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Akaroa Destination Guide
Touring Akaroa in New Zealand
Akaroa in the region of Canterbury with its 700 citizens is located in New Zealand - some 196 mi or ( 316 km ) South-West of Wellington , the country's capital city .
Time in Akaroa is now 09:01 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Auckland " with a UTC offset of 13 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Wellington, Richmond, Puaha, Pigeon Bay, and Palmerston North. Being here already, consider visiting Wellington . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Akaroa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Black Cat Cruises launches technology that talks to dolphins
Amazing technology previously only available in the scientific community that allows humans to talk to dolphins is being launched by leading New Zealand tourism operator Black Cat Cruises. www.blackca ..
Akaroa Mail Run (1)
If you have the chance to do the Mail Run Delivery, JUST DO IT!!! It's fantastic, a great opportunity to see the peninsula and all those beautiful, original mailboxes... ..
Acapella Lodge Akaroa
Beautiful Harbour & Mountain Views. Beautiful Architecture. Ideal location park the car and walk easily to ALL attractions in Akaroa. 162m to the beach ..
Earthquake Kattiline's photos around Akaroa, New Zealand (crowne plaza christchurch earthquake)
Preview of Kattiline's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these vi ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Ōnawe Peninsula
The Ōnawe Peninsula is inside Akaroa Harbour, on Banks Peninsula in Canterbury, New Zealand. It was the site of a Ngāi Tahu pā captured by Te Rauparaha, chief of the Ngāti Toa in 1831. Up to 1,200 people were killed here, and the land is sacred to Ngāi Tahu so "is deemed to be vested in Te Runanga o Ngāi Tahu" as part of the Ngāi Tahu Waitangi claims settlement in 1998.
Located at -43.77 172.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Hinewai Reserve
Hinewai Reserve is a private nature reserve on Banks Peninsula in New Zealand.
Located at -43.82 173.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Banks Peninsula Track
The Banks Peninsula Track is a 35 kilometre tramping track on the Banks Peninsula on the South Island of New Zealand in the Canterbury region. The track opened in 1989 as the first privately managed track in New Zealand.
Located at -43.85 172.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Duvauchelle
Duvauchelle is a small town situated at the head of Akaroa Harbour on Banks Peninsula in New Zealand. State Highway 75 passes through the town. The Onawe Peninsula separates Duvauchelle bay from Barry's Bay. Duvauchelle is now part of Christchurch City Council jurisdiction since the city's amalgamation with Banks Peninsula District in 2006. From 1910 until 1989, Duvauchelle was the seat of the Akaroa County Council.
Located at -43.75 172.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Akaroa Harbour
Akaroa Harbour is part of Banks Peninsula in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand. It enters from the southern coast of the peninsula heading in a predominantly northerly direction. The name Akaroa is Kāi Tahu Māori for "Long Harbour". Ōnawe Peninsula is at the head of the harbour, the former site of a Māori pā. The towns or settlements of Akaroa, Duvauchelle, Barrys Bay, French Farm and Wainui lie on the shoreline of the harbour.
Located at -43.84 172.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.