2nd December 2022 Kāpiti Coast
Kāpiti Coast District Council is preparing for more than 35,000 visitors who are expected in the region this summer.
The Kāpiti Coast Art Trail is back this November, with works from more than 125 local artists on display and many more at local galleries and creative spaces.
Kapiti Island Nature Tours co-founder John Barrett has been inducted into Business Kapiti Horowhenua’s Hall of Fame.
A collective of Kāpiti community members, businesses, pilots, and airport users is setting out a vision for struggling Kapiti Coast Airport.
Waka Kāpiti Limited one of five to receive funds in the area for 2021.
Kāpiti Arts Trail weekends are as popular as ever with locals and visitors to the district, says Kāpiti Coast District Council mayor K Gurunathan.
Kāpiti Coast District Council is looking for an economic boost from its calendar of new and returning large-scale summer events.
The Kāpiti Coast is emerging as one of NZ’s most popular eco-tourism destinations, according to the Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency.
The new regional flight service between Kāpiti and Auckland will start in August.
Kāpiti Coast District Council chief executive Wayne Maxwell says the Council is solutions focussed and taking action, following the announcement by Air New Zealand to suspend flights between the Kāpiti Coast and Auckland.
Kāpiti Coast tourism operators are seeking solutions from their regional neighbors following Air New Zealand’s announced withdrawal from the region’s airport.
Kāpiti Coast District Council’s Mayor K Gurunathan will join other regional leaders, the Kāpiti Chamber of Commerce, and Air New Zealand to host an open day at Kāpiti Coast Airport.
The rich Maori, European and natural heritage of Queen Elizabeth Park is now on display with the opening of Ramaroa, the brand new heritage centre at the park’s Mackays Crossing entrance.
Kāpiti and Porirua Chambers of Commerce have begun engaging with Air New Zealand to promote flights from Paraparaumu to Auckland, to drive demand for the local air service.