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.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Kāpiti Island canonical 18
Kapiti Island 6
Kāpiti Island Nature Reserve 1

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Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island
nature reserve
accessControl permit required
area about 19.65 square kilometres
country New Zealand
declaredNatureReserve 1897
faunaIncludes hihi
kererū
kākā
kākāriki
little spotted kiwi
takahē
tūī
weka
floraIncludes kohekohe forest
rātā
tawa
hasAdjacentProtectedArea Kāpiti Marine Reserve
hasHighestPoint Tuteremoana
hasImportantBirdAreaStatus true
hasNoPermanentResidents true
hasRestrictedAccess true
isPredatorFree true
length about 10 kilometres
locatedIn Tasman Sea
locatedInDistrict Kāpiti Coast District
locatedInRegion Wellington Region
locatedNear Paraparaumu
Raumati
linked to: Raumati South

Waikanae
locatedOffCoastOf North Island
managedBy Department of Conservation
maximumElevation 521 metres
notableFor endemic New Zealand bird species
native forest restoration
seabird colonies
partOf Kāpiti Marine Reserve (adjacent waters)
protectedStatus bird sanctuary
nature reserve
significantFor Māori culture
Māori history
tourismActivity birdwatching
day walks
guided nature tours
traditionalAssociations Ngāti Raukawa
Te Āti Awa
traditionalOwners Ngāti Toa Rangatira
usedHistoricallyFor farming
sealing
whaling
wasMajorPāSiteFor Ngāti Toa Rangatira
width up to about 2 kilometres

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Te Rauparaha associatedWith Kāpiti Island
Ngāti Toa Rangatira hasHistoricalBase Kāpiti Island
New Zealand offshore islands hasPart Kapiti Island
linked to: Kāpiti Island
Pukerua Bay hasViewOf Kāpiti Island
subject linked to: Pukerua Bay, New Zealand
Paraparaumu isGatewayTo Kāpiti Island
subject linked to: Paraparaumu, New Zealand
Paraparaumu nearbyIsland Kāpiti Island
subject linked to: Paraparaumu, New Zealand
Kapiti Coast facesIsland Kapiti Island
linked to: Kāpiti Island
Cook Strait region containsIsland Kapiti Island
linked to: Kāpiti Island
lower North Island containsIsland Kāpiti Island
South Taranaki Bight hasNearbyIsland Kapiti Island
linked to: Kāpiti Island
Kāpiti Coast District faces Kāpiti Island
Kāpiti Coast District hasProtectedAreaNearby Kāpiti Island Nature Reserve
linked to: Kāpiti Island
Ngāti Toa forces baseOfOperations Kapiti Island
linked to: Kāpiti Island
Cook Strait region hasIsland Kāpiti Island
Ōtaki hasNearbyIsland Kāpiti Island
Paekākāriki locatedNear Kāpiti Island
Escarpment Track overlooks Kāpiti Island
Te Araroa Trail section near Pukerua Bay hasViewOf Kāpiti Island
subject linked to: Te Araroa Trail section
Strait of Cook hasNearbyIsland Kapiti Island
linked to: Kāpiti Island
Paraparaumu Beach hasViewOf Kāpiti Island
Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club near Kāpiti Island
Kapiti College locatedNear Kāpiti Island
Raumati Beach hasViewOf Kāpiti Island
Raumati Beach hasIslandOffshore Kāpiti Island