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 is perfect for wandering on established tracks, relaxing on sheepskin-covered couches on the ramshackle veranda, or flicking through magazines and playing board games. A drink and snack is included in the admission price (try the berry juice). Rustic and romantic accommodation ($200 to $250) and a spa are also available here.
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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
The Akaroa 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
Maori & Colonial Museum at Okains Bay, north-east of Akaroa, began as a private collection of indigenous and pioneer artefacts but went public 28 years ago. It features a reproduction Maori meeting house, a sacred 15th-century god stick and a war canoe.
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Sign of the Kiwi
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Otepatotu
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Onawe Pa
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Montgomery Park
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Heaton Rutland's Garden
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Hay Scenic Reserve
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Ellangowan
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