Kapiti Gateway - how our elected representatives voted today
KCDC had their meeting today to vote on whether to proceed with the Kapiti Gateway. This is how they voted:
Supported the Kapiti Gateway proceeding: Sophie Handford, Rob McCann, Janet Holborow, Angela Buswell, Guru, James Cootes, Jackie Elliott.
Opposed the Kapiti Gateway proceeding: Gwynn Compton, Bernie Randall, Martin Halliday, Jocelyn Prvanov.
Please remember this when you vote at next year's body elections.
Image with pole showing the height of the building which shows the view of Kapiti Island that we will be losing.
What's On: Entrepeneurs at 50+ Network Meeting
Entrepeneurs at 50+ Network Meeting
- Kapiti Impact Hub
What's On: Voglemorn Pop-Up Hub for Seniors
Voglemorn Pop-Up Hub for Seniors
- Voglemorn Hall
We Say/You Say: Pokie Machines
Hi Kāpiti,
Should pokie machines be outlawed?
A city councillor has put forward a policy to ban new permits for pokie machines in Wellington City.
Councillor Tamatha Paul, representing the Lambton Ward, is pushing for a 'sinking lid' policy to all but cease new permits for pokie machines in the city. The motion has widespread support across the council table and is set to pass this Thursday.
New Zealanders lost $939 million in pokie machines in 2019 and $241m of that was paid out to community and sports groups. Between 30 and 60 per cent of money going into pokie machines was from problem gamblers and much of that came from low socio-economic communities, a paper by the Problem Gambling Foundation said.
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