Kaikōura High 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.

Type: School
Description: state secondary (year 7–15) school in Kaikōura, New Zealand
Also known as: “Kaikoura High School”
Address: Rorrisons Road, Kaikoura, 7300

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Takahanga Marae and Mayfair Theatre.

Takahanga Marae

Archaeological site

Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.

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 1 km southeast of Kaikōura High School.

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 1¼ km southeast of Kaikōura High School.

Te Ana – The Caves

Cave

Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.

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

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.