A to Z of Council Services

Every dog must be registered before it is three months of age, and from then on registration must be renewed each year.

Our Animal Management team has experience working with dogs of all breeds, sizes, and behaviours. Our team members are trained and skilled in responding to the varied types of situations that they are...

Resource Management fees Development Impact Fees Engineering Fees

Otaihanga landfill  (cleanfill only) Cleanfill (soils, sands, gravel).Must meet the cleanfill acceptance criteria $14 per tonne $14 minimum charge. Fees for pre-paid rubbish bags, green...

Rates are a charge against a property (rating unit).  Property rates are set by your local and regional councils. For the Kāpiti Coast District, this is Kāpiti Coast District Council and Greater...

To avoid penalties, you must pay your instalments in full by the following due dates: 9 September 2019 first instalment due 9 December 2019 second instalment due 9 March 2020 third instalment...

Kāpiti Coast District Council collects rates on behalf of the Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC). These rates are set by Greater Wellington. At the beginning of each rating year you will...

We know paying rates can be tough for some people. If you're a low-income homeowner or retirement village resident who holds a licence to occupy agreement, you you might be eligible for a Department...

Under the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002, we're able to apply a remission to Kāpiti Coast District Council rates (all or part of) in certain circumstances. The criteria for each remission is...

Councils are required to keep a rating information database and to keep it up to date by having properties in the district revalued at least every three years.  The Council contracts Quotable Value...

The Charging Regime Advisory Group (CRAG) 2016 review of water pricing and charging and it's recommendations for a fair and equitable water tariff structure are outlined in the documents below.  CRAG...

This page contains information on reading your water meter and how the meters work. You can use the meter to work out: how much water you are using now check whether there is a leak on your...

We have a large number of popular rivers and beaches in Kāpiti. This page outlines the water quality results for rivers and beaches in our district, and also provides guidance for swimming this...

The District Plan contains rules about different types of activities in different parts of the District. If the activity isn't permitted by the Plan, you'll need to get a resource consent, which will...

The Council maintains all roads within the Kāpiti Coast District, except for State Highway One. Other activities include the coordination of road safety, cycleways and community transport initiatives...

Main through roads within the Kāpiti Coast area | Kāpiti Coast District roads | National roads | Other information Main through roads in the Kāpiti Coast area SH1 Centennial Highway (Coast...

We work closely with the community to reduce the number of road accidents in the district. We want to see fewer people killed or injured on our roads and reduce the social cost of damage to people,...

Road stopping is the process of changing the designation of the land from unformed legal road to "fee simple" land so that it can be sold. We may sell road reserve to a property owner when the land is...

We regularly carry out maintenance works to keep our roads around the district in tip-top shape. Well-maintained roads are an important part of keeping people safe. While we aim to do this work with...

Information on tar sealing, chip sealing, obstructions, road markings, sumps, sweeping and unsealed road gradingBleeding tar/shiny roads Bleeding and melting tar is due to excessive heat during hot...

Rubbish is part of our daily lives and it's up to everyone to dispose of it responsibly, so that waste going to landfill is minimised as much as possible.  Since 2013, our kerbside collection services...

Find out all you need to know about recycling in our district including what can and can't go in your recycling bin, where items that don't belong in your kerbside bins can be recycled, how to get a...

The Soft Plastics Recycling Scheme has suspended collections for the soft plastic scheme from 31st December 2018, with plans to resume a service in selected regions later in the year. To find out more...

From 1 September 2017, additional areas in Te Horo and Ōtaki will have access to kerbside recycling collection. This includes most of the roads between Ōtaki Gorge Road and Settlement Road east of...

The River recharge with groundwater scheme allows more fresh water to be taken from Waikanae River while maintaining the river's ecological balance and required minimum flow. Rain water is filtered...

This page contains information on the key conditions of the resource consent for river recharge with groundwater.This page contains information on the key conditions of the resource consent for river...

The documents listed below were lodged with Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC) as part of the consent application for the Waikanae River Recharge scheme.  All document are in PDF and available...

Use this page to monitor how the river recharge scheme may impact the groundwater levels in your private bore. Follow the easy steps to have up-to-the-minute information on current groundwater...