Kaikoura is the town on east coast of South Island of New Zealand. It is situated on State Highway 1 180 km north of Christchurch. Kaikoura turn out to be the primary local power to achieve the Green Globe tourism guarantee standard. According to 2006 census, permanent resident populace is 2,172, a 3.3% increase since 2001 census. The city is the legislative seat of territorial power of Kaikoura District, which is geologically a part of Canterbury Region.
The District has the land region of 2,046.41 km² and a 2006 census populace of 3,621 inhabitants. It is amongst the best reasonably available places in the globe to see open ocean seabirds like albatrosses. The city has a noticeably beautiful setting, since the Seaward Kaikoura mountains, branch of Southern Alps come near the sea at this point on the shore. Due to this, there are a lot of walking tracks up and by the mountains.
