Chris Sturgeon: Destination Kaikoura Chair on the high number of tourists visiting the town

Chris Sturgeon: Destination Kaikoura Chair on the high number of tourists visiting the town

Author: Newstalk ZB January 16, 2026 Duration: 3:39

A tourism leader in Kaikoura says they're having their busiest summer season since a major earthquake almost a decade ago.  

Visitor numbers reached about 220 thousand in November, up nearly 30 thousand on the year before. 

Destination Kaikoura Chair Chris Sturgeon told Andrew Dickens tourism and hospitality players says things are booming. 

He says there's a positive feeling throughout the town, and says Kaikoura's beautiful landscape offers tourists a true New Zealand location. 

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