Peka Peka
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Peka Peka, sometimes Pekapeka, is a lightly populated seaside locality[1] on the Kapiti Coast of New Zealand's North Island. Its population according to the 2001 New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings is 195, an increase of 35.4% or 51 people since the 1996 census.[2] It is located just off State Highway 1 and the North Island Main Trunk railway between Waikanae and Te Horo.
Peka Peka was briefly internationally famous when a young emperor penguin, usually only found in the Antarctic, appeared on Peka Peka beach on the 21st of June 2011.[3][4]
[edit] References
- ^ "Place Name Detail: Peka Peka". New Zealand Geographic Placenames Database. Land Information New Zealand. http://www.linz.govt.nz/placenames/find-names/topographic-names-db/database/index.aspx?p=27773. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
- ^ Statistics New Zealand, Peka Peka Community Profile, accessed 26 October 2007.
- ^ BBC News Asia Pacific, Emperor penguin from Antarctic visits New Zealand beach, accessed 15 December 2011.
- ^ The Dominion Post Wellington, Kapiti's rare visit from emperor penguin, accessed 15 December 2011.
Coordinates: 40°49′58″S 175°03′29″E / 40.8327°S 175.0581°E
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