Public notices

Under sections 19H and 19J of the Local Electoral Act 2001, Kāpiti Coast District Council has undertaken a review of its representation arrangements for the triennial local authority elections to be held in 2025.

Submissions

On 30 July 2024, Council resolved its initial proposal regarding the representation arrangements for the Council and its constituent community boards to apply for the local elections to be held on 11 October 2025. On 6 August 2024, Council re-affirmed its decision to establish a Māori ward and formal consultation on the initial proposal was open from 8 August 2024 to 12 September 2024 (5pm) providing an opportunity for submissions.

On 24 September 2024, Kāpiti Coast District Council considered the submissions received on its initial proposal. In total, Council received 442 written and 9 oral submissions on its proposal. The submissions have been analysed and summarised in a report considered by Council on 31 October 2024.

Final Proposal

Having considered all submissions, on 31 October 2024, Kāpiti Coast District Council resolved that the initial proposal be adopted, subject to the following three amendments:

• The proposed name of the Māori ward be amended to Kapiti Coast Māori Ward
• The proposed boundary between the Waikanae and Ōtaki General Wards and Community Boards remains in its current place and is not moved south past Te Hapua Road
• The membership of the Paraparaumu Community Board includes one ward councillor appointed back from either the Paraparaumu General Ward or the Kapiti Coast Māori Ward.

Council considers that the amendments are appropriate for the following reasons:

• Mana whenua submitted that they support the name of the Māori ward if the proposed macron on Kāpiti is removed. Council considered its options and considers it is appropriate for mana whenua to gift a name to the ward which Council has received and accepted.
• Analysis of the submissions received from those residents in the Te Horo area directly affected by the proposed boundary changes highlighted that the majority of the affected residents preferred to retain the status quo rather than move the boundary south to Te Hapua Road. Council considered its options and decided to accept these submissions and not change the boundary lines.
• Councillors discussed the discrepancy between councillor appointments on community boards and considered that making the appointments more equitable and consistent by only appointing once councillor to each community board is appropriate.
  
  This removes the discrepancy between community boards and sees only one councillor of either the Paraparaumu General Ward or the Kapiti Coast Māori Ward appointed to the Paraparaumu Community Board (instead of two).

Council rejected the submissions that disagreed with the Council structure of two at-large (district-wide), seven general ward and one Māori ward councillor as the majority of the submissions disagreed with the proposed structure due of the establishment of the Māori ward. Council affirmed its decision to establish a Māori ward on 6 August 2024 and cannot disestablish the ward. The Māori ward will be in place for the 2025 local body elections and a binding poll will be held with the 2025 local body elections pursuant to the provisions of the amended Local Electoral Act 2001.

Council Representation

It is proposed that the Council comprise 10 councillors elected through a mixed representation model, with eight councillors elected from five wards and two councillors elected at-large (district-wide), plus the mayor. The five wards reflect the following geographical communities:

Ōtaki General Ward
This ward encompasses the Ōtaki, Ōtaki Beach, Hautere, Te Horo (to School Road) and Te Horo Beach (to Te Horo Beach Road) communities and the surrounding Tararua Forest Park.

Waikanae General Ward
This ward encompasses the Peka Peka, Waikanae, Waikanae Beach, Reikorangi, Te Horo (to School Road) and Te Horo Beach (to Te Horo Beach Road) communities.

Paraparaumu General Ward
This ward encompasses the Paraparaumu, Paraparaumu Beach and Nikau Valley communities. There are slight adjustments to the south-eastern boundary with meshblocks numbered 2010100, 4013496, 4013497, 1997802 and 1997902 moving from the Paraparaumu General Ward to the Paekākāriki-Raumati General Ward.

Paekākāriki- Raumati General Ward
This ward encompasses the Paekākāriki and Raumati communities and the surrounding rural area including the communities of Emerald Glen and Valley Road and includes five additional meshblocks numbered 2010100, 4013496, 4013497, 1997802 and 1997902.

Kapiti Coast Māori Ward
The Māori ward boundaries align with the district’s boundaries.

The population that the Māori ward councillor will represent is as follows:

The number of Māori ward councillors complies with Schedule 1A of the Local Electoral Act 2001. The Māori ward councillor will be elected by all electors enrolled on the Māori Electoral Roll.

The population that each general ward councillor will represent is as follows:

In accordance with section 19V(2), Local Electoral Act 2001 the population that each general ward councillor represents must be within the range of 7,651 +/- 10% (6,886 to 8,416), unless community of interest considerations justify otherwise. None of the above wards fall outside the stipulated range and are therefore compliant with the fair representation criteria (+/-10% rule).

In addition to the above, two councillors and the Mayor will be elected at-large (by all electors of the district).

Community Board Representation

Five community boards will be elected. The five community boards will be:

Ōtaki Community Board
This community encompasses the Ōtaki, Ōtaki Beach, Hautere, Te Horo (to School Road) and Te Horo Beach (to Te Horo Beach Road) communities and the surrounding Tararua Forest Park, with the same boundaries as the Ōtaki General Ward.

Waikanae Community Board
This community encompasses the Peka Peka, Waikanae, Waikanae Beach, Reikorangi, Te Horo (to School Road) and Te Horo Beach (to Te Horo Beach Road) communities, with the same
boundaries as the Waikanae General Ward.

Paraparaumu Community Board
This community encompasses the Paraparaumu, Paraparaumu Beach and Nikau Valley communities. There are slight adjustments to the south-eastern boundary with meshblocks numbered 2010100, 4013496, 4013497, 1997802 and 1997902 moving from the Paraparaumu General Ward to the Paekākāriki-Raumati General Ward. The boundaries are the same as the Paraparaumu General Ward except the southern boundary which extends South to Tui Road.

Raumati Community Board
This community encompasses the Raumati, Raumati Beach and Raumati South communities. The boundary in the north at Tui Road and the boundary in the south at Waterfall Road/Queen Elizabeth Park.

Paekākāriki Community Board
This community encompasses Paekākāriki and the surrounding rural area including the communities of Emerald Glen and Valley Road and includes five additional meshblocks numbered 2010100, 4013496, 4013497, 1997802 and 1997902. The boundary in the north at Waterfall Road/Queen Elizabeth Park and the boundary in the south the same as the Paekākāriki- Raumati General Ward.

The Ōtaki, Waikanae, Paraparaumu, Raumati and Paekākāriki Community Boards will each consist of four elected members and one appointed councillor.

Appeals and Objections

Any person or organisation may object to Council’s final proposal. If anyone wishes to lodge an objection, it must identify the matters to which the objection relates to. Complete an objection form.

Objections are to be sent to:

• Attention – Steffi Haefeli, Manager Governance
• Physical address - Council Offices, 175 Rimu Road, Paraparaumu
• Postal address – Private Bag 60 601, Paraparaumu 5254
• Email – [email protected]

Objections must be made in writing and must be received by Council no later than 5pm on 6 December 2024. Any objections received will be forwarded to the Local Government Commission for determination.

Further Information

Copies of the full proposal, including Council’s resolution, consultation document and maps setting out the areas of the wards and community boards may be viewed and obtained online from Council’s website and at any Council library or service centre:

• www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/representation-review
• Civic Administration Building, 175 Rimu Road, Paraparaumu
• Paraparaumu Library, Iver Trask Place, Paraparaumu
• Waikanae Library and Waikanae Service Centre, Mahara Place, Waikanae
• Ōtaki Library and Service Centre, Main Street, Ōtaki
• Paekākāriki Library, 14 Wellington Road, Paekākāriki (Mondays and Wednesdays 1:30pm to 4:30pm, and Saturdays 10:00am to 2:00pm)

Any queries regarding the Council’s proposal should be directed to [email protected].

Darren Edwards
Chief Executive
1 November 2024

The Kapiti Coast District Council has made a consequential amendment to the Operative Kapiti Coast District Plan 2021 (“the District Plan”) to give effect to the National Planning Standards 2019.

The consequential amendment is to the definition of “retirement unit” in the District Plan, which was introduced to the District Plan as a result of submissions on Plan Change 2. The amendment deletes the (former) second sentence of that definition: “A retirement unit is not a residential unit” from the definition. This amendment is necessary to resolve a conflict with a separately defined term “residential unit”, by enabling that definition to apply to retirement units that otherwise meet the "residential unit" definition, which is a mandatory definition required by the National Planning Standards.        

This amendment was effective from 18 October 2024.

Copies of the Kapiti Coast District Plan 2021 can be viewed at all Kapiti Coast District Council Libraries and Service Centres during normal opening hours, or can be viewed on the Council’s website at www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/district-plan.

The amendments have been made under section 58I (2) and (3) of the Resource Management Act 1991. This notice has been published in accordance with section 58I (3)(e).

For further information, please contact the District Planning team by phone on 0800 486 486 or by email at [email protected].

Darren Edwards, Chief Executive 
Kāpiti Coast District Council

The date of this notice is 23 October 2024.

At its meeting on 12 September 2024, Kapiti Coast District Council (Council) made decisions to approve Proposed Plan Changes 1D (Reclassification of Arawhata Road, Tutanekai Street, and Ventnor Drive), 1F (Modification of Indigenous Vegetation and Update to Key Indigenous Tree Species List), 1K (Electoral Signage), and 1L (Council Site Rezonings) to the Operative Kapiti Coast District Plan 2021 (District Plan), under clause 17 of Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA).

Proposed Plan Changes 1D, 1F, 1K, and 1L

• Proposed Plan Change 1D reclassifies Arawhata Road and Tutanekai Street as Local Community Connector Roads, and Ventnor Drive as a Neighbourhood Access Route in the District Plan’s Transport Network Hierarchy.
• Proposed Plan Change 1F amends the controlled activity rule (ECO-R6) which manages modification of indigenous vegetation in particular circumstances and amends a list of key indigenous tree species (ECO-Table 1) to specifically recognise coastal kānuka as a species.
• Proposed Plan Change 1K amends the electoral signage rule in the District Plan to align with the Electoral (Advertisements of a Special Kind) Regulations 2005 requirements.
• Proposed Plan Change 1L rezones a number of council-owned sites to better reflect and provide for their community use.

Proposed Plan Changes 1D, 1F, 1K, and 1L will become operative on 1 October 2024.

All information about Proposed Plan Changes 1D, 1F, 1K, and 1L can be viewed at:

• Plan Change 1D: kapiticoast.govt.nz/PC1D
• Plan Change 1F: kapiticoast.govt.nz/PC1F
• Plan Change 1K: kapiticoast.govt.nz/PC1K
• Plan Change 1L : kapiticoast.govt.nz/PC1L

This notice has been published in accordance with clause 20 of Schedule 1 of the RMA.

For further information, please contact the District Planning team by phone on 0800 486 486 or by email at [email protected].

Darren Edwards, Chief Executive

Kāpiti Coast District Council

The date of this public notice is 18 September 2024.

Clause 5 of Schedule 1, Resource Management Act 1991

The Kāpiti Coast District Council (Council) has prepared the following proposed change to the Operative Kapiti Coast District Plan 2021 (District Plan):

Proposed Plan Change 3 (PC3): Kārewarewa Urupā

The purpose of PC3 is to recognise and provide for Kārewarewa urupā as a site of significance to Māori. Kārewarewa urupā is located in the area around Barrett Drive, Te Ropata Place, Marewa Place, and Tamati Place at Waikanae Beach. PC3 proposes to incorporate Kārewarewa urupā into Schedule 9 of the District Plan (Sites and Areas of Significance to Māori) and amend the District Plan maps to include Kārewarewa urupā.

PC3 has immediate legal effect on and from the date of this public notice in accordance with section 86B(3)(d) of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA).

PC3 can be inspected online at kapiticoast.govt.nz/PC3. If you have any questions, please contact the District Planning team by phone on 0800 486 486 or by email at [email protected].

The following persons may make a submission on PC3:

• the local authority in its own area may make a submission
• any other person may make a submission but, if the person could gain an advantage in trade competition through the submission, then the person may do so only if the person is directly affected by an effect of the proposal that:
  • adversely affects the environment
  • does not relate to trade competition or the effects of trade competition.

You may make a submission by sending a written submission to Kāpiti Coast District Council at 175 Rimu Road, Paraparaumu 5032 or by email to [email protected]. The submission must be made using Form 5 of the Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedure) Regulations 2003, and must state whether or not you wish to be heard on your submission. Copies of a template form based on Form 5 are available from the Paraparaumu Civic Building at 175 Rimu Road, or can be found online through our website at www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/PC3.

Submissions close at 5pm Friday 1 November 2024

The process for public participation in the consideration of PC3 under the RMA is as follows:

• after the closing date for submissions, the Council must prepare a summary of decisions requested by submitters and give public notice of the availability of this summary and where the summary and submissions can be inspected
• there must be an opportunity for the following persons to make a further submission in support of, or in opposition to, the submissions already made:
  • any person representing a relevant aspect of the public interest
  • any person who has an interest in the proposal greater than the general public has
  • the local authority itself
• if a person making a submission asks to be heard in support of their submission, a hearing must be held
• the Council must give its decision on the provisions and matters raised in the submissions (including its reasons for accepting or rejecting submissions) and give public notice of its decision within 2 years of notifying the proposal and serve it on every person who made a submission at the same time
• any person who has made a submission has the right to appeal against the decision on the proposal to the Environment Court if:
  • in relation to a provision or matter that is the subject of the appeal, the person referred to the provision or matter in the person’s submission on the proposal
  • in the case of a proposal that is a proposed policy statement or plan, the appeal does not seek the withdrawal of the proposal as a whole.

Darren Edwards, Chief Executive

Kāpiti Coast District Council

The date of this notice is 18 September 2024.

The address for service is the same as those set out above for submissions.

PROPOSAL TO CLOSE SECTION OF RAILWAY SERVICE LANE, ŌTAKI, TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC.

Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is hereby given, that Kāpiti Coast District Council, for the purpose of the Camping Expo and Craft Market, proposes to close part of Railway Service Lane, Ōtaki, to ordinary vehicular traffic, for the periods indicated hereunder.

Road to be closed to ordinary vehicular traffic from:
Friday 1 November 2024, 2:00pm, to Sunday 3 November 2024, 7:00pm

Section of Railway Service Lane, Ōtaki 

During the proposed periods of closure, the following provision will be made for ordinary vehicular traffic, which would otherwise use the road:

a sign-posted detour will be in place, from Northbound Main Road (Old SH1), Ōtaki, to Ōtaki Railway Station via Arthur Street, Ōtaki.

Any person objecting to the proposal, is called upon, to lodge notice of their objection, and grounds thereof in writing, by Friday 4 October 2024, at the office, of the Council, addressed to the Access and Transport Administrator, 175 Rimu Road, Paraparaumu, 5032 or Private Bag 60601, Paraparaumu 5254, or by email to [email protected]

Kāpiti Coast District Council has funding available to assist organisations and groups that are developing initiatives to respond to Community and Affordable housing challenges in the Kāpiti Coast District.

The Community and Affordable Housing Seed Fund is a one-off fund and has $150,000 available to share between projects.

Eligible social enterprises, community organisations, and groups are invited to respond with project ideas that will contribute to the provision of sustainable community and/or affordable housing solutions in Kāpiti.

Projects and applicants must meet eligibility criteria for their proposal to be considered.

More information about the Community and Affordable Housing Seed Fund, eligibility criteria and application forms are available on the Council’s website at www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/HousingSeedFund or by contacting the team at [email protected].

Applications close at 11.59pm Sunday 6 October. 

Under sections 19H and 19J of the Local Electoral Act 2001, Kāpiti Coast District Council is
undertaking a review of its representation arrangements for the triennial local authority
elections to be held in 2025 (to be held on 11 October).

On 30 July 2024, Kāpiti Coast District Council resolved that the following initial proposal be
adopted:

Council representation

It is proposed that the Council comprise 10 councillors elected with a mixed representation
model, with eight councillors elected from five wards and two councillors elected district-wide, plus the mayor. The five wards reflect the following geographical communities:

The population that the Māori ward councillor will represent is as follows:

The number of Māori ward councillors complies with Schedule 1A of the Local Electoral Act
2001, and it is proposed that these arrangements provide effective representation for the
district’s communities of interest.

The population that each general ward councillor will represent is as follows:

In accordance with section 19V(2), Local Electoral Act 2001 the population that each general ward councillor represents must be within the range of 7,644 +/- 10% (6,880 to 8,408), unless community of interest considerations justify otherwise.

Only the representation of the Ōtaki General Ward falls outside the stipulated range and is noncompliant with the fair representation criteria (+/-10% rule). The Council considers that the Ōtaki General Ward warrants a single member representing 8,510 people (which is a 11.32% variation) as the proposed boundaries ensure that the Te Horo community of interest, which community feedback suggests identifies more closely with the Ōtaki General Ward, is not separated by ward boundaries. The Council considers that moving the boundary to address the non-compliance with section 19V(2), Local Electoral Act 2001 “would limit effective representation of communities of interest by dividing a community of interest between wards” as set out in section 19V(3)(ii), Local Electoral Act 2001.

In addition, two councillors will be elected at-large (by all voters of the district).

Community Board Representation

The current Ōtaki, Waikanae, Paraparaumu, Raumati and Paekākāriki Community Boards will each consist of four elected members and will each have a specified number of appointed members as follows:

Further to this, the community board area boundaries will also be adjusted to align with the
general ward boundary changes proposed above:

• The Ōtaki and Waikanae Community Board boundary will also be moved south past Te
  Hapua Road and align with the general ward boundary.
• The Paekākāriki and Paraparaumu Community Board boundary will also be moved
  south-east moving the five meshblocks encompassing the Emerald Glen and Valley
  Road communities into the Paekākāriki Community Board area.

Further information

Copies of the full proposal including Council’s resolution, consultation document and maps
setting out the areas of the wards may be viewed and obtained online from Council’s website and at any Council library or service centre:

• www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/representation-review
• Civic Administration Building, 175 Rimu Road, Paraparaumu
• Paraparaumu Library, Iver Trask Place, Paraparaumu
• Waikanae Library and Waikanae Service Centre, Mahara Place, Waikanae
• Ōtaki Library and Service Centre, Main Street, Ōtaki
• Paekākāriki Library, 14 Wellington Road, Paekākāriki (Mondays and Wednesdays 1.30pm to 4.30pm, and Saturdays 10.00am to 2.00pm)

Any queries regarding the Council’s proposal should be directed to [email protected]

Relevant information is also available on the Council’s website www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/representation-review 

Submissions are invited

Residents and ratepayers with an interest in the proposed representation arrangements are
invited to make written submissions on Council’s representation proposal.

To make a submission online go to www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/haveyoursay

To make a submission in hard copy please forward this to:

• Attention – Steffi Haefeli, Manager Governance
• Physical address - Council Offices, 175 Rimu Road, Paraparaumu
• Postal address – Private Bag 60 601, Paraparaumu 5254
• Email – [email protected]

Consultation is open from Thursday 8 August 2024 and submissions must be received by
Council by no later than 5.00pm Monday 12 September 2024.

Darren Edwards
Chief Executive
8 August 2024

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At its meeting on 4 July 2024, Kapiti Coast District Council (Council) made the following decisions on Proposed Plan Changes 1A, 1C, 1D, 1F, 1K, and 1L to the Operative Kapiti Coast District Plan 2021 (District Plan):

• Council approved Proposed Plan Changes 1A (Accessible Carparking) and 1C (Cycle Parking) under clause 17 of Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA);
• Council withdrew part of Proposed Plan Change 1L (Council Site Rezonings) under clause 8D of that Schedule; and
• Council made decisions on provisions and matters raised in submissions for Proposed Plan Changes 1D (Street Reclassifications), 1F (Modification of Indigenous Vegetation and Update to Key Indigenous Tree Species List), 1K (Electoral Signage), and 1L (Council Site Rezonings) under clause 10 of the same schedule.

Proposed Plan Changes 1A and 1C

Proposed Plan Change 1A amends requirements for new developments to provide accessible (disabled) carparks, and Proposed Plan Change 1C amends requirements for new developments to provide cycle parking.

Proposed Plan Changes 1A and 1C will become operative on 1 August 2024.

Withdrawal of part of Proposed Plan Change 1L

Under clause 8D of Schedule 1 of the RMA, Council made the decision to withdraw the part of Proposed Plan Change 1L that sought to rezone Maclean Park, Paraparaumu Beach, from Natural Open Space Zone to Open Space Zone (Recreation Precinct). This decision was made to:

• reflect the relief sought by submitters who opposed this part of the plan change; and
• enable Council to make decisions on that plan change without requiring a hearing.

Proposed Plan Changes 1D, 1F, 1K, and 1L

• Proposed Plan Change 1D reclassifies Arawhata Road and Tutanekai Street as Local Community Connector Roads, and Ventnor Drive as a Neighbourhood Access Route in the District Plan’s Transport Network Hierarchy.
• Proposed Plan Change 1F amends the controlled activity rule (ECO-R6) which manages modification of indigenous vegetation in particular circumstances and amends a list of key indigenous tree species (ECO-Table 1) to specifically recognise coastal kānuka as a species.
• Proposed Plan Change 1K amends the electoral signage rule in the District Plan to align with the Electoral (Advertisements of a Special Kind) Regulations 2005 requirements.
• Proposed Plan Change 1L rezones a number of council-owned sites to better reflect and provide for their community use.

Right of Appeal to the Environment Court

Pursuant to clause 14 of Schedule 1 of the RMA, any person or party who has made a submission on provisions or matters included or excluded from Proposed Plan Changes 1D, 1F, 1K, or 1L, has the right to appeal to the Environment Court against the Council’s decisions. The closing date for lodging an appeal in the Environment Court is 21 August 2024, which is 30 working days after this notice was served.

Council decisions and links to the key information

The relevant report is available on the Council’s website at: www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/meetings.

All information about Proposed Plan Changes 1A, 1C, 1D, 1F, 1K, and 1L can be viewed at:

• Plan Change 1A: kapiticoast.govt.nz/PC1A
• Plan Change 1C: kapiticoast.govt.nz/PC1C
• Plan Change 1D: kapiticoast.govt.nz/PC1D
• Plan Change 1F: kapiticoast.govt.nz/PC1F
• Plan Change 1K: kapiticoast.govt.nz/PC1K
• Plan Change 1L: kapiticoast.govt.nz/PC1L

 This notice has been published in accordance with clauses 8D, 10, 11, and 20 of Schedule 1 of the RMA.

For further information, please contact the District Planning team by phone on 0800 486 486 or by email at [email protected].

Darren Edwards, Chief Executive 

Kāpiti Coast District Council

The date of this public notice is 10 July 2024.

Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is hereby given that Kāpiti Coast District Council, for the purpose of the Ōtaki Gravel Sprint race, will close part of the following road to ordinary vehicular traffic for the period indicated below. 

Section of road to be closed to ordinary vehicular traffic: 

Waiorongomai Road (the section of road required is the last 2kms of the road north of the Ōtaki Golf Course).  

Period of closure: 

Sunday 21 July 2024 between 6:00am and 7:00pm 

During the period of closure, the following provision will be made for ordinary vehicular traffic which would otherwise use the road: 

Alternative provision: 

There is no alternative route, however the road will be open on request for vehicles that wish to gain access.  During the closure, the organisers will allow access in or out of the road to any local residents at regular intervals throughout the day. 

It will be an offence under the above regulations for any person otherwise than under authority of an authorised period to use the streets for ordinary vehicular traffic during the periods of closure. 

Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is hereby given from Kāpiti Coast District Council, for the purpose of the Matariki Street Party, the following sections of streets will be closed to ordinary vehicular traffic for the periods indicated hereunder.

Sections of streets to be closed to ordinary vehicular traffic from 8am to 11pm on Sunday 30 June 2024 on Main Street, Ōtaki, to ordinary vehicular traffic:

• Aotaki Street to Matene Street.

During the proposed periods of closure, the following provision will be made for ordinary vehicular traffic which would otherwise use the streets.

There will be a detour in place around Raukawa Street and Rangatira Street.

It will be an offence under the above regulations for any person otherwise than under authority of an authorised period to use the roads/streets for ordinary vehicular traffic during the periods of closure.

Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is hereby given that Kāpiti Coast District Council, for the purpose of the Matariki on Moana Event, will close the following road to ordinary vehicular traffic for the periods indicated below. 

Street proposed to be closed to ordinary vehicular traffic:  

• Moana Street, between Tasman Road and Manuka Street, Ōtaki

Period of proposed closure:  

Friday 28 June 2024

between 7:00am and 7:00pm  

During the periods of closure, the following provision will be made for ordinary vehicular traffic which would otherwise use the streets: 

Alternative provision: 

There will be a detour in place from Manuka Street and Ngaio Street, and from Marine Parade to Rupini Street.    

It will be an offence under the above regulations for any person otherwise than under authority of an authorised period to use the street for ordinary vehicular traffic during the period of closure. 

Greater Wellington Regional Council and Kāpiti Coast District Council will be undertaking a rabbit control operation at Pharazyn Reserve on Rutherford Drive, from 5 June 2024.

The operation is to help protect native plants in this sensitive environment. Bait known as Pindone poison will be applied to carrot and dyed green. This is an effective control method for rabbits in this area.

Pindone carrot will be applied directly to the ground within fenced areas.

Dogs must be kept on lead in this area. Please keep to the tracks in the treated areas and avoid contact with the bait or animal carcasses. Signage will be erected at main entry points along the walkway and on fencing.

For further information, please contact:
Greater Wellington
0800 496 734
[email protected]

or 

Kāpiti Coast District Council
0800 486 486
[email protected]

Notice of decisions

The Kāpiti Coast District Council (Council) has now made its decisions under clause 10 of Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act (RMA) on the provisions and matters raised in submissions for Plan Changes 1A and 1C to the Operative Kapiti Coast District Plan 2021 (District Plan).

Withdrawal of part of Plan Change 1A

Under clause 8D of Schedule 1 of the RMA, the Council has withdrawn the part of Plan Change 1A that proposed amendments to Appendix 2 to the District Plan. This decision has been made because Appendix 2 no longer forms a part of the District Plan, having been deleted as a result of the Council’s decisions on Plan Change 2 (Intensification) to the District Plan, which were made on 10 August 2023.

Key changes to the District Plan

Plan Change 1A amends requirements for new developments to provide accessible (disabled) carparks, and Plan Change 1C amends requirements for new developments to provide cycle parking. The primary reason for both plan changes is to address an unintended consequence of a requirement of the National Policy Statement for Urban Development 2020 to remove minimum general carparking requirements for new developments. As a result of the removal of the minimum general carparking requirements, the minimum accessible and cycle parking requirements were automatically removed.

Council decisions and links to the key information

The Council’s decisions were made at a meeting on 14 December 2023. The specific amendments to the District Plan that Council accepted are set out at Attachments 8 and 9 of the report presented to the Council at that meeting. The relevant report is available on the Council’s website at: www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/meetings

The District Plan has now been amended to reflect Council’s decisions on Plan Changes 1A and 1C and the withdrawal of part of Plan Change 1A. The amendments to the District Plan also reflect subsequent minor amendments to the plan changes pursuant to clause 16(2) of Schedule 1 of the RMA. All information about Plan Changes 1A and 1C can be viewed at:

• Plan Change 1A: kapiticoast.govt.nz/PC1A
• Plan Change 1C: kapiticoast.govt.nz/PC1C

Right of Appeal to the Environment Court:

Pursuant to clause 14 of Schedule 1 of the RMA, any person or party who has made a submission on provisions or matters included or excluded from Plan Changes 1A or 1C has the right to appeal to the Environment Court against the Council’s decisions. The closing date for lodging an appeal in the Environment Court is 27 March 2024, which is 30 working days after this notice was served.

For further information, please contact the District Planning team by phone on 0800 486 486 or by email at [email protected].

Darren Edwards, Chief Executive 

Kāpiti Coast District Council

The date of this public notice is 14 February 2024.

Section 55(2A)(b), Resource Management Act 1991

Kapiti Coast District Council has amended the Operative Kapiti Coast District Plan 2021 (the District Plan) to give effect to Clauses 3.6(2)(b)(i) and (ii) of the National Policy Statement on Urban Development 2020 (NPS-UD).

The amendments incorporate and update the District Objective DO-O19 ‘Housing Bottom Lines’ into the District Plan, which represent the additional development capacity over the short-medium (2021-2031) and long-term (2031-2051) that must be enabled to meet the expected housing demand in the Kapiti Coast District. The housing bottom lines in DO-O19 are drawn from the Wairarapa-Wellington-Horowhenua Region – Housing and Business Development Capacity Assessment (HBA report) – September 2023, available on the Wellington Regional Leadership Committee’s website. A separate Kapiti Coast HBA report is also available as one of the local chapters of the full report.

Clause 3.6(4) of the National Policy Statement on Urban Development 2020 requires the housing bottom lines to be inserted into the District Plan without using a process in Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA). This means submissions cannot be made on these amendments.

The amendments are effective from 1 December 2023.

The District Plan can be viewed here.

The amendments have been made under sections 55(2) and (2A)(a) of the RMA. This notice has been published in accordance with section 55(2A)(b) of the RMA. The date of this notice is 6 December 2023.

For further information about the District Plan, please contact the District Planning team by phone on 0800 486 486 or by email at [email protected].

Darren Edwards, Chief Executive

Kapiti Coast District Council

The date of this notice is 6 December 2023.

Part 6 of Schedule 1, Resource Management Act 1991
Plan Change 2 (‘PC2’) to the Operative Kapiti Coast District Plan 2021 (‘District Plan’) is an Intensification Planning Instrument under section 80E of the Resource Management Act 1991 (‘RMA’).

The purpose of PC2 is to:

• incorporate the Medium Density Residential Standards (‘MDRS’) into the District Plan
  and give effect to the intensification policies (Policies 3 and 4) of the National Policy
  Statement on Urban Development 2020 (‘NPS-UD’);
• provide for tangata whenua to develop papakāinga housing; and
• amend financial contributions provisions.

At its meeting on Thursday 10 August 2023, the Council decided to accept all of the Independent
Hearings Panel’s (the ‘Panel’s’) formal recommendations on PC2, except for the recommendation in paragraph [13](b)(i) of their report, which relates to a submitter’s request to rezone an 18-hectare site in Otaihanga from Rural Lifestyle Zone to General Residential Zone. The public notice of this decision was issued on Saturday 19 August 2023, and can be found on the Council website at https://www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/whats-on/have-your-say/public-notices/.

Pursuant to clause 101(2) of Schedule 1 to the RMA, the Council referred the Panel’s recommendation that it rejected, along with the Council’s reasons for doing so and its alternative recommendation, to the Minister for the Environment (the ‘Minister’) for a decision.

The Minister’s decision

On Wednesday 4 October 2023, the Minister notified the Council of his decision to accept the
Panel’s recommendation. A copy of the Minister’s decision can be found on the Council’s website at https://www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/media/v3xftxar/cor5361-ihp-recommendation.pdf [PDF 349 KB].

What happens next?

As a result of the Minister’s decision, and pursuant to clause 105(7) of Schedule 1 to the RMA,
the 18-hectare site in Otaihanga will be rezoned from Rural Lifestyle Zone to General Residential
Zone in accordance with the Panel’s formal recommendation. The extent of land that is to be rezoned is identified in a map that can be found on the Council website at https://www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/media/kckdtwj5/otaihanga-rezone-a4l.pdf [PDF 676 KB].

The Minister’s decision shall become operative on 1 November 2023.

Do you have questions about PC2?

If you have any questions about PC2, please contact the District Planning team by phone on
0800 486 486 or by email at [email protected]

Darren Edwards, Chief Executive
Kāpiti Coast District Council

The date of this notice is 25 October 2023.

Notice is given under section 28 of the Local Electoral Act 2001, that the Kāpiti Coast District Council has resolved to retain the Single Transferable Voting electoral system for its 2025 triennial general election.

Electors of the Kāpiti Coast District Council have a right to demand a poll at any time to revoke the resolution to use the Single Transferable Voting electoral system.

Should a valid demand for a poll be received by 11 December 2023, a poll will be held by 14 March 2024 on whether the Single Transferable Voting or the First Past the Post electoral system will be used for the next two triennial elections (2025 and 2028) of the Kāpiti Coast District Council.

If a valid demand for a poll is received after 11 December 2023, a poll will be held after 14 March 2024 with the outcome applicable for the 2028 and 2031 triennial elections.

A valid demand must be –

• made in writing
• signed by at least 5 percent of eligible electors of the Kāpiti Coast District This equates to 2,155 elector signatures
• delivered to the Kāpiti Coast District Council, 175 Rimu Road, Paraparaumu
• by 5:00pm, Monday 11 December 2023 (for the outcome of the poll to apply for the 2025 and 2028 triennial elections of the Kāpiti Coast District Council).

Every elector who signs a demand must also set out in it their full name and the address for which they are qualified as an elector of the Kāpiti Coast District Council.

Dated at Paraparaumu 7 September 2023

Darren Edwards, Chief Executive

Kāpiti Coast District Council

Part 6 of Schedule 1, Resource Management Act 1991

Plan Change 2 (‘PC2’) to the Operative Kapiti Coast District Plan 2021 (‘District Plan’) is an Intensification Planning Instrument under section 80E of the Resource Management Act 1991 (‘RMA’). The purpose of PC2 is to:

• incorporate the Medium Density Residential Standards (‘MDRS’) into the District Plan and give effect to the intensification policies (Policies 3 and 4) of the National Policy Statement on Urban
  Development 2020 (‘NPS-UD’);
• provide for tangata whenua to develop papakāinga housing; and
• amend financial contributions provisions.

Kāpiti Coast District Council (the ‘Council’) publicly notified PC2 on 19 August 2022. After receiving submissions, Council established an Independent Hearings Panel (the ‘Panel’) to hold a hearing and make recommendations on PC2 back to Council. The Panel’s recommendations are in a report available online at www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/AboutPC2#IHPReport and in physical form at the Council’s offices and all public libraries in the district. The Panel’s formal recommendations are set out at paragraph 13 of its report.

The Council’s decision

At its meeting on Thursday 10 August 2023, the Council decided to accept all of the Panel’s formal recommendations, except for recommendation [13](b)(i), which relates to a submitter’s request to rezone an 18 hectare site in Otaihanga from Rural Lifestyle Zone to General Residential Zone. The Council’s reasons for rejecting this recommendation, and the Council’s alternative recommendation, can be found
in the full public notice on the Council website at www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/public-notices.

A copy of the Council’s minutes recording the decision will be available online at www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/meetings and in physical form at the Council’s offices and all public libraries in the district once the Council has confirmed the minutes of the meeting.

What happens next – for recommendations that the Council has accepted

PC2 as amended by the Panel’s formal recommendations that the Council has accepted shall become operative on 1 September 2023, except for the parts that relate to the Panel’s recommendation that the Council has rejected.

A copy of PC2, as amended by the Panel’s formal recommendations that the Council has accepted, is available online at www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/AboutPC2#Decisions. This document also sets out minor alterations made by the Council pursuant to clause 102(2) of Schedule 1 to the RMA.

What happens next – for the recommendation that the Council has rejected

The Council will refer the rejected recommendation, along with its reasons for rejecting it and its alternative recommendation, to the Minister for the Environment, who will make the final decision. There is no specified timeframe for the Minister to make their decision.

Do you have questions about PC2?

If you have any questions about PC2, please contact the District Planning team by phone on 0800 486 486 or by email at [email protected]

Darren Edwards, Chief Executive
Kāpiti Coast District Council

We are seeking applications from groups and individuals wishing to use Council-owned facilities (such as halls or aquatic facilities) for community events which benefit the district as a whole.

Remission of facility hire fees is considered under a grants programme administered through Council’s Grant Allocation Subcommittee. The maximum grant payable is $1,000 with a total of $3,300 allocated in the 2023/24 financial year.

Applicants must live in the Kāpiti Coast District, and Council must have received your application before the event takes place.

Applications close at 5pm Friday 11 August 2023.

More information and the application form can be found on our website kapiticoast.govt.nz/facility-grants, or by contacting the programme’s Executive Secretary Tracey Waye on (04) 296 4700.

The Grants Allocation Subcommittee will consider applications and make final decisions on 24 August 2024.

Have your say on whether we should renew, revoke, or amend the Council policy that enables shops in the Kāpiti Coast District to open on Easter Sunday if they choose.

Council adopted a policy in 2017 allowing shops to open on Easter Sunday. We have to review the policy every five years or it automatically revokes. This would mean most businesses won’t be able to trade on Easter Sunday, apart from a few places like dairies, service stations, and garden centres.

Find out more and make an online submission at haveyoursay.kapiticoast.govt.nz/Easter-Sunday-Shop-Trading

Copies of the draft Policy 2023, Statement of Proposal and submission form will be made available at Council service centres and libraries once consultation opens.

Pursuant to the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 the Kāpiti Coast District Council and Greater Wellington Regional Council give notice that the 2023/24 Rating Information Database for the Kāpiti Coast District is available for inspection. 

The database lists each property's rateable value, location, legal description, land area and indicative 2023/24 rates. 

The Rating Information Database is available for inspection Monday to Friday at the following offices:

• Paraparaumu: Civic Building, 175 Rimu Road, 9am–5pm
• Ōtaki: Service Centre, 81–83 Main Street, 9am–5pm
• Waikanae: Service Centre, Mahara Place, 9am–5pm
• Masterton: 34 Chapel Street (GWRC), 8am–4.30pm
• Wellington: 100 Cuba Street, Te Aro (GWRC), 8am–4.30pm.

Staff will assist with requests for information. Property information is also available at www.kapiticoast.govt.nz.

Darren Edwards
Chief Executive

Kāpiti Coast District ratepayers are reminded that rate instalment four is due on 9 June 2023.  Any portion of the current instalment unpaid after 9 June 2023 will incur a 10% penalty, which will be shown on your next rate invoice.

Direct Debit payments

Can be arranged on a weekly, fortnightly, monthly or quarterly basis. To minimise the risk of future penalties, we recommend payment of rate instalments by direct debit.  Forms are available at the front Counters at the Civic Building Paraparaumu, the Waikanae Service Centre, the Ōtaki Service Centre and at www.kapiticoast.govt.nz.

Rate Payment at Council Agencies

You can also make rate payments at a New Zealand Post agency or any branch of the Westpac Bank. Simply present the bar coded rate invoice with your payment.

Credit Card Payment

This service is provided by our bank, Westpac New Zealand Limited, through www.kapiticoast.govt.nz. You don’t have to be a Westpac customer to use this service. The current convenience fee is displayed on the credit card payment screen before any payment information is requested.

Rates Rebates 2022/23

If you had a low income as at 31 March 2022 you might qualify for a rates rebate for the 2022/23 rates under a scheme run by the Department of Internal Affairs. Get your application form from a Council service centre or www.kapiticoast.govt.nz.   Applications close 30 June 2023.

Darren Edwards

Chief Executive

Kāpiti Coast District Council is seeking to contact relatives of Sybil Halsey-Mahoney regarding the reservation of Row J, Plots 36 and 38 at Paraparaumu Beach Cemetery on Kapiti Road.

If no contact is made by 1 May 2023, this reservation will lapse.

Please contact us on 0800 486 486 or at [email protected]

We need to temporarily shut off water supply in areas of Waikanae tomorrow between 10am and 2pm in order to connect a new water mains, and to allow for a diversion to support our stormwater works at Waikanae beach.

Both of these important projects improve the reliability and resilience of our water supply and our stormwater network in Waikanae.

Affected Residents

• Te Moana Road numbers 209–293 (odd and even numbers)
• Te Moana Road numbers 294–322 (even numbers only)
• Paretai Grove
• Charnwood Grove
• Nimmo Ave West
• Wakefield Grove
• Bressay Way
• Oak Bay
• Hemara Street
• Ngapaki Street numbers 10–18

Please plan ahead.  After the shutdown, you notice a cloudy appearance caused by air in the water. This should clear rapidly if you run your taps for a short period of time (1-2mins).

Thanks for your patience, Waikanae.

We now invite further submissions on Proposed Plan Change 2 to the Operative Kapiti Coast District Plan.

About Proposed Plan Change 2 (PC2)

PC2 is the Kāpiti Coast District Council’s Intensification Planning Instrument, which is required by the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA). This plan change incorporates the Medium Density Residential Standards into the District Plan, gives effect to Policies 3 and 4 of the National Policy Statement on Urban Development 2020, rezones some areas as General Residential Zone, provides for tangata whenua to develop papakāinga on ancestral land, and makes several other supporting or consequential amendments.

More than 200 submissions were received during the submission period 18 August–27 September 2022. They seek a wide range of changes to the proposals.

How to find the summary of decisions requested, and the submissions

Summary of Decisions Requested and the submissions can be inspected online.                                                                              

RMA requirements for further submissions

This is a summary of the RMA’s requirements for further submissions. See Clauses 7, 8 and 8A of Schedule 1 to the RMA for full details on making further submissions.

The following may make a further submission:

• anyone representing a relevant aspect of the public interest; or
• anyone who has an interest in the proposal greater than the general public has; or
• the local authority itself (for this plan change, the Kāpiti Coast District Council).

A further submission can only express support or opposition to a matter raised in an original submission. It must not raise new points.

A further submission must follow the prescribed form: Form 6 of the Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Regulations 2003.

A copy of the further submission must also be sent to the original submitter within five working days of providing it to Council.

How to make a further submission

Copies of a Form 6 template[PDF 869 KB] are available online or from the Civic Building at 175 Rimu Road, Paraparaumu.

Further submissions may be emailed to [email protected], or sent to Kāpiti Coast District Council at 175 Rimu Road, Paraparaumu 5032.

Deadline for making a further submission

Further submissions must be received by 5pm on Thursday 24 November 2022. 

Where to get help making a further submission

A free and independent ‘Friend of Submitter’ service is available to provide advice on preparing and lodging a further submission. 

If you have questions, contact the District Planning team on 0800 486 486 or email [email protected].

Darren Edwards, Chief Executive
Kāpiti Coast District Council

The date of this notice is 10 November 2022.

The address for service is the same as those set out above for further submissions.

At its meeting on 29 September 2022, Kāpiti Coast District Council (the Council) made the following decisions on Plan Change 1B (Managing Liquefaction Risk for New Buildings) to the Operative Kapiti Coast District Plan 2021:

• Council confirmed the provisions of Plan Change 1B under clause 10 of Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA); and
• Council approved Plan Change 1B under clause 17 of the same schedule.

Plan Change 1B will become operative on 31 October 2022.

This notice has been published in accordance with clauses 11 and 20 of Schedule 1 of the RMA.

For more information about the Operative Kapiti Coast District Plan 2021 or Plan Change 1B, please visit the Council website at: https://www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/your-council/forms-documents/district-plan/

If you have any questions about the Operative Kapiti Coast District Plan 2021 or Plan Change 1B please email [email protected].  

Darren Edwards

Chief Executive
Kāpiti Coast District Council

Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is hereby given that Kāpiti Coast District Council, for the purpose of the Kāpiti Half Marathon, proposes to close part of Marine Parade and Manly Street, Paraparaumu Beach, Kāpiti, to ordinary vehicular traffic for the periods indicated hereunder.

During the proposed periods of closure, the following provision will be made for ordinary vehicular traffic which would otherwise use the streets: a sign-posted detour will be in place with alternative routes including Golf Road, Percival Road, Donovan Road and Maclean Street.

Any person objecting to the proposals is called upon to lodge notice of their objection and grounds thereof in writing, before 12:00 pm, on Monday 17 October 2022 at the office of the Council, addressed to the Economic Development Advisor, 175 Rimu Road, Paraparaumu, 5032 or Private Bag 60601, Paraparaumu 5254, or by email to [email protected].

Streets proposed to be closed to ordinary vehicular traffic:

• Northbound lane of Marine Parade, Paraparaumu Beach, from 8:00am to 12:00pm on Sunday 13 November 2022.
• Northbound lane on Manly Street between Maclean Street and Ngapotiki Street, Paraparaumu Beach, from 8:00am to 12:00pm on Sunday 13 November.

Other streets where traffic management will be in place:

There will be other streets in the Paraparaumu area that are affected by traffic management but will have no road closures or detours. This includes stop / go traffic control on Kapiti Road, Paraparaumu and Barret Drive, Waikanae. Further details can be found at the Council offices and libraries.

Submissions, and summaries of decisions requested in submissions, are now available for the following proposed plan changes to the Operative Kapiti Coast District Plan:

• Plan Change 1A – Accessible car parking provisions
• Plan Change 1C – Cycle parking provisions
• Plan Change 1D – Reclassification of Arawhata Road, Tutanekai Street and Ventnor Drive
• Plan Change 1F – Modification of indigenous vegetation and update to key indigenous tree species list
• Plan Change 1K – Electoral signage
• Plan Change 1L – Council site rezoning.                                                                                                   

The submissions and summaries of decisions are online at kapiticoast.govt.nz/district-plan under the respective plan change. If you have questions, contact the District Planning team on 0800 486 486 or email [email protected].

Further submissions can now be made as provided for in Clauses 7 and 8 of Schedule 1 to the Resource Management Act 1991. As required by Clause 8, only the following persons may make a further submission:

• any person representing a relevant aspect of the public interest; or
• any person that has an interest in the proposal greater than the interest that the general public has; or
• the local authority itself (for these plan changes, the Kāpiti Coast District Council).

A further submission must follow the prescribed form – Form 6 of the Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Regulations 2003. Among other requirements, a further submission can only express support or opposition to a matter raised in an original submission. It must not raise new points of submission. Copies of a template form based on Form 6 are available from the Paraparaumu Civic Building at 175 Rimu Road, or online at www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/GuidesAndForms/#districtplan

Further submissions may be emailed to [email protected], or hard copies may be sent to Kāpiti Coast District Council at 175 Rimu Road, Paraparaumu 5032. A copy of the further submission must also be sent to the original submitter not later than five working days after providing the further submission with the Kāpiti Coast District Council (as required by Clause 8A of Schedule 1).

Further submissions must be received by the Kāpiti Coast District Council no later than 5pm on Thursday 6 October 2022. 

Gary Simpson, Acting Chief Executive
Kāpiti Coast District Council

The date of this notice is 22 September 2022.

The address for service is the same as those set out above for further submissions.

Section 80F and Part 6 of Schedule 1, Resource Management Act 1991

The Kāpiti Coast District Council has prepared proposed Plan Change 2 (PC2) to the Operative Kapiti Coast District Plan 2021 (District Plan). PC2 is an Intensification Planning Instrument under section 80E of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA). The purpose of PC2 is to:

• incorporate the Medium Density Residential Standards (MDRS) into the District Plan and give effect to the intensification policies (Policies 3 and 4) of the National Policy Statement on Urban Development 2020 (NPS-UD);
• provide for tangata whenua to develop papakāinga housing; and
• amend financial contributions provisions.
• re-zoning a number of smaller areas adjacent to existing urban areas as General Residential Zone;
• incorporating design guides into the District Plan; and
• replacing all references to the Council’s Subdivision and Development Principles and Requirements 2012 document with references to the Land Development Minimum Requirements April 2022

You can read PC2 online at kapiticoast.govt.nz/district-plan. If you have any questions, please contact the District Planning team by phone on 0800 486 486 or by email at [email protected].

The following persons may make a submission on the proposal:

• the Kāpiti Coast District Council; and
• any other person may make a submission but, if the person could gain an advantage in trade competition through the submission, then the person may do so only if the person is directly affected by an effect of the proposal that:
  • adversely affects the environment; and
  • does not relate to trade competition or the effects of trade competition.

You may make a submission by sending a written submission to Kāpiti Coast District Council at 175 Rimu Road, Paraparaumu 5032 or by email to [email protected]. The submission must be in Form 5 of the Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedure) Regulations 2003, and must state whether or not you wish to be heard on your submission. Copies of a template form based on Form 5 are available from the Paraparaumu Civic Building at 175 Rimu Road, or online at kapiticoast.govt.nz/GuidesAndForms/#PlanChange2.

Submissions close 5pm Thursday 15 September 2022.

In summary, the process for public participation in the consideration of PC2 under the RMA is as follows:

• after the closing date for submissions, Council will prepare a summary of decisions requested by submitters and will publicly notify where the summary and submissions can be inspected;
• along with Council, no later than 10 working days after the day that public notice of submissions is given, the following persons can make a further submission in support of, or in opposition to, submissions already made:
  • any person representing a relevant aspect of the public interest; and
  • any person who has an interest in the proposal greater than the general public has;
• an independent hearings panel (IHP) will hold a public hearing into submissions on PC2 and make recommendations to the Council on the provisions of PC2 and matters raised in submissions; and
• the Council must notify its decision on the recommendations of the IHP no later than 20 August 2023.

The RMA does not provide for appeals to the Environment Court against Council’s decision.

Gary Simpson, Acting Chief Executive

Kāpiti Coast District Council

The date of this notice is 18 August 2022.

The address for service is the same as those set out above for submissions.

Nominations received

Notice is given under section 65 of the Local Electoral Act 2001 that the following persons have been duly nominated as candidates for:

Mayor (one vacancy)

Council

District-wide (three vacancies)

Ōtaki Ward (one vacancy)

Paekākāriki-Raumati Ward (one vacancy)

Paraparaumu Ward (three vacancies)

Waikanae Ward (two vacancies)

Community Boards

Ōtaki Community Board (four vacancies)

Paraparaumu Community Board (four vacancies)

Raumati Community Board (four vacancies)

Waikanae Community Board (four vacancies)

As there are (for each office) more candidates than there are vacancies to be filled, an election will be held between the listed candidates on Saturday, 8 October 2022, under the single transferable voting electoral system by postal vote.

Elected unopposed

Paekākāriki Community Board (four vacancies)

As the number of candidates does not exceed the number of vacancies, Christian JUDGE, Kelsey LEE, Sean MCKINLEY and Sorcha RUTH are duly declared elected members of the Paekākāriki Community Board.

Order of candidate names

The Kāpiti Coast District Council resolved under regulation 31 of the Local Electoral Regulations 2001 to adopt the random order of candidate names to appear on the voting documents.

Issuing of voting documents

Voting documents will be posted to electors from Friday, 16 September 2022.

Return of voting documents

Voting documents must be returned not later than noon, Saturday, 8 October 2022 to the electoral officer.

Voting documents can be returned by post or hand delivered at the following council offices between Friday, 16 September 2022 and Friday, 7 October 2022 during normal office hours, and Saturday, 8 October 2022 between 9.00am – noon:

• Kapiti Coast District Council Offices, 175 Rimu Road, Paraparaumu
• Ōtaki Library, 81-83 Main Street, Ōtaki
• Paekākāriki Library, Wellington Road, Paekākāriki
• Paraparaumu Library, 9 Inver Trask Place, Paraparaumu
• Waikanae Library, Mahara Place, Waikanae
• Wellington Region Special Voting Hub, Te Pokapu Hapori Community Centre, 105 Manners Street, Te Aro, Wellington

Special voting

Special voting in terms of the Local Electoral Act 2001 and the Local Electoral Regulations 2001 may be exercised at the following locations between Friday, 16 September 2022 and Friday, 7 October 2022 during normal office hours, and Saturday, 8 October 2022 between 9.00am – noon:

• Kapiti Coast District Council Offices, 175 Rimu Road, Paraparaumu
• Wellington Region Special Voting Hub, Te Pokapu Hapori Community Centre, 105 Manners Street, Te Aro, Wellington

A person can apply to enrol as either a residential or ratepayer elector right up to and including Friday, 7 October 2022 – the day before the close of voting.

Dale Ofsoske, Electoral Officer

Kāpiti Coast District Council

175 Rimu Road, Paraparaumu

17 August 2022

The Kāpiti Coast District Council has amended the Operative Kapiti Coast District Plan 2021 (the District Plan) to give effect to Clauses 3.6(2)(b)(i) and (ii) of the National Policy Statement on Urban Development 2020.

The amendments incorporate “housing bottom lines” into the District Plan, which represent the additional development capacity over the short-medium (2021-2031) and long term (2031-2051) that must be enabled to meet expected housing demand in the Kāpiti district. The housing bottom lines are drawn from the Council’s 2022 housing capacity update of the Housing and Business Development Capacity Assessment, which is available at https://wrlc.org.nz/project/regional-housing-business-development-capacity-assessment-2022.

Clause 3.6(4) of the National Policy Statement on Urban Development 2020 requires the housing bottom lines to be inserted into the District Plan without using a process in Schedule 1 of the RMA (this means submissions cannot be made on these amendments).

The amendments are effective from 19 July 2022.

The District Plan can be viewed on the Council’s website.

The amendments have been made under section 55(2) and (2A)(a) of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA). This notice has been published in accordance with section 55(2A)(b) of the RMA. The date of this notice is 21 July 2022.

For further information about the District Plan please email [email protected]

Gary Simpson, Acting Chief Executive
Kāpiti Coast District Council

Clauses 5, 16A, and 21 of Schedule 1, Resource Management Act 1991

The Kapiti Coast District Council has prepared the following proposed changes (the proposed plan changes) to the Operative Kapiti Coast District Plan 2021:

• Plan Change 1D: Reclassification of Arawhata Road, Tutanekai Street, and Ventnor Drive
• Plan Change 1F: Modification of Indigenous Vegetation and Update to Key Indigenous Tree Species List
• Plan Change 1K: Electoral Signage
• Plan Change 1L: Council Site Rezoning

In accordance with section 86B(3)(b) of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA), the rules in Plan Change 1F have immediate legal effect from the date of public notification under Clause 5(1)(b)(i) of Schedule 1 of the RMA.

The proposed plan changes may be inspected online at: www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/district-plan/

If you have any questions please contact Jason Holland, District Planning Manager by phone 0800 486 486 or email [email protected]

The following persons may make a submission on one or more of the proposed plan changes:

• the Kapiti Coast District Council; and
• any other person may make a submission but, if the person could gain an advantage in trade competition through the submission, then the person may do so only if the person is directly affected by an effect of the relevant proposed plan change that—
  • adversely affects the environment; and
  • does not relate to trade competition or the effects of trade competition.

You may make a submission by sending a written submission to Kapiti Coast District Council at 175 Rimu Road, Paraparaumu 5032, or by emailing your submission to [email protected]

The submission must be in Form 5 of the Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedure) Regulations 2003 and must state whether or not you wish to be heard on your submission. Copies of this form are available in hard copy from the Paraparaumu Civic Building at 175 Rimu Road or online at https://www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/media/3e4fldk5/form-5-submission-on-notified-proposal-for-plan-change.pdf

Submissions close at 5pm on Thursday, 11 August 2022.

The process for public participation in the consideration of the proposed plan changes under the Resource Management Act 1991 is as follows:

• after the closing date for submission, Kapiti Coast District Council must prepare a summary of decisions requested by submitters and give public notice of the availability of this summary and where the summary and submissions can be inspected; and
• there must be an opportunity for the following persons to make a further submission in support of, or in opposition to, the submissions already made:
  • any person representing a relevant aspect of the public interest:
• any person who has an interest in the proposed plan change greater than the general public has:
• the local authority itself; and
• if a person making a submission asks to be heard in support of his or her submission, a hearing must be held; and
• Kapiti Coast District Council must give its decision on the provisions and matters raised in the submissions (including its reasons for accepting or rejecting submissions) and give public notice of its decision within 2 years of notifying the proposed plan changes and serve it on every person who made a submission at the same time; and
• any person who has made a submission has the right to appeal against the decision on the proposed plan changes to the Environment Court if,—
• in relation to a provision or matter that is the subject of the appeal, the person referred to the provision or matter in the person’s submission on the proposed plan change; and
• the appeal does not seek the withdrawal of the proposed plan change as a whole.

Gary Simpson, Acting Chief Executive

Kapiti Coast District Council

The date of this notice is 14 July 2022.

The address for service is the same as those set out above for submissions.

On 17 February 2022, and in accordance with Policy 11 and clause 3.38 of the National Policy Statement for Urban Development 2020 (NPS-UD), the Kapiti Coast District Council amended the District Plan to remove all objectives, policies, rules, or assessment criteria that have the effect of requiring a minimum number of car parks to be provided for any development, land use, or activity.

The parking design standards and minimum loading space requirements in the District Plan are not impacted by the NPS-UD and remain applicable to new development proposals that choose to provide on-site car parking.

As required under Section 55 of the Resource Management Act 1991, these amendments to the District Plan were made without using a Schedule 1 process (the typical public submission process for plan changes).

These amendments to the Operative Kapiti Coast District Plan 2021 may be inspected on the Council’s website at District Plan.

The Operative Kapiti Coast District Plan 2021 is available on the Council’s website at Operative District Plan 2021.

If you have any questions, please contact [email protected]

Wayne Maxwell, Chief Executive
Kapiti Coast District Council

Clauses 5, 16A, and 21 of Schedule 1, Resource Management Act 1991

The Kapiti Coast District Council has prepared the following proposed changes (the proposed plan changes) to the Operative Kapiti Coast District Plan 2021:

• Plan Change 1A – amends accessible parking provisions for new development
• Plan Change 1B - manages liquefaction risk for new buildings
• Plan Change 1C – amends cycle provisions for new developments

Please note that:

• rules in Plan Change 1A have immediate legal effect from the date of this notice; and
• rules in Plan Change 1B and Plan Change 1C do not have legal effect until a decision on submissions relating to those rules is made and publicly notified.

The proposed plan changes may be inspected online at: https://www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/your-council/forms-documents/district-plan/

If you have any questions please contact Jason Holland, District Planning Manager by phone 0800 486 486 or email [email protected]

The following persons may make a submission on one or more of the proposed plan changes:

• the Kapiti Coast District Council; and
• any other person may make a submission but, if the person could gain an advantage in trade competition through the submission, then the person may do so only if the person is directly affected by an effect of the relevant proposed plan change that—
  • adversely affects the environment; and
  • does not relate to trade competition or the effects of trade competition.

You may make a submission by sending a written submission to Kapiti Coast District Council at 175 Rimu Road, Paraparaumu 5032, or by emailing your submission to [email protected]

The submission must be in Form 5 of the Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedure) Regulations 2003 and must state whether or not you wish to be heard on your submission. Copies of this form are available in hard copy from the Paraparaumu Civic Building at 175 Rimu Road or online at https://www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/media/41621/form-5-submission-on-notified-proposal-for-plan-change.pdf

Submissions close at 5pm on 17 March 2022.

The process for public participation in the consideration of the proposed plan changes under the Resource Management Act 1991 is as follows:

• after the closing date for submission, Kapiti Coast District Council must prepare a summary of decisions requested by submitters and give public notice of the availability of this summary and where the summary and submissions can be inspected; and
• there must be an opportunity for the following persons to make a further submission in support of, or in opposition to, the submissions already made:
  • any person representing a relevant aspect of the public interest:
  • any person who has an interest in the proposed plan change greater than the general public has:
  • the local authority itself; and
• if a person making a submission asks to be heard in support of his or her submission, a hearing must be held; and
• Kapiti Coast District Council must give its decision on the provisions and matters raised in the submissions (including its reasons for accepting or rejecting submissions) and give public notice of its decision within 2 years of notifying the proposed plan changes and serve it on every person who made a submission at the same time; and
• any person who has made a submission has the right to appeal against the decision on the proposed plan changes to the Environment Court if,—
  • in relation to a provision or matter that is the subject of the appeal, the person referred to the provision or matter in the person’s submission on the proposed plan change; and
  • the appeal does not seek the withdrawal of the proposed plan change as a whole.

Wayne Maxwell, Chief Executive

Kapiti Coast District Council

The date of this notice is 17 February 2022.

The address for service is the same as those set out above for submissions.

Kāpiti Coast District Council advises the Keeping of Animals, Bees and Poultry Bylaw 2021 will come into effect on 1 January 2022.

The Bylaw helps manage the keeping of animals, bees and poultry throughout Kāpiti to ensure they do not create a nuisance or become a threat to public health and safety. It covers a range of activities, including animals (excluding dogs), as well as poultry, roosters and “stock”. 

The Bylaw has been amended to improve clarity and strengthen safety and nuisance rules.

Amendments include requiring all non-urban apiaries to be placed 10m or more from public places, unless an exemption license has been granted by Council; requiring a license to keep a peacock in an urban area; and requiring poultry coops and runs to meet standards set out in the Layer Hens Code of Welfare under the Animal Welfare Act. 

The Bylaw and updated application forms are available at www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/animal-management.

Submissions

On 28 October 2021 the Kāpiti Coast District Council (‘Council’) considered submissions received on its initial proposal regarding representation arrangements for the Council and its community boards to apply for the local elections to be held on 8 October 2022.

The Council received 532 written submissions and 59 oral submissions on its initial proposal.  In accordance with section 19N of the Local Electoral Act 2001, the reasons for Council accepting and rejecting submissions are set out as follows:

Final proposal

Having considered all of the submissions, on Thursday 11 November 2021 Council resolved to reject its initial proposal and adopt a new proposal as the final proposal for the Kāpiti Coast District Council and its community boards for the 2022 local authority elections. The final proposal is to retain the existing representation arrangements for Kāpiti Coast District Council with minor boundary changes and five community boards, including separate community boards for both Paraparaumu and Raumati. The proposal is set out in detail as follows:

Council Representation

It is proposed that the Kāpiti Coast District Council comprise 10 councillors, five elected on a district-wide basis and five elected from four wards, plus the mayor.  The four wards reflect the following identified communities of interest:

The population that each councillor will represent is as follows:

In accordance with section 19V(2), Local Electoral Act 2001 the population that each councillor represents must be within the range of 11,420 +/- 10% (between 10,278 and 12,562), unless particular community of interest considerations justify otherwise.

The representation of the Ōtaki and Waikanae Wards falls outside the stipulated range.  The Council considers that the Ōtaki and Waikanae Wards each warrant a single member for the following reason:

• compliance with section 19V(2) would limit effective representation of communities of interest by dividing a community of interest between wards or subdivisions based on the considerations set out in section 19V(3)(ii), Local Electoral Act 2001.

Community Board Representation

It is proposed that the Kāpiti Coast District Council be divided into five community boards, retaining Council’s existing community boards for Ōtaki, Waikanae and Paekākāriki and establishing separate community boards for Paraparaumu and Raumati. The community boards are set out as follows: 

Ōtaki, Waikanae, Paraparaumu, Raumati and Paekākāriki Community Boards

The Ōtaki, Waikanae, Paraparaumu, Raumati and Paekākāriki Community Boards will each elect four members. They will not be subdivided for electoral purposes. They will each have appointed members as follows: 

Appeals and objections

Any person or organisation (including a community board) who made a submission on the Council’s initial proposal may lodge an appeal against the Council’s decision. An appeal must relate to the matters raised in that person's submission.

Any interested person or organisation (including a community board) may lodge an objection to the Council’s final proposal. Any objection must identify the matters to which the objection relates.

Appeals and objections must be made in writing and must be received by Council no later than 5:00pm on Monday 13 December 2021.

Appeals and objections are to be forwarded to:

Attention – Sarah Wattie

• Physical address – Civic Administration Building, 175 Rimu Road, Paraparaumu 5254
• Email – [email protected]

Further information

Direct any queries regarding the Council’s decision to Sarah Wattie (contact details above).

Wayne Maxwell

Chief Executive

13 November 2021

On 26 August 2021, Kāpiti Coast District Council reviewed its representation arrangements, and resolved that the following initial proposal be adopted for the local body elections to be held on 8 October 2022, subject to public consultation in accordance with the Local Electoral Act 2001. Council will consider public submissions and determine the final proposal on 11 November 2021.

Council Representation

It is proposed that the Council comprise 10 members elected with a mixed representation model, with five councillors elected from three wards and five councillors elected district-wide, plus the mayor. The three wards reflect the following geographical communities:

It is proposed that these arrangements provide effective representation for the district’s communities of interest.

The population that each member will represent is as follows:

In accordance with section 19V(2), Local Electoral Act 2001 the population that each elected member represents must be within the range of 11,410 +/- 10% (10,269 to 12,551), unless community of interest considerations justify otherwise.

The wards and proposed boundaries comply with the +/-10% rule with the exception of Kāpiti ki te Raki/Northern Ward, which is over-represented with a percentage variation of -11.92%.  Population growth in the region since the last representation review, as well as the proposed boundary change between Kāpiti ki te Raki/Northern Ward and Kāpiti ki Waenga/Central Ward, mean the proposed deviation is less than the existing representation arrangements. The Council considers that moving the boundary to address this issue “would limit effective representation of communities of interest by dividing a community of interest between wards” as set out in section 19V(3)(ii), Local Electoral Act 2001.

The reasons for the minor boundary adjustments and combining the current Waikanae and Paraparaumu Wards are to reflect population growth across the district since the last representation review and the effect of this on communities of interest, and to provide for fairer representation to Kāpiti Coast resident and ratepayers.

Community Board Representation

The current Ōtaki, Waikanae, Paraparaumu-Raumati and Paekākāriki Community Boards are not included in the representation arrangements set out in this proposal. Instead the proposal focuses on councillors and Council staff working together to foster community-led development, and on new, contemporary ways to help the community engage more directly with Council.

Further Information

Copies of the full proposal including Council’s consultation document and maps setting out the areas of the proposed wards may be viewed and obtained online during all COVID-19 alert levels from Council’s website:

• kapiticoast.govt.nz/representation-review

If COVID-19 alert levels permit Council facilities to be open, hard copies will be made available for collection during normal business hours at:

• Civic Administration Building, 175 Rimu Road, Paraparaumu
• Paraparaumu Library, Iver Trask Place, Paraparaumu
• Waikanae Library and Waikanae Service Centre, Mahara Place, Waikanae
• Ōtaki Library and Service Centre, Main Street, Ōtaki
• Paekākāriki Library, 14 Wellington Road, Paekākāriki (Mondays and Wednesdays 1:30pm to 4:30pm, and Saturdays 10:00am to 2:00pm)

Any queries regarding the Council’s proposal should be directed to [email protected]

Relevant information is also available on the Council’s website www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/representation-review

Submissions are invited

Residents and ratepayers with an interest in the proposed representation arrangements are invited to make written submissions.

To make a submission online go to www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/haveyoursay

To make a submission in hard copy please forward this to:

• Attention – Andrea Healy
• Physical address - Council Offices, 175 Rimu Road, Paraparaumu
• Postal address – Private Bag 60 601, Paraparaumu 5254
• Email – [email protected]

Consultation is open from Wednesday 1 September 2021 and submissions must be received by Council by no later than 5:00pm Monday 4 October 2021.

Wayne Maxwell
Chief Executive
1 September 2021

Weed spraying of all urban and rural roads will be carried out during Sept/Oct 2021 weather dependent.

All chemical applications will be supervised by a Growsafe Registered Applicator operating within the guidelines documented in NZS8409:2004 The Management of Agrichemicals.

New Zealand Biosecurity Services Limited will undertake this weed spraying and can be contacted on 021814644

Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is hereby given that the Kāpiti Coast District Council, for the purpose of Paraparaumu Beach Saturday Market, proposes to close part of Maclean Street, Paraparaumu Beach, Kāpiti to ordinary vehicular traffic for the periods indicated hereunder.

During the proposed periods of closure, the following provision will be made for ordinary vehicular traffic which would otherwise use the street: There will be a sign posted detour will be in place.

Any person objecting to the proposals is called upon to lodge notice of their objection and grounds thereof in writing, before Friday 10 September 2021 at the office of the Kāpiti Coast District Council at 175 Rimu Road, Paraparaumu, Kāpiti.

Submissions can be sent to:

Economic Development Officer Kāpiti Coast District Council,
Private Bag 60601,
Paraparaumu 5254

Or by email to: [email protected]

Street proposed to be closed to ordinary vehicular traffic: The section of Maclean Street between Marine Parade and Seaview Road, Paraparaumu Beach, Kāpiti. Period or periods of proposed closure: Every Saturday between 5:00am and 1:30pm commencing 9 October 2021 until 8 October 2022.

Sean Mallon, Group Manager Infrastructure Services,
Kāpiti Coast District Council

As a result of an extraordinary vacancy, notice is given under section 65 of the Local Electoral Act 2001, that the following person has been duly nominated as a candidate for the Ōtaki Community Board by-election.

BUTLER, Cam (Independent)

As there was only one candidate for one vacancy, Cam BUTLER is declared duly elected to the Ōtaki Community Board.

Dated at Paraparaumu, 20 July 2021
Katrina Shieffelbein
Electoral Officer
Kapiti Coast District Council

Some plumbing fittings have the potential to allow minute traces of metals to accumulate in water standing in the fittings for several hours.

Although the health risk is small, the Ministry of Health recommends that you flush a mug full of water from your drinking water tap each morning before use to remove any metals that may have dissolved from the plumbing fittings.

We are recommending this simple precaution for all households, including those on public and private water supplies.

Director-General of Health

For further information, contact the Regional Public Health Service

Telephone: 04 570 9002 or

Kapiti Coast District Council

Telephone: 04 296 4700

The Kapiti Coast District Council has amended the Kapiti Coast District Plan 2021 to give effect to the National Planning Standards 2019.

The amendments are effective from 30 June 2021.

Copies of the Kapiti Coast District Plan 2021 can be viewed at all Kapiti Coast District Council Libraries and Service Centres during normal opening hours, or can be viewed on the Council’s website at www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/your-council/forms-documents/district-plan/

The amendments have been made under section 58I (2) and (3) of the Resource Management Act 1991. This notice has been published in accordance with section 58I (3)(e) and (5). The date of this notice is 30 June 2021.

For further information about the Kapiti Coast District Plan please email [email protected].

Wayne Maxwell

CHIEF EXECUTIVE, KAPITI COAST DISTRICT COUNCIL

The Kapiti Coast District Council has approved the Proposed Kapiti Coast District Plan (originally notified as a proposed plan in 2012).

The Kapiti Coast District Plan 2021 will become operative on 30 June 2021.

This notice has been published in accordance with Clause 20 of Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991. The date of this notice is 23 June 2021.

For further information about the Kapiti Coast District Plan please email [email protected].  

Wayne Maxwell

CHIEF EXECUTIVE, KAPITI COAST DISTRICT COUNCIL