town in New Zealand
Paekākāriki, also written Paekakariki, is a small beachside town in the Kapiti Coast and Greater Wellington region of New Zealand's North Island.
Paekakariki is a small town at the very south of the Kapiti Coast District.
Paekākāriki is 45km north of Wellington (the national capital). This is a 30-60 minute drive depending on traffic. Palmerston North is the closest city to the north, and is about 100km to the north-northeast or just over an hour's drive.
The nearest airport is in Paraparaumu, this is a domestic airport with flights to Auckland, Nelson and Blenheim. Wellington Airport is a major New Zealand airport with international flights and Palmerston North also has a domestic airport.
InterCity operates several scheduled bus services through Paekākāriki.
The Northern Explorer has 3 trains a week running from Auckland to Wellington and back that stop at Paraparaumu, which is 5–10 minutes north of Paekākāriki. Paekākāriki also has its own train station and services running between Wellington and Waikanae operate once or twice every hour on the Metlink Kapiti Line.
The Metlink 251 Paekakariki - Paraparaumu - Kapiti Health Centre bus runs on a Tuesday, Thursday and Friday around Paekākāriki and also goes between Paekākāriki and Paraparaumu.
To the north of Paekākāriki is the Queen Elizabeth II Park, a nice park which also houses a memorial to the US Marines that were stationed at Paekākāriki during World War II. This is actually in Paraparaumu, but it is directly north of Paekākāriki township and the Marines memorial contains information about Paekākāriki history.