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Monthly Archives: February 2018

World of Wearable Arts 2018

World of Wearable Arts 2018

Ticket sales for World of Wearable Arts 2018 are soon to open to the general public on the 1st of March 2018. With this year marking the 30th anniversary since WOW began, we highly doubt you would want to miss out on the opportunity to

Westpac Rescue Helicopter 2009 RNZAF Base Whenuapai Air Show

Win a Helicopter Ride – Life Flight Open Day

On Sunday the 18th of March, between 10am and 2.30pm, Life Flight Trust are opening their doors for people of all ages to come and visit. The open day will be at 17 George Bolt Street, Rongotai, Wellington. For those who do not know, Life

Kapiti Coast Airport

FREE Tickets up for Grabs – Airport Open Day

Mayor K Gurunathan has announced the Kapiti Coast Airport Open Day, in partnership with Air New Zealand, that will be held on the 3rd of March. The open day will start after the first flight, which is scheduled to leave at 11:30 am. The event

Thousands of play balls in Waikanae River

Thousands of Play Balls in Waikanae River

On Saturday, thousands of plastic play balls were found in the Waikanae River. The report first surfaced on Facebook when a local posted photos of the mess. UPDATE: The source of the balls has been found: “I found the source of the balls, I parked in

Kapiti Women's Triathlon

Swim, Bike and Run – Kapiti Women’s Triathlon Photos

The 35th Kapiti Women’s Triathlon was held earlier today at Marine Gardens. This morning, local women from all over Kapiti and further afield headed to Raumati Beach to swim, bike and run. The What’s On Kapiti Team went along to take photos and report on

The Mystery Fish - Whats On Kapiti

The Mystery Fish – Unidentified Species in Kapiti

An unidentified fish (aka The Mystery Fish) has been found at the Kapiti Marine Reserve. Diver Ben Knight, who is also the chairman of the Guardians of the Kapiti Marine Reserve, found the mystery fish whilst off the coast of Kapiti in January. “I was

Hole Fixed up on Raumati Road

Raumati Road Burst Main

Yesterday’s water main burst caused water to go out for large parts of Raumati. There was lots of confusion on why this happened and why there was a large hole in the ground on Raumati Road. Most people thought it was a sinkhole caused by

Looking North from Raumati Beach

Kapiti Flooding and Sea Damage

Gita might have passed but the bad weather continues, last night 6 people were evacuated from their homes and fire crews have been out since 2.30am this morning responding to 12 calls regarding flooding. Most of these came from the Paraparaumu Beach area. Looking North

Reopening SH1 Paekakariki to Pukerua Bay

Update: The road has been reopen and there is a 50kph speed limit for northbound traffic. The New Zealand Transport Agency has announced that state highway 1 between Paekakariki and Pukerua Bay will be reopened to traffic in both directions from 5 am tomorrow morning.

Kapiti Gita Damage Report

Flights in and out of Wellington were grounded,  power poles came crashing to the ground and electricity was out for almost 100 homes – all before the worst of ex-Cyclone Gita’s weather even made it to the capital. Got any photos or information? Email: [email protected]

How to Prepare for Gita

The guts of Cyclone Gita still have not hit us. Although we have already experienced most of the rain, sharp winds & some more rain is still to come.     The latest MetService report states that we should expect the worst winds of the