Sights in Akaroa & The Banks Peninsula
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Tree Crop Farm
The quirky Tree Crop Farm is 1.8km off the main road through Akaroa (take Rue Grehan). This private wilderness garden has rambling, overgrown tracks, sheepskin-covered couches on a ramshackle verandah, and a cafe/travel library with loads of old National Geographic magazines. Rustic, romantic accommodation ($200 to $250) is also available.
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Waeckerle Cottage
The Akaroa – an Historic Walk booklet ($9.50) details a walking tour starting at the 1876 Waeckerle Cottage and finishing at the old Taylor's Emporium premises near the main wharf. The route takes in the old wooden buildings and churches that give Akaroa its character. Audio guides for self-guided walking tours are available at the visitor information centre ($10 per 90 minutes).
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Akaroa Museum
This interesting museum is spread over several historic buildings, including the old courthouse; the tiny Custom House by Daly’s Wharf; and one of NZ’s oldest houses, Langlois-Eteveneaux. It has modest displays on the peninsula’s once-significant Maori population, a courtroom diorama, a 20-minute audiovisual on peninsular history, and Akaroa community archives.
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Maori & Colonial Museum
At Okains Bay, northeast of Akaroa, this collection of indigenous and pioneer artefacts includes a reproduction Maori meeting house, a sacred 15th-century god stick and a war canoe.
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Giant's House
An ongoing labour of love from local artist Josie Martin, this playful and whimsical combination of sculpture and mosaics cascades down a hillside garden above Akaroa. Echoes of Gaudí and Miró can be found in the intricate collages of mirrors, tiles and broken china, and there are many surprising nooks and crannies to discover and explore. Martin also exhibits her paintings and sculpture in the lovely 1880 house, the former residence of Akaroa's first bank manager.
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Otepatotu
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Onawe Pa
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Montgomery Park
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Ellangowan
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