Southern Wanderer Scenic Cruises - Akaroa
Southern Wanderer Scenic Cruises - Akaroa is an attraction at Main Wharf, Beach Road, Akaroa, Banks Peninsula.
Checked 18 Oct 2026
Boat trips that seem like private tours alongside the spectacular coastal scenery and unique wildlife of Bank Peninsula.… Read full description ↓
Sits inside Main Wharf and Setting, significant in the District Plan
4 ECan consents on its site, more than almost any other premises on the record
Main Wharf, Beach Road, Akaroa
From its website and public pages
Read from the site itself 1 Oct 2026, Its own website.
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 7
Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer, refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes.
The nearest other attractions
More nearby attractions 5
Also in Akaroa
More businesses in Akaroa 7
What the record holds 10 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | Main Wharf, Beach Road, Akaroa | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Attractions | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 0800 226 273 or 027 4848830 | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site lists 0800226273 |
| Website | southernwanderer.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
| info@southernwanderer.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees | |
| NZBN | 9429053019493, NZ Limited Company | NZBN register |
| Registered name | SOUTHERN WANDERER MARINE CHARTERS LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 30 July 2025 | NZBN register |
| Industry | Harbour sightseeing tour operation | NZBN register |
| Trades as | Southern Wanderer Scenic Cruises | NZBN register |
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How the council’s directory described it
Boat trips that seem like private tours alongside the spectacular coastal scenery and unique wildlife of Bank Peninsula. Small groups sharing an adventure and friendly, conversational commentary with their family crew.
— 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage item | Main Wharf and Setting, significant in the District Plan | District Plan |
| Consent CRC260822 | Jetty/Wharf, held by Christchurch City Council, to 11 June 2061, 3 m from the pin | ECan consents |
| Consent CRC111072 | De Minimis (s12), held by Black Cat Group 2007 Limited, 8 m from the pin | ECan consents |
| Consent CRC260888 | Coastal Permit (s12), held by Christchurch City Council, to 20 May 2061, 9 m from the pin | ECan consents |
| Consent CRC103236 | Jetty/Wharf, held by Christchurch City Council, 12 m from the pin | ECan consents |
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
161 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Roads & footpaths and Water & drains, 137 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
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Overgrown VegetationQuestions, answered briefly
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An attraction in Akaroa, Christchurch.
Main Wharf, Beach Road, Akaroa, on Beach Road. On the map →
The council’s 2024 directory lists it, and a live NZBN entry says it still trades.
phone 0800 226 273 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email info@southernwanderer.co.nz (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Akaroa Lighthouse (474 m), Linton The Giants House Artist Garden (1.1 km), The Giant's House (1.1 km), every one in the city.
6 other premises within a short walk, nearest The Blue Pearl Centre (25 m); nearest park: Britomart Reserve (95 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: Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Environment Canterbury’s active resource consents · The business’s own website · New Zealand Business Number register
Read source notes 5
- 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)
- Environment Canterbury’s active resource consents, recorded where the consented activity happens (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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