Support us in training Kapiti's dogs for another 40 years

Tucked away in a small corner of Ōtaihanga on the Kāpiti Coast, our volunteer‐run dog obedience club has long been a beacon for families seeking to strengthen the bond with their four‐legged friends. For 40+ years, dusk didn’t dim our spirits—or our training sessions—because we had a proper clubhouse & floodlit grounds where puppies took their first downs & older dogs mastered their recalls

In early 2021, everything changed. The council told us to vacate our beloved training field to allow for the expansion of a nearby composting facility—with no new home offered.

In July 2023, we were told to vacate our home of 40+ years. For 18 months we shuttled between borrowed spaces at Ōtāraua Park, braving long shadows & early sunsets. Our dedicated volunteers were committed to helping the community but without proper lighting, many families simply couldn’t attend.

When the council finally handed us a permanent site in January 2025—once a recycling & composting hub—it fell to us to rebuild from the ground up. However critical pieces were still missing: our rustic clubhouse, heart of our gatherings, remained behind at the old site, & the ground, though resilient, sat unlit. Without floodlights, our autumn & winter evenings are dark, making the grounds unusable.

We need $150,000 for permanent, energy-efficient floodlighting, to relocate a recently purchased old school classroom to act as our new clubhouse, & funding for a safe access ramp & veranda for our clubhouse & all to KCDC code.