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Frog Rock

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Frog Rock

The Weka Pass between the northern end of the Canterbury Plains and the Amuri district has many weathered limestone outcrops. Their shapes sometimes suggest names – this one is known as Frog Rock.

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John Wilson, Canterbury places – Amuri district, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/10145/frog-rock (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by John Wilson, published 2 March 2009, updated 17 August 2015.