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Christchurch Gondola terminal on Mount Cavendish The Christchurch Gondola is a tourist attraction service offered by Christchurch Attractions in Christchurch , New Zealand. The gondola base is located in Heathcote Valley , and it traverses the slopes of Mount Cavendish in the Port Hills .
A portion of the Port Hills. The Port Hills (Māori: Ngā Kohatu Whakarakaraka o Tamatea Pōkai Whenua) are a range of hills in Canterbury Region of New Zealand, so named because they lie between the city of Christchurch and its port at Lyttelton. They are an eroded remnant of the Lyttelton volcano, which erupted millions of years ago. [1]
Tauhinukorokio / Mount Pleasant (Māori: Tauhinu Korokio), also known just as either Mount Pleasant or Tauhinukorokio individually, is the highest elevation in the eastern Port Hills in Christchurch, New Zealand. It once held a Māori pā, but there was little left of it when European settlers first arrived in the 1840s.
Te Tihi-o-Kahukura / Castle Rock is a prominent rock outcrop in the Port Hills above Christchurch, New Zealand. It is a short distance north of Te Moenga-o-Wheke / The Tors, on the northern side of Summit Road. It sits directly to the west of the Bridle Path and the Lyttelton road tunnel. The rocky outcrop itself is 167 metres (548 ft) long, 83 ...
Cass Peak Ōrongomai Kennedys Bush Scenic Reserve and the Summit Road in the foreground, with Cass Peak in the background Highest point Elevation 545 m (1,788 ft) Coordinates 43°38′09″S 172°37′26″E / 43.63597°S 172.6238°E / -43.63597; 172.6238 Geography Cass Peak Location of Cass Peak in Christchurch, New Zealand Location Christchurch Parent range Port Hills Geology ...
Kennedy's Bush Scenic Reserve is a public conservation reserve in the Port Hills south of Christchurch, New Zealand.It sits above the suburb of Kennedys Bush on the northern side of the hills, just north of Ōrongomai / Cass Peak. [2]
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Mount Cavendish is located in the Port Hills, with views over Christchurch, New Zealand and Lyttelton. It is part of the crater wall of the extinct volcano that formed Lyttelton Harbour. The Mount Cavendish Reserve displays some of the best examples of lava flow to be seen on the Port Hills. [citation needed]