Latest Kāpiti news

New Waikato mayor vows to unite community and ‘get to work’

Aksel Bech secured 12,148 votes to replace outgoing mayor Jacqui Church.

Why Transmission Gully still isn’t 110km/h despite public support

20km of the motorway near Wellington needs a rebuild over summer to fix rough surfaces.

Watch: Dramatic moment truckie scrambles from cab before freight train ploughs into truck

The extensive wreckage caused road closures near Waikanae Railway Station this morning.

'It’s just a mess': Drivers remarkably walk away unscathed after truck collides with freight train

The large wreck has left roads closed near Waikanae Railway Station this morning.

Raybon Kan: The first year I did stand-up was the first year I wrote an email

The original 'Asian at My Table' kicks off his 30-year anniversary comedy tour.

Cash city: Rotorua players strike Lotto wins

Powerball has rolled over, with Saturday’s jackpot climbing to $8m.

‘From spore to supplement’: Inside the Raglan farm redefining brain food

Founder Sean Mills spent four years perfecting the native pekepeke-kiore crop.

Vege tips: Summer reading picks for garden lovers

OPINION: These reads are perfect for lazy afternoons in the garden - and a hammock!

Tackling bushfires in 19th-century NZ

"Enormous areas of valuable bush have also been destroyed."

'More than a name change': Kaingaroa Tipu marks new forestry era

The new 145ha Rerewhakaaitu Nursery will produce millions of seedlings a year.

One North, one council: Farmers say unitary authority would make work tenable again

Northland’s four councils employ 1539 staff, a number farmers say is excessive.

‘He was enormous’: Humpback puts on a show off Bream Bay

Michele Adams says the display by the humpback whale was unforgettable.

Ex-All Blacks coach Sir Graham Henry selling his spare waterfront apartment

The sporting legend is a big fan of the neighbourhood.

Top lawyer's foreign buyer warning: Offers of luxury cars and boats could end in trouble

Sellers urged not to inflate the value of their homes with expensive chattels.

Brad Pitt's West Auckland crib has finally sold - but who's the buyer?

Estate charmed Hollywood star while he filmed new movie.

Couple find their dream 'spaceship' home after long search

They wrote the vendors a heartfelt letter explaining why unusual house was "the one".

Apartment sells for $123,456.78 after buyer insists on lucky numbers

“He was only interested in buying it for this exact number.”

The best electric lawn mowers - the cutting-edge models to keep the grass in check

Garden experts on their favourite mowers.