. "Paraparaumu (M\u0101ori: [\u02C8pa\u027Eapa\u02C8\u027Ea\u0254m\u0289]) is a town in the south-western North Island of New Zealand. It lies in the Kapiti Coast, 55 kilometres north of the nation's capital city, Wellington.Like other towns in the area, it has a partner settlement at the coast called Paraparaumu Beach, which lies directly opposite Kapiti Island. The two towns form part of the Kapiti Coast District."@en . .