Kaikoura, New Zealand

Kaikoura, New Zealand is a submarine cable landing point in New Zealand (coordinates -42.4027°, 173.6830°). It serves 1 submarine cable system, making it a single-cable landing in New Zealand's international connectivity infrastructure.

Connected submarine cables

Connectivity profile

From Kaikoura, New Zealand, international traffic can reach 1 countries through 1 cable system. Destinations include New Zealand. This location depends on a single cable system — a characteristic that makes it strategically sensitive to physical disruptions.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Kaikoura, New Zealand in the past 90 days — all connected systems remained within normal latency thresholds. Our monitoring network continuously samples latency from external probes to targets reachable via these cables.

About the cables

• Aqualink (2001) — Aqualink is a domestic submarine cable network within New Zealand, connecting 11 coastal and island locations including Auckland, Christchurch, Kaikoura, New Plymouth, Oara, and 6 more. The system provides essential telecommunications infrastructure for communities that would otherwise depend entirely on satellite or microwave links. Read more →

Submarine cable data from TeleGeography. Monitoring metrics updated continuously by GeoCables.