27-515: Raumati Beach is a beach community on the Kāpiti Coast of New Zealand's North Island ; located 60km north-west of Wellington , and about 2 km north of Raumati South . It is immediately to the south-west of the larger town of Paraparaumu . The Maungakotukutuku area is located immediately behind Raumati. "Raumati" is the Māori language word for "summer". Following the laying out of Raumati Beach as
54-520: A seaside resort in 1908, the first general store was built in Raumati Beach in 1919. The town has many landmarks including Kāpiti College , in which Peter Jackson ( New Zealand filmmaker ) and Christian Cullen ( Rugby Union footballer) received their education, St. Mark's Church, the vast sandy beach (popular for walks, fishing and people on holiday), Raumati Beach Shopping Village, Kapiti Island and Weka Park. The Wharemauku Stream meets
81-709: A whole. During the Last Glacial Period when sea levels were over 100 metres lower than present day levels, the North and South islands were connected by a vast coastal plain which formed at the South Taranaki Bight . During this period, most of the North Island was covered in thorn scrubland and forest , while the modern-day Northland Peninsula was a subtropical rainforest . Sea levels began to rise 7,000 years ago, eventually separating
108-673: Is affiliated to the Wellington Rugby League Zone. The local football club, Kapiti Coast United , plays at Weka Park in Raumati Beach. Raumati Beach School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, with a roll of 569 as of August 2024. Kāpiti College is a co-educational state secondary school for Year 9 to 13 students, with a roll of 1472. North Island The North Island ( Māori : Te Ika-a-Māui [tɛ i.kɐ ɐ mɑː.ʉ.i] , lit. 'the fish of Māui', officially North Island or Te Ika-a-Māui or historically New Ulster )
135-505: Is also held annually within the Marine Gardens and attracts large crowds and is well supported. Raumati Beach covers 3.17 km (1.22 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 5,390 as of June 2024, with a population density of 1,700 people per km. Raumati Beach had a population of 5,241 at the 2018 New Zealand census , an increase of 393 people (8.1%) since the 2013 census , and an increase of 771 people (17.2%) since
162-465: Is in the North Island", "my mother lives in the North Island". Maps, headings, tables, and adjectival expressions use North Island without "the". According to Māori mythology , the North and South Islands of New Zealand arose through the actions of the demigod Māui . Māui and his brothers were fishing from their canoe (the South Island) when he caught a great fish and pulled it right up from
189-474: Is one of the two main islands of New Zealand , separated from the larger but less populous South Island by Cook Strait . With an area of 113,729 km (43,911 sq mi), it is the world's 14th-largest island , constituting 43% of New Zealand's land area. It has a population of 4,077,800 (June 2024), which is 76% of New Zealand's residents, making it the most populous island in Polynesia and
216-482: The 2006 census . There were 2,103 households, comprising 2,418 males and 2,823 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.86 males per female, with 1,008 people (19.2%) aged under 15 years, 723 (13.8%) aged 15 to 29, 2,220 (42.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,287 (24.6%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 91.0% European/ Pākehā , 11.2% Māori , 2.3% Pasifika , 4.2% Asian , and 2.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas
243-448: The 28th-most-populous island in the world. Twelve main urban areas (half of them officially cities) are in the North Island. From north to south, they are Whangārei , Auckland , Hamilton , Tauranga , Rotorua , Gisborne , New Plymouth , Napier , Hastings , Whanganui , Palmerston North , and New Zealand's capital city Wellington , which is located at the south-west tip of the island. The island has been known internationally as
270-566: The North Island for many years. The Te Reo Māori name for it, Te Ika-a-Māui , also has official recognition but it remains seldom used by most residents. On some 19th-century maps, the North Island is named New Ulster (named after Ulster province in northern Ireland) which was also a province of New Zealand that included the North Island. In 2009 the New Zealand Geographic Board found that, along with
297-590: The 2023 census, 63.1% of North Islanders identified as European ( Pākehā ), 19.8% as Māori , 10.6% as Pacific peoples , 19.3% as Asian , 1.9% as Middle Eastern/Latin American/African, and 1.1% as other ethnicities. Percentages add to more than 100% as people can identify with more than one ethnicity. Māori form the majority in three districts of the North Island: Kawerau (63.2%), Ōpōtiki (66.2%) and Wairoa (68.5%). Europeans formed
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#1732787178129324-705: The Capital Premier league being 6th which they achieved in 2008 and 2015. They have entered the Chatham Cup most years since 1965 with their best run in 1993 as the Raumati Hearts, where they made the last sixteen, before losing 2–3 to Nelson United . Kapiti Coast United have a large amount of Junior Football teams which participate in both the Wellington and Kapiti leagues. The club have multiple teams in each grade from 7th Grade (aged 6-7) all
351-605: The North Island is provided by fifteen District Health Boards (DHBs) . Organised around geographical areas of varying population sizes, they are not coterminous with the Local Government Regions . Kapiti Coast United Kapiti Coast United (KCU) is an association football club in New Zealand . Their home ground is Weka Park in Raumati Beach on the Kāpiti Coast . Originally known as
378-449: The Raumati Hearts, they formed in 1960 as a junior club then two years later added a senior club. Originally named after Heart of Midlothian , an Edinburgh soccer team commonly known as Hearts. The club changed its name to Kapiti Hearts in 2000 then formed as Kapiti Coast United when they merged with Paraparaumu United in 2003. Their highest honour is winning Capital One three times in 2006, 2014 and 2017, with their highest placing in
405-519: The South Island, the North Island had no official name. After a public consultation, the board officially named it North Island, or the aforementioned Te Ika-a-Māui, in October 2013. In prose, the two main islands of New Zealand are called the North Island and the South Island , with the definite article. It is also normal to use the preposition in rather than on , for example "Hamilton
432-437: The South Island, this is solely due to the North Island having higher natural increase (i.e. births minus deaths) and international migration; since the late 1980s, the internal migration flow has been from the North Island to the South Island. In the year to June 2020, the North Island gained 21,950 people from natural increase and 62,710 people from international migration, while losing 3,570 people from internal migration. At
459-462: The South Island, with the country's largest city, Auckland, and the capital, Wellington, accounting for nearly half of it. There are 30 urban areas in the North Island with a population of 10,000 or more: The sub-national GDP of the North Island was estimated at NZ$ 282.355 billion in 2021 (78% of New Zealand's national GDP). Nine local government regions cover the North Island and its adjacent islands and territorial waters. Healthcare in
486-488: The boundary of the park, and a walking track leaves the park and follows the stream to Rimu Road, a length of approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi). The Kapiti Bears and Kapiti Coast Rugby League Club is on the border of Raumati South and Raumati Beach. The Club was founded in the 1970s and was the home of Kiwi and Melbourne Storm player, now Kiwi coach Stephen Kearney . The Club operates out of Matthews Park, Menin Road, and
513-411: The circumnavigation of New Zealand. The maps described the North Island as " Ea Heinom Auwe " and " Aeheinomowe ", which recognises the "Fish of Māui" element. Another Māori name that was given to the North Island, but is now used less commonly, is Aotearoa . Use of Aotearoa to describe the North Island fell out of favour in the early 20th century, and it is now a collective Māori name for New Zealand as
540-451: The conclusion of the Otago gold rush in the 1860s, New Zealand's European population growth has experienced a steady 'Northern drift' as population centres in the North Island have grown faster than those of New Zealand's South Island. This population trend has continued into the twenty-first century, but at a much slower rate. While the North Island's population continues to grow faster than
567-660: The islands and linking the Cook Strait to the Tasman Sea . The North Island has an estimated population of 4,077,800 as of June 2024. The North Island had a population of 3,808,005 at the 2023 New Zealand census , an increase of 213,453 people (5.9%) since the 2018 census , and an increase of 570,957 people (17.6%) since the 2013 census . Of the total population, 733,893 people (19.3%) were aged under 15 years, 743,154 (19.5%) were 15 to 29, 1,721,427 (45.2%) were 30 to 64, and 609,534 (16.0%) were 65 or older. Ever since
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#1732787178129594-470: The plurality in the Auckland region (49.8%) and are the majority in the remaining 39 districts. The proportion of North Islanders born overseas at the 2018 census were 29.3%. The most common foreign countries of birth were England (15.4% of overseas-born residents), Mainland China (11.3%), India (10.1%), South Africa (5.9%), Australia (5.5%) and Samoa (5.3%). The North Island has a larger population than
621-612: The sea in Raumati Beach on the northern side of Raumati Marine Gardens . This park is a popular recreation location: it features a ridable miniature railway . The Beach offers a boat ramp and a tractor is on offer from the Raumati Fishing Club. During the year several large events are held at Raumati Beach including the Raumati Beach Surf Casting competition which attracts hundreds of fisherman from all around New Zealand. The Kapiti Woman's Triathlon
648-486: The sea. While he was not looking, his brothers fought over the fish and chopped it up. This great fish became the North Island, and thus a Māori name for the North Island is Te Ika-a-Māui ("The Fish of Māui"). The mountains and valleys are believed to have been formed as a result of Māui's brothers' hacking at the fish. During Captain James Cook 's voyage between 1769 and 1770 , Tahitian navigator Tupaia accompanied
675-626: The way up until their under-16 program. Kapiti Coast United have 12 senior teams as of 2019 season with their top men's team playing in the Capital Football Capital One and the women's in the Women's Central League. The other teams participate in either the other local Wellington or Kapiti leagues. As of 4 July 2020 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. This article about
702-563: Was 24.2, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 55.5% had no religion, 33.8% were Christian , 0.3% had Māori religious beliefs , 0.2% were Hindu , 0.1% were Muslim , 0.6% were Buddhist and 2.5% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 1,116 (26.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 609 (14.4%) people had no formal qualifications. 882 people (20.8%) earned over $ 70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15
729-510: Was that 1,800 (42.5%) people were employed full-time, 648 (15.3%) were part-time, and 138 (3.3%) were unemployed. The demographics for Raumati Beach are also incorporated in Paraparaumu#Demographics . Weka Park is a public park in Raumati Beach. It is the home ground of the local soccer team, Kapiti Coast United . Cricket is also played at the park, and it has a children's playground. The Wharemauku Stream flows along
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