title: Kapiti Marine Reserve
text: # Kapiti Marine Reserve
  
  Kapiti Marine Reserve is a protected area on two sides of Kapiti Island, off the southern west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It was created in 1992.
  
  The reserve covers an area of 2,167 hectares (8.37 sq mi) in two non-contiguous sections. The Western section lies off the north-west coast of Kapiti Island. The Eastern section lies between the island and Paraparaumu Beach and Waikanae Beach on the mainland. It is 30 kilometres north of the city of Porirua.
  
  