to have their say on how New Zealand protects its at-risk indigenous...
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Tuesday 10 Dec 2019
The Kāpiti Coast District Council has welcomed the recent government announcement of changes to improve road safety in communities.
The Tackling Unsafe Speeds programme...
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Friday 06 Dec 2019
Thanks to provider of daily flights between Kāpiti and Auckland, Air Chathams, Kāpiti residents and visitors will get a second chance at a retro-flying experience above the Kāpiti...
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Wednesday 04 Dec 2019
Christmas has traditionally been the season of indulgence but there are growing concerns that the season of excess puts a strain on our environment. This Christmas celebrate with...
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Friday 15 Nov 2019
A new public artwork is set to add vibrancy to Te Uruhi/Maclean Park in Paraparaumu Beach in 2020.
Hoardings have been set up around the site of where new sculpture Tohorā,...
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Wednesday 13 Nov 2019
Parking changes at the Kāpiti Coast District Council civic precinct in Paraparaumu will free up space for library users and improve access for disabled drivers.
From November 18...
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Friday 08 Nov 2019
Over the next 10 years, the Kāpiti District is well placed to maximise the benefits and manage the risks of its ongoing growth, but significant work will be required to make sure...
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Thursday 07 Nov 2019
The Kāpiti Coast District Council confirmed its governance structure and committee memberships for the next three years, at its first formal meeting today.
A new portfolio...
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Thursday 31 Oct 2019
Works to ease congestion at the intersection of Ratanui Road and Mazengarb Road in Paraparaumu are complete.
Access and Transport Manager Glen O’Connor says Ratanui Road is an...
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Tuesday 29 Oct 2019
Kāpiti Coast District Council 2019 local body election results have been declared today (17 October 2019), following preliminary results released after voting closed on 12...
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Friday 11 Oct 2019
The Kāpiti Coast District Council has passed a review of its accreditation as a Building Consent Authority with flying colours.
Auditors from International Accreditation New...
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Thursday 03 Oct 2019
A statement from Wayne Maxwell, Chief Executive Kāpiti Coast District Council:
"At a meeting of Council on 26 September 2019, Councillors considered a proposal to purchase two...
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Wednesday 02 Oct 2019
Kāpiti Coast District Council’s Heritage Fund is open for applications from landowners wanting help to protect our special places for future generations.
The Council established...
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Monday 30 Sep 2019
Councillors last week adopted Kāpiti Coast District Council’s Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2019.
The report highlights significant progress in strengthening the...
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Monday 30 Sep 2019
Kāpiti Coast District Council has today given the green light for the Paraparaumu Saturday Morning Beach Market to relocate to Maclean Street and Park following strong support from...
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Thursday 26 Sep 2019
Kāpiti Coast Mayor K Gurunathan says Fonterra’s decision to close its Te Roto factory is a blow for the region but Kāpiti’s local economy is strong and growing, and can absorb the...
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Wednesday 25 Sep 2019
The on and off ramps at Mackays Crossing, south of Raumati, on State Highway 1 will be closed overnight tonight and tomorrow night for emergency repairs
Wednesday 25 September and...
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Monday 23 Sep 2019
There’ll be more options for the way Kāpiti voters can have their say in this year’s local body elections, which start this Friday 20 September. This includes a local mobile voting...
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Tuesday 17 Sep 2019
Media release from Greater Wellington Regional Council:
The 'All Ages on the Go Expo' is coming to the Waikanae War Memorial Hall on Saturday September 21 to encourage positive,...
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Monday 16 Sep 2019
Kapiti Coast District Council has awarded over $34,000 to 23 community groups through its annual Community Grants Scheme.
The Scheme provides grants of up to $2,000 to...
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Tuesday 10 Sep 2019
Kāpiti Coast District Council has awarded $22,904.40 to nine local art projects through the latest round of the Creative Communities Scheme.
The Scheme, which is funded by Creative...
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Friday 23 Aug 2019
KiwiRiders to bid farewell to the Kāpiti Coast
Kāpiti Coast District Council’s temporary loan of the award-winning KiwiRiders sculpture has come to an end and the installation is...
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Wednesday 21 Aug 2019
The Council is advising people to stay out of the Mazengarb stream following a wastewater pipe break this afternoon.
“The pipe was damaged while contractors were working to...
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Wednesday 21 Aug 2019
Kāpiti Coast District Council and Air Chathams have today celebrated a year of flying Kāpiti skies.
The airline, which undertook its first commercial flight from Kāpiti on 20...
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Monday 19 Aug 2019
The Council scored the best possible overall rating for its management of the District’s paths, roads and cycle ways in a recent audit carried out by the New Zealand Transport...
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Thursday 15 Aug 2019
The Hon Jenny Salesa, Minister for Building and Construction, met with Kāpiti Coast District Council Chief Executive Wayne Maxwell and the Council Building Team early this week to...
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Wednesday 14 Aug 2019
Council will shortly commence work to upgrade stormwater network capacity in Raumati. The upgrade will involve replacing a section of pipe below the ground on Margaret Road between...
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Monday 12 Aug 2019
The Kāpiti Coast District Council has awarded $175,000 to five local events that showcase a distinctly Kāpiti flavour and provide return on investment for the local economy.
Trail...
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Thursday 08 Aug 2019
Innovative work by the Kāpiti Coast District Council to reduce its emissions by 76% over the last 10 years has been recognised in the 2019 Enviro-Mark Solutions Awards.
The Awards...
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Wednesday 07 Aug 2019
The Paraparaumu Beach Saturday Morning Market is looking to secure a permanent home in Maclean Street, providing stallholders and patrons with certainty that the popular Kāpiti...
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Monday 05 Aug 2019
Te Whakaminenga o Kāpiti and Kāpiti Coast District Council launched the annual maramataka Friday 2 August with an official ceremony at Whakarongotai Marae.
Te Atiawa hosted and...
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Friday 02 Aug 2019
A report into the closure of the Waikanae Library, commissioned by the Kāpiti Coast District Council, has been tabled for discussion at the 8 August Council meeting.
The Morrison...
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Friday 02 Aug 2019
The Kāpiti Coast District Council has today published its pre-election report to help inform candidate and community discussion in the lead up to local body elections in October...
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Monday 29 Jul 2019
Independent financial rating agency Standard and Poor’s has today revised the Kāpiti Coast District Council’s credit rating outlook up two grades from A+ to AA.
The report confirms...
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Wednesday 24 Jul 2019
Kāpiti kids experienced literature and story-telling like never before during the school holidays at this year’s Beyond the Page festival – NZ’s largest literary festival for...
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Friday 19 Jul 2019
Residents and visitors to Waikanae East can have confidence they’ll be able to access vital services in an emergency following Council’s completion of an emergency rail...
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Friday 19 Jul 2019
The Kāpiti Coast District Council is progressing work to investigate the feasibility of building a Kāpiti Island Gateway Centre at Paraparaumu Beach.
Economic Development...
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Friday 19 Jul 2019
Volunteer groups and individuals gathered in the Council Chambers last night for the annual Kāpiti Coast Civic and Community Awards.
Kāpiti Coast District Mayor K Gurunathan says...
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Friday 12 Jul 2019
Next week the Council will begin works to improve traffic flow at the Ratanui Road/Mazengarb Road intersection in Paraparaumu.
“It’s a busy road and a major link between the...
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Friday 12 Jul 2019
The Kāpiti Coast District Council is advising motorists that new speed limits for 47 rural roads and three village centres (Paekākāriki, Raumati South and Raumati Beach) will come...
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Friday 12 Jul 2019
The Kāpiti Coast District Council welcomes the news that two Kāpiti businesses have been successful in securing funding from the Government’s Provincial Growth Fund.
Otaki-based...
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Tuesday 02 Jul 2019
A $16 million investment in water supply, safety and resilience is underway in the Kāpiti Coast District. That’s on top of the $9 million spent in 2015 on the first stage of work...
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Monday 01 Jul 2019
The 2019 Kāpiti Major Events Fund, offered through the Kāpiti Coast District Council’s economic development programme, has opened for applications to run events that have a unique...
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Monday 01 Jul 2019
The Kāpiti Coast District Council is gearing up to have a community conversation about what it might need to do to help Kāpiti Coast communities thrive in the face of climate...
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Monday 01 Jul 2019
Kāpiti Coast District Councillors agreed yesterday to reaffirm the Council’s goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2025, after considering some of the potential ways it could get...
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Tuesday 25 Jun 2019
Participants in Kāpiti's second PopUp business school will be sharing their business ideas with the public at a one-off trade show at Coastlands.
The budding business-operators...
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Friday 21 Jun 2019
Improved library and customer services will be available to the Waikanae community from the beginning of July.
“From 1 July 9 Mahara Place (formerly the Artel Gallery) will become...
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Friday 21 Jun 2019
The Kāpiti Coast District Council’s Animal Management team is reminding the community that it’s dog registration time and registration packs have been sent out to dog owners in the...
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Thursday 20 Jun 2019
The second round of this year’s Creative Communities Scheme funding grants offered through Creative NZ and the Kāpiti Coast District Council has just opened.
“The grants support...
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Thursday 20 Jun 2019
The complete Annual Plan document outlining what Kāpiti Coast District Council will work on in the next financial year has been released. The plan is available online from today...
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Tuesday 18 Jun 2019
The Kāpiti Coast District Council has confirmed new speed limits for 47 rural roads and three village centres (Paekākāriki, Raumati South and Raumati Beach) in Kāpiti, following...
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Wednesday 12 Jun 2019
This August’s Wellington on a Plate event sees Kāpiti venues out in force with fourteen venues offering special menus, cocktails or events. There are 9 burger, 5 dine and 3...
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Wednesday 12 Jun 2019
Council is reminding ratepayers on low incomes, or families with high water rates and two or more dependents who receive Working for Families tax credits, that government or...
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Wednesday 12 Jun 2019
The Council is responding to calls from the community to improve the safety of a busy intersection in Waikanae Beach, where Te Moana Road meets with Ono Street and Waimea...
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Tuesday 11 Jun 2019
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We’ve just kicked off work to upgrade the Ōtaki Library public toilets, following on from a request from the Ōtaki Community Board.
Work has started to install another...
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Thursday 06 Jun 2019
The Kāpiti Coast District’s new Youth Development Centre built in partnership with Zeal Education Trust is a finalist in this year’s Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) EXCELLENCE...
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Friday 31 May 2019
Mazengarb Reserve sportsfields will be a top location for winter sports this year, following recent drainage upgrades and an installation of field lights over the next few...
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Friday 31 May 2019
Following on from the success of the inaugural Kāpiti PopUp Business School in 2018, the free ten-day business course is coming to Paraparaumu again in 2019.
Budding business...
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Friday 24 May 2019
The Kāpiti Coast District Council’s annual plan for 2019-20 was adopted by Council yesterday. The plan outlines what Council has budgeted to work on in the next financial year from...
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Friday 24 May 2019
The Kāpiti Coast District Council is set to become carbon zero by 2025 following a unanimous vote at yesterday’s Council meeting.
Mayor K Gurunathan says the commitment to reduce...
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Friday 17 May 2019
This year’s Kapiti Arts Trail will include over 100 destinations for visitors to experience the creative process live.
Applications for the Council-run Trail closed this week and...
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Friday 17 May 2019
A taskforce has been formed to look at the waste minimisation approaches set out in Kāpiti District’s Waste Management and Minimisation Plan (WMMP) 2017. The plan outlines Kāpiti...
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Wednesday 15 May 2019
Nearly 50 Waikanae kids showed their flair for creative storytelling in the Council’s Why I love Waikanae letter writing competition, held over Easter.
“Our panel had a hard time...
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Thursday 09 May 2019
At the end of next week the Council will start work to kit out 9 Mahara Place (currently Artel’s Gallery) as the new location for its customer and library services in Waikanae for...
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Tuesday 07 May 2019
Fourteen creative Kāpiti groups and individuals benefitted from the first 2019 round of Creative Communities Scheme grants for community arts projects.
Just over $22,200 was...
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Tuesday 07 May 2019
The Council is starting work to strengthen part of a Raumati beachfront wall to protect a local sewer main.
The wall will better protect the local community from the risk of...
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Tuesday 07 May 2019
The first two weekends of November have been earmarked by the Kapiti Coast District Council for this year’s Kāpiti Arts Trail.
The annual districtwide event attracts thousands of...
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Friday 03 May 2019
Te Newhanga Community Centre users and Kāpiti Coast District councillors heard today that Council is working on developing options to address recommended remedial work for the...
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Thursday 18 Apr 2019
The Kāpiti Coast District Council's refreshing six Kāpiti playgrounds over the next financial year, and is asking residents to have their say on what they’d like to see.
Parks and...
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Monday 15 Apr 2019
Updates to the Kāpiti Coast District Council’s gambling policies, adopted today, will clarify the rules for pub and club operators wanting to cancel or transfer their pokie machine...
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Monday 15 Apr 2019
The Kāpiti Coast District Council will carry out a minor refresh of the existing Maclean Park facilities block this autumn, replacing the existing toilets and basins, as well as...
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Friday 12 Apr 2019
The Council’s Operations and Finance Committee today gave the go-ahead to upgrades that will improve traffic flow and safety at the Ratanui Road/Mazengarb Road intersection – an...
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Friday 12 Apr 2019
The Kāpiti Coast District Council has launched Antenno, a free mobile app that allows residents to raise issues with Council, and be alerted to Council service-related things going...
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Friday 12 Apr 2019
Local landowners who play an important role in protecting and managing the special natural heritage features of the Kāpiti District will get just over $29,000 of rates support from...
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Friday 12 Apr 2019
Codling moth in your apples? Leaf curl on your peaches? A rare chance to workshop with fruit tree master Sarah Frater is coming up on 28 April in Raumati South, as part of Kāpiti...
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Friday 12 Apr 2019
The Kāpiti Coast District Council will make the most of quieter roads during the school holidays to make improvements to Rimu Road. For two weeks, from Monday 15 April until Friday...
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Friday 29 Mar 2019
Kāpiti Coast District Council has confirmed the Kāpiti i-SITE is now closed and has announced new locations for some of the information services previously provided at the site...
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Friday 29 Mar 2019
The Kāpiti Coast District’s annual Civic Awards paired with the Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards are back again to honour the outstanding people who make our...
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Thursday 28 Mar 2019
It’s Neighbours Day on the Kāpiti Coast and now, more than ever, it’s important to get to know your neighbours, and look out for those who share your neck of the woods.
Kāpiti...
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Monday 18 Mar 2019
Following on from Friday’s tragic events in Christchurch, we’re aware that many of you want to know what you can do to show your support for the Christchurch community, and those...
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Friday 15 Mar 2019
Kāpiti Coast District Council’s annual plan process for the 2019/20 year is underway with Councillors agreeing proposed key areas of focus yesterday.
Mayor K Gurunathan says the...
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Thursday 14 Mar 2019
A new dog control bylaw and policy, adopted by Council today, aims to clarify the responsibilities of dog walkers in public spaces.
“The bylaw provides more guidance about the...
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Wednesday 06 Mar 2019
Gardening on sandy soils is challenging at the best of times and during periods of drought it can feel pointless. Local gardeners will share one solution at an upcoming workshop...
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Tuesday 05 Mar 2019
The Council’s re-development of Maclean Park will pick up again next week, with more recreational space, covered BBQs, outdoor furniture and a new re-located basketball court all...
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Thursday 28 Feb 2019
The Kāpiti Coast District Council is bringing neighbourhoods together in Kāpiti, by encouraging residents to host Over the Fence Cuppas for the tenth year. It’s all about getting...
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Monday 18 Feb 2019
Parks Week 2019 in Kāpiti will launch this year with the second annual Park to Path 6k/10k fun run/walk event on Sunday 10 March, starting in Otaraua Park (Lancelot Grove,...
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Monday 18 Feb 2019
Kāpiti Coast District Council is seeking views on proposals to change the speed limits of more than 60 local roads across the District.
“In 2018, we changed speed limits on 36 of...
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Monday 18 Feb 2019
After perusing nearly 180 fantastic submissions, the Kāpiti Coast District Council’s #lovemybeach judging panel has chosen three outstanding photographs as the best in their...
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Thursday 14 Feb 2019
Kāpiti Coast District Council wants to let you know that Greater Wellington Regional Council is advising people and dogs to avoid going into the water at the Ōtaki and Waikanae...
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Thursday 14 Feb 2019
Kāpiti Coast District Council has made the operational decision to close the Kāpiti i-SITE premises in the Coastlands complex and look at how these services can be delivered...
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Tuesday 12 Feb 2019
Ten local projects to enhance the Kāpiti Coast’s natural environment and protect our heritage will receive a boost in funding from Council this year.
“Each year Council sets aside...
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Monday 11 Feb 2019
The Kāpiti Coast is going electric and Raumati Village will get its first electric vehicle (EV) fast charging station installed later this week. This is the second charger in a...
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Friday 08 Feb 2019
The Kāpiti Coast District Council is advising people against driving to the Waikanae Town Centre next week, while Waitangi Tribunal hearings will be taking place at Whakarongotai...
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Thursday 07 Feb 2019
On Monday 18 February, the Kāpiti Coast District Council’s pop-up Waikanae Library service will begin running from the Mahara Gallery.
Group Manager Place and Space, James...
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Thursday 31 Jan 2019
Kāpiti Coast District Council’s Parks and Recreation officers have been busy over the past week installing 10 selfie-posts in local parks to make photo-taking easier and more fun...
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Friday 25 Jan 2019
Mahara Place in Waikanae is set to be a hive of activity over the next few months as improvements to create a plaza begin.
Group Manager Infrastructure Services Sean Mallon says...
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Friday 25 Jan 2019
Kāpiti Coast District Council Mayor K Gurunathan says Council is disappointed by the NZ Transport Agency’s decision not to include a second Expressway interchange at Peka Peka in...
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Friday 25 Jan 2019
Plans for the establishment of two new long-term investment funds for Kāpiti have been set aside, following a decision at today’s first Kāpiti Coast District Council meeting for...
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Tuesday 15 Jan 2019
The Kāpiti Coast District Council is keen to hear from budding artists with inspiring ideas for community arts activities.
“We’re now taking applications for funding from the...