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Paraparaumu is defined by Statistics New Zealand as a medium urban area and covers 28.38 km 2 (10.96 sq mi), [1] which includes Otaihanga, Paraparaumu Beach, Raumati Beach and Raumati South. It had an estimated population of 30,300 as of June 2024, with a population density of 1,068 people per km 2 .
Ballantynes is a Christchurch department store that traces its origins back to a millinery and drapery business that began in the front room of a Cashel Street residence in 1854. After being named Dunstable House and going through various owners and buildings as it grew, it was purchased by John Ballantyne in 1872. [ 4 ]
Our Lady of Lourdes is an outdoor statue of the Virgin Mary, located in Paraparaumu, New Zealand.It was built by Dutch artist Martin Roestenberg in 1958 after being commissioned by Catholic parish priest Father J.S. Dunn to mark the 100th anniversary of the apparition of the Virgin Mary at Lourdes.
Paraparaumu Beach School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, [9] [10] with a roll of 542 as of November 2024. [ 11 ] Kenakena School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, [ 12 ] [ 13 ] with a roll of 591.
The town of Paraparaumu, considered the pivot of the district, is located about 55 km north of Wellington. The area has an oceanic climate with moderate temperature swings between seasons, resulting in warm summers and mild winters without any severe heat waves or cold spells.
Nonetheless, Paraparaumu was the country's busiest airport in 1949, with up to 20 DC-3s and Lodestars lined up on its apron. The original runway dimensions were (16/34) 1350 m x 45 m with an 85 m starter extension available on runway 16, nearly touching Kapiti Road, which runs past the aerodrome.
Looking south along the Kāpiti Expressway towards the Kapiti Road interchange. The Kāpiti Expressway is a four-lane grade-separated expressway on New Zealand's State Highway 1 route through the Kāpiti Coast north of Wellington.
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