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==Etymology==
The name 'Kaikorai' is a corruption of 'kai karae', [[Māori language|Māori]] for 'eating [[petrel]]s', referring to a Māori explorer whose party is said to have eaten these seabirds while camping at the mouth of the stream.<ref>[http://kvc.school.nz/Kaikorai_Valley_College/Kaikorai_Valley_College_-_Home_files/Intro_Folder/European_Settlement_Part_One.htm Background] on [[Kaikorai Valley College]] Kaikorai Stream website, viewed 2013-08-10</ref> The first references in print media to the
The stream does not have an official name<ref>"This name is not official - this feature does not have an official name. Status: Recorded. History/Origin/Meaning: Feature shown on: NZMS260 I44 J44 Edition 2 1987."[http://www.linz.govt.nz/placenames/find-names/nz-gazetteer-official-names/nzgb-gazetteer#zoom=0&lat=-41.14127&lon=172.5&layers=BTT New Zealand Gazetteer: Search for Place Names] on [[Land Information New Zealand]] website, viewed 2013-08-10</ref> but "official" maps name Fraser's Creek as Kaikorai Stream and do not give any label to the watercourse through Balmacewen.<ref>For example, New Zealand Department of Lands and Survey NZMS260 I44 J44 Edition 2 1987</ref> A 2013 [[Land Information New Zealand]] report on misspelt names suggests the name "should be Kaikarae",<ref>[http://www.linz.govt.nz/placenames/consultation-decisions/a-to-z/whanganui/examples Whanganui Place Name Report - Duplication, Common Usage & Examples of Other Misspelt Place Names] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130810093220/http://www.linz.govt.nz/placenames/consultation-decisions/a-to-z/whanganui/examples |date=2013-08-10 }} on Land Information New Zealand website, viewed 2013-08-10</ref> and in 2023, the name Kaikarae was recorded as a collected name for the stream, as a part of the Te Waipounamu tangata whenua place names map project, in collaboration with Ngāi Tahu.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gazetteer.linz.govt.nz/place/61614|title=Kaikarae|work=New Zealand Gazetteer|publisher=[[Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand]] |access-date=3 April 2024}}</ref>
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