Podcasts about Kapiti Coast

For today's Business Panel, Nick Mills is joined by 24/7 fitness co-founder Troy Rorason and O-Studio founder Kate Twigg, to get insight into the success of the wellbeing industry during these economic times. It's been just over a year since Kate last joined us on the panel, so we find out how it's been going building her business in the CBD and for Troy they have expanded their business and opened a tenth gym on the Kapiti Coast. How is it operating a business in the capital right now? Are we too harsh on Wellington? And did the panel notice a change in the city after the Hurricanes win? The panel share advice on adapting with the complicated external factors with the economic downturn and council issues. And we find out why they have chosen Wellington to set up their businesses. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Regional airline Air Chathams has made the decision to cancel their Auckland to Kapiti route with CEO Duane Emeny contributing the axing to major fuel costs. Emeny sad it is costing the company an additional $1500 per return flight from Auckland to Paraparaumu just for fuel, on average an extra seven paying passengers. "That's definitely caused the tipping point," he told Andrew Dickens. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the Business Panel this week Nick is joined in the studio by Harcourts CEO Marty Ritchie and Director of Trinity Group and Treasurer of Hospitality NZ Jeremy Smith. The panel talk business in the capital, they share their wins, struggles and hopes with working in the city. Ritchie shares how the real estate market is looking - with his expertise with the Kapiti Coast, Porirua and in the city. What trends is he seeing? What are buyers asking for? And Smith tells us how it is trying to sell his business and how hard it is to make a business profitable in this climate. How is hospo holding up with all these external political and economic factors? Smith calls the hospitality industry "the canary in the coal mine." Also, what do they look for in employees? How do you deal with the uncertainty doing business in NZ? How are they finding the public mood in the city - and are our people the saviours? And our panellists give their thoughts on the state of the city and our council. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gwyneth Evans reflects on a life shaped by homeopathy, which first entered her world when conventional approaches weren't meeting her needs as a young mother. Her studies at the London College of Classical Homeopathy and the guidance of key mentors set her on a path that eventually led her back to New Zealand with a clear sense of purpose. There, she helped establish the Wellington College of Homeopathy during a formative period for the profession, focusing on education, collaboration, and growing the field from the ground up. She also shares personal memories of her late husband, Julian Winston, and how their shared life and work deeply influenced her journey. Now in her later years, she continues to teach and serve, driven by a steady commitment to helping others through homeopathy. Episode Highlights: 03:48 - Gwyneth's Journey into Homeopathy 12:12 - When everything fell into place 16:45 - The Importance of Mentorship 18:40 - Establishing the Wellington College of Homeopathy 21:35 - Challenges and Triumphs of Running a College 24:46 - Julian Winston: A Remarkable Partner 27:18 - Flowers, memories, and synchronicity 32:42 - A man of many talents and passions 47:05 - Homeopathy in New Zealand's formative era 49:06 - What to expect at the NZCH Conference 2026 56:00 - What the homeopathy scene looked like in 1991 01:00:40 - Why homeopathy isn't a quick fix 01:04:25 - The story behind the Kāpiti Homeopathy for Children Charitable Clinic 01:15:34 - A life rooted in service About my Guests: Gwyneth Evans is a homeopath based in Waikanae on the Kapiti Coast, New Zealand, with a background originally trained in radiography. Her interest in health led her to discover homeopathy while raising her children, which prompted a shift in her understanding of health and disease. She went on to study homeopathy in London in the early 1980s, a turning point that influenced both her personal development and professional direction. Since beginning her homeopathic practice in Tawa, Wellington in 1987, she has continued her studies with international teachers in New Zealand and abroad. Alongside her clinical work, Gwyneth Evans has been actively involved in homeopathic education and professional development. She founded and served as Principal of the Wellington College of Homeopathy for 22 years and has worked as a Clinical Tutor and Registration Assessor for the New Zealand Council of Homeopaths. She teaches homeopathy at various levels and brings a broad perspective shaped by her life experience, ongoing study, and personal spiritual path. She is also recognized as a Life Member of the New Zealand Council of Homeopaths. Find out more about Gwyneth Website:  https://empower.net.nz/ https://andromeda333.com/ https://www.homeopathy.nz/ If you'd like to learn more about Julian Winston, you can visit his website at julianwinston.com If you would like to support the Homeopathy Hangout Podcast, please consider making a donation by visiting www.EugenieKruger.com and click the DONATE button at the top of the site. Every donation about $10 will receive a shout-out on a future episode. Join my Homeopathy Hangout Podcast Facebook community here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/HelloHomies Follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/eugeniekrugerhomeopathy/ Here is the link to my free 30-minute Homeopathy@Home online course: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqBUpxO4pZQ&t=438s Upon completion of the course - and if you live in Australia - you can join my Facebook group for free acute advice (you'll need to answer a couple of questions about the course upon request to join): www.facebook.com/groups/eughom              

You'll have heard it in our news, since Monday the 20th of April, 18 people have been killed in 14 separate crashes on our roads. As of this morning, 12 more lives have been lost on New Zealand roads so far this year compared to the same point last year. To give some context though, our road tolls today are nothing like the bad old days. Back in 1973, long before many of you were born, when we had a much smaller population and fewer cars on the road, the road toll was around 850 deaths. And you can only imagine the injuries involved in those as well. In 1975 seatbelts in cars became compulsory and the road toll began to decline. It was around about 625 in 1975 – that was considered cause for celebration. And over time, it's come down to fewer than 300 deaths on the road thanks to seatbelts, thanks to better engineering of cars, thanks to improved medical outcomes and rigorous enforcement of traffic rules. But the fact that things are better than they used to be will be cold comfort to the families of those killed, to the first responders and to the poor bloody truckies who are travelling along the highway, minding their own business, doing the speed limit, big heavy load on the back, and then watching as inevitable disaster unfolds right in front of them as a car veers across the centre line and heads towards them at 100km/h. There is nowhere for them to go. They cannot stop in time. They just have to wait for the inevitable, which would be horrific. Preliminary findings found 16 of the 18 deaths over these past 10 days occurred on open roads with 100km/h speed limits and no traffic safety barriers. Of those 18 deaths, six of them weren't wearing seatbelts. So there's an obvious fix – buckle up. The other must be looking at wire median barriers. There's a barrier stretching around three and a half kilometres on the Kapiti Coast along Centennial Highway. That used to be a dreadful section of road – there was nowhere to go. There was a sheer rock face on one side and the sea on the other. A very narrow stretch of road around the coast. In the decade before the first part of the wire median barrier went up in 2005, 16 people were killed, 14 seriously injured in 15 major crashes. So the $15 million barrier was extended in 2007, and between 2007 and 2015, there were no deaths or serious injuries on that part of the highway. The barrier had been struck 122 times since it was installed, but no deaths or serious injuries. Goodness knows what that number would be today in 2026, 11 years later. I know motorcyclists are wary of the cheese cutters. There are all sorts of dreadful stories about decapitations from the wire barriers, but the numbers don't lie. They save far more lives than they take. Even so, you cannot put a barrier down the length of New Zealand. I mean, even if we had the money, would it be advisable to do so? You just have to look at the numbers I suppose and see where the most fatals occur, and put the wire barriers there. And in the meantime, as a road user, you just have to rely on people doing the right thing. You have to rely on them driving roadworthy cars, not driving while they're tired, not driving under the influence of drugs and or alcohol, and paying attention to the conditions. That doesn't seem too much to ask. But in the meantime, what are your fixes? You know, the police are tearing their hair out and I just feel for the truckies. You more than anyone must see the near misses, must know how bad those figures could really be, were it not for divine providence. What would you like to see as the people most on the road, most at risk of being an unwilling and faultless participant in fatal crashes? I mean, buckling your seatbelt, I thought as a generation we all did. We all grew up where you buckled your seatbelt and you told your parents because they hadn't grown up with that. Everybody knew. The boss was reminding me of the olden, olden days, and I can vaguely remember where there were no retractable seatbelts. That must have been a wow invention when that happened. Used to have to hang the seatbelts up by their hook in the old Holden Kingswood. But they saved lives almost immediately. From the time they were introduced, the road toll came down by 200, and in the last 10 days, six lives could easily have been saved had they buckled up. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ian talks about the huge jellyfish washing up on local beaches, the progress being made on the Otaki to North of Levin (O2NL) expressway and the search on the Kapiti Coast for new cemetery space.

Emma Thomas has been CEO of Achmea Farm Insurance in Australia since April 2017. She leads the Executive Leadership Team and oversees Strategy and People and Culture, with a clear focus on Achmea's mission: keeping farmers farming. Under her leadership, the specialist agricultural insurer has grown from a start up challenger into a major player in the Australian market, with consistent double digit growth. Emma grew up in New Zealand with strong farming roots, from her grandparents' Merino sheep farm in Central Otago to her parents' deer and sheep farm in Riverton, Southland. She spent a lot of time helping on the farm while studying and starting her career in accounting and insurance. Before moving to Australia, she and her husband also raised their children on a small sheep and horse lifestyle farm on the Kapiti Coast. She studied commerce at the University of Otago and began her career in audit at a big four firm in New Zealand, Australia, and the United States. She later held an executive role at an IT solutions company, then spent a decade in senior leadership at FMG (Farmers Mutual Group) before joining Achmea. She now lives in Sydney with her husband and two children. *** Leaders in Finance is made possible by the support of EY, Mogelijk Vastgoedfinancieringen, and Lepaya. More information about our partners is available at our partner page.   *** Books mentioned in this episode: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni Belonging by Owen Eastwood   *** Want to stay up to date with Leaders in Finance? Subscribe to the newsletter.   *** Questions, suggestions, or feedback? We'd love to hear from you! You can reach us via email at info@leadersinfinance.nl and check out our website.   *** Previous guests on the Leaders in Finance podcast include:  Klaas Knot (President DNB), Frank Elderson (Executive Board, ECB), Roland Boekhout (CEO ASN Bank), Gerrit Zalm (former Minister of Finance and former CEO of ABN AMRO),  Ingrid de Swart (member of the Executive Board, a.s.r.), Pinar Abay (Management Board ING, Head of Retail Banking), Robert Swaak (CEO ABN AMRO), Marcel Zuidam (CEO NN Bank), Saul van Beurden (CEO Consumer, Small & Business Banking, Wells Fargo), David Knibbe (CEO NN Group), Janine Vos (Executive Board, Rabobank), Nadine Klokke (CEO Knab), Maarten Edixhoven (CEO Van Lanschot Kempen), Jeroen Rijpkema (CEO Triodos Bank), Nout Wellink (former President DNB), Onno Ruding (former minister of finance), Yoram Schwarz (CEO Movir), Laura van Geest (Executive Board, AFM),  Katja Kok (CEO Van Lanschot CH), Ali Niknam (CEO bunq), Nick Bortot (CEO BUX), Petri Hofsté (supervisory board member, including at Rabobank and Achmea), Peter Paul de Vries (CEO Value8), Barbara Baarsma (CEO Rabo Carbon Bank), Jan van Rutte (C supervisory board member, including at Rabobank and Achmea), Marguerite Soeteman-Reijne (Chair Aon Holdings), Lidwin van Velden (CEO Nederlandse Waterschapsbank), Jan-Willem van der Schoot (CEO Mastercard NL), Joanne Kellermann (Chair PFZW), Steven Maijoor (former Chair ESMA), Radboud Vlaar (CEO Finch Capital), Jos Baeten (CEO a.s.r.), Karin van Baardwijk (CEO Robeco), Annette Mosman (CEO APG).   

It's time for Mayoral minutes, our segment where we speak with a local mayor about the challenges they're facing, how they're working to solve them and what makes their community special. Today we're heading to the Kapiti Coast District Mayor Janet Holborow joins Jesse.

Maoriland Film Festival runs from tomorrow until Saturday in Otaki, its home since the festival began in 2014. Madeleine Hakaraia de Young has been involved that whole time, and took over as festival director three years ago. She spoke to Corin Dann.

What is the US shortage of standoff weapons? What's Iran's strategy? Why are missile defense systems moving from South Korea to the Middle East? And why is it wrong to believe that war with Iran comes at the expense of war with China? Can the US even defend Taiwan from a Chinese invasion? In this episode live from the Kapiti Coast, Dr. Van Jackson analyzes the latest in the US and Israeli war with Iran and what it means for the balance of power in Asia. Subscribe to the Un-Diplomatic Newsletter: https://www.un-diplomatic.com/  Watch Un-Diplomatic Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@un-diplomaticpodcast  Disclaimer: The views expressed are those of the individuals and not of any institutions.

In this episode live on location in the Kapiti Coast (the background noise is the ocean), Dr. Van Jackson explains five truths about war with Iran that account for why the war happened, who benefits from it, and what comes next.  Subscribe to the Un-Diplomatic Newsletter: https://www.un-diplomatic.com/  Watch Un-Diplomatic Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@un-diplomaticpodcast  Disclaimer: The views expressed are those of the individuals and not of any institutions.

Recorded on location in the wilds of New Zealand's Kapiti Coast. Why is America declining? Grand strategists, pundits, and scholars have been debating the best label for US foreign policy during the Trump presidency: illiberal hegemony; neo-royalism; reactionary nationalism; predatory hegemony. But none of these labels offer an account of themselves. Why is the US engaged in predatory behavior abroad? Why has American hegemony ended? The answer can be found in imperialism and its causes. A crisis of capitalism is accelerating imperial decline, which is birthing what you might call the Age of Primitive Accumulation. Geopolitics has fundamentally changed, and if we don't recognize the shift as a turn to imperialist foreign policy--which facilitates primitive accumulation--we will fail to understand and respond to the darkness washing over the world. Subscribe to the Un-Diplomatic Newsletter: https://www.un-diplomatic.com/ Watch Un-Diplomatic Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@un-diplomaticpodcast Disclaimer: The views expressed are those of the individuals and not of any institutions.

Hello and welcome back! It was a pleasure to sit down in person with Brendan Allen who is currently Head of Construction at Douglas Links, which is a new golf course being built about 15 minutes north Otaki on the Kapiti Coast. Douglas Links has had several road blocks but is now fully into the construction phase and sits on a sensational site. It is the brainchild of XERO co-founder Hamish Edwards and has been routed by course architect Darius Oliver. Brendan talks about the origins of the project, and his career up to this point which has included roles at The Hills GC and Royal Auckland (now Royal Auckland and The Grange. Enjoy! 

Wind warnings remain in effect across the lower North Island, upper South Island and West Coast. Foxton residents are being asked to urgently conserve water, and thousands of homes are without power in Manawatu, Horowhenua, Kapiti Coast and north of Westport. State Highway 57 is closed south of Palmerston North, and motorists on the Desert Road are being asked to take extra care. MetService forecaster Thapi Makgabutlane says conditions should be relatively more settled, after today. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marti sits down with Kylie Gardner from Gardner Homes, a new build specialist on the Kapiti Coast. Kylie shares her journey from a finance background to running the business side of a 12-person building company with her husband. They discuss the dangerous trap of feeling like you have to "win them all" to keep the crew busy, and how that mindset kills profitability. Kylie reveals the "stay in your lanes" rule that saved their working relationship, how she stopped seeing herself as "just the admin" to become the Business Development Manager, and the systems they used to stop competing on price. This is a blueprint for couples in construction who want to build a business, not just a job.

She's used their wax to make encaustic painting - a common technique in ancient Greek and Roman painting. 

Some and  Mark Edwards who make a range of Thai inspired sauces on the Kapiti Coast.

Hello and Welcome Back. Really excited to share a new series we have been brainstorming over recent weeks. Architecture Spotlight. Which will be an exploration of the architectural history and principles of our most prominent New Zealand courses. Joining me throughout the whole series will be Michael Goldstein. Michael is a previous pod guest, Tournament Director of the NZ Open, and is extremely well travelled. Having previously played 365 different courses in a year. This episode focuses on Paraparaumu Beach GC and former GM and Superintendent Leo Barber joins us to unpack this iconic course on the Kapiti Coast. Enjoy Full Podcast episode available on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheYBNZ

Tell you what, when I saw the latest migration statistics this week and the net 47,000 New Zealand citizens who'd decided to move overseas in the last year, I had an instantaneous reaction. You sure about that? I wondered. I know our economy isn't exactly thriving, but have you checked any news headlines lately? Israel had just bombed Qatar. Russian drones were being shot down in Poland. The British government was in disarray. Charlie Kirk had just been assassinated. Put it this way: a sustained economic malaise isn't half as bad as some of the other problems facing the world right now. You know how when there's a really big news event it's all anyone wants to talk about? As terrible a week as it's been for the world, it's been even worse on social media. A great week, nay, a vintage week for bad takes. Tom Phillips is a prime example. To think, even for a moment, that a man who's been using his children in armed robberies, who's deprived them of any outside social connections or formal education, who's kept them in horrible, cold, dirty conditions and then ultimately exposed them to a Police shootout, to think that guy is misunderstood or is some kind of hero shows our species perhaps isn't as developed as we'd all like to think. The Charlie Kirk assassination social media fallout was maybe even worse. His death really affected me. I've been following Charlie Kirk for years. I saw him speak in person when he first came to significant prominence at the Republican Convention in 2016. His assassination has been one of those moments in which it feels like we're watching a global superpower decline in real time. The video was everywhere, multiple angles of a father being shot in the throat in front of his family, reposted, retweeted, re-upped. The algorithm feeding a bloodlust. And then the profound division. Incredible bad faith takes on both sides of a political and cultural chasm. People openly celebrating his murder, others neglecting the ways in which they have excused, minimised, or ignored political violence in the recent past. I truly think social media is responsible for some of worst aspects of our fraying world. It takes the worst parts of our nature as a species and acts a force multiplier. And yet, it retains the capacity every now and then to pull off something great. A terrible week for the world ended with a bit of goodness on the Golden Bay Community Noticeboard Facebook page, last night. Back in July, epic rainfall at the top of the South Island dislodged a bench from its spot next to the Takaka River. It was a memorial bench, heavy timber, beautifully crafted to remember a young man named Jack who passed back in 2018. But yesterday, Mum forwarded a post on Facebook through to the family chat. Jack's bench had been found! After being swept away in the flooding, it had travelled the six or seven kilometres down the Takaka River and into the ocean. Then, over two months, it had somehow navigated the roughly 160kms from the river mouth, across Cook Straight, around D'Urville Island, to wash up, albeit with a few barnacles, on Waikanae Beach on the Kapiti Coast. Crazy! Amazing! But how to get Jack's bench home after such an epic journey? “I'll do it free of charge, get in touch,” said someone called Steve. A little faith in the world, restored. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Board games have rolled past go, and seen a massive resurgence in popularity in the past decade. The global market has an estimated value of more than 31-billion dollars, and is expected to grow a further five billion by 2029. New Zealand's largest board game convention, WellyCon has just been held. Convention organiser Ceedee Doyle told Mike Hosking some of the world's top games are made here locally. She says a game from the Kapiti Coast won game of the year. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Schofield, who's in his 70s, was dragged to safety on Friday after he was caught in rogue waves while fishing near the mouth of the Otaki River on the Kapiti Coast. A kite surfer spotted him in trouble and hauled him in to shore, waving out to a nearby fisher for help. John's family has been in touch with Checkpoint, and said he wants to acknowledge the help of a lady fisherman, a kite surfer, Otaki police and the Grassroots Trust Rescue Helicopter who came to his rescue. Fisher Janelle Adams spoke to Lisa Owen.

Chief Warrant Officer Andres Navarro from the Marine Corps Forces Pacific Band joins Emile Donovan.

What power do you have in your community? ...Sue Wells is a New Zealander. Now living in the North Island's beautiful Kapiti Coast, she is originally from Christchurch in the South Island. There, she grew up, studied at Canterbury University, and had a highly successful broadcasting career in radio and television, including starring in her own show, "Susan Sells", on CTV. She moved from there into local government as an elected city councillor in Christchurch from 1998-2013. She chaired the Council's important planning and regulatory committees including during the terms of the terrible Canterbury Earthquake sequence which took at least 185 lives, many of whom were colleagues of hers from CTV. Sue has a passionate interest in how urban planning and community development work together, and continues that interest in her work today.Today, Sue and Abbie talk about Sue's time as a city councillor in Christchurch and what she learned from her experience of the Canterbury Earthquake Sequence.  ...Take the Survey here!Subscribe to the CosmoParenting Substack!Register for the 2024 CMMi Fellows Presentation here!...Stories Lived. Stories Told. is created, produced & hosted by Abbie VanMeter.Stories Lived. Stories Told. is an initiative of the CMM Institute for Personal and Social Evolution....Music for Stories Lived. Stories Told. is created by Rik Spann....⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Explore all things Stories Lived. Stories Told. here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Explore all things CMM Institute here.

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A Kapiti Coast driving school instructor says NZTA's disorganisation in training up extra testing officers has left her thousands of dollars out of pocket. First Up producer Mahvash Ikram reports

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Representing your country at the Olympics is the pinnacle of an athlete's career. It's the same in the mascot world Come July, Kapiti Coast teacher, Kate Thompson will be donning the mascot outfit for the New Zealand Olympics team .

Kapiti Coast residents are demanding the council throw out a report on how to protect hundreds of homes from sea level rise. Locals and the Kapiti Coast District Council have been at loggerheads for more than a decade over attempts to map which areas are most at risk over the next century. Led by former Prime Minister Jim Bolger, a panel of experts and locals held more than 20 community sessions around the region to try to settle the issue. But angry protesters turned up yesterday as the report was handed over to the council. Reporter Kate Green was there.

Leaders on the Kapiti Coast say the financial and emotional impacts of boy racers in the community are significant - and are pleading with police to boost numbers in the district. Local government representatives have written to Police Minister Mark Mitchell after a mass street racing event over Kings Birthday weekend descended into violence. Otaki's Community Board chair Cam Butler spoke to Corin Dann.

One of the country's fastest growing regions - the Kapiti Coast north of Wellington - is losing its only remaining psychiatrist. Ruth Hill explains why.

Anne Kemp shares the wisdom of just doing SOMETHING to get yourself the slightest bit unstuck - it all adds up! Anne Kemp is a bestselling author of romantic comedies. She loves reading (and she does it ridiculously fast, too!), gluten-free baking (because everyone needs a hobby that makes them crazy), and finding time to binge-watch her favorite shows. She grew up in Maryland but made Los Angeles her home until she encountered her own real-life meet-cute at a friend's wedding where she ended up married to one of the groomsmen. For real.Anne now lives on the Kapiti Coast in New Zealand, and even though she was married at Mt. Doom, no…she doesn't have a Hobbit. However, she and her husband do have a terrier named George Clooney and a NZ Heading dog named Charlie. When she's not writing, she's usually with them taking a long walk on the river by their home.Here's Rachael's Kickstarter, Unstuck! Ink In Your Veins: How Writers Actually Write (and how you can, too)Writing doesn't have to be so hard. With internationally bestselling author Rachael Herron, learn how to embrace ease, reject perfectionism, and finally create your perfect writing process. (Formerly known as How Do You Write) Come for inspiration, stay for lots more.✏️ Can I email you some writing help?

Leo Barber the GM and Course Manager at Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club on the Kapiti Coast of the North Island of New Zealand joins us for this episode. I have had the great pleasure of playing the links at Paraparaumu Beach on a number of occasions, over the course of 4 rounds there, thus far, the washboard fairways and associated dunescapes really resonated with this self confessed links junkie. Leo recently marked the 75th anniversary of Alex Russell's arrival at Paraparaumu with a presentation to the members of the club and joins us today to recount both the story of the links and his own journey which began a mere 15 minutes down the road from the club in Pukerua Bay. We hope you enjoy our chat! Please check out the following links for some additional supporting content Leo Barber's pictorial history of PBGC (https://youtu.be/8qH4NAj0Qe0) Ran Morisset's course tour of PBGC on Golf Club Atlas (https://golfclubatlas.com/countries/paraparaumu-beach/?portfolioCats=249%2C250%2C251%2C252%2C253%2C254%2C255%2C256%2C257%2C258%2C259%2C260%2C261%2C262%2C263%2C264%2C265%2C266%2C267%2C268%2C269%2C270%2C271%2C272%2C273%2C274%2C275%2C276) Christian Cullen best try's link (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQ9EYiDQYsk) Clyde Johnson website - Book on North Island Country Golf in NZ (https://www.cunningolfdesign.com/writing) Intro and outro music - _Shoreline Serenade by Dye O _- under license from Epidemic Sound Special Guest: Leo Barber.

Colourful kites of all shapes and sizes will be flying high at the Otaki Kite Festival this weekend. Festival director Kirsty Doyle joins Jesse to tell us what's happening at the annual event which is now into its 11th year on the Kapiti Coast.

Kapiti Coast residents are outraged by a lengthy road detour which will be in place for months - and they're planning a protest. Waka Kotahi is attaching a clip-on bike path and pedestrian walkway to the Waikanae bridge, closing it to southbound traffic at least until May. Nick James reports.

The Te Horo Kilns are set to open in December, and expected to be a destination spot for artists and visitors alike, on the Kapiti Coast.

Today marked a new beginning for the Capital Connection as five newly refurbished carriages were unveiled at Wellington train station. The train service runs twice day between Palmerston North and Wellington, bringing commuters from the Kapiti Coast into the capital city. $26 million worth of government funding has guaranteed the future of the service, which many people have fought hard to keep. Jemima Huston reports [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6331848968112

Residents have told RNZ the tornado on Kapiti Coast lasted about one minute. Reporter on the scene Kirsty Frame said the damage is severe with roofs missing and debris everywhere. She said one house is visibly on a lean. Frame spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Several properties have been damaged by a tornado on the Kapiti Coast, north of Wellington.  Fire and Emergency shift manager, Belinda Beets, says they received their first call just before 5.30am on Tuesday.  She says crews are in Aorangi Road at the northern end of Paraparaumu, where there are reports of roof damage, and trees and fences down.  Fire crews are also at the Metlifecare facility, where there is also suspected roof damage.  More than 650 properties are also without power.  Reporter Jemima Huston spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Here we go! As promised, this month we have some special friends lined up to talk with us about their dream life - the good, the learned and the practical! Our first dream-share episode is with a beautiful friend, Ella from Kapiti Coast. Ella shares with us a top tip from her own dream journey, how she got started with dreaming and her advice on how to learn more, and then shares her dream for us to talk over together. Ella has such a wisdom and grace in her outlook on life that really shows as she speaks about all she has learnt! In particular, when talking about how many people seem to be dreaming at the moment, Ella says, “Dreams aren't limited to your belief system” - how profound and how fun!!! We hope you enjoy this episode, and thanks for chatting with us Ella!   CONNECT WITH ZOEY + JENNA

Wellingtonians heading up the Kapiti Coast for the holidays are in for an early Christmas present. The ribbon had been cut on the long-awaited expressway from Peka Peka to Otaki, although it would not be fully open to motorists until Friday. Both National and Labour were celebrating the new road, but scrapping over who could take the credit for it. Our political reporter Anneke Smith has more.