The Seventh Generation

Akaroa and Banks Peninsula are important parts of New Zealand history.

 Explore with a local guide, who's family has been in the region for seven generations.

Akaroa is one the most important historic sites in New Zealand. From first Polynesians, intertribal warfare, the Treaty of Waitangi, imperial rivalry, indigenous land claims, and the European settlers arriving in the mid-1800's, Akaroa has it all! Your guide Marie Haley has spend all of her life in the region. She is a local storyteller, lifetime historian and trained ecologist. You will learn about the richness and diversity of the nature and history of Akaroa. Be amazed and inspired!