Akaroa

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 in standard Māori. The area was also named Port Louis-Philippe by French settlers after the reigning French king Louis Philippe I.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Akaroa
Settlement.area_total_km2: 2.03
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.image_skyline: File:AkaroaDec032024 01.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Akaroa township and main wharf in 2024
Settlement.pushpin_map: New Zealand Banks Peninsula
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Akaroa in Banks Peninsula
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: New Zealand
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Canterbury Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Christchurch City
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Ward
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Banks Peninsula
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Community
Settlement.subdivision_name4: Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula
Settlement.seat_type: Electorates

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Akaroa
Population: 756
Area: 1.7656
Elevation: 52
Image: Akaroa township.jpg

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Contents

History
French settlement
British settlement
Demographics
Tourism
Education
Museum
Akaroa lighthouse
Churches
Onuku Church
Saint Patrick's Catholic church
Saint Peter's Anglican church
Trinity Presbyterian church
Utilities
Climate
Gallery
Notable residents
References
Notes
Sources
External links

The town is by road from Christchurch and is the terminus of State Highway 75. It is set on a sheltered harbour and is overlooked and surrounded by the remnants of an eruptive centre of the Miocene Banks Peninsula Volcano.