FRIENDS of Banks Peninsula Inc.

Sea-week 2025 - join us on Saturday 1st of March at the Gaiety Hall in Akaroa to celebrate! From 1pm to 7pm with Activities, Games,...

The Friends of Banks Peninsula Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday 16th January 2025, 6:00pm i n the meeting room at The...

Latest news on Akaroa Wastewater - Christchurch City Council intends to discharge wastewater overflows onto Childrens Bay Beach through...

There was a great turn out for the public wastewater meeting on the 27th October with over 130 people attending. Thanks so much to Ben...

Please MAKE A SUBMISSION to Akaroa Treated Wastewater Irrigation Scheme Resource Consent application. We encourage people to make a...

Around 100 people attended the community meeting on Saturday, hosted by Friends of Banks Peninsula and the Robinsons Bay Residents and...

Friends of Banks Peninsula appear to have been receiving quite a bit of media attention in The Press of late. Read the lastest HERE - A...

Read two shocking reports from BECA. The first sets out that the wastewater flows from Akaroa are much higher than thought and the system...

Christchurch City Council lodged their resource consent application to Environment Canterbury, who will now publicly notify the resource...

Join us for a Seaweek celebration on Saturday 9th March at the Gaiety Hall in Akaroa. Doors open at midday, with events running all...

The Friends of Banks Peninsula Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday 9th November 2023, 6:30pm at the Pavitt Cottage, Sawmill...

There was a great turn out at Saturdays Penguin Party, with people of all ages joining the festivities. Children enjoyed taking part in...

The Helps Pōhatu Conservation Trust invites the community to join them for a Penguin Party to celebrate both the end of the penguin...

Friends of Banks Peninsula have compiled a submission for the Duvauchelle Treated Wastewater Options Consultation, and we encourage you...

Make sure you take the time to sit down and enjoy these great Seaweek videos created by some talented and knowledgeable locals. Click...

Regenerate Banks Peninsula brings you "Whale Tales and Fish Scales" This event will now be run free on an online platform for you all to...

Thanks to ‘Regenerate’ for carrying out their recent ‘plastic-free’ survey. The majority of the 96 respondents indicated a real concern...

Banks Peninsula locals share their amazing ocean tales for this fun sea week event. From stories of being the last whaling family in New...