What's on offer
The beautiful Kapiti Coast District is located 50 minutes drive north of New Zealand's capital city, Wellington.
Wellington is a thriving and culturally-diverse city at the bottom of the country's North Island.
The Kapiti Coast District Council's neighbouring authority to the south is Porirua City Council and Horowhenua District Council to the north.
The District is settled around the coastline townships of Paekakariki, Raumati, Paraparaumu, Waikanae and Otaki. The major commercial and retail centre is Paraparaumu and its distinct rural areas - Te Horo, Waitohu and the Hautere Plains - are intermingled with the township settlements to the north.
Kapiti has had around 400 new dwellings built annually since 2001, and has a mix of large rural holdings and small lifestyle properties.
It is popular for:
• lifestyle factors such as environment and climate
• proximity to major employment centres
• relatively low cost housing (the average price of houses sold in the year to January 2004 was $198,100).
Environment
The Kapiti District covers 40 kilometres of coastal plain. Its natural boundary to the east is the Tararua Ranges and to the west the Tasman Sea. The District strongly identifies with Kapiti Island, a national wildlife sanctuary, which is located five kilometres offshore from Paraparaumu. See houses for sale
