Kaikōura Peninsula

The Kaikōura Peninsula is located on the northeast of New Zealand's South Island. It protrudes 5 kilometres into the Pacific Ocean. The town of Kaikōura is located on the north shore of the peninsula.

Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.

Type: Peninsula
Description: peninsular mountain on New Zealand’s South Island
Also known as: “Kaikoura-Halbinsel”, “Lookers-on”, and “Te Taumanu-o-Te-Waka-a-Māui”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Fyffe House and Mayfair Theatre.

Fyffe House

Museum

Photo: Karora, Public domain.

Fyffe House is a heritage building in Kaikōura, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is the town's oldest surviving building and a remnant of a whaling station established by Robert Fyffe in 1842.

Mayfair Theatre

Movie theater

Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.

The Mayfair Arts & Culture Centre Te Whare Toi ō Kaikōura, commonly referred to as the Mayfair Theatre or just The Mayfair, is a 1934 Art Deco movie theatre in Kaikōura, New Zealand.

Cone Rock

Reef

Photo: Francis Vallance (Heritage Warrior), CC BY 2.0.

Cone Rock is a reef.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Bay and Kaikoura.

South Bay

Quarter

Photo: Marshelec, CC BY-SA 3.0.

South Bay is a quarter.

Kaikoura

Photo: Inkey, Public domain.

Kaikoura is a small coastal town on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand, about 180 km north of Christchurch and 130 km south of Blenheim.