Kapiti Marine Reserve

New Zealand marine reserve

Kapiti Marine Reserve

IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)

Location| New Zealand
Nearest city| Porirua
Coordinates| 40°52′52″S 174°56′56″E﻿ / ﻿40.8811°S 174.9489°E﻿ / -40.8811; 174.9489
Area| 21.67 km2 (8.37 sq mi)
Established| 1992
Governing body| Department of Conservation

Kapiti Marine Reserve is a protected area on two sides of Kapiti Island, off the southern west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It was created in 1992.

The reserve covers an area of 2,167 hectares (8.37 sq mi)[1] in two non-contiguous sections. The Western section lies off the north-west coast of Kapiti Island. The Eastern section lies between the island and Paraparaumu Beach and Waikanae Beach on the mainland. It is 30 kilometres north of the city of Porirua.

## See also

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* Marine reserves of New Zealand

## References

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1. ^ "Data Table - Protected Areas - LINZ Data Service (recorded area 2167 ha)". Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 2019-08-29.

## External links

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* Kapiti Marine Reserve at the Department of Conservation
* Kapiti Marine Reserve fact sheet
* 2883511 (x j a h) Kapiti Marine Reserve on OpenStreetMap

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*[h]: OSM History Browser