Story: South Canterbury region

Hunters Hills

This view of the Hunters Hills looks north-west near Waimate. So named because they were a favourite hunting ground of the Māori leader Te Huruhuru, the hills separate the coastal downlands from the Hakataramea and Upper Waihao valleys.

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John Wilson, South Canterbury region – Early European history, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/11332/hunters-hills (accessed 4 June 2026).

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

Comments

Dominique Davaux-Guthrie
01 August 2024

I am looking for the length in kilometers of the Hunter Hills from Morven's Greenhills until Timaru. Can't find it in any of the sites. Only history, a great history though. Thanks