Kapiti Locksmith Keycutting and Engraving works from A/4 Ruapehu Street in Paraparaumu, holds a 4.8 Google rating, and keeps its details on a Facebook page that does duty as its website. As the name suggests, key cutting and engraving are its stock in trade.
Key cutting is a while-you-wait job at most locksmiths: a good shop keeps blanks for the common New Zealand door, window and padlock ranges and cuts a spare in minutes. The quieter, more valuable work is rekeying the locks after you move house, so the previous keys stop working, or getting you back in after a lockout without damaging the door. Expect any locksmith worth calling to ask for proof of address before letting you in — that is professionalism, not fussiness. Engraving rounds out the picture, from marked keys to name badges and small brass plates.
For a spare key, a stiff lock or a move-in rekey around the Kapiti Coast, this well-rated Ruapehu Street shop is a handy first stop.