DRAFT Kāpiti Coast District Council Toitū Kāpiti Annual Report 2019/20 1 Purpose The annual report highlights for our community the progress we have made toward our outcomes and our overall delivery and performance for the year. It is a legislative requirement and we also see it as an opportunity to inform residents and stakeholders about how we’re using rates funding and our stewardship of the district’s assets. It’s also a record of the year’s achievements which reflect on the contribution of many in our community as the Council increasingly supports community-led initiatives and seeks to work collaboratively and in partnership with our many stakeholders. This annual report for 2019/20 is the second against our Toitū Kāpiti Long Term Plan 2018-38 so the key activities we discuss follow the priorities we agreed with the community when we formed the plan and which we DRAFTrestated in our Annual Plan for 2019/20. This past year is also marked by the immediate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and our response. 1 Profile Impacts of growth Social needs Our Council was established in the local government As the population increases, we will see greater Across our communities we have a relatively low reorganisation of 1989. At that time, Kāpiti Coast demand for all Council infrastructure and services number of working-age people and a high number on district was expanded to include Waikanae and Ōtaki and growing pressure on our environment. fixed incomes. We have several areas of high deprivation and mixed statistics around key social which had been part of the former Horowhenua Kāpiti has gained from the development of the region indicators like housing with very high home County. We are part of the Wellington Region. benefitting from around $2 billion of investment in ownership – fifth highest in the country, offset by very regional roading however, this has also brought We are a coastal community of approximately 56,000 low rental affordability – the fifth lowest in the challenges for communities and existing business people. The district is located on the south-western country. coast of the lower North Island, about 50 kilometres districts which the Council has sought to help mitigate. We would also like to see the Government north of Wellington. We are bounded by Horowhenua Education and employment in the north, Carterton and South Wairarapa in the complement these roading developments by investing east, Upper Hutt and Porirua in the south, and the more in rail services and recognising our airport as a Our communities are well served by primary and Tasman Sea in the west. strategic asset for the region. secondary schools, but we have very limited tertiary education with the exception of the country’s first As shown on the map, housing is clustered in towns Our people Wananga in Ōtaki, Te Wananga o Raukawa. Most of and villages along the coast, inland settlements our young people train or study outside the district. which are expanding and becoming interlinked, and The mana whenua on the Kāpiti Coast are the three Economically, we have a high number of small some rural areas. Our district’s place names have iwi of Te Āti Awa ki Whakarongotai, Ngāti Raukawa ki businesses and service industries and a high reliance origins from early Māori who arrived on the canoe, te Tonga and Ngāti Toa Rangatira, including whānau on retail and the aged care sector as major Kurahaupo. and hapū. In the 1820s–30s, this mana whenua was employers. We have a high number of people firmly established in the district and were signatories commuting to Wellington for work but recent growth to Te Tiriti o Waitangi in several locations between Increasing population in new large employers. For example, iinn 2018, the April and June 1840, including Waikanae, Ōtaki and Council helped the New Zealand Police establish a Our population has grown steadily over the past 30 Te Kāpiti Waewae (Kāpiti Island). For the past 25 Communications Centre in Paraparaumu. years. In 1981, it was just over 26,000 and as of the years, Te Āti Awa, Ngāti Raukawa and Ngāti Toa have latest Census in 2018, it had grown DRAFTto 53,673 with an worked with the Council in partnership on issues of estimated population in 2019 of 56,000. mutual significance. Priorities Population growth is accelerating across the Of our population, 14.7% identify as Māori and 4.3% As part of the development of our long term plans, Wellington region, and our district is projected to speak Te Reo Māori (against the national average of Council discusses its priorities and goals with the reach a population of 68,548 by 2043 – a higher level 4.0%). Most of our population – 87.7% – are community. Our strategic direction is set out in our of growth than we anticipated in the 2018-38 Long European with 4.6% Asian, 3% Pasifika and 0.6% ‘plan on a page’ which you can see in graphic form on Term Plan. Middle Eastern/Latin American/African. Each year page X. Over recent years, our priorities have been refined to reflect the opportunities and challenges of The expanded population is expected to continue the we welcome new residents from many different the growth and changing needs in our community trend of reflecting an older demographic, with the countries with 14.2% arriving in New Zealand within highlighted above. Our priorities can be grouped into proportion of people 60 and above in the district five years prior to 2018. five broad themes which are complementary and forecast to climb from 33% in 2018 to approximately contribute to the wellbeing of our people and our 38% by 2043. district: Kāpiti Coast District Council Annual report 2019/20 2 o managing our finances carefully and making good decisions about spending [Map of district to be inserted] o delivering value for money and continuing to improve services o dealing with the social and environmental challenges facing us o positioning ourselves well for growth opportunities and developing sustainably, and o advocating for our district and working with our community. DRAFT Kāpiti Coast District Council Annual report 2019/20 3 Contents Purpose ........................................................................................................ 1 Solid waste – para ūtonga........................................................................... 54 Foreword from the Mayor ............................................................................ 5 Community services ................................................................................... 57 Message from tāngata whenua .................................................................... 6 Parks and open space – ngā papa rēhia me ngā waahi māhorahora ......... 58 Overview from the Chief Executive .............................................................. 7 Recreation and leisure – hākinakina .......................................................... 62 Highlights of 2019/20 ................................................................................... 9 Community facilities and community support – whakaurunga hapori me ngā hāpai hapori ......................................................................................... 67 Our progress on major projects and initiatives ......................................... 10 Economic development – whakawhanake umanga .................................... 74 Initiatives across our work programme..................................................... 12 Districtwide planning – ngā kaupapa takiwa .............................................. 79 Our COVID-19 response ............................................................................. 15 Regulatory services – ratonga whakaritenga ............................................. 83 Our sustainability initiatives ....................................................................... 19 Governance and tāngata whenua – kāwanatanga me te tāngata whenua . 87 Financial overview ...................................................................................... 22 Our finances ................................................................................................ 95 Working with others ................................................................................... 26 Notes to the financial statements ............................................................... 99 Recognition for our efforts ......................................................................... 29 Disclosure statement ............................................................................... 141 Progress towards our outcomes ................................................................ 32 Funding impact statements per activity ................................................... 146 Our activities and services ......................................................................... 34 DRAFTOur governance ......................................................................................... 153 Infrastructure ............................................................................................. 35 Your elected members ............................................................................. 159 Stormwater – wai āwhā .............................................................................. 36 Organisation structure ............................................................................. 161 Access and transport – putanga me te waka ............................................. 40 Independent auditor’s report .................................................................... 164 Coastal