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Whale Watch Kaikōura

Logo: whalewatch.co.nz3

New Zealand ecotourism company

Whale Watch Kaikōura is an ecotourism company based in Kaikōura, a small town on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. The company offers marine wildlife tours focussing on sperm whales and other cetaceans, using vessels operating from the marina at South Bay.2 It employed 32 people in 2021.1 Its revenue was NZD 7.8 million in 2021.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Photo: Destination Kaikōura, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Whale Watch Kaikōura is an ecotourism company based in Kaikōura, a small town on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. The company offers marine wildlife tours focussing on sperm whales and other cetaceans, using vessels operating from the marina at South Bay.2

Employees over time

Whale Watch Kaikōura employees by year132 in 2021−47% since 2009
0204060802009: 606020092014: 52522014−13%2015: 55552015+6%2016: 67672016+22%2018: 54542018−19%2019: 50502019−7%2020: 37372020−26%2021: 32322021−14%
  • 2021321
  • 2020371
  • 2019501
  • 2018541
  • 2016671
  • 2015551
  • 2014521
  • 2009601

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

Whale Watch Kaikōura revenue by year17.8M NZD in 2021−18% since 2012
05.0M NZD10.0M NZD15.0M NZD2012: 9.6M NZD9.6M NZD20122013: 8.9M NZD8.9M NZD2013−7%2014: 9.7M NZD9.7M NZD2014+9%2015: 9.8M NZD9.8M NZD2015+1%2016: 11.4M NZD11.4M NZD2016+17%2017: 12.4M NZD12.4M NZD2017+9%2018: 11.6M NZD11.6M NZD2018−7%2019: 13.6M NZD13.6M NZD2019+17%2020: 9.4M NZD9.4M NZD2020−30%2021: 7.8M NZD7.8M NZD2021−17%
  • 20217.8M NZD1
  • 20209.4M NZD1
  • 201913.6M NZD1
  • 201811.6M NZD1
  • 201712.4M NZD1
  • 201611.4M NZD1

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