Paraparaumu is a town located in the southwestern North Island of New Zealand. It lies close to the Kapiti Coast 50 kilometres north of the nation's capital city, Wellington.
Like many other towns in the area, it has a partner settlement at the coast (Paraparaumu Beach), which lies directly opposite Kapiti Island. The two towns form part of the Kapiti Coast District. Together with the nearby towns of Raumati Beach and Raumati South they are among the fastest growing urban areas in New Zealand, and are slowly becoming major dormitory towns with workers commuting to the four cities that make up the Wellington urban area. The four towns between them now have a population approaching 20,000.
