Mt Roskill Puketapapa - Visit
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SITE TO VISIT | |
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Mt Roskill | |
Puketapapa | |
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 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.
What else to do there:
Great views over the inner city and harbour and beyond to the Hauraki Gulf.
Web Info: http://www.arc.govt.nz/environment/volcanoes-of-auckland/mt-eden.cfm