Mount Herbert / Te Ahu Patiki

Mount Herbert from The Monument

Mount Herbert / Te Ahu Pātiki is, at 920 metres (3,020 ft), the highest peak on Banks Peninsula, New Zealand.[1] It is located south of Lyttelton Harbour and has the township of Diamond Harbour located at its northern foot.

The official name of the peak was amended to become a dual name by the Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998.[2]

References

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  1. ↑ "Mount Herbert / Te Ahu Patiki". New Zealand Tramper. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "Ngai Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998".

Coordinates: 43°41′23″S 172°44′31″E / 43.689590°S 172.741960°E / -43.689590; 172.741960


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