Kapiti’s Weka Park – a community hub August 22, 2025 Cold Saturday mornings on the sidelines, puffer jacket zipped up tight and coffee in hand, is a Kiwi ritual. Week after week, year after year,… ...
Victoria University Open Day to draw thousands August 19, 2025 More than 5,000 high school students and their caregivers are registered to attend Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington’s largest Open Day on Friday 22… ...
Kapiti release for debut single by DEAD CHERRY August 18, 2025 DEAD CHERRY are releasing their debut single Quirk in Kapiti this week. The Wellington-based four-piece rock band Dead Cherry are about to unleash their highly… ...
Whale Song – huge attraction for Kapiti August 9, 2025 Whale Song is set to become a new star attraction for tourists visiting the Kapiti Coast. Kapiti already has a world class car museum at… ...
Nga Manu offers great Kiwi Encounter August 7, 2025 Kapiti has one of the best places to see Kiwi in New Zealand. Ngā Manu Nature Reserve in Waikanae offers an up-close experience. This unique… ...
Welby Ings: Kids are being labelled ‘dumb’ when they’re not July 30, 2025 In a school system obsessed with assessment, kids with non-linear intelligence can too easily fall through the cracks, says teacher and writer Welby Ings. While… ...
Kapiti Writers’ Group – sage advice July 29, 2025 ‘Novels are a long, hot bath, short stories are a short, cold shower!’ Sage advice given from author and poet Trish Veltman at a workshop… ...
Your election – Your choice – are you enrolled July 28, 2025 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.… ...
Mills Albert Saints Crowned NBL Champions July 24, 2025 The Mills Albert Wellington Saints have secured their 13th National Basketball League (NBL) title with their recent gripping 88–83 victory over the Southland Sharks at… ...Kapiti College former student wows the judges in Resene Colour of Fashion 2025 (July 20, 2025) Kapiti College has a fast growing reputation for producing young leaders in fashion design. In 2022 Henry Calkin from Raumati scooped the Resene Colour of… ...
Extra public transport for Phoenix vs Wrexham (July 14, 2025) Extra capacity on Metlink train services and larger buses will be running for the Wellington Phoenix vs Wrexham AFC match on 19 July at 5pm,… ...
Major events deliver $6.7million boost for Kāpiti (July 10, 2025) Kāpiti Coast District Council’s Major Events Fund delivered an exceptional return for the year 2024/25, with $6.7 million injected into the local economy from $200,000… ...
Kapiti Equestrians directed to Expressway danger (June 29, 2025) Minister Gives Green Light for Children on Horses to Ride the O2NL Expressway In a stunning move that has shocked road safety advocates, Transport Minister Chris… ...
The Home Inside – Play delight for Kapiti (June 25, 2025) A delightful, language-lean new theatre work for children is set to take the stage this July in Kapiti. Following the overwhelming success of Wonderkind across… ...
Martial Arts for Kapiti Kids (June 25, 2025) With the school holidays looming, parents are looking around for opportunities to entertain and interest the kids and Mozhded Martial Arts have stepped up with… ...
Kapiti Mayor Janet Holborow in the Swim for Coastguard (June 18, 2025) Mayors often find themselves in deep water but for Kapiti Mayor Janet Holborow the move is entirely voluntary. Through the month of June 2025, she… ...
Kāpiti Chamber and Work Ready Kapiti support Local Youth and Business (June 15, 2025) The Kāpiti Business Chamber and Work Ready Kāpiti have formalised a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that represents a bold, strategic commitment to supporting Kāpiti’s… ...
Early construction begins on Waikanae Library – Te Ara Whetu (June 11, 2025) Early works in advance of the main construction have started on new Waikanae Library - Te Ara Whetū, reports Kāpiti Coast District Council. Brendan Owens,… ...
Matariki and Early Paekākāriki History Exhibition (June 8, 2025) Paekākāriki Station Museum presents an exhibition showcasing the early history of Paekākāriki - as well as celebrating Matariki - through stories, speakers, displays, poetry and… ...
Paekakariki to Pataka for Miriama Te One (June 3, 2025) Con Noema, Porirua City Council’s Māori Strategic Coordinator, welcomed Miriama Karena Te One (Ngāti Mutunga, Te Ātiawa) and her whanau this morning, as the new… ...
Waikanae skatepark closed over safety concerns (May 30, 2025) An independent report raising safety concerns about the condition of the Waikanae skatepark has prompted the Kāpiti Coast District Council to close it from today.… ...
Wild Libraries – Kāpiti Coast Libraries Radio Show (May 28, 2025) Hayley and Tim love libraries and all the wild things they can offer, they both also love tamariki and to kōrero. Hayley and Tim thought… ...
Celebrating young Kapiti business owners (May 26, 2025) The most recently established business in Kapiti has been set up by the latest young Kapiti entrepreneur to establish and run his own business. Brandon… ...
Toastmasters showcase at Toi Mahara Gallery (May 25, 2025) Toastmasters Waikanae is one of 1600 clubs worldwide and is a great place to practice and hone your public speaking skills with the support of… ...
Work Ready Kapiti – Finalists in Gold Awards (May 19, 2025) Work Ready Kapiti is among the Finalists for this year’s The Post Wellington Gold Awards ‒ representing some of the very best businesses from across… ...
Counting sheep on the Kapiti Coast (May 15, 2025) KCNews sent its intrepid reporters out to count the number of sheep on the Kapiti Coast. Unfortunately they kept falling asleep (the reporters, not the… ...
ThinkTech Kapiti – the future has arrived (May 12, 2025) There was a time when many businesses said all that tech stuff doesn’t affect me, I sell shoes, or fix cars, or dig ditches, or… ...
Kapiti movie hits the sweet spot (May 5, 2025) Locally directed movie The People We Love recently premiered at the Shoreline Cinema in Waikanae and has now had a nationwide release in 30 cinemas.… ...
Hoop Club Kapiti coaching and scrimmages (May 2, 2025) Hoop Club Kapiti’s Junior Basketball Coaching Programme Term 2 and Hoop Club Kapiti’s Adult Open Run Scrimmages held on Thursday nights & Sunday Afternoons are… ...