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. The Maungakotukutuku area is located inland.

"Raumati" is the Māori language word for "summer".

In 1912, Herbert and William Eatwell had named the place Kawatiri, but the name was changed to the current one in 1934 because of another place with the same name in the Tasman Region.

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. The main primary education provider is Raumati South Primary School. There is also a Steiner school called 'Te Rā' located on Poplar Avenue.

Raumati South statistical area covers 5.42 km² (2.09 sq mi). It had an estimated population of 3,830 as of June 2025, with a population density of 706.64 people per km².

Before the 2023 census, Raumati South had a larger boundary, covering 5.65 km² (2.18 sq mi). Using that boundary, Raumati South had a population of 3,753 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 159 people (4.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 207 people (5.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,416 households, comprising 1,827 males and 1,923 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female. The median age was 42.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 828 people (22.1%) aged under 15 years, 504 (13.4%) aged 15 to 29, 1,914 (51.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 504 (13.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 91.4% European/Pākehā, 11.7% Māori, 3.7% Pasifika, 3.4% Asian, and 2.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 24.3, compared with 27.1% nationally.