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Run for Youth

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.

Census 2018

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

Reliability to Improve – Kapiti Airport Open Day

Kapiti Airport held an open day on the 3rd of March, there was a fantastic turnout with thousands of people coming to see our airport. Air New Zealand bought down a Q300 aircraft to be featured at the event. This gave everyone the opportunity to

Dog - Parks Week Kapiti

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. Highlights include a guided walk through the Kaitawa Reserve with Mayor Gurunathan,

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

Cloudy Water in Paraparaumu

Cloudy Water in Paraparaumu

Reports starting coming in last night from all over Paraparaumu that the water had gone cloudy. While some residents have claimed there has been no noticeable change in the water, a good selection of the Kapiti Coast community have noticed the cloudy colour. Some even

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

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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. 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