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Growing Green Tamariki at Paekākāriki School

Story / Hannah Zwartz

Hannah Zwartz, long-time Paekākāriki School parent, member of the School Garden Group and Potty Potters, talks about an exciting new project coming up at our kura along with the year-long work done to support the school’s gardening curriculum.

The Dogs of Paekākāriki

Photo Essay / Bob Zuur

During the last week of lockdown in August 2021, Bob Zuur safely photographed dogs and their humans on Paekākāriki Beach. Set to Tū Tilley’s soundtrack, ‘White Cloud Island’, please enjoy this visual and aural delight!

Tūrangawaewae

Story / Dani Deluka

paekākāriki.nz is pleased to introduce the first in a series of creative responses from local writers. In this one, Dani Deluka accompanies the Wainui Stream walk. The series is funded by the Kāpiti Coast District Council’s Creative Communities Scheme.

What has become of the Paekākāriki seawall?

Bride Coe and Sean Mallon

Bride Coe is concerned about the lack of response from Kāpiti Coast District Council about our vital seawall project. We asked the council to respond.

The Tale of a Famous Paekākāriki Tea Leaf Reader: Ursula Somerset Beeson

Judith Galtry

Ursula Beeson was a colourful character and tea leaf reader who lived in Paekākāriki from the 1970s until the 1990s. Read this excerpt from Judith Galtry’s article before going to Xplore Paekākāriki to find out more.

Liana’s lockdown challenge: to paint every day

Story / Liana Stupples

Liana Stupples set herself a daily lockdown challenge of painting a local scene she loves. Enjoy the end result of her creative campaign.

Making Friends with Honey Flower

Story / Julia Wawrzyniak

Julia Wawrzyniak recently opened Honey Flower & Friends in a tiny gallery at the end of the Holtom Building. Her philosophy encompasses nature and organic processes, along with working in a collective.

Community boards are the flax roots of communities – have your say

Holly Ewens

Community boards are a key way for Councils to keep in touch with the flax roots of the communities they represent. Kāpiti Coast Councillors want to uproot this. Paekākāriki Community Board chair Holly Ewens shares her thoughts on proposed changes that will affect how these boards operate.

Creating a Village Architecture

Mark Amery

Bonnifait and Giesen are a Wellington architecture practice who are increasingly busy in Paekākāriki. Mark Amery profiles this success story and talks to Will Giesen on Paekakariki.fm.

Exterior World: A community photo-essay of scenes from a lockdown walk

Photo Essay / Village-wide contributions

Many Paekākāriki locals responded to our call to send in photos while out and about on their 2021 lockdown walks. Enjoy this essay hand-picked by illustrations editor, Mark Coote.