The Power Plant on Maclean St, Paraparaumu Beach was hit hard by the Covid-19 lockdown but, with the increase in home offices, the need to create the perfect backdrop for Zoom calls and the desire to lift spirits while stuck at home,... Read...

A multimillion-dollar proposed Kāpiti Island Gateway building and visitor centre represented an opportunity not to be missed, Kāpiti mayor K Gurunathan said.The single storey 235m² building, with decking and a new bridge... Read...

A Paraparaumu Beach mother and daughter`s participation in a virtual Relay for Life has had extra special significance.Tracy Lee and daughter Phoebe, 17, walked from 10am until 6pm on Saturday around the Kotuku Park subdivision... Read...

`It`s good to be back mate,` says barber Andy Ross as he snips another bit of hair off.It`s early Thursday morning, the first day of level 2, and there`s a buzz, excuse the pun, inside Andy`s Barber Shop in Maclean St, Paraparaumu... Read...

Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club general manager and superintendent Leo Barber has won a prestigious award from a United States golfing association.Each year the Golf Course Superintendents Association of New Jersey present the Ed Walsh... Read...

Over 1500 people work in businesses throughout the Coastlands shopping centre in Paraparaumu. Like so many businesses in the country, there`s been no escape from the effects of Covid-19 . David Haxton caught up with senior centre... Read...

For Paraparaumu artist Theo Arraj, every piece of art he has worked on is 30 years in the making.All the learning, travels and past experiences shape his creative outlet - his paintings, and his piece HU1A for HOME festival, the... Read...

Christy Lewis has face painted one of her children each day during lockdown.She is one of many people who are doing a daily face painting challenge. The challenge was started by artist Myrthe Heydenrijk who has set a daily theme.`It`s... Read...

A Paraparaumu Beach based international non-profit organisation is improving and empowering Bangladeshi fishing communities.FISH Safety Foundation, which is dedicated to promoting safety in the fishing industry around the world,... Read...

Two Kāpiti artists have been selected as finalists in the prestigious Adam Portraiture Award which attracted a record 373 entries this year.Among the entries was Paraparaumu artist Andrew Moon, also known as Andrew Clark, ... Read...