Kāpiti Council focused on debt reduction in LTP
Kāpiti Mayor Janet Holborow says prioritising the reduction of debt was the strongest message Council received leading into the Long-term Plan 2024–34 considerations. “A 17 […]
Seniors
Kāpiti community raises over $45,000 for Hospice
Mal Bird has done it again. With taking on organising the National Spearfishing Championship for the first time, he was gutted when this year’s fish […]
Heritage photos capture a century of Ōtaki women’s lives
Photographs of Ōtaki women taken during the 110 years between 1860 and 1970 caught the eye of Toi MAHARA curator, Vicki Robson, during a visit […]
Police warn of WhatsApp scam
Some people on the Kāpiti Coast have already been targeted and Police are warning people to be wary of a WhatsApp scam following an increase […]
Culinary icon Ruth Pretty moves on
After 36 years running an internationally renowned Te Horo business, Ruth Pretty has called time. Ruth and her Ōtaki-born husband, Paul Pretty, are retiring, and […]
Police identify body – missing since 1988
Police can now release the name of the person whose remains were discovered in Titahi Bay on Wednesday 31 January 2024. Detective Senior Sergeant Hamish […]
WHY ARE SENIORS NOW HAPPIER THAN THE YOUNG?
By Kāpiti Writer Sonia Speedy New Zealand is one of four countries in which the young are getting more unhappy, particularly in comparison to the […]
Kapiti faces loss of Kenepuru after-hours service
Labour MP for Mana Barbara Edmonds says it would be disastrous for the critical clinic services at Kenepuru Hospital to close overnight. She says cutting […]
Kapiti Seniors choosing adventure over nest eggs
By Kāpiti writer Sonia Speedy The cost of living may be gnawing at our budgets, but seniors are refusing to give up their travel plans, […]
MenzShed Kapiti in Monster Garage Sale
Funds raised by MenzShed Kāpiti’s upcoming monster garage sale will help strengthen the social enterprise. Chair, Tony Annandale says this is the first big clearance […]