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Canine miracle on tracks It came from the production lines of South Korea, weighed tonnes, and glided the rails on the Kapiti Line north of Wellington. They came from mixed-breed canine parents, loved pats and enjoyed snuggles with their owner. When all three met on the... Page 1

Please pick up thephone Kapitis police station has been accused of never picking up the phone after a man spent three days playing phone tag without ever reaching a local officer. However, Police say staff answer calls at the station and callers would only be redirected if... Page 1

Rickshaw rides for retirees Phuket. Colombo. Waikanae. The town with a median age of 62 has joined the likes of Thailand and Sri Lanka in embracing the rickshaw - but on the Kapiti Coast it will provide pleasure rides for the elderly. On Thursday Waikanae Lodge receives its... Page 1

Pirate treasure goes on sale They could have been held in the grimy palms of the real pirates of the Carribean, and now a Kapitibased business is selling coins to thrill Blackbeard himself. Mowbray Collectables is selling 19 pieces of eight - the classic pirate treasure coins... Page 1

FROM THE EDITOR Convincing young people to vote is a challenge in local and central government elections. The solution is possibly in the creation of an online voting system, rather than the postal one we are using in these elections. Trials of a new system were... Page 2

Hang a left to ride the expressway Kapiti drivers can get a $630 million tease of what is set to come on the districts giant roading project. A tiny section of the Kapiti expressway will be driven on this week - as the project gave a sneak peak of progress along the $630 million... Page 1

Workhaltedby asbestos Asbestos has been found embedded in concrete at the site of Waikanaes troubled $1.7 million park and ride facility. Greater Wellington Regional Councils construction of the planned 240-park facility, on the old Waikanae Hotel site, has been delayed... Page 1

Concern at funding review Kapiti teachers, who will join nationwide stop-work meetings over the next week, say they are doing it for the good of their students. Teachers will attend the meetings, organised by primary and secondary school unions, to discuss the proposed school... Page 1

What happens to Sophia. Rebekah Corlett is a Kapiti mum - and a puzzled realist. Her daughter is autistic and has never spoken: she is disabled. Why then, Corlett asks, does the Ministry of Education think it can educate her daughter out of her autism. The mother of... Page 1

Sorting out parking woes Waikanaes new town centre parking restrictions will see less all-day parking and extra monitoring, with the changes likely to start later this year. The 310 car parks across Waikanaes town centre will remain, but 137 will become parks with a new... Page 1

Car crashes into home A Jeep parked on their berm may have saved the lives of a Kapiti couple as an out-of-control car crashed into their home. Brendon Pugh and partner Aneta Larson were in their living room in Paraparaumu when they heard the car crash into their car... Page 1

A nature-loving Olympian State Highway 1 busts through the middle of the Kapiti Coast, but up in the hills there is nothing but the peace and quiet of nature, the wind and the sun. For a super-fast ecologist who travels the globe with a dream of making history, theres... Page 1

Mall expands into car park The Coastlands shopping mall in Paraparaumu is to begin construction on the first of several planned expansions later this month. A 400-square-metre, two-storey building, containing shops, cafes and offices, will be built on the car park opposite the... Page 1