Kaikoura

DarkSky International has approved international dark sky sanctuary status for the Kaikoura district.  Audio

Kaikoura is pumping this summer with tourist numbers the best they've been for several years according to the district's mayor.  Audio

Dallas Tamaira (Fat Freddy's Drop) returns to Kaikōura to write and record his first solo project in 20 years. A documentary crew captured his journey as he reconnected with his whanau and whenua… Video, Audio

A new mountain bike park has the run of the hills at Rick and Julia King's farm at Clarence near Kaikōura. It's the brainchild of their daughter Genevieve and has replaced the Merino sheep and cattle… Audio

A trapline snakes its way along the coast between the Awatere River in Marlborough and Oaro River in North Canterbury. It's there to protect endangered native birds from introduced predators. The Te… Audio

A sheep and beef farm on the foothills of the Seaward Kaikoura Range is home to a boutique distillery. Justine Schroder converted a shed into the Mt Fyffe Distillery three years ago and she's never… Audio

Spencer Kahu has been farming in the Kaikōura District since he was 14. Now he's 24 and manages two large properties and for him, sustainability, conservation and gathering kai for the whānau go hand… Audio

When daybreak revealed the chaotic aftermath of the earthquake that ripped through Kaikoura five years ago, Andrew Spencer did what came naturally...he grabbed his camera. The 7.8 quake hit just after… Audio, Gallery

Alsion Ballance revisits a story looking at the complexity of the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake. Audio

Newly-launched magazine Scout is set to showcase the beauty and brilliance of Aotearoa, and at the helm is editor Sarah-Kate Lynch - who was the travel editor for NZ Woman's Day before Bauer shut it… Audio

Ten years after the Darfield earthquake, three seismologists from GeoNet reflect on a decade of big earthquakes and what we've learnt from them. Audio

The operation which takes people out swimming with Dusky dolphins, Dolphin Encounter Kaikoura, is hoping to access some of the Government's 400 million dollar tourism fund. Business manager, Lynette… Audio

The tourist hub of Kaikoura is expecting an unemployment rate of at least 25 percent as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

A survey by Tourism Industry Aotearoa has found up to half of all tourism… Audio

Author Matthew Wright has looked back at New Zealand's history with earthquakes and where we stand with them today. The result is his new book, Living on Shaky Ground: The science and story behind New… Audio

Four of seven government housing units - which haven't been occupied in almost a year - will be handed over to Kaikōura District Council to use for emergency housing. Logan Church reports. Video, Audio