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An integrated vision for Kāpiti
We see a bold future for Kāpiti Coast Airport and the surrounding land—one that retains the airport as a strategic regional asset while unlocking new opportunities through integrated, future-focused development.
This mixed-use vision combines aviation with housing, education, innovation, open spaces, disaster-resilient infrastructure, and community hubs—delivering intergenerational value and creating a thriving, connected Kāpiti.
This is more than a development opportunity—it’s a pathway to a resilient local economy, enduring prosperity, and a billion-dollar regenerative enterprise that will support future generations.
“Key to this vision is the clarification of revenue streams and the tangible benefits the airport can provide to our community. We see the airport playing an integral role in Kāpiti’s identity and regional interconnectivity story.”
TONY JACKSON, Chair,
Puketapu ki Paraparaumu Trust.
The Airport Story
*Airports Authorities Act amended to allow the on-sale of airports without offer-back provisions to Hapū
The Opportunity
“Our board is well aware of the journey the tūpuna of Puketapu ki Paraparaumu Trust have been on over the last 85 years to restore their mana whenua in Paraparaumu. We walk alongside our hapū in whanaungatanga and rangatiratanga.”
Rawiri Tawhai-Bodsworth
Chair of Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai Charitable Trust.
This kaupapa lays the foundations of economic independence for our people. Long-term, sustainable growth and the revitalising of our whenua, our culture, and our mana.
Through this co-created development proposition, together we uplift our rangatahi and mokopuna, alongside the community of Kāpiti .
A canoe which everyone may embark to go forward together as one.
He waka eke noa, Kei te haere ki whakamua ia Tatou Tahi.
~ Alby Ellison, Te Atiawa Ki Kāpiti, Ngai Tahu
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