Paraparaumu

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Paraparaumu

Total population

30,600

Elevation77 m

Land area28.61 km²

WeatherAvg high 61.8°F

Coordinates-40.91°, 175.01°

Demographic figures from Stats NZ. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Paraparaumu is a town in the south-western North Island of New Zealand. It lies on the Kāpiti Coast, 51 kilometres (32 mi) north of the nation's capital city, Wellington. It is also known to residents as Pram or Paraparam.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Notable people from here

Andrew Niccol

New Zealand screenwriter, producer and film director

Christian Cullen

New Zealand rugby union player

Stephen Kearney

New Zealand rugby league footballer and coach

Dane Coles

New Zealand rugby union player

Gus Fisher

New Zealand fashion businessman (1920–2010)

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Jake Paringatai

rugby player

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Paul Steinmetz

New Zealand rugby union player

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Wayne McIndoe

New Zealand field hockey player

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Ned Ellison

New Zealand rugby union player, doctor, public health administrator (Ngāi Tahu and Te Āti Awa) (1884-1963)

Thamsyn Newton

cricketer

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Emma Millar

New Zealand squash player

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Peter Vere-Jones

New Zealand actor

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Eileen Margaret Fortune

(1903–1978) Born at Paraparaumu; educated at Victoria University College, and then in France; returned to New Zealand and became French teacher at Wellington and Wanganui Girls' colleges. Second wife of Reo Fortune (Married in Canton, China, in 193

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Josh Whyte

long track and inline speed skater for New Zealand

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Wellington

• Raumati Beach
  1.4 mi away · pop. 5,241
• Paraparaumu Beach
  2.1 mi away · pop. 9,087
• Raumati South
  2.2 mi away
• Waikanae Beach
  3.1 mi away · pop. 3,048
• Waikanae
  4 mi away · pop. 13,850
• Paekākāriki
  5.8 mi away · pop. 1,850
• Te Horo Beach
  9.5 mi away
• Pukerua Bay
  10.6 mi away · pop. 2,080
• Ōtaki
  13 mi away · pop. 3,920
• Birchville
  13.1 mi away
• Ōtaki Beach
  13.3 mi away · pop. 2,110
• Plimmerton
  13.7 mi away · pop. 2,200

Browse all places in Wellington →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Paraparaumu

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Arabic Volute

Alcithoe arabica

Seen 2026-06-24

Ram's Horn Squid

Spirula spirula

Seen 2026-06-24

Northern Siphon Whelk

Penion sulcatus

Seen 2026-06-23

Pacific Oyster

Magallana gigas

Seen 2026-06-23

Coarse Dosinia

Dosinia anus

Seen 2026-06-23

Pied Cormorant

Phalacrocorax varius

Seen 2026-06-23

Tuatua

Paphies subtriangulata

Seen 2026-06-23

Sand bidibid

Acaena pallida

Seen 2026-06-23

Deepwater Burrfish

Allomycterus pilatus

Seen 2026-06-23

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Paraparaumu, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.