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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