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All our guides live locally and enjoy sharing their passion and knowledge about beautiful historic Akaroa with visitors.
Scroll down to read more about Linda Sunderland, Annette LeLievre, Suky Thompson.
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Linda Sunderland is the owner of Akaroa Guided Walks. Linda descends from two of Akaroa’s first French settler families and a love for Akaroa run deep in her soul.
After many years of living in Christchurch bringing up a family and working in the health industry as a nurse, Linda has recently retired
and is now able to spend more time at her holiday home in Akaroa. A stalwart member of the Comte de Paris descendants association and
involved with the bi-annual French Landing re-enactment, and Linda greatly enjoys sharing her passion for Akaroa with visitors to the town,
and will entertain you you with tales of her ancestors epic journey to colonise remote New Zealand and the trials, tribulations and successes
of their ensuing life here.
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The LeLievre family arrived in Akaroa in 1840 as part of a French plan to create the first colonial town in the
South Island of New Zealand, and their story features in most of our tours. Annette first became interested
in the family history when her own children set to researching their genealogy and since then has taken a passionate
interest, which she enjoys sharing with visitors to the town. Annette also teaches at Akaroa Area school and is another very active member of the local
community involved with youth and the arts.
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Suky Thompson is the founder of Akaroa Guided Walks. Suky lives locally on a small farm and has an in depth knowledge
of the area, having studied its history, served on its local Community Board and acted as a
heritage and walking advocate for many years. Suky has developed our range of tours and
guided visitors as diverse as former Prime Minister Helen Clark, cruise ship passengers, descendants, and schools groups from all over the country. Suky manages the Rod Donald Banks Peninsula Trust and continues to guide tours for Akaroa Guided Walks from time to time.
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