NZ Local Elections 2025

Kāpiti Coast District Council

Paekākāriki-Raumati General Ward
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 ten councillors and the mayor. one councillor will be elected from the Paekākāriki-Raumati ward. The other councillors will be elected from other wards or by all voters 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.

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Bede John Laracy

Bede John Laracy

Independent

Richard Young

Richard Young

Independent

Zelda Emmeline Edwards

Zelda Emmeline Edwards

Bede John Laracy

Independent

| Chair, Raumati Community Board

Bede John Laracy

Independent

| Chair, Raumati Community Board

Why I'm standing

For the last three years, I have chaired the Raumati Community Board, which has connected me with a whole range of activities that are going on. I see many opportunities to help support the amazing and active people in the work they do in our community, and I want to position myself so I can support their visions and ambitions. Being on council enables me to advocate for them to make this amazing place even better.

About me

I have lived in Kāpiti off and on for most of my life, so I know the place well. I am educated in government and law as well as being a trained chef, and I have experience in business, raising a family, and all the things that make up being an ordinary person. I believe I can understand the complexities of council while representing the day-to-day realities of living in Kāpiti.

My priorities
  1. Focus on the impact on people, not just process, to ensure positive outcomes.
  2. Encourage activity that brings people together to create communities that are vibrant and connected.
  3. Apply more critical thinking to decision processes to ensure sensible leadership.
Current role

Chair, Raumati Community Board

Before politics

Business, employment law, etc

Residence

Raumati South

Age

50

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Why I'm standing

For the last three years, I have chaired the Raumati Community Board, which has connected me with a whole range of activities that are going on. I see many opportunities to help support the amazing and active people in the work they do in our community, and I want to position myself so I can support their visions and ambitions. Being on council enables me to advocate for them to make this amazing place even better.

About me

I have lived in Kāpiti off and on for most of my life, so I know the place well. I am educated in government and law as well as being a trained chef, and I have experience in business, raising a family, and all the things that make up being an ordinary person. I believe I can understand the complexities of council while representing the day-to-day realities of living in Kāpiti.

My priorities
  1. Focus on the impact on people, not just process, to ensure positive outcomes.
  2. Encourage activity that brings people together to create communities that are vibrant and connected.
  3. Apply more critical thinking to decision processes to ensure sensible leadership.
Current role

Chair, Raumati Community Board

Before politics

Business, employment law, etc

Residence

Raumati South

Age

50

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