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A working group led by Nicky McArthur held their first public seminar to promote the Kaikōura dark-sky initiative in February 2021. [8] The Kaikōura Dark Sky Trust was a registered as a charity in New Zealand in 2022, [9] to work towards accreditation of a dark-sky preserve in the Kaikōura area. [10]
The Kaikoura lights is a name given by the New Zealand media to a series of UFO sightings that occurred in December 1978, over the skies above the Kaikōura mountain ranges in the northeast of New Zealand's South Island.
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%.
The new movie looks to be a faithful live-action adaptation of the first film, based on the book by Cressida Cowell. “How to Train Your Dragon” soars into theaters June 13. ‘Wolf Man’
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.
The Kaikōura Canyon is deeply incised into the narrow, tectonically active, continental margin and is the main sediment source of the 1,500 km (930 mi) long Hikurangi Channel, which supplies turbidites to the Hikurangi Trough, as well as to low parts of the oceanic Hikurangi Plateau, and to the edge of the southwest Pacific Basin.
In terms of its provincial anniversary holiday, Kaikōura observes the anniversary of Marlborough Province due to its historic association.This meant that the public holiday established through the Canterbury Earthquake Commemoration Day Act 2011 did not apply in Kaikōura District, as it only applied to the area where the Canterbury Anniversary Day is observed.
Enjoy a classic game of Hearts and watch out for the Queen of Spades!