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Raumati is the name of two neighbouring places on the Kapiti Coast of New Zealand's North Island. They are located 50-60 km north-east of Wellington, and immediately to the south-west of the larger town of Paraparaumu. Kapiti Island seen from Waikanae Beach, Kapiti Coast. ... The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. ... Panorama of Wellington from Mount Victoria at night Alternative meanings at Wellington (disambiguation) Wellington (Te Whanganui-a-Tara or Poneke) is the capital city of New Zealand and the countrys second largest urban area. ... Paraparaumu is a town located in the south-western North Island of New Zealand. ...


Raumati Beach is the northern of the two, both of which are popular seaside settlements on the coast of Cook Strait, within sight of the Tasman Sea. It has a population of 4100. The town's main landmark is Kapiti College. A view of Cook Strait from the summit of Mount Victoria, Wellington. ... The Tasman Sea is the large body of water between Australia and New Zealand and is a south-western segment of the South Pacific Ocean. ...


Two kilometres further south is Raumati South, which has a population of 3200. To the south of this town, between it and the town of Paekakariki, is the Queen Elizabeth Park, a 12 km² regional park used during the filming of The Lord of the Rings, where it represented Pelennor Fields. Paekakariki is a town in the Kapiti Coast District in the south-western North Island of New Zealand. ... This article is about the 2003 live action film. ... In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth, the Pelennor Fields were the townlands and fields of Minas Tirith, capital of Gondor. ...


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Raumati - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (155 words)
Raumati is the name of two neighbouring places on the Kapiti Coast of New Zealand's North Island.
Raumati Beach is the northern of the two, both of which are popular seaside settlements on the coast of Cook Strait, within sight of the Tasman Sea.
To the south of this town, between it and the town of Paekakariki, is the Queen Elizabeth Park, a 12 km² regional park used during the filming of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, where it represented Pelennor Fields.
NodeWorks - Encyclopedia: Raumati (134 words)
Raumati is the name of two neighbouring towns on the Kapiti Coast of New Zealand's North Island.
Raumati Beach is the northern of the two towns, both of which are popular seaside settlements on the coast of the Tasman Sea.
To the south of this town, between it and the town of Paekakariki, is the Queen Elizabeth Park, a 12 km² park used during the filming of The Lord of the Rings, where it represented the Pelennor Fields.
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