102 days ago

Mayoral Debate and Meet the Candidates sessions

The Team from Kāpiti Coast District Council

It's time to get to know your candidates, Kāpiti! Before you cast your vote these local elections, come along to our Mayoral Debate and our Meet the Candidates session starting Monday 22 September.

🔷 Mayoral Debate: Monday 22 September, 6.30–8.30pm, Te Raukura ki Kāpiti, Raumati Beach
All six mayoral candidates will speak and answer moderated questions. The debate will also be livestreamed and available on Council’s website. While audience questions won’t be taken on the night, you can connect with your mayoral candidates at our Meet the Candidate sessions.

🔷 Meet the Candidates: Starting 22 September
All Mayoral, Districtwide and Ward Councillors, and Community Board candidates have been invited to these drop-in sessions. Pop in at any point and put your questions to the candidates directly.

🔷 Raumati: Monday 22 September, 4pm-6pm, Te Raukura ki Kāpiti
🔷 Paraparaumu: Tuesday 23 September, 4pm-6pm, Southward Car Museum
🔷 Paekākāriki: Friday 26 September, 3pm-5pm, Paekākāriki Memorial Hall
🔷 Waikanae: Saturday 27 September, 3pm-5pm, Waikanae Bowling Club
🔷 Ōtaki: Wednesday 1 October, 2pm-4pm, Ōtaki Memorial Hall.

Get involved these elections, watch the Mayoral Debate, meet your candidates, help shape the future of Kāpiti and VOTE! To check out the dates and info on all the candidate sessions across Kāpiti, visit www.kapiticoast.govt.nz...

Turned 18 recently? Need to cast a special vote? Heading overseas? Lost your voting papers? Get the answers to all these questions and more on our website 👉🏼 www.kapiticoast.govt.nz...

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Poll: Do you set New Year’s resolutions?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

🎉 2026 is almost here!

We’re curious ... how do you welcome it?
Do you set resolutions, follow special traditions, or just go with the flow?

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Do you set New Year’s resolutions?
  • 10.6% Yes! New Year, New Me
    10.6% Complete
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    22.1% Complete
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    67.3% Complete
444 votes
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Mute Swan. 2017-1

Paul from Levin

Mute Swan. Note the interesting parallel, horizontal lines on the swan. I suspect they might be created by reflections from the ripples on the water surface. Please enlarge.

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Quote for the Day

Mike from Paraparaumu

Interviewer:
"Do you think that the British class system has finally ended?"
Upper-middle class Romance author, Dame Barbara Cartland:
"Well, of course it has; otherwise I would't be sitting here, talking to someone like you!"

Happy New Year [hopefully!]
Mike