Kaikoura, New Zealand - Stone Church - postcard by Kiwi c.1970s

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• Picture / Image:  Stone Church, Kaikoura [New Zealand] / photo by B.C. Boscand
• Publisher: Kiwi SR.270
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Kaikoura (/kaɪˈkɔːrə/; officially Kaikōura) 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 in the Southern Hemisphere to achieve recognition by the EarthCheck Community Standard.[2]

The town has an estimated permanent resident population of 2,150 (as of June 2018).[1] The town is the governmental seat of the territorial authority of the Kaikoura District, which is politically a part of the Canterbury region.[3]

The infrastructure of Kaikoura was heavily damaged in the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake, which also caused two deaths in the area. The bay and surrounding region was uplifted by as much as 2 metres.

The stretch of coastline stretching roughly between the mouths of the Conway and Clarence Rivers is generally known as the Kaikoura Coast. This coast is unusual for the South Island east coast, as there is very little coastal plain, with the Seaward Kaikoura Range, a branch of the Southern Alps, rising straight from the ocean.

The town of Kaikoura itself has a beautiful setting, with the Seaward Kaikouras as a backdrop. Because of this, there are many walking tracks up and through the mountains. A common one for tourists is the Mt. Fyffe track, which winds up Mt. Fyffe, and gives a panoramic view of the Kaikoura peninsula from the summit.

Mt. Fyffe owes its name to the first European family to settle in Kaikoura, the Fyffe family. The cottage that they lived in, built in 1842, still stands, and is now a tourist attraction operated by Heritage New Zealand. The construction of the cottage is unusual in that the supporting foundations of the house are made of whalebone.[6]

The Kaikoura Peninsula extends into the sea south of the town, and the resulting upwelling currents bring an abundance of marine life from the depths of the nearby Hikurangi Trench. The town owes its origin to this effect, since it developed as a centre for the whaling industry. The name Kaikōura means 'meal of crayfish' (kai – food/meal, kōura – crayfish)[7] and the crayfish industry still plays a role in the economy of the region. However Kaikoura has now become a popular tourist destination, mainly for whale watching (the sperm whale watching is perhaps the best and most developed in the world) and swimming with or near dolphins. There is also a large and readily observed colony of southern fur seals at the eastern edge of the town. At low tide, better viewing of the seals can be had as the ocean gives way to a rocky base which is easily navigable by foot for quite some distance.

It is also one of the best reasonably accessible places in the world to see open ocean seabirds such as albatrosses, petrels and shearwaters, including the Hutton's shearwater which nests high in Kaikoura mountains. A strategic plan for the future of the Kaikoura Coast is being developed by Te Korowai o te Tai o Marokura, the Kaikoura Coastal Guardians.[8][9]