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Reminding #LowerHutt #wellington #UpperHutt #PalmerstonNorth #Kāpiti etc folks about our #fedimeet pot luck bbq at Avalon Park this Sunday by the BBQs south of the duck pond. @MichaelaKHulse and I will bring a bit of meat, a salad and oil and cooking tools.

@donkey, @richardh i know are coming […]

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Kia Ora #Wellington #LowerHutt #Porirua #UpperHutt #AoNZ people, my wife @MichaelaKHulse and myself are hosting a #FediMeet at Avalon Park on 22/3/2026 from 4pm.

BYO dinner picnic, meeting by the public BBQs south of the pond. Bring food for yourself or to share if you’re comfortable to do that […]

Resident describes hearing gunshots in neighbourhood on Kāpiti Coast The person was outside when they heard loud voices and what "appeared to be a gunshot" from a property in Waikanae.

I thought i heard an awful lot of sirens going yesterday afternoon 😬

Resident describes hearing gunshots in neighbourhood on Kāpiti Coast www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/579433/res...

#Kāpiti #kapiti #Waikanae

#Kapiti voters.... if you need some background on the candidates - Paul's got you covered. There are really good, experienced people to vote for. But oh man, there really are a lot who you shouldn't..... www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOIL...

1 Step Back; 10 Steps Forward: Writing a Script Divert from your usual narrative, rouse the imagination and create new pathways to venture toward in your script writing.

Join Natala for some fun stepping out of your writing comfort zone and surprise yourself at the unexpected direction you take.

Sunday, Aug 10, 12pm–1:30pm
Otaihanga
$28+

Tickets are limited so don't delay, book yours today!

events.humanitix.com/1-step-back-...

#script #nzauthor #kapiti

Water water everywhere....
But not a single drop in our taps
#Kapiti

Black-and-white photograph of a large Brutalist statue of the Virgin Mary set in a park and surrounded by trees. The statue has the inscription “I am the immaculate conception” inscribed in all caps of its base, which seems a weird venue for a somewhat niche theological argument.

Paraparaumu, 2022.

#roadsideattraction #mary #kapiti

Attention writers – whatever stage you're at or genre you're writing in, we've got workshops, talks, readings and best of the chance to connect with others on the same journey.

Programme launching end June. Watch this space!

#writersunite #bookfestival #kapiti

top of the image shows the landscape logo - the words Bookmark are a pastel orange, with a large K - decorated to look like a simple book spine. The word Kāpiti is in pastel green. to the side, a light blue bookmark displays the date. in behind is a watermarked shape of Kāpiti Island. Below bookmarks labeling the 5 towns in the region in different colours and an icon for a trail map line.

Bookmark Kāpiti -- people, stories and places of Kāpiti.

Brand-new festival showcasing Kāpiti’s rich creative diversity and including stories and writing for all kinds of readers, writers and storytellers.

9–10 August, 2025 Find out more at bookmarkapiti.nz

#bookmarkapiti #festival #kapiti

This is the beach I was lucky enough to grow up on. Kapiti, New Zealand 🇳🇿

Looking amazing today x

#Kapiti #home #NewZealand #Kiwi

Holy cow, #Kapiti Coast, that was one of the most violent weather shifts I can recall in my long years—and I'm a native of a place with a homicidally fickle climate

panoramic photo of sunrise on the beach on the Kapiti Coast in New Zealand. Otherwordly pastels and clouds swirl in the sky above

missing this beach very much today as I slip around on piles of frozen snow

#Kapiti #NZ #panorama

#Paekakariki hill looking out over #Kapiti and #KapitiIsland.

#newzealand

Mumma K is on fire!
Comet Atlas, not seen in 160,000 years was possibly going to be visible with the best views down under, in NZ. Paraparaumu beach has also had bioluminescence on its shores… check this out! ITS VISIBLE!

#Kapiti #Atlas #Atlascomet #Comet #Home #NewZealand

Best little capital in the whole wide world… #Wellington

Kapiti coast and Kapiti Island, from the air.
#Home #kapiti #NewZealand

Home…
#Kapiti

Yeh, she did…

#FirstFlight #FirstLesson #Kapiti #KapitiAirport #Cessna152 #HappyGirl

Thank you GrandmaK and GrandadK x

I wondered whether she’d get down and say - ‘nahhhh not for me Mumma’.
Her instructor: She’s a Natural Mum.
Ella: O M G YESSSSS MUMMA!

Marvellous 😂

Kiwi santa styling…

#Kiwi #Home #NewZealand #Kirihimete #Kapiti

#kapiti

A cool wee Tui bird, paid a visit on Christmas eve, to grab himself a wee meal 🥰🙌🏼❤️‍🩹
#Tui
#NewZealand #Home #Kiwi #Kapiti

**YOU ARE HERE**

#Kapiti #Home #kiwi #NewZealand

Hanging out with Pappa K.
Such a giggle 🥰🙌🏼🇳🇿

#NewZealand #Home #Kiwi #Kapiti

Reunited with all her aunties and taller… and her fave ickle Lil ❤️‍🩹🥰🇳🇿

#NewZealand #Home #Kiwi #Kapiti

Kapiti food festivals…
Friends for life x
New Zealand Christmas Tree (Pohutukawa Tree in full flower)
Local Gin 🙌🏼

Reunited with her wee bestie. She’s a happy camper x

#Home #Kiwi #NewZealand #Kapiti

Woah, thunder

#kapiti

Mapping Kapiti’s soils: A foundation for rangeland restoration How do you investigate the makeup of soil which is millions of years old? Dig a pit. At Kapiti Research Station and Wildlife Conservancy, in the semi-arid…

🗺️ Soil is millions of years old & incredibly varied. Now ILRI scientists have created the first comprehensive soil map of #Kapiti Research Station & Wildlife Conservancy, to better understand soil health & grass productivity.

#WorldSoilDay

ilri.org/news/mapping...

Paraparaumu Beach #kapiti #kapitiisland #oldstormwaterdrain #sunset #canon #canonphotograpy #newzealand #driftwood #island #landscape #landscapephotography #photographylandscape #sunset_capture #beachlandscape

A shot of Kapiti Island at sunset

I might post some photos over the next couple of days as I feel like a timeline cleanse :)

#kapiti

At Paraparaumu beach. Looking out over Kapiti island

#kapiti #newzealand #beach