This history of the Banks Penninsula was first published to commemorate 150 years of European settlement and up to 800 years of Maori occupation. It begins with an account of the Peninsula's geography, flora and fauna, then goes on to cover several waves of Maori occupation, the Ngai Tahu civil war and Te Rauparaha's visitations.
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Author Gordon Ogilvie is one of Canterbury's most distinguished historians with numerous successful books to his credit.