Musick Point Pa - Visit

Musick Point Pa

SITE TO VISIT
Musick Point Pa
Te Waiarohia
Ethnicity:	Maori
Site type:	Pa - fortification
Where:	Eastern side of the Tamaki Eastury
How to get there:	30 minutes from the city
How Long to allow:	1 Hour
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Location:

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Map of the pa in its original form

What: Large headland pa - highly modified but with still some evidence remaining.The site is named after pioneer Pacific aviator Ed Musick.

Aerial View

Web Info:

https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/parks-recreation/get-outdoors/aklpaths/Pages/path-detail.aspx?ItemId=30

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musick_Point

References:

Fairfield, Geoff 1992 Pigeon Mountain, O Huiarangi, The Birth and Death of a Volcano. Tamaki Estuary Protection Society.

What else to do there:

Visit the Art Deco Aeradio Station building.

It's a popular fishing spot.