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Station flourished in the area from the 1870s to the 1920s. The Forest Lakes Homestead is now part of a camping and conference centre.
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those at least 15 was that 270 (47.9%) people were employed full-time, 90 (16.0%) were part-time, and 18 (3.2%) were unemployed.
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393:and 1.4% had other religions.
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956:Paekakariki railway station
951:Paraparaumu railway station
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471:Lake Waitawa, Wellington
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991:Te Horo railway station
919:Ngā Manu Nature Reserve
904:Hautere railway station
796:Maungakōtukutuku Stream
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387:Māori religious beliefs
346:2018 New Zealand census
1006:Wainui railway station
981:Raumati Marine Gardens
449:Statistics New Zealand
1114:Kāpiti Coast District
939:Ōtaki railway station
591:Kāpiti Coast District
281:Historical population
228:Kāpiti Coast District
203:Debbie Ngarewa-Packer
108:Kāpiti Coast District
103:Territorial authority
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986:Southward Car Museum
971:Queen Elizabeth Park
909:Kapiti Coast Airport
826:South Taranaki Bight
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1078:Paraparaumu College
1053:Kapiti Coast United
945:Our Lady of Lourdes
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806:Ōtaki River
715:Paraparaumu
679:Paekākāriki
643:Ōtaki Forks
638:Ōtaki Beach
612:Paraparaumu
599:New Zealand
522:"Homestead"
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190:Tim Costley
131:Electorates
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1103:Categories
1020:Government
751:Reikorangi
626:Ōtaki Ward
508:Otaki Mail
486:"Untitled"
454:25 October
401:References
158:Government
117:Ōtaki Ward
52:40°43′55″S
761:Peka Peka
730:Otaihanga
383:Christian
122:Community
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429:23 April
369:Pasifika
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663:Waitohu
648:Te Horo
371:, 3.2%
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474:(Map).
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373:Asian
365:Māori
244:Ōtaki
148:Māori
139:Ōtaki
608:Seat
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290:Pop.
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