Kaikōura means 'eat crayfish', and roadside caravans near the town offer the seafood delicacy for sale. Kaikōura is also home to fur seals, dolphins, and -- most famously -- whales feeding offshore, drawn there by a massive underwater canyon less than 5 kilometres from shore.

Kaikōura coast,
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Crayfish caravan, Kaikōura,
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Whales,
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Dolphins,
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Seals,
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Kaikōura Whale Watch,
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Whales in Kaikōura: mural,
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Ngāi Tahu,
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