Kapiti Coast District Council - Latest News [Page 9]
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 >>
Check Your Home Is Warm And Dry With Kits Now In Libraries
Monday, 3 April 2023, 4:30 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
With winter on the way, residents can check their home is warm and dry using a Healthy Home Kit. These are now available to borrow free of charge from all Kāpiti Coast District Council libraries. Council sustainability and resilience manager Nienke ... More >>
Free Water Safety Lessons For Whanāu
Monday, 3 April 2023, 9:33 am | Kapiti Coast District Council
Kāpiti Coast District Council are hosting a free session at Ōtaki Pool on Wednesday 19 April between 2-4pm, to introduce SplashSave to parents and caregivers wanting to teach their young children how to be water safe. Kāpiti Coast District Council ... More >>
No Stone Left Unturned As The Kāpiti Coast Faces Unavoidable Rates Increase
Friday, 31 March 2023, 1:40 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
Yesterday, Kāpiti Coast District Council elected members took part in the third and final workshop on the requirements of the Annual Plan 2023/24, including the impact on rates and changes to fees and charges. Kāpiti Coast District Mayor Holborow ... More >>
Fund To Support Māori Business In Kāpiti Open
Friday, 31 March 2023, 12:02 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
Kāpiti Coast District Council says a fund aimed at supporting Māori business on the Kāpiti Coast has opened for 2022/23 and whānau, hapū, Iwi, ngā mātāwaka and Māori business are encouraged to apply. The contestable Māori Economic Development ... More >>
Building Community Resilience Through Garden Events
Thursday, 30 March 2023, 3:53 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
Kāpiti Coast District Council are hosting eight free community garden events throughout April to celebrate local food production, and to help people connect and build neighbourhood resilience. Kāpiti Coast District Council connected communities’ coordinator Moko ... More >>
New Reservoir To Improve Water Resilience For Ōtaki
Monday, 27 March 2023, 10:57 am | Kapiti Coast District Council
Kāpiti Coast District Councillors were recently briefed about a new water reservoir to be built on Te Manuao Road, Ōtaki. The 5.5 million litre reservoir will be part-funded from a $29 million grant from the Kāinga Ora Infrastructure Acceleration Fund. The ... More >>
Council Tightens Its Belt As Annual Plan Discussions Progress
Monday, 20 March 2023, 1:27 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
Last week Kāpiti Coast District Council elected members took part in a second workshop to discuss the requirements of the Annual Plan 2023/24. Kāpiti Coast District Mayor Janet Holborow says the Annual Plan process has become an increasingly difficult ... More >>
Kāpiti Coast District Council ‘adopts’ Whangārei To Support Their Recovery Efforts
Monday, 6 March 2023, 7:40 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
Kāpiti Coast District Council has ‘adopted’ Whangārei District Council to provide solidarity and support to the Northland community recovering from Cyclone Gabrielle’s aftermath. Kāpiti Coast District Mayor Janet Holborow says it was More >>
Kāpiti Coast Art Trail 2023 Now Open For Artist Registration
Monday, 6 March 2023, 2:55 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
Kāpiti artists - we want you! Kāpiti Coast District Council marketing manager Sonja Williams says planning is well underway for Te Ara Toi o te Takutai Kāpiti – the Kāpiti Coast Art Trail 2023. “We’re calling Kāpiti Coast visual artists ... More >>
Council Votes Not To Proceed With Te Uruhi (Kāpiti Gateway) Facility
Thursday, 2 March 2023, 3:50 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
Kāpiti Coast District Council agreed at an additional meeting today, not to proceed with the Te Uruhi project due to significant cost escalation. Council also resolved to explore alternative ways to achieve the project objectives. In 2020, the estimated ... More >>
Keeping The Local In Local Government
Wednesday, 1 March 2023, 8:52 pm | Kapiti Coast District Council
Opinion Piece by Kāpiti Coast District Mayor Janet Holborow Local government matters. It has a direct impact on our tūrangawaewae – where we live, learn, work, play, and socialise. It provides for everyday necessities such as water, street lighting, ... More >>