New Zealand - Auckland - One Tree Hill - Unveiling the Monument - 1948 - Family Snapshot - Original Photo #325046 Maungakiekie-One Tree Hill - roadside stories - The second-largest of the 46 volcanoes that dot the Auckland landscape, Maungakiekie was once the site of a massive pā (fortified village), home to several thousand people. - By the time of European settlement the pā had been abandoned, and a single tōtara tree grew on the summit. - This was later replaced by a single Monterey pine, and Maungakiekie became known as One Tree Hill. (Reference: read more at https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/video/maungakiekie-one-tree-hill-roadside-stories) Maungakiekie / One Tree Hill - A 182-metre (597 ft) volcanic peak in Auckland - An important memorial place for both Māori 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 Māori name Maungakiekie means "mountain of the kiekie vine". - Māori also knew it as "tōtara that stands alone". - The mountain and its surrounds were home to the Te Wai ō Hua tribe from the early 1700s and probably before that time. - Other Māori tribes in the Auckland area can also trace their ancestry to the mountain. (source - Wikipedia)