Kaikoura District, Canterbury short-term rental listings & supply

Name: Kaikoura District, Canterbury short-term rental supply data
Creator: AirDNA
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Updated June 9, 2026By The AirDNA Data Team

Kaikoura District, Canterbury has 398 active short-term rental listings, tracked across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com.

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Total active listings

398

-7.9% YoY

Kaikoura District, Canterbury short-term rental listings

Kaikoura District has 398 active short-term rental listings as of May 2026, tracked across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com. Active supply is down 7.9% from May 2025 to May 2026. Here's how the market breaks down:

By property type: 80.2% entire homes, 14.6% private rooms and 5.3% shared rooms.
By size: 38.4% 1-bedroom, 23.4% 2-bedroom, 20.1% 3-bedroom, 10.8% 4-bedroom, and 7.3% 5+ bedroom.
By channel: 51.5% Airbnb-only, 36.4% cross-listed and 12.1% Vrbo-only.
By availability: 69.3% full-time (271–365), 13.1% seasonal (1–90 nights), 11.3% most of year (181–270), and 6.3% part-time (91–180 nights).
By minimum stay: 69.8% 30+ nights, 28.1% 2 nights, 1.3% 3 nights, 0.5% 1 night, and 0.3% 4–6 nights.
By cancellation policy: 62.8% moderate, 33.1% flexible, 2.7% strict, 1% super strict, and 0.3% no refund.

Rental demand score

Rental demand78
Seasonality60
Revenue growth76
Regulation65

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Analyst's take

Kaikoura District's Rental Demand score: 78 out of 100.

Kaikoura District's Rental Demand subscore is 78 out of 100, one of five inputs to its overall Market Score of 68.

Rental Demand combines two inputs: annual occupancy (48% in Kaikoura District) and year-over-year listing growth (active supply down 7.9% from May 2025 to May 2026).

It is benchmarked against other short-term rental markets in the same country with at least 15 active listings.

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Key definitions

How AirDNA defines these metrics

Active listings: Active listings are the short-term rentals on Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com that were available or booked in the trailing 12 months. AirDNA de-duplicates the same home across channels, and the count refreshes monthly.How AirDNA counts active listings →