# Akaroa, Christchurch

1,918 council reports since July 2015, the 65th busiest suburb in the city. 1,534 photographs on record.
640 people at the 2023 Census, 4 to the square kilometre across 154 km².

https://www.chch.live/akaroa

## Live source links

Link-outs to the source’s own live pages, chch.live does not copy their live values or source text.

- [Christchurch City Council What’s On](https://www.ccc.govt.nz/news-and-events/whats-on)
- [Christchurch City Libraries events](https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/events/)

## The encyclopaedia on it

Akaroa is a small town on Banks Peninsula in the Canterbury Region of the South Island of New Zealand, situated within a harbour of the same name. The name Akaroa is Kāi Tahu Māori for "Long Harbour", which would be spelled Whangaroa in standard Māori. The area was also named Port Louis-Philippe by French settlers after the reigning French king Louis Philippe I.

Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akaroa), a tertiary source
Population: Stats NZ 2023 Census Statistical Area 2 counts summed over the suburb’s own areas, as Wikipedia maps them; the area is measured from the suburb boundary.

## Living here

Rent: too few new bonds for a median this quarter, last published about **$475 a week**.

Median and quartiles of weekly rents on new private bonds (Tenancy Services), new bonds only, not the whole stock.

## 2023 Census snapshot

About 633 people and 288 occupied private households, grouped from 6 SA1 areas in Akaroa. This exact statistical-area match is close to this suburb’s outline, not exactly it.

- Under 15: about 9% (57 people)
- 65 and over: about 40% (252 people)
- Born overseas: about 25% of stated birthplace
- European ethnicity: about 91% of ethnicity responses
- Māori ethnicity: about 8% of ethnicity responses
- Pacific Peoples ethnicity: about 1% of ethnicity responses
- Asian ethnicity: about 6% of ethnicity responses
- Households with internet: about 76% of stated households
- Households with two or more vehicles: about 44% of stated households

Ethnicity is a multiple-response measure, so those percentages are not meant to add to 100%. Stats NZ uses fixed random rounding to base 3; unavailable or confidential cells are left out, not treated as zero.

[individuals](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/120766-2023-census-totals-by-topic-for-individuals-by-statistical-area-1-part-1/) · [households](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/120765-2023-census-totals-by-topic-for-households-by-statistical-area-1/) · [geography](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/table/111243/) · [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

## As reported (1,534 on record)
- [57 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa 7520](https://www.chch.live/report/8863176)
- [Beach road Akaroa Near The Steps To The Monument, Akkaroa Northland 7520](https://www.chch.live/report/8843311)
- [48 Woodills Rd, Akaroa 7520](https://www.chch.live/report/8835393)
- [289 Beach Rd, Akaroa 7520](https://www.chch.live/report/8830955)
- [4 Rue Balguerie, Akaroa 7520](https://www.chch.live/report/8828396)
- [17 Aubrey Street South, Akaroa 7520](https://www.chch.live/report/8825769)

[1,534 photographs on the wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=akaroa)

## The suburb, back then (206 in the archive)

*Placed by the record’s locality join or the name in its own title, a lead, not a claim each frame stood here.*
- [Akaroa, Banks Peninsula](https://www.chch.live/then/1860s#p-30077887), 1860 · Kura Heritage Collections Online
- [Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/then/1860s#p-52912817), 1867 · Hocken Digital Collections
- [Akaroa Post Office](https://www.chch.live/then/1870s#p-51786820), 1870 · Canterbury Stories
- [Snow in Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/then/1870s#p-51787054), 1870 · Canterbury Stories
- [Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/then/1870s#p-52911436), 1874 · Hocken Digital Collections
- [Akaroa Mail, Library and Gaiety Hall](https://www.chch.live/then/1880s#p-51786327), 1880 · Canterbury Stories
- [Akaroa pound](https://www.chch.live/then/1880s#p-51786647), 1885 · Canterbury Stories
- [Group of unidentified men and children on Akaroa wharf](https://www.chch.live/then/1880s#p-48496334), 1886 · Canterbury Stories
- [Thirteen unidentified men climbing the hill to Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/then/1880s#p-48496153), 1886 · Canterbury Stories
- [Thirteen unidentified men mounting the hill to Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/then/1880s#p-48496337), 1886 · Canterbury Stories

[…and 196 more across the archive](https://www.chch.live/then)

## The record on Akaroa
- Akaroa enters the written record in 22 March 1851, [“RURAL SECTIONS CHOSEN. (Lyttelton Times, 22 March 1851)”](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18510322.2.16), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past).
- “Akaroa” appears somewhere in 2,933 of the archive’s records.
- A Papers Past search for the name surfaced 31 records, leads by provenance.
- The first report here: roading/streets, 4 July 2015, at 42.
- Its busiest day was 30 September 2023, 11 reports in a single day.
- The street that keeps coming up is [Beach Road](https://www.chch.live/street/akaroa/beach-road), reported on 209 separate days.
- For elections the suburb’s centre falls inside [Banks Peninsula ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/banks-peninsula), the [Banks Peninsula community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/banks-peninsula) is its local layer. The whole roll is at [/wards](https://www.chch.live/wards).

## How fast the council fixes things here (3,880 finished jobs on record)

The median council work order pinned in Akaroa took **13 days** to resolve, the city-wide median is 3 days, so this ground runs slower than the city as a whole.
The slowest tenth of finished jobs waited 4 months or longer.
146 tickets are open here now, the oldest was filed 12 August 2020.

Work orders, not resident reports, the council’s MyCouncilTicket stream, and one job can appear in both. A median counts only finished jobs; open ones are named as open, never averaged in. [The ticket roll](https://www.chch.live/fixed) · [the whole city’s fix times](https://www.chch.live/trends#fix).

## Alcohol rules on this ground

One sensitive site stands here, Akaroa Area School, and the Local Alcohol Policy restricts new off-licences within 50 m of it.

The council’s bylaw zones and the Local Alcohol Policy’s buffer list. A ban rules drinking in public places; it says nothing about whether a premises may sell, that is the licence register’s job.

## Lately
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8863176), 4 Sept 2026 · 57 Rue Lavaud, “Land being cleared has turned up erosion and what looks to be an old stone retaining wall that has served its time…”
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8843311), 1 Sept 2026 · Beach road Akaroa Near The Steps To The Monument, “old man's beard spreading.”
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8835393), 30 Aug 2026 · 48 Woodills Rd, “Overhanging tree at the beginning of steep part of Woodills Road Akaroa . This tree seems to be getting lower and in…”
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8830955), 30 Aug 2026 · 289 Beach Rd, “Water leak in previous watermain blow out location, maybe nothing by a consistent low level flow of clear water…”
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8828396), 29 Aug 2026 · 4 Rue Balguerie, “Broken step on Daleys wharf”
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8825769), 29 Aug 2026 · 17 Aubrey Street South, “possible water leak. photo was taken on Beach Road”
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8795915), 24 Aug 2026 · 28B Rue Jolie, “A lot of water on the ground at Akaroa rec ground outside kindy and cricket pavilion.”
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8795738), 24 Aug 2026 · 82 Beach Rd, “Water leak”
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8792185), 23 Aug 2026 · 29 Kingfisher Road, “water seeping out of road. surface cracked and raised.”
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8790582), 23 Aug 2026 · 5–9 Beach Rd, “Overgrown weeds”
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8774866), 20 Aug 2026 · 66 Rue Lavaud, “Cover broken and someone or animal may put foot or walking stick in and fall”
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8741764), 14 Aug 2026 · 82 Beach Rd, “Water leak. Britomart. Akaroa at park by main wharf.”

## Reports per year
- 2015, 25
- 2016, 42
- 2017, 86
- 2018, 175
- 2019, 111
- 2020, 95
- 2021, 173
- 2022, 184
- 2023, 276
- 2024, 239
- 2025, 282

## What gets reported
- Roads & footpaths, 700
- Water & drains, 572
- Trees & parks, 402
- Everything else, 88
- Rubbish & dumping, 77
- Vehicles & parking, 40
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 28
- [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 11

## Exactly what people say
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 364
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 290
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 177
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/problems/overgrown-vegetation), 102
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 101
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/problems/stormwater), 63
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/problems/footpaths), 60
- [Water Supply](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 56

## The streets that keep coming up
- [Beach Road](https://www.chch.live/street/akaroa/beach-road), reported on 209 separate days
- [Rue Jolie](https://www.chch.live/street/akaroa/rue-jolie), reported on 155 separate days
- [Rue Lavaud](https://www.chch.live/street/akaroa/rue-lavaud), reported on 144 separate days
- [Onuku Road](https://www.chch.live/street/akaroa/onuku-road), reported on 64 separate days
- [Rue Balguerie](https://www.chch.live/street/akaroa/rue-balguerie), reported on 59 separate days
- [Woodills Road](https://www.chch.live/street/akaroa/woodills-road), reported on 50 separate days
- [Hempleman Drive](https://www.chch.live/street/akaroa/hempleman-drive), reported on 45 separate days
- [Watson Street](https://www.chch.live/street/akaroa/watson-street), reported on 30 separate days

## Schools (1)
- [Akaroa Area School](https://www.chch.live/school/350-akaroa-area-school), Composite · decile 8 · EQI 455

Decile and Equity Index describe the community a school draws from, never how well it teaches.

Zoned for [Aidanfield Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/82-aidanfield-christian-school) · [Christchurch Adventist School](https://www.chch.live/school/317-christchurch-adventist-school) · [Middleton Grange School](https://www.chch.live/school/335-middleton-grange-school) · [St Thomas of Canterbury College](https://www.chch.live/school/331-st-thomas-of-canterbury-college) · [Villa Maria College](https://www.chch.live/school/326-villa-maria-college), the drawn zone is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal boundary.

## The green here (35)
- [Misty Peaks Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1041-misty-peaks-reserve), Regional · 500 ha
- [Takapuneke Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1806-takapuneke-reserve), Regional · 10 ha
- [L'aube Hill Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1200-l-aube-hill-reserve), 7 ha
- [Stanley Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1663-stanley-park), 7 ha
- [Garden Of Tane](https://www.chch.live/park/1106-garden-of-tane), Botanic · 6 ha · playground, 7 pieces
- [Green Point Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1693-green-point-park), 4 ha
- [Akaroa Recreation Ground](https://www.chch.live/park/1018-akaroa-recreation-ground), Sports ground · 3 ha
- [Akaroa Boat Park](https://www.chch.live/park/972-akaroa-boat-park), 2 ha
- [Takamatua Stream Esplanade Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1846-takamatua-stream-esplanade-reserve), 1 ha
- [Hutchenson Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1023-hutchenson-reserve), 1 ha
- [Akaroa Heritage Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1267-akaroa-heritage-park), 1 ha
- [Akaroa Beach](https://www.chch.live/park/1774-akaroa-beach), 1 ha
- [Takamatua Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1017-takamatua-reserve)
- [Jubilee Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1351-jubilee-park), Botanic
- [Kingfisher Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1269-kingfisher-reserve)
- [Settlers Hill Walkway](https://www.chch.live/park/1063-settlers-hill-walkway)
- [Kotare Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1643-kotare-reserve)
- [Takamatua Foreshore](https://www.chch.live/park/1380-takamatua-foreshore)
- [Kowhai Grove Esplanade Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1672-kowhai-grove-esplanade-reserve)
- [Wackerle Green](https://www.chch.live/park/919-wackerle-green)
- [Aylmers Valley Esplanade Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1578-aylmers-valley-esplanade-reserve)
- [Takamatua Domain](https://www.chch.live/park/1206-takamatua-domain)
- [Bercusson Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1047-bercusson-reserve)
- [Clare Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1347-clare-reserve)
- [Beach Road Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1506-beach-road-park)
- [Hempleman Beach Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1645-hempleman-beach-reserve)
- [Watson Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1797-watson-reserve)
- [Cenotaph War Memorial](https://www.chch.live/park/1828-cenotaph-war-memorial), Botanic
- [Rue Balguerie Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1290-rue-balguerie-playground), Botanic · playground, 4 pieces
- [Akaroa Bowling Green](https://www.chch.live/park/1039-akaroa-bowling-green)
- [Grehan Stream Esplanade Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1350-grehan-stream-esplanade-reserve)
- [Rue Balguerie Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1732-rue-balguerie-reserve)
- [Walnut Place Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1564-walnut-place-reserve)
- [Britomart Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1728-britomart-reserve)
- [Britomart Memorial](https://www.chch.live/park/1338-britomart-memorial), Botanic

A park lands in the suburb its centre falls inside, a centroid call, not a containment claim.

## The civic shelf (8)
- [Akaroa Anglican And Dissenters Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/facility/cemetery-76), Cemetery
- [Akaroa Catholic Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/facility/cemetery-63), Cemetery
- [Akaroa Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-35), Library · 2 Selwyn Ave
- [Akaroa Service Centre](https://www.chch.live/facility/service-centre-15), Service centre
- [Akaroa Collection Point](https://www.chch.live/facility/transfer-station-35), Transfer station
- [Cabstand Collection Point](https://www.chch.live/facility/transfer-station-36), Transfer station
- [Onuku Collection Point](https://www.chch.live/facility/transfer-station-24), Transfer station
- [Takamatua Collection Point](https://www.chch.live/facility/transfer-station-33), Transfer station

## Where the suburb worships (3)
- [St Patrick’s Akaroa Catholic Parish Church](https://www.chch.live/worship/st-patrick-s-akaroa-catholic-parish-church), a Catholic church · 29 Rue Lavaud
- [St Peter's Anglican Church - Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/worship/st-peter-s-anglican-church-akaroa), an Anglican church · 10 Rue Balguerie
- [Trinity Presbyterian Church](https://www.chch.live/worship/trinity-presbyterian-church), a church

The whole roll is at [/worship](https://www.chch.live/worship).
The flood record drew water over 11.0% of this outline, about 1,702 hectares, across 3 named events. A patch is one event’s observation, not a live hazard finding; the record is at [floods](https://www.chch.live/floods).
No named slope-hazard band reaches this outline. The broad remaining-instability overlay covers **72%** of it besides, the plan’s background watch over the hill country. Shares read from a sampled join; a management overlay, not a prediction. The whole watch: [slope](https://www.chch.live/slope).
The plan’s schedule of sites significant to Ngāi Tahu covers **31%** of this outline, about 4,809 hectares, ngā tūranga tūpuna, ngā wai, wāhi tapu/wāhi taonga. A silent-file precinct covers **3%** of it besides, sensitive ground the plan flags without naming the sites. Shares read from a sampled join; a recognition overlay, not a catalogue. The whole schedule: [cultural](https://www.chch.live/cultural).
The plan’s ecological schedules cover **1%** of this outline, about 78 hectares across **1** scheduled site, **1%** of it Schedule B, identified on private land but not yet protected. Shares read from a sampled join; a recognition overlay, not a survey. The whole ledger: [ecology](https://www.chch.live/ecology).
The plan’s landscape schedules cover **71%** of this outline, about 11,014 hectares across **39** scheduled areas, **27%** of it outstanding, the plan’s strongest landscape standing, and **14%** of it sits inside the coastal environment. **4** main ridgelines run through, the skyline itself is protected. Shares read from a sampled join; a protection overlay, not a ranking of views. The kept view: [landscape](https://www.chch.live/landscape).
The plan’s water-margin layers cross this outline, **336** classified reaches, the plan calling **Grehan Stream** and **Balguerie Stream**
           by name, **4%** of it inside the setback strips, the widest holding **20 m** off the bank. The margin is the plan’s drawing, not a survey of the bank. The drawn water: [water-margin](https://www.chch.live/water-margin).
The plan’s allowed shape holds this outline, **8** hill density lines hold the high ground low, Akaroa’s heritage character area covers the town. The shape is the plan’s permission, not a survey of what stands. The allowed shape: [density](https://www.chch.live/density).
The rebuild’s cameras filed **49** photographs on this ground, 2011–2012, stormwater work mostly. Each frame is a receipt the dig left behind, a work log, not a survey of what stands now. The whole record: [rebuild](https://www.chch.live/rebuild).
The remembered names stand on this ground, **62** inscribed plaques, [Garden Of Tane](https://www.chch.live/plaque/5885-garden-of-tane), [Akaroa War Memorial](https://www.chch.live/plaque/5008-akaroa-war-memorial), [Akaroa Recreation Ground](https://www.chch.live/plaque/4672-akaroa-recreation-ground) among the grounds. The plaque is the register’s pin, not a surveyed spot; the whole roll: [plaques](https://www.chch.live/plaques).
The rulebook binds this ground, **37** drawn instruments, 27 of them dog rules, 1 alcohol ban, 8 camping zones, a certified self-contained van can stay the night at Akaroa Freedom Camping Area and Robinson’s Bay Restricted Area and Takamatua Restricted Area; the other 3 zones ban it outright, 1 bottle-store buffer; the outline sits inside the takiwā of Te Runanga o Koukourarata and Te Runanga o Onuku. The bylaw is the instrument, this the map of it, the rulebook: [rules](https://www.chch.live/rules).
**1** parcel inside this outline sits on the hazardous-activities register, mostly vehicle refuelling, service and repair. A listing records the work, not a soil test; the register is at [hazards](https://www.chch.live/hazards).
The files record **18** parcels of made or characterised ground inside this outline, mostly sand, gravel, silt. A record is the file’s word on what was laid, not a fresh survey; the layer is at [fill](https://www.chch.live/fill).
**2** parcels inside this outline carry a cleanup on the file, 2 marked verified. A cleanup on the file is the register’s word, not a clearance; the register is at [remediated](https://www.chch.live/remediated).
The council’s structure register stands **151** assets on this ground, 80 sets of steps, 24 boardwalks, 15 shelters, 11 bridges, sited at Takapuneke Reserve, Garden Of Tane, Childrens Bay, Stanley Park. **23** entries are out of service on the file. Site names are the register’s own labels; the layer is drawn on [the map](https://www.chch.live/map?layer=structures).
The recreation register keeps **18** records inside this outline, bookable surfaces for 3 cricket, 3 tennis, 3 netball, 3 pickleball. Seasons and surfaces are the register’s record, not this week’s draw; the layer is drawn on [the map](https://www.chch.live/map?layer=recreation).
The register counts **710** living trees inside this outline, **113** veterans among them, 94 carrying a protection, mostly Ngaio, English Oak, Pohutukawa. The file remembers **77** trees felled here. A tree record is the register’s word on what stands or stood; the canopy is at [trees](https://www.chch.live/trees).
The plan files **57%** of this outline under **Rural Banks Peninsula**, the rest mostly Open Space Natural 11%, Papakainga Kainga Nohoanga 2%, 72% of the outline fell inside a mapped zone. A zone is a permission, not a description, the mix is a sampled read of the plan’s polygons; the district’s zoning is at [zones](https://www.chch.live/zones).
The plan’s heritage schedule protects **123** places by name in this suburb, **21** graded highly significant, **Akaroa Lighthouse and Setting**, **Banks Peninsula War Memorial and Setting**, **Dwelling and Setting** among them. A setting is the ground the item stands in, each files under the suburb holding its centroid. The schedule is at [heritage](https://www.chch.live/heritage).
GeoNet’s catalogue puts 1 magnitude-3+ epicentre inside this outline since the sequence opened, the biggest a M3.0 in 2011. An epicentre is where the instruments placed the break, not a measure of the shaking here; the whole catalogue is counted at [sequence](https://www.chch.live/sequence), and the story in plain language is [the earthquakes explainer](https://www.chch.live/how-nz-works/canterbury-earthquakes).

## The names on this ground (110)
- [Crocodile](https://www.chch.live/memorial/crocodile), artwork
- [Giraffes](https://www.chch.live/memorial/giraffes), artwork
- [Moa](https://www.chch.live/memorial/moa), artwork
- [Penguins](https://www.chch.live/memorial/penguins), artwork
- [Pig](https://www.chch.live/memorial/pig), artwork
- [Rhinoceros](https://www.chch.live/memorial/rhinoceros), artwork
- [Sheep](https://www.chch.live/memorial/sheep), artwork
- [Statue of Charles Meryon](https://www.chch.live/memorial/statue-of-charles-meryon), artwork
- [Tane](https://www.chch.live/memorial/tane), artwork
- [Tawhiri-Matea](https://www.chch.live/memorial/tawhiri-matea), artwork
- [Turkey](https://www.chch.live/memorial/turkey), artwork
- [Akaroa Harbour](https://www.chch.live/coast/akaroa-harbour), bay · Akaroa
- [Childrens Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/childrens-bay), bay · Ōtāhuahua
- [French Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/french-bay), bay
- [Glen Bay](https://www.chch.live/coast/glen-bay), bay

The named waterways, bays, headlands, monuments, summits and old sites OpenStreetMap puts inside this outline, a pin is the mapper’s own; a waterway belongs to every suburb it crosses. Every roll, counted: [geography](https://www.chch.live/geography).

## Documents that name it

*These are leads, not verified claims, search ties, not read sources.*
- [RURAL SECTIONS CHOSEN. (Lyttelton Times, 22 March 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18510322.2.16), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1851-03-22T00:00:00.000Z
- [RURAL SECTIONS CHOSEN. (Lyttelton Times, 29 March 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18510329.2.11), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1851-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
- [The Lyttelton Times. December 27, 1851. (Lyttelton Times, 27 December 1851)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18511227.2.9), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1851-12-27T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 24 January 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520124.2.10.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1852-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 07 February 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520207.2.2.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1852-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 03 April 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520403.2.16.3.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1852-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- [The Lyttelton Times. (Lyttelton Times, 03 April 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520403.2.9), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1852-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 10 April 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520410.2.18.5.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1852-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 15 May 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520515.2.18.4.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1852-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- [SCHEDULE A. (Lyttelton Times, 19 June 1852)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18520619.2.16), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1852-06-19T00:00:00.000Z

## The wire on Akaroa
- [Something seen — Lighthouse Rd, Akaroa, Canterbury, NZ](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/407941617), iNaturalist · sedgehoe, 13 Oct 2026
- [Cormoran moucheté seen — Akaroa, Canterbury, NZ](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/407921410), iNaturalist · pauline47460, 13 Oct 2026
- [Mouette argentée seen — Rue Jolie, Akaroa, Canterbury, NZ](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/407921216), iNaturalist · pauline47460, 13 Oct 2026
- [Bromes seen — Akaroa, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/407921144), iNaturalist · bga51, 13 Oct 2026
- [Rushes seen — Akaroa, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/407917904), iNaturalist · bga51, 13 Oct 2026

[The whole wire](https://www.chch.live/wire)

## The crash record (58 injury crashes)

58 crashes that hurt somebody on record inside the suburb’s outline, 2 people killed, 22 seriously hurt.

The corner that keeps appearing: [Onuku Road at Stanley Place](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=onuku-rd&suburb=akaroa), 4 injury crashes, 1 fatal.

- [Every crash it holds](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=akaroa)
- [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crashes)

## The crime record (94 recorded victimisations)

94 victimisations on the NZ Police record inside the suburb’s outline, September 2022–August 2026, mostly theft, about 37 a year per 1,000 residents. Reported is not all, how much never reaches the record depends on the offence.

- [The suburb on the crime map](https://www.chch.live/crime?grain=suburb&area=akaroa)
- [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crime)

## Businesses here (121 in the directory)

From OpenStreetMap, the council’s licensed-premises register and its 2024 Find Christchurch directory, each kind opens at this suburb’s shelf.

- [Restaurants](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant#in-akaroa), 21
- [B&Bs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bnb#in-akaroa), 9
- [Cafés](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-akaroa), 9
- [Motels](https://www.chch.live/businesses/motel#in-akaroa), 8
- [Guest houses](https://www.chch.live/businesses/guest-house#in-akaroa), 7
- [Hotels](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hotel#in-akaroa), 7
- [Attractions](https://www.chch.live/businesses/attraction#in-akaroa), 6
- [Bars & pubs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar#in-akaroa), 3
- [Campgrounds](https://www.chch.live/businesses/campground#in-akaroa), 3
- [Fast food](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fast-food#in-akaroa), 3
- [Galleries](https://www.chch.live/businesses/gallery#in-akaroa), 3
- [Guide](https://www.chch.live/businesses/office-guide#in-akaroa), 3
- [Hostels](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hostel#in-akaroa), 3
- [Bakeries](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bakery#in-akaroa), 2
- [Cinemas & theatres](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cinema#in-akaroa), 2
- [Clothing](https://www.chch.live/businesses/clothes#in-akaroa), 2
- [Clubs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/club#in-akaroa), 2
- [Dairies & convenience](https://www.chch.live/businesses/dairy#in-akaroa), 2
- [Gift shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/gift#in-akaroa), 2
- [Wineries](https://www.chch.live/businesses/winery#in-akaroa), 2
- [Butchers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/butcher#in-akaroa), 1
- [Car washes](https://www.chch.live/businesses/car-wash#in-akaroa), 1
- [Delis](https://www.chch.live/businesses/deli#in-akaroa), 1
- [Garden centres](https://www.chch.live/businesses/garden-centre#in-akaroa), 1
- [Hairdressers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hairdresser#in-akaroa), 1
- [Houseware](https://www.chch.live/businesses/houseware#in-akaroa), 1
- [Ice cream](https://www.chch.live/businesses/ice-cream#in-akaroa), 1
- [Jewellery](https://www.chch.live/businesses/jewellery#in-akaroa), 1
- [Marketplace](https://www.chch.live/businesses/amenity-marketplace#in-akaroa), 1
- [Mini golf](https://www.chch.live/businesses/mini-golf#in-akaroa), 1
- [Museums](https://www.chch.live/businesses/museum#in-akaroa), 1
- [Painters & decorators](https://www.chch.live/businesses/painter#in-akaroa), 1
- [Petrol stations](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fuel#in-akaroa), 1
- [Pharmacies](https://www.chch.live/businesses/pharmacy#in-akaroa), 1
- [Pottery](https://www.chch.live/businesses/craft-pottery#in-akaroa), 1
- [Rental](https://www.chch.live/businesses/rental#in-akaroa), 1
- [Travel agents](https://www.chch.live/businesses/travel-agent#in-akaroa), 1
- [Tyre shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/tyres#in-akaroa), 1

The ones the record says most about:

- [La Thai Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/la-thai-restaurant-akaroa), Restaurants
- [The Grand Hotel](https://www.chch.live/business/the-grand-hotel-akaroa), Bars & pubs
- [The Little Bistro](https://www.chch.live/business/the-little-bistro-akaroa), Restaurants
- [Akaroa Museum](https://www.chch.live/business/akaroa-museum-akaroa), Museums
- [Aihe](https://www.chch.live/business/aihe-akaroa), Restaurants
- [Aihe Restaurant And Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/aihe-restaurant-and-bar-akaroa), Restaurants
- [Akaroa Farmers Market](https://www.chch.live/business/akaroa-farmers-market-akaroa), Marketplace
- [Akaroa Fish & Chips](https://www.chch.live/business/akaroa-fish-chips-akaroa), Fast food
- [Bully Hayes Restaurant & Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/bully-hayes-restaurant-bar-akaroa), Restaurants
- [Four Square](https://www.chch.live/business/four-square-akaroa), Dairies & convenience

- [The whole directory](https://www.chch.live/businesses)

## Next door
- [Wainui](https://www.chch.live/wainui)
- [Duvauchelle](https://www.chch.live/duvauchelle)
- [Le Bons Bay](https://www.chch.live/le-bons-bay)
- [Okains Bay](https://www.chch.live/okains-bay)
- [Pigeon Bay](https://www.chch.live/pigeon-bay)
- [Little River](https://www.chch.live/little-river)

[Compare](https://www.chch.live/compare) Akaroa with [Wainui](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=akaroa&b=wainui) · [Duvauchelle](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=akaroa&b=duvauchelle) · [Le Bons Bay](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=akaroa&b=le-bons-bay) · [Okains Bay](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=akaroa&b=okains-bay) · [Pigeon Bay](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=akaroa&b=pigeon-bay) · [Little River](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=akaroa&b=little-river), same record, side by side.

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Akaroa?**

Akaroa is a small town on Banks Peninsula in the Canterbury Region of the South Island of New Zealand, situated within a harbour of the same name. The public record holds 1,918 council reports for it, the first filed in July 2015.

**How many people live in Akaroa?**

640 people at the 2023 Census, 4 per square kilometre across 154 km².

**How many people does the 2023 Census count for Akaroa?**

About 633 people and 288 occupied private households: grouped from Stats NZ SA1 areas through this site’s suburb join. Indicative, not a LIM.

**What gets reported in Akaroa?**

1,918 reports on record, most often roads & footpaths (700), water & drains (572), trees & parks (402). 299 of them in the year to 13 October 2026.

**How many crashes has Akaroa had?**

58 injury crashes on the police record inside the suburb’s outline, 2 people killed, 22 seriously hurt. [The suburb’s crashes, mapped →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=akaroa)

**What schools are in Akaroa?**

One school in the Ministry’s directory, Akaroa Area School.

Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?name=Akaroa · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Akaroa