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Kōrero: Canterbury places

Napenape bluffs

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Napenape bluffs

Napenape was an important place for Māori living in Canterbury, and has been studied by archaeologists. A remnant of coastal lowland forest reaches the coast, which is fringed with spectacular limestone cliffs. The beaches are strewn with limestone boulders.

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Ben Woollcombe

by Ben Woollcombe

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John Wilson, Canterbury places – Amberley district, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/10172/napenape-bluffs (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā John Wilson, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 17 August 2015.