Economic development reports

The following reports are referenced in the Economic development strategy, or other economic development work. They are in PDF and available for download or print.

• Ag Research 2005 – A study of the rural productive potential in the Northern part of the Kāpiti Coast District [PDF 1.53 MB] (23 pages, 1Mb) 
  Report prepared for the Kāpiti Coast District Council.
• Greenchip Limited, 2012 – Ōtaki Clean Technology Centre and Park Economic Opportunities for the Kāpiti Region – A Strategic Operations Review [PDF 892 KB] (47 pages, 892Kb) 
  A report prepared for the Kāpiti Coast District Council and Pritchard Enterprises.
• Hikurangi Foundation, 2009 
  The Kāpiti Coast Day Out: A lowering carbon pilot.
  • A lowering carbon pilot – summary report [PDF 612 KB] (13 pages, 612Kb)
  • A lowering carbon pilot – technical report (57 pages, 3Mb)
• Kapiti Action Group, 2011 – Envisioning an economic future for Kāpiti - 2031 (30 pages, 1Mb)
• Landcare Research, 2010 – Assessment of the rural productive potential in the Greater Ōtaki area [PDF 5.66 MB] (124 pages, 5Mb)
  Scenarios and options for a sustainable food future. Report prepared for the Kāpiti Coast District Council
• McDermott Miller Limited, 2011 – Independent evaluation of the effectiveness of Nature Coast Enterprise [PDF 716 KB] (84 pages, 715Kb)
  Report prepared for the Kāpiti Coast District Council
• NZIER, 2011 – Kāpiti Coast's new economy [PDF 553 KB] (61 pages, 552Kb)
  An assessment of the 'new economy' approach to economic development in the Kāpiti Coast. Report prepared for the Kāpiti Coast District Council.
• Planit and Property Economics 2011 – Kāpiti employment zone assessment [PDF 3.87 MB] (154 pages, 3Mb)
  Report prepared for the Kāpiti Coast District Council
• berl economics, 2011 – Assessment of the economic value of rural potential in the greater Ōtaki Area [PDF 365 KB] (34 pages, Mb)
  Report prepared for the Kāpiti Coast District Council.
• Food and Beverage Cluster Report 2022 [PDF 2.29 MB] 
  Report prepared for the Kāpiti Coast District Council, to inform development of a Food and Beverage Strategy.

Quarterly economic development monitor

• March 2021 [PDF 175 KB]
• September 2020 [PDF 257 KB]