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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.
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]
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.
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)
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.
This resulted in the creation of a new Christchurch City Council seat for the new ward of Banks Peninsula, and the creation of two Community Boards, the Lyttelton/Mt Herbert Community Board encompassing Lyttelton, Rapaki, Governors Bay, Diamond Harbour and Port Levy, and the Akaroa/Wairewa Community Board, encompassing Akaroa, Little River ...
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