Reetoxa opens up about the deeply personal stories behind “Akaroa” and “Erica And The Stars,” discussing dreams, mental health, loss, hope, ...

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Akaroa may be known for its French heritage and picturesque harbour, but The Giant’s House offers an altogether more surreal reason to visit.

ReeToxA construye Double A Side 2 (Akaroa / Erica And The Stars) como una obra atravesada por memoria, pérdida y supervivencia.

Back inside the meeting room, industry bosses were optimistic but wary about the ambitious and aspirational forecast provided by MPI that their sector could potentially increase salmon production from around 15,000 tonnes per year to 450,000. In 2024, Jones extended existing coastal permits for marine farms by 20 years, a move he told the meeting was “an extraordinarily unusual thing for a government to do” but would ultimately help increase investor certainty in the sector. Akaroa King Salmon chief executive Stuart Hawthorn said the ambition was great and if it could be delivered on, it would lead to economic benefits beyond producing more food. He warned that care was needed to ensure the quality of New Zealand’s salmon, and the public perception of the sector, was not tainted. “We have to make sure we are at the high end of the [global] market. We are not trying to be McDonald’s; we are trying to be a high-quality food that is good for people.” Hawthorn said to Jones that he might like the “rough and tumble” over such issues but “I would rather avoid that in my sector”, stressing that maintaining public support and being conscious of how such growth was...

On Double A Side 2, Reetoxa gives Akaroa and Erica And The Stars room to breathe outside Soliloquy, then strips the voice so the arrangements can stand as landscape.

The moratorium boundary has been extended from Akaroa Harbour to all waters around the peninsula from the Avon-Heathcote Estuary/Ihutai mouth to Birdlings Flat.

A unique penguin exhibit in Akaroa has drawn hundreds of visitors to celebrate the 25th anniversary of a local initiative that turns penguin encounters into funding for conservation. The Pōhatu Pengui… · Photo : CarbonNYC [in SF!] · CC BY · Flickr

Pōhatu Penguins is celebrating 25 years of turning penguin encounters into funding for predator control, rehabilitation and community conservation.

A man died after drowning in Akaroa Harbour, according to police. Rescuers attempted to resuscitate him but were unsuccessful. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning. The man, identif… · Photo : MTAPhotos · CC BY · Flickr

Rescuers tried to resuscitate Yu Jin but he could not be revived.

Canterbury's More FM is giving you the chance to experience the magic of the Akaroa French Festival this October!

Repairs are under way on an uneven section of Akaroa’s main street footpath, with work expected to be finished before the busy summer season.