Difference between revisions of "Mt Roskill Puketapapa - Visit"
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Great views over the inner city and harbour and beyond to the Hauraki Gulf. | Great views over the inner city and harbour and beyond to the Hauraki Gulf. | ||
Revision as of 18:20, 20 August 2020
| SITE TO VISIT | |
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| Mt Roskill | |
| Puketapapa | |
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| 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 terracing and kumara storage pits.
Storage pits on terraces
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
