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15 July 2025 | Meet the candidates
What a weekend! A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for Waterworld at Coastlands Aquatic Centre – we had more than 1,100 people through the doors! It was great to see so many smiling faces enjoying the inflatable fun, and a special shout-out to Suzy Cato for bringing the magic to our Paraparaumu Library with her stories and songs last Thursday.
A quick reminder that it’s time to register your dog if you haven’t already – 1 August is the deadline. Registering your pup helps us reunite lost dogs with their whānau faster and keeps our community safe. You can take care of it online, by phone, or in person at any of our service centres. 1 August is also when nominations for local elections are due, so if you’re thinking of standing come to one of our Candidate Information Sessions this Saturday.
8 July 2025 | Stand and deliver – make your mark on Kāpiti
School holiday fun continues at our pools and libraries this week with Matariki-themed craft sessions, Suzy Cato, and SPLASH sessions. Check out what's on this week, and please note our Coastlands Aquatic Centre and Ōtaki Pool will be closed this weekend, 12 and 13 July, for events. Visit our website for more info.
If you're passionate about Kāpiti and want to make a positive difference for our people and communities then you may want to consider standing in the local elections. Read on for details.
And register your dog by 14 July and you could be to in to win your registration fees back. Check out the terms and conditions below.
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1 July 2025 | Long-standing Mana Whenua and Council Partnership Agreement renewed
School holidays are here, and we've got plenty of fun-filled activities to keep your tamariki entertained at our pools and libraries. With crafty mornings, SPLASH sessions, and chocolatey adventures there’s something for everyone.
We're also pleased to announce our long-standing Partnership Agreement with Mana Whenua iwi has been renewed, showing our intent to continue to work together for the betterment of our district.
And the wait is almost over for the nomination period for this year's local elections to open – from this Friday you'll be able to pop onto our website or into our service centre in Paraparaumu to make a nomination.
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24 June 2025 | Acknowledging the passing of Te Rakauoteora Te Maipi
This week we acknowledge the passing of Te Rakauoteora Te Maipi (Koro Don Te Maipi), a taonga and inspiring and humble leader who worked tirelessly for his people.
We’ve also got updates on registering your dog, local elections, and what’s on at our libraries these upcoming school holidays. Read on for more.
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17 June 2025 | New concept video shows light and airy Te Ara Whetū
If you're curious about Te Ara Whetū, our new library in Waikanae, we have a treat for you – an updated fly-though video giving you a feel for the space ahead of site-enabling work beginning soon.
Speaking of important community spaces, we're about start work on a concept plan for the Waikanae skatepark and playground and want your ideas. You can have your say online and sign up for updates on this exciting project.
And a friendly reminder to get enrolled for the local elections in October and help shape democracy. To avoid having to cast a special vote, make sure you're enrolled by 1 August – it's easy to do online.
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Find out more about Te Ara Whetū
10 June 2025 | Get the ball rolling – enrol now to vote in this year's local elections
The next drop-in session for our draft Emissions Reduction Strategy is on tonight 5–7pm at Ōtaki Memorial Hall, so if this mahi is of interest to you, we'd love to talk with you. Other sessions will follow in Paraparaumu and Raumati.
Winter is nipping at our heels but it hasn't stopped our hard-working crews from completing some significant upgrades of our water infrastructure. You can find out more below.
And why not check out the fantastic events we've got lined up to mark Matariki's appearance next week. Gather your whānau and celebrate this special time of year.
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Local elections are happening in October. It's your chance to help shape democracy and the future of Kāpiti by choosing our Mayor, Councillors, and Community Board members for the next three years. Enrol to vote.
3 June 2025 | Council adopts plan for the year ahead
Congratulations to the recipients of this year's King's Birthday Honours, including the following hard-working Kāpiti locals:
- Fergus Graham Brown from Waikanae, for services to the tourism industry.
- Susan Elizabeth Elliott from Ōtaki, for services to the arts and governance.
- Julia May Marshall from Waikanae, for services to children's literature.
We're proud to have such outstanding individuals doing great work across our district.
In other news, last week Council adopted the Annual Plan for 2025/26 and set the rates revenue rise at 6.9 percent, which is within the limit we set in our Long-term Plan.
And users of the Waikanae skatepark will want to read on for an important update about the rebuild of the skatepark.
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27 May 2025 | Water services delivery to stay in-house
Hot off the press – we're going it alone! After careful consideration of the benefits, our priorities, and your feedback, Council decided this morning to keep the delivery of our drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater services in-house. Read more about the decision below and on our website.
Exciting news for film fans – Māoriland has won the Economic and Social Impact Award at the Cannes World Film Festival! A lot of hard work goes into running the Māoriland festival, which is supported by our Major Events Fund, so it's fantastic to see it in the international spotlight.
And a reminder that it's the King's birthday public holiday on Monday, so our opening hours will be a little different. Check our website for closures and adjusted hours. You can contact our after-hours call centre on 0800 486 486 for anything urgent.
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20 May 2025 | We're all in for civil defence response
Our district experienced an eye-watering 60mm of rain over a 24-hour period in the weekend. Council spends about $1.5 million a year on stormwater pipe and open drain maintenance as well as sump cleaning and rural culverts and swales sweeping, which keeps us very busy.
Some ways our community can help include ensuring drains and gutters are maintained, not blowing leaves and lawn clippings onto the street, and securing garden waste and structures. Even with all these measures in place, flooding can happen, and we’re currently seeking feedback on our updated flood maps to ensure they're as accurate as possible. If you’d like to talk about what the maps mean for your property, come and chat to us at our drop-in session tonight in Raumati or in Waikanae this Saturday 24 May. Check our website for more details.
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Investing in infrastructure to better cope with things like more intense and frequent rainfall is all part of our plan of building a resilient future for Kāpiti, which we're sticking to – read more about what we've delivered so far.
13 May 2025 | ThinkTech Kāpiti – big ideas, right here on the Coast
Thanks to everyone who attended our first community drop-in session on our updated flood maps on Saturday. It proved very popular and we appreciated your patience as we answered your questions. We have four more sessions lined up with the next one happening in Paekākāriki today at 4.30–6.30pm at St Peter’s Hall. Read on for more information and session times.
If you're part of or run a local business then you should check out ThinkTech, which is happening next Wednesday 21 May. There is a fantastic line up of speakers who'll be exploring all things tech – you won't want to miss it.
And if you know of a community hero or heroes who deserve some kudos, nominations close 31 May for the Kāpiti Good Sorts and Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards. Say ngā mihi nui (thank you) by nominating them today.
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