Paraparaumu is a town in the south-western North Island of New Zealand. It lies on the Kāpiti Coast, 55 kilometres north of the nation's capital c…Paraparaumu is a town in the south-western North Island of New Zealand. It lies on the Kāpiti Coast, 55 kilometres north of the nation's capital city, Wellington. It is also known to residents as Pram or Paraparam.