Kaikoura Marine Aquarium

Kaikoura Marine Aquarium is a museum in Kaikōura District, Canterbury which is located on Whakatu Quay. Kaikoura Marine Aquarium is situated nearby to Admiral Court Motel Kaikoura, as well as near the museum Fyffe House.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include 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. Fyffe House is situated 530 metres southeast of Kaikoura Marine Aquarium.

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 1½ km northwest of Kaikoura Marine Aquarium.

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 2 km northwest of Kaikoura Marine Aquarium.

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.