Walking Banks Peninsula

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1. This popular walk of over three days starts at Akaroa and follows a route across private land and around several bays. The Mount Difficulty walkway The Banks Peninsula Track The Southern Cross route The Puff 'n Puff

2. A stunning walk of one hour takes you from Orton Bradley park along a shady grotto to a waterfall on the mountain. Name this Mountain. French Hill Mt Ruapehu Mt Herbert Mt Wilson

3. There are a number of walks that can be taken from the Summit Roads. How were these summits created seismic activity meteor strike windblown sediment volcanoes

4. The beautiful Nikau Palm walk (7 hours) is described as the best coastal forest remnant in Canterbury. What makes the presence of Nikau Palms so unusual? Nikau Palms grow nowhere else in New zealand Furthest point south that Nikau Palms grow The weather is too warm for Nikau Palms It's too windy for Nikau Palms

5. The Godley Head walk at the head of Lyttelton Harbour has old gun emplacements as an attraction. The original defences were to protect Lyttelton from who? The Russians in the 1900's The Japanese WW2 The Germans WW1 The Australians anytime

6. The Hinewai reserve can provide a wonderful day of walking in what? Native bush and trees Beach walks with hidden caves High mountain tops Wetlands

7. An interesting "new" walk is the Little River Rail Trail. The most complete section ends in Little River but starts where. Motukarara Akaroa Christchurch Kaiapoi

8. Another good reserve to visit is in Pigeon Bay and is known as which of these reserves? Kay Scenic Reserve Hay Scenic Reserve Bay Scenic Reserve Day Scenic Reserve

9. Birdlings Flat is a great beach walk - on which spit can it be found? Ellesmere Waiwera Forsyth Kaitorete

10. Onawe Peninsula in Akaroa Harbour is a walk available to the public, but is a sacred Maori area - why? All of these Old Pa site Scene of a bloody battle Ancestral spirits