The Port Hills

Recreation and facilities

Witch Hill Reserve

Witch Hill Reserve.

Known to the Maori as 'Te-Opoko-O-Kuri' (the Dog's Head), the canine profile is quite recognisable from the Harbour. It was first named Witch Hill (possibly because of the Maori 'Tapu' on it ) in 1849 by the survey team aboard H.M.S. Acheron, under the command of Captain Stokes.

A stone seat on the summit has been erected in memory of the Maori from the Rapaki Pa and the Canterbury men who lost their lives in the First World War.

Access

Summit Road. Crater Rim Walkway, just east of the Rapaki Track.

Facilities

• Crater Rim Walkway passes through this reserve.