# pōhatu penguins, Akaroa pōhatu penguins is a tour guide business in Akaroa, Banks Peninsula, inside the Akaroa commercial centre. [Directions]() · [Google Maps]() **Listed.** On OpenStreetMap. ## What the record holds - **Kind:** Guide _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **NZBN:** 9429032097320, NZ Limited Company _(NZBN register)_ - **Registered name:** POHATU PENGUINS / PLUNGE (NZ) LIMITED _(NZBN register)_ - **Registered since:** 2009-08-20 _(NZBN register)_ - **Industry:** Scenic and sightseeing transport (excluding aviation) _(NZBN register)_ ## The ground it stands on _Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._ - **District Plan zone:** Commercial Banks Peninsula _(District Plan)_ - **Commercial centre:** Akaroa, small neighbourhood centre _(District Plan)_ ## The reports nearby 302 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8863176), [57 Rue Lavaud, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/57-rue-lavaud) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8828396), [4 Rue Balguerie, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/4-rue-balguerie) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8790582), 5–9 Beach Rd, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8774866), [66 Rue Lavaud, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/66-rue-lavaud) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8429782), [4 Rue Balguerie, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/4-rue-balguerie) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8424264), [58 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/58-rue-lavaud) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8272941), [26 Rue Balguerie, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/26-rue-balguerie) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8238135), [63 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/63-rue-lavaud) - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8176329), [80 Rue Jolie, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/80-rue-jolie) - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8136177), [66 Rue Lavaud, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/66-rue-lavaud) - [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/7988934), [4 Rue Balguerie, Canterbury, Banks Peninsula Ward 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/4-rue-balguerie) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7987822), [82 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/82-rue-lavaud) ## Getting there - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=p%C5%8Dhatu%20penguins%2C%20Akaroa%2C%20Banks%20Peninsula) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.8055517,172.9675878) ## Nearby - [Bugger Me Burgers](https://www.chch.live/business/bugger-me-burgers-akaroa), Fast food, 11 m - [Akaroa Museum](https://www.chch.live/business/akaroa-museum-akaroa), Museums, 46 m - [A la Baguette](https://www.chch.live/business/a-la-baguette-akaroa), Bakeries, 68 m - [Murphys on the Corner - Fish & Chip Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/murphys-on-the-corner-fish-chip-shop-akaroa), Fast food, 68 m - [Nikau Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/nikau-cafe-akaroa), Cafés, 73 m - [Crater Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/crater-cafe-akaroa), Bakeries, 74 m - [Cenotaph War Memorial](https://www.chch.live/park/1828-cenotaph-war-memorial), Botanic, 90 m - [Rue Balguerie Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1290-rue-balguerie-playground), Botanic, 135 m - [Rue Balguerie Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1732-rue-balguerie-reserve), park, 156 m _Source: [Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer](https://gis.ecan.govt.nz/arcgis/rest/services/Public/Canterbury_Maps/MapServer/26), refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes._ - [Akaroa Collection Point](https://www.chch.live/facility/transfer-station-35), Transfer station, 288 m ## The nearest other guide - [Black Cat Cruises](https://www.chch.live/business/black-cat-cruises-akaroa), Akaroa, 624 m - [The Blue Pearl Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/the-blue-pearl-centre-akaroa), Akaroa, 729 m - [Canterbury Trails](https://www.chch.live/business/canterbury-trails-phillipstown), Phillipstown, 39.3 km - [Every one in Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/businesses/office-guide#in-akaroa) ## Also in Akaroa - [Four Square](https://www.chch.live/business/four-square-akaroa), Dairies & convenience, 77 m - [Foursquare Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/business/foursquare-akaroa), Dairies & convenience, 87 m - [Akaroa Butchery + Deli](https://www.chch.live/business/akaroa-butchery-deli-akaroa), Butchers, 92 m - [Akaroa Criterion Motel](https://www.chch.live/business/akaroa-criterion-motel-akaroa), Motels, 97 m - [Maison de la Mer](https://www.chch.live/business/maison-de-la-mer-akaroa), B&Bs, 97 m - [Ma Maison](https://www.chch.live/business/ma-maison-akaroa), Restaurants, 112 m - [Ma Maison Restaurant And Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/ma-maison-restaurant-and-bar-akaroa), Restaurants, 115 m - [Tīni Gin Bar & Eatery](https://www.chch.live/business/tini-gin-bar-eatery-akaroa), Bars & pubs, 115 m - [HarBar Beachfront Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/harbar-beachfront-cafe-akaroa), Cafés, 118 m - [The Common](https://www.chch.live/business/the-common-akaroa), Cafés, 121 m - [Every kind of business in Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.8055517&lon=172.9675878) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.8055517,172.9675878,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=p%C5%8Dhatu%20penguins) - [Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/12032255436), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is pōhatu penguins?** A tour guide business in Akaroa, Christchurch. **Where is pōhatu penguins?** Somewhere in Akaroa, the record holds no street address. [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.8055517,172.9675878,17) **Is pōhatu penguins still trading?** On OpenStreetMap. **What other guide are near pōhatu penguins?** [Black Cat Cruises](https://www.chch.live/business/black-cat-cruises-akaroa) (624 m), [The Blue Pearl Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/the-blue-pearl-centre-akaroa) (729 m), [Canterbury Trails](https://www.chch.live/business/canterbury-trails-phillipstown) (39.3 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/office-guide). **What’s near pōhatu penguins?** 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Bugger Me Burgers](https://www.chch.live/business/bugger-me-burgers-akaroa) (11 m); nearest park: [Cenotaph War Memorial](https://www.chch.live/park/1828-cenotaph-war-memorial) (90 m). **What stood where pōhatu penguins is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.8055517&lon=172.9675878) ## Sources - 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 - Record assembled 2026-10-19 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/pohatu-penguins-akaroa Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/office-guide Suburb: https://www.chch.live/akaroa