Kāpiti Coast Communities Housing Taskforce

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The Kāpiti Coast Communities Housing Taskforce is an independent body advocating for the needs of the housing sector on the Kāpiti Coast, New Zealand, representing a wide range of organisations.

It was established after a series of meetings of many of the various stakeholders in the housing sector, who defined the issues and role, and supported its establishment.

Foundation membership

  • Chair - Paul Hughes – Paekakariki Housing Collective
  • Secretary – Mary Skertchly
  • Sue Emirali – Disabled Persons Assembly NZ
  • John Hayes – Kāpiti Coast Older Persons Council
  • David Scott – Kāpiti Coast District Councillor
  • Theresa Hynes - resident
  • Trevor Daniel – Kapiti Grey Power
  • Kevin Burrows – Kapiti Grey Power
  • Shona Macneill – Te Ara Korowai
  • Angie Cairncross – Community Housing Aotearoa
  • Rev Brian Hooper – Kia Kaha Charitable Trust
  • Joleen McEvoy & Iride McCloy – Abbeyfield
  • Dermot Whelan – Age Concern
  • Cindy Foote – Jade Rentals


Contributing organisations:

  • Salvation Army
  • Age Concern
  • Kāpiti Coast District Council
  • Community Housing Aotearoa
  • Paekakariki Community Trust
  • Dwell Housing Trust
  • Quinovic
  • Maypole
  • RSA Welfare
  • Kapiti Valuations
  • Pastor Impact Church
  • Te Ara Korowai
  • DCM UrbanDisability
  • nformation & Equipment Service
  • Pathways
  • HealthLink People
  • Citizens Advice Bureau

The taskforce has consulted housing providers, developers and others involved in the sector on the Kāpiti Coast.The Taskforce concludes that our communities face unprecedented housing pressure, largely caused by recent excessive net migration, showing up the gaps in our housing infrastructure mix and capacity that has been pushed to the limit and beyond.This report lists current Kāpiti Coast housing providers.

The Kāpiti Coast Communities Housing Taskforce then provided recommendations on:
  • providing housing needs assessments;
  • helping community housing providers;
  • helping increase supply;
  • helping decrease demand;
  • helping change central government policy; and
  • helping improve the adequacy of Kāpiti Coast homes

The final Taskforce report was presented to KCDC in July 2017.

The Property Group Limited (TPG) to prepare specialist and targeted advice on the future of housing in the Kāpiti Coast district. The purpose of the assessment was to identify the key issues to be addressed and the tasks required to establish a housing programme.


A final draft Housing Programme Assessment report was completed in October 2019 following consultation with over 80 stakeholders including Council staff, housing providers, Māori landowners and Central Government.


Following internal review, the Housing Programme Assessment report was approved by Council in April 2020.


Formal response was received from KCDC on 10 August 2020.