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Rona's

Checked 15 Oct 2026

Rona's is a restaurant at 42 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa, Banks Peninsula, inside the Akaroa commercial centre.

Laid-back dining, living room and garden serving small and simple but seasonal-with-attitude dishes, happily rooted in a style of cuisine seldomly experienced in NZ. Roasting, smoking, preserving and infusing are… more ↓

Heritage-listed

Sits inside Commercial Building and Setting, significant in the District Plan

42 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa

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Unconfirmed lead. Listed only in the council’s Find Christchurch directory, a snapshot from about March 2024. No other source confirms it still trades, check before you go.
Restaurants in the suburb
21

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Within a short walk

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What the record holds

Every fact with the source that states it, Akaroa (the suburb’s page) · record assembled 15 Oct 2026
FactWhat the source saysSource
Address42 Rue Lavaud, AkaroaFind Christchurch, 2024
KindRestaurantsFind Christchurch, 2024
Phone03 304 8533Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site lists +64275187911
Websiteronas.co.nzFind Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees
Emailcaroline@ronas.co.nzFind Christchurch, 2024
NZBN9429046326805, NZ Limited Company, removedNZBN register
Registered nameAKAROA RONAS LIMITEDNZBN register
Registered since29 Aug 2017NZBN register
IndustryClub - hospitalityNZBN register

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How the council’s directory described it

Laid-back dining, living room and garden serving small and simple but seasonal-with-attitude dishes, happily rooted in a style of cuisine seldomly experienced in NZ. Roasting, smoking, preserving and infusing are just typical ways you'll experience your food. The menu is constantly changing due to season and what is available locally on the Peninsula. Open Monday & Thursday-Sunday 5pm til late, also open Friday 12-3pm and Saturday-Sunday 9-3pm (closed Tuesday - Wednesday)

— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked.

The ground it stands on

Facts about the spot the pin marks, the land, not the business. A consent may belong to the building, the landlord or a neighbour
FactWhat the source saysSource
District Plan zoneCommercial Banks PeninsulaDistrict Plan
Commercial centreAkaroa, small neighbourhood centreDistrict Plan
Heritage itemCommercial Building and Setting, significant in the District PlanDistrict Plan

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The reports nearby

288 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Water & drains and Roads & footpaths, 227 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.

The 288 reports on file

Questions, answered briefly

What is Rona's?

A restaurant in Akaroa, Christchurch.

Where is Rona's?

42 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa, on Rue Lavaud. On the map →

Is Rona's still trading?

Listed only in the council’s Find Christchurch directory, a snapshot from about March 2024. No other source confirms it still trades, check before you go.

How do you contact Rona's?

phone 03 304 8533 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email caroline@ronas.co.nz (Find Christchurch, 2024).

What other restaurants are near Rona's?

The Seafood Kitchen (34 m), Mandala Restaurant (36 m), The Brasserie Kitchen (40 m), every one in the city.

What’s near Rona's?

the address’s own record covers the valuation, zones and what stood there; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Glowing Sky Clothing (15 m); nearest park: Akaroa Bowling Green (92 m).

What stood where Rona's is, before?

The heritage-register places nearest the pin →

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:

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