Maungakiekie - One Tree Hill - Roadside Story

A Manatū Taonga audio guide to Maungakiekie (One Tree Hill). Check out the Ministry for Culture and Heritage's audio guide to Maungakiekie in the image carousel above.

The second-largest of the 46 volcanoes that dot the Auckland landscape, Maungakiekie was once the site of a massive pā (fortified village), home to several thousand people. By the time of European settlement the pā had been abandoned, and a single tōtara tree grew on the summit. This was later replaced by a single Monterey pine, and Maungakiekie became known as One Tree Hill.

Auckland volcanoes,
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/auckland-places/19

The tribes of Ngāti Whātua,
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/ngati-whatua/2

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Roadside Stories are a series of audio guides to places of interest on major road trips in New Zealand. Each guide tells the story of an attraction along the way -- its people, its history, its cultural and natural significance. For more information about Roadside Stories visit http://www.mch.govt.nz/roadside/