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Kaikoura Destination Guide

Discover Kaikoura in New Zealand

Kaikoura in the region of Canterbury with its 685 habitants is a place located in New Zealand - some 96 mi or ( 155 km ) South-West of Wellington , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Kaikoura

Local time in Kaikoura is now 02:58 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Auckland " with a UTC offset of 13 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Wellington, Richmond, Palmerston North, New Plymouth, and Nelson. When in this area, you might want to check out Wellington . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Kaikoura ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

‪New Zealand Scenery (HD) - Part 1‬

9:33 min by TheEpikkFilmz
Views: 10164 Rating: 5.00

Twitter: twitter.com (CLICK "SHOW MORE"!) Facebook: on.fb.me This relaxing video is a documentation of all the amazing stuff we did and stuff we saw on my family's New Zealand Holiday. This is only pa ..

Hi from Kaikoura

1:03 min by PureNZHaveYourSay
Views: 1103 Rating: 5.00

On our last day in the Southy Island. Wonderful trip, looking fwd to 2 weeks on the North Island. Vbws, K&Cx; ..


EP02 - DJ & Dan's Roadtrip - bobbing for Crayfish: Kaikoura

2:06 min by MotorhomeRoadTrip
Views: 901 Rating: 5.00

Book a ROADTRIP like ours at goo.gl We stopped to hit up the happening town centre of Kaikoura and find out what there is to do for those who don't have a million dollar travel budget! We might even c ..

moa 2 voyage in south of New Zealand

1:10 min by PureNZHaveYourSay
Views: 680 Rating: 5.00

Kakai, Juli, Nico from Japan, joined by Tyler Warren and Jeff Canham from California travels through south island of New Zealand. Surf DVD filming in NZ include music session with Kat, art sessions an ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Kaikoura

Kaikoura is a town on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 1 180 km north of Christchurch. Kaikoura became the first local authority to reach the Green Globe tourism certification standard. According to the 2006 census, the permanent resident population is 2,172, a 3.3% increase since the 2001 census. The town is the governmental seat of the territorial authority of the Kaikoura District, which is politically a part of the Canterbury Region.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -42.42 173.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Kaikoura District, Populated places in New Zealand

Kowhai River

The Kowhai River is a river of the northeast of New Zealand's South Island. It flows south from the slopes of Manakau in the Seaward Kaikoura Range, turning southeast as it reaches its narrow coastal plain. The Kowhai River flows to the ocean to the west of the Kaikoura Peninsula, three kilometres west of the town of Kaikoura.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -42.42 173.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Kaikoura District, Rivers of the Canterbury Region

Kaikoura Aerodrome

Kaikoura Aerodrome is an uncontrolled aerodrome located 4 nautical miles southwest of Kaikoura on the South Island of New Zealand.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -42.42 173.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Airports in New Zealand, Transport in the Canterbury Region

Kahutara River

The Kahutara River is a river of New Zealand's South Island. It flows southeast from the Seaward Kaikoura Range, reaching the Pacific Ocean at the tiny settlement of Peketa, seven kilometres southwest of Kaikoura.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -42.43 173.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Rivers of the Canterbury Region

Lake Rotorua (Canterbury)

Lake Rotorua is 8 kilometres due west of Kaikoura in the Canterbury Region of the South Island of New Zealand. A 2010 report showed that Lake Rotorua had the second highest trophic level index, an indication of pollutant levels, of all the lakes that were measured.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -42.41 173.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Lakes of the Canterbury Region

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Kaikoura