Auckland Sights

Mt Eden (Maungawhau)

#134 of 294 things to do in Auckland

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  • Address
    • 250 Eden Rd Mt Eden
  • Transport
    • 274 or 275

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Lonely Planet review for Mt Eden (Maungawhau)

The view from Mt Eden, Auckland’s highest cone (196m), is superb. The symmetrical crater (50m deep) is known as Te Ipu Kai a Mataaho (the Food Bowl of Mataaho, the god of things hidden in the ground) and is highly tapu (sacred); don’t enter it, but feel free to explore the remainder of the mountain. The remains of pa terraces and storage pits are clearly visible. On its eastern slopes, Eden Gardens is a horticultural showpiece noted for camellias, rhododendrons and azaleas.

 

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