And of all lighthouses, the Akaroa lighthouse. There are about 60 lighthouses around Wales, the Channel Islands and England where the 74-year-old retired insurance executive hails from.

View from Stanley Park of the lighthouse on French Bay in Akaroa, New Zealand. Seagulls on a Pier in Akaroa, New Zealand Two seagulls interact on a wooden railing by the water, with one eventually ...

Charming Akaroa is around 90 minutes on the clock from central Christchurch, but you’re better enjoying the journey rather than making the trip as fastas possible. Cafes and other curiosities in ...

A rare visit by bottlenose dolphins to Akaroa Harbour has delighted swimmers and kayakers. The pod was estimated to be made up of as many as 100 of the dolphins and was seen just after 7am on Sunday ...

Akaroa won Gold and the National Flower Bed title for its floral tribute to Banks Peninsula’s landmark Akaroa Lighthouse (pictured). The seaside village also won Gold in the competition in 2009.