Kāpiti Coast District Council (abbr. KCDC; Māori: Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Kāpiti) is the territorial authority for the Kāpiti Coast District of New Zealand. It serves as the district's local government alongside the Greater Wellington Regional Council as the regional council. The current entity has existed since 1989, prior to which local government in the area was split between three local authorities.
The governing body of the council has 10 councillors and is chaired by the mayor of Kāpiti Coast (currently Janet Holborow since October 2022).
Governing body Mayor
One mayor is elected at-large; they chair meetings of the governing body and act as the head of local government in the district.
Current composition The current members of the governing body of council are: RolePortraitNameAffiliationWardMayorJanet HolborowIndependentElected at-largeDeputyMartin HallidayIndependentParaparaumuCouncillorGlen CooperIndependentParaparaumuCouncillorGlen OlsenIndependentParaparaumuCouncillorRob McCannIndependentDistrictwideCouncillorLiz KohIndependentDistrictwideCouncillorHimiona GraceTe Pāti MāoriKāpiti Coast MāoriCouncillorHeniti BuickIndependentŌtakiCouncillorBede John LaracyIndependentPaekākāriki-RaumatiCouncillorSteve BoticaIndependentWaikanaeCouncillorJocelyn PrvanovIndependentWaikanae
Community boards The Kāpiti Coast District Council has created five local community boards, under the provisions of Part 4 of the Local Government Act 2002, covering the district:
The Paekākāriki Community Board representing the area including Paekākāriki, Emerald Glen and Whareroa Road in the north; The Paraparaumu Community Board, representing the area from Paraparaumu through to Otaihanga; The Raumati Community Board, representing the area including Raumati Beach and Raumati South; The Waikanae Community Board, representing the area from Waikanae Downs in the south through to Peka Peka and Te Horo in the north. The Ward boundary is the middle of Te Horo Beach Road and School Road. The Ōtaki Community Board represents the area from north of Te Horo Beach Road and School Road, Te Horo, Ōtaki North to Forest Lakes.
Community boards are primarily advocates for their local area, and they also administer community grant funding. References