Paekākāriki

Paekākāriki straddles a narrow coastal corridor between the Tasman Sea and Paekākāriki Hill in the Wellington Region, a setting that has made it a rail-linked settlement on the route north from Wellington. At the southern end of the Kāpiti Coast, it sits beside Queen Elizabeth Park, whose dunes, wetlands and shoreline extend toward Raumati South. The Paekākāriki Escarpment Track follows the hillside above the coast and is part of the nationwide Te Araroa walking trail. Its name comes from te reo Māori, commonly rendered as “perch of the kākāriki”, or green parakeet. Discover other points of interest through webcams located across Paekākāriki and the Wellington Region.

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