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Ripapa Island Historic Reserve
Ripapa Island Historic Reserve
Located in
Banks Peninsula area
and
Christchurch area
in the
Canterbury
region
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Introduction
Tucked close to the shore of Whakaraupō (Lyttelton Harbour), Ripapa Island was an ideal site for a fortified pa for Ngāi Tahu and later a fortress for coastal defence.
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