Takamatua, with an initial European name of German Bay, is a small town situated in Akaroa Harbour on Banks Peninsula in New Zealand. The main road to...
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continually inhabited since the 1840s. Akaroa, Duvauchelle, Takapūneke, Takamatua, Barrys Bay, French Farm and Wainui lie on the shoreline of the harbour...
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(Some had died en route.) The settlers' land was around German Bay (Takamatua), French Town (Akaroa) and the hill behind. For the first six years, the...
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Bay (970) Birdling's Flat (220) Little River (320) Duvauchelle (200) Takamatua (110) Akaroa (780) Arthur's Pass (40) Castle Hill (50) Springfield (370)...
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The road then hugs the shoreline as it passes through Duvauchelle and Takamatua before descending into Akaroa, terminating just before the Woodills Road/Rue...
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Germans were allotted sections on the next bay to the west, now known as Takamatua, but until 1915 was called German Bay. The total area of the land taken...
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photographer for more than 30 years. Her work included the opening of Takamatua wharf in 1910, Armistice day celebrations and the opening of the war memorial...
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with other settlements including French Farm, Wainui, Robinson's Bay and Takamatua as the statistical area of Akaroa Harbour. Duvauchelle had a population...
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