Service status
Last updated: 4.45pm Monday 24 June 2024
In recent times, the Kāpiti Coast District has experienced increasingly regular and significant weather events. This page will keep our community updated on what's happening with our services due to maintenance or through weather events, from road closures to communities and facilities impacted, and what to do if you need to report incidents or events, or need help.
Please log reports of damage through Antenno, and check out our other channels at Follow us.
MetService weather warnings
There are currently no weather warnings for our district.
- See MetService Severe weather for further information.
- Now's a great time to clear your gutters and spouting of leaves!
Note: we share MetService weather warnings, but not weather watches. See MetService Weather warnings and watches for how these differ.
Sandbags
Sandbags, sand and empty bags are available for anyone living in flood-prone areas. You can collect these from the Council depot in Fytfield Place, Paraparaumu.
Road updates
If a road is not listed in this section, it is open.
Roadworks
- Ōtaki Gorge Road, Ōtaki – partially closed.
See Ōtaki Gorge Road slip for more information. - Poplar Ave, Raumati, by the Te Ara o Whareroa pathway – Monday 20 May–Friday 28 June
During this time, there'll be a 30km/h temporary speed limit and traffic management will be in place. The team will allow access through the site for both motorists and pedestrians travelling along Poplar Ave. During construction there may be periods when access to Queen Elizabeth Park via the Te Ara o Whareroa Shared Path will be restricted. If this happens, we'll make alternative routes available, with signs, and will publicise this several days before access is restricted into Queen Elizabeth Park.
Our team's carrying out this work to make it safer for pedestrians and cyclists to cross Poplar Ave at this point. - County Road pump station, Ōtaki, from until late June
Our crews will be laying pipes from the top of Te Manuao Road to the County Road pump station; these pipes will take water to and from the new reservoir. The work is expected to take up to four months. Traffic management will be in place and detours might be necessary at times. Our crew will work as quickly as they can and minimise disruption as much as possible. - Amohia Street, through June
The team have built a new left-turn slip lane from Kāpiti Road to Amohia Street (across the corner site). We've finished this and the slip lane is now open; we're finishing works on Amohia Street by the end of the month. - Ratanui Road, Paraparaumu – 24 June to late September
We're replacing 205 metres of sewer pipeline along the northbound lane of Ratanui Road, Paraparaumu that is in poor condition. We estimate the works will take three months to complete. Traffic management will be in place during this time. Please take care driving in this area while this important work is carried out. - Maclean Street, Paraparaumu Beach – 27 June, 6–9am
The section of road between Seaview Road and Marine Parade will be closed to repair the raised table.
- Corner Marae Lane and Te Moana Road, Waikanae – 25 June–9 July (weather permitting)
Our friends at Greater Wellington advise they'll be working on the corner of Marae Lane and Te Moana Road repairing the retaining wall from the Metlink carpark. This end of Marae Lane will be closed, but businesses on Marae Lane can still be accessed from the Ngaio Road end of the lane. Please follow signposted traffic and pedestrian detours during this time.
Please contact Greater Wellington if you have any questions.
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- Raumati Road, Raumati – 25–27 June
Transport will be doing maintenance work on Raumati Road between Weka Road and Matai Road, starting on Tuesday 25 June, 7am–5pm. Work is expected to take place over three days and traffic management will be in place while this work is completed.
- Riverbank Road–Old SH1–Waerenga Road–Dunstan Road, Ōtaki – 24 June–end December 2024
Council contractors are laying pipe for the final stage of a new fire loop main system along:- 600 metres of the eastern end of Riverbank Road, then
- 840 metres north along the Old State Highway 1
- a short section of Waerenga Road, then
- 550 metres north along Dunstan Road.
Traffic management will be in place near the work sites as it moves along its route. The contractors will engage with residents and business operators who might be impacted along the route.
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Partial closures
- Whareroa Farm – Carex Valley
Due to recent water damage, the Horse Track is temporarily closed to horses. The track remains open for walkers, but take care.
Upcoming closures
- Te Ara o Whareroa pathway from Poplar Avenue – possibly closed at some time between 20 May and end June
During this time, there'll be a 30km/h temporary speed limit and traffic management will be in place. The team will allow access through the site for both motorists and pedestrians travelling along Poplar Ave.
During construction there may be periods when access to Queen Elizabeth Park via the Te Ara o Whareroa Shared Path will be restricted. If this happens, we'll make alternative routes available, with signs, and will publicise this several days before access is restricted into Queen Elizabeth Park.
Our team's carrying out this work to make it safer for pedestrians and cyclists to cross Poplar Ave at this point.
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Beach access
Closure
- North Beach Paraparaumu boat access closed
The North Beach boat accessway at Manly St is temporarily closed to vehicles following damage by tidal surges. There is a steep drop on the beach side which makes driving down unsafe.
Boaties wishing to launch are asked to instead use the accessway by the Kāpiti Boating Club, just down the road.
The access is still open for pedestrians, but please note the steep gradient may challenge some.
Partial closures
No current closures.