Weka Park
Encyclopedia
Weka Park is a public park
in Raumati Beach
on New Zealand
's Kapiti Coast
. It is the home ground of the local soccer team, Kapiti Coast United
. Cricket is also played at the park, and it has a children's playground. The Wharemauku Stream
flows along the boundary of the park, and a walking track leaves the park and follows the stream to Rimu Road, a length of approximately 3 km.
Park
A park is a protected area, in its natural or semi-natural state, or planted, and set aside for human recreation and enjoyment, or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. It may consist of rocks, soil, water, flora and fauna and grass areas. Many parks are legally protected by...
in Raumati Beach
Raumati
Raumati collectively refers to two neighbouring places on the Kapiti Coast of New Zealand's North Island. They are located 50-60 km north-east of Wellington, and immediately to the south-west of the larger town of Paraparaumu. The Maungakotukutuku area is located immediately behind Raumati...
on New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
's Kapiti Coast
Kapiti Coast
The Kapiti Coast is the name of the section of the coast of the south-western North Island of New Zealand that is north of Wellington and opposite Kapiti Island. It falls under the jurisdiction of the Wellington Regional Council...
. It is the home ground of the local soccer team, Kapiti Coast United
Kapiti Coast United
Kapiti Coast United is an association football club in New Zealand. Their home ground is Weka Park in Raumati Beach on the Kapiti Coast. The club was formed by a merger of the Kapiti Hearts and Paraparaumu United in 2003. The Kapiti Hearts, founded as the Raumati Hearts in 1960, were named after...
. Cricket is also played at the park, and it has a children's playground. The Wharemauku Stream
Wharemauku Stream
The Wharemauku Stream is a stream on the Kapiti Coast of New Zealand's North Island. Its headwaters are in the Maungakotukutuku valley, and it flows through Paraparaumu and Raumati Beach before reaching the Tasman Sea on the northern side of Raumati Marine Gardens...
flows along the boundary of the park, and a walking track leaves the park and follows the stream to Rimu Road, a length of approximately 3 km.