Category: Events
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Paraparaumu Market Continues Search for New Location
Due to land titles being sold to a development company, the Paraparaumu Beach Saturday Morning Market will need to relocate. Construction in the area shouldn’t begin until next year, as said by a company member, so the market has until later this year to move out. While rumours have been shut down about the market…
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Kanohi Ki Te Kanohi, Face to Face
The Kanohi Ki Te Kanohi exhibition at Mahara Gallery in Waikanae closes tomorrow. [ad] The exhibition features photos by well-known Kapiti Coast photographer Bruce MacMillan. From the 50s right through to the 80s, MacMillan took thousands of photos of people, industries, the town and all. His collection has been bought by, and stored by, Kapiti…
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Waitangi Day 2018 Exhibition currently being held in Paekakariki
The exhibition for the 2018 Waitangi Day commemorations is currently being held at the Paekakariki Station Museum from the 3rd of April to the 8th of May. This year’s Waitangi Day commemorations were held at the Council chambers in Paraparaumu. [ad] Waitangi Day is a public holiday in New Zealand that falls on the 6th…
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Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Regionals 2018
The Kapiti regionals for the Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival 2018 are to be held at Paraparaumu College this year, on Saturday the 7th of April. For those who don’t know, this event is a competition between schools in the Kapiti region, who will perform extracts of the famous works of William Shakespeare. Students from Paraparaumu College,…
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The Smallest Beer Festival to be Held in Paekakariki
The Smallest Beer Festival will be held in Paekakariki on Saturday this weekend. The event, hosted at St Peter’s Hall, will feature four Wellington breweries. 2018 is St Peter’s Hall’s centennial year, and has been used as a community venue since its construction. The four breweries visiting are Duncan’s in Sheffield Street, Paraparaumu, North End…
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Waikanae Easter Market 2018
Destination Waikanae will be holding their annual Waikanae Easter Market tomorrow, the 31st of March. The event is free entry and runs from 9 am until 2 pm and will be held at Mahara Place. It’s a family-friendly event and a lovely way to celebrate Easter alongside the Waikanae community. [ad] There will be a…
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Successful Raumati South School Coaster Event
The Raumati South School Coaster event was held today. There was a great turnout with 250+ children and adults participating in the ride. Over 2000km were cycled. There was a festive atmosphere bunting and an ex-student mc giving the safety briefings. The event organiser, Megan Rowe was really pleased with the perfect weather and the…
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Kapiti Run For Youth
The 7th Annual Kapiti Run for Youth, organised by tech company Web Genius, will be held on the 25th of March at Marine Parade, Paraparaumu Beach.
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Census 2018
Census 2018 will be happening today (6th of March). Census is a survey run by the government to find out key information about citizens nationwide. Questions asked include your personal details, your place of residents, health and work status, etc. There is also a dwelling form to be filled out regarding your place of residence.…
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Parks Week Kapiti
Kapiti Coast District Council are once again holding their annual Parks Week in March. The celebration will run from Sunday the 11th through the 18th, and there will be events throughout the week. [ad] Highlights include a guided walk through the Kaitawa Reserve with Mayor Gurunathan, on Monday the 12th, Yoga in the Park on…
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Coasters – The Family Biking Event
Raumati South School will be holding a family biking event on Sunday the 11th of March. This is going to help fundraise for building new cycling tracks for use of both the school and the wider community. The event begins and ends at Raumati South School, with groups separating and embarking on different bike courses…
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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 purchase tickets to this event. WOW is known to display…
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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. [ad] For those who do not know, Life Flight is a charitable organisation that provides free emergency…
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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 will see Porirua City mayor Mike Tana and Horowhenua mayor…
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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 fun. ”It’s a really special event, because it’s about…
