‘Council Must Reduce Debt and Interest Costs’
Mayoral candidate Liz Koh says Kāpiti Coast District Council must focus on reducing debt and interest costs. “The recent performance benchmarking report for Councils released […]
Politics
Kapiti Māori Ward and Constituency
Twenty-one years ago the Bay of Plenty Regional Council established the first Maori Ward in the country. Since then a further a further 41 Councils […]
Kapiti Council’s operational expenditure remains among the lowest
A new report released by the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) last week shows Kāpiti Coast District Council’s operational expenditure is among the lowest in the […]
Sam Ferguson on supporting local business in Kapiti
Sam Ferguson, who is standing for the Greater Wellington Regional Council, says Councils have a key role to play in enabling and supporting local business, […]
Record Candidates List for Kapiti Elections
Eighty-seven candidates are standing for Kāpiti Coast Council positions at this year’s local government elections. In addition are two Kāpiti candidates standing for election to […]
Kapiti mayoral candidates mixed on Harvard spend
Feedback is mixed from Kāpiti mayoral candidates on the recent Leadership for Senior Executives programme attended at Harvard by Kāpiti Chief Executive Darren Edwards. Attendance […]
Kapiti Older Persons Advisory Group calls for Parliamentary Support
There is an opportunity for Parliament to work in a truly MMP environment says Kevin Burrows. Mr Burrows chairs the Kāpiti Coast District Council Older […]
Your election – Your choice – are you enrolled
Enrolments are facilitated by the Electoral Commission. To be on the published roll, you have until 12 noon, 1 August to register online or using mail-in forms. […]
Kapiti Calling – Nominate or Stand
Local government only succeeds if people who care for their communities are prepared to serve and stand for office. As an Elected Member of Council […]
Chris cross over Cones costs
The government will require councils to use fewer road cones, or miss out on government funding for roads. Minister of Transport Chris Bishop said people […]