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Hearing on Protection of Patricia Grace's Ancestral Land
Wednesday, 12 March 2014, 1:46 pm | Save Kapiti
There is an important hearing of the Maori Land Court this Thursday 13 March at 9am where author Patricia Grace and her family are seeking special protection for their ancestral land, which is threatened by Steven Joyce's Kapiti Expressway proposal. More >>
Protest against Bulldozers 10am Thursday 31 October
Wednesday, 30 October 2013, 4:40 pm | Save Kapiti
Houses are being removed from Te Moana road in Waikanae to make way for the proposed Kapiti Expressway which is still going through a legal challenge in the Supreme Court More >>
Octogenarians lead blockade to stop Kapiti motorway
Monday, 1 July 2013, 8:57 am | Save Kapiti
Over 80s Kapiti residents will lead the first blockade of the National Government's planned motorway through their communities. The blockade begins at 10.30am today (Monday) on a piece of land that the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) is forcing ... More >>
Legal Challenge to Halt Expressway Start
Monday, 6 May 2013, 12:22 pm | Save Kapiti
Work on the MacKay’s Crossing to Peka Peka Expressway can not proceed until the latest legal challenge is heard, explained SaveKapiti spokesman Mark Harris at the Kapiti Speakers’ Corner in on 4 May. More >>
NZTA: "70% of traffic on SHI at Waikanae Bridge is local"
Monday, 16 July 2012, 9:59 am | Save Kapiti
NZTA and the Government last week abandoned the Otaki to Levin section of the Wellington RONS (and also quietly postponed the Peka Peka to Otaki section earlier this year), and this highlights the fundamental flaws in their arguments for these roads. The ... More >>
Kapiti Expressway Called In
Saturday, 7 July 2012, 12:31 pm | Save Kapiti
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is asking for submissions on the Kapiti Expressway. After years of waiting, people who are concerned about the expressway finally have their best chance to stop it says SaveKapiti spokesperson Jonathan Gradwell. ... More >>
Opposition to Motorway proposal grows
Monday, 30 April 2012, 11:48 am | Save Kapiti
Now NZTA have finally lodged their application for the Kapiti Expressway consents, Save Kapiti Inc. is preparing its case to oppose the application in full at an expected fast track environment court hearing (or Board of Inquiry) later in the year. More >>
Kapiti Expressway budget blowout means substandard SH1
Thursday, 2 February 2012, 2:14 pm | Save Kapiti
Media Release – SaveKapiti Incorporated – 2 February 2011 Kapiti Expressway budget blowout means substandard SH1 for another 10 years According to NZTA’s newsletter, the latest costings for the MacKays to Peka Peka expressway are $630 million. This ... More >>
NZTA: No costings for Kapiti Expressway until after election
Thursday, 17 November 2011, 9:53 am | Save Kapiti
Early last month, NZTA were asked for provisional costings of the MacKays to Pekapeka section of the proposed new motorway from Wellington-Levin under the OIA. Save Kapiti, a community group fighting the proposed motorway, understands from several sources ... More >>
4000+ People Hate the "Highway from Hell"
Thursday, 30 June 2011, 4:55 pm | Save Kapiti
4000+ People Hate the "Highway from Hell" That's what Kapiti Mayor Jenny Rowan called the route that was selected for the Kapiti Expressway in 2009, and many of her constituents agree wholeheartedly with that assessment. More >>
No train station for Raumati – EVER
Thursday, 12 May 2011, 12:27 pm | Save Kapiti
NZTA have omitted to tell the people of Kapiti that their change of alignment means that there will NEVER be a train station at Raumati. More >>
Moving SH-1 in to an earthquake HIGHER risk zone
Wednesday, 20 April 2011, 11:40 am | Save Kapiti
I know that the Tsunami story was featured in the national and local media recently. More >>
Kapiti experience of NZTA likely to be repeated
Wednesday, 20 April 2011, 10:52 am | Save Kapiti
The wishes of Wellington citizens will be over-ruled by central government. This is the inevitable result, if city residents don’t wake up fast, says Kapiti Expressway opponent group “Save Kapiti”. More >>
