Elections update | 3 October
CHECK THIS OUT! Ōtaki, you've lost the top spot to Waikanae! As the voting cut-off date of 11 October gets closer more of you are dropping your papers in, but we've still got a long way to go!
👀 81.9% of our eligible voting population are still yet to vote! Is that you, your Nan or your neighbour? This is your chance to shape the future of Kāpiti – encourage everyone around you to VOTE! Number those candidate boxes and make your vote count.
Key things to know for the last week of voting:
🧡 Voting closes 12 noon SHARP 11 October.
🧡 Voting by post closes 7 October.
🧡 Voting ballot boxes are in all our service centres and libraries.
🧡 Our Rimu Road, Paraparaumu service centre is open until 7.30pm 9 and 10 October. Plus, on 11 October to 1 noon.
🧡 Our mobile voting booth is around the district to help with all your voting questions, including special votes and enrolling.
Get involved these elections, watch the Mayoral Debate recording, read your candidate profiles, care about Kāpiti and VOTE!
Turned 18 recently? Need to cast a special vote? Heading overseas? Lost your voting papers? Get the answers to all these questions, locations and times for our mobile voting booth and more on our website 👉🏼 www.kapiticoast.govt.nz...
*Numbers as of 2 October.
🧩😏 Riddle me this, Neighbours…
I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?
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Some Choice News!
DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.
Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, we’re a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.
For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.
Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature — and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?
We hope this brings a smile!
Poll: Are you still heading to your local for your caffeine fix, or has the $$ changed your habits? ☕
Wellington’s identity is built on its cafe culture, but with costs climbing, that culture is under pressure. We’ve seen the headlines about recent closures, and it’s a tough pill to swallow along with a $6+ coffee.
We all want our favourite spots to stay open, but we also have to balance our own budgets ⚖️
We want to know: How are you handling the "coffee math" in 2026? Are you still heading to your local for a chat and a caffeine fix, or has the cost of living changed your habits?
Keen to read more about "coffee math"? The Post has you covered.
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42.2% I avoid spending money on coffee
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47.4% I still indulge at my local cafe
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10.4% Irrelevant - coffee is not for me
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