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The name Mount Roskill was first recorded as Mt Rascal in 1841, on a map created by a Wesleyan missionary, referring to the volcanic peak Puketāpapa.The origin of this name is unclear, however an apocryphal story links the name to a livestock thief from the early colonial era, who allegedly used the peak as a grazing area for stolen sheep and cattle.
Puketāpapa, also known as Pukewīwī and Mount Roskill, is a volcanic peak and Tūpuna Maunga (ancestral mountain) in Auckland, New Zealand. It is located in the suburb that shares its English name, Mount Roskill .
The south side of Pukewīwī / Puketāpapa / Mount Roskill, with extensive historic Māori terracing visible In 2014, the Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau Collective Redress Deed passed into law. Through the Treaty of Waitangi settlement between the Crown and the Tāmaki Collective, ownership of the 14 Tūpuna Maunga, was vested to the ...
The Puketāpapa board, named after the Māori name for Mount Roskill, covers the suburbs of Hillsborough, Lynfield, Mount Roskill, Three Kings, Waikowhai, and Wesley. [3] The board is governed by six board members elected at-large. The first board members were elected by the nationwide local elections, which were held on Saturday 9 October 2010.
Roskill may refer to: Mount Roskill, a neighbourhood of Auckland, New Zealand Mount Roskill (New Zealand electorate), a House of Representatives electorate based on Mount Roskill; Mount Roskill Grammar School, a secondary school in Mount Roskill; Mount Roskill Intermediate, a middle school in Mount Roskill
Mount Roskill Rugby Football Club is a rugby football club. It has existed as such since it merged with Hillsborough RFC, and was known for much of its life as the Roskill Districts RFC. It merged with Suburbs RFC in November 2016 and now operates as a junior satellite club and has since reverted to its former name; Mount Roskill Rugby Football ...
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The first local government in the area was the Mt Roskill Highway Board, that formed on 7 August 1868 to administer and fund the roads in the area. In 1883, the Highway Board became the Mt Roskill Road Board. [20] Wesley was a part of the Mt Roskill Borough between 1947 and 1989, after which it was amalgamated into Auckland City.