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Kapiti Coast District Council - Latest News [Page 45]

Eighteen homes evacuated across Kapiti district

Thursday, 14 May 2015, 12:26 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council

Widespread flooding in the Kāpiti district has caused rivers and streams to rise. More >>

Widespread flooding in Kapiti district

Thursday, 14 May 2015, 10:56 am | Kapiti Coast District Council

Widespread flooding in the Kāpiti district has caused rivers and streams to rise and some residents have been evacuated from homes in Moa and Tui Roads, Raumati More >>

Emergency Management Centre in Paraparumu fully activated

Thursday, 14 May 2015, 10:43 am | Kapiti Coast District Council

Rivers are running high. We have hit the 5 year flood level for the Waikanae River. The Wharemaukau Stream in Raumati is running very high. Some evacuations are now being considered. More >>

Kapiti flooding: Emergency Management Centre fully activated

Thursday, 14 May 2015, 9:40 am | Kapiti Coast District Council

Rivers are running high and the Wharemaukau Stream in Raumati is close to bursting its banks. Some evacuations are now being considered We are preparing to activate welfare centres, as required Residents are advised to stay away from Rivers and footbridges ... More >>

Flooding on Kapiti Coast

Thursday, 14 May 2015, 8:50 am | Kapiti Coast District Council

State Highway 1 is closed south of Fisherman’s table due to surface flooding. Paekakariki Hill road is also closed due to debris on the road Kiwi rail have closed the train line because of a slip at Plimmerton Commuters are advised the best option ... More >>

Council Endorses Poll to Decide on Amalgamation

Thursday, 26 February 2015, 7:11 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council

Council has come out strongly in favour of a poll of residents to decide on the Local Government Commission’s proposal to amalgamate the local bodies of the region into a single Greater Wellington Council – if the Commission produces a final proposal. More >>

Dog at centre of long court battle to be euthanased

Tuesday, 16 December 2014, 2:38 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council

Mayor Ross Church has confirmed that the dog at the centre of a two-year Court battle after being seized by the Council is to be euthanased today. More >>

Council disgusted by threats over dog

Monday, 15 December 2014, 9:21 am | Kapiti Coast District Council

Mayor Ross Church says he is sickened by threats targeted at Council staff relating to a court-ordered destruction of a dog. More >>

Flooding across the Kāpiti district

Wednesday, 10 December 2014, 2:23 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council

Metservice is stating the worst of the weather in Kapiti is over, with rain easing and river levels dropping. Latest information on flooding is: · There have been traffic delays on SH1 between Manakau and Levin near Ohau Bridge due to flooding. More >>

Rain causing flooding in Kāpiti

Wednesday, 10 December 2014, 1:21 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council

Persistent rain has caused flooding in some areas of the Kāpiti Coast, including Otaihanga Domain and the Howarth Block which are both now closed. More >>

Kāpiti mayor says business as usual in spite of super city

Thursday, 4 December 2014, 12:07 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council

Kāpiti Mayor Ross Church says it will be business as usual for Kāpiti in spite of the big news delivered in Wellington this morning. The Local Government Commission has released its draft proposal for regional reorganisation, opting for a super city ... More >>

Paekākāriki Hill Road is still closed [28/11/14]

Friday, 28 November 2014, 2:14 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council

Council has been advised that the Paekākāriki Hill Road is still closed as police investigate a fatality overnight. A vehicle has left the road 100 metres from the summit on the Kāpiti side. More >>

Mayor saddened by sudden death of Councillor Tony Lloyd

Monday, 10 November 2014, 9:14 am | Kapiti Coast District Council

Mayor Ross Church has paid tribute to Councillor Tony Lloyd who passed away in the early hours of yesterday. More >>

Black Sticks to play two internationals in Kāpiti

Wednesday, 1 October 2014, 5:19 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council

Hockey New Zealand has announced the Black Sticks will play two matches against Japan at the Kapiti Sports Turf in Paraparaumu on 21/22 November. More >>

Mayors welcome appeal of Basin Bridge decision

Thursday, 25 September 2014, 10:23 am | Kapiti Coast District Council

Porirua Mayor Nick Leggett and Kapiti Mayor Ross Church have applauded the decision of New Zealand Transport Agency to appeal the Board of Inquiry’s rejection of the Basin Bridge application. More >>

Beam Me Up Scotty!

Friday, 8 August 2014, 4:04 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council

Council is donating a 1970s control panel from its Water Treatment Plant in Kāpiti which would not look out of place on the US Starship Enterprise from the original Star Trek television series. More >>

Council seeks innovative businesses for Ōtaki

Saturday, 21 June 2014, 2:11 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council

Forward thinking businesses looking to relocate to a growing and thriving part of the country should check out a state-of-the-art building up for lease in Ōtaki. More >>

Council votes to continue fluoridating selected supplies

Thursday, 5 June 2014, 11:07 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council

Kāpiti Coast District Council has voted to continuing adding fluoride to the water supplies of Waikanae, Paraparaumu and Raumati. More >>

Chief Executive apologises over prosecutions

Thursday, 15 May 2014, 5:11 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council

Council Chief Executive Pat Dougherty has apologised to the McLeaveys and Monkeyman Tree Services for distress caused over their prosecution for damaging native trees on two Ōtaki properties. More >>

Council asks for tree prosecution to be withdrawn

Thursday, 15 May 2014, 9:20 am | Kapiti Coast District Council

Following comments by a District Court judge today that the felling of native trees on an Ōtaki property was a ‘trivial’ offence, Council believes it is no longer in the public interest to seek a prosecution against the contractor also charged ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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