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What happened to the Totara tree that once stood on Maungakiekie

The last tree on top of One Tree Hill was a pine tree - Pinus radiata Another Maori name for the hill is Te Totara i Ahua which refers to a sacred totara tree Another Maori name for the hill is Te Totara i Ahua which refers to a sacred totara tree That tree was cut down in 1852 by a party of workmen, reportedly angry at the non-arrival of some rations.

October 2000 Auckland City Council deemed the tree unsafe due to its dwindling health after a number of attacks in recent years.

What is Maungakiekie named after? Cornwall Park is named after the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (later King George V and Queen Mary of England).



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