Why French-inspired Akaroa is one New Zealand s most unique places
20 Feb, 2021 09:00 PM
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Aerial view of waterfront of Akaroa, New Zealand. Photo / 123rf
NZ Herald
Down at the wharf on Akaroa Harbour, the waves are lapping lazily against the pilings. The harbour is milky today, silt from the Rakaia and the Rangitata rivers hanging in the water, having finished its long journey from the Southern Alps and across the Canterbury Plains. It turns the water a powdery blue from a distance, but from where we sit, it is icy and clear.
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Just back from the water, visitors sit beneath sunshades on wicker chairs outside the Bully Hayes bar, and watch yachts and schooners bobbing on the sparkling water just steps away. Hopeful gulls hover overhead, keeping an eye on the chip situation. From our vantage point, cold beers in hand, this could be France on a sunny summer s day - if it weren t for the sounds of Fat Freddy s Drop carrying on the breeze. And the very Ne