Ratepayers and residents want to be heard
Dear Editor Local Government Act 2002 states that the council must act in accordance with the following principles: Local authority should conduct its business in […]
Month: November 2014
More women in ICT internship roles beats national industry level
A new record for female tertiary students being placed in paid internships with hi tech companies in Wellington and Auckland has been set in this […]
NZ Transport Agency road funding announcements provide clarity on councils share
The New Zealand Transport Agency has released its Funding Assistance Rates (FAR) which determines how central government land transport co-funding will be distributed over the […]
Combined Council of Whitireia and WelTec to appoint one Chief Executive
The Council of Whitireia Community Polytechnic (Whitireia) and the Wellington Institute of Technology (WelTec) have been considering the next stage for the strategic partnership of […]
Paekākāariki and Kāpiti Island’s birdlife now heard all over Kāpiti
In a dramatic expansion of its reach, burgeoning local community radio station Paekākāariki 88.2FM is now broadcasting live Kāpiti Island’s birds and over 30 locally […]
Fracking practices under fire
Frack Free Kāpiti has made a hard hitting statement accusing Nova Energy of making dishonest and misleading claims of “providing great value energy for kiwi […]
ANZ raises $1m for Daffodil Day
The bake sales, sausage sizzles, quiz nights, stair climbs and golf tournaments have paid off official figures are in, and ANZ has raised more than […]
Kāpiti Run for Youth well on-track to raise $20K for Kāpiti youth
Sunday 2 November dawned cloudy and was forecasting strengthening northerlies. True to word there was no rain yet the wind on the beach was fierce […]
Magnificent Cookies Highlight of AGM
Crowds were turned away at the FOTOR Annual General Meeting last week when word got out that magnificent chocolate chip cookies would be on offer […]
Kāpiti Grey Power President’s Report
Your committee is working really hard to achieve the expectations of its members. We certainly can achieve some of these with the current committee members […]