Kāpiti Independent

  Waikanae teacher Doris Lake says  teachers are working for a ‘better Aotearoa for our mokopuna/tamariki’.  But this has been compromised by […]

The Kapiti Coast District Council is quoting a new Auditor-General’s report to show it’s setting a good example by its […]

As the 1080 debate rages, Kapiti Independent correspondent Jeremy Smith gives an impartial and informed view of what’s happening with the […]

Waikanae teacher Lisa Geraghty has given warning to local citizens that NZ teachers are now becoming an endangered species. Lisa, […]

Horowhenua correspondent Veronica Harrod reports the Horowhenua District Council has got  involved in a Maori Appellate Court decision. ‘Business as […]

An historic decision by the Maori Appellate Court has left the Horowhenua Lake Trust without trustees. KIN Horowhenua correspondent Veronica […]

Time again for poetry talk., says Gill Ward, of Raumati South. ‘Our next guest poet at High Tide Café is on […]

Judith Holloway continues — ‘I muse over the way my grandfather and his lovely sisters, my great-aunts, all Maori-French, spoke Maori […]

Rather Like Napoleon — I can’t imagine anyone braver or more rational than Chelsea Manning, says Judith Holloway. I went to […]

Veronica Harrod reports three members of Horowhenua Lake Domain Board voted against Lake Horowhenua owner Philip Taueki being provided with […]

Poet Judith Holloway says she’s tried to educate herself in te reo once before. ‘But it was more difficult than I […]

   Jim Webber reports…Australian whaler George Stubbs, who drowned in 1838 near Kapiti Island, was described at the time by […]

‘He mauri te reo Māori nō Aotearoa māu, mā tātou katoa’ REO MĀORI AN ESSENTIAL PART OF NEW ZEALAND FOR […]

Waikanae woman Patricia ‘Trundie’ Jordan had been permanently scarred by a savage dog attack which took place while she was […]

From Levin, Veronica Harrod reports that Councillor Piri-Hira Tukapua is 90 percent sure she won’t be standing as a candidate […]

   Wellington Senior Sergeant Brett Simon wants help  investigating the aggravated robbery of a pharmacy on Bunny Street, Wellington. At around […]

The Wellington Chamber of Commerce seems to think the City Council’s living wage accredition may hasten the end of civilisation ( […]

  Lloyd Jones, one of the most provocative and rewarding of NZ authors, is coming to Kapiti soon. You can […]

This latest challenge can still be done by scrolling down to August 29.   Remember that no correspondence, computers or […]

The Kapiti Independent invites poets to submit entries for its second big poetry competition. The prize is a good one — $50 […]

In an extraordinary piece of police sleuthing, the mystery of Parliament’s secret leaker has been solved. Police say they know […]

‘Hello Poetry People’ from Gill and Elizabeth, KIN’s poetry people. They say: This month is the time to celebrate poetry […]

Veronica Harrod reports that despite the demolition and construction waste generated by development, Horowhenua District Council does not monitor how […]

There’ll be bowls of poems for you in select Kapiti cafes on National Poetry Day (Friday, August 24). Our poetry […]

  Three separate agencies, and the Police, have given warning they’ll enforce laws banning vehicles from the Waikanae Estuary, which […]

  Deirdre Kent reports the average Kapiti home owner has gained $146k in 3 years! But writer and activist Deirdre also […]

  Bernie Randall, Paraparaumu/Raumati Community Board member, says elderly and disabled are poorly treated because bus shelters in Paraparaumu and […]

‘Doing lunch’  —  ‘I asked my friend if he wanted to do lunch He said that lunch was for corporate […]

From London, Hamish Tristram reports on Summer, ‘the silly season for the media in Britain’ — ‘Westminster is in recess; however […]

Here is the latest challenge.   Remember that no correspondence, computers or cell phones may be entered into!   Answers […]

Veronica Harrod reports from  Levin that nearly a quarter of Horowhenua’s representation and community leadership budget of just over $4 […]

  The Kapiti Independent’s first poetry prize worth some $85 has been presented at a ceremony in Coastlands PaperPlus. Editor Alan […]

Paraparaumu Police say local children found a live artillery shell and took it to their grandparents’ house, planning to clean it […]

Kapiti Independent has just awarded its first poetry prize to Cherllisha Silva for her poem ‘The Western Link.’ Cherllisha gets $50 worth of […]

Major events with a distinctive Kāpiti flavour The Kāpiti Coast District Council is now inviting applications for the 2018 Kāpiti […]

Getting it Right — and ‘Black Watch Beetles’ are a case in point. Kapiti writer Jim Webber says it’s a […]

Veteran US angler Howard West says all the NZ govt had to do, to avert the angling crisis, was to […]

Prue Hyman remembers Elinor Ostrom, Nobel prize winner, who proved that  co-operation can beat competition. The only woman to win […]

In London, a  NZ lawyer living in  the Royal Borough of Kensington demonstrates how  to write  a letter to bureaucrats… Hamish […]

The Kāpiti Coast welcomed over 4,300 visitors to the Open Day at Kapiti Coast Airport in Paraparaumu. Mayor K Gurunathan says welcoming […]

Irish resisters  They were loyal new Zealanders…and proud Irishmen, says Peter Burke (left). Their untold battle with World War 2 […]

Veronica Harrod reports from Levin that debt levels at Horowhenua District Council have spiralled to $99 million  — up by […]

A veteran US angler says NZ is poisoning some of it best fly fishing rivers — and risks losing many […]

Kaumātua Koro Don Te Māipi ( in photo, right ) led the blessing for a new Maori ‘cultural thread’ in […]

Here is the latest challenge.   Remember that no correspondence, computers or cell phones may be entered into!   Answers […]

Not a great line up! By Ralph McAllister Man Booker awards time again and some of my readers will remember […]

Kapiti Coast Councillor Jackie Elliott is calling for action after an Iwi group protested to the KCDC about pollution caused by […]

Horowhenua correspondent Veronica Harrod says an  increasing number of residents are worried about Horowhenua District Council’s intention to transfer up […]

French and Chinese touches By Geoffrey Churchman At first glance — with the signs announcing “Tabac, Presse, Avenue Grant / […]

Kāpiti Coast Councillor David Scott, found guilty of rubbing himself against a female member of the council staff, is appealing […]

Alan Tristram begins a series on everyday English and how it should be written well. He says, I’ll also give examples. […]

KCDC Councilor Jackie Elliott says the Local Government NZ (LGNZ) conference in Christchurch had two main themes —  Water and […]

This montage by Judith Bryers Holloway illustrates the unique history of a  Maori-French-Irish-American family in the King Country. She says: ‘Born in […]

After four losses in five games the Wellington based Super Rugby franchise showed some of the flair they are capable […]

  The Kapiti Independent says ‘We got it wrong —  we said Jenny Rowan was sacked by the Lake Horowhenua […]

Two wins in a row for the Welshman By Roger Childs The mountain stages are where the Tour de France […]

More than 70 people gathered St Peter’s Hall in Paekākāriki for a family-focused fun ‘Hullabaloo’ event. Organised by Low Carbon […]

Dynamic duo Take an inspiring harpist, Principal Harp with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, add one of New Zealand’s best accompanists […]

Funny names and activities seem to proliferate in the Real Estate Industry, says the Editor. The latest is Ms Dee […]

Raumati author Mandy Hager says ‘LOVE OUR LOCAL BOOKSELLERS!’ Recently she launched a new book at Paraparaumu library, called Ash […]

Kapiti Coast Airport and Kāpiti Coast District Council say a community open day will be held at the Airport on Sunday, […]

Alan Tristram reports on the oldest advice to journalists:  ‘Dog bites man,’ — no story. ‘Man bites dog’ — you’ve […]

  Mandy Hager looks at ‘Stuff and nonsense’:  and breaks her rule of never reading the comments. A couple of […]

Editor Alan Tristram backs the Maori welcome for Neve and their naming suggestions for baby, Politicians and writers like Bud […]

‘Blood’   ‘My mother said my singing voice came from the Māori blood all Māori women are good singers you’ve only […]

Anthony is a homeless guy who sits near Countdown in Waikanae and often sleeps in the Akatarawas in his tent. […]

Veronica Harrod reports the Lake Horowhenua Trust has been given seven days to provide answers to the Maori Land Court […]

Local Maori are challenging unconsented earthworks by Horowhenua District Council at Kowhai Park Recreational Reserve in Levin. The legal challenge is on […]

 Kapiti Poet Gill Ward says instead of a poem for Jacinda she’s got another poem she wrote 20 years ago. She […]

You can do the latest challenge by scrolling down to June 20.   Remember that no correspondence, computers or cell […]

‘Jacinda is in a whirl, Giving birth to a baby girl; Politics are all on hold, Everybody must be told; […]

  Sgt Yvette McKelvie, Kapiti Mana Police, is warning car owners to keep tabs on their cars. She says: @Certain vehicles […]

‘Skiing on Lake Wanaka,’ by Richard Langston.   ‘ My uncle taught me to stand up on wooden planks speed […]

Veronica Harrod says one of the first projects for the new Horowhenua New Zealand Trust is a new medical centre […]

  KCDC Cr Jackie Elliot says though  there’s a conviction in the Scott case (see story below), it’s been a […]

Kapiti Coast district councillor David Scott will be forced to vacate his council seat if his conviction for a sex […]

Police have abandoned a long-running Court battle to bring a trespass charge against a Māori activist, who has been living […]

And now the answers to our Mid Week Quiz No. 126 — The latest challenge can still be done by […]

Kapiti author Mandy Hager is launching a sequel to her prize-winning thriller ‘The Nature of Ash’ ‘Ash Arising’ is a […]

Today has been an unusual Wellington winter day, calm and sunny — ideal for a visit to Parliament. And that […]

Police say their new communications and digital centre at Paraparaumu should create  50 jobs by  Christmas, and 120 by the […]

  Waikanae’s environment has benefited from the local schools Arbor Day planting programme at Waikanae Beach’s Pharazyn Reserve.   The reserve, […]

Forty-six Paraparaumu/Raumati groups and individuals have been given a total of $21,850 from this year’s Community Grants. The money awarded […]

KIN columnist Prue Hyman looks at the chances of the  Fair Pay group  getting really fair  pay for all. She says: “We’ve […]

  Kapiti Independent announces a  major new poetry contest: Poets in Kapiti or Horowhenua can now compete to win a […]

KIN’s Horowhenua correspondent Veronica Harrod says a number of Foxton Beach property owners were not charged waste water rates by […]

‘It’s a grand affair the medal giving. And all those women this time! Proud of you, but such a tip […]