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Otaki Beach

Wellington Region, New Zealand · Oceania

About Otaki Beach

Otaki Beach is worth a stop: 30 minutes from Waikanae, 26km from Southward Car Museum.

Otaki Beach is a town located in Wellington Region, New Zealand. With a population of 2,120, it is an important destination in Oceania.

On a road trip, Otaki Beach sits in New Zealand, where you drive on the left. It's in the Pacific/Auckland time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Otaki Beach to your route.

About Otaki Beach

Ōtaki Beach is a small settlement in the Kāpiti Coast District of the Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located on the South Taranaki Bight north of the mouth of Ōtaki River, and south of the mouth of the Waitohu Stream 4.0 kilometres northwest of Ōtaki. A cairn opposite 224 Marine Parade

Read more commemorates the shipwrecks of Felixstowe, a barque, and City of Auckland, a full-rigged ship carrying immigrants, in October 1878. Shipwrecks were common on Ōtaki beach in the 19th century. The area was divided into residential sections and roads built in the early 1920s.

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Where is Otaki Beach located?

Otaki Beach is located in Wellington Region, New Zealand, Oceania. The coordinates are -40.7500 latitude, 175.1167 longitude.

What is the population of Otaki Beach?

Otaki Beach has a population of approximately 2,120 people, making it a town in New Zealand.

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Quick Information

Population
2,120
Continent
Oceania
Country
New Zealand
Region
Wellington Region
Timezone
Pacific/Auckland
Coordinates
-40.7500, 175.1167

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in New Zealand

Police
111
Ambulance
111
Fire
111
Non-emergency police
105
Driving side
left

Many rural bridges are single-lane. Give way as signed.

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Worth the detour from Otaki Beach

1 notable place within an hour's drive.

museum

Southward Car Museum

One of the Southern Hemisphere's largest collections with over 400 vehicles spanning a century of motoring.

26 km · about 30 min drive

Driving roads near Otaki Beach

  • 66 kmMount Victoria Lookout, Wellington196 m summit lookout reached by a sealed road above central Wellington, giving a panorama of the harbour and Cook Strait.

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