Kaikōura Ranges
…9,465 ft) Tapuae-o-Uenuku, whose Māori name translates as the poetic "Footprint of the rainbow." Beyond the Inland Kaikōuras is the valley of the Awatere River, which runs parallel to that of the Waiau Toa / Clarence. The climate is characterised by a dry cold winter. Because the Kaikōura Ranges block cold…