Akaroa
Town in the South Island, New Zealand
Akaroa is a town on the Banks Peninsula, southeast of Christchurch, New Zealand. Akaroa Beach is on the eastern shore of Akaroa Harbour, where rare Hector’s dolphins swim. The Akaroa Museum includes 3 heritage buildings and chronicles the town’s...
Population: 624 (2013)
Community: Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula
District: Christchurch City
European settlement: 18 August 1840
Founded by: Jean François Langlois
Local iwi: Ngāi Tahu
Region: Canterbury Region