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These were created by young local artist Charlie Budd. They show the choice that is in front of us right now in a striking manner. Thanks heaps Charlie!

We’re having flyers and posters made to help get signatures for our campaign to get council to go ‘Carbon Neutral as an organisation by 2025. You can sign the petition here http://tinyurl.com/kcdc2025 and find out more about the campaign here.

Reacting to our news release on the increase in gas use and emissions at Ōtaki Pool, Kāpiti Coast District Council has given this response to Kapiti Independent News. Low Carbon Kāpiti is pleased the issue will be addressed, although we will continue to monitor the issue to ensure adequate funding is maintained in the 2021 Long Term Plan and that the heat pump installed is large enough to provide primary heating for the pool, thereby keeping gas use and emissions to a minimum.

Local group Low Carbon Kāpiti have revealed that fossil-fuel use at Ōtaki Pool has increased by 17% as a result of changes made during refurbishment and are calling on the Council to sort it out.

Low Carbon Kāpiti Chair and former Council energy advisor Jake Roos said “Gas use at Ōtaki Pool this year through to the end of September has gone up, costing council an extra $4,000 on the pool gas bill and causing about 30 tonnes of extra carbon emissions (CO2) so far. This is compared to the three years before the pool was closed for refurbishment. For context, 32 tonnes of CO2 per year is as much as Council would save from replacing 15 petrol cars with electric ones.”

“This waste has been caused by the higher airflow rate from the larger air-supply fan installed last year.”

[Read more…] about Ōtaki Pool fossil fuel waste goes through roof

More than 70 people came through the door of St Peter’s Hall, Paekākāriki on Sunday (15-7-18) to sample the family-focused fun on offer.

Organised by Low Carbon Kāpiti as part of No8 Wire Week, the Midwinter Hullabaloo had activities for all ages and abilities.

[Read more…] about Low Carbon Kāpiti celebrates its first year with a Hullabaloo

We held the prizegiving for our project on 19 April 2018.

A panel of experts, including Robert Vale, Professor of Architecture at Victoria University, Monique Leith, a Senior Planner at Cuttriss Consultants, Elrond Burrell, from Via Architecture and Passive House expert,
assessed the Lego creations ahead of the prizegiving.  [Read more…] about Lego Low Carbon Kāpiti prizegiving