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Southward Car Museum
One of the Southern Hemisphere's largest collections with over 400 vehicles spanning a century of motoring.
6 km · about 10 min drive
Wellington Region, New Zealand · Oceania
Paraparaumu is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Waikanae, 46km from Mount Victoria Lookout, Wellington.
Paraparaumu is a town located in Wellington Region, New Zealand. With a population of 29,900, it is an important destination in Oceania.
On a road trip, Paraparaumu 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 Paraparaumu to your route.
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.
Like other towns in the area, it has a partner settlement at the coast called Paraparaumu Beach,Read more
which is directly opposite Kapiti Island. The two towns form part of the Kāpiti Coast District. Together with nearby Raumati Beach and Raumati South, Paraparaumu serves in part as a commuter town for people working in Wellington City and the wider Wellington metropolitan area. 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.
The old State Highway 1 and the Kāpiti 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.
The majority of shops are located close to the town centre in the Coastlands Mall, close to the train station.
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Paraparaumu is located in Wellington Region, New Zealand, Oceania. The coordinates are -40.9167 latitude, 175.0167 longitude.
Paraparaumu has a population of approximately 29,900 people, making it a town in New Zealand.
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museum
One of the Southern Hemisphere's largest collections with over 400 vehicles spanning a century of motoring.
6 km · about 10 min drive
museum
New Zealand's bold national museum, renowned for its interactive exhibits, Maori taonga, and a colossal squid specimen.
46 km · about 55 min drive
scenic viewpoint
196 m summit lookout reached by a sealed road above central Wellington, giving a panorama of the harbour and Cook Strait.
46 km · about 55 min drive
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