A man was arrested twice yesterday after headbutting a man and attacking another person.

The NZTA has denied claims the Kapiti expressway will lead to longer trips for residents at either end.

Check here for any changes to your rail service tonight after the derailment.

JOEL MAXWELL - Kapiti Observer

Owners of a Kapiti lifestyle block with million-dollar views say it's worthless - its only access, a bridge built by the developer, has closed because it is dangerous.

BEN STRANG - Kapiti Observer

A heritage-listed karaka tree has been pulled down in Waikanae after rot was discovered eating into its base.

JOEL MAXWELL - Kapiti Observer

A group that fought for better disabled access to the Coastlands Aquatic Centre main pool has given approval to a ramp design unveiled last week.

A man with more than 100 convictions has escaped being locked up for life.

People living at both ends of the McKays to Peka Peka section of the Kapiti expressway could face longer trips in some directions after it is built, which has some of them questioning the logic.

A diver's friends "did everything right" when they rescued him off Kapiti Island this afternoon.

The first electric rubbish truck in the southern hemisphere has been certified road-legal and will start collecting rubbish in Kapiti in a few weeks.

A disability group looks set to win its battle with Kapiti Coast District Council to get disabled access to the new $21 million Coastlands Aquatic Centre's main pool.

The controversial plan to top up the Waikanae River with borewater when the flow is low has been put on hold again by the regional council.

BEN STRANG - Kapiti Observer

New signs aimed at preventing accidents at the upgraded intersection of Paekakariki Hill Rd and State Highway 1 are in the planning.

TALIA CARLISLE - Kapiti Observer

Two Kapiti dancers are heading to Las Vegas after their crews claimed top two places in a national street dance competition.

A police officer who sped at 114kmh and crashed a patrol car has escaped conviction.

Forget the red carpet, organisers are rolling out flax woven mats for the New Zealand premiere of Kapiti film Shopping .

As opponents of the Kapiti Expressway look to halt construction of one of its sections, the Government is seeking to fast-track another.

A board of inquiry will decide on consent for the Peka Peka to Otaki section of the Kapiti expressway.

A second appeal has been filed against the board of inquiry decision to build the Kapiti expressway.

The $21 million Coastlands Aquatic Centre took a step forward this afternoon as water began filling the main pool.

The man charged with the manslaughter of a mother-of-four has been declared fit to plead.

Kapiti's new liquor licensing decision makers will pocket between $408 and $624 per day.

JOEL MAXWELL - Kapiti Observer

A couple's possessions were reduced to "kindling" after brake failure on a removal truck left it careering out of control on a Waikanae street.

John Barrett's unique homestay on Kapiti Island is attracting increasing numbers of overseas and domestic visitors.

Rugby player Dane Coles has been named Kapiti Sportsperson of the Year.

Prime Minister John Key has announced the Kapiti expressway will create about one thousand jobs.

Kapiti council has been chastised for being "unreasonable" in the info it placed on LIM reports.

A police and fire response to a boat believed to be on fire off Kapiti Island turned out to be a false alarm.

A man and his dog escaped injury when the cottage they were living in was gutted by fire this morning.

Kapiti's council has signalled a backdown over disabled access to Coastland Aquatic Centre's pool.

TALIA CARLISLE - Kapiti Observer

Andy Fraser has been appointed principal of Otaki College, in time for the start of term two this week.

Pictures of the scene of a fatal head-on crash near Otaki last night have emerged.

"The game is not over", a lobby group says of its battle to halt construction of the Kapiti expressway.

Police say they are powerless to stop teenagers aged under 18 from smoking legal highs.

NZTA has revealed proposals for SH1 between Otaki and Levin, splitting the roading project into seven parts.

Disabled access campaigners may have a glimmer of hope in their battle for improved entry to the Coastlands Aquatic Centre main pool.

Kapiti's largest retail centre is locking horns with a property giant over a retail development.

The owners of two dogs that savagely mauled two women at Otaki Beach have finally appeared in court on a raft of charges.

Car loads of Levin residents have been targeting Paraparaumu's shopping mall in a series of brazen thefts from retail outlets, say police.

A 10-metre-long truck was wedged on the SH1/Paekakariki Hill Rd intersection causing delays in both directions today.

Disability advocates are seeking a ruling on whether Kapiti Coast District Council breached building codes by failing to provide a ramp for disabled people at a new multimillion-dollar swimming pool.

A Kapiti thrift store is struggling with being used as a dumping ground on weekends.

A Kapiti expressway campaigner has now set about to boost laws to protect homeowners.

There will be no dawn ceremony for Edwin ''Ted'' Hoy today, but the lessons of war have not been forgotten by the Kapiti man who turns 100 this year.

An international climate change sceptic told Kapiti residents he would supply science experts to support them in court over the Kapiti Coast District Council's proposed building bans and shoreline projections.

Two Romanian men have been remanded after being caught allegedly preparing to skim from an ATM.

JOEL MAXWELL - Kapiti Observer

Ratepayers will foot the bill for a review of nine years' of coastal erosion study commissioned by Kapiti Coast District Council.

RANDALL WALKER - Kapiti Observer

A Kapiti shopping centre once tipped for major development has gone into receivership.

JOEL MAXWELL - Kapiti Observer

A group of disability advocates say they are not "stirrers" in their fight for a ramp at the Coastlands Aquatic Centre.

TALIA CARLISLE - Kapiti Observer

Kapiti mayor Jenny Rowan is delighted same-sex marriage has been legalised, but has no plans for a New Zealand wedding.