| Kaikorai Stream | |
|---|---|
 Kaikorai Stream, Dunedin | |
 Route of the Kaikorai Stream | |
.png)  Mouth of the Kaikorai Stream   Kaikorai Stream (South Island) | |
| Native name | Kaikarae (Māori) |
| Location | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Wakari |
| • location | Otago Golf Club |
| • coordinates | 45°51′19″S 170°29′37″E / 45.85539°S 170.49373°E |
| Mouth | |
• location | Otago Harbour |
• coordinates | 45°55′57″S 170°23′25″E / 45.932422°S 170.390194°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Kaikorai Stream → Pacific Ocean |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Frasers Creek, Abbots Creek, Christies Creek, Coal Creek, Finnies Creek |
The Kaikorai Stream is a short river which runs through the city of Dunedin, in New Zealand's South Island. The stream has origins in the northwestern suburbs of Dunedin, flowing southwest towards the Kaikorai Lagoon.
Originally named Kaikarae by Ngāi Tahu Māori referencing an event where the stream was a place where petrels were caught and eaten, the stream became highly modified during European settlement, and developed a reputation for poor water quality.