Rhodes Spring

Rhodes Spring is a spring in Canterbury, South Island. Rhodes Spring is situated nearby to the locality Allandale, as well as near the hamlet Teddington.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ōmawete/Coopers Knob and Cass Peak.

Ōmawete/Coopers Knob

Peak

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ōmawete / Coopers Knob is a hill in the Port Hills approximately 13.5 kilometres south of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is the highest point on the Port Hills, at 573 metres.

Cass Peak

Peak

Photo: Melissa Hutchison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ōrongomai / Cass Peak is a hill in the western Port Hills in Christchurch, New Zealand. Its most notable feature is a radar dome that was built on the peak in the late 1980s, which is used for aircraft positioning services. Cass Peak is situated 2½ km north of Rhodes Spring.

Otahuna

Hotel

Photo: Ralph Bestic, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Otahuna Lodge is the former homestead of the lawyer, runholder, stock breeder, politician, horticulturist, philatelist and philanthropist Sir Heaton Rhodes. Otahuna is situated 3 km west of Rhodes Spring.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Teddington and Ohinetahi.

Teddington

Hamlet

Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Teddington is a very small community on Banks Peninsula at the head of Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō. It sits on the junction of the road to Gebbies Pass and the road from Purau to Christchurch. Teddington is situated 3½ km east of Rhodes Spring.