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Introduction:
"(New Zealand, South Island) Banks Peninsula is reknowned for its scenic beauty and wonderful walking tracks. Here are a few."


1. This popular walk of over three days starts at Akaroa and follows a route across private land and around several bays.
    The Banks Peninsula Track
    The Southern Cross route
    The Mount Difficulty walkway
    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.
    Mt Herbert
    Mt Wilson
    Mt Ruapehu
    French Hill


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


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?
    Furthest point south that Nikau Palms grow
    The weather is too warm for Nikau Palms
    Nikau Palms grow nowhere else in New zealand
    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 Germans WW1
    The Australians anytime
    The Japanese WW2
    The Russians in the 1900's


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


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


8. Another good reserve to visit is in Pigeon Bay and is known as which of these reserves?
    Day Scenic Reserve
    Kay Scenic Reserve
    Hay Scenic Reserve
    Bay 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?
    Scene of a bloody battle
    Ancestral spirits
    Old Pa site
    All of these


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