Black Cat Cruises
Black Cat Cruises is a tour guide business at Main Wharf, Akaroa, Banks Peninsula.
Checked 17 Oct 2026
Book a 2 hour harbour and nature cruise, or swim with Hector's Dolphins in stunning Akaroa Harbour - just 90 minutes from… Read full description ↓
Sits inside Wharfinger's Office and Setting, significant in the District Plan
From its website and public pages
Read from the site itself 29 Sept 2026, Its own website.
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Nearby
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Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer, refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes.
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What the record holds 10 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | Main Wharf, Akaroa | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Guide | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | 03 304 7641 or 0800 436 574 | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site lists +6433047641 |
| Website | blackcat.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
| info@blackcat.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site lists reservations@blackcat.co.nz | |
| Social | Facebook, Instagram, youtube.com | Its own website |
| NZBN | 9429033053943, NZ Limited Company | NZBN register |
| Registered name | BLACK CAT GROUP 2007 LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 5 Nov 2007 | NZBN register |
| Industry | Harbour sightseeing tour operation | NZBN register |
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How the council’s directory described it
Book a 2 hour harbour and nature cruise, or swim with Hector's Dolphins in stunning Akaroa Harbour - just 90 minutes from Christchurch. Open daily, 9am-5pm
— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked.
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Transport | District Plan |
| Heritage item | Wharfinger's Office and Setting, significant in the District Plan | District Plan |
Lions Club of Akaroa and Bays
In Memory of Jim Shipman a Loyal Member and Friend
Commander Frank Arthur Worsley Dso and Bar, OBE, RnrThe reports nearby
275 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Roads & footpaths and Water & drains, 234 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
Water Leak
Water Leak
Sewer - Leak / Blockage
Pavement - Damaged
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Water Leak
Facility - General Request
Damaged Road
Damaged Road
Pavement - Damaged
Pavement - Damaged
Pavement - DamagedQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 7
A tour guide business in Akaroa, Christchurch.
Main Wharf, Akaroa. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.
phone 03 304 7641 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email info@blackcat.co.nz (Find Christchurch, 2024).
The Blue Pearl Centre (139 m), pōhatu penguins (624 m), Canterbury Trails (39.3 km), every one in the city.
6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Deep South Ice Cream (36 m); nearest park: Britomart Reserve (44 m).
The record behind this
This page is the union of what these public sources say, each fact above names the one it came from. A listing is a lead, not a promise the business still trades:
Sources: OpenStreetMap · Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · The business’s own website · New Zealand Business Number register
Read source notes 5
- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- Find Christchurch, the council’s business directory, a snapshot last touched about March 2024 (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0)
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
- New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address
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