New Zealand - Auckland - One Tree Hill from Mount Hobson - FGR photo - Circa 1915 - Photo Postcard Format #t1094 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)