What is "kapiti"

Kapiti can refer to:

• Kapiti Island, a small island a short distance off the New Zealand coast north of Wellington
• Kapiti Coast, the stretch of coast that runs adjacent to the island.
• Kapiti Line, a suburban railway in Wellington
• Kapiti Coast (district), New Zealand, the local government district which includes much of the Kapiti Coast
• Kapiti (New Zealand electorate), a former Parliamentary electorate
• Kapiti Fine Foods Ltd, makers of gourmet cheese and icecream in New Zealand

Kapiti was a New Zealand parliamentary electorate, from 1972 to 1996. A bellwether electorate, it frequently changed between National and Labour.