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Mt Eden area - Maungawhau Heritage Walks

Introduction | Early development | Mt Eden Village Walk | Mt Eden Neighbourhood Walk | Mt Eden industrial area | Eden Valley Shopping Centre

Introduction

Four Mt Eden (Maungawhau) neighbourhood walks

Picture of the view of Mt Eden Village from the summit.
View of Mt Eden Village
from the summit

"E Maungawhau tu mai tonu ana ka whiti nga wai o Mata..."

"Maungawhau, standing tall above the sparkling waters of the Waitemata"

Each of these trails will take approximately 40 minutes to walk. They explore different themes of historical development in the area from the 1840s onwards.

The walks include:

  • Mt Eden Village Walk - early development of the village, including historic churches, businesses, schools, and development of the retail and social core.
  • Mt Eden Neighbourhood Walk - residential subdivision and architectural styles, excursions to Mt Eden, early churches, administration and Mt Eden Primary School.
  • Eden Valley Shopping Centre Walk - development of Dominion Road, early businesses, architectural styles and transport.
  • Mount Eden Industrial Area Walk - early industry in the area, Mt Eden Prison, the Quarry, and the Colonial Ammunition Company.

This area includes a number of buildings and sites that are registered by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust or scheduled in the Auckland City Council's District Plan as being of heritage value.

Items that are registered or scheduled are identified within this content using the following key:

New Zealand Historic Places Trust

Registered in category I -  Places of special or outstanding historical or cultural heritage value.

Registered in category II - Places of historical or cultural heritage value.
 

Auckland City Council District Plan

Scheduled in category A -  Buildings, objects and places of outstanding natural beauty, or architectural, scientific or historical significance well beyond their immediate environs. Demolition of a category A item is a prohibited activity.

Scheduled in category B -  Buildings, objects or places of such quality and character that they should not be removed, damaged or altered significantly.

The details of these walks including maps are published in a brochure which you can download

Mt Eden Area - Maungawhau Heritage Walks (602kb) PDF

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Published March 2008