Celebrating Electra Business & Innovation Award Winners October 5, 2026 A vibrant evening of achievement and celebration took place as the region’s greatest innovators came together for the annual Electra Business & Innovation Awards, organised… ...
Elections 2026 – Kāpiti Coast Grey Power – ‘Meet the Candidates’ October 4, 2026 Kāpiti Coast Grey Power’s successful ‘Meet the Candidates’ meetings are back for the 2026 General Election. Find your local venue below and mark the date… ...
Mayors challenge Government over regional reform delay September 27, 2026 The government intention to amalgamate councils has had one level of success - there now seems almost universal agreement among councils that the government has… ...
New Road User Law marks new era for Vulnerable September 27, 2026 The New Zealand Vulnerable Road User Charitable Trust has welcomed the introduction of New Zealand's new mandatory minimum passing-distance law, describing it as a significant… ...
Public meeting on Housing Intensification September 24, 2026 Housing intensification on the Kapiti Coast, and particularly in Waikanae, has been a hot topic for the last few years and will again be the… ...
FENZ under fire from Otaki MP September 19, 2026 Otaki MP Tim Costley says the Governance and Administration Select Committee’s report of the Inquiry into Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) lays bare years… ...
Kāpiti Coast Rangatahi Celebrated at the Work Ready Kāpiti Annual Awards September 16, 2026 Work Ready Kāpiti has marked another year of success in the community at its Annual Awards, celebrating the rangatahi who have shone in its programmes… ...
SFO helping NZ businesses counter fraud and corruption September 15, 2026 The Serious Fraud Office is extending its support to New Zealand businesses wanting to build counter fraud and corruption awareness, capability and resilience, as more… ...
Waste Levy Grants awarded to support a less-waste Kāpiti September 8, 2026 Kāpiti Coast District Council has awarded more than $93,000 in Waste Levy Grant funding to community groups and businesses delivering practical waste minimisation projects across… ...Council approves $16.2million for much-loved Ōtaki Pool (September 3, 2026) Kāpiti Coast District Council has today approved an additional $5.1 million to move ahead with the redevelopment of Ōtaki Pool, delivering a more modern and… ...
Kāpiti Housing Solutions Trust – building for the future (September 1, 2026) Building homes by building trust. This is the aim of a new model of sector-led housing for the Kāpiti Coast. A new approach to housing… ...
Tim Costley goes in to bat for Rates Cap (September 1, 2026) National MP Tim Costley says rates capping is not just a good thing, it is what our community wants. Local government data shows that only… ...
Shane Jones addresses Kapiti public meeting (August 30, 2026) NZ First deputy leader Shane Jones may be controversial but showed he can still pull a crowd with a well attended public meeting in Paraparaumu… ...
Rating agencies agree with Kapiti mayor on downsides of rates cap (August 28, 2026) Kapiti Mayor Janet Holborow has found a raft of views that align with hers on the shortsightedness of applying an arbitrary rates cap. Mayor Holborow… ...
Mental health provider warns child poverty crisis will scar a generation (August 27, 2026) A Kapiti-Mana mental health provider says New Zealand’s worsening child poverty figures should be treated as a mental health warning, not simply an economic statistic.… ...
Ngā Manu awarded $197,685 for endangered skink programme (August 20, 2026) Ngā Manu Nature Reserve in Waikanae has been awarded $197,685 to upgrade enclosures used in the captive breeding and management of the nationally endangered Whitaker’s… ...
SFO alleges former Kapiti council manager and associates fraudulently obtained more than $12million (August 18, 2026) The Serious Fraud Office has filed charges against a former Kapiti council manager and two associates alleging they deceived two councils into awarding contracts valued… ...
Grey Power welcomes aged care reform plan but warns against shifting costs to older New Zealanders (August 18, 2026) Grey Power New Zealand has welcomed the Ministerial Advisory Group’s report on aged care, saying it provides an important opportunity to build a system that… ...
Election candidate debates set for new Kapiti Electorate (August 16, 2026) Sam Somers, frontman for ‘It’s in the Ballot’ confirms the popular political show will be covering 17 Electorates with In-Studio ‘It’s in the Ballot’ shows… ...
Negotiating challenging conversations (August 15, 2026) The Kapiti Business Chamber, in partnership with Star People HR & Recruitment and Business Kāpiti, are delivering a free workshop to help business managers and… ...
Te Ara Whetū – new library hub for Waikanae (August 4, 2026) There was great excitement recently on site as the first large glass panels were lifted and installed onto the southern façade of Te Ara Whetū,… ...
Kapiti gets Millionth Tree (July 29, 2026) Kapiti's Queen Elizabeth Park in now home to the millionth native tree planted in Greater Wellington regional parks, a milestone in efforts to reforest former… ...
Six Kāpiti Coast organisations awarded Māori Economic Development Grants (July 28, 2026) Kāpiti Coast District Council and Te Whakaminenga o Kāpiti have announced six successful recipients of the Māori Economic Development Grants Fund 2026/27. The contestable Fund, established in 2013, supports whānau, hapū, iwi, mātāwaka, and Māori… ...
Greens select Melody Willis for new Kapiti electorate (July 28, 2026) The Green Party has chosen Melody Willis to stand in the 2026 election for the new seat of Kapiti which covers from Otaki to the… ...
He kaupapa nui mō Ngā Hapū o Ōtaki (July 22, 2026) Ngā Hapū o Ōtaki have formally signed a Mana Whakahono ā Rohe iwi participation agreement with Greater Wellington, alongside Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai, making these the… ...
Cohen Holloway to star in Public Service Announcements (July 20, 2026) Kapiti actor Cohen Holloway stars in Aotearoa’s longest running political satire series, Public Service Announcements, which is back at Circa Theatre to crash another election… ...
Kāpiti groups make 2026 community awards line-up (July 19, 2026) Thirty-five Kāpiti community groups, organisations and initiatives have been named finalists in the 2026 Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards. The awards recognise the work of… ...
Seed funding supports affordable housing solutions on the Kāpiti Coast (July 15, 2026) Kāpiti Coast District Council has allocated $85,000 from the previous Government’s Better Off Fund towards a second round of its Community and Affordable Housing Seed… ...
More Kapiti Coast food businesses can be verified locally (July 8, 2026) Kapiti Coast District Council has completed a formal MPI accreditation process and as a result have expanded the range of food businesses they can verify… ...