Mt Wellington Maungarei - Visit
SITE TO VISIT
Mt Wellington
Maungarei
Ethnicity:
Maori
Site type:
Pa
Where:
East Auckland - 20 minutes from the city centre
How to get there:
Bus, Train (Check Rideline) or taxi.
How Long to allow:
1 hr walking over the site.
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Location:
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What:
Prehistoric Maori fortification and place of residence built on a volcanic cone. There is little on site interpretation. It is one of the better preserved cone pa in the Auckland field.
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What else to do there:
Views over the eastern city.
Panmure Basin has a circumferential walk with a bridge over the entrance.
Sylvia Park, New Zealand's largest shopping mall is only a short distance away.
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