Our role as the Kāpiti Coast District Council is to lead and represent our community, and to enable democratic local decision-making to promote the social, economic, environmental and cultural wellbeing of the Kāpiti Coast. Council: • facilitates solutions to local needs • advocates on behalf of the local community with central government, other local authorities and other agencies • develops of local resources • manages of local infrastructure including network infrastructure (eg, roads, sewage disposal, water, stormwater) and community infrastructure (libraries, parks and recreational facilities) • carries out environmental management • plans for the future needs of the District.