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Banks Peninsula was formed over six million years ago, following the violent eruptions of two volcanoes. Craters form the harbours of Lyttelton and Akaroa with many smaller bays indenting the coastline.
The original Banks Peninsula forest had similar plants 20,000 years ago as we find today. Most of this forest was felled or burned during the first 50 years of European occupation.
Forest remnants provide refuges for native forest birds,including bellbird/korimako, wood pigeon/kerer

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