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| THE WAECKERLE BRIDGES |
| Two bridges on Rue Lavaud, built in 1879, still the town’s main road traffic over small streams. |
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| THE ‘BRITOMART’ CANNON |
| An historic cannon is a feature of the small reserve on the Akaroa waterfront named after the vessel that brought the British authorities south to Akaroa in 1840.
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| TOWN CEMETERIES |
| Akaroa’s three cemeteries – for different denominations – are picturesquely situated on a wooded spur running down towards the sea. |
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| TOWN WHARF |
| This wharf has served Akaroa as its main landing place since 1888.
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| WAR MEMORIAL |
| Akaroa’s war memorial was described when it was unveiled as one of the most beautiful and arresting in the country. |
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| WHALING TRYPOTS |
| Whaling trypots on the Akaroa foreshore are reminders of one of the first industries that brought Europeans to Canterbury. |
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