Making new blue economy in Kaikōura: a participatory process approach

Since 2000, Kaikōura has developed a thriving mixed marine economy that has created incomes, jobs and subsistence opportunities from marine tourism to seafood, and multiple enterprises that support or derive income from them. On November 19, 2016, the region suffered a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that brought much of its economy to a standstill and threatened to permanently disrupt its blue economy development model. Kaikōura's economies had to be remade. This report outlines the research findings from the New blue economy in Kaikōura: a participatory processes approach project, which worked with Kaikōura's communities and businesses to develop a practical, long-term 'value proposition' for a sustainable blue economy.