"The town is really vibrant now after the gloomy feel it had during COVID-19."
It was felt from Kaikōura to Palmerston North.
Police said the person who died is understood to have been rafting and passed away at the scene.
"We are facing an ongoing increase in fire danger."
Increasingly popular events created excessive noise and rubbish.
Since September, 148 seals have been found dead on Kaikōura's coastline.
Five people died when a vessel overturned near Kaikōura in September last year.
"Quite large numbers of sea stars, sea urchins and also been large numbers of deep-sea fish in the canyon."
It's expected to have a large economic impact on the town when it's released.
Robert Jason Guild, 40, was sentenced in the Blenheim District Court to seven months imprisonment.
Police said the incident serves as a reminder of the importance of wearing life-jackets and carrying two forms of waterproof communication.
"This year she was on a new journey to add to her repertoire Lindy Hop Swing, a dance of the 1930s that included Charleston."
The crash occurred just before 6am on Tuesday.
Members of the Nature Photography Society of New Zealand were onboard when the vessel flipped.
Five people died when the boat capsized on Saturday.
Five people died after a chartered vessel overturned in calm, flat conditions in Kaikōura on Saturday.
"We have an upturned boat tipped over by a whale from what we can understand, came up from underneath."
Five people died in the accident.
Here's what we know.
"We aware of the delicate ecosystem in this area and are working to minimise any potential impact."
