Paper Plus Coastlands named Group Bookshop of the Year
Local books and stationery store, Paper Plus Coastlands has been awarded as the best in the country, taking out the prestigious title of THORPE-Bowker Group […]
Month: August 2012
CapTel Captioned Phones for the Hearing Impaired
To those who can hear with ease, the thought of what life would be like without access to a telephone would probably never cross their […]
Admin costs could hike Water Meters charges
Comment from former KCDC Councillor, Roy Bradbury I was speaking to a friend the other day, who had just come back from Brisbane, visiting his […]
Green Light Art Group exhibition
The Green Light Art Group, based at Kāpiti Crossroads, are holding their annual art exhibition. A variety of works are on show at the Paraparaumu […]
High school kids lead the way
This week high school students will return to their old primary and intermediate schools to dispel some of the myths around what to expect when […]
Local body elections legislation on track
New rules governing local body elections could be in place before the end of next year. The Government’s confirmed it will reform existing laws following […]
Letters home give rare look at Wellington
Letters home by a 22-year-old German settler in 1859 give a rare and exciting look at Wellington of the time.Friedrich Krull, who hailed from northern […]
Inaccuracies reported on milky way
Dear Editor Joel Maxwell, in his story ‘Milky intruder not identified’ (published 30 July), has stated several inaccuracies.When this reporter asked a Greater Wellington Regional […]
Council jumping the gun
Dear Sir I read in the Kāpiti News that Council has gone and spent ratepayers money to buy land for a future water storage dam […]
First Train The Teachers
Financial management skills are best taught at a young age.However, despite the development of a curriculum for financial education, few schools have taken up the […]