Environment

Many Kāpiti residents are starting to report ant problems again. In the middle of winter! “Don’t despair,” say the coordinators of Raumati South’s ant control […]

With Biosecurity a huge issue for the Kāpiti Coast, and Kāpiti Island in particular, the latest announcement of strengthened law changes is likely to be […]

Pest control is working its magic in our region with Fernbirds “singing away” in the Pauatahanui Wildlife Reserve. Following the release of a number of […]

The call is out for Kāpiti environmental innovators to be part of 9Wire, itself an environmental innovation, as they look to improve the environment in […]

After 44 years with the organisation soil conservator Stan Braaksma is hanging up his boots and retiring from the Greater Wellington Regional Council. Many rural […]

The Kāpiti Council is starting work to strengthen part of a Raumati beachfront wall to protect a local sewer main.The wall will better protect the […]

Single-use plastic bags will be banned New Zealand-wide from July.Associate Minister for the Environment Eugenie Sage has confirmed retailers would no longer be able to […]

Greater Wellington Regional Council conducted a coastal bird survey recently to assess where wildlife would be most affected by an oil spill around our region’s […]

Michael Freeman, Project Manager for the Raumati South Residents’ Association’s ant eradication programme says their ant baiting weekend has finished and an ant control zone […]

The European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly to ban single-use plastic items including straws, food containers and cotton bud sticks, in a bid to tackle marine […]