Welcome to Banks Peninsula, home of The Hector’s dolphins and eco-tourism pioneers Black Cat Cruises

Hector’s Dolphin Threat Management Plan – What You Need to Know

We’ve unlocked the mystery behind the recently released Threat Management Plan (from here in we’ll call [...]

01
Jul
Swim for Hector’s

A team from Black Cat Cruises and the Department of Conservation recently swam across Akaroa Harbour [...]

03
May
The Real Value of Hector’s

Putting the $ in Hector’$ Can you really put a dollar value on a species [...]

08
Apr
Mother’s Day Lyttelton Harbour Nature Cruise
April 5, 2019

Celebrate the special lady in your life this Mother’s Day! Enjoy a 1.5-hour scenic cruise [...]

Quail Island Easter Egg Hunt
2019 Quail Island Easter Egg Hunt

Our annual Easter Egg Hunt hosted on beautiful Quail Island is back once again! Take [...]

11
Mar
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Akaroa Valentine – The perfect Valentines Day date….

Wondering what to do for Valentines day? With Valentines Day being this Thursday we got [...]

11
Feb
Banks Peninsula Beaches – Our pick of beautiful beaches in and around the Peninsula

With the weather hotting up for the next week ahead we thought we’d share with [...]

25
Jan
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Teddy Bear’s Picnic on Quail Island

Quail Island Fun Bring your very best teds and join us at the inaugural Plunket [...]

14
Jan
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Akaroa – 10 Free Things To Do!

That’s right, a whole list of free awesome things to do in Akaroa! This summer [...]

10
Jan
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Mena The Penguin Dog

Penguins in Christchurch? Yep, we have penguins in Christchurch peeps. Whilst you are probably aware [...]

13
Dec