Mount Eden in Auckland, New Zealand — The North Island (Te Ika-a-Maui)
Sacred Site - Maungawhau
Photographed by Shirley A Stirling, December 27, 2025
1. Sacred Site - New Zealand Marker
Maungawhau is a wähi tapu, a sacred place of great historic and spiritual significance to Nga Mana Whenua o Tamaki Makaurau (Maori tribes of Auckland). From around 1200AD Maungawhau was one of the largest pa (fortified settlements) in the region and for centuries it was home to thousands of people. Here you will see på tüäpapa (terraces for housing and gardens) and rua (pits for food storage).
Tread gently and stay on formed paths.
Find out more at Te lpu Korero o Maungawhau/Maungawhau Visita Experience Centre, beside the café below the tihi (summit).
Erected by Tupuna Maunga Authority.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1200.
Location. 36° 52.606′ S, 174° 45.834′ E. Marker is in Auckland. It is in Mount Eden. It is on Mount Eden Road north of Summit Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 250 Mount Eden Rd, Auckland 1024, New Zealand. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Maungawhau Mt. Eden (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Auckland Provincial Surveyors Association (about 210 meters away); South African War Memorial (approx. 3 kilometers away); Salvation Army (approx. 3.2 kilometers away); Lord Freyberg Statue (approx. 3.2 kilometers away); Police Station & Court (approx. 3.2 kilometers away); Administrator House (approx. 3.3 kilometers away); General Building (approx. 3.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Auckland.
More about this marker. To the right of the English text panel are two other panels. The middle one is a replicated piece of art labeled: Maungawhau PA C.1700. Artist's impression (artist unknown), Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira. The one on the far left is the marker text written in
Photographed by Shirley A Stirling, December 27, 2025
2. Sacred Site marker
Additional keywords. Maori
Photographed by Shirley A Stirling, December 27, 2025
3. Sacred Site - Maungawhau Marker
This view of the marker is written in Maori.
In English:
Sacred Site
Maungawhau is an important and sacred site to the mana whenua of Auckland due to their ancestral and spiritual ties. From the 1200s, Maungawhau was one of the largest fortified villages in the wider area, and for many centuries, a home for thousands of people. You can see the terraced platforms and the kūmara pits.
Tread carefully - follow the designated paths.
Much more information is available at the Maungawhau Information Hub next to the cafe, below the summit.
Photographed by Shirley A Stirling, December 27, 2025
4. Sacred Site
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 5, 2026, by Shirley A Stirling of Lacey, Washington. This page has been viewed 107 times since then. Last updated on January 31, 2026, by Shirley A Stirling of Lacey, Washington. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 5, 2026, by Shirley A Stirling of Lacey, Washington. 4. submitted on January 7, 2026, by Shirley A Stirling of Lacey, Washington. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
