One of the great strengths of living on the Kāpiti Coast is that we are part of a community. While we each have our own homes, families, interests and daily routines, we also share something important: the infrastructure, services and public spaces that help make our district such a wonderful... Keep Reading
Revocation done By the time of publication the revocation work down Old SH1 will be finished. Or have I just jinxed it by stating that? Better not have. The last section of resealing and line marking has been done and only minor tidying up to go! It is acknowledged that... Keep Reading
It’s been a full-on few weeks stepping into life as Ōtaki’s new ward councillor – and honestly, I’m loving it. We kicked things off right here in Ōtaki with an induction focused on whanaungatanga – getting to know each other, building trust, and learning how we can work together as one team for our district. We’ve already... Keep Reading
The announcement by publisher NZME that it was closing the Kāpiti News and Horowhenua Chronicle and 12 other community newspapers by Christmas was a shock. I knew some local newspapers were struggling, but our two regional papers seemed to be doing OK. That might ultimately prove to be correct, if, as rumoured, there’s local interest in... Keep Reading
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