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22nd November 2016

Safer spaces on the way for Auckland’s ancestral mountains

Pedestrian-only areas at the tihi (summits) of five Tūpuna Maunga (ancestral mountains) will be introduced in 2017. The Tūpuna Maunga Authority decided at their meeting yesterday that the tihi of Maungakiekie/One Tree Hill, Maungarei/Mt Wellington, Ōwairaka/Mt Albert, Puketāpapa/Mt Roskill and Takarunga/Mt Victoria will become pedestrian-only spaces next year.

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11th June 2016

Trees rise again on the summit of mighty Maungakiekie

Today marks an historic moment in time for the Tūpuna Maunga (ancestral mountain), Maungakiekie / One Tree Hill. During a dawn planting ceremony at 7:30am this morning a grove of 9 young tōtara and pohutukawa were planted on the tihi (summit) where the former tree stood.

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1st March 2016

Public consultation opens on integrated plan for Auckland’s ancestral mountains

Public submissions are now being taken on an integrated management plan that will set the foundations for how Auckland’s Tūpuna Maunga (ancestral mountains), or volcanic cones are valued, restored, protected and enhanced. The Proposed Tūpuna Maunga Integrated Management Plan (IMP) can be viewed at aucklandcouncil. govt. nz/tupunamaunga.

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15th January 2016

Maungawhau / Mt Eden summit vehicle-free from 20 January 2016

The Tūpuna Maunga o Tāmaki Makaurau Authority is delighted that the tihi (summit) of Maungawhau / Mt Eden will be vehicle-fee from Wednesday, 20 January 2016. This implements the authority’s April 2015 decision which applies to all motor vehicles, including motorbikes and scooters.

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20th November 2015

Maungawhau gets new playground in time for summer

The popular children’s playground on Normanby Road at the foot of Maungawhau / Mt Eden is getting a massive upgrade. The existing playground is being removed this week and a brand new adventure park will be in place by mid-December, in time for school holidays.

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25th June 2015

Tūpuna Maunga Authority prepares a new integrated plan for Auckland’s ancestral mountains

The Tūpuna Maunga o Tāmaki Makaurau Authority is developing a management plan that will set the foundations for how Auckland’s Tūpuna Maunga (ancestral mountains), or volcanic cones are valued, restored, protected and managed in the future.

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15th June 2015

New lease on life for historic Maungawhau-Mt Eden tea kiosk

Many Aucklanders will have memories of a hot cuppa and a scone in the historic tea kiosk after a stroll to the tihi (summit) of Maungawhau-Mt Eden.

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11th June 2015

Cross on Puketāpapa-Mt Roskill comes down after consultation with church leaders

Following a constructive process between representatives of the Tūpuna Maunga o Tāmaki Makaurau Authority and church leaders alongside the Puketāpapa Local Board, the cross on the tihi (summit) of Puketāpapa-Mt Roskill was removed on Tuesday.

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21st April 2015

Motor vehicle-free summit on Maungawhau / Mt Eden

The tihi (summit) of Maungawhau / Mt Eden will be free from motor vehicles as a result of last night’s meeting of the Tūpuna Maunga o Tāmaki Makaurau Authority.

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2nd March 2015

Auckland’s Tūpuna Maunga to be alcohol and smoke-free

The creation of a new policy declaring Auckland’s Tūpuna Maunga (ancestral mountains) generally alcohol and smoke-free was approved by the Tūpuna Maunga o Tāmaki Makaurau Authority (Maunga Authority) today. The policy recognises and respects the spiritual, cultural and community significance of the Tūpuna Maunga.

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9th February 2015

Dutch elm disease found on Ōhinerau/Mt Hobson

More than 20 trees on Ōhinerau/Mt Hobson have become infected with Dutch elm disease and are being removed. Auckland Council has arranged for contractors to start removing the infected trees from the eastern slope of the Tupuna Maunga from today.

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