pōhatu penguins
pōhatu penguins is a tour guide business in Akaroa, Banks Peninsula, inside the Akaroa commercial centre.
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Checked 19 Oct 2026
Akaroa
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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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Also in Akaroa
More businesses in Akaroa 7
What the record holds 5 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Kind | Guide | OpenStreetMap |
| NZBN | 9429032097320, NZ Limited Company | NZBN register |
| Registered name | POHATU PENGUINS / PLUNGE (NZ) LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 20 Aug 2009 | NZBN register |
| Industry | Scenic and sightseeing transport (excluding aviation) | NZBN register |
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Commercial Banks Peninsula | District Plan |
| Commercial centre | Akaroa, small neighbourhood centre | District Plan |
In Memory of Constable R.M. Shepherd Through Whose Energy
Cenotaph War Memorial plaque
In Sacred Memory of Those Who Fell in the South African WarThe reports nearby
302 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Roads & footpaths and Trees & parks, 239 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
Water General
Facility - General Request
Overgrown Vegetation
Pavement - General
Facility - General Request
General Request
Pavement - Damaged
Water Leak
Playground Equipment
Roads - General
Damaged Street Light
Facility - General RequestQuestions, answered briefly
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A tour guide business in Akaroa, Christchurch.
Somewhere in Akaroa, the record holds no street address. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap.
Black Cat Cruises (624 m), The Blue Pearl Centre (729 m), Canterbury Trails (39.3 km), every one in the city.
6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Bugger Me Burgers (11 m); nearest park: Cenotaph War Memorial (90 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 · Christchurch District Plan layers · New Zealand Business Number register
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- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0)
- New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); council and ECan data under CC BY 4.0; Wikidata CC0. Something wrong? Fix it on OpenStreetMap or tell us. The whole directory lives at /businesses. This page as markdown: /business/pohatu-penguins-akaroa.md.