Kaikoura's tourism industry may need a miracleSUPPLIED New footage from Kaikoura reveals dramatic changes to the coastline with the seabed rising up to 2m following the 7.8 quake. ALDEN WILLIAMS/FAIRFAX NZ Kaikoura is unique in its natural beauty and marine life but will visitors tackle a greatly-extended journey to come? The whales and dolphins are likely still there, but until a survey of the seabed is completed it is unclear what impacts the changes will have on marine tourism. Accommodation and hospitality businesses are dependent on them, and there is a knock-on effect with that tourism revenue trickling down to almost everyone in Kaikoura. LAWRENCE SMITH/Stuff.co.nz A close look at ground level destruction to State Highway 1 north of Kaikoura following the 7.8 earthquake.

Source: Stuff November 18, 2016 02:55 UTC