21 Jun 2024
Kapiti Coast residents unhappy with sea level rise report
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.