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This latter range contains the highest peak in the ranges, the 2,885-metre (9,465 ft) Tapuae-o-Uenuku, the translation from the Māori of which is the poetic "Footprint of the rainbow." Beyond the Inland Kaikōuras is the valley of the Awatere River , which runs parallel to that of the Waiau Toa / Clarence.
Mount Fyffe in the Seaward Kaikōura Range is named in honour of Robert Fyffe and his family, the first European settlers in the area. The infrastructure of Kaikōura was heavily damaged in the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake, with one of the two deaths near the town. The bay and surrounding region were uplifted by as much as 2 metres (6 ft 7 in).
The region has a temperate climate with moderate rainfall, averaging 865 mm per year and mean monthly temperatures range from 7.7 °C in July to 16.2 °C in January. [ 3 ] The Kaikōura Peninsula environment is subject to highly energetic processes in terms of both marine and weathering processes.
Ka Whata Tu O Rakihouia Conservation Park is a protected area covering part of the Seaward Kaikoura Range. It is located between Kaikōura and Clarence in the Kaikōura District and Canterbury Region of New Zealand's South Island. [1] The park is managed by the New Zealand Department of Conservation. [1]
At 2,608 metres (8,556 ft), it is the highest peak of the Seaward Kaikōura Range. [3] Five routes to the summit have been described, [4] including the popular one from Barratts Bivvy [5] (however the bivvy itself was destroyed during 2016 Kaikōura earthquake [6]). Water from the mountain feeds the Waiau Toa / Clarence, Hapuku and Kowhai ...
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.
Watch a live view of the Gaza skyline as the Israel-Hamas war enters a fifth day. Palestinian civilians were scrambling to find safe havens on Wednesday morning (11 October) as Israel stepped up a ...
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]