Peka Peka
Peka Peka, sometimes spelled Pekapeka, is a lightly populated seaside locality[1] on the Kapiti Coast of New Zealand's North Island. Its population according to the 2001 New Zealand census is 195, an increase of 35.4% or 51 people since the 1996 census.[2] It is located just off State Highway 1 and the North Island Main Trunk railway between Waikanae and Te Horo.
Peka Peka was briefly internationally famous when a young emperor penguin, nicknamed Happy Feet,[3] appeared on Peka Peka beach on 21 June 2011.[4] Emperor penguins are usually only found in the Antarctic.[5]
Peka Peka Beach is a clothing-optional beach by custom.[6] New Zealand has no official nude beaches, as public nudity is legal on any beach where it is "known to occur".[7]
References
- "Place name detail: Peka Peka". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
- Statistics New Zealand, Peka Peka Community Profile Archived 4 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 26 October 2007.
- "New Zealand penguin Happy Feet may have been eaten". The Telegraph. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- "Kapiti's rare visit from emperor penguin". The Dominion Post Wellington. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- "Emperor penguin from Antarctic visits New Zealand beach". BBC News Asia Pacific. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- "Wellington Region". Free Beaches NZ Inc. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- Ceramalus v Police, AP No 76/91 (High Court of New Zealand 5 July 1991).
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