BREAKING NEWS: 21-year-old dead after being hit by a car on Kāpiti Coast
A 21-year-old man has died after a car struck him on the Kāpiti Coast. The young man from Raumati was riding a longboard on nearby […]
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Trolleys cost effective compared to battery buses – Gunter Mackinger
“European cities are steadily converting back to trolleybus public transport” was the message from Gunter Mackinger, at a public meeting Thursday 10th March. “Complete public […]
Flag debate winners and losers
Editor Sometimes even when you win you lose. The flag referendum is a classic case of this. Those who voted to keep the New Zealand […]
Kāpiti Lions Seek Sport Grant Applicants
Each year the Lions Club of Kāpiti gives a grant of $1,000 to a young athlete who is actively and successfully participating in sport, aged […]
Beam placement kicks off after Easter
The first beams are being lifted and placed on the Waikanae River Bridge after Easter as part of the Mackays to Peka Peka Expressway. To […]
Times up for zero-hour contracts
Changes to employment law will ban so-called zero-hour contracts. effective from 1 April 2016. If you’re an employer in Kāpiti (or anywhere else in New […]
Kāpiti Council should pay Living Wage
Editor It is said that council can’t afford to pay all staff a living wage. This is easily fixed. Were they to institute a policy […]
Easter and the Raumati Straights
With only one day to go until the Easter break kicks off the MacKays to Peka Peka road building team is sending out the safety […]
Kāpiti boy’s life in Minister’s hands
An outcome is still awaited after Melanoma sufferers presented the Health Minister and Andrew Little with two petitions with close to 54,000 signatures asking the […]
New design for Welcome to Waikanae state highway signs
The winning design for new ‘Welcome to Waikanae’ signs, to be placed on SH1, has been announced. Wes Nielsen from Paraparaumu Beach won the competition […]
