Raumati South

Raumati South is a coastal community on the Kāpiti Coast of New Zealand's North Island.

It is 50 km north-west of Wellington, and immediately south of Raumati Beach and south-west of Paraparaumu.

[4] To the south of the town, between it and the town of Paekākāriki, is the Queen Elizabeth Park, a 638 hectare regional park used during the filming of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, where it represented Pelennor Fields.

Raumati South is known for the large number of its residents pursuing alternative lifestyles and artistic endeavors.

Before the 2023 census, Raumati South had a larger boundary, covering 5.65 km2 (2.18 sq mi).

[5] Tennis courts were built by Bert Eatwell in Raumati South (then Kawatiri) in about 1930.