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Whales in Kaikōura: mural

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Whales in Kaikōura: mural

A whale mural on the wall of the Kaikōura library dwarfs the much smaller cetacean held by a young visitor.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Marlborough places – Kaikōura coast, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/31877/whales-in-kaikoura-mural (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 9 May 2011, updated 18 June 2015.