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. ====· 1600’s-An ancient Totara (tree) said to have been planted. ==== ==== ·  1840-Sir John Logan Campbell named the Munga (hill) One Tree Hill. ==== ==== ·  1845-Maungakiaekie and the surrounding land was purchased from local Maori’s ==== ==== ·  1852-It was believed the great Totara was tragically destroyed by a party of European workmen ==== ==== · <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'Technical Language'; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ;">1870-Sir John Logan Campbell planted a group of five <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'Technical Language'; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'Technical Language'; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ;">Pinus Radiata to shelter native trees but only pines survived ==== ====<span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'Technical Language'; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ;"> <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #000000; font-family: Symbol; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'Technical Language'; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ;">1947- Sir John Logan Campbell’s monument was completed to commemorate the Maori people. But unfortunately the monument and the pine were seen as European symbols ==== ====<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'Technical Language'; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ;"> <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #000000; font-family: Symbol; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'Technical Language'; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ;">1962 August -the Munga (hill) became One Tree Hill again ==== ====<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'Technical Language'; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ;"> <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #000000; font-family: Symbol; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'Technical Language'; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ;">1970- Acts of vandalism to blow up the existing tree using explosives. ==== ====<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'Technical Language'; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ;"> <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #000000; font-family: Symbol; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'Technical Language'; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ;">1988-a cyclone damaged the tree and some branches had to be removed ==== ====<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'Technical Language'; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ;"> <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #000000; font-family: Symbol; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'Technical Language'; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ;">1994 October -chainsaw attack the police arrested a activist the attacker made Numerous small cuts which ranged between 10cm and 42cm deep but only 20% of the trunk circumference was left undamaged and there was enough wood left to keep the tree alive. ==== ====<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'Technical Language'; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ;"> <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #000000; font-family: Symbol; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'Technical Language'; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ;">1998 august- native forest Action protest. The tree was climbed and a banner was put up. ==== ====<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'Technical Language'; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ;"> <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #000000; font-family: Symbol; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'Technical Language'; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ;">1998 October- A kauri tree was planted on the summit ==== ====<span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'Technical Language'; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ;"> <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #000000; font-family: Symbol; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'Technical Language'; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ;">1998 December- West Coast logging support protest was held and a beech tree was planted on the summit ==== ====<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'Technical Language'; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ;"> <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #000000; font-family: Symbol; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'Technical Language'; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ;">1999 September - The Second Chainsaw Attack, A group of activists carried out A protest attempting to attack the One Tree Hill Pine damaging 28cm deep in an area not damaged by the 1994 chainsaw attack. Approximately 45% of the trunks cross <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'Technical Language'; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'Technical Language'; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ;">section and 88% of the trunks circumference were sever <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'Technical Language'; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'Technical Language'; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ;">and the life expectancy of the tree was only about three years. ==== ====<span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'Technical Language'; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ;"> <span style="font-size: 16pt; color: #000000; font-family: Symbol; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #000000; font-family: 'Technical Language'; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ;">The pine had become unstable and was a danger to the public. After careful examinations of the tree it was found to be no longer safe enough to the public and had to be taken down. ==== <span style="display: block; font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Technical Language'; text-align: left; msoansilanguage: EN-NZ;">