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Kapiti Coast District
Population:	46,200 (territorial) (2006 Census)
Main town:	Paraparaumu
Other towns:	Otaki, Raumati, Raumati Beach, Paraparaumu Beach, Manakau, Paekakariki, Waikanae
Territorial Authority
Name:	Kapiti Coast District Council
Mayor:	Alan Milne
Extent:	Paekakariki to Otaki;east to the Tararuas
Land Area:	731.25 km² (282.34 sq mi)
Website:	http://www.kapiticoast.govt.nz
See also:	Masterton, Wellington
Regional Council
Name:	Greater Wellington
Website:	http://www.gw.govt.nz

The Kapiti Coast District is the name of a local government district in the north-west corner of the Wellington Region, New Zealand. It is similar to, but not identical to, the area known as the Kapiti Coast, a more ambiguous and less defined area stretching roughly from Porirua to the coast of the Horowhenua district. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links Kapiti_Coast_Territorial_Authority. ... Paraparaumu Airport Paraparaumu is a town in the south-western North Island of New Zealand. ... Alan Alexander Milne (January 18, 1882 – January 31, 1956), also known as A. A. Milne, was a British author, best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for various childrens poems. ... Masterton is the largest town (and local government district) in the Wairarapa region in the southeastern North Island of New Zealand. ... For the first Duke of Wellington, see Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. ... For the first Duke of Wellington, see Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. ... Kapiti Island seen from Waikanae Beach, Kapiti Coast. ... Porirua is a city in New Zealand, 20 km north of Wellington. ... Horowhenua is a district on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. ...

The name of the district is derived from Kapiti Island, the prominent island several kilometres off the coast. Some living in areas to the north and south of the district boundary consider themselves to be part of the Kapiti Coast because the island is prominent in their sea views. Kapiti Island seen from Waikanae Beach, Kapiti Coast. ...

Features

Apart from Kapiti Island, perhaps the most visible features of the Kapiti Coast are Paraparaumu Airport and Queen Elizabeth Park. The airport is sandwiched between Paraparaumu (to the north) and Raumati (to the south). Possessing three runways (one of which is now closed), it once served as the main airport of the Wellington region, but is now used mainly by aeroclubs. The park, lying to the south of Raumati, is a popular attraction which covers some 12 km². The park extends to Paekakariki, and houses the Wellington Tramway Museum. Aerial view of Paraparaumu Airport looking towards Paraparaumu Beach. ... The Wellington Tramway Museum is at Queen Elizabeth Park, off McKay’s Crossing between Paekakariki and Paraparaumu, and has been operating trams there since 1965. ...

Other tourist attractions on the Kapiti Coast include Paraparaumu Golf Course. Another attraction a few kilometres north of the town centre is the Southward Car Museum in Otaihanga. Sir Len Southward (who died on 19 February 2004) achieved success with speedboats before settling down to collect cars. ...

The district is on the North Island Main Trunk railway line (NIMT), and is served by suburban passenger trains on the section of the NIMT referred to as the Paraparaumu Line. The North Island Main Trunk line (NIMT) connects Auckland and Wellington, the two major cities of New Zealands North Island. ... The Paraparaumu Line is the name given to the electrified southern portion of the North Island Main Trunk Railway between New Zealands capital city, Wellington, and Paraparaumu on the Kapiti Coast. ...

Population

Although administratively part of the Wellington Region, it is to a large extent socially distinct from Wellington and the Hutt Valley, which together comprise the nucleus of the region. However many residents travel into Wellington each day for work and the whole Kapiti Coast is a popular weekend destination for the people of the Wellington Region. Many migrate to the area for their retirement. The Kapiti Coast district incorporates such towns as Paekakariki, Raumati, Paraparaumu, Waikanae and Otaki, and smaller localities such as Maungakotukutuku, Otaihanga, and Peka Peka. Paraparaumu, considered the pivot of the district, is located about 55 km north of Wellington. The Wellington region of New Zealand occupies the southern end of the North Island. ... For the first Duke of Wellington, see Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. ... The Hutt Valley is the large area of fairly flat land in the Hutt River valley in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. ... Paekakariki is a town in the Kapiti Coast District in the south-western North Island of New Zealand. ... Raumati is the name of two neighbouring places on the Kapiti Coast of New Zealands North Island. ... Paraparaumu Airport Paraparaumu is a town in the south-western North Island of New Zealand. ... Waikanae (pronounced Why-kah-nye) is a small town on New Zealands Kapiti Coast. ... Otaki is a town in the Kapiti Coast District of the North Island of New Zealand, situated half way between the capital city Wellington, 70 kilometres to the southwest, and Palmerston North, 70 kilometres to the northeast. ... Maungakotukutuku is a rural locality on the Kapiti Coast of New Zealands North Island. ... Otaihanga is a small town that forms part of the Kapiti Urban Area on the Kapiti Coast of New Zealands North Island. ... Peka Peka, sometimes Pekapeka, is a small seaside town located on the Kapiti Coast of New Zealands North Island. ...

History

Most of the district was originally part of the now-defunct Hutt County. The Kapiti Borough Council was carved from it in 1973; in the local government reorganization of 1989, the Borough Council was replaced by the Kapiti Coast District Council, and the area under its jurisdiction expanded northwards to include Waikanae and Otaki, which had been part of the former Horowhenua County. For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Horowhenua is a district on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. ...

External links

• Official website