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RESOURCES

   
 

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

 

 
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