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Back in 1927 prolific author Johannes Andersen published his classic and important聽Place Names of Banks Peninsula, but much has changed since then: names have dropped out of use or been superseded, spellings have altered, knowledge of origins has improved and large numbers of new names have been added. Award-winning historian Gordon Ogilvie, who has a deep knowledge of this part of New Zealand, has written a comprehensive, fascinating and much-needed successor to Andersen鈥檚 book. The coverage of names extends to the Heathcote and Halswell rivers and includes suburbs like Halswell and Tai Tapu.

Engagingly written, brimming with information and enriched with black and white photographs and stunning colour plates, this substantial volume is an important addition to Ogilvie鈥檚 popular and acclaimed histories of Banks Peninsula and the Port Hills. The intriguing background he provides for the place names of this region will delight all those who live there, those who visit and anyone with an interest in New Zealand鈥檚 past.

Gordon Ogilvie聽was born in Christchurch in 1934 and brought up in Horotane Valley. His love of Port Hills鈥� history began with a growing appreciation of the Heathcote-Ferrymead district, so crucial to the early development of Canterbury, and holidays on Banks Peninsula gave him a taste for Peninsula history. Despite a busy teaching career, finishing as Head of English at St Andrew鈥檚 College, he has achieved great acclaim as an author of award-winning regional histories聽The Port Hills of Christchurch聽补苍诲听Banks Peninsula: Cradle of Canterbury, and two of his biographies,聽The Riddle of Richard Pearse聽补苍诲听Denis Glover: His Life,聽were Book of the Year finalists. In 1998 he received an Arts Excellence Award from the Canterbury Community Trust. Two years later he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the 麻豆传媒团队 and in 2007 received an ONZM for service to historical research and writing.