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Kāpiti Coast Beaches: Paraparaumu, Waikanae & More

Southern black-backed gull, Kāpiti Coast

Kāpiti Coast Beaches: A Complete Guide Just north of Wellington sits one of the North Island’s most underrated stretches of coastline. The Kāpiti Coast runs for roughly 40 kilometres. The Tararua Ranges back it on one side, while Kāpiti Island sits offshore on the other. It’s easy to confuse the two names. Most of the