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 Whangaroa in standard Māori. Wikipedia

Population 756 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in New Zealand

Visas and entry What your passport needs for New Zealand
Daylight 8 h 56 in Jun, dark by 16:56 · 15 h 26 in Dec
  1. January: 15 h 06 of daylight
  2. February: 13 h 51 of daylight
  3. March: 12 h 28 of daylight
  4. April: 10 h 55 of daylight
  5. May: 9 h 39 of daylight
  6. June: 8 h 56 of daylight
  7. July: 9 h 12 of daylight
  8. August: 10 h 17 of daylight
  9. September: 11 h 44 of daylight
  10. October: 13 h 14 of daylight
  11. November: 14 h 38 of daylight
  12. December: 15 h 26 of daylight
Tourist office · 670 m Akaroa iSite Visitor Information Centre

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Markets

  • Akaroa Farmers Market

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: 09:30–13:00
    7. Sunday: closed

    09:30–13:00

    200 m from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

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