Pay Cut for lowest earners
The news was all bad for minimum wage earners as Stats NZ show they have an effective pay cut. NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff is calling […]
Youth
Kids Market 1st anniversary a huge success
The first anniversary of the Ōtaki Kids Market in January 2024 was a huge success, boasting over 50 stalls operated by 80 enthusiastic tamariki and […]
Kāpiti residents enjoy a summer free of water restrictions
While parts of the Wellington Region are facing water woes, Kāpiti Coast residents are enjoying a water-restriction-free summer thanks to sound investment in the district’s […]
Foxton Pools to reopen with a splash
A refreshed Foxton Pools will open with a blessing, ribbon cutting ceremony and a community party on Tuesday 23 January 2024. After the revamped facility […]
El Rancho hosts Camp Purple Live 2024
On 9 January, 71 children and teens and 25 young adult volunteers will be arriving at El Rancho in Waikanae for a six-day camp on […]
Hoop Club gets underway
Basketball is taking off again in Kāpiti with plenty on offer in the New Year. Hoop Club Kāpiti’s Adult Summer Social Basketball League gets underway […]
Missing – Have you seen 15 year-old Cleveland
Cleveland, 15, was last seen at his home in Churton Park and has been missing since Monday 18 December. Police and his family have concerns […]
Government has negotiated itself into a corner over ETS auction
If the coalition government wants a ‘strong and stable ETS’ (Emissions Trading Scheme), as the Minister for Climate Change has recently stated, the price of […]
Past time to address the cow in the room
Animal rights organisation SAFE is urging the new Government to take seriously warnings about the urgent need to reduce methane from farmed animals, to limit […]
StoryWalk Launches with Kapiti Libraries
Celebrate the opening of Kāpiti Coast District Libraries’ new StoryWalk®, featuring ‘A Bird Tail Tale’ written by Jill Drew and illustrated by artists from Kāpiti Art Studio. The […]