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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.
Akaroa is a small town on Banks Peninsula in the Canterbury Region of the South Island of New Zealand, situated within a harbour of the same name. The name Akaroa is Kāi Tahu Māori for "Long Harbour", which would be spelled Whangaroa in standard Māori.
Both the Banks Track Three Day Classic Walk and Banks Track Two Day Hikers Option start and end in Akaroa, with a bus ride to the start of the walking track on a farm at Ōnuku. They reach a maximum altitude of 699 metres (2,293 ft) at Trig GG, traversing a rugged coastline, forests, bush, pastures, and the Hinewai Reserve .
The Akaroa Harbour statistical area covers the settlements around the harbour with the exception of Akaroa. It covers 162.14 km 2 (62.60 sq mi). [ 9 ] It had an estimated population of 720 as of June 2024, [ 10 ] with a population density of 4.4 people per km 2 .
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. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage explains that the name Ōnawe is made up of "Ō" meaning "place of" and "nawe" meaning "to ...
Ōnuku is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the nearest town of Akaroa. It is situated on the eastern shore of the harbour, below the hill peak called Brasenose, which is also known by the Māori name Ōteauheke. [2] [3] Ōteauheke is listed as a wahi tapu (sacred site) by Heritage New Zealand. [4]