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On the Kapiti Coast, the Aotearoa Astrotourim Academy is hosting a special Matariki stargazing event over the weekend of 21-23 July. Only 15 spots left.
To find out more and to book, visit Eventfinda:
… View moreNow you can learn more about what's up there from some of NZ's top astronomers.
On the Kapiti Coast, the Aotearoa Astrotourim Academy is hosting a special Matariki stargazing event over the weekend of 21-23 July. Only 15 spots left.
To find out more and to book, visit Eventfinda:
www.eventfinda.co.nz...
Nice to see my Rhododendron out in flower over five Meters high on this mid winters day...
📢 Heads up, Kāpiti! Tomorrow the road layout is changing on Rimu Road, Paraparaumu, with one lane opening to limited traffic travelling south from Kāpiti Road. There'll still be some detours in place so familiarise yourself with the new layout and take care when you’re in the area.
… View more📢 Heads up, Kāpiti! Tomorrow the road layout is changing on Rimu Road, Paraparaumu, with one lane opening to limited traffic travelling south from Kāpiti Road. There'll still be some detours in place so familiarise yourself with the new layout and take care when you’re in the area.
The Amohia stormwater upgrade work along Rimu Road is expected to reach the Kāpiti Road intersection around September. Work will then progress east along Kāpiti Road towards Amohia Street, with approximately 805 metres of new larger stormwater pipe laid by March 2024. Each of these stages will have their own traffic management plan, which we'll continue to share with you before they occur.
We know this work is disruptive, and we’re constantly reviewing traffic flows and adjusting them where we can to minimise the impact. We appreciate your patience and cooperation. Upgrading this important infrastructure will help reduce flooding for approximately 350 properties in the area, while helping our district prepare to live with more rain.
To learn more about this project, visit www.kapiticoast.govt.nz...
Have a bit of fun playing around with verdigris paint effects with Resene paints and add classical highlights to your summer garden.
Follow our easy advice to get started getting creative at your place.
I would appreciate some newspaper, that I can light my fire, thanks
When you move to a Ryman village, the last thing you need to think about are unexpected costs. We offer financial security with rates, home insurance, exterior maintenance and gardening all covered under one fixed base weekly fee*, meaning once you’ve moved in you can focus on the things you … View moreWhen you move to a Ryman village, the last thing you need to think about are unexpected costs. We offer financial security with rates, home insurance, exterior maintenance and gardening all covered under one fixed base weekly fee*, meaning once you’ve moved in you can focus on the things you enjoy.
Find out more about our living options today and get ready for a new lifestyle.
*some conditions apply
Even well-insulated homes can lose up to 45% of the room's heat without having adequate curtains. This is why Curtain Banks are in high demand at this time of year.
A petition is circulating to get curtains added as part of the Healthy Homes Standards in the hopes of helping renters avoid… View moreEven well-insulated homes can lose up to 45% of the room's heat without having adequate curtains. This is why Curtain Banks are in high demand at this time of year.
A petition is circulating to get curtains added as part of the Healthy Homes Standards in the hopes of helping renters avoid living in cold, damp conditions. Do you think curtains should be mandatory for New Zealand homes?
Type 'Not For Print' if you wish your comments to be excluded from the We Say You Say column of your local paper.
Combining electronic sounds with taonga puoro (traditional Māori instruments) and other musical elements, AWE weave together the sounds of Aotearoa with the musical textures of their imagination.
Their music creates unique experiences for audiences of all ages, drawing on musical traditions … View moreCombining electronic sounds with taonga puoro (traditional Māori instruments) and other musical elements, AWE weave together the sounds of Aotearoa with the musical textures of their imagination.
Their music creates unique experiences for audiences of all ages, drawing on musical traditions both new and old, stories past and present, and bringing together different cultural practices and perspectives. The concert will feature material from their debut album as well as new improvisational pieces, where listeners are encouraged to move beyond convention into new sonic territory.
Kia ora Kāpiti! We've been looking at how we can improve our website, and we’d love your help with a 10–15 minute exercise.
This builds on the survey we did on the building, property and consenting section a few months back. You told us you found it hard to find things in the structure… View moreKia ora Kāpiti! We've been looking at how we can improve our website, and we’d love your help with a 10–15 minute exercise.
This builds on the survey we did on the building, property and consenting section a few months back. You told us you found it hard to find things in the structure we’d suggested, so we’ve listened and come up with what we hope is a more straightforward approach. Your response will help us organise the content on our website, and will only take about 10–15 minutes – ows.io...
To say thank you for investing your time we have two $100 prezzie cards to give away! Just include your name and email at the end of the survey to go in the draw.
I just found out by chance that anyone can make a submission on the proposed bilingual road signs. I don't think this was very well publicised. Just go to the Waka Kotahi /NZTA website. It says submissions can be made up until June 30th. but it reads like it's a done deal. Now's … View moreI just found out by chance that anyone can make a submission on the proposed bilingual road signs. I don't think this was very well publicised. Just go to the Waka Kotahi /NZTA website. It says submissions can be made up until June 30th. but it reads like it's a done deal. Now's your chance to have your say.
If you are local and happen to have some spare time local residents and KCDC are starting a Dune Restoration programme for the dunes at Paraparaumu beach. Currently they are mostly smothered in grasses, blackberry, ivy, agapanthus, climbing dock etc etc etc!
Just a couple of hours a month … View moreIf you are local and happen to have some spare time local residents and KCDC are starting a Dune Restoration programme for the dunes at Paraparaumu beach. Currently they are mostly smothered in grasses, blackberry, ivy, agapanthus, climbing dock etc etc etc!
Just a couple of hours a month starting tomorrow 8th June at 10am and 1 weekend a month starting 18th June at 10am. Meet at beach entrance opposite Arthur St, Paraparaumu Beach.
Come along and learn about:
-why Dune restoration is important
- the key plants that are used in Dune Restoration
-Dune Plant ID
-What weeds people can begin to control themselves and what weeds KCDC will help with
-H&S when using hand-tools and what weeds to be careful with (Ivy, Boxthorn)
-Easy restoration tasks, such as releasing native plants by hand
Tea and coffee supplied.
Please share if you are a local.
Hopefully you can come if you find our lunchtime seminars too difficult to attend -
Citizens Advice Kapiti is holding another Community Seminar on Thursday 15th June at 530pm in the Rimu Room upstairs in Coastlands Mall -
Hopefully this time will make it easier for you to get to this really … View moreHopefully you can come if you find our lunchtime seminars too difficult to attend -
Citizens Advice Kapiti is holding another Community Seminar on Thursday 15th June at 530pm in the Rimu Room upstairs in Coastlands Mall -
Hopefully this time will make it easier for you to get to this really interesting seminar, which will be a talk by Wakefields Lawyers on your employment rights, followed by Q&A -
And remember Citizens Advice Kapiti and Otaki are available by phone (04 298 4944 and 06 364 8664), email (kapiti@cab.org.nz and otaki@cab.org.nz) and by popping in and seeing us between 10-3pm Monday to Friday in Paraparaumu and 1030-1230 in Otaki.
Citizens Advice Kapiti will also have our community lawyers from the first Tuesday in the month, at 10am. Please ring 04 237 6811 if you would like a face-to-face appointment.
The skies might be grey but there's colour in our communities - and we want to see it!
Resene and Neighbourly have teamed up this winter to bring you Bright Spots - a celebration of the brightest and most colourful spaces in our neighbourhoods. We want you to snap and share all those spots… View moreThe skies might be grey but there's colour in our communities - and we want to see it!
Resene and Neighbourly have teamed up this winter to bring you Bright Spots - a celebration of the brightest and most colourful spaces in our neighbourhoods. We want you to snap and share all those spots in your neighbourhood that bring a smile to your face and add a little colour to your day.
There are 10 prizes of $250 Resene ColorShop vouchers and $250 Prezzy® cards up for grabs so you can create your own Bright Spot!
Enter your local bright spots pics today and be in to *WIN*.
How many of you are aware of the proposed changes to the speed limits throughout Kapiti. This will affect everyone. It is interesting to note that in the last 20 years there has been no pedestrian deaths within the proposed area. Below is copied from Facebook
Tim Costley for Ōtaki
16 May at … View moreHow many of you are aware of the proposed changes to the speed limits throughout Kapiti. This will affect everyone. It is interesting to note that in the last 20 years there has been no pedestrian deaths within the proposed area. Below is copied from Facebook
Tim Costley for Ōtaki
16 May at 10:14
· Fancy every street in Paraparaumu being 30km/hr with a few exceptions at 40km/hr? HAVE YOUR SAY.
(orange are 30km/hr, pink are 40km/hr in first picture)
Kāpiti Coast District Council are inviting your thoughts on their Speed Management Plan. And I bet you have thoughts. Labour are requiring councils to have a plan to reduce speeds. This is a pretty aggressive way to do it.
This is Labour Party madness which council seem to be right into.
This is fixing something that isn't broken.
This is a crazy combination of not understanding the problem and then over-engineering the solution.
If you look at NZTA crash data there are no deaths of pedestrians on Paraparaumu or Waikanae urban roads in the last 20 years, there are very few fatal crashes on urban streets, and incredibly few where a speed limit change would change the outcome.
Don't misunderstand, every life is worth doing something to save, but a driver of these changes is the safety gain for pedestrians and "other modes" like kids biking to school etc. Fortunately, that hasn't been a problem for us. Expanding the school zones to cover the entirety of Paraparaumu, and slowing down every driver, every business, everyone who needs to pop to the shops or pick up the kids; this can't be the answer. If it would really have saved lives we would have done it years ago.
I'd much rather see Waka kotahi NZTA focus on increasing the speed of our new, world-class, safe expressways, rather than slow us down.
Council have laid out what they plan to do. You can agree, you can disagree, but please have your say.
www.kapiticoast.govt.nz...
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