ARCT at Heartlands is a community centre on Rue Lavaud in Akaroa, Banks Peninsula, rated 5.0 from 3 reviews. A community centre in a small peninsula town like Akaroa usually runs as a shared space for a wide mix of unrelated activities rather than one fixed purpose, so what's actually on can change week to week, meetings, classes, government service days or community groups using the hall on rotation, and it's worth checking ahead or looking at a noticeboard rather than assuming a fixed weekly programme. That kind of hub matters more in an isolated community like Banks Peninsula, where the drive back to Christchurch for services most people take for granted elsewhere is a genuine trip rather than a quick errand. On Rue Lavaud in Akaroa, this centre is a local hub for that kind of community activity.