Politics

Local Government New Zealand is pleased the Government is starting a discussion to reinvigorate local decision making, but says a bold localist approach is needed […]

The Council, with support from the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), will shortly begin public discussions about opportunities for supporting our district’s economic […]

Over the coming weeks, the Kāpiti Coast District Council will carry out a review of the services delivered through the Council Operations Depot.The review includes […]

Kāpiti Councillor Jackie Elliott reflects on the threat to Public ownership of Water from the recent Local Government NZ (LGNZ) annual conference held in Christchurch. […]

Kāpiti Councillor David Scott’s barristers have lodged an appeal against a conviction recorded against him in the Wellington District Court last month on a charge […]

Kāpiti Coast District Council faces major challenges funding vital infrastructure to cope with expected growth. Kāpiti is not alone in this, with many councils throughout […]

“Last week marked a big occasion for both the National Party and New Zealand with Bill English stepping down after an outstanding 27 years as […]

Ōtaki Broadband rollout “Work on supplying Ultra Fast Broadband to Ōtaki is well underway and the build is on track to be completed in the […]

The chief ombudsman says local democracy is being undermined as councils fail to meet obligations to release public information.Peter Boshier says councils are not meeting […]

Norma McCallum of Destination Waikanae says in these days of Grand Designs, Thinking Big and our growing immunity to costs ending in several noughts (e.g. […]