Urban Ark – Manawa Taiao
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  4. The maunga

The maunga

Within the Urban Ark area Maungawhau / Mt Eden forms our eastern boundary, while Ōwairaka / Te Ahikā Roa o Raka / Mt Albert is the heart of the western half of the region.

We are also fringed by:

  • Te Kōpuke / Titikōpuke / Mount St John
  • Pukewīwī / Puketāpapa / Mount Roskill
  • Te Tatua-a-Riukiuta / Big King

As part of a Treaty settlement, all five were returned to the 13 mana whenua iwi and hapū of Auckland, known as Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau (or The Tāmaki Collective). Since 2014, the maunga have been managed by the Tūpuna Maunga Authority, a statutory authority with equal representation from mana whenua and Auckland Council.

Urban Ark – Manawa Taiao aims to assist the Tūpuna Maunga Authority in its efforts to protect and restore the biodiversity of these taonga. Existing groups are already working with the Tūpuna Maunga Authority and we hope that these relationships will strengthen over time.

Friends of Maungawhau have long been advocates for native biodiversity on Maungawhau / Mt Eden and have worked with the Tūpuna Maunga Authority since 2014.

Pest Free Ōwairaka have been trapping predators around Ōwairaka / Te Ahikā Roa o Raka / Mt Albert since 2017 and work closely with the Tūpuna Maunga Authority.

In this section

  • Biodiversity
    • Birds
      • Kākā
      • Kākāriki
      • Kererū
      • Korimako / Bellbird
      • Riroriro / Grey Warbler
      • Tōrea / South Island Pied Oystercatcher
      • Rūrū / Morepork
      • Tūī
      • White-faced heron
      • Rogues gallery
    • Bats
    • Skinks and geckos
    • Butterflies and moths
    • Invertebrates
    • Landscapes
      • The maunga
      • Waitītiko / Meola Creek
      • Te Auaunga / Oakley Creek
      • Rock forests
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Photo credits: Bartek Wyptch (grey warbler)

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      • Jaggers Bush Restoration Group
      • Kingsland Eco-neighbourhood
      • Lemington Reserve Restoration Group
      • Lower Waitītko groups
      • Maungawhau Ecological Halo
      • Oakley Loop Group
      • Pest Free Gladstone
      • Pest Free Balmoral
      • Pest Free Mt Eden
      • Pest Free Ōwairaka
      • Pest Free Pt Chevalier
      • Pest Free Sandringham
      • Pest Free Waterview
      • Predator Free Grey Lynn
      • Predator Free Herne Bay-Ponsonby
      • Predator Free Morningside / Western Springs
      • Manu Tīoriori I Te Uru / Western Songbird Project
      • Predator Free Westmere / Kaiwhakahaere
      • STEPS
      • Urban Ark – Manawa Taiao
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    • Report a catch
    • Trap rats, possums and more
      • Rats
      • Possums
      • Stoats
      • Hedgehogs
      • Wasps
    • Remove weeds
    • Plant natives
    • Make your garden native-friendly
    • Become a trustee
    • Other ways you can help
  • Biodiversity
    • Birds
      • Kākā
      • Kākāriki
      • Kererū
      • Korimako / Bellbird
      • Riroriro / Grey Warbler
      • Tōrea / South Island Pied Oystercatcher
      • Rūrū / Morepork
      • Tūī
      • White-faced heron
      • Rogues gallery
    • Bats
    • Skinks and geckos
    • Butterflies and moths
    • Invertebrates
    • Landscapes
      • The maunga
      • Waitītiko / Meola Creek
      • Te Auaunga / Oakley Creek
      • Rock forests
  • Resources
    • The Workshop
      • Making trap tunnels
      • Rat-proof your compost
      • Build a wētā motel
      • Nest boxes for ruru
    • Tool library
    • Trapping resources
      • Setting rat traps
      • Setting a Trapinator possum trap
      • Humane trapping
      • Pulsing
      • What's the best lure?
      • Blaze your tree
      • Recording your catch
      • Dealing with dead rats (and possums)
      • New technology
    • Promotional resources
    • Pest monitoring
      • Chew cards
      • Wax tags
      • Tracking tunnels
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