Screen-print illustration of Paekākāriki Station and coastal rail line — Illustration generated with AI.

40.98° S, 174.96° E. Kapiti Coast District, Wellington (Te Upoko o te Ika a Māui)

Microsoft Copilot training in Paekākāriki

Paekākāriki’s heritage groups and village businesses often coordinate information across documents and messages. Microsoft 365 Copilot training can follow an approved event file into a reviewed Outlook response.^1,4,8

Enquire Read the local brief

72.1% of Paekākāriki’s employed residents are in desk-based roles.

	A	B	C	D
1	Role type	Paekākāriki	NZ	Diff (pts)
2	Desk-based	72.1%	63.6%	+8.5
3	People-facing	7.4%	9.0%	−1.6
4	Hands-on	20.8%	27.4%	−6.5
5	Employed residents	936	2,622,534

About 675 people in desk-based roles. 2023 Census, counted where people live.

Rows 2 to 4: ANZSCO major groups 1, 2, 5, 6 / 4 / 3, 7, 8. Stats NZ 2023 Census, employed residents. Proxy per ILO 2025; not a forecast.

Residents: 1,6702023 Census
Business locations: 159Feb 2025, −1.9% since 2020
Employees (jobs here): 240at local businesses, Feb 2025
Self-employed or employers: 23.1%of employed residents, NZ 16.2%
To Wellington: 35 kmstraight line

What AI means for work in Paekākāriki

5 findings from Stats NZ data for Paekākāriki, and what each means for Microsoft Copilot training.

Workforce by occupation group, Paekākāriki against New Zealand

72.1% of employed residents in Paekākāriki work in desk-based roles, against 63.6% across New Zealand. Professionals stand out: 41.4% of employed residents here, against 26.8% nationally. Desk-based roles live in Outlook, Teams, Word and Excel, which is where Copilot works. A broad rollout has plenty of people to benefit: plan the pilot group and the champions first.

Employed residents by occupation group, Paekākāriki and New Zealand, 2023 Census
Occupation group	People	Paekākāriki	NZ
Managers	159	17.0%	18.3%
Professionals	387	41.4%	26.8%
Technicians and trades workers	126	13.5%	12.5%
Community and personal service workers	69	7.4%	9.0%
Clerical and administrative workers	90	9.6%	10.8%
Sales workers	39	4.2%	7.8%
Machinery operators and drivers	30	3.2%	5.9%
Labourers	39	4.2%	9.0%

Desk-based = ANZSCO major groups 1, 2, 5 and 6 (managers, professionals, clerical and administrative, sales): roles where AI assistance is most applicable. Broad proxy informed by ILO 2025; not measured adoption or an employment forecast. People-facing = major group 4. Hands-on = major groups 3, 7 and 8.

Source: Stats NZ, 2023 Census, usually resident employed people; ILO, Generative AI and jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposure (2025).

Hospitality: 42.0% of local jobs, 5.8× the national share

Top employer: hospitality, 100 jobs (42.0%). Heat cells mark industries over-represented against New Zealand. Plan Copilot use cases by department in the largest employers first.

Share of paid jobs by industry, Paekākāriki and New Zealand, February 2025
Industry	Jobs	Share	NZ	×
Hospitality	100	42.0%	7.2%	5.8×
Construction	40	16.8%	8.2%	2.1×
Education	35	14.7%	8.5%	1.7×
Professional services	18	7.6%	8.3%	0.9×
Transport and warehousing	9	3.8%	4.2%	0.9×
Farming, forestry, fishing	6	2.5%	4.8%	0.5×
Retail	6	2.5%	9.3%	0.3×
Property and rental	6	2.5%	1.5%	1.7×
Arts and recreation	6	2.5%	2.0%	1.3×
Other services	6	2.5%	3.5%	0.7×

Share of paid employees at business locations in the area, by ANZSIC06 industry division. × is the local share divided by the national share.

Source: Stats NZ, Business Demography Statistics, February 2020 and 2025.

Business locations −1.9% and employees 0.0%, 2020 to 2025

Paid employees 240 (2020) to 240 (2025), 0.0% against +5.0% nationally. Business locations 162 to 159. Largest job gain: construction (+10). Largest loss: other services (−12).

Business locations: 162159 in 2025, from 2020; −1.9% NZ +9.6%
Employees (jobs here): 240240 in 2025, from 2020; 0.0% NZ +5.0%

Change in employees by industry in Paekākāriki, February 2020 to February 2025
Industry	2020	2025	Change
Construction	30	40	+10
Transport and warehousing	6	9	+3
Admin and support services	0	3	+3
Other services	18	6	−12
Retail	12	6	−6
Property and rental	9	6	−3

Geographic units (business locations) and paid employees, February of each year. Small counts are randomly rounded by Stats NZ, so small changes can be noise.

Source: Stats NZ, Business Demography Statistics, February 2020 and 2025.

Remote readiness: work at home and household internet

Remote sessions fit how people here already work, and live training over Teams reaches staff across sites.

25.3%

Mainly worked from home, census day 2023

New Zealand 17.7%

94.0%

Households with internet access

New Zealand 90.5%

Main means of travel to work on census day, and access to the internet in occupied private dwellings.

Source: Stats NZ, 2023 Census, usually resident employed people.

Self-employed and employers: 23.1% (New Zealand 16.2%)

A high share of small operators. Copilot suits organisations on Microsoft 365 Business plans, so check your plan before training; Copilot Chat may already be included.

23.1%

self-employed or employers

New Zealand 16.2%

Employed residents whose status in employment is employer, or self-employed without employees.

Source: Stats NZ, 2023 Census, usually resident employed people.

Copilot for Paekākāriki’s largest employers

The useful worksheet identifies the latest event notice, the person who owns it and the step where visitor details are confirmed. This matters for rail and park enquiries that depend on current information.^1,4,8

Heritage and recreation

Draft a Word visitor note from a public museum page and ask a heritage volunteer to verify each historical detail.^1,8,22

Hospitality and village retail

Use a fictional Excel café enquiry list to prepare Outlook replies, with staff checking hours and availability.^3,4,13

About Paekākāriki

Paekākāriki is a small coastal village on the Kāpiti Coast, served by the Kāpiti Line and bordered by Queen Elizabeth Park. Its visitor offer includes the Station Museum and heritage rail, the Escarpment Track, local cafés and shops, and the park's tram and outdoor recreation. The Paekākāriki Community Trust manages St Peter's Village Hall, which hosts markets, performances and community events. Kāpiti Coast District's 2023 GDP profile lists professional services, construction and health care among its largest sectors; those District-level shares do not describe Paekākāriki's own employment mix.^1,4,6,8,9

Microsoft Copilot ideas grounded in Paekākāriki

Retail, accommodation and food services

Village arrival information sheet
A café or accommodation host can use Copilot in Word to draft a one-page answer sheet from approved opening, train, park and walking information. The host checks service notices and business details before printing the update for a shift.^4,8

Why here: Queen Elizabeth Park describes a train-and-walk route from Paekākāriki Station to its southern entrance, while Visit Kāpiti presents the station, track and local eateries as one visitor itinerary.
- Microsoft 365 Copilot in Word
- Microsoft 365 Copilot in Outlook
Open-day pantry and staffing forecast
A shop manager can use Copilot in Excel to compare the business's own sales, waste and staff hours across ordinary weekends and confirmed park event days. The manager checks the assumptions before changing orders or rosters.^13,23

Why here: The 2026 Queen Elizabeth Park open day included a craft market and food stalls, and local operators such as Beach Road Deli and the Perching Parrot serve the adjacent village.
- Microsoft 365 Copilot in Excel
Holiday-park guest response drafts
A campground team can use Copilot in Outlook to draft replies to arrival and activity questions from its current booking information and approved park details. A staff member confirms availability and any access changes before sending a response.^8,16

Why here: Greater Wellington identifies the Paekākāriki Holiday Park at the south entrance to Queen Elizabeth Park, where the park's walking, cycling and tram options shape visitor questions.
- Microsoft 365 Copilot in Outlook
- Microsoft Graph grounding on company files

Heritage, arts and outdoor recreation

Station Museum caption and source pack
A museum volunteer can use Copilot in Word and SharePoint to draft exhibition captions from approved collection records and oral-history transcripts, with links back to the source material. The curator reviews names, dates and cultural content before anything goes on display.^1,18

Why here: The Station Museum's displays span local Māori history, railways and the Marines period, so source-based caption drafting would support its distinct collection themes.
- Microsoft 365 Copilot in Word
- Microsoft 365 Copilot in SharePoint
Steam Incorporated restoration handover
A workshop coordinator can use Copilot in Excel and Teams to turn the society's own parts register, maintenance notes and shift messages into a handover of open restoration tasks. A qualified engineer checks any maintenance instruction before work proceeds.²²

Why here: Steam Incorporated describes a Paekākāriki workshop and running shed where volunteers maintain and restore locomotives and carriages.
- Microsoft 365 Copilot in Excel
- Microsoft 365 Copilot in Teams
St Peter's Hall event task board
A hall volunteer can use Copilot in Planner and Outlook to turn a confirmed booking, supplier replies and setup requirements into a task list for event hosts. The Trust checks room access, equipment and staffing arrangements before the list is shared.^4,6

Why here: St Peter's Hall is managed by the Paekākāriki Community Trust and the village visitor guide identifies it as a year-round location for markets, films and performances.
- Microsoft 365 Copilot in Planner
- Microsoft 365 Copilot in Outlook

What Paekākāriki does

Retail, accommodation and food services. Paekākāriki's local visitor-facing offer includes food shops and cafés, accommodation, a pub and village retail. Visit Kāpiti and the community directory identify specific operators, but no town-level employee or sales breakdown was verified; this is a descriptive local business cluster rather than a measured industry ranking.^3,4,13,16 Named in public sources: Beach Road Deli¹³, The Perching Parrot Cafe¹³, Finns Hotel²⁵, Paekākāriki Holiday Park¹⁶.
Heritage, arts and outdoor recreation. The village's heritage and outdoor activities include a community-run rail museum, Steam Incorporated's restoration and heritage-train operations, local art and walks, and Queen Elizabeth Park's visitor trails and tram rides. These are town-specific examples of visitor and recreation activity, not a published estimate of local jobs.^1,8,22,23 Named in public sources: Paekākāriki Station Museum¹, Steam Incorporated²², Paekākāriki Community Trust⁶, Queen Elizabeth Park⁸.

Organisations are named for local context only. No relationship with them is implied.

Training venues in and near Paekākāriki

Most training happens at your own workplace. For a public workshop day or an off-site session, these places hire out rooms.

St Peter's Village Hall²⁰

195 people, largest layout

Legal capacity is 195; confirm the room layout and any AV or hardware with the Paekākāriki Community Trust.
- Stage
- 25 trestle tables
- 150 chairs
- Kitchen
- AV or hardware by prior arrangement
Corner of Beach Road and Ames Street, Paekākāriki
Paekākāriki Memorial Hall⁷

Community hall

From the venues’ own public listings. No booking or relationship is implied.

In the local business news

7 Jun 2026
Paekākāriki gets a Village Health Hub Paekākāriki.NZ
A community-led health hub is using the former Post Office building for a primary-care outreach trial and other possible health services. The report describes a local response to access gaps in Paekākāriki and Pukerua Bay.
21 Feb 2026
Queen Elizabeth Park Open Day Visit Kāpiti
The 2026 open day combined tram rides, family activities, an artisan craft market and food stalls at Queen Elizabeth Park, Paekākāriki. It is a concrete example of park programming that can bring visitors into contact with village businesses.
Kāpiti retail support and capability programme Business Kāpiti
Business Kāpiti and the Kāpiti Business Chamber describe a District-wide programme of promotion, workshops, mentoring and networking for local retailers. The page does not identify a Paekākāriki-only cohort or event.

Around Paekākāriki

Paekakariki Beach - panoramio by DB Thats-Me, CC BY-SA 3.0.

About 35 km in a straight line to Wellington, the nearest large centre. Dots are towns covered on this site.

Kapiti Coast District and Microsoft Copilot training across Wellington, or Wellington. Distances are straight-line.

A Paekākāriki session could test file permissions and draft ownership for a heritage notice and a village service enquiry.^1,4

Public Microsoft Copilot workshops near Paekākāriki

There is no public Copilot workshop near Paekākāriki on the calendar yet. Register interest below and we will tell you when one is scheduled. Organisations can book private training for their own staff at any time.

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