Akaroa Harbour, is part of
Banks Peninsula in the
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region of New Zealand. The harbour enters from the southern coast of the peninsula, heading in a predominantly northerly direction. It is one of two major inlets in
Banks Peninsula, on the coast of
Canterbury
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, New Zealand; the other is
Lyttelton Harbour on the northern coast.
The name Akaroa is an alternative spelling of Whakaroa, Whangaroa or Wangaloa from the
Kāi Tahu dialect of
Māori
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. Whakaroa means "Long Harbour".
The harbour was used commercially in the mid-19th century for ship-based and shore-based whaling.
Cruise ship
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s occasionally enter the harbour, with the passengers visiting Akaroa.
Ōnawe Peninsula
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.
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is at the head of the harbour, the former site of a Māori
pā.
Settlements
Akaroa Harbour's waterfront has been continually inhabited since the 1840s.
Akaroa,
Duvauchelle
Duvauchelle Bay ( mi, Kaitouna) is a small town situated at the head of Akaroa Harbour on Banks Peninsula in New Zealand. State Highway 75 passes through the town. The Onawe Peninsula separates Duvauchelle bay from Barry's Bay.
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Takapūneke
Takapūneke, with the location also known as Red House Bay, is a former kāinga—an unfortified Māori village—adjacent to present-day Akaroa, New Zealand. Takapūneke was a major trading post for the local iwi (tribe), Ngāi Tahu, as there w ...
,
Takamatua
Takamatua, with an initial European name of German Bay, is a small town situated in Akaroa Harbour on Banks Peninsula in New Zealand. The main road to Akaroa (State Highway 75) passes through this locality. It is north of Akaroa township.
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, Barrys Bay, French Farm and Wainui lie on the shoreline of the harbour. They are connected to the rest of Canterbury via
State Highway 75. French Bay, the site of the French settlement of Akaroa, was originally known as Paka Ariki.
Demographics
The Akaroa Harbour statistical area covers the settlements around the harbour with the exception of Akaroa. It covers .
It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km
2.
Akaroa Harbour had a population of 729 at the
2018 New Zealand census
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, a decrease of 27 people (-3.6%) since the
2013 census, and an increase of 18 people (2.5%) since the
2006 census
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. There were 330 households. There were 363 males and 366 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.99 males per female. The median age was 57.9 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 78 people (10.7%) aged under 15 years, 63 (8.6%) aged 15 to 29, 333 (45.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 255 (35.0%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 93.8% European/Pākehā, 6.6% Māori, 1.2% Pacific peoples, 2.5% Asian, and 2.5% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).
The proportion of people born overseas was 21.0%, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 49.4% had no religion, 39.9% were Christian, 0.8% were Buddhist and 2.5% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 159 (24.4%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 90 (13.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $28,100, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 279 (42.9%) people were employed full-time, 132 (20.3%) were part-time, and 3 (0.5%) were unemployed.
Geography and Natural Features
The harbour is one of two eroded volcanic centres from the extinct
Banks Peninsula Volcano
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.
The
Akaroa Marine Reserve
The Akaroa Marine Reserve is a marine reserve covering an area of at the entrance to the Akaroa Harbour in New Zealand. It was approved in 2013 after a lengthy campaign, and established in 2014.
History
Forest and Bird carried out exploratory di ...
was given approval in 2013 after a 17-year campaign to get it established.
, of the seven sites that are sampled in the harbour for water quality, six are graded as "good" and one as "fair" in terms of recreational use. Rainfall affects the grading.
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See also
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Coastline of New Zealand
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References
External links
Akaroa and Akaroa Harbourat
Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand (published in the 1966 ''An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand'')
Akaroa Harbour Issues Working Partyat
Environment Canterbury
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Save Akaroa Harbour(Akaroa Harbour Marine Protection Society)
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