Paraparaumu Town Centre Transformation

Our plans to improve the Paraparaumu town centre focus around making it the heart of the district and the primary focus for retail, commercial, cultural and civic activity. We've already completed work improving Kāpiti Road to make it safer and easier to access the town centre, giving Kāpiti Lights a facelift and improving Rimu Road at the Iver Trask Place intersection.

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Paraparaumu masterplan

Our masterplan gives an overview of the long-term improvements planned in our town centres. Some of these improvements also intersect with our Stride n’ Ride Kāpiti Coast initiative and the Transport Agency’s work to make the existing State Highway 1 a local road.

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Transport hub upgrade

Upgrades to the Paraparaumu transport hub, which links to the third stage of the Kāpiti Lights improvements, will be carried out at the same time Waka Kōtahi – NZ Transport Agency carry out work to turn SH1 into a local road.

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Completed – Kāpiti Lights

Our work to upgrade the Kāpiti Lights area has made it more pedestrian friendly, helping create a setting that supports new and existing shops to thrive.

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Completed – Coastlands–Rimu Road/Iver Trask Place

Work on the Rimu Road/Iver Trask Place intersection to improve pedestrian and traffic safety was completed in mid July 2021.

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Completed – Paraparaumu District Memorial Hall

The Paraparaumu District Memorial Hall is undergoing a $1.037 million upgrade, funded by $500,000 from the Government’s Provincial Growth Fund, and $537,000 from Council.

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Completed – Paraparaumu car parking

Understanding how people use existing parking spaces is important in developing the best possible parking solutions for a transformed town centre.