Maungarei Stonefields
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| Maungarei Stonefields
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| Ethnicity:
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Maori
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| Site type:
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Garden
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| Where:
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Northwest of Mt Wellington / Maungarei. Reserve off Tidey Road
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| How to get there:
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30 minutes from central Auckland
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| How Long to allow:
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30 minutes at the site.
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Stone heaps from garden clearing dominate the site
What:
Newly created reserve with a remnant of the formerly extensive stonefields gardens that once surrounded Mt Wellington volcanic cone. The adjacent suburb Stonefields is named on recognition of this.
The stonefields result from Maori gardening activity and small occupation sites associated with them. Garden areas were cleared of volcanic stone, into heaps and rows and the gardening took place between them. Some argue that the heaps themselves were also used for growing some crops, such as gourd.
Web Info:
http://www.stonefields.co.nz/StonefieldsTheName.aspx
