Delve a little deeper and the playful peninsula will reward you with an abundance of unexpected delights. Breathe in the ocean air from a seaside café and admire the town’s history and architecture as you explore the township’s vibrant gardens and boutiques.
OUR HISTORY
Open hearts
and open minds.
Akaroa is one of New Zealand’s first
European settlements with a rich Māori
and French history.
AA treasure
and an icon.
Well before Captain Cook set his sights on Akaroa Harbour in the 1770s, Ngāi Tahu Māori had already established a vibrant and thriving way of life amongst the beauty of two extinct volcanoes.
BIn 1840, Akaroa became New Zealand’s only township to be established by French settlers becoming the region’s first substantial European settlement. The area became well known as a safe haven for early whalers and sealers braving the southern oceans beyond its headlands.
CPhoto Credits: Akaroa Museum Collection.
A) Regatta Day, J.L. Buckland, 1931. B) Akaroa Post Office, J.L. Buckland, c.1930. C) T.E. Taylor Merchant Premises, T.E. Taylor Studio, c.1900.
What's on
Akaroa Waterfront Motel & Pohatu Penguins Special
Pohatu is the largest Australasian...
Comte de Paris 180, an exhibition at Akaroa Museum
From April to June, Akaroa Museum remembers the French and German settlers who arrived in Akaroa on the Comte de Paris in 1840.
A new exhibition...
Kura Raranga - want to learn how to weave?
From 10am to 4pm each day
$299 for the course, $60 per casual class.
Our wonderful tutor Ngaio, our kaiwhatu, weaver, guides us through the traditional and spiritual...
Live Music at Ma Maison: Fraser Ross And Amiria Grenell - Winter Tour
Life Drawing 2021 - Alfresco or otherwise
21st and 22nd August
10am to 4pm in the Presbyterian Hall Akaroa
$80 for two days paid in advance or $50 per casual day
Let’s continue this popular workshop after a great summer, Life Drawing...
Comedy at Ma Maison: Ben Hurley & Justine Smith ft Logan Kitney
You'll know both of them from TV's 7 Days, The Project, numerous Comedy Gala AotearoHA's and heaps more!
To purchase tickets visit: https://app.kiwiticket.co.nz/#/events/iyc0yDNF0qfRGG6TfPZo
Akaroa Community Arts Council: Easel-ly Arty 2021 – tutored kids drawing workshop
Encouraged by the tremendous success and enthusiastic support of parents and kids from Easel-ly Arty 2019, on we go with our children’s drawing programme. Tutored by local super-experienced artists and kids’...