Akaroa County

Akaroa County
County of New Zealand
1876–1989

Akaroa County in 1981
CapitalDuvauchelle
Area 
• 
440.48 km2 (170.07 sq mi)
History 
• Established
1876
• Disestablished
1989
Today part ofChristchurch City Council

Akaroa County was one of the counties of New Zealand in the South Island. The council first met in Akaroa court house on 4 January 1877.[1][2] In 1880 new offices were opened at Duvauchelle.[3] It became part of Banks Peninsula District in 1989.[4]

  1. ^ "AKAROA COUNTY COUNCIL. AKAROA MAIL AND BANKS PENINSULA ADVERTISER, VOLUME I, ISSUE 49, 5 JANUARY 1877". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  2. ^ "AKAROA COUNTY COUNCIL. AKAROA MAIL AND BANKS PENINSULA ADVERTISER". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 5 January 1877. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  3. ^ "AKAROA RAILWAY. AKAROA MAIL AND BANKS PENINSULA ADVERTISER". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 10 February 1880. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Newsletter" (PDF). Akaroa Civic Trust. November 2021.