Jollies Bush

Jollies Bush Scenic Reserve, usually known simply as Jollies Bush, is a public scenic reserve in the Port Hills southeast of Christchurch, New Zealand.

Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.

Type: Forest
Description: scenic reserve near Christchurch, New Zealand
Also known as: “Jollie’s Bush” and “Jollies Bush Scenic Reserve”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tauhinukorokio/Mount Pleasant and Mount Cavendish.

Tauhinukorokio/Mount Pleasant

Peak

Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.

Tauhinukorokio / Mount Pleasant, also known just as either Mount Pleasant or Tauhinukorokio individually, is the highest elevation in the eastern Port Hills in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Mount Cavendish

Peak

Photo: Anon Mouse, CC BY 2.0.

Mount Cavendish is located in the Port Hills, with views over Christchurch, New Zealand and Lyttelton. It is part of the crater wall of the extinct volcano that formed Lyttelton Harbour.

Van Asch College

School

Photo: Archives New Zealand, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Van Asch Deaf Education Centre was located in Truro Street, Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand. It was a special school for deaf children, accepting both day and residential pupils, as well being as a resource centre providing services and support for parents, mainstream students and their teachers in the South Island and the Lower North Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Richmond Hill and Clifton.

Richmond Hill

Quarter

Richmond Hill is a hillside suburb above Sumner in Christchurch, New Zealand. Richmond Hill is a volcanic spur extending from Tauhinukorokio / Mount Pleasant.

Clifton

Suburb

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Clifton is a hillside suburb above Sumner in Christchurch, New Zealand. Clifton is a volcanic spur extending from Tauhinukorokio / Mount Pleasant. Most of Clifton was originally purchased by Dr Alfred Barker, who had applied for a 50 acres land grant from the Christchurch land office.