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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 area includes the suburbs of Wesley, Three Kings, Mt Roskill, Royal Oak, Hillsborough, Waikowhai and Lynfield. [1] It borders the Manukau Harbour and includes two volcanic cones: Puketāpapa / Pukewīwī / Mount Roskill; Te Tātua-a-Riukiuta / Three Kings [1]
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.
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; Puketāpapa, a volcano also known as Mount Roskill in Auckland, New Zealand
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 ...
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Keith Hay Park is a reserve and sports ground in the suburb of Mount Roskill in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the home ground of New Zealand National League and Northern League side Auckland United and the Tri Star Gymnastics Club. [1] [2] Cameron Pools and Leisure Centre is also located at Keith Hay Park. [1]