Kāpiti Coast District Council

Kāpiti Coast District At Large
The Kāpiti Coast District Council provides local services and facilities, such as public transport, rubbish and recycling, libraries, parks, and recreation facilities. It also makes decisions about building and planning, local regulations, and infrastructure, such as water supply and sewerage. The council is made up of 10 councillors and the mayor. This election is for the three councillors elected by all voters in the district. The other councillors will be elected to represent wards (areas in the district). This is a single transferable vote (STV) election, so you vote by ranking the candidates on your ballot paper. Compare the candidates and their policies to decide who to vote for in the Kāpiti Coast District Council election.

Transport

Helping communities get from A to B is a key responsibility of local government, from making sure the buses run on time to providing car parking and walking and cycling paths. Whether public transport is the responsibility of the regional or local council depends on where you are in the country. Local councils also own 87% of New Zealand’s roads.

Transport

Helping communities get from A to B is a key responsibility of local government, from making sure the buses run on time to providing car parking and walking and cycling paths. Whether public transport is the responsibility of the regional or local council depends on where you are in the country. Local councils also own 87% of New Zealand’s roads.

  • Keep it simple and usable.

  • Improve the public transport infrastructure within our region, particularly for young people and the elderly.

    Lobby for greater investment by regional council and government in our transport networks.

    Reduce the cost of public transport to encourage greater use and less impact on the environment.

  • Keep pressuring the government for urgent double tracking and electrification of rail from Wellington North to Palmerston North as a priority.

    Keep lobbying the government for the much delayed Ōtaki to North Levin expressway as Ōtaki is about to become a permanent traffic jam.

    Ensure we get clarity from Waka Kotahi about the future viability of State Highway 59 Paekākāriki to Pukerua Bay. Affected communities need honesty.

  • Extend cycling routes and walking opportunities north of Peka Peka to past Ōtaki.

    Work with Greater Wellington Regional Council to consider free public transport (bus and rail) in Kāpiti and and the region.

    Review traffic congestion problems, particularly around Kāpiti Rd including the expressway intersection.

  • Advocate for new within district bus services, eg on demand or buses between centres, to avoid transferring from bus to train for short trips.

    Re-establish the School Travel Plan initiative to increase walking and cycling to schools.

    Install zebra crossings at key pedestrian locations across the district.

  • Lobby regional council for better public transport and promote the exploration of on-demand public transport options.

    Support central government's plans to extend and electrify the railway network to Levin making travel within and out of the district easier.

    Stop council propping up the Kāpiti airport and work with regional council to create connected public transport to the Wellington airport.

  • Keep it simple and usable.

  • Improve the public transport infrastructure within our region, particularly for young people and the elderly.

    Lobby for greater investment by regional council and government in our transport networks.

    Reduce the cost of public transport to encourage greater use and less impact on the environment.

  • Keep pressuring the government for urgent double tracking and electrification of rail from Wellington North to Palmerston North as a priority.

    Keep lobbying the government for the much delayed Ōtaki to North Levin expressway as Ōtaki is about to become a permanent traffic jam.

    Ensure we get clarity from Waka Kotahi about the future viability of State Highway 59 Paekākāriki to Pukerua Bay. Affected communities need honesty.

  • Extend cycling routes and walking opportunities north of Peka Peka to past Ōtaki.

    Work with Greater Wellington Regional Council to consider free public transport (bus and rail) in Kāpiti and and the region.

    Review traffic congestion problems, particularly around Kāpiti Rd including the expressway intersection.

  • Advocate for new within district bus services, eg on demand or buses between centres, to avoid transferring from bus to train for short trips.

    Re-establish the School Travel Plan initiative to increase walking and cycling to schools.

    Install zebra crossings at key pedestrian locations across the district.

  • Lobby regional council for better public transport and promote the exploration of on-demand public transport options.

    Support central government's plans to extend and electrify the railway network to Levin making travel within and out of the district easier.

    Stop council propping up the Kāpiti airport and work with regional council to create connected public transport to the Wellington airport.