Akaroa, a colourful place which was founded ... as well as other walking and biking tracks within a few minutes from the town centre. As the local guide points out, not entirely conclusively ...

But almost two weeks after severe rain lashed the region, causing flooding and slips, some Akaroa residents are still waiting to return home. Alan Hemsley had been living in rental accommodation ...

Rolling green hills dotted with sheep, bucolic farms, lakes studded with geese, mallard ducks and swans… The winding Highway 75 from Christchurch, New Zealand, is one of the most picturesque ...

The Christchurch City Council is defending its moves to press on with long-awaited multimillion dollar sewage plant upgrades for the Banks Peninsula township of Akaroa. The proposed $94 million ...

A temporary Akaroa Service Centre has opened next to the Akaroa Sports Complex in Rue Jolie this morning (Wednesday 21 December). The temporary facility, which is in the sports pavilion carpark at ...

A portable cabin has been set up on the town’s main wharf as a make-shift visitor centre and extra copies of the Akaroa Visitor Guide and the Akaroa Town Map have been printed for summer.

Town slogan: Formerly "The Riviera of Canterbury ... Or to get the adrenaline pumping, the Akaroa Adventure Centre will drop you and a bike at the top of the hill for a 13km downhill ride ...

French colonists arriving in Akaroa in 1840 were dismayed to see the Union Jack flying over the town. Photo / Craig Stephens French Ambassador Michel Legras may be forgiven for pondering what ...

Richardson said the town needed tourists to stay viable, but needed to find a "happy balance". Akaroa District Promotions chairman Andrew Dalglish said it was "very hard to get some council spend ...