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February As I look around is now with the Kapiti us, and Coast one
I see many house building sites,
month of the New Year has already
and larger developments. Changes
gone! After much discussion and
to the District Plan and building nregoutliaattiion s , iw n e rencoe w nthyaeva e rs a hnaevwe Gmoavedr e nim tp eons t, sicbo le bb to leb d utio ld gemthuelt r ipbley throem e eveurn y itd s ioffe n rseinte t spwolhitiich al wpearreties. previously only oneresidence
The coalition agreements have
properties. Apartment and townrehsouulste e d co in mspiglenxiefic s aan re tu innvraavrieolulins gof thst e agpere s voio f uc s onGsotrvuecrtniomne , ntat’k s inpgolicies in fuhllea r lathd , veadnutacga e tion f , thtax t astciaor n ceand lac w omanm d oodritdye : rl . aIn t dh.as all been a field day for the media.
It will be interesting to receive
Tphr e ojmecotsio t ntr s afurom m atit c hech2a0n2g 3 e Caepnpseuasrs to whea n ve thbey en areACmTa ’s de inatrvoadiluabclteio.n
Three years ago a BERL report for
of a Bill to redefine the principles
the Kapiti Coast District Council
of the Treaty of Waitangi. If the
indicated that Kapiti’s population inot f e5n5ti,o0 n 0w 0 aw s o to ul“d pgorko e wthb e y b4e0a%r”, th to en 77 it ,0h0 as 0ciner2ta0i5n0 ly . wAo t r a kreadti! oof3 Wpaeiotapn le gi pw er ehekoeunse d hsoald w ,t hhua i t amndeans
about 7,000 more homes will
much debate about the partnership
be required to house everyone.
between Māori and the Crown, and
Economic jolts from Covid and hdoe w mta o nm ds ove e lsfeowrwhear e d rwesitu h ltfiani g rnferosms.
weather events will undoubtedly
We seem again to be at a critical
affect availability of workers.
point regarding Te Tiriti o Waitangi. TAhlesro e ,a is mmaujoc r h sidginscifuicsasnio t n inf to luebn e chead ambouus tt shu e refloyubn e dsinh g ordtaogceu s maenndt of our nhaitgiohne . r Hproic w es moa f nm y aot f euri s alh s a in ve thread construction industry.
Te Tiriti? If so, do we understand
The growth of our community
the differences in interpretation
will require more community bfeatcwileiteie n s. tM he orT er Recer o eatnio d n Eanregalis,h vpearsrkiosn ,a sr ? ts Wahn y d dt o utrhis e t Catotruarc ts tiohnasve to wik ll ebe e p nweoerdkeind g .O to ni e ntseurcp h rea t mtheenity is the Whale Song project. I was
Treaty? Communication is vital to
fortunate to hear a presentation
help clear up differences and get
this week on the progress of this uh s uagl e lw proorjkeicnt g w in hitchh e wsia ll mcr e eadti e retchteion.
largest bronze sculptures in the
There are some who ascribe
world, and which will be placed in
to the view that “we’re all New
the centre of Kapiti for to see. ZTehail s aanldoenre s” wailn lb d e th a em re ajsoh r otuolu d ribste na o ttsrapcetcioian l , tbreriantgmine g nt ofuot r siMdeāro s rf i. roOmn thN e ewothZ er alhaann d da , nit d ’s overr y sedai s ffiicnu to lt the area.
to have such an egalitarian view when so many instances of moral,
I encourage everyone to view the
ethical and legal wrongs have
Whale Song display in Coastlands, bte o eg n es t uaff n eirdee d a bo y fh Moāworb i ig thtrhoeugh ailnmsotasl t let d wo sccuelpntturreiessw . iT ll hb e eT . rTehaetny, Slet’t s legm et eb nt ehpirno d ceths e s p is rosjteilc l t waonrdking
help it become a major boost for
to address past wrongs. It’s up to
Kapiti’s amenities.
all of us to work together and avoid causing future grievances!