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Story: Kūmara

Maungakiekie (One Tree Hill), Tāmaki-makau-rau

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Maungakiekie

Maungakiekie (One Tree Hill) was an extensive , protected by excavated terraces with a number of areas reserved for kūmara gardens. The volcanic soil of Auckland was particularly well suited to Māori agriculture.

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Peter Adds, Kūmara – Growing kūmara, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/17359/maungakiekie-one-tree-hill-tamaki-makau-rau (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Peter Adds, published 1 March 2009.