Kennedy's Bush Scenic Reserve, nature reserve in Christchurch, New Zealand

Kennedy's Bush Scenic Reserve covers 130 hectares on the northern Port Hills above Kennedys Bush, the largest remaining patch of native bush on the Port Hills. A grassy track leads past a three-panel sign into forest of tōtara, kānuka and rōhutu, with ferns and climbing flowers beneath. It lies just north of Ōrongomai / Cass Peak.

Thomas Kennedy owned the land from 1856 and logged its timber. From 1900 Harry Ell campaigned to protect Port Hills bush and tracks; after the 1903 Scenery Preservation Act, he bought 50 acres in 1906 with a subsidy from Prime Minister Richard Seddon, and the Scenery Preservation Board acquired the rest after 1908. A 1931 fire burned 50 acres, mostly at the fringes.

The reserve takes its name from Thomas Kennedy, who owned the land from 1856 and cut timber from the forest. Harry Ell, who campaigned to protect Port Hills bush and walking access, bought 50 acres in 1906 with a subsidy from Prime Minister Richard Seddon. The stone Sign of the Bellbird cottage at the top, finished in 1914 and opened in 1915, was the first of Ell's planned Port Hills tea rooms; he first called it Orongomai, the Māori name for Cass Peak, before renaming it in 1922.

The paths are straightforward to navigate and not very steep, making them accessible for most visitors. There are no cafes or shops nearby, so wear comfortable shoes, bring water, and plan to visit during daylight hours.

Three stick insect species of the genus Tectarchus have been collected here, including the holotype of T. semilobatus. The reserve also holds threatened plants such as native speargrass, kānuka, rōhutu and tōtara, and in 1906 a survey counted 96 species of flora.