NZ Local Elections 2025

Kāpiti Coast District Council

Waikanae 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. two councillors will be elected from the Waikanae 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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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.

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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.

  • Develop and implement transport infrastructure, including roads and cycleways, that keeps pace with growth.

    Develop bus infrastructure so that 90 per cent of residents are no more than 20 minutes from a train station.

    Lobby Greater Wellington Regional Council to extend Gold Card travel to 100 per cent of trips.

  • Improve substandard public transport services, maintaining the vital train service to Otaki and ending unacceptable norm of bus replacements.

    Maintain Kapiti Airport as an airport and prioritise pothole repairs and footpath maintenance as crucial domestic infrastructure.

    Support Kapiti’s many superb cycle paths as tourist attractions and oppose road user charges for locals.

  • Develop and implement transport infrastructure, including roads and cycleways, that keeps pace with growth.

    Develop bus infrastructure so that 90 per cent of residents are no more than 20 minutes from a train station.

    Lobby Greater Wellington Regional Council to extend Gold Card travel to 100 per cent of trips.

  • Improve substandard public transport services, maintaining the vital train service to Otaki and ending unacceptable norm of bus replacements.

    Maintain Kapiti Airport as an airport and prioritise pothole repairs and footpath maintenance as crucial domestic infrastructure.

    Support Kapiti’s many superb cycle paths as tourist attractions and oppose road user charges for locals.

Climate change and resilience

Climate change and resilience

Environment

Environment

Housing and planning

Housing and planning

Jobs and economy

Jobs and economy

Local democracy

Local democracy

Rates and revenue

Rates and revenue

Recreation and culture

Recreation and culture

Transport

Transport

Utilities and services

Utilities and services

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