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Akaroa was described as a “long favourite holiday haven not only for New Zealanders but visitors from Australia and the Old World” in 1903. At this time, most of Akaroa was concentrated around the waterfront with only a few houses built on the hillsides. The population living in Akaroa was 559 people with a total of 124 houses in 1901. [27]
The name Akaroa is an alternative spelling of Whakaroa, [3] Whangaroa or Wangaloa [4] from the Kāi Tahu dialect of Māori. Whakaroa means "Long Harbour". [5] The harbour was used commercially in the mid-19th century for ship-based and shore-based whaling. [6] Cruise ships occasionally enter the harbour, with the passengers visiting Akaroa. [7]
Both the Banks Track Three Day Classic Walk and Banks Track Two Day Hikers Option start and end in Akaroa and reached a maximum altitude of 699 metres (2,293 ft) at Trig GG, traversing a rugged coastline, forests, bush, pastures, and the Hinewai Reserve. The track sections are: Onuku Farm (outside Akaroa) to Flea Bay Cottage (11 km)
The Akaroa Marine Reserve is a marine reserve covering an area of 512.15 hectares (1,265.6 acres) [1] at the entrance to the Akaroa Harbour in New Zealand. It was approved in 2013 after a lengthy campaign, and established in 2014.
Duvauchelle Bay (Māori: Kaitouna) 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 Ōnawe Peninsula separates Duvauchelle bay from Barry's Bay.
Satellite image of Akaroa Harbour taken from the International Space Station. Ōnawe Peninsula is visible at the centre top. The Ōnawe Peninsula is a volcanic plug inside Akaroa Harbour, on Banks Peninsula in Canterbury, New Zealand. It is the site of a former pā (a Māori village). It is part of the Banks Peninsula Volcano.