On 21 November 2016 , Sounds Air began a temporary daily Monday to Friday air service from Kaikoura to Blenheim and Christchurch , after the main transport links to the town were severed by the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake . The service was planned to run for at least three weeks , using the company 's Cessna Caravan . It was extended to the end of December 2017
2016 Kaikoura earthquake
2016 Kaikoura earthquake
Kaikoura Airport