Kapiti Coast District Council - Latest News [Page 18]
Dog Registrations To Open - New Sustainable Dog Tags To Make Debut
Tuesday, 14 June 2022, 10:56 am | Kapiti Coast District Council
Dog registrations for the 2022/23 year kicks off this week and from this year Kāpiti dogs will be sporting fetching new re-usable tags. All dogs must be registered by 5pm, 1 August 2022 to avoid late penalties. Owners registering dogs for the first ... More >>
Dangerous Trees Close Reikorangi Road
Monday, 13 June 2022, 6:42 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
Dangerously damaged 15-metre-high trees have forced the closure of Reikorangi Road in Waikanae tonight. The road is closed to the east of the Waikanae Water Treatment Plan following days of wild weather and wind. This afternoon’s squalls have partially ... More >>
Stronger Voice For Mana Whenua In Decision Making
Monday, 13 June 2022, 9:31 am | Kapiti Coast District Council
Council has taken a step forward in strengthening its partnership with mana whenua on the Kāpiti Coast today by enhancing iwi representation within the Council’s governance structure. Mayor K Gurunathan says Kāpiti Coast District Council has ... More >>
Coastal Advisory Panel Wants To Hear From Kāpiti Community
Wednesday, 8 June 2022, 5:03 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
An advisory panel set up to represent the community has started getting out and about at markets, libraries, and community board meetings to hear the community’s views on how the district should respond to coastal hazards from sea level rise. ... More >>
Kāpiti’s Urgent Housing Need Prompts Consultation On Affordable Housing Entity
Wednesday, 8 June 2022, 1:33 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
Consultation on the Kāpiti Coast District Council’s proposal to help more people access affordable housing opened yesterday. Council is proposing to establish an independent community land trust (CLT) that could work with iwi partners and other ... More >>
Law Reform Needed To Help Communities Adapt To Climate Change, Council Says
Tuesday, 7 June 2022, 12:13 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
Kāpiti Coast District Council says local authorities are on the front line when it comes to helping their communities adapt to climate change and need more central government support such as adequate funding, and greater clarity around roles and ... More >>
Stormwater Framework For Kāpiti To Manage More Water, More Development
Friday, 3 June 2022, 3:06 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
Managing growth, and responding to climate change and Te Mana o te Wai in partnership with iwi are at the heart of a revised strategic framework for managing stormwater on the Kāpiti Coast. Kāpiti Coast District Council and partners Te Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai, ... More >>
COVID-19 Continues To Impact Council Facilities And Services
Wednesday, 1 June 2022, 10:22 am | Kapiti Coast District Council
Kāpiti Coast District Council is continuing to make temporary changes across its community facilities as Omicron lingers in the community. From this Sunday, 5 June, the Ōtaki Pool will be temporarily closed on Sundays and reduced weekend hours will ... More >>
Report Reinforces Need To Plan For Growth
Monday, 30 May 2022, 10:41 am | Kapiti Coast District Council
Results from the latest housing update of the Wellington Regional Housing and Business Development Capacity Assessment (HBA) for the Kāpiti Coast confirms, that while there is a housing shortfall, the district is well placed to maximise the benefits ... More >>
Coastlands Aquatic Centre Hosts Swim Competition
Friday, 27 May 2022, 1:45 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
The Coastlands Aquatic Centre in Paraparaumu is putting another feather in its cap this Saturday by hosting the 2022 Distance Championships. The event is open to competitive swimmers aged 12 years nationwide and it is anticipated that a number of records ... More >>
Kāpiti Economy “Mover And Shaker” In Wellington Region But Challenges Maintaining Momentum Ahead
Wednesday, 18 May 2022, 2:43 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
With growth above national and regional averages, the Kāpiti Coast economy is a mover and shaker, but maintaining that growth will be a challenge, says Brad Olsen, Principal Economist at Infometrics, ahead of his Economic Health Check presentation ... More >>
Māori Economic Development Fund To Boost Burgeoning Businesses
Monday, 16 May 2022, 11:00 am | Kapiti Coast District Council
Three up-and-coming local Māori businesses have been selected as recipients of the 2021/22Māori Economic Development Fund. The contestable grants fund was established in 2013 by the Kāpiti Coast District Council and Te Whakaminenga o Kāpiti to support ... More >>
Council Stepping Up In Housing Space With Needs Assessment And Adoption Of Strategy
Friday, 13 May 2022, 1:44 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
The Kāpiti Coast District Council yesterday accepted two reports on the real housing need in the Kāpiti Coast and adopted a strategy to help address the district’s widespread housing stress. The two reports, ' Not just a house, a life – Understanding ... More >>
Building Containing Asbestos To Be Demolished
Thursday, 12 May 2022, 10:00 am | Kapiti Coast District Council
Kāpiti Coast District Council is demolishing the old BP building along State Highway 59 just past the Paekākāriki Hill Road intersection due to asbestos and being at the end of its economic life. Mike Mendonca, Acting Group Manager Place and Space ... More >>
Council Supports Progress On Te Uruhi
Friday, 6 May 2022, 10:54 am | Kapiti Coast District Council
Following a detailed briefing this week, Kāpiti Coast District Councillors expressed their continued support for Te Uruhi, the biosecurity and visitor centre planned for Maclean Park, Paraparaumu Beach. Councillors heard about the next level of design ... More >>
Council Says New Sea Level Data Shows Importance Of Planning For Change
Monday, 2 May 2022, 4:47 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
New national sea-level rise data released today shows the importance of communities planning for coastal changes and supports the science behind the Council’s Takutai Kāpiti coastal adaptation project, says Kāpiti Coast District Council project manager ... More >>
Council Consults On Package Of Draft District Plan Changes
Wednesday, 20 April 2022, 3:20 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
Kāpiti Coast District Council is consulting on a package of draft 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 >>
Council Sticking To The Long-term Plan As It Prepares For The Year Ahead
Thursday, 14 April 2022, 2:57 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
The Kāpiti Coast District Council is sticking to the district’s Long-term Plan 2021-41 (LTP) Our plan for securing our future – Toitū Kāpiti as it prepares the Annual Plan and sets rates for 2022/23. Council is intending to make only minor ... More >>
Move To Orange Welcome Relief For Kāpiti Hospitality Venues
Wednesday, 13 April 2022, 4:49 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
Tonight’s move to the Orange traffic light setting will be welcome relief for Kāpiti hospitality venues that have been suffering as a result of restrictions on numbers and social distancing requirements says Kāpiti Coast Mayor K Gurunathan. ... More >>
Positive Three Waters Outcomes A Must For Kāpiti
Friday, 8 April 2022, 11:47 am | Kapiti Coast District Council
Kāpiti Coast District councillors stand firm in their commitment to achieve positive three waters outcomes for the Kāpiti Coast community, irrespective of what the future holds under the Government’s proposed Three Water Reform. Mayor K Gurunathan says ... More >>
