What’s An Akaroa Seafari? Black Cat Cruises challenged awesome New Zealand based photographers to come out with us mid-winter to get the most epic Winter Seafari shot from both our Akaroa Harbour Nature Cruise and Swimming With Dolphins experience. Both tours operate all year round and whilst the weather gets colder in the winter the […]
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NOT ONE BUT THREE – ENDANGERED HECTOR’S DOLPHIN CALVES SPOTTED IN AKAROA HARBOUR, BANKS PENINSULA
Passengers aboard two of our Akaroa Harbour Nature Cruises yesterday (Thursday November 30th) were delighted to spot three Hector’s Dolphin calves. Black Cat Cruises crew and guests spotted two mothers with their baby calves just past Onuku Bay in Banks Peninsula’s Akaroa Harbour during the afternoon, after seeing a solo Hector’s Dolphin with its calf […]
When I talk with people about our oceans health, there is generally a sense of; “Where do we start?!” You can understand this when you think of the number of concerns our oceans face: over fishing, pollution, habitat destruction, warming and acidification, being the most far-reaching. It is a daunting situation we find ourselves in, […]
Happy Friday folks…and what a beautiful sunny Friday it is!! We hope it’s just a warm and sunny where you are as it is here in Akaroa. We have a fantastic Friday deal for you….just once a year we offer a limited number of half tickets to come and experience our award winning Swimming With […]
Akaroa and Lyttelton News, Akaroa New Zealand, Wildlife Spotting
KIDS CRUISE FREE IN AKAROA WITH BLACK CAT CRUISES DURING THE OCTOBER SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
Akaroa Activity For Kids Kids cruise free october 2017 With the October school holidays just around the corner we wanted to let you know that from Saturday September 30th – Sunday October 15th kids can cruise for free with us in Akaroa! We will offer a free space to a child aged between 0 – […]
The bi-annual Akaroa event and three day celebration is back with a bang! Here’s a sneak peak that Black Cat Cruises filmed from the last French Fest held in October 2015 whilst we celebrated 30 years of cruising on Akaroa Harbour….and be sure to read on for all the information for the forthcoming Akaroa event. […]
“Testament to a great community” is how Akaroa District Promotions Executive Officer, Hollie Hollander, described Akaroa’s win in the 2017 Cruise Critics’ Awards. Akaroa was named Best Cruise Destination in Australia and New Zealand. What an accolade for a small village to beat the big players on the cruise itinerary. Runners up were Sydney, Picton, […]
Akaroa and Lyttelton News, Black Cat News, Lyttelton New Zealand
LYTTELTON HARBOUR FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS 2017 THIS FRIDAY
Clear your diaries folks! It’s that time of year again when we gather in the streets of beautiful Lyttelton, wrapped up in our warmest of winter wear, to celebrate, be entertained, eat delicious street food, drink warm mulled wine or cider, listen to awesome live music and wait to then watch the winter night sky […]
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Hector’s Dolphin Research: Scientific Gizmos Galore
By Tom Brough; Whilst this strange ‘summer’ weather still limits some of our boat work in the more remote areas of Banks Peninsula, our research teams have been making the most of good weather windows and getting some solid work done. We’ve been retrieving and redeploying devices called TPODs that are permanently moored around the […]
Waitangi Day Commemorations in Okains Bay If you are thinking of heading over to Akaroa or the peninsula over the weekend then be sure to make time for this. Thanks to akaroa.com for the below article. Head to the website to find out whats going on in and around Akaroa and the bays. Event date: […]