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 protection on this wonderful and diverse former volcanic island that abuts Christchurch. The site lists over 100 walks on the Peninsula and can be searched by difficulty level, area, track length.