Mt Herbert – Te Ahu Pātiki – 919m

• 919 metres above sea level (3,020 ft) making it the highest peak on Banks Peninsula.

• Formed as a result of the huge volcanic eruptions which formed Banks Peninsula.

• It is located south of Lyttleton Harbour and has the township of Diamond Harbour located at its northern foot.

• The summit of Mt Herbert is flat, and a short distance to the south-west there is a small shelter of Scandinavian design that blends with the landscape.

• With a rainfall approaching 180 centimetres, the climate suits the trees. There are hundreds of very big mataī, kahikatea, mountain and lowland totara as well as a wide variety of broad-leaved trees and some interesting varieties including pāhautea, the New Zealand cedar.

• Near the 600 metre level a small circular cairn marks a change in the type of vegetation.