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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
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- Akaroa
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- 2.03
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- Akaroa township and main wharf in 2024
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- New Zealand Banks Peninsula
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- Location of Akaroa in Banks Peninsula
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- Country
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- New Zealand
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- Canterbury Region
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Article
21 sectionsContents
- 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
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.
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.
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On the map
3 mapped locations