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… ...
International student adds Brazilian magic to Kapiti concert (April 29, 2025) Brazilians love their music and international scholarship student and keen trumpet player, Iago Machado Alves - who is spending two terms at Paraparaumu High School… ...
Copperfield Collective launches Mother’s Day Letter Wall (April 23, 2025) Paraparaumu Beach, Kāpiti Coast – As Mother’s Day approaches during a time when many families are feeling the pinch, local business Copperfield Collective is turning the… ...
Kapiti Mayor on ANZAC Day, Marines, and the wild weather (April 22, 2025) A Column by Kapiti Mayor Janet Holborow This week marks 110 years since the landing of New Zealand and Commonwealth forces at Gallipoli in modern-day… ...
Behind the Boards – Otaki Civic Theatre (April 22, 2025) By Shelly Warwick Otaki’s beloved Civic Theatre is boarded up once again for an extended time for Earthquake strengthening work. The work is necessary for… ...
Kāpiti Run for Youth – a great community win (April 18, 2025) The Web Genius Kāpiti Run for Youth organisers say they are over the moon with the fundraising efforts of individuals, teams and business sponsors raising… ...
College Students ride high at Waikanae Park (April 18, 2025) Horowhenua College students Makayla Fitzgerald, Ruby Knight, Magenta Van Dusschoton and Jorja Shaw from the Levin pony club won the 4 bar show jumping at… ...
Fatal crash following Ōtaki pursuit – Police respond to IPCA report (April 17, 2025) Police acted appropriately during a pursuit in Ōtaki, where two people died in a crash after the pursuit was abandoned, was the finding of the… ...
Bede Laracy declares for Kapiti ward councillor position (April 16, 2025) Popular Raumati Community Board Chair Bede Laracy says strong community support has led him to announce that he is standing for the Paekakariki-Raumati Ward councillor… ...
Kāpiti Coast District Anzac Day Services 2025 (April 12, 2025) Lest we forget. Please join us on Friday 25 April and support our RSAs in remembering those New Zealand and Australian soldiers who bravely served… ...
Extra train and bus capacity for Hurricanes vs Crusaders game (April 10, 2025) Metlink is making it easy for fans to travel to and from the upcoming Hurricanes vs Crusaders game on Friday 11 April, with extra capacity… ...
Kapiti gets Electronic Eftpos options for Poppy Day (April 9, 2025) Poppy Day in Kapiti this month will make it easier for donors with no ready cash to use hand-held Eftpos machines carried by Paraparaumu Memorial… ...
Paekakariki Surf Lifeguards take on the World – and Medal (April 8, 2025) By Cloe Willetts If mothering three children under six and working part-time in a senior management role wasn’t enough to keep Jordan McDowell on her… ...
