Te Ana – The Caves

Te Ana – The Caves is a limestone cave open to tourists on State Highway 1, 2 km south of Kaikōura.

Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Type: Cave
Description: cave in New Zealand
Also known as: “Maori Leap Caves” and “Māori Leap Caves”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mayfair Theatre and Takahanga Marae.

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 2 km east of Te Ana – The Caves.

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. Takahanga Marae is situated 2 km east of Te Ana – The Caves.

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. Kaikōura High School is situated 2 km northeast of Te Ana – The Caves.

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.