New Zealand - Kaikoura - "Picturesque Kaikoura on the Coast Road. This view is looking south toward the snow capped range." - 6/12/1928 - F. W. Weidner Photographer - Originally published in "The Auckland Weekly News" #336137 Kaikoura - Kaikoura (Māori: "Kaikōura", from "Te Ahi Kaikōura a Tama ki te Rangi") is a town on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. - From 1853 to 1876, Kaikoura was administrated as part of the Nelson Province. In 1876 the Kaikoura County was formed. - Kaikoura became the first local authority in the Southern Hemisphere to achieve recognition by the EarthCheck Community Standard.