Kaikoura
Kāikoura community kitchen faces closure
Kāikoura's beloved community kitchen could be forced shut if the district council carries out its plan to close the local scout hall. The District Council wants to close the building while it… Video, Audio
NZTA checks storm-hit Kaikoura SH1 after 4.8 quake
Bad weather and a 4.8 magnitude earthquake near Kaikoura has prompted safety checks in the region on Thursday morning. State Highway 1 through the South Island township is closed overnight and this… Audio
Destructive landslides to continue in Kaikoura
Geologists are warning people living around the Kaikoura hills that big landslides are going to be the new norm when the area sees bad weather, thanks to land disturbance caused by the earthquake. Audio
Months to fully reopen Takaka Hill following damage from Gita
One lane into Takaka was opened yesterday but the job of clearing slips and rebuilding entire sections of road will extend into winter. Meanwhile, Kaikōura businesses are delivered bad news. Video, Audio
Rock, soil blocks Kaikoura coastal highway in 60 places
State Highway One north and south of Kaikoura and the railway running alongside it are likely to be shut until at least the middle of next week after they were blocked by slips. Audio
Kaikoura tourism reaps benefits of earthquake repairs
Earthquake-ravaged Kaikoura has seen a boost in tourist numbers this summer, as visitors head back to the region following the rebuild of State Highway One north of the town. Audio
Safe houses for Kaikoura's baby paua
NIWA is testing small 'safe houses' for baby paua, with the idea of boosting the population on the earthquake-damaged Kaikōura coast. Audio
Safe houses for Kaikoura's baby paua
NIWA is testing small 'safe houses' for baby paua, with the idea of boosting the population on the earthquake-damaged Kaikōura coast.
AudioOur Changing World for 8 February 2018
Designing and testing concrete 'safe houses' for baby paua, and using light to detect art forgeries and the properties of milk. Audio
Kaikōura cancels Seafest after 23 years
After 23 years, Kaikōura's Seafest event is being cancelled for good. The organisers of the festival, Destination Kaikōura, cite rising costs and drinking that's become harder to control as some of… Audio
Whale behaviour back to normal in Kaikoura
Kaikoura whales getting back to normal after underwater mudslips knocked out their food supply following the earthquake. Marta Guerra has been following the whales all summer and tells Summer Report… Audio
Kaikōura: are they there yet?
Kathryn Ryan speaks to Kaikōura Mayor Winston Gray and Dolphin Encounter Kaikōura co-director Lynette Buurman about the town's long hard road to recovery following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake on 14th… Audio
Something for The Weekend
The good people from Beatnik Motorcycles in Blenheim are organising a ride down the newly opened State Highway One to Kaikoura this weekend. Co-Owner Michael Gilbert tells is more. Audio
Kaikōura to Picton SH1 reopened
$500 million later, State Highway One, which was devastated by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake last November, has reopened. Video, Audio
North Canterbury welcomes SH1 reopening
Cheviot locals are going to have to start looking both ways before the cross the street again - with the re-opening of State Highway One North of Kaikoura today expected to draw traffic back through… Audio
NZTA to monitor SH1 north of Kaikōura for heavy rain
State Highway 1 north of Kaikoura will reopen today after being closed for more than a year because of the damage caused by last November's earthquake. It's been a long road to get the highway back up… Audio
Kaikōura mayor welcomes SH1 reopening
State Highway 1 north of Kaikōura is due to reopen on Friday, after ten major slips brought down almost a million cubic metres of rock on to the road in the November 2016 earthquake. Large sections of… Audio
Race to complete Kaikōura SH1 nearly over
Road crews are racing to complete the finishing touches on State Highway 1 north of Kaikōura, ahead of its scheduled reopening on Friday. The South Island's main transport corridor was devastated in… Audio
Kaikoura road to open, but truckies not celebrating yet
The countdown to Friday's re-opening of State Highway 1 through Kaikoura has started, but truck drivers won't be celebrating just yet. Audio
Kaikoura locals get first glimpse of soon-to-open SH1
Residents worst affected by the closure of quake damaged SH1 north of Kaikoura got their first glimpse today of what the road will look like when it reopens next week. Logan Church went along for the… Video, Audio
