2025 Local Elections

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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Rates and revenue

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Recreation and culture

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Transport

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Rates and revenue

The work of local government is funded mainly by property taxes in the local area, known as rates. This makes up around 60% of council expenditure, with the rest coming from user charges, investment income, regulatory fees and roading subsidies. Councils can also borrow money to spread the cost of large investments such as infrastructure over a longer period of time.

Rates and revenue

The work of local government is funded mainly by property taxes in the local area, known as rates. This makes up around 60% of council expenditure, with the rest coming from user charges, investment income, regulatory fees and roading subsidies. Councils can also borrow money to spread the cost of large investments such as infrastructure over a longer period of time.

  • Investigate public dashboards for council spending and project progress to increase transparency and accountability.

    Explore financial partnerships with central government to secure funding for local community projects.

    Prioritise major projects to ensure essentials like water infrastructure, climate resilience and community safety come first.

  • Identify core services to prioritise those areas.

    Audit individual business unit budgets to ensure operational activity matches council governance policy and expectations.

    Return to the view of council as a public service organisation rather than a private corporation to avoid corporate-style excess.

  • Investigate public dashboards for council spending and project progress to increase transparency and accountability.

    Explore financial partnerships with central government to secure funding for local community projects.

    Prioritise major projects to ensure essentials like water infrastructure, climate resilience and community safety come first.

  • Identify core services to prioritise those areas.

    Audit individual business unit budgets to ensure operational activity matches council governance policy and expectations.

    Return to the view of council as a public service organisation rather than a private corporation to avoid corporate-style excess.

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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