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For the electorate see Akaroa (NZ electorate)

Akaroa (NZ electorate)

Akaroa was a New Zealand electorates. It was located in on Banks Peninsula, in Canterbury, New Zealand, and named after the Akaroa....

Akaroa is a village on Banks Peninsula

Banks Peninsula

Banks Peninsula is in the Canterbury, New Zealand region on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand, partly surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, and adjacent to the largest city in the South Island, Christchurch, New Zealand....
in the Canterbury

Canterbury, New Zealand

The Regions of New Zealand of Canterbury is mainly composed of the Canterbury Plains and the surrounding mountains. Its main city, Christchurch, hosts the main office of the Christchurch City Council, the Canterbury Regional Council and the University of Canterbury....
region of the South Island

South Island

The South Island is the larger of the two major Islands of New Zealand of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. The Maori name for the South Island, Te Wai Pounamu, meaning "The Water/s of Greenstone" , possibly evolved from Te Wahi Pounamu which means "The Place Of Greenstone"....
of New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
. It is 82 kilometres by road from Christchurch, and is the terminus of State Highway 75.

According to the March 2001 New Zealand census of population and dwellings

New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings

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For the electorate see Akaroa (NZ electorate)

Akaroa (NZ electorate)

Akaroa was a New Zealand electorates. It was located in on Banks Peninsula, in Canterbury, New Zealand, and named after the Akaroa....

Akaroa is a village on Banks Peninsula

Banks Peninsula

Canterbury, New Zealand

South Island

New Zealand

New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings

The New Zealand government department Statistics New Zealand conducts a census of population and dwellings every five years.The census officially occurs at midnight on a Tuesday in March....
, the permanent population was 576, a decrease of 69 since 1996. The village has a high (31%) ratio of residents aged over 65 years.

Set on a beautiful, sheltered harbour and overlooked by craggy volcanic hills, Akaroa is a popular resort village. In summer the temporary population can reach 7,000 which places stress on the water supply which is entirely dependent upon rainfall on the hills.

Although sailors from the hastily-despatched HMS Britomart proclaimed British sovereignty over the South Island at Akaroa in 1840, the area was settled that same year by French settlers who had intended to establish a colony. The area still has a French influence, reflected in many local placenames.

Many Hector's Dolphin

Hector's Dolphin

Hector's Dolphin or White-headed Dolphin is the best-known of the four dolphins in the genus Cephalorhynchus. At about 1.4 m in length, it is one of the smallest cetaceans....
s may be found in the harbour, and 'swim with the dolphins' boat tours are a major tourist attraction.

The French settlement was known as Port Louis-Philipe; before 1840 it was also known as Wangaloa. The name Akaroa is Kai Tahu

Ngai Tahu

Ngai Tahu, or Kai Tahu, is the principal Maori iwi of the southern region of New Zealand, with the tribal authority, Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu, being based in Christchurch, New Zealand and Invercargill....
Maori

Maori

The Maori are the indigenous people Polynesian people of Aotearoa . The group probably arrived in south-western Polynesia in several waves at some time before 1300....
for 'Long Harbour'.

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