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Why an Independent Peer Review of Flood Maps is Crucial
Kapiti Coast District Council has recently released updated flood hazard maps that could significantly impact property owners, insurance, and mortgages across the region. Council is currently engaging with ratepayers through drop-in sessions and an online “have your say” portal until the 8th June. The proposed changes have raised serious concerns about their accuracy and fairness,…
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Taking a Pause: Where Have Our Rates Gone?
This week, we’re hitting pause to recap just how your rates have been spent-and to reflect on the performance of the Council Executive and Councillors who back these decisions. With a 7% rates hike coming (and no real consultation!), Mayor Holborow claims it’s due to areas such as higher infrastructure and maintenance costs. But is…
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ANALYSING KAPITI’S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SPEND: Who Really Pays?
By popular demand, we have summarised how this initiative is working and is planned to work (fail?). KCDC plans to spend $31 million on economic development over 10 years—the money is used to fund a group of people who distribute money out as grants for local organisations, events and other economic initiatives. Think Otaki Kite…
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT – PART 4 : Iwi and Hapu Partnerships & Grants
Last post in our series on how your rates are spent on partnerships and grants. Today’s focus: Funding to Iwi and Hapu (2022–2024) Over the last 3 years, a total of $2,374,778 has been granted in this area. The chart below shows how spending is distributed across key categories. Top 5 Categories by Total Spend:…
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT – PART 3 : Partnerships and grants
Last week, we shared a dataset showing how much money has been spent on partnerships. Over the past 3 years, this has totalled approximately $6,437,100. This week, we’re diving deeper into the details behind this figure . We confirmed that this number is mostly allocated to general grant categories, including the largest recipient of grants…
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT – PART 2 – What Do Partnerships Mean for Kāpiti Ratepayers?
We’ve been asked about partnerships and their impact on ratepayers in Kāpiti. This is a difficult task and this is the closest we can get to an answer. You can see there is some approximation. You wont be surprised that spending in this area 44% over the last three years. Some of these disbursements are…
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT – PART 1 : Where Does Our Money Go?
If we’re to make informed decisions, it’s essential to understand how public funds are allocated. Below is a summary of spending by various departments within the council, based on publicly available data. The table below condenses this information into operational and capital spending figures for the last three fiscal years (FY21-22, FY22-23, FY23-24). Key Points:…
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LWDW SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED – WHERE TO FROM HERE?
Submissions closed last night, 13th April – you can read our submission here What’s next ? Whether you have, or haven’t made a submission, you can still influence Councillor’s voting by engaging directly with them and we would encourage you to do that.
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Time is ticking for submissions for LWDW – OUR PUBLIC MEETING update
Presentation, Submission & Request to Council forExtension to the consultation period Following on from our public meeting last night (8th April) we have uploaded the presentation and letter to Council requesting an extension to the consultation period – these can be viewed here To summarise: In Conclusion:
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LOCAL WATER – DONE RIGHT !
Finding it difficult to make a submission with the limited info from Council? You’re not alone! At our last public meeting, we invited the Council to provide clarity. Despite assurances from the GM of Infrastructure & Asset Management that our outstanding questions would be answered—they weren’t. Attempts to follow up? Brick wall. 🚧 But we…
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