Back in the 1910s, conservationist Harry Ell dreamed of a network of roads and walking tracks open to everyone. Part of that dream was for the establishment of a summit road from Christchurch to Akaroa across Banks Peninsula. Alongside the road, a series of 14 rest houses were to be built to provide shelter for […]
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