Paekakariki

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Image: Archaeological party at lunch on crest of inland cliff directly above Paekakariki railway station

Archaeological party at lunch on crest of inland cliff directly above Paekakariki railway station

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Paekakariki

Paekakariki

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Paekakariki - January 1924

Paekakariki - January 1924

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Paekakariki, Kapiti Coast

Paekakariki, Kapiti Coast

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: View from Paekakariki Hill

View from Paekakariki Hill

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Paekakariki, Kapiti Coast, Wellington region

Paekakariki, Kapiti Coast, Wellington region

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Paekakariki settlement, Kapiti Coast - Photograph taken by David James Aldersley

Paekakariki settlement, Kapiti Coast - Photograph taken by David James Aldersley

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Plan of thirty nine splendid seaside building sections, Paekakariki [cartographic material] / Middleton & Smith, surv.

Plan of thirty nine splendid seaside building sections, Paekakariki [cartographic material] / Middleton & Smith, surv.

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Plan of sixty six magnificent seaside building sections, Paekakariki [cartographic material] / Middleton & Smith, authorised surveyors.

Plan of sixty six magnificent seaside building sections, Paekakariki [cartographic material] / Middleton & Smith, authorised surveyors.

National Library of New Zealand

Image: German Ambassador Eberhald Noeldeke on the Fly By Wire, Paekakariki - Photograph taken by Maarten Holl

German Ambassador Eberhald Noeldeke on the Fly By Wire, Paekakariki - Photograph taken by Maarten Holl

Alexander Turnbull Library

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paikakariki_small

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: ºº Ames Street ºº

ºº Ames Street ºº

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Storm damage

Storm damage

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: View of the Coastal Road, Paekakariki, Wellington

View of the Coastal Road, Paekakariki, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Overlooking the township of Paekakariki

Overlooking the township of Paekakariki

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Paekakariki - on the Wellington-Manawatu Railway Line, c.1894

Paekakariki - on the Wellington-Manawatu Railway Line, c.1894

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Paekakariki, 1938

Paekakariki, 1938

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Paekakariki, Kapiti Coast

Paekakariki, Kapiti Coast

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: The Paekakariki coastline looking north from Paekakariki Hill to Kenakena 21.11.07

The Paekakariki coastline looking north from Paekakariki Hill to Kenakena 21.11.07

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: The island of Kapiti from the mainland at Paekakariki. Distance, 8 miles

The island of Kapiti from the mainland at Paekakariki. Distance, 8 miles

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Newspaper

COMMERCIAL BANK. (Evening Post, 06 January 1939)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Clouds, Paikakariki

Clouds, Paikakariki

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: [Barraud, Charles Decimus], 1822-1897 :Paikakariki Hill Nov 22 [18]77.

[Barraud, Charles Decimus], 1822-1897 :Paikakariki Hill Nov 22 [18]77.

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Willis, Archibald Duddington (Firm) :Paikakariki (Wellington). Wanganui ; A.D. Willis, [ca. 1886].

Willis, Archibald Duddington (Firm) :Paikakariki (Wellington). Wanganui ; A.D. Willis, [ca. 1886].

Alexander Turnbull Library

Newspaper

A FIGUREHEAD OF A LARGE VESSEL FOUND ON THIS BEACH AT PAIKAKARIKI. (Manawatu Herald, 25 May 1880)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Timber truck on Hill Road, Paekakariki, Wellington

Timber truck on Hill Road, Paekakariki, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: On Paekakariki Hill

On Paekakariki Hill

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: ºº caMper INcoming ºº

ºº caMper INcoming ºº

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: ºº beacH fronT SEATs ºº

ºº beacH fronT SEATs ºº

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: ºº oPEN ToDAY ºº

ºº oPEN ToDAY ºº

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: ºº P R O U D Kiwi ºº

ºº P R O U D Kiwi ºº

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Horokiwi Road looking down to Paekakariki

Horokiwi Road looking down to Paekakariki

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Cottage at Paekakariki for Mr. Oakley [plans]

Cottage at Paekakariki for Mr. Oakley [plans]

Puke Ariki

Newspaper

Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 11 April 1933)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Portrait of Denis Glover

Portrait of Denis Glover

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Coastal Highway & Sea-wall Dedication Ceremony, 1939

Coastal Highway & Sea-wall Dedication Ceremony, 1939

Kete Horowhenua

Image: MacKay's Crossing, Paekakariki

MacKay's Crossing, Paekakariki

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: MacKay's Crossing, Paekakariki

MacKay's Crossing, Paekakariki

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Paekakariki, Kapiti Coast District

Paekakariki, Kapiti Coast District

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Paekakariki Beach coastal settlement with Primary School, Wellington Road and Campbell Park looking south, Kapiti Coast, Wellington Region

Paekakariki Beach coastal settlement with Primary School, Wellington Road and Campbell Park looking south, Kapiti Coast, Wellington Region

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Paekakariki, Kapiti Coast

Paekakariki, Kapiti Coast

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Paekakariki, Kapiti Coast District

Paekakariki, Kapiti Coast District

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Paekakariki Beach coastal settlement with railway station and yards, Beach Road and The Parade road looking north, Kapiti Coast, Wellington Region

Paekakariki Beach coastal settlement with railway station and yards, Beach Road and The Parade road looking north, Kapiti Coast, Wellington Region

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: View north over the Kapiti coastal settlement of Paekakariki with Wellington Road and Paekakariki School, railway yards and State Highway 1, Wellington Region

View north over the Kapiti coastal settlement of Paekakariki with Wellington Road and Paekakariki School, railway yards and State Highway 1, Wellin...

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Paekakariki, Kapiti Coast District, showing beach and hills

Paekakariki, Kapiti Coast District, showing beach and hills

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: The Fifteen Mysteries (Paekakariki, Canterbury, Makorori)

The Fifteen Mysteries (Paekakariki, Canterbury, Makorori)

Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui

Image: The Paekakariki coastline looking south, 21 November 1907. From the album: Family photographs [1907-1909]

The Paekakariki coastline looking south, 21 November 1907. From the album: Family photographs [1907-1909]

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Newspaper

Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 16 November 1870)

National Library of New Zealand

Newspaper

PERSONAL MATTERS. (Evening Post, 16 December 1903)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Southern end of Paekakariki beach, from west of dunes at end of Amea Street

Southern end of Paekakariki beach, from west of dunes at end of Amea Street

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Bassit cages and Otaki sand high above storm beach - Paekakariki Beach

Bassit cages and Otaki sand high above storm beach - Paekakariki Beach

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Newspaper

Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 24 April 1945)

National Library of New Zealand

Audio

Interview with Ursula Beeson, tape one

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Paekakariki, Kapiti Coast

Paekakariki, Kapiti Coast

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: 40 Mile Beach

40 Mile Beach

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Cook's Strait, New Zealand.

Cook's Strait, New Zealand.

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Paekakariki - January 1924

Paekakariki - January 1924

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: View of the coast from Paekakariki Hill, 1960

View of the coast from Paekakariki Hill, 1960

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