The Yankee Trail is a popular family cycle ride. It starts here and winds its way through wetlands, bush and grassy sandhills to Paekākāriki. The village was a popular destination for the Marines, but they probably knew the route by another name. There would have been too many southerners in their number to have used “Yankee” for themselves.
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Marinesnz.com is the website of The Kāpiti US Marines Trust and part of a major project to collect, preserve and promote World War II US Armed Forces history from 1942-1944 in the Kāpiti district, north of the capital city Wellington, New Zealand. While our focus is the history surrounding Camps Russell, MacKay and Paekākāriki’ we also have an interest in Marines camps in other parts of the Wellington region and in the social history and friendships between Kiwis and Americans during this brief but all-important encounter.
KUSMT 1 Grange Park Avenue Raumati South, Paraparaumu 5032 New Zealand
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