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Downlands and hills

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Downlands and hills

Behind the Tengawai River valley, near Pleasant Point, lie the snow-capped peaks of the Hunters Hills. They are part of the interior ranges that separate the Mackenzie Basin from the coastal downlands and plains.

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John Wilson, South Canterbury region – Landscape and geology, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/11309/downlands-and-hills (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by John Wilson, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 February 2017.