Parks in Auckland
Contents | Albert Park
| Auckland Domain
| Dove-Myer Robinson Park
| Michael Joseph Savage Memorial
| Mt Eden
| One Tree Hill Domain
| Tamaki Drive
| Western Park
| Western Springs Park
| About our parks
| Park volunteer activities
| Barbecues in parks
One Tree Hill Domain (Maungakiekie)
670 Manukau Road, Epsom
If you want to ramble through wide green spaces, head for One Tree Hill. One Tree Hill Domain and the neighbouring Cornwall
Park together form the largest area of parkland in Auckland city.
Maungakiekie is the largest and most complex volcanic cone fortress in the southern hemisphere. It has hundreds of living
terraces, food store pits, defensive ditches and banks that for centuries supported a population of 5,000 people. From the tihi,
signallers would communicate with the network of volcanic Pā across Tāmaki.
Sir John Logan Campbell, who is buried on the summit, gave the name One Tree Hill to Maungakiekie. He was inspired by the
sacred Totara he saw on his first visit here in 1840. Te Totara i Ahua was cut down as part of the colonisation of Auckland
during the 1850s and 60s. Campbell attempted to replace the Totara however only a single Monterey Pine survived. The tree was
damaged after successive attacks by Maori protestors, and was eventually felled for safety reasons in 2001.
Today, the superb parkland fanning out from the hill is grazed by sheep and cattle. As you walk or drive around the parks
you can enjoy beautiful stone walls, wizened olive groves, avenues of oaks and a kauri plantation.
You can also explore the extensive walkways, or relax with friends at the picnic and barbecue areas.
Entries to One Tree Hill Domain and Cornwall Park are off Manukau Road at Royal Oak; Greenlane West and Campbell Road.
Click here for more information about
One Tree Hill Domain and its facilities.
