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Wainui Destination Guide

Explore Wainui in New Zealand

Wainui in the region of Canterbury is a town in New Zealand - some 199 mi or ( 321 km ) South-West of Wellington , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Wainui

Current time in Wainui is now 11:18 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Auckland " with a UTC offset of 13 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Wellington, Richmond, Pigeon Bay, Palmerston North, and Okains Bay. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Wellington . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Wainui ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Akaroa Mail Run (1)

6:47 min by mevrouwg
Views: 1774 Rating: 4.50

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

2:46 min by kiwiaress
Views: 1351 Rating: 0.00

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)

1:06 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 1109 Rating: 0.00

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 ..

See Akaroa Harbour - Harbour Cruise by Classic Sailboat

7:25 min by kiwiaress
Views: 1039 Rating: 5.00

Akaroa harbour Cruise under sail. www.aclasssailing.co.nz Hoisting the mainsail, the genoa, Tacking, Gybing. See the volcanic crater, hectors dolphins, little blue penguins. Have a go yourself. See ho ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -43.84 172.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Banks Peninsula, Geography of the Canterbury Region, Ports and harbours of New Zealand

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -43.77 172.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Geography of the Canterbury Region, Peninsulas of New Zealand

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -43.85 172.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Geography of the Canterbury Region, Hiking and tramping tracks in New Zealand, Visitor attractions in the Canterbury Region

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -43.75 172.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Banks Peninsula, Populated places in New Zealand, Suburbs of Christchurch

Banks Peninsula

Banks Peninsula is a peninsula of volcanic origin on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It has an area of approximately 1,150 square kilometres and encompasses two large harbours and many smaller bays and coves. The South Island's largest city, Christchurch is located immediately north of the peninsula.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -43.75 172.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Banks Peninsula, Peninsulas of New Zealand, Shield volcanoes, Stratovolcanoes, Volcanoes of New Zealand