This is the state of them as has existed since 2016. (Click for the full view.) All four wards have a Community Board, and all have one ward councillor, except Paraparaumu-Raumati which has two. The area of the Paekakariki Community Board is smaller than it is for the Ward, which includes Raumati South.
The Waikanae Ward — which includes Peka Peka and Reikorangi — represents about 22% of the Kapiti Coast District population. Unfortunately, the fiasco of last year’s government census means that up-to-date demographic info isn’t available.
Was it not Lower Hutt that halved the number of Ward Councillors as a cost saving exercise? That at least will result in less people questioning the running of the council Eh!
It could be argued that we don’t need the District-Wide Councilors — that would halve the total number. But by the same token, there is also an argument that the pay for the 5 remaining Ward councilors should then reflect a full-time position rather than a part time one. There is another scheduled review to take place next year.