Paekākāriki (Māori pronunciation: [paekaːkaːˈɾiki] ) is a town in the Kāpiti Coast District, in the south-west of New Zealand's North Island. The town is part of the Kapiti Coast functional urban area and lies 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Paraparaumu, 20 km (12 mi) north of Porirua and 41 km (25 mi) northeast of the Wellington CBD.
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The town's name comes from the Māori language and can mean "parakeet perch". Paekākāriki had a population of 1,674 at the time of the 2023 census, down 72 from the 2018 census. Paekākāriki lies on a narrowing of the thin coastal plain between the Tasman Sea and the Akatarawa Ranges (a spur of the Tararua Ranges), and thus serves as an important transportation node. To the south, State Highway 59 climbs towards Porirua; to the north the plains extend inland from the Kāpiti Coast; at Paekākāriki the highway and North Island Main Trunk railway run close together between the coast and hills. Paekākāriki is also served by the nearby Transmission Gully and Kāpiti Expressway (both part of State Highway 1).