Raumati South

Raumati South
Town
Raumati South village
Raumati South village
Map
Coordinates: 40°56′11″S 174°58′39″E / 40.936271°S 174.977409°E / -40.936271; 174.977409
CountryNew Zealand
RegionWellington Region
Territorial authorityKāpiti Coast District
WardPaekākāriki-Raumati Ward
CommunityRaumati Community
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityKāpiti Coast District Council
 • Regional councilGreater Wellington Regional Council
 • Kāpiti Coast MayorJanet Holborow
 • Mana MPBarbara Edmonds
 • Te Tai Hauāuru MPDebbie Ngarewa-Packer
Area
 • Total5.42 km2 (2.09 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total3,990
 • Density740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Postcode(s)
5032
Area code04

Raumati South is a coastal community on the Kāpiti Coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is 50 km north-west of Wellington, and immediately south of Raumati Beach and south-west of Paraparaumu. The Maungakotukutuku area is located inland.[3]

"Raumati" is the Māori language word for "summer".

In 1912, Herbert and William Eatwell had named the place Kawatiri, but the name was changed to the current one in 1934 because of another place with the same name in the Tasman Region.[4]

To the south of the town, between it and the town of Paekākāriki, is the Queen Elizabeth Park, a 638 hectare regional park used during the filming of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, where it represented Pelennor Fields. Raumati South is known for the large number of its residents pursuing alternative lifestyles and artistic endeavors. The main primary education provider is Raumati South Primary School. There is also a Steiner school called 'Te Rā' located on Poplar Avenue.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ Raumati South, heart and soul : our community's story of our history by Jacqueline Elliot, published by Otaki, 2008, ISBN 978-0-473-13741-0
  4. ^ Perry, Maurice (2008). "Raumati South – Kawatiri – Some Early Memories" (pdf). Maurice Perry and Raumati South. Retrieved 1 November 2010.