Wikipedia:GLAM/Kaikōura/Articles
Feel free to create or expand articles (noting changes or fixes made like this with date and your username). The Kaikōura District template has links to related articles if people are interested in checking and making their own notes for what to improve. Please don't add articles to this list unless you're personally going to create or expand them—check with Mike first.
There is an collection of news clipping photos and scanned publications from the Kaikōura Museum archives available for many topics (Memorial Hall, the Mayfair, Te Ana The Caves, the Kaikoura Star and the Museum's history etc;) contact Giantflightlessbirds.
Articles created or improved
[edit]| Wikipedia | Quality | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Fyffe House |  |
Drafted by Rosarrob and completed by Marshelec |
| Ben Foster (sculptor) |  | Article created by Panamitsu. |
| Goose Bay, New Zealand | | Article created by Panamitsu. |
| Kaikōura Memorial Hall | |
Photos taken, category created, newpaper clippings photographed by Giantflightlessbirds, article created by DrThneed using the name for the building used by the sources. |
| Kaikoura Star | | Article created by Wainuiomartian. |
| Mayfair Theatre, Kaikōura | |
Created by Giantflightlessbirds. |
| Nin's Bin | | Article created by Panamitsu. |
| Ōhau Point | | Wainuiomartian created article. |
| Rakautara |  | Article created by Panamitsu. |
| Salmonella Dub | | Article significantly improved and expanded by Wainuiomartian. Quality re-assessed as C class. |
| Takahanga Marae | | Article created by Cloventt |
| Te Ana – The Caves | | Wainuiomartian created article. |
| Whale Watch Kaikōura |  | Article created by Marshelec |
| Wikipedia | Quality | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Ailsa McGilvary | | Lead expanded by Marshelec |
| Geoff Harrow | | Citations added. Article in good shape |
| Hāpuku River | | Tidied up article and added interactive map, by Marshelec |
| Ian Walker | | Article improved as much as possible without a new source or published interview—could this be arranged? |
| Julie Syme | | Expanded. Article improved as much as possible without a new source or published interview. |
| Kaikōura Dark Sky Sanctuary | | There is a video clip about the Sanctuary on YouTube which if it were released under an open licence could be embedded in the Wikipedia article. |
| Kaikōura District Council | | Minor update completed by Marshelec |
| Kaikōura lights | |
Wainuiomartian and Giantflightlessbirds expanded article and added citations and photo of the Argosy plane and the light. |
| Kowhai River | |
Added information on flooding and flood protection |
| Mayfair Theatre, Kaikōura | |
Created by Giantflightlessbirds. |
| Melville Syme | | Expanded. Article improved as much as possible without a new source or published interview. |
| Robert Fyffe | | Article greatly expanded by Wainuiomartian from the initial one sentence. Does the museum have a portrait of Fyffe ? |
| Salmonella Dub | | Article significantly improved and expanded by Wainuiomartian. Quality re-assessed as C class. |
| Ted Howard | | Lead expanded by Marshelec |
| Whale Trail | | Article has been updated by Marshelec to reflect current status of the trail. Photos of the upgraded trails at the Kaikōura end would be useful: photo out back of Railway Station. |
Articles still to create
[edit]| Wikidata | Wikipedia | Quality | Wikimedia Commons | Comments | Who's working on it? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaikōura Museum (Q137669654) | Kaikōura Museum | — | Category:Kaikoura Museum | Kaikoura Historical Society: | Giantflightlessbirds |
| Mangamaunu marae (Q137832175) | Mangamaunu marae | — | |||
| Te Whare Putea Trust (Q137849232) | Te Whare Putea Charitable Trust | — | |||
| The Pier Hotel and Restaurant (Q112010161) | Pier Hotel | — | Lots of clippings photographed, plus Iconic Kiwi Pubs book | ||
| Kowhai Bush (Q115224074) | Kowhai Bush | — | Category: Kowhai Bush | Giantflightlessbirds | |
| — | Edward Percival Field Station | — | Includes George Knox Research Laboratories. Ref | Giantflightlessbirds |
Articles still to expand
[edit]| Wikipedia | Quality | Current Issues | To Do / Done | Who's working on it? |
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| Kaikōura | |
Lead section needs some expansion. Most sections in the body are quite short; both Māori and European history have just a couple of paragraphs, and could be expanded, as could the information on its prehistory and moa bone finds. The number of residents seems to be wrong (it’s ratepayers). | Several recently created articles on topics related to the town can now be linked from this article. The History section needs expanding, especially Māori history. The Geography section needs expanding to describe the setting of the town and some of the major geographic features such as the Lyell Creek, and the overall layout, including the Peninsula and South Bay. Coverage of the marina is needed. A new section on tourism is needed, with coverage of major tourism businesses, attractions and activities. The Economy section needs to have more about the early importance of agriculture and the role of the town as a farming service centre. The Governance section should be expanded with brief mention of the former County, and the change of region from Marlborough to Canterbury (already covered in detail in Kaikōura District). A section on notable and historic buildings is needed. The Fyffe historic area, Pier Hotel, and the redevelopment of the wharf area on the north side of the peninsula (Wakatu Quay) are worth covering in this article (rather than the Peninsula article). | Marshelec, but needs help |
| Biodiversity of the Kaikōura region | |
Many gaps to fill. | This new article needs content about geological setting. |
Marshelec, but could do with help |
| List of historic places in Kaikōura District |  |
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| Marlborough Express | |
Recently closed, which needs to be better covered in the article | Wainuiomartian has expanded the article and added a photo. | |
| Whale watching in New Zealand | |
Currently poor quality with clumsy prose and several poor/unsuitable sources | improved and better Kaikōura photos used. |
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| Whale watching | |
Content about Kaikōura needs improving | improved and better Kaikōura photos used | |
| 2016 Kaikōura earthquake | |
This article currently receives over 38,000 page-views annually, and this warrants efforts to make it as good as it can be. |
photos could be moved to illustrate sections relevant to Kaikōura, and more information on the long-term effects of coastal uplift. Content has now been added about the effects on the marina and the restoration. Also headings rearranged, grammar fixes, more on roads (Ohau Point), more on tourists affected have been added | |
| Kaikōura District | |
Economics section has been updated | ||
| Kaikōura Peninsula | |
Needs more content about history of whaling stations, |
Wainuiomartian added sections on gulls, seals and the walkway. Giantflightlessbirds added more on the geology, plus photos. | |
| Kaikōura Canyon | |
Update with reports of the impact of the 2016 submarine landslides, including reduction in observed sperm whale activity | Marshelec | |
| Kaikōura Ranges | |
Geology section added by Giantflightlessbirds | Marshelec | |
| Ka Whata Tu O Rakihouia Conservation Park | |
Needs expansion | ||
| Mount Fyffe | |
updating the access and hut information | ||
| Red-billed gull | |
This article receives more than 10,000 page-views annually and warrants significant improvement | more of the published science on – especially if video is available
Wainuiomartian added section on distribution, |
Wainuiomartian |
| Hutton's shearwater | |
Reasonable as it was the subject of Critter of the Week a few years back and Mike worked on it extensively. | Needs updating and a |
Marshelec |
| Banded dotterel | |
See Talk:Double-banded plover#Quality issues. ('Banded dotterel' is the NZ name but not the article title.) | Trying to get video clips of typical behaviour, to replace the existing poor videos in the article. | Marshelec |
| Dusky dolphin | |
Video available? | ||
| Mark Solomon | |
Could be brought up to the standard of Ailsa McGilvary |
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| Mount Lyford | |
A proper rewrite and better citations. | Wainuiomartian started on this. So far can only find info on ski resort rather than the mountain itself. Help if you can. (Giantflightlessbirds added some fossil info.) | Wainuiomartian |