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• Spine-chiller keeps you on edge

  The Pain Tourist

• Shortland Street role excites star

  Shortland Street is back after a break, promising drama, turmoil and some returning faces including Kāpiti-raised Te Awarangi (Awa) Puna.

• How to shift the dial on farm costs

  After 30 years’ dairying on the same Bay of Plenty farm, Donna and Corrie Smit have learned lessons on weathering everything from devastating floods to milk-price fluctuations.

• Finding hidden books hooks young readers

  After nearly two years of hiding books around Kāpiti for children to find, Y’vonne Miller is holding her first competition.

• Behind scenes of rocky journey

  Camilla From Outcast to Queen Consort

• Welcome home commander Serving each community priority for Inspector Perkins

  Christmas was extra special for one policewoman when she was appointed Kāpiti-Mana’s new area commander.

• Toxic algal blooms in rivers pose risk for swimmers, pets

  Happy New Year everyone. I hope the year has begun well for you and your family.

• Five reasons to review your KiwiSaver

  Is it time for a health check of your KiwiSaver? Everybody should review their retirement savings every year or two. Sleepwalking is never good when it comes to finances.

• Big break for young player

  Riley James, who is impressing a lot of people in the New Zealand snooker scene, is about to take on his next big challenge.

• Toxic algae spotted in Waikanae

  Dangerous levels of toxic algae have been found in the Waikanae River prompting Greater Wellington to strongly advise the public not to swim in near Jim Cooke Park.

Featured documents

• HOT chocolate

  BEVAN SMITH opened Riverstone Kitchen in 2006 after a career that has taken him from Le Pont de la Tour and Michael Caine’s Canteen in London to the acclaimed e’cco bistro in Australia....

• Society challenges tender process, council responds

  The Kāpiti Coast District Council has responded to a press release by the Kāpiti Improvement Society which was critical of a council press release (published in last week’s edition) about seeking a lead contractor for the Te Uruhi development at Paraparaumu Beach....

• Winning short story competition entries

  Second placeJudge’s comments: Clever and intriguing — a quirky and exhilarating imagined future where books are elevated to their rightful status as high currency, but with the inevitable dystopian elements that come with extreme government control in a capitalist system. The originality and well...

• COMMENT Collaboration of partners holds water

  We’ve seen the public conversation around the Government’s Three Waters reform ramp up in recent weeks as councils across Aotearoa have convened to formulate their feedback on the proposed four water service entity model. Kāpiti is no different in this respect but, while much of the conversation...

• A natural history

  Established in May 1992, the Kāpiti Marine Reserve was just the fourth in New Zealand to be established, following the Cape Rodney-Okakari Point Marine Reserve in 1975, Poor Knights Islands in 1981 and the Kermadec Islands in 1990....

• Teenagers share their stories of

  An ordinary urban street is abuzz with foot traffic heading in and out of the Kāpiti Youth Support (KYS) building in Paraparaumu. Inside, lives are being saved....

• Winning short story competition entries

  Second placeJudge’s comments: Clever and intriguing — a quirky and exhilarating imagined future where books are elevated to their rightful status as high currency, but with the inevitable dystopian elements that come with extreme government control in a capitalist system. The originality and well...

• Flow of information important as flow of water with reforms COMMENT

  The Government’s Three Waters Reform proposal is a complex beast and there are a range of considerations. These include the financial model underpinning the case for change, and the time and effort to transition to the proposed four water service entity (WSE) model....

• ‘I broke down and wept for an hour’

  Warning: This story refers to suicide and mental...

• Transmission Gully What you need to know

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