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Consultation has concluded

What happens next?

Thanks to everyone who submitted their feedback. View submissions

We've contacted those wishing to speak to their submission at our hearings on Tuesday 24 September 2024.

Council will review the submissions at a briefing on Tuesday 8 October, and will deliberate their final representation proposal options for the 2025 local government elections on Thursday 31 October 2024.

If an appeal or objection to the final proposal is received or if the adopted structure does not meet the fair representation requirements (+/- 10% rule), the binding determination on the district’s representation arrangement will be referred to the Local Government Commission (LGC) for consideration. The principle of a Māori ward cannot be appealed. A decision by the LGC will be given no later than 10 April 2025.


Representation Review webinar recording 29 August 2024

Background

Council completed a comprehensive review of its representation arrangements in 2021 and was not due for another review until 2027. However, following the decision to establish a Māori ward in November last year, Council needed to do another representation review this year to ensure the Māori ward is in place for the 2025 local government elections.

We began our process with early engagement between 4 March and 2 April 2024 to ask the community their thoughts on how they’d like to be represented. This included seeking feedback on how many councillors we should have, whether they’re elected from general wards, districtwide (elected by all voters of the district), or a combination of both, whether the district has community boards, and how the new Māori ward could fit into the arrangements.

We received 285 submissions, with the majority indicating the current arrangements work well and support for including the new Māori ward with minimal changes to the current Council structure. The majority also supported retaining the current councillor to community board appointment structure.

Legislation changes

On 4 April 2024, Local Government Minister Simeon Brown announced the Local Government (Electoral Legislation and Māori Wards and Constituencies) Amendment Bill, which was confirmed as legislation on 30 July 2024. The Bill reinstates a requirement for councils to hold polls at the 2025 local government elections for any Māori wards established without a poll. It also requires councils to re-affirm or reverse (rescind) their decision to establish Māori wards.

At an extraordinary Council meeting on 6 August 2024, Council re-affirmed their decision to establish a Māori ward. This means continuing with this representation review to determine our arrangements, including establishing the new Māori ward, for the 2025 local government elections. During the 2025 elections we will hold a poll to determine the future of the Māori ward for the 2028 and 2031 elections.

Initial proposal

Following our early engagement feedback, Council believes the current structure should be largely retained and propose the following representation arrangements for the 2025 local government elections:

  • one mayor
  • four general wards represented by seven elected councillors
  • two districtwide councillors
  • one Māori ward councillor
  • five community boards with four elected members each and a specified number of ward councillors appointed to the boards.

In total this equates to 10 councillors, one mayor and 20 community board members, with one districtwide seat replaced at the Council table by the new Māori ward seat.

View our current Council structure
View our proposed Council structure

Proposed boundary changes

We’re also proposing to change the Ōtaki and Waikanae ward and community board boundaries at Te Horo, moving it further south past Te Hapua Road, and the Paekākāriki–Raumati and Paraparaumu ward boundaries at Emerald Glen and Valley Road, which will also change the Paekākāriki and Paraparaumu community board boundaries.

We believe these boundary changes will better reflect the communities of interest –where people live and associate with. These proposed boundary changes are in line with community feedback following the Local Government Commission’s decisions during our last representation review process and feedback received from members of these communities since the last elections in 2022.

We acknowledge our proposed changes to Ōtaki and Waikanae ward boundaries don’t meet the fair representation criteria (the +/- 10 percent rule). Council can make this change, however, our final proposal will need to be referred to the Local Government Commission to consider the district’s final representation arrangements

View proposed Waikanae and Ōtaki general ward and community board boundariesView proposed Paekākāriki–Raumati and Paraparaumu ward boundaries 

Community boards

We’re not proposing any changes to our community board arrangements, apart from the proposed boundary alterations. We propose to leave the current councillor to community board appointment structure in place and for the new Council to decide which ward councillors (either the new Māori ward councillor and/or the general ward councillor(s)) should be appointed to community boards.


How you could have your say

Consultation was open from 8 August - Thursday, 12 September 2024, at 5pm.

People could provide feedback by:

  • Completing our online survey
  • Attending one of our in-person information sessions (see below)
  • Picking up and completing the survey at one of our libraries or service centres.
  • Emailing feedback to HaveYourSay@kapiticoast.govt.nz.
  • Posting feedback forms to us:
    Kāpiti Coast District Council
    175 Rimu Road
    Private Bag 60601
    Paraparaumu5254

People could request to speak to their submission at our hearings on Tuesday 24 September 2024.

Information sessions

We held an online webinar and in-person drop-in session for peole who wanted to chat to an elected member about our proposed Council structure:

  • Online Webinar: Thursday 29 August, 6pm
  • Drop-in session: Saturday 31 August, 10am–12 noon, Paraparaumu Library

What happens next?

Thanks to everyone who submitted their feedback. View submissions

We've contacted those wishing to speak to their submission at our hearings on Tuesday 24 September 2024.

Council will review the submissions at a briefing on Tuesday 8 October, and will deliberate their final representation proposal options for the 2025 local government elections on Thursday 31 October 2024.

If an appeal or objection to the final proposal is received or if the adopted structure does not meet the fair representation requirements (+/- 10% rule), the binding determination on the district’s representation arrangement will be referred to the Local Government Commission (LGC) for consideration. The principle of a Māori ward cannot be appealed. A decision by the LGC will be given no later than 10 April 2025.


Representation Review webinar recording 29 August 2024

Background

Council completed a comprehensive review of its representation arrangements in 2021 and was not due for another review until 2027. However, following the decision to establish a Māori ward in November last year, Council needed to do another representation review this year to ensure the Māori ward is in place for the 2025 local government elections.

We began our process with early engagement between 4 March and 2 April 2024 to ask the community their thoughts on how they’d like to be represented. This included seeking feedback on how many councillors we should have, whether they’re elected from general wards, districtwide (elected by all voters of the district), or a combination of both, whether the district has community boards, and how the new Māori ward could fit into the arrangements.

We received 285 submissions, with the majority indicating the current arrangements work well and support for including the new Māori ward with minimal changes to the current Council structure. The majority also supported retaining the current councillor to community board appointment structure.

Legislation changes

On 4 April 2024, Local Government Minister Simeon Brown announced the Local Government (Electoral Legislation and Māori Wards and Constituencies) Amendment Bill, which was confirmed as legislation on 30 July 2024. The Bill reinstates a requirement for councils to hold polls at the 2025 local government elections for any Māori wards established without a poll. It also requires councils to re-affirm or reverse (rescind) their decision to establish Māori wards.

At an extraordinary Council meeting on 6 August 2024, Council re-affirmed their decision to establish a Māori ward. This means continuing with this representation review to determine our arrangements, including establishing the new Māori ward, for the 2025 local government elections. During the 2025 elections we will hold a poll to determine the future of the Māori ward for the 2028 and 2031 elections.

Initial proposal

Following our early engagement feedback, Council believes the current structure should be largely retained and propose the following representation arrangements for the 2025 local government elections:

  • one mayor
  • four general wards represented by seven elected councillors
  • two districtwide councillors
  • one Māori ward councillor
  • five community boards with four elected members each and a specified number of ward councillors appointed to the boards.

In total this equates to 10 councillors, one mayor and 20 community board members, with one districtwide seat replaced at the Council table by the new Māori ward seat.

View our current Council structure
View our proposed Council structure

Proposed boundary changes

We’re also proposing to change the Ōtaki and Waikanae ward and community board boundaries at Te Horo, moving it further south past Te Hapua Road, and the Paekākāriki–Raumati and Paraparaumu ward boundaries at Emerald Glen and Valley Road, which will also change the Paekākāriki and Paraparaumu community board boundaries.

We believe these boundary changes will better reflect the communities of interest –where people live and associate with. These proposed boundary changes are in line with community feedback following the Local Government Commission’s decisions during our last representation review process and feedback received from members of these communities since the last elections in 2022.

We acknowledge our proposed changes to Ōtaki and Waikanae ward boundaries don’t meet the fair representation criteria (the +/- 10 percent rule). Council can make this change, however, our final proposal will need to be referred to the Local Government Commission to consider the district’s final representation arrangements

View proposed Waikanae and Ōtaki general ward and community board boundariesView proposed Paekākāriki–Raumati and Paraparaumu ward boundaries 

Community boards

We’re not proposing any changes to our community board arrangements, apart from the proposed boundary alterations. We propose to leave the current councillor to community board appointment structure in place and for the new Council to decide which ward councillors (either the new Māori ward councillor and/or the general ward councillor(s)) should be appointed to community boards.


How you could have your say

Consultation was open from 8 August - Thursday, 12 September 2024, at 5pm.

People could provide feedback by:

  • Completing our online survey
  • Attending one of our in-person information sessions (see below)
  • Picking up and completing the survey at one of our libraries or service centres.
  • Emailing feedback to HaveYourSay@kapiticoast.govt.nz.
  • Posting feedback forms to us:
    Kāpiti Coast District Council
    175 Rimu Road
    Private Bag 60601
    Paraparaumu5254

People could request to speak to their submission at our hearings on Tuesday 24 September 2024.

Information sessions

We held an online webinar and in-person drop-in session for peole who wanted to chat to an elected member about our proposed Council structure:

  • Online Webinar: Thursday 29 August, 6pm
  • Drop-in session: Saturday 31 August, 10am–12 noon, Paraparaumu Library
  • CLOSED: This survey concluded at 5pm, Thursday 12 September.

    Your feedback on the following questions will help Council make their final decision on 31 October 2024 on the representation arrangements for the 2025 local government elections. 

    Submissions close at 5pm, Thursday 12 September.

    Consultation has concluded

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