Akaroa, New Zealand

Recorded January 14, 2007.

Akaroa is a village on Banks Peninsula in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand, situated within a harbour of the same name—the name Akaroa is Kāi Tahu Māori for "Long Harbour." Akaroa is 82 kilometres by road from Christchurch, and is the terminus of State Highway 75. The permanent population was 576. Set on a beautiful, sheltered harbour and overlooked by craggy volcanic hills, Akaroa is a popular resort village. Many Hector's Dolphins may be found within Akaroa harbour.

The video begins on a hill full of sheep as I look down on Akaroa Harbour. The rest of the video is of my Black Cat Wildlife Cruise. Here we cruise around an extinct volcanic crater and experience majestic scenery and stunning wildlife including the rare, native dolphin - the Hector's Dolphin as well as penguins and other sea birds. We also see giant volcanic sea cliffs.

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[nanataker]

ae good old bp i live there

[MegaWhoracle]

landscape in the beginning is imaginary !! and too many sheep !

[iambehindthemirror]

@totara8 How do you know that?