Lyell Creek

Lyell Creek is a stream in Marlborough, South Island. Lyell Creek is situated nearby to the locality Kaikoura Suburban, as well as near Kaikoura Flat.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kaikōura High School and Mayfair Theatre.

Kaikōura High School

School

Kaikōura High School is a state co-educational secondary school in Kaikōura, New Zealand. The first secondary school in Kaikōura was a district high school, which opened in 1903.

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. Mayfair Theatre is situated 2½ km southeast of Lyell Creek.

Takahanga Marae

Archaeological site

Photo: Bernardo Rosello, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Takahanga Marae is a marae of the Ngāti Kuri hapū of Ngāi Tahu in Kaikōura, in the South Island of New Zealand. The marae was built in the 1980s on the site of a historic pā that existed prior to European colonisation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kaikoura and South Bay.

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.