:Paraparaumu
{{Short description|Town in Wellington Region, New Zealand}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Paraparaumu
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| settlement_type = Town
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| coordinates = {{coord|40|54|52|S|175|00|20|E|region:NZ_type:city|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = New Zealand
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Wellington Region
| subdivision_type2 = Territorial authority
| subdivision_name2 = Kāpiti Coast District
| subdivision_type3 = Ward
| subdivision_name3 = {{ubl|Paraparaumu Ward|Paekākāriki-Raumati Ward}}
| subdivision_type4 = Community
| subdivision_name4 = {{ubl|Paraparaumu Community|Raumati Community}}
| seat_type = Electorates
| seat = {{ubl|Ōtaki|Mana|Te Tai Hauāuru (Māori)}}
| government_footnotes =
| leader_title = Territorial Authority
| leader_name = Kāpiti Coast District Council
| leader_title1 = Regional council
| leader_name1 = Greater Wellington Regional Council
| leader_title2 = Kāpiti Coast Mayor
| leader_name2 = {{NZ officeholder data|Kapiti Coast District Mayor|y}}
| leader_title3 = Ōtaki MP/Mana MP
| leader_name3 = {{NZ officeholder data|Ōtaki MP|y}}/{{NZ officeholder data|Mana MP|y}}
| leader_title4 = Te Tai Hauāuru MP
| leader_name4 = {{NZ officeholder data|Te Tai Hauāuru MP|y}}
| area_code = 04
| area_total_km2 = 28.38
| population_footnotes = {{NZ population data 2018||||y}}
| population_total = {{NZ population data 2018|Paraparaumu|y}}
| population_as_of = {{NZ population data 2018|||y}}
| population_density_km2 = auto
| postal_code_type = Postcode(s)
| postal_code = 5032
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Paraparaumu ({{IPA|mi|ˈpaɾapaˈɾaʉmʉ|audio|LL-Q36451 (mri)-Noaius Paticus-Paraparaumu.wav}}){{Efn|1={{IPAc-en|ˌ|p|ær|ə|p|ə|ˈ|r|aʊ|m|uː}}, thouɡh typically pronounced {{IPAc-en|ˌ|p|ær|ə|ˌ|p|ær|ə|ˈ|uː|m|uː}}. In Māori vowels are run together, even when they are brought together by the creation of compound words. See for example [http://www.maorilanguage.info/mao_phon_desc1.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721222118/http://www.maorilanguage.info/mao_phon_desc1.html|date=21 July 2011}}}} is a town in the south-western North Island of New Zealand. It lies on the Kāpiti Coast, {{convert|55|km|mi}} north of the nation's capital city, Wellington. It is also known to residents as Pram or Paraparam.{{Efn|{{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|r|æ|m}} and {{IPAc-en|ˌ|p|æ|r|ə|ˌ|p|ə|ˈ|r|æ|m}}, respectively}}
Like other towns in the area, it has a partner settlement at the coast called Paraparaumu Beach, which is directly opposite Kapiti Island. The two towns form part of the Kāpiti Coast District. Together with the nearby Raumati Beach and Raumati South, they are among the fastest-growing urban areas in New Zealand, and are major dormitory towns with workers commuting to the cities that make up the Wellington urban area. The four towns between them have a 2012 population of over 49,000 people.[http://www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/FEF38C62-2C46-47BA-929E-0E2207B08F91/39376/KapitiCoastCOMMUNITYPROFILE2006.pdf Kapiti Coast Distinct Council, Community Profile] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014173147/http://www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/FEF38C62-2C46-47BA-929E-0E2207B08F91/39376/KapitiCoastCOMMUNITYPROFILE2006.pdf |date=2008-10-14 }} Inland behind Paraparaumu is the Maungakotukutuku area.
The village of Lindale is just north of the Paraparaumu town centre. It began as a tourist and agricultural centre, but later gained a reputation for cheese and the Lindale Barnyard petting farm.{{Cite web |url=http://www.weblognz.com/20030419052935723.htm |title=Weblog NZ feature, April 2003 |access-date=23 November 2018 |archive-date=20 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220061656/http://www.weblognz.com/20030419052935723.htm |url-status=dead }}[https://web.archive.org/web/20041206173645/http://www.osnz.org.nz/Abstract%20archives/absvol47.htm OSNZ – Breeding biology of little shags (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos) at Lindale]{{Cite web |url=https://www.lindale.co.nz/ |title=Lindale Village |access-date=23 November 2018 |archive-date=23 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123112154/https://www.lindale.co.nz/ |url-status=live }}
The old State Highway 1 and the Kapiti Line section of the North Island Main Trunk railway both pass through Lindale. The railway line was formerly owned by the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company, and construction of the line was completed when the ends from Wellington and Longburn (Palmerston North) met near Lindale in Otaihanga in 1886. There were proposals to extend the commuter train service operated by Transdev Wellington to a new station at Lindale, subject to Wellington Regional Council funding, but these were dropped when electrification for the commuter service was extended from Paraparaumu to Waikanae.{{Cite web |url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/AK0410/S00132.htm |title=Scoop – Lindale Bridge nearly finished, October 2004 |access-date=23 November 2018 |archive-date=29 October 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041029050854/http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/AK0410/S00132.htm |url-status=live }}
The majority of shops are located close to the town centre in the Coastlands Mall, close to the train station.
Name and etymology
Paraparaumu is a Māori-language name meaning "scraps from an earth oven"; {{lang|mi|parapara}} means "dirt" or "scraps", and {{lang|mi|umu}} means "oven".{{Cite web |url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/Places/Wellington/WellingtonPlaces/15/en |title=Chris Maclean, "Wellington Places – Kapiti Coast", Te Ara |access-date=20 June 2008 |archive-date=27 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080427032022/http://www.teara.govt.nz/Places/Wellington/WellingtonPlaces/15/en |url-status=live }} The name comes from an 1819–1820 expedition of Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Toa, who on the west coast of the North Island from Kāwhia to Cook Strait. As they arrived in the Kāpiti Coast, they found no useful resources.{{Cite web |first= Murray|last=Justine |date=2022-09-20 |title=Nau Mai Town – Episode 2: Paraparaumu |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/nau-mai-town/story/2018859444/nau-mai-town-paraparaumu |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=RNZ |language=en-nz}}
Paraparaumu is sometimes known by the names "Pram", "Paraparam" or "Pram-Pram".
History
In August 1936, a train derailed in Paraparaumu as it approached a land slide in rainy weather.{{Cite web |title=Landslide-related fatalities in New Zealand |url=https://teara.govt.nz/files/d8801enz1.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927094959/https://teara.govt.nz/files/d8801enz1.pdf |archive-date=27 September 2023 |access-date=18 October 2023 |website=Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand}}
Climate
Paraparaumu has an oceanic climate typical of New Zealand, with moderately warm summers and mild winters. It has a quite high rainfall frequency year round, although it is drier than many other coastal areas in the country.
{{Weather box|width=auto
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|location = Paraparaumu (Kapiti Coast Airport) (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1953–present)
| Jan record high C = 29.0
| Feb record high C = 30.0
| Mar record high C = 30.0
| Apr record high C = 26.3
| May record high C = 23.2
| Jun record high C = 20.0
| Jul record high C = 19.2
| Aug record high C = 21.0
| Sep record high C = 21.8
| Oct record high C = 25.6
| Nov record high C = 26.2
| Dec record high C = 29.3
| year record high C = 30.0
| Jan avg record high C = 25.3
| Feb avg record high C = 25.3
| Mar avg record high C = 24.5
| Apr avg record high C = 21.7
| May avg record high C = 19.3
| Jun avg record high C = 17.3
| Jul avg record high C = 16.0
| Aug avg record high C = 16.5
| Sep avg record high C = 17.9
| Oct avg record high C = 19.4
| Nov avg record high C = 21.3
| Dec avg record high C = 23.9
| year avg record high C = 26.5
|Jan high C = 21.3
|Feb high C = 21.7
|Mar high C = 20.3
|Apr high C = 17.9
|May high C = 15.9
|Jun high C = 13.7
|Jul high C = 12.9
|Aug high C = 13.5
|Sep high C = 14.7
|Oct high C = 16.0
|Nov high C = 17.6
|Dec high C = 19.7
| year high C =
|Jan mean C = 17.4
|Feb mean C = 17.6
|Mar mean C = 16.1
|Apr mean C = 13.8
|May mean C = 12.0
|Jun mean C = 9.9
|Jul mean C = 9.0
|Aug mean C = 9.6
|Sep mean C = 11.1
|Oct mean C = 12.6
|Nov mean C = 13.9
|Dec mean C = 16.1
| year mean C =
|Jan low C = 13.5
|Feb low C = 13.5
|Mar low C = 11.8
|Apr low C = 9.6
|May low C = 8.2
|Jun low C = 6.2
|Jul low C = 5.0
|Aug low C = 5.8
|Sep low C = 7.5
|Oct low C = 9.1
|Nov low C = 10.3
|Dec low C = 12.4
| year low C =
| Jan avg record low C = 6.1
| Feb avg record low C = 5.8
| Mar avg record low C = 4.3
| Apr avg record low C = 2.1
| May avg record low C = 0.2
| Jun avg record low C = -1.5
| Jul avg record low C = -2.2
| Aug avg record low C = -1.4
| Sep avg record low C = -0.4
| Oct avg record low C = 1.0
| Nov avg record low C = 2.6
| Dec avg record low C = 5.5
| year avg record low C = -3.0
|Jan record low C = 2.8
|Feb record low C = 2.9
|Mar record low C = 0.8
|Apr record low C = -0.5
|May record low C = -3.3
|Jun record low C = -4.4
|Jul record low C = -4.8
|Aug record low C = -4.1
|Sep record low C = -3.8
|Oct record low C = -1.7
|Nov record low C = -0.4
|Dec record low C = 1.7
|year record low C = -4.8
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 59.7
|Feb rain mm = 67.6
|Mar rain mm = 66.7
|Apr rain mm = 80.5
|May rain mm = 97.1
|Jun rain mm = 108.6
|Jul rain mm = 103.7
|Aug rain mm = 95.5
|Sep rain mm = 90.2
|Oct rain mm = 107.8
|Nov rain mm = 80.9
|Dec rain mm = 88.8
|year rain mm =
|Jan sun = 234.4
|Feb sun = 212.6
|Mar sun = 202.5
|Apr sun = 158.7
|May sun = 134.5
|Jun sun = 104.0
|Jul sun = 123.0
|Aug sun = 153.9
|Sep sun = 151.9
|Oct sun = 178.3
|Nov sun = 204.5
|Dec sun = 206.2
|year sun =
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|title = CliFlo – National Climate Database : Paraparaumu Aero
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|title = CliFlo -The National Climate Database (Agent numbers: 3145, 3147, 3316, 8567, 12442)
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}}Paraparaumu is one of four places in New Zealand where weather balloons are regularly launched for MetService.{{Cite news |date=29 December 2014 |title=Weather balloons |url=https://blog.metservice.com/weather-balloons |access-date=2 February 2025 |work=MetService}}
Demographics
Paraparaumu is defined by Statistics New Zealand as a medium urban area and covers {{cvt|28.38|km2}},{{Cite web |title=ArcGIS Web Application |url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787 |access-date=26 April 2024 |website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com |archive-date=14 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214063818/https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787 |url-status=live }} which includes Otaihanga, Paraparaumu Beach, Raumati Beach and Raumati South. It had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2018|Paraparaumu|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2018|||y|||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Paraparaumu|y}}|R}}/28.38|0}} people per km2.
{{Historical populations|2006|25,260|2013|26,835|2018|28,701|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=}}
Before the 2023 census, the town had a larger boundary, covering {{Convert|28.61|km2||abbr=on}}. Using that boundary, Paraparaumu had a population of 28,701 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 1,866 people (7.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 3,441 people (13.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 11,379 households, comprising 13,560 males and 15,138 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.9 males per female, with 5,199 people (18.1%) aged under 15 years, 4,302 (15.0%) aged 15 to 29, 12,489 (43.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 6,708 (23.4%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 89.1% European/Pākehā, 12.5% Māori, 3.1% Pasifika, 5.1% Asian, and 2.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 23.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 54.0% had no religion, 34.7% were Christian, 0.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% were Hindu, 0.1% were Muslim, 0.6% were Buddhist and 2.2% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 5,013 (21.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 3,876 (16.5%) people had no formal qualifications. 4,329 people (18.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 10,368 (44.1%) people were employed full-time, 3,333 (14.2%) were part-time, and 918 (3.9%) were unemployed.{{NZ census 2018|Paraparaumu Beach North (237000), Paraparaumu Beach West (237100), Paraparaumu Beach East (237300), Otaihanga (237400), Paraparaumu North (237500), Paraparaumu Central (237800), Raumati Beach West (238000), Raumati Beach East (238300), Paraparaumu East (238400) and Raumati South (238500)}}
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| Name | Area (km2) | Population | Density (per km2) || Households | Median age | Median income | |
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| Paraparaumu Beach North | style="text-align:right;"|2.14 | style="text-align:right;"|4,056 | style="text-align:right;"|1,895 | style="text-align:right;"|1,482 | 42.1 years | $32,300{{NZ census place summary 2018|paraparaumu-beach-north|Paraparaumu Beach North}} |
| Paraparaumu Beach West | style="text-align:right;"|1.59 | style="text-align:right;"|2,364 | style="text-align:right;"|1,487 | style="text-align:right;"|1,017 | 50.5 years | $31,400{{NZ census place summary 2018|paraparaumu-beach-west|Paraparaumu Beach West}} |
| Paraparaumu Beach East | style="text-align:right;"|1.07 | style="text-align:right;"|2,667 | style="text-align:right;"|2,493 | style="text-align:right;"|1,110 | 49.9 years | $27,900{{NZ census place summary 2018|paraparaumu-beach-east|Paraparaumu Beach East}} |
| Otaihanga | style="text-align:right;"|4.47 | style="text-align:right;"|804 | style="text-align:right;"|180 | style="text-align:right;"|306 | 46.3 years | $37,800{{NZ census place summary 2018|otaihanga|Otaihanga}} |
| Paraparaumu North | style="text-align:right;"|3.53 | style="text-align:right;"|3,555 | style="text-align:right;"|1,007 | style="text-align:right;"|1,449 | 49.8 years | $29,300{{NZ census place summary 2018|paraparaumu-north|Paraparaumu North}} |
| Paraparaumu Central | style="text-align:right;"|4.46 | style="text-align:right;"|3,996 | style="text-align:right;"|896 | style="text-align:right;"|1,695 | 44.8 years | $26,300{{NZ census place summary 2018|paraparaumu-central|Paraparaumu Central}} |
| Raumati Beach West | style="text-align:right;"|1.75 | style="text-align:right;"|2,865 | style="text-align:right;"|1,637 | style="text-align:right;"|1,155 | 45.8 years | $36,800{{NZ census place summary 2018|raumati-beach-west|Raumati Beach West}} |
| Raumati Beach East | style="text-align:right;"|1.42 | style="text-align:right;"|2,376 | style="text-align:right;"|1,673 | style="text-align:right;"|948 | 47.2 years | $27,100{{NZ census place summary 2018|raumati-beach-east|Raumati Beach East}} |
| Paraparaumu East | style="text-align:right;"|2.51 | style="text-align:right;"|2,265 | style="text-align:right;"|902 | style="text-align:right;"|801 | 41.7 years | $25,700{{NZ census place summary 2018|paraparaumu-east|Paraparaumu East}} |
| Raumati South | style="text-align:right;"|5.65 | style="text-align:right;"|3,753 | style="text-align:right;"|664 | style="text-align:right;"|1,416 | 42.8 years | $36,900{{NZ census place summary 2018|raumati-south|Raumati South}} |
| New Zealand | 37.4 years | style="text-align:left;"| $31,800 |
Economy
=Retail=
Coastlands Shopping Centre opened in Paraparaumu in 1969.{{cite web |title=Coastlands History |url=https://coastlands.co.nz/news/ |website=coastlands.co.nz |publisher=Coastlands Shoppingtown Ltd |access-date=22 October 2020 |archive-date=23 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023051131/https://coastlands.co.nz/news/ |url-status=live }} It has 1400 carparks and 94 shops, including Pak'nSave, The Warehouse, Farmers and Woolworths.{{cite web |title=Coastlands – Stores |url=https://coastlands.co.nz/stores/ |website=coastlands.co.nz |publisher=Coastlands Shoppingtown |access-date=22 October 2020 |archive-date=23 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023194731/https://coastlands.co.nz/stores/ |url-status=live }}
Sport
Paraparaumu was formerly represented in soccer/football by Paraparaumu United. They merged with the Raumati Hearts in 2003 to create Kapiti Coast United, which is based at Weka Park in Raumati.
The local athletics club is Paraparaumu Track and Field Club, which has both junior and senior members in conjunction with Athletics Wellington and Athletics New Zealand age grades. The club is based at the Paraparaumu Domain.{{Cite web |url=https://sitedesq.sportstg.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Display_Page&PageID=11971&OrgID=10494 |title=Paraparaumu Track & Field Club |access-date=19 January 2021 |archive-date=16 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416034816/https://sitedesq.sportstg.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Display_Page&PageID=11971&OrgID=10494 |url-status=live }}
Paraparaumu Beach also has a golf course. It has hosted the New Zealand Open a total of 12 times, a record unsurpassed by any other course.{{Cite web |url=https://www.paraparaumubeachgolfclub.co.nz/discover |title=Discover – Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club |access-date=9 April 2022 |archive-date=16 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416034815/https://www.paraparaumubeachgolfclub.co.nz/discover |url-status=live }}
Transport
= Airport =
Kapiti Coast Airport has a few scheduled commercial flights and is a popular recreational airfield, hosting the Kapiti Aero Club. Air Chathams will have daily flights between the airport and Auckland from 20 August 2018,{{cite news |title=Air Chathams will pick up Paraparaumu to Auckland flight route |agency=The New Zealand Herald |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12081615 |access-date=2 July 2018 |archive-date=4 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404232452/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12081615 |url-status=live }} and Sounds Air operate to Blenheim and Nelson. Now defunct, locally based Air2there used operate to Blenheim and Nelson also. Prior to the mid 2010s Air New Zealand used to have scheduled services to Kapiti Coast Airport with their ATR-42s and Q-400/ DHC-8s. This was then cancelled in the mid 2010s.
= Public transport =
Paraparaumu is located on the North Island Main Trunk Railway (NIMT), on the Kapiti Line of Wellington's commuter railway network operated by Transdev under the Metlink brand. Electrified commuter services were extended to Waikanae on 20 February 2011. Korean built by Hyundai Rotem, FP/FT class electric multiple units operate the commuter trains.
Beyond Waikanae, KiwiRail's Great Journeys New Zealand division operates two diesel-hauled long distance passenger services: the Capital Connection between Palmerston North and Wellington, and the Northern Explorer between Auckland and Wellington.
There are also feeder and local commuter bus service operated by Metlink.
Education
=Primary schools=
Paraparaumu School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 Students with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|2949|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}{{TKI|2949|Paraparaumu School}}
Paraparaumu Beach School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 Students with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|2948|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}{{cite web |title=Paraparaumu Beach School Government Report |url=https://www.ero.govt.nz/review-reports/paraparaumu-beach-school-03-11-2017/ |website=ero.govt.nz |access-date=19 July 2020 |archive-date=19 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719011346/https://www.ero.govt.nz/review-reports/paraparaumu-beach-school-03-11-2017/ |url-status=live }}
Kapiti School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,{{cite web |title=Kapiti School Official School Website |url=http://www.kapiti.school.nz/ |website=kapiti.school.nz |access-date=5 June 2020 |archive-date=5 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605065006/https://www.kapiti.school.nz/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Kapiti School Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=2873 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=Ministry of Education |access-date=5 June 2020 |archive-date=5 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605143928/https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=2873 |url-status=live }} with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|2873|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|}}.{{cite web |title=Kapiti School Education Review Office Report |url=https://ero.govt.nz/institution/2873/kapiti-school |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=Education Review Office |access-date=6 May 2023 |archive-date=6 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506030509/https://ero.govt.nz/institution/2873/kapiti-school |url-status=live }}
Kenakena School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,{{cite web |title=Kenakena School Official School Website |url=http://www.kenakena.school.nz/ |website=kenakena.school.nz |access-date=5 June 2020 |archive-date=9 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809025745/https://kenakena.school.nz/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Kenakena School Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=2878 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=Ministry of Education |access-date=5 June 2020 |archive-date=5 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605141234/https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=2878 |url-status=live }} with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|2878|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}{{cite web |title=Kenakena School Education Review Office Report |url=https://ero.govt.nz/institution/2878/kenakena-school |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=Education Review Office |access-date=6 May 2023 |archive-date=6 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506030517/https://ero.govt.nz/institution/2878/kenakena-school |url-status=live }}
Our Lady of Kapiti School is a co-educational state-integrated Catholic primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,{{cite web |title=Our Lady of Kapiti School Official School Website |url=http://www.stpatspara.school.nz/ |website=stpatspara.school.nz |access-date=5 June 2020 |archive-date=5 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170505173335/http://www.stpatspara.school.nz/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Our Lady of Kapiti School Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=3017 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=Ministry of Education |access-date=5 June 2020 |archive-date=5 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605134529/https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=3017 |url-status=live }} with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|3017|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}{{cite web |title=Our Lady of Kapiti School Education Review Office Report |url=https://ero.govt.nz/institution/3017/our-lady-of-kapiti-school |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=Education Review Office |access-date=6 May 2023 |archive-date=6 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506030515/https://ero.govt.nz/institution/3017/our-lady-of-kapiti-school |url-status=live }} It is named after a large statue of the Virgin Mary located near by.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2020-06-25 |title=New Our Lady of Kāpiti church and centre opened |url=https://nzcatholic.org.nz/2020/06/26/new-our-lady-of-kapiti-church-and-centre-opened/ |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=NZ Catholic Newspaper |language=en-US}}
=Secondary schools=
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Three secondary schools are located near the Paraparaumu township: Paraparaumu College in Paraparaumu Beach,{{TKI|248|Paraparaumu College}} Kāpiti College in Raumati Beach{{TKI|247|Kāpiti College}} and Ōtaki College in Ōtaki.{{TKI|240|Ōtaki College}}
Notable residents
- James Ashcroft – film director
- Christian Cullen – rugby union footballer
- Stephen Kearney – rugby league footballer and coach
- Wayne McIndoe – field hockey player
- Drew Ne'emia – former television presenter
- Andrew Niccol – film director
=Educated in Paraparaumu=
- Peter Jackson at Kāpiti College – film director{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}}
- Dane Coles at Paraparaumu College – All Blacks player{{Cite web |date=31 May 2016 |title=Coles gives prized All Blacks jersey to Paraparaumu College |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kapiti-news/news/coles-gives-prized-all-blacks-jersey-to-paraparaumu-college/373RJ6JX5NPPGJP4ILWPM22TWI/ |access-date=10 November 2023 |website=The New Zealand Herald}}
- Karl Kippenberger at Kāpiti College – bass player in Shihad{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}}
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