Kāpiti Island
Kāpiti Island lies five kilometres off the Kāpiti coastline. The island is an internationally-famed nature reserve protecting some of New Zealand's most endangered birds. The 1,965-hectare island is one of the few relatively accessible island nature reserves in the country and is one of New Zealand’s pre-eminent sites for bird recovery.
The island, currently administered by DoC, is the summit of a submerged mountain range created by an earthquake 200 million years ago. It was first identified by naturalists as a possible bird sanctuary as early as 1870 and has been reserved for this purpose since 1897.
Find out how to arrange a visit to the island and conditions of entry.
Kāpiti Island visitor register
The Kāpiti Island visitor register shows intended visits to the island.
To see previous years visitor registers for Kāpiti Island, go here.
For more information on Kāpiti Island - as well as other activities to do around Kāpiti, visit our destination website.
Contact us
Kāpiti Coast District Council
175 Rimu Road
Private Bag 60601
Paraparaumu 5254
04 296 4700
0800 486 486
Fax: 04 296 4830
kapiti.council@kapiticoast.govt.nz
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