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There is a wealth of information about the Summit Road, Port Hills and Banks Peninsula written in the past 80 years or so. Some books can be purchased and others can be borrowed from the Christchurch City Libraries.
These are just a few we recommend:
| Title | Author | Published |
| Enjoying the Port Hills | Gordon Ogilvie | 2000 |
| Banks Peninsula; Cradle of Canterbury | Gordon Ogilvie | 1990 |
| The Port Hills of Christchurch | Gordon Ogilvie | 1978, 1991 |
| Fifty Years Along the Road; A History of the Summit Road Society Incorporated 1948-1998 (available from the Society) | Jennifer Loughton |
1998 |
| The Port Hills; A Guide to the Walking Tracks | Mark Pickering | updated annually |
| Walk Christchurch | Mark Pickering | 1998 |
| Lore and History of the South Island Maori | Taylor, W A | 1950 |
| Place names of Banks Peninsula | Anderson, J C | 1976 |
| Harry Ell and His Summit Road | Lenore Oakley | 1960 |
| Guide & Map to the Tracks and Reserves of the Summit Road, Christchurch | Available from the Society & Visitor Information Centre | updated regularly |
| Port Hills Climbing | Lindsay Main | 1998 |
| An Overview of the Port Hills Existing and Future Management Options | Liz Briggs, Christchurch City Council | 1998 |
| Banks Peninsula Ecological Region: Port Hills, Herbert and Akaroa Ecological Districts, Protected Natural Areas Programme Survey Report No. 21, DOC | Hugh Wilson | 1992 |
| Archaeological and Historical Investigations of Onawe pa, Akaroa Harbour, Banks Peninsula | Trotter, Michael & McCulloch, Beverley | 1998 |
| Along the Hills | Watson, James | 1989 |
| Extinct Volcanos: A Guide to the Geology of Banks Peninsula. Geological Society of NZ | Weaver, Stephen, Rod Sewell, Chris Dorsey | 1985, 1990 |
| Various publications by the Christchurch City Council, Parks and Recreation Committee | available from visitors centres around CHCH |