Auckland stuff: Behind the names of Tāmaki Makaurau's landmarks | Stuff.co.nz

Описание: From Māngere Mountain to Karangahape Rd, Auckland’s suburbs and maunga carry their histories in their names. Read more: https://bit.ly/Stuffnz-tāmakimakaurau | Subscribe: https://bit.ly/2JPg8oB

Māori first arrived in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland), “the land of a thousand lovers”, more than 1000 years ago and built protective pā on the volcanic mountains around the city.

Luckily for today’s inhabitants, suburbs and maunga around the city carry their histories in their names.

Puhihuia Wade grew up in Pukaki, in Māngere, nearly a thousand years after her tūpuna came to Tāmaki on the Tainui waka.

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