Mt Wellington Maungarei - Visit

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Mt Wellington Maungarei - Visit

SITE TO VISIT
Mt Wellington
Maungarei
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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.
Disclaimer

Location:

https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=16/-36.8926/174.8458


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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.


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.




Web Info:

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