Takapūneke is as important as Waitangi - the South Island’s preeminent historic site. Significantly on this very first public holiday Maori celebration of Matariki, Takapūneke Reserve was officially opened with…
Takapūneke in Akaroa is as important as the Waitangi Grounds. The site of the Brig Elizabeth Te Rauparaha Massacre that was a blood thirsty start to a nation and ultimately…
Did you know that Akaroa is the best place for a New Zealand History Tour? With 5 significant historic sites that tell the complete settlement story of New Zealand, all within a few minutes drive from each other? One of those sites is as important than the Treaty of Waitangi Grounds (argued by some historians to be more important!).
Comte de Paris was the Nanto Bordelaise Company's 501-tonne sailing ship that carried the French and German settlers to a new home in Akaroa, New Zealand. Leaving poverty in France they headed to a new wilderness, and to the first planned European settlement in the South Island, today many of their descendants remain and have formed the Comte de Paris descendants group.
School history in Akaroa, is available to children of all ages and abilities, they can and should learn history, stories help kids connect to place and make informed decisions for…
Akaroa history is incredibly rich, Māori waves of exploration, settlement and conquest, rich culture and traditions as well as inter-tribal warfare and bloody massacres. European trading, sealing and whaling led…
School trips Akaroa - here's a school education trip that ticks all the boxes: Including local New Zealand history, Maori culture, in depth knowledge that allows learners to make connections…
Akaroa French Festival 2023, what to do, where and when. Don’t miss out!
Akaroa Museum is high on the Things to Do in Akaroa list. It’s open seven days a week, a good wet weather day activity and it’s FREE entry with interesting…
Fabulous review of the Akaroa History and Nature Tour with The Seventh Generation Tours Akaroa.