Editing Banks Peninsula (section)

=== Little Akaloa ===
[[File:Little akaloa 27.jpg|thumb|The turnoff to Little Akaloa (December 2020)]]

[[Little Akaloa]] is named "little" to distinguish it from Akaroa. The spelling difference reflecting earlier local Māori pronunciation of 'r' as 'l'. It was spelt Hakaroa until 1864.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Little Akaloa {{!}} NZHistory, New Zealand history online|url=https://nzhistory.govt.nz/keyword/little-akaloa|access-date=21 December 2020|website=nzhistory.govt.nz}}</ref> Feral goats have been a problem in Little Akaloa but a successful cull of them in early 2019 is helping eradication efforts on Banks Peninsula.<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 October 2019|title=Wild goats on Canterbury's Banks Peninsula in the crosshairs|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/116773404/wild-goats-on-canterburys-banks-peninsula-in-the-crosshairs|access-date=21 December 2020|website=Stuff|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Tom |first1=MacTavish |title=2018 Little Akaloa feral goat removal operation: result report |url=https://roddonaldtrust.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/R141668-Feral-Goat-Removal-operation-report-WEB.pdf |publisher=Department of Conservation |access-date=14 April 2025 |date=2018}}</ref>

A moonfish (150&nbsp;cm long) washed up on the beach at Little Akaloa in 2013. They are more commonly found further north.<ref>{{Cite web|date=28 January 2013|title='Huge' fish attracts attention in Little Akaloa|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8232204/Huge-fish-attracts-attention-in-Little-Akaloa|access-date=21 December 2020|website=Stuff|language=en}}</ref>

Farming around Little Akaloa is a mainstay of the economy.<ref>{{Cite web|date=1 May 2015|title=Business and farming combine in environmental care|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/beef/68137524/business-and-farming-combine-in-environmental-care|access-date=21 December 2020|website=Stuff|language=en}}</ref> with accommodation providers being a second.<ref>{{Cite web|date=5 May 2019|title=Living large in a tiny home in Little Akaloa|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/destinations/nz/112373284/southern-stays-living-large-in-a-tiny-home-in-little-akaloa|access-date=21 December 2020|website=Stuff|language=en}}</ref> Camping at the Little Akaloa Domain is popular in summer. The beach has a boat ramp.