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Kōrero: Marlborough places

Nin's Bin

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Nin's Bin

Kaikōura means ‘eat crayfish’, and the area is known for its crayfish (rock lobster) as well as whales. This roadside business at Halfmoon Bay, near Rākautara on the Kaikōura coast, has been popular with enthusiasts for the seafood delicacy for more than 30 years.

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by Jock Phillips

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Malcolm McKinnon, Marlborough places – Kaikōura coast, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/31880/nins-bin (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Malcolm McKinnon, i tāngia i te 9 May 2011, updated 18 June 2015.