Peka Peka | |
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 Peka Peka Beach, looking north | |
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| Coordinates: 40°49′58″S 175°03′29″E / 40.8327°S 175.0581°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Wellington Region |
| Territorial authority | Kāpiti Coast District |
| Ward | Waikanae Ward |
| Community | Waikanae Community |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Kāpiti Coast District Council |
| • Regional council | Greater Wellington Regional Council |
| • Kāpiti Coast Mayor | Janet Holborow |
| • Ōtaki MP | Tim Costley |
| • Te Tai Hauāuru MP | Debbie Ngarewa-Packer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.02 km2 (3.87 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 700 |
| • Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Peka Peka, sometimes spelled Pekapeka, is a seaside locality[3] on the Kāpiti Coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is located just off State Highway 1 and the North Island Main Trunk railway between Waikanae and Te Horo.
Peka Peka was briefly internationally famous when a young emperor penguin, nicknamed Happy Feet,[4] appeared on Peka Peka beach on 21 June 2011.[5] Emperor penguins are usually only found in the Antarctic.[6]
Peka Peka Beach is a clothing-optional beach by custom.[7] New Zealand has no official nude beaches, as public nudity is legal on any beach where it is "known to occur".[8]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Areawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Place name detail: 20 May 2021". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board.
- ^ "New Zealand penguin Happy Feet may have been eaten". The Telegraph. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ "Kapiti's rare visit from emperor penguin". The Dominion Post Wellington. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ "Emperor penguin from Antarctic visits New Zealand beach". BBC News Asia Pacific. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ "Wellington Region". Free Beaches NZ Inc. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ Ceramalus v Police, AP No 76/91 (High Court of New Zealand 5 July 1991).