Horses on the Beach

Horses are permitted on all Kāpiti beaches with restrictions on urban areas during summer. 

Any horse brought onto the beach must be ridden in a safe and careful manner.

Horses may not be ridden onto dunes, as these areas are fragile and contain breeding birds and erosion control plants.

Between 11am – 5pm from 1 December to the end of Daylight Savings (currently the first Sunday in April) no person shall ride, drive or lead a horse on the foreshore in the following restricted areas:

• From the southern boundary of the District to the Wainui Stream mouth at the north of the Paekākāriki Settlement
• From the official beach access at Jeep Road, Raumati South, to the Kāpiti Boating Club, Paraparaumu Beach
• From the Waikanae Boating Club, Waikanae Beach to the Waimeha Stream mouth, Waikanae Beach
• From the beach access point opposite 100 Marine Parade, Ōtaki Beach to the beach access point opposite 8 Marine Parade, Ōtaki Beach.

At all other times and locations, a person may ride, drive or lead a horse on the foreshore.

Summer Horse Restrictions on the Beach