Kapiti Island’s native birds are streamed live on a Paekakariki community radio station.

HEALTH RISK: A sign tells people to stay out of the Wainui Stream at Paekakariki.

Touring Lyttelton group feel like locals in sister town.

Rail commuters delayed after tunnel lining comes loose.

Voters seek answers about taxing the rich.

TREVOR Mason can be satisfied that in two years he has helped decrease Porirua graffiti by 30 per cent. TALIA CARLISLE reports.

Book follows 20 women in 1902 Boer War adventure.

Titahi Bay readies for junior carnival and NZ surf boat series.

Principal Allan Marsden risks being sacked by Ministry

Mana by-election takes place on November 20. ALICE PETRIE reports on the efforts to get young people voting while TANYA WOOD lines up the candidates.

Billboard vandalism led one councillor to pull out of the main race this election. TANYA WOOD reports from the campaign trail.

District council spending $25,000 on a dozen new seats.

Council will offer interest free loans for water tanks.

Kapiti Coast property owners will pay 6% more this year.

This year sees more candidates standing for more than one position, reports TANYA WOOD.

Noisy weather makes encores compulsory at Paekakariki reading.

In an interview with NewsWire reporter DAVID BANKS, one of the Coast’s oldest retired railway workers, Ken Shaw, recalls the good old days of steam and “hard yakka”.

Paekakariki celebrates first train trip, opens historic signal box.