Community

Otaki Carbon Forests – planting the future October 22, 2024 Ōtaki Carbon Forests is celebrating its first year in operation by holding a public meeting as part of its Climate focussed series and reporting on… ...
Kapiti businesses get BNI boost October 21, 2024 The recently held Kapiti-Horowhenua Business Awards highlighted the healthy state of many businesses in the district. Adding to that is the growing demand for businesses… ...
Steam Locomotive Ja1271 passing through October 20, 2024 RIVER CITY EXPRESS: Steam Locomotive Ja1271 passed through Kapiti and Horowhenua this morning on its way to the beautiful river side town of Whanganui. This… ...
Kenakena School Festival of Fun October 20, 2024 The well celebrated Kenakena School Festival of Fun is back by popular demand with this year's festival being held at Kenakena School on Saturday 9… ...
Kapiti Volunteers in the Pink October 20, 2024 Kapiti residents will have noticed over the last couple of days the volunteers in pink helping out to raise funds for the Breast Cancer Foundation.… ...
Police urge drivers to take care, after a shocking day on the roads October 17, 2024 Police say the deaths of four people yesterday are a chilling reminder of what can go wrong on our roads. Two drivers died following a… ...

Peter Jackson Plumbing scoops Awards October 15, 2024 And the results are in… The 2024 Electra Business & Innovation Award winners are… drum roll, please. Peter Jackson is world famous for winning awards....… ...
Judge names Kapiti woman accused of murder October 12, 2024 A Judge has ordered the name release of the Kapiti woman charged with the murder of her 79 year old mother Helen Gregory in Khandallah… ...
Paraparaumu Power outage restored October 10, 2024 Approximately 1650 homes were affected tonight by a major power outage in Paraparaumu. A fault in Domain transformer appears to be outcome of a car… ...
Kapiti Water – In at the deep end (October 8, 2024) Kāpiti Mayor Janet Holborow says  whether we like it or not the future of water service delivery is going to change, with a stronger focus… ...
Strong earthquake felt – Kapiti to Wellington (October 6, 2024) Official updates: From GNS Science (GeoNet) · Last updated 3 mins ago A magnitude 5.7 earthquake occurred 30 km west of Wellington, New Zealand at Sun Oct 6… ...
Kāpiti Affordable Housing Trust established (October 1, 2024) Seven appointees have now been confirmed for a new independent trust tasked with providing more affordable housing options in the Kāpiti Coast District. District Mayor… ...
Three drivers face court after driving in excess of 150km/h (September 30, 2024) Kapiti and Horowhenua have seen a spate of high speed incidents recently (see video below), some of which ended in serious crashes. Wellington Police are… ...
$3300 worth of Arborist/Tree work, giveaway (September 26, 2024) Kapiti arborist Luke Burns of Lukes TreeWalkers says last years offer of free work was so well received he is doing it again this year… ...
Broadway favourites for Kapiti Chorale (September 22, 2024) 🎶 Join Kāpiti Chorale for Session 3! 🎶 Kapiti Chorale is kicking off their new season on Monday, 23rd September, and they would love for… ...
A tough day at Paraparaumu Beach – Car park full again (September 22, 2024) It wasn't the best day today for the Kapiti Island ferry tractor and trailer 😢 Below a few comments... UPDATE: well it looks like the… ...
Car flips and crashes in to Kapiti Church carpark (September 22, 2024) A car flipped, rolled and ended on its roof in the car park of the Coast Community Church in Hinemoa St, Paraparaumu. The incident happened… ...
Man arrested after dangerous driving through Waikanae (September 20, 2024) A man has been taken into custody after a vehicle was seen being driven erratically in Waikanae around 11am this morning. The vehicle collided into… ...
Kāpiti is helping older people use technology (September 17, 2024) Technology is needed in most aspects of our lives now.  So the Kāpiti Council and our community are getting behind older adults with free help… ...
Kapiti riders mount up for safe road use (September 16, 2024) TE HORO Vulnerable Road User Pass Wide and Slow New Zealand Awareness ride was a huge success yesterday. Tina and the team were out spreading… ...
Busy Petanque season ahead for Kapiti (September 12, 2024) Things are hotting up in the Petanque world. It is the start of a very busy season for tournaments. This weekend the Wellington Regional Singles… ...
Strong pool of candidates standing for Fish & Game councils (September 11, 2024) A strong pool of 127 people passionate about angling, game bird hunting and conservation are standing as candidates for the upcoming Fish & Game elections.… ...
Do you know who I think I am (September 8, 2024) If you are not sure then the Kapiti Genealogical Society might be able to help you. At the Society's next neeting on September 24 the… ...
Positively Pastels at Kapiti Gallery (September 8, 2024) Gill Allen is a current guest artist at the Kapiti Gallery’s “Positively Pastels” exhibition. UK born Gill is a member of Pastel Artists of New… ...
Parihaka – superb Kapiti theatre (September 8, 2024) The last production of Parihaka at Te Raukura ki Kapiti Coastlands Theatre was a spectacular show and the 2024 version promises to be an equally… ...
Full speed ahead for Kāpiti Expressway (September 5, 2024) A 110km/h speed limit for the Kāpiti Expressway Road of National Significance (RoNS) has been approved by the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA). Transport Minister Simeon… ...
Weather: Storms, lightning and heavy rain dampen weekend (August 31, 2024) Lightning strikes are lighting up the skies in many areas, with storms and a swathe of yellow and orange weather warnings and watches across much… ...
Career-defining fight for Kapiti Boxer (August 27, 2024) Kapiti boxer Michael Reynolds gets a career-defining opportunity to fight under the largest boxing promoters in Australasia It was confirmed earlier this week that Kapiti’s… ...
More heavy rain forecast for Kapiti (August 26, 2024) While rain and river levels are easing Kāpiti Coast District Council will continue to monitor the weather overnight. Heavy rain is forecast for six hours from… ...