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'''What:''' Prehistoric Maori fortification and town built on a volcanic cone. There is a little on site interpretation. Be sure to get away from the summit where modern road and a water reservoir have destroyed the Maori evidence. Look out for kumara storage pits.
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[[Image:Mteden.jpg|framed|Storage pits on terraces]]
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Prehistoric Maori fortification and place of residence built on a volcanic cone. There is a little on site interpretation. Be sure to get away from the summit where modern road and a water reservoir have destroyed the Maori evidence. Look out for terracing for living areas and defence and kumara storage pits.
  
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The motorway built to the north of the site threatened to damage the site. At a planning hearing the Volcanic Cones Protection Society successfully resisted this and the road was moved northwards with much less effect on the cone.
  
===What else to do there:===
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Archaeological investigation preceded the construction of the reservoir <ref> Wilfred Shawcross 1962 EXCAVATIONS ON MOUNT RQSKILL New Zealand Archaeological Association Newsletter 5(1):81-83.</ref>
Great views over the inner city and harbour and beyond to the Hauraki Gulf.
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See also the Archaeopedia page on the site [[Mount Roskill]].  
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[[Image:Roskill.jpg|framed|The Maunga from the east]]
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'''Web Info:''' http://www.arc.govt.nz/environment/volcanoes-of-auckland/mt-eden.cfm
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===What else to do there:===
  
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Great views over the inner city and Manukau Harbour.  Nearby are Mt Albert and One Tree Hill.
  
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Try the Wallace Art Centre in The Pa at Monte Cecilia Park, [https://www.wallaceartstrust.org.nz/ Web site]
  
  
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'''Web Info:'''
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[https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/pages/search.aspx?k=T%C5%ABpuna%20Maunga%20o%20T%C4%81maki Tūpuna Maunga o Tāmaki Makaurau]
  
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[https://www.maunga.nz/maunga/pukewiwi-puketapapa/ Maunga Authority Page on the Maunga]
  
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puket%C4%81papa Wikipedia]
  
  
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Latest revision as of 21:14, 22 January 2023

SITE TO VISIT
Mt Roskill
Puketāpapa, also known as Pukewīwī
Twostar.gif
Patu.gif
Ethnicity: Maori
Site type: Pa
Where: Central Isthmus - 20 minutes from the city centre
How to get there: Bus (Check Rideline) or taxi.
How Long to allow: 1 hr walking over the site.
Disclaimer

Location:

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What:

Prehistoric Maori fortification and place of residence built on a volcanic cone. There is a little on site interpretation. Be sure to get away from the summit where modern road and a water reservoir have destroyed the Maori evidence. Look out for terracing for living areas and defence and kumara storage pits.

The motorway built to the north of the site threatened to damage the site. At a planning hearing the Volcanic Cones Protection Society successfully resisted this and the road was moved northwards with much less effect on the cone.

Archaeological investigation preceded the construction of the reservoir [1]

See also the Archaeopedia page on the site Mount Roskill.


The Maunga from the east

What else to do there:

Great views over the inner city and Manukau Harbour. Nearby are Mt Albert and One Tree Hill.

Try the Wallace Art Centre in The Pa at Monte Cecilia Park, Web site


Web Info:

Tūpuna Maunga o Tāmaki Makaurau

Maunga Authority Page on the Maunga

Wikipedia


References

  1. Wilfred Shawcross 1962 EXCAVATIONS ON MOUNT RQSKILL New Zealand Archaeological Association Newsletter 5(1):81-83.