Maeve Elliott began raising her four pet hens Purple, Banana, Waffles and El at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic last spring, when her parents, Nathan and Jackie, acquired them to help give their daughter some companionship and structure during a time lockdowns and distancing.
Maeve’s “side-eye queens” have given the family “a wonderful learning experience, lots of laughs and the best fresh eggs that we’ve ever had,” Jackie Elliott said during a public hearing prior to council’s vote on Thursday.
They were under the impression the hens were permitted in the township, until a zoning officer informed them chickens were a violation of an old ordinance that prohibits residents from keeping farm animals on less than 10 acres in a residential zoning district. Pet chickens were considered farm animals in the vaguely worded ordinance, and if they did not get rid of them, they would face fines of up to $500 per day.
Press Release – Jordan Harcourt-Hughes Mindfulness is increasingly being recognised as a practice that can support health, wellbeing and stress management techniques. From February 2021, Kpiti locals will have the chance to explore mindfulness through art and creativity, with workshops …
Mindfulness is increasingly being recognised as a practice that can support health, wellbeing and stress management techniques. From February 2021, Kāpiti locals will have the chance to explore mindfulness through art and creativity, with workshops running out of the studio of Kapiti artist Jordan Harcourt-Hughes.
Mindfulness has come to the fore in recent times as people look for ways to best navigate the challenging landscapes of the world since Covid-19 appeared. We exist in a global landscape challenged by pandemic surges, climate change, and geopolitical instability. Our concerns around these things can get the best of all of us at times.
Press Release – Jordan Harcourt-Hughes
Mindfulness is increasingly being recognised as a practice that can support health, wellbeing and stress management techniques. From February, Kāpiti locals will have the chance to explore mindfulness through art and creativity, with workshops running out of the studio of Kapiti artist Jordan Harcourt-Hughes.
Mindfulness has come to the fore in recent times as people look for ways to best navigate the challenging landscapes of the world since Covid-19 appeared. We exist in a global landscape challenged by pandemic surges, climate change, and geopolitical instability. Our concerns around these things can get the best of all of us at times.
Thursday, 10 December 2020, 3:40 pm
Improvements in the way Kāpiti manages waste in the
public space and supports waste minimisation – everything
from junk mail and event waste to rubbish from multi-unit
dwellings – are afoot following a vote at today’s
meeting of the Kāpiti Coast District
Council.
Councillors adopted the Solid Waste
Management and Minimisation Bylaw 2021, which replaces the
Solid Waste Bylaw 2010 and contains some new rules and
controls to better manage litter and support waste
minimisation in Kāpiti.
“The Solid Waste Management
and Minimisation Bylaw 2021 will guide us over the next
decade, and it will support Council’s goal of a 30%