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Southward Car Museum
One of the Southern Hemisphere's largest collections with over 400 vehicles spanning a century of motoring.
5 km · about 10 min drive
OceaniaNew ZealandWellington Region
Raumati Beach
Wellington Region, New Zealand · Oceania
About Raumati Beach
Raumati Beach is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Waikanae, 45km from Mount Victoria Lookout, Wellington.
Raumati Beach is in Wellington Region, New Zealand, with about 5,400 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Waikanae, about 8 km away.
Raumati Beach is a beach community on the Kāpiti Coast of New Zealand's North Island; located 60km north-west of Wellington, and about 2 km north of Raumati South. It is immediately to the south-west of the larger town of Paraparaumu. The Maungakotukutuku area is located immediately behind Raumati.
"Raumati" is theRead more
Māori language word for "summer".
Following the laying out of Raumati Beach as a seaside resort in 1908, the first general store was built in Raumati Beach in 1919.
The town has many landmarks including Kāpiti College, in which Peter Jackson (New Zealand filmmaker) and Christian Cullen (Rugby Union footballer) received their education, St. Mark's Church, the vast sandy beach (popular for walks, fishing and people on holiday), Raumati Beach Shopping Village, Kapiti Island and Weka Park.
The Wharemauku Stream meets the sea in Raumati Beach on the northern side of Raumati Marine Gardens. This park is a popular recreation location: it features a ridable miniature railway. The Beach offers a boat ramp and a tractor is on offer from the Raumati Fishing Club.
During the year several large events are held at Raumati Beach including the Raumati Beach Surf Casting competition which attracts hundreds of fisherman from all around New Zealand. The Kapiti Woman's Triathlon is also held annually within the Marine Gardens and attracts large crowds and is well supported.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Raumati Beach?
Within an hour or so of Raumati Beach: Southward Car Museum (5 km), Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (45 km), Mount Victoria Lookout, Wellington (45 km), Weta Workshop, Miramar, Wellington (45 km).
Are there any good drives near Raumati Beach?
The nearest famous roads are Queen Charlotte Drive.
Where is Raumati Beach?
Raumati Beach is in Wellington Region, New Zealand, about 8 km from Waikanae.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,390
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Wellington Region
- Timezone
- Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates
- -40.9167, 174.9833
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Worth the detour from Raumati Beach
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
New Zealand's bold national museum, renowned for its interactive exhibits, Maori taonga, and a colossal squid specimen.
45 km · about 50 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Mount Victoria Lookout, Wellington
196 m summit lookout reached by a sealed road above central Wellington, giving a panorama of the harbour and Cook Strait.
45 km · about 50 min drive
film location
Weta Workshop, Miramar, Wellington
The effects house behind Middle-earth; its Wellington workshop tour displays original props, weapons and creature designs.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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- 45 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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