Mt Eden - Visit

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Mt Eden

SITE TO VISIT
Mt Eden
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Ethnicity: Maori
Site type: Pa
Where: Central Isthmus - 10 minutes from the city centre
How to get there: Bus (Check Rideline) or taxi.
How Long to allow: 2 hrs walking over the site. For the less fit there is a summit road.
Disclaimer

Location: <googlemap lat="-36.875656" lon="174.764714" zoom="16"> -36.877303, 174.764736, Mt Eden </googlemap>

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 carparks have destroyed the Maori evidence. Look out for kumara storage pits (see picture).

[[Image:Mteden.jpg]|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

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