Hikurangi Marine Reserve

Kaikōura District, New Zealand · built 2014

Hikurangi Marine Reserve is a marine reserve off the coast of the Kaikōura District, in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand's South Island. It is the largest and deepest marine reserve in New Zealand. The reserve is covers an area of 10,416 hectares south of the township of Kaikōura. It includes part of the Kaikōura Canyon, a 1000 metre deep side branch of the Hikurangi Trough. It includes a rocky coastline of greywacke boulder and bedrock reefs. Panau Island and two smaller islets are located offshore. The marine reserve is only available for limited passive recreation. No fishing, harvesting or mining is allowed. However, whales, dolphins and sea birds can be viewed in large numbers.

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