Kapiti Island from a distance at Foxton Beach.

There is a daily charter ferry service to Kapiti Island from Paraparaumu beach.Kapiti Island Nature Reserve is just five kilometres from the mainland with unique flora and fauna. En route to Kapiti Island you pass through the Kapiti Marine Reserve and if lucky you may see whales, dolphins and rare birds [gannets, penguins, terns and shearwaters].