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Kōrero: Canterbury region

Whaling stations, Banks Peninsula

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In the 1830s, shore whaling stations were established on Banks Peninsula. They were the first European settlements in Canterbury, and provided bases for early exploration. This map shows the sites of whaling stations.

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Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Source: Nigel Prickett, Archaeology of New Zealand shore whaling. Wellington: Department of Conservation 2002

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John Wilson, Canterbury region – Discovery and settlement, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/interactive/10313/whaling-stations-banks-peninsula (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā John Wilson, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.