Te Wepu was founded in 1843 and has been farmed ever since by a succession of New Zealanders with varied backgrounds. It can be found in the historic French Farm Valley on the western side of Akaroa Harbour on Banks Peninsula, roughly an hour from Christchurch.

The harbour has a warm climate which the local Maori – Waitaha, then Ngati Mamoe and later Ngai Tahu – found beneficial for growing the kumara (sweet potato). The French arrived in Akaroa in 1840. A heritage-listed French Farm house sits in the Bococks’ neighbour’s paddock.

Today, Te Wepu is a working farm with cattle grazing, and has 'the southern most avocado orchard, in the world' and can proudly say in 2023 that we are Carbon Positive.

You are welcome to hike to the very top of the farm, on a well-marked track, and enjoy the panoramic views of Akaroa Harbour, Onawe Peninsula and French Farm Valley or simply relax in your hot tub and soak in the view.

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