Akaroa Harbour

Akaroa Harbour
Akaroa Harbour
	A photo of Akaroa Harbour from the northwest with Ōnawe Peninsula clearly visible
	Akaroa Harbour
	Nautical chart "NZ 6324 Akaroa Harbour"
Location	Banks Peninsula
Coordinates	43°50′40.56″S 172°55′30.719″E / 43.8446000°S 172.92519972°E
Type	Harbour
Islands	The Long Boat
Settlements	Akaroa, Duvauchelle, Takapūneke, Takamatua
References

Akaroa Harbour is part of Banks Peninsula in the Canterbury region of New Zealand.^[2] 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, New Zealand; the other is Lyttelton Harbour on the northern coast.

The name Akaroa is an alternative spelling of Whakaroa,^[3] Whangaroa or Wangaloa^[4] from the Kāi Tahu dialect of Māori. Whakaroa means "Long Harbour".^[5]

The harbour was used commercially in the mid-19th century for ship-based and shore-based whaling.^[6] Cruise ships occasionally enter the harbour, with the passengers visiting Akaroa.^[7]

Ōnawe Peninsula is at the head of the harbour, the former site of a Māori pā.

^ "Akaroa Harbour". LINZ. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
^ "New Zealand Gazetteer". gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. LINZ. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
^ "Akaroa". Kā Huru Manu. Ngāi Tahu. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
^ Jacobson, H. C. (1914). "Inside Akaroa Harbour". Tales of Banks Peninsula. Akaroa: Akaroa Mail Office. p. 375.
^ Reed, Alexander Wyclif (23 January 2002). The Reed Dictionary of New Zealand Place Names. Reed Books. ISBN 9780790007618.
^ "Akaroa Waterfront Historic Area". www.heritage.org.nz. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
^ "Cruise ship visits". Christchurch City Council. 2 November 2011. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.

[1] "Akaroa Harbour". LINZ. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

[2] "New Zealand Gazetteer". gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. LINZ. Retrieved 26 April 2020.

[3] "Akaroa". Kā Huru Manu. Ngāi Tahu. Retrieved 26 April 2020.

[4] Jacobson, H. C. (1914). "Inside Akaroa Harbour". Tales of Banks Peninsula. Akaroa: Akaroa Mail Office. p. 375.

[Reed2002-5] Reed, Alexander Wyclif (23 January 2002). The Reed Dictionary of New Zealand Place Names. Reed Books. ISBN 9780790007618.

[6] "Akaroa Waterfront Historic Area". www.heritage.org.nz. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 26 April 2020.

[7] "Cruise ship visits". Christchurch City Council. 2 November 2011. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.

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