Please respect the local farmland and bush, no bush bashing or fence crossing is required, use the gates and paths, even if that means you have to walk a little further.
"Mutukaroa/Hamlins Hill - the non-volcanic cone!
Visitors to Mutukaroa or Hamlins Hill often assume that this prominent geological feature in Auckland City’s backyard is a volcanic cone. Not so! Located in Mt Wellington, Mutukaroa is the largest non-volcanic hill on the Auckland Isthmus.
Auckland Council’s heritage assets include archaeological sites and places of significance to mana whenua like Mutukaroa. Believed to be one of the region’s largest undefended settlements (c.1400-1700 AD), it provided a strategic position across the Otahuhu portage on a narrow part of the isthmus separating the Mangere Inlet and Waitemata Harbours.
Remains of habitation can be seen in the form of pits, terraces and midden (refuse). Visit Mutukaroa/Hamlins Hill Regional Park yourself and appreciate this fantastic archaeological landscape. Just one of the many heritage assets managed by Auckland Council on behalf of the community.
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