Kāpiti Island

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Kāpiti Island is a small island off the west coast of New Zealand’s North Island, renowned as a protected nature reserve and significant site of Māori history and culture.

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Surface form Occurrences
Kapiti Island 3

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island
nature reserve
accessControl permit required
area about 19.65 square kilometres
country New Zealand
declaredNatureReserve 1897
faunaIncludes hihi NERFINISHED
kererū NERFINISHED
kākā
kākāriki
little spotted kiwi NERFINISHED
takahē
tūī
weka NERFINISHED
floraIncludes kohekohe forest
rātā
tawa NERFINISHED
hasAdjacentProtectedArea Kāpiti Marine Reserve NERFINISHED
hasHighestPoint Tuteremoana NERFINISHED
hasImportantBirdAreaStatus true
hasNoPermanentResidents true
hasRestrictedAccess true
isPredatorFree true
length about 10 kilometres
locatedIn Tasman Sea NERFINISHED
locatedInDistrict Kāpiti Coast District NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Wellington Region NERFINISHED
locatedNear Paraparaumu NERFINISHED
Raumati NERFINISHED
Waikanae NERFINISHED
locatedOffCoastOf North Island NERFINISHED
managedBy Department of Conservation NERFINISHED
maximumElevation 521 metres
notableFor endemic New Zealand bird species
native forest restoration
seabird colonies
partOf Kāpiti Marine Reserve (adjacent waters) NERFINISHED
protectedStatus bird sanctuary
nature reserve
significantFor Māori culture
Māori history
tourismActivity birdwatching
day walks
guided nature tours
traditionalAssociations Ngāti Raukawa NERFINISHED
Te Āti Awa NERFINISHED
traditionalOwners Ngāti Toa Rangatira NERFINISHED
usedHistoricallyFor farming
sealing
whaling
wasMajorPāSiteFor Ngāti Toa Rangatira NERFINISHED
width up to about 2 kilometres

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Te Rauparaha associatedWith Kāpiti Island
Ngāti Toa Rangatira hasHistoricalBase Kāpiti Island
New Zealand offshore islands hasPart Kāpiti Island
this entity surface form: Kapiti Island
Pukerua Bay, New Zealand hasViewOf Kāpiti Island
subject surface form: Pukerua Bay
Paraparaumu, New Zealand isGatewayTo Kāpiti Island
subject surface form: Paraparaumu
Paraparaumu, New Zealand nearbyIsland Kāpiti Island
subject surface form: Paraparaumu
Kapiti Coast facesIsland Kāpiti Island
this entity surface form: Kapiti Island
Cook Strait region (southern North Island and northern South Island) containsIsland Kāpiti Island
subject surface form: Cook Strait region
this entity surface form: Kapiti Island
lower North Island containsIsland Kāpiti Island