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Kaikōura and mountains

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Kaikōura and mountains

Kaikōura town has a dramatic setting on an often wild ocean. It sits at the foot of the Seaward Kaikōura Range, which has more than half a dozen peaks over 2,000 metres. In this image the town is in the middle distance, with South Bay in the foreground.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Marlborough places – Kaikōura coast, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/31873/kaikoura-and-mountains (accessed 11 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 9 May 2011, updated 18 June 2015.