Puke-i-Āki-Rangi

Puke-i-Āki-Rangi, commonly known as Point View, is a hill in East Tāmaki Heights, New Zealand.

Puke-i-Āki-Rangi
Point View
A tūī in a tōtara tree at Point View Reserve
Highest point
Elevation	142 m (466 ft)
Coordinates	36.949351°S 174.925385°E / -36.949351; 174.925385
Geography
Location	North Island, New Zealand

Geography

Puke-i-Āki-Rangi is a 142-metre hill in East Tāmaki Heights,^[1] overlooking East Auckland.^[2] The hill is surrounded by a 29 ha (72 acres) reserve.^[3]

Biodiversity

Puke-i-Āki-Rangi is known as a habitat for the rare New Zealand long-tailed bat. Native birds can also be found at the reserve, including tūī, pīwakawaka, kererū and riroriro.^[3] Much of the hill is surrounded by regenerating native forest.^[3]

History

The name Puke-i-Āki-Rangi originated from Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, and literally means "The Hill That Way Propelled Skyward". An alternate name used by Ngāi Tai is Puke-ariki ("Hill of the Chief").^[1] The location was the site of a defended pā, and during European times the hill gained the name Point View Pa.^[4]

In 1994 the East Tāmaki Reservoir was constructed in Point View Reserve.^[5] In 2015, the New Zealand Government reached a treaty settlement with Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki. During this process, the hill was officially gazetted as Puke-i-Āki-Rangi.^[6]

References

1. "Puke-i-Āki-Rangi". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
2. "Point View Bush Path". Auckland Council. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
3. Janssen, Peter (January 2021). Greater Auckland Walks. New Holland Publishers. p. 156. ISBN 978-1-86966-516-6. Wikidata Q118136068.
4. Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki; The Trustees of the Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Trust; The Crown (7 November 2015). "Deed of Settlement of Historical Claims" (PDF). New Zealand Government. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
5. "New reservoirs in Pukekohe under way". Watercare. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
6. "Crown signs $12.7m treaty settlement with Ngai Tai ki Tamaki". Stuff. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2023.