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Kaikoura is a city on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is placed on State Highway 1, 180 km north of Christchurch. Kaikoura became the primary local authority within the Southern Hemisphere to attain reputation by way of the EarthCheck Community Standard. The metropolis has an envisioned permanent resident population of 2,150 as of June 2018. The town is the governmental seat of the territorial authority of the Kaikoura District, that's politically a part of the Canterbury region.

The infrastructure of Kaikoura turned into heavily broken in the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake, which additionally induced two deaths within the location. The bay and surrounding region become uplifted via as plenty as 2 metres. The Kaikoura Peninsula extends into the ocean south of the town, and the ensuing upwelling currents carry an abundance of marine lifestyles from the depths of the close by Hikurangi Trench. The metropolis owes its beginning to this effect, since it evolved as a centre for the whaling industry.

The call Kaikoura method 'meal of crayfish and the crayfish industry nonetheless plays a function inside the financial system of the region. However Kaikoura has now become a popular tourist vacation spot, in particular for whale watching and swimming with or near dolphins. There is also a large and readily discovered colony of southern fur seals on the japanese edge of the city. At low tide, better viewing of the seals can be had as the ocean gives way to a rocky base which is effortlessly navigable through foot for quite a ways.

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