June 2023

Kāpiti Coast District Council has set a new aspirational long-term target for net zero emissions across the organisation by 2040.  This replaces a current organisational carbon emissions target of...

Kāpiti Coast District Council has adopted its 2023/24 Annual Plan and confirmed rates for the coming financial year.  The plan will see Council continue to invest in strengthening the district’s...

Kāpiti Coast District Council is asking people to dream big about the future of culture and creativity in the Kāpiti Coast to help inform the development of its Culture and Creativity Strategy...

Coastlands Aquatic Centre will be closing for two weeks from Monday 24 July to Monday 7 August for important maintenance work. Kāpiti Coast District Council Aquatic Facilities Manager Steve Millar...

Kāpiti Coast District residents are being asked for their views on whether shops should continue to be allowed to open on Easter Sunday.   Mayor Janet Holborow said all shops in Kāpiti had been...

Kāpiti Coast District Council has started a one-year recycling trial for household batteries.  From Wednesday 21 June approved batteries can be recycled at Paraparaumu Library, helping divert...

Kāpiti Coast District Council is pleased to announce the opening of the first round of Creative Communities Scheme funding for the 2023/24 year.  Arts events coordinator Nerita Clark says individuals...

A group of local volunteers can be credited for helping to hold back the sea along eight hectares of the Waitohu Stream estuary at the northern end of Ōtaki Beach – and it wasn’t even what they...

Public art in Kāpiti is getting a boost with three new arts professionals joining the Kāpiti Coast District Council’s Public Art Panel for the triennium.   The panel was set up in 2012 as an expert...

Dog registrations for the 2023/24 year are opening soon and owners are urged to get this job done online if possible. Invoices will be sent to dog owners in the coming days and to avoid late penalties...

The opening of a pop-up engagement centre at 2 Mahara Place signals the start of a six-week campaign to encourage community comment on options for the new Waikanae Library and Community Hub. The...

Kāpiti Coast District Council has approved funding for eight local arts and heritage initiatives from its two new development funds – the Arts Sustainability Fund and the Museum and Heritage...

The Kāpiti Coast District Council Grants Allocation Committee has awarded Community Grants to 33 not-for-profit and community groups across a wide range of projects. The Community Grant Scheme helps...

The Kāpiti Coast District Council Grants Allocation subcommittee has awarded Creative Communities Scheme funds to 25 applicants across a wide range of arts projects in its latest funding...