Kapiti City District Council – Environment and Communities Committee

Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira is seeking expressions of interest from iwi members to be appointed as the Ngāti Toa representative on the above committee.

Ko te kaupapa – About the Committee

This committee is responsible for decision-making that is not the responsibility of Council and informs the development and review of plans, programmes and initiatives in relation to education, health, justice, housing, social equality, community connectedness and resilience, climate change and environmental wellbeing. The committee may make final decisions on matters brought to it which are within its delegations.

DELEGATED RESPONSIBILITIES AND DECISION-MAKING POWERS

The committee’s delegated powers and key responsibilities include:

• Authority to develop and/or review plans, programmes, approaches and initiatives

• Oversight over strategic programmes

• Oversight over any shared services initiatives

• Authority to review and approve community contracts

• Authority to receive annual reports and recommendations from any community or advisory group

• Authority to issue relevant grant funding, including the authority to review and comment on draft grant criteria

• Authority to make recommendations to Council on matters of interest to the committee

The committee member may attend council hui but does not have voting rights.

The committee convenes six weekly, or more frequently as required.

The tenure period aligns with Kapiti City District Council terms.

The position is remunerated.

Whakapā mai – Contact us

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you. To apply, send us your expression of interest and CV. Closing date 5pm Saturday 21 March 2026.

You may also be interested in applying for this role as well Kapiti City District Council –  Strategy and Policy Committee.