Public notice: Kapiti Coast District Council - Representation Review 2025
In accordance with section 19R of the Local Electoral Act 2001, the Local Government Commission determines that for at least the triennial general election of the Kapiti Coast District Council to be held on 11 October 2025, the following representation arrangements will apply:
Kapiti Coast District, as delineated on Plan LG-043-2025-W-1 will be divided into wards and will be represented by a Council comprising the mayor and 10 councillors, being two councillors elected from the district as a whole (‘at large’), and eight councillors elected from five wards as follows:
|
Ward |
Councillors |
Plan delineating area |
|
Kapiti Coast Māori Ward |
1 |
LG-043-2025-W-2 |
|
Ōtaki General Ward |
1 |
LG-043-2022-W-2 |
|
Waikanae General Ward |
2 |
LG-043-2022-W-3 |
|
Paraparaumu General Ward |
3 |
LG-043-2025-W-3 |
|
Paekākāriki-Raumati General Ward |
1 |
LG-043-2025-W-4 |
There will be five communities with community boards as follows:
|
Community/ Community Board
|
Area |
Members* |
Appointed members |
|
Ōtaki Community Board |
Ōtaki General Ward
|
4
|
1, representing either the Ōtaki General Ward or the Kapiti Coast Māori Ward |
|
Waikanae Community Board |
Waikanae General Ward |
4 |
1, representing either the Waikanae General Ward or the Kapiti Coast Māori Ward |
|
Paraparaumu Community Board |
LG-043-2025-Com-1 |
4 |
1, representing either the Paraparaumu General Ward or the Kapiti Coast Māori Ward |
|
Raumati Community Board |
LG-043-2022-Com-2 |
4 |
1, representing either the Paekākāriki General Ward or the Kapiti Coast Māori Ward |
|
Paekākāriki Community Board |
LG-043-2025-Com-2 |
4 |
1, representing either the Paekākāriki General Ward or the Kapiti Coast Māori Ward |
*Number of members elected by the electors of each subdivision
The ratio of population to elected members for each ward will be as follows:
|
Wards |
Population* |
Number of members |
Population per member |
Deviation from district average population per member |
% deviation from district average population per member |
|
Ōtaki General |
7,410 |
1 |
7,410 |
-241 |
-3.16 |
|
Waikanae General |
14,950 |
2 |
7,475 |
-176 |
-2.31 |
|
Paraparaumu General |
22,900 |
3 |
7,633 |
-18 |
-0.24 |
|
Paekākāriki-Raumati General |
8,300 |
1 |
8,300 |
649 |
+8.48 |
|
Total general wards |
53,560 |
7 |
7,651 |
|
|
|
Kapiti Coast Māori |
4,930 |
1 |
4,930 |
|
|
|
At large members |
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
Total |
58,490 |
10 |
|
|
|
*Based on Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa 2023 population estimates (2018 census base)
The community boards will not be subdivided for electoral purposes.
As required by section 19T(1)(b) and 19W(c) of the Local Electoral Act 2001, the boundaries of the above wards and communities coincide with the boundaries of current statistical meshblock areas determined by Statistics New Zealand and used for Parliamentary electoral purposes.
The determination is available on the Commission’s website: Recent Determinations - Local Government Commission (lgc.govt.nz)
Penny Langley
Chief Executive Officer