Puke-i-Āki-Rangi

Puke-i-Āki-Rangi
Point View
A tūī in a tōtara tree at Point View Reserve
Highest point
Elevation142 m (466 ft)
Coordinates36°56′58″S 174°55′31″E / 36.949351°S 174.925385°E / -36.949351; 174.925385
Geography
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LocationNorth Island, New Zealand

Puke-i-Āki-Rangi, commonly known as Point View, is a hill in East Tāmaki Heights, New Zealand.

Geography

Puke-i-Āki-Rangi is a 142-metre hill in East Tāmaki Heights,[1] overlooking East Auckland.[2] The hill is surrounded by a 29 ha (72 acres) reserve.[3]

Biodiversity

Puke-i-Āki-Rangi is known as a habitat for the rare New Zealand long-tailed bat. Native birds can also be found at the reserve, including tūī, pīwakawaka, kererū and riroriro.[3] Much of the hill is surrounded by regenerating native forest.[3]

History

The name Puke-i-Āki-Rangi originated from Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, and literally means "The Hill That Way Propelled Skyward". An alternate name used by Ngāi Tai is Puke-ariki ("Hill of the Chief").[1] The location was the site of a defended pā, and during European times the hill gained the name Point View Pa.[4]

In 1994 the East Tāmaki Reservoir was constructed in Point View Reserve.[5] In 2015, the New Zealand Government reached a treaty settlement with Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki. During this process, the hill was officially gazetted as Puke-i-Āki-Rangi.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Puke-i-Āki-Rangi". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Point View Bush Path". Auckland Council. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Janssen, Peter (January 2021). Greater Auckland Walks. New Holland Publishers. p. 156. ISBN 978-1-86966-516-6. Wikidata Q118136068.
  4. ^ Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki; The Trustees of the Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Trust; The Crown (7 November 2015). "Deed of Settlement of Historical Claims" (PDF). New Zealand Government. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  5. ^ "New reservoirs in Pukekohe under way". Watercare. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Crown signs $12.7m treaty settlement with Ngai Tai ki Tamaki". Stuff. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2023.