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Overlooking Kāpiti Island

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Overlooking Kapiti Island

This is Kāpiti Island from the north, looking towards Cook Strait, in 1997. The steep cliffs were created by uplift from an offshore fault and waves eroding the shoreline. Ōkupe Lagoon is at left. In the foreground, dozens of boats are taking part in an annual fishing competition.

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by Chris Maclean

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Chris Maclean, Wellington places – Kāpiti and Mana islands, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/13956/overlooking-kapiti-island (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Chris Maclean, published 3 March 2009, updated 1 March 2016.