4th September 2023 Art / Kapiti Island
The Waiorua Gallery has joined the annual Kāpiti Coast Art Trail for the first time this year.
A new tourism advisory board has been assembled at the Kāpiti Coast to focus on increasing tourism activity and visitor numbers to the district, led by former Tourism NZ chief executive George Hickton.
Kāpiti Coast District Council has launched a new marketing campaign to highlight new or little know features of Kāpiti Island.
Kāpiti Coast district councillors have been briefed on the proposed Kāpiti Gateway Centre in preparation of their 25 February decision on whether to proceed with the development following a PwC report.
The survey found 49.2% of respondents did not feel their business would be enhanced or strengthened in some way by the project.
DOC says the 15,000 people that visit each year all have a role to play in keeping the island predator free.
DOC has confirmed a colony of the small, honey-coloured ants has been discovered at Paraparaumu Beach.
Claims DOC is going to triple the number of visitor permits issued to Kapiti Island from 10,000 per year to 30,000 are incorrect.
Six architecture students who are developing ideas for the Kapiti Gateway bio-security and visitor centre at Paraparaumu Beach are exhibiting their work.