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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2014 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Hutton's Shearwater Puffinus huttoni	EN	breeding (1964–2008)	108,000–114,000 pairs	A1, A4ii
Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus	LC	winter (1980–2015)	300–3,000 birds	A4ii
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	- (-)	100,000-499,999 pairs	A4iii

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2014. The most recent assessment (2014) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Climate change and severe weather	likely in short term (<4 years)	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Geological events	likely in long term (>4 years)	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Pollution	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	likely in short term (<4 years)	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	M J Nurse - Woodbank	Conservation Covenant (IV)	<1
1903	Blue Duck	Scientific Reserve (Ia)	<1
1913	Waipapa Point	Scenic Reserve (III)	<1
1914	Kaikoura North Bay (former limestone quarry) Scenic Reserve	Scenic Reserve (III)	<1
1914	Pinnacle Rock	Nature Reserve (Ia)	-
1914	Rileys Lookout	Nature Reserve (Ia)	<1
1916	Jordan Stream	Scenic Reserve (III)	3
1930	Hapuku	Scenic Reserve (III)	<1
1933	Puhi Puhi	Scenic Reserve (III)	<1
1966	Mount Uerau (Uwerau)	Nature Reserve (Ia)	3
1975	Fyffe Palmer	Scenic Reserve (III)	<1
1980	Kaikoura Peninsula	Scenic Reserve (III)	<1
1980	Kaikoura Peninsula	Scenic Reserve (III)	<1
1984	Mount Manakau	Scenic Reserve (III)	11
1985	Ludstone Road Field Centre	Stewardship Area (III)	<1
1987	Kowhai Riverbed	Stewardship Area (III)	<1
1987	Puhi Puhi River	Stewardship Area (III)	<1
1991	Kean Point	Scenic Reserve (III)	<1
1992	Coast Kaikoura Township	Stewardship Area (III)	<1
1993	Beach Road Hapuku	Stewardship Area (III)	<1
1993	Kaikoura	Stewardship Area (III)	<1
1993	Hapuku River	Stewardship Area (III)	<1
1993	Waimangarara River	Stewardship Area (III)	<1
1993	Protected Private Land - Boyd, Cemetery Bush Hapuku	Conservation Covenant (IV)	<1
1993	Oaro	Stewardship Area (III)	<1
1993	Esplanade Kaikoura	Stewardship Area (III)	-
1993	Wakatu Quay Kaikoura	Stewardship Area (III)	-
1993	Karakanui	Stewardship Area (III)	-
1993	Armers Beach	Stewardship Area (III)	-
1994	Seaward Valley Road Kaikoura	Scenic Reserve (III)	<1
1998	Atia Point, Kaikoura PPL	Conservation Covenant (IV)	<1
1998	South Bay, Kaikoura PPL	Conservation Covenant (IV)	<1
2008	Ka Whata Tu o Rakihouia	Conservation Park (V)	21
2018	Ka Whata Tu o Rakihouia (Proposed Addition)	Stewardship Area (III)	3

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Other forests & woodlands
Grassland	major (>10)	Tussock grasslands
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	major (>10)
Shrubland	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ka Whata Tu o Rakihouia/Kaikoura (New Zealand). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ka-whata-tu-o-rakihouia-kaikoura-iba-new-zealand on 23/12/2024.