New Zealand - People at the top of Mount Eden, Auckland
- People at the top of Mount Eden, Auckland, with New Zealand Road Services tourist buses and a view of part of the city in the background
- January 1968
- Photographer: National Publicity Studios; Riethmaier, G
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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 Māori. '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 Māori-language name for Auckland is Tāmaki Makaurau, meaning "Tāmaki desired by many", in reference to the desirability of its natural resources and geography
Reference: Wikipedia
Image source: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 895-A85001
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