Keep up with the latest from the Kaikōura International Dark Sky Sanctuary. Here you’ll find news about our events, projects, and efforts to protect and celebrate our night sky.
Reducing light pollution on Kaikōura dairy farms
A Kaikōura Dark Sky Trust project with local dairy farmers has demonstrated how relatively simple changes to outdoor lighting can significantly reduce glare and light pollution without compromising safely or farm operations. Lighting is an essential part of dairy farming, particularly during early morning and evening operations at the shed. Traditional outdoor floodlights send significant…
New equipment helps us share Kaikōura’s night skies
We are very grateful to the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand (RASNZ) and its Kingdon-Tomlinson Endowment Fund for a generous $500 donation to the Kaikōura Dark Sky Trust in late 2025. The funding has enabled the Trust to purchase some useful new equipment to support our community events and help people safely enjoy and…
Celebrating two years as an International Dark Sky Sanctuary
On Saturday 12 September, exactly two years to the day since Kaikōura was officially recognised as an International Dark Sky Sanctuary, we came together on the lawn at Fyffe House to celebrate. The clouds peeled back, the stars came out, and what a beautiful evening unfolded. It was wonderful to see over 40 people come…
