"What we're seeing now is Kapiti's economy has picked up back up to the national average and in fact, in more recent information, it's looking like the district is surpassing what is happening nationally in terms of economic growth."
Some key factors driving the growth included construction and real estate.
"That's not only looking at terms of the housing market, but also incorporates the retirement village space, commercial development, and very importantly to the area, there's been a significant amount of infrastructure investment which of course everyone in Kapiti can see.
"There's a billion dollars of infrastructure investment that is either underway or is looming. We've also seen a pick up in professional services, admin support, retail and hospitality is growing, and also, as part of the older demographic that live on the coast, there's been a quite strong growth in activity in the health and social assistance sector.
"And we've also seen some forward movement for manufacturers and logistics."
Regarding the Mackays to Peka Peka Expressway that is under construction, Mr Patterson said a stimulus from the investment was occurring.
"But in future, there's going to be the enabling effect from the investment.
"It's going to allow freight to move more efficiently to other regions, will connect commuters more closely with Wellington, and it's also going to make it easier for life stylers and the elderly to be connected to families who live elsewhere."
The expressway would also make the district much more appealing especially for commuters who could shave some travel time off.
"It's a very important factor to consider."
Mr Patterson said Wellington was also performing well.
"For the time being it looks like being quite a sustained upturn in the area".
He noted strong positive migration into Kapiti which had been happening for seven quarters in a row.
"That's the first time we've seen more than a year of positive migration in a decade."
