Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula Geopark is an educational and engagement platform. Banks Peninsula is an iconic volcanic landscape and biodiversity hotspot, with outstanding cultural history, with rich relationships between people and landscapes.The Geopark uses this incredible landscape to tell stories of significance that educate and inspire. The Geopark connects visitors and creates understandings which give rise to a sense of kaitiakitanga (guardianship and protection).