Kapiti Coast District Council - Latest News [Page 13]
Council Keeps Changes To 2023/24 Fees And Charges To A Minimum
Wednesday, 31 May 2023, 10:44 am | Kapiti Coast District Council
The Kāpiti Coast District Council has adopted its fees and charges schedule for 2023/24, increasing most fees and charges by 4.2 percent, in line with local government inflation. Deputy Mayor Lawrence Kirby said reviewing fees and charges each year ... More >>
Council Endorses Next Steps For The New Waikanae Community Hub/Library
Thursday, 25 May 2023, 12:13 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
The next steps in the development of a new community hub/library and service centre for Waikanae were agreed today at a Kāpiti Coast District Council meeting. Since the main Waikanae Library closed in November 2018, staff have been investigating ... More >>
Community Views Sought On Easter Sunday Trading
Thursday, 25 May 2023, 11:00 am | Kapiti Coast District Council
Kāpiti Coast District Council is doing its first five-yearly review of whether all shops should continue to be allowed to open on Easter Sunday. Mayor Janet Holborow said government regulations require the Easter Sunday Trading policy to be reviewed ... More >>
Kāpiti Coast Post-Budget Insights Event Open To All
Monday, 22 May 2023, 10:54 am | Kapiti Coast District Council
Kāpiti Coast District Council are hosting Infometrics’ chief executive and principal economist Brad Olsen for a free post-Budget Kāpiti Economic Update at Southward Car Museum Thursday 25 May, 5pm. Kāpiti Coast District Mayor Janet Holborow says ... More >>
Council Emergency Training Turns Up The Tempo
Thursday, 18 May 2023, 2:46 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
Kāpiti Coast District Council and regional emergency staff collaborated with government and volunteer agencies to turn up the tempo for their latest emergency response training exercise on Tuesday. Alongside their day-to-day jobs, Council staff regularly train ... More >>
Collaboration Delivers Off-road Pathway Spanning Length Of Kāpiti Coast
Friday, 12 May 2023, 3:03 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
The Kāpiti Coast will boast a dedicated shared pathway spanning the entire length of the district from tomorrow thanks to the opening of the last piece of the puzzle - the Peka Peka to Ōtaki Expressway shared path. The new 10 km-long shared path ... More >>
Revamped All-abilities Playground Earns Kāpiti Top Award
Friday, 12 May 2023, 12:05 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
The revamped Lorna Irene Drive Reserve playground in Raumati South on the Kāpiti Coast has taken out Playground of the Year at the 2023 New Zealand Parks Awards hosted by Recreation Aotearoa. The playground, which was completed in February, includes ... More >>
Free Kāpiti Tech Day Will Inspire Entrepreneurs And Enthusiasts Of All Ages
Wednesday, 10 May 2023, 12:08 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
Kāpiti Coast District Council are hosting a Kāpiti Tech Day on Saturday 13 May at Paraparaumu Library, as part of TechWeek NZ. Kāpiti Coast District Councillor Liz Koh says the technology sector is vital to the district. “It enables the development ... More >>
Kāpiti Coast District Recognises King Charles III Coronation With Tree Planting
Wednesday, 3 May 2023, 12:18 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
Kāpiti Coast District Council acknowledged the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III with a small tree planting event at Ferndale Reserve in Waikanae this morning. Kāpiti Coast District Mayor Janet Holborow says a group of invited guests marked ... More >>
A Call For Kāpiti Good Sorts And Community Awards Nominations
Monday, 1 May 2023, 7:32 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
Kāpiti Coast District Council is inviting nominations for two awards recognising local residents and community groups making outstanding contributions to the community. The Kāpiti Good Sorts Awards celebrates individual residents who’ve shown leadership, ... More >>
Mayor Welcomes Investment Kāpiti Coast Passenger Rail Services
Saturday, 29 April 2023, 12:00 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
Kāpiti Coast District Mayor Janet Holborow welcomes the Government’s investment in passenger rail services announced today. “The new trains and investment in the rail system will significantly improve the reliability, and efficiency of passenger ... More >>
Time To Talk Annual Plan And Rates
Friday, 28 April 2023, 3:37 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
The Kāpiti Coast District Council has kicked off a month-long information campaign to help get the community up to speed on the Council’s Annual Plan and the average rates increase for 2023/24. Kāpiti Coast District Mayor Janet Holborow says the ... More >>
Council Allocates $200,000 For Climate Action Grants
Thursday, 27 April 2023, 12:36 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
Kāpiti Coast District Council has allocated $200,000 over two years in new funding for local climate action initiatives. Council strategy, operations, and finance committee chair Cr Sophie Handford welcomed the committee’s decision to approve the new climate ... More >>
First Kāpiti Speed Management Plan To Boost Safety And Consistency
Wednesday, 26 April 2023, 8:30 am | Kapiti Coast District Council
A Speed Management Plan for Kāpiti will bring consistency to the whole transport network and make travelling around the district safer for everyone, especially our most vulnerable. Kāpiti Coast District Council is seeking feedback on its first ... More >>
Kāpiti Youth Encouraged To ThinkBIG
Monday, 24 April 2023, 3:36 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
Kāpiti Youth Council has funding available through its ThinkBIG grants and is partnering with the Kāpiti Coast District Council to administer the funding. The ThinkBIG grants were established to help young people drive positive change in their communities ... More >>
Council Sets New Strategic Priorities Focused On Driving Affordable Change
Monday, 24 April 2023, 2:11 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
Kāpiti Coast District Councillors have adopted ten strategic priorities for the triennium and agreed to progress work to develop a new community vision to 2060 and beyond, and an accompanying blueprint for change. The new strategic priorities reflect ... More >>
Kāpiti Coast District Council Welcomes Three Waters Reset
Thursday, 13 April 2023, 2:42 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
Kapiti Coast District Mayor Janet Holborow says Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and Local Government Minister Kieran McAnulty’s announcement today to move from four Water Services Entities to 10 is welcomed. “Our Council is now proposed to be part ... More >>
Kāpiti Coast District Community Grants Open To Applications
Thursday, 6 April 2023, 12:55 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
Kāpiti Coast District Council has community grants funding available to support community-based projects, programmes and events providing positive social outcomes for people living in the Kāpiti Coast District. Kāpiti Coast District Mayor Janet ... More >>
Get Ready To ‘Love Your Compost’ This Autumn
Tuesday, 4 April 2023, 11:27 am | Kapiti Coast District Council
Confounded by compost? Bewildered by bokashi? Flummoxed by worm farms? Or perturbed by pet poo? Autumn is a great time to clean up your garden and start a composting system, but there are many ways to compost so it can be tricky to know which system ... More >>
Kiss Of Life For Rare Dwarf Mistletoe Species
Tuesday, 4 April 2023, 10:59 am | Kapiti Coast District Council
A naturally uncommon mistletoe species that only grows in a handful of spots across the Kāpiti Coast has been given a kiss of life thanks to a decade of work by a local biodiversity champion. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2304/4fea87b83a7fb60853df.jpeg" ... More >>
