Talk:Kaikōura

pronunciation

Where's the stress in Maori? First diphthong is more than 4 moras from the end, but 4th mora from the end is the second half of a diphthong. In such a situation, does stress fall on the 3rd mora? — kwami (talk) 23:56, 16 March 2012 (UTC)

The "o" is long (kaikōura), so 4th mora from the end is not the second half of a diphthong. Nurg (talk) 23:12, 6 July 2013 (UTC)

Thanks. Fixed. — kwami (talk) 23:49, 6 July 2013 (UTC)

Analog TV

I believe analog TV service was progressively switched off and became digital, and the process was completed in December 2013. Akld guy (talk) 07:32, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

Macron

As the official spelling of Kaikōura has the macron, I propose the title of the article reflect this. Please comment below if you disagree with me. Kind regards, Socrates420 (talk) 02:45, 28 February 2020 (UTC)

See Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (New Zealand)#RfC: Proposal to add macrons to New Zealand naming conventions. If this proposal is accepted, then this article is likely to be renamed. If the proposal fails, then you can propose the renaming of this article as an exception, but you will need to make a good case. Until the proposal is closed, there's not much point in debating macron usage in individual articles.-gadfium 03:26, 28 February 2020 (UTC)

Indeed. Just be patient. Schwede66 05:56, 28 February 2020 (UTC)

Thanks folks! Still learning this whole 'wikipedia' thing :) Socrates420 (talk) 02:47, 4 March 2020 (UTC)

Further development of this article

I am keen to further develop this article, but want to share my current thoughts before proceeding, to allow for feedback.

1. Wildlife and conservation: I propose to add a new section that would tentatively be "Wildlife and conservation". I would use this section for notable wildlife and conservation topics in the Kaikōura region. I plan to follow WP:SUMMARY, and add sub-headings that include the "main" template links to the existing articles about Hutton's shearwater, New Zealand fur seal, Whale watching in New Zealand, etc. This section would also include content on notable species in Kaikōura such as Banded dotterel
2. Infrastructure: I propose a new section on infrastructure. Some existing content about buildings and other infrastructure that is currently in the History section would be relocated to this new section. I also propose to expand coverage about the large scale of investment in the recovery from the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake, particularly the restoration of State Highway 1 and the South Island main trunk railway in the Kaikōura district. I anticipate a sub-heading specifically about the impact of the earthquake, and the recovery.
3. Geography: I propose another sub-heading and "main" template for Kaikōura Peninsula, to give more prominence to the useful article that already exists.

I am keen for feedback, and will wait a week or so before making the proposed changes to this article. However, I intend to begin now on collecting content for the proposed "Wildlife and conservation" topic. Keen for feedback Marshelec (talk) 05:25, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

I support your proposals. The History section seems to have grown like topsy and there is much in there which could moved to Economy and Tourism. Gertrude206 (talk) 23:56, 14 September 2021 (UTC)

Kaikōura District should be split off. Schwede66 16:16, 28 September 2021 (UTC)

New separate article Kaikōura District has now been created. Still more work to do though. Marshelec (talk) 07:21, 30 September 2021 (UTC)