New Zealand - Auckland - One Tree Hill - Mount Eden - Gladys M Goodall photo - 1960s - Photo Postcard Format #t785 Maungakiekie / One Tree Hill - A 182-metre (597 ft) volcanic peak in Auckland - An important memorial place for both Maori and other New Zealanders. The suburb around the base of the hill is also called One Tree Hill. - It is surrounded by the suburbs of Royal Oak to the west, and clockwise, Epsom, Greenlane, Oranga, and Onehunga. - The summit provides views across the Auckland area and allows visitors to see both of Auckland's harbours. - The Maori name Maungakiekie means "mountain of the kiekie vine". - Maori also knew it as "t??tara that stands alone". - The mountain and its surrounds were home to the Te Wai ?? Hua tribe from the early 1700s and probably before that time. - Other Maori tribes in the Auckland area can also trace their ancestry to the mountain. (source - Wikipedia) Mount Eden - Mount Eden (Maungawhau) is a scoria cone in the Mount Eden suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. - The cone is a dormant volcano and its summit, at 196 metres (643 ft) above sea level, is the highest natural point on the Auckland isthmus. - The volcano erupted from three craters 28,000 years ago, with the last eruptions from the southern crater filling the northern craters. - Maungawhau means the 'Mountain of the whau tree' in Maori. 'Mount Eden' honours George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland. - The crater is called Te Ipu-a-Mataaho (the bowl of Mataaho); Mataaho was a deity said to live in the crater and to be the guardian of the secrets hidden in the earth. Auckland - A city in the North Island - The most populous urban area in the country - Has an urban population of about 1,570,100 (2018) - Located in the Auckland Region the area governed by Auckland Council - A diverse, multicultural and cosmopolitan city - Home to the largest Polynesian population in the world - The Maori-language name for Auckland is Tamaki Makaurau, meaning "Tamaki desired by many", in reference to the desirability of its natural resources and geography Reference: Wikipedia #mounteden