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A tramping club was shocked to find out mid-hike their new member was just months out of prison and previously planned to decapitate a police...

Members of the Banks Peninsula Native Forest/Climate Change group this month met with Climate Change Minister James Shaw to outline the difficulties they face. Projects that followed in Hinewai’s footsteps allowed native bush to grow back on its own without any planting, using gorse as a nurse plant. But members told Shaw many were struggling to meet ETS guidelines. ALDEN WILLIAMS/Stuff Rod Donald Banks Peninsula Trust manager Suky Thompson makes her way down the Te Ahu Pātiki block. The ...

Amber Allott05:00, Jun 05 2021 ALDEN WILLIAMS/STUFF The Presss Buy the Hill campaign is in support of the Rod Donald Trusts vision to buy Christchurchs highest peak to secure public access and the regeneration of native forest. (First published May 26, 2021) An invasive weed interlocked in constant battle with farmers will be key to transforming Christchurch’s highest peaks back into native bush. Stuff and The Press helped the Rod Donald Banks Peninsula Trust crowdfund the last $120,000 it n...

OPINION: We knew the rain was coming. What could we do but hunker down.

A photograph capturing two rainbows falling into Christchurch’s highest peaks has won a competition to highlight the land Kiwis have just raised enough money to buy.

Former Green Party co-leader Rod Donald would've been honoured by the campaign to Buy the Hill and the huge outpouring of public support, his widow says.

Amber Allott19:38, May 26 2021 ALDEN WILLIAMS/STUFF The Rod Donald Trust needs to raise $1.5 million, including $600,000 from crowdfunding, to buy two of Christchurch’s highest peaks for a public conservation park. (First published May 26, 2021) Kiwis have smashed a fundraising goal to bring two of Christchurch’s highest peaks into public ownership and turn them into a conservation park but there is still a chance to help secure its future. Stuff and The Press have teamed up with the Rod D...

Amber Allott08:49, May 26 2021 ALDEN WILLIAMS/STUFF The Press has helped raise the funds to buy two of Christchurch’s highest peaks for a public conservation park. (First published May 26, 2021) Stuff has teamed up with a charitable trust to help buy a 500-hectare block of gorse-speckled hillside and help it return to its former, forested glory. After a surprise offer from a local farmer, the Rod Donald Banks Peninsula Trust launched its Te Ahu Pātiki project to bring a swathe of Lyttelton-...

JOHN KIRK-ANDERSON/STUFF The Rod Donald Trust is working to purchase 500 hectares of Banks Peninsula farmland to turn into a conservation park. Are you back at work but still hankering for the hills? The remaining long days of summer are ideal for short escapes to explore the many walking opportunities on the Banks Peninsula. A little-known organisation, the Rod Donald Banks Peninsula Trust, has been beavering away since 2010 to create more walking opportunities in tandem with biodiversity pro...

GO NZ: Eugenie Sage and Six60 on their hometown attractions - Akaroa to Invercargill 22 Dec, 2020 03:33 AM 9 minutes to read The best way to get to know Akaroa Habour is by kayak or swim: Eugenie Sage. Photo / Tim Cronshaw NZ Herald Kiwi celebrities and local experts explain what makes their home town world-famous in New Zealand, and the things you should see and do when you visit. Eugenie Sage - Banks Peninsula What makes Banks Peninsula unique/iconic in New Zealand? Banks Peninsula is the la...