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Kaikoura Island (formerly known as Selwyn Island) lies in an irregularly-shaped bay on the western side of Great Barrier Island in the Hauraki Gulf in New Zealand, 90 km (56 mi) north east of Auckland. Kaikoura Island is the seventh largest island in the Hauraki Gulf.
Tourism contributed $57 million to total GDP in Kaikoura District in 2020, and was the top overall category, contributing 24.8% of district GDP. [36] In 2023, tourism provided 27.6% of jobs in Kaikōura District in 2023, with accommodation and food services representing another 18.5%.
St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, a Category 2 Historic Place in Kaikōura. The Kaikōura District is a territorial authority of New Zealand located along the eastern coast of the South Island in northern Canterbury. The region was historically an important Māori settlement area from the earliest period of inhabitation. European inhabitation began in the 1840s with the establishment of whaling ...
Wave cut platform formation. The Kaikōura Peninsula is located on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. Geologically the peninsula consists of an asymmetrical anticline bounded on either side by two synclines, the axis of which strikes northeast–southwest. [3]
The depth of the canyon makes it a food basket for whale, dolphin and sea bird species. Several small rivers and streams provide nutrients from nearby mountains. Cold water from the Southland Current from the Southern Ocean and warm water from the East Cape Current from the subtropics also converge to create a nutrient-rich environment.
Air Kaikoura is a small New Zealand airline offering scenic flights with light aircraft in the Kaikōura area. It also operates charter services around New Zealand. The company was founded in 1983. They saw the potential with Whale watching fights and started offering services using a Piper PA-28 Cherokee and Cessna 206.
Pousadas de Portugal (European Portuguese pronunciation: [poˈzaðɐʒ ðɨ puɾtuˈɣal]) is a chain of luxury, traditional or historical hotels in Portugal.Formerly run by the Portuguese State, they are now run by the Pestana Group, which in September 2003 won a public bid for the sale of 37.6% of parent company Enatur and for a 40-year running concession.
Bruce Maccabee's page on the Kaikoura UFO sightings – includes his article on same published in Applied Optics. Air Force: Kaikoura UFO Explainable Archived 28 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine, UFO Casebook Magazine, December 2010 – link to RNZAF files for 1956–1979 including their Report on Kaikoura UFO's (go to 10th pdf at this link).