September

Kāpiti Coast District Council is supporting nine projects with grants to help landowners restore or take care of significant ecological sites in the district. The Council’s Grants Allocation Committee...

Kāpiti Coast District Council has given the green light to progress steps to lift the district’s economic development to the next level. Council’s Economic Development Kotahitanga Board (EDKB) was...

Kāpiti Coast District Council has allocated funding to four local organisations as part of its ‘age-friendly approach’. The funds will support community-based projects, programmes, and events that...

Seven appointees have now been confirmed for a new independent trust tasked with providing more affordable housing options in the Kāpiti Coast District. District Mayor Janet Holborow and interim Trust...

Kāpiti Coast District Council is reminding people to be courteous and think of others, rather than risk increased car parking fines due to come into effect on 1 October. Council Environmental...

We're encouraging Coasties to leave the car at home for the inaugural Kāpiti Coast Car-Free Day on Monday 23 September.   It coincides with World Car-Free Day, which is celebrated on or around 22...

Kāpiti Coast District Council invites you to start summer the right way with the Ōtaki Try (ŌT), a fun and family-friendly multi-sport event hosted by the Ōtaki Pool from its base in beautiful...

Join our community beach clean-up Saturday 21 September! Kāpiti Coast District Council invites you to join our community beach clean up as part of the annual Keep New Zealand Beautiful Clean Up Week.

Kāpiti Coast District Council is seeking community feedback on changes to its existing policy that ensures buildings in the district meet minimum requirements to ensure they are safe.  As part of a...

Want to be help fight climate change, but don’t know where to start? Kei a koe te kaha Kāpiti: you’ve got what it takes! We all face challenges to making change, but every small action helps. We've...

Kāpiti Coast District Mayor Janet Holborow says she shares the Greater Wellington Regional Council’s (GW) concerns about the reduction in the Government’s public transport investment. The Government’s...

Welcome to the beautiful Kāpiti Coast! Whether you’ve moved here recently or feel like an old hand, check out our checklist of how we do things a little differently in Kāpiti (and why!). 1. Know your...

Kāpiti Coast District Council is opening the doors of the old Waikanae library to show the community how it’ll be transformed into Te Ara Whetū. People are invited to drop in during the week of Monday...

Kāpiti Coast readers, writers, and booklovers of all kinds will be delighted with a new annual event due to launch in August 2025 – the Kāpiti Festival of Books. Kāpiti Coast District Council has...

What’s special about the Kāpiti Coast? The clue’s in the name! We love living here because of our beautiful coast and natural environment. It’s one of the big draws for visitors and residents who help...