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Wild Weather ‘Perfect Storm’ For Waterlogged Kāpiti
Monday, 22 August 2022, 12:59 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
After another wild weekend of weather across the country, Kāpiti Coast District Council is warning residents that while the district may have fared better than others, there are weeks of clean-up work ahead thanks to a ‘perfect storm’ of conditions. ... More >>
Climate Action Report A Stocktake Of Past, Present And Future Work
Monday, 8 August 2022, 11:46 am | Kapiti Coast District Council
A new climate action report brings together Kāpiti Coast District Council’s recent and future work to reduce emissions and prepare for the impacts of climate change. Sustainability and resilience manager Nienke Itjeshorst says the report, Climate ... More >>
Kāpiti Welcomes National Plan For Adapting To Climate Change
Wednesday, 3 August 2022, 7:17 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
A new national plan for adapting to climate change provide valuable support for councils and communities struggling with the costs and complexities of preparing for environmental and social challenges caused by our changing climate, Kāpiti Coast ... More >>
Putting The Art In The Heart Of The Art Trail
Friday, 29 July 2022, 12:46 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
Kāpiti Coast District Council is putting art in the heart of the much-loved Kāpiti Arts Trail this month following a refresh of the Trail’s visual identity and the adoption of a new name for the Trail, Kāpiti Coast Art Trail - Te Ara Toi o te Takutai ... More >>
Kāpiti Coast District Council Appoints Darren Edwards As Chief Executive
Thursday, 28 July 2022, 3:12 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
The Kāpiti Coast District Council has appointed Darren Edwards to the position of Chief Executive. Mr Edwards is currently General Manager, Strategic Planning and Policy with the Far North District Council. The role became vacant when former Chief ... More >>
Kāpiti Business Sustainability Network To Help Balance Doing Well With Doing Good
Tuesday, 26 July 2022, 3:04 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
Kāpiti Coast District Council has launched Pakihi Toit ū o Kāpiti, a new network to help businesses on their journey to more environmentally sustainable practices. “Pakihi Toitū o Kāpiti is all about connecting local businesses to share knowledge ... More >>
Infrastructure Acceleration Funding ‘transformational Investment’ For Ōtaki Housing Supply
Thursday, 21 July 2022, 1:58 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
A $29.2 million government contribution to infrastructure that will enable approximately 1000 new homes to be built in Ōtaki is a ‘transformational investment’ for a community facing significant housing stress says Kāpiti Coast District Mayor K. ... More >>
Illness Forces Temporary Closure Of Waikanae Library And Service Centre
Thursday, 21 July 2022, 10:41 am | Kapiti Coast District Council
COVID-19 and the winter flu are continuing to have an impact on the Kāpiti Coast District Council’s ability to provide services and community facilities with staff needing to isolate at home. From today (Thursday 21 July) the Waikanae Service Centre ... More >>
Want To Make A Change In Kāpiti? Nominations To Stand For Council Now Open
Friday, 15 July 2022, 10:19 am | Kapiti Coast District Council
Candidate nominations are now open for those interested in governing the Kāpiti Coast district for the next three years. Local elections will take place around New Zealand on 8 October. Dale Ofsoske, Electoral Officer for the Kāpiti Coast, says ... More >>
Wild Weather Highlights Need To Plan For Coastal Erosion And Flooding
Thursday, 14 July 2022, 3:49 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
The recent wild weather is yet another reminder of the need for our community to plan for increasing coastal erosion and flooding from sea level rise and climate change, says Kāpiti Coast District Council Coastal Manager Lyndsey Craig. “We ... More >>
A Term Like No Other: Pre-election Report Wraps Up 2019-22
Wednesday, 13 July 2022, 4:15 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
Kāpiti Coast District Council interim chief executive Gary Simpson says despite the 2019-22 triennium being dominated by a global pandemic, it has also been a productive three years for the Council. Ahead of October local elections, Council has published ... More >>
Four District Plan Changes Open For Consultation This Week
Monday, 11 July 2022, 11:32 am | Kapiti Coast District Council
Kāpiti Coast District Council will publicly notify a package of four District Plan changes to update some road classifications in Paraparaumu, better protect indigenous biodiversity, align local and national election signage rules, and correctly zone ... More >>
Community Grant Recipients Announced
Tuesday, 5 July 2022, 3:43 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
The Kāpiti Coast District Council Grants Allocation Sub-committee has awarded Community Grants to 21 applicants across a wide range of projects. The Community Grant Scheme helps support community-based projects, programmes and events that contribute to ... More >>
Kāpiti Coast District Libraries Remove Overdue Fees
Friday, 1 July 2022, 10:23 am | Kapiti Coast District Council
From today, Kāpiti Coast District Library users will not incur overdue fees on borrowed items following a decision to stop applying penalties to books, CDs, DVDs, magazines and other items that are not returned on time. Kāpiti Coast District Council ... More >>
Applications Now Open For Council’s Creative Community Scheme
Monday, 27 June 2022, 3:24 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
Kāpiti Coast District Council has funding available through its Creative Community Scheme to help artists and community organisations with local art initiatives. Libraries & Cultural Services Manager, Ian Littleworth, says more than $21,000 ... More >>
Kāpiti Coast To Head To The Polls In October
Wednesday, 22 June 2022, 4:34 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
Eligible voters on the Kāpiti Coast will get to have their say on who will govern the district for the next three years, with opportunities and challenges like growth, housing and climate change front of mind for many. Local elections will be held around ... More >>
Kāpiti Major Events Funding Leverages Unique Terrain, Culture And Kai
Tuesday, 21 June 2022, 2:56 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
Seven events leveraging the Kāpiti Coast’s unique terrain and strengths in culture, creativity and kai will receive support through the Kāpiti Coast District Council’s 2022 Major Event Fund. The Major Events Fund, a key lever of the Kāpiti Coast Destination ... More >>
Waikanae River Trail CLOSED For Repair
Friday, 17 June 2022, 1:13 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
Storm damage has closed the entire Waikanae River Trail for at least a few days, Kāpiti Coast District Council says. Parks, Open Space & Environment Manager Gareth Eloff says the intense rain, wind and swells that hit Kāpiti in the last ... More >>
Crown Concedes Treaty Breach Over Sale Of Paraparaumu Airport Land: Press Statement By Mayor K. Gurunathan
Tuesday, 14 June 2022, 7:36 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
My Council’s 2020 unanimous resolution for the return of the Paraparaumu Airport land back to the original owners has been vindicated by the Waitangi Tribunal’s latest finding. The Tribunal, noted the Crown’s admission that it had “…failed ... More >>
Reikorangi Road Partially Open Overnight
Tuesday, 14 June 2022, 6:32 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
Contractors have made good progress felling the dangerously damaged 15-metre-high trees on Reikorangi Road in Kāpiti reports Kāpiti Coast District Council. At 6pm Tuesday, most of the dangerous trees have been felled. Work on site has stopped for ... More >>
