One Tree Hill | |
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Coordinates: 36°54′29″S 174°47′42″E / 36.908°S 174.795°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
City | Auckland |
Local authority | Auckland Council |
Electoral ward | Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward |
Local board | Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board |
Area | |
• Land | 275 ha (680 acres) |
Population (June 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 4,800 |
Hospitals | Greenlane Clinical Centre |
Epsom | Greenlane | Ellerslie |
Royal Oak |
One Tree Hill
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Mount Wellington |
Onehunga | Penrose |
One Tree Hill is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. The residential part of the suburb is located to the east and south-east of Maungakiekie / One Tree Hill, from which it takes its name, with the volcanic peak located within the suburb's boundaries.
The suburb was established in the 1930s. Many period bungalows remain. Cornwall Park and Maungakiekie are major attractions within the suburb.[3]
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[Traditional Māori music (15 secs)] Māungakiekie, or One Tree Hill, is one of Auckland's most iconic mountains. Māungakiekie means 'mountain where kiekie grows abundantly.' Kiekie is a native vine that grows in forests, so the mountain was probably originally covered in trees. Like many hills in Auckland, Māungakiekie, is a volcanic one. There are 46 volcanoes in Auckland, all within 20 kilometres of the city centre. Auckland's volcanic landscape is of such unique importance that it is being considered for nomination as a UNESCO World Heritage site. The oldest volcanic cone, where the Auckland Domain is located, erupted about 150,000 years ago. The most recent, Rangitoto Island erupted only 600 years ago. Māungakiekie is the second largest volcanic cone in Auckland, after Rangitoto. It is over 180 metres high and has three craters. According to Māori tradition, Auckland's volcanoes surfaced during a battle between the peoples of the Waitākere Ranges, west of Auckland, and the Hunua Range, in the south. When the Hunua people advanced against the weakened Waitākere forces, a shield of volcanic explosions stopped them in their tracks. Auckland's volcanic cones were ideal sites for pā, or fortified villages. Māori ringed their palisaded fortresses with terraces of housing, storage pits, and large gardens on the surrounding fertile soil. Māungakiekie was the stronghold of Kiwi Tāmaki, paramount chief of the Waihua iwi, or tribe, which dominated the area in the early 18th century. His pā housed about 4,000 warriors. You can still see the terracing and kumara pits from the pā today. Kiwi Tāmaki and his iwi lived in relative peace until tensions with the neighbouring Te Taoū iwi erupted when he and his warriors killed members of Te Taoū at a funeral feast. This led to a battle at Paruroa, now known as Big Muddy Creek, on the Manukau Harbour. Kiwi Tāmaki was killed in the battle, which occurred around 1740. By the time Europeans came to New Zealand, Māungakiekie pā had been abandoned and the mountain had also become known as Te Tōtara i Āhua, because of the single native tōtara tree that stood at the top. But this tree was cut down by a Pākehā settler in 1850, probably for fencing or firewood. Sir John Logan Campbell, a wealthy community leader, tried to make up for it by planting a grove of trees, but only a single Monterey pine survived. Campbell bequeathed substantial land around Māungakiekie to the city, and he was buried on top of the mountain. In 1940, the monumental obelisk which stands at the top of One Tree Hill was erected, incorporating his grave. This obelisk was originally erected for Auckland's centenary celebrations and commemorates 'the achievements and character of the great Maori people.' Māungakiekie's international profile was lifted after the Irish supergroup U2 wrote the song 'One Tree Hill'. When the band toured New Zealand in 1984, lead singer Bono visited the landmark and it left a vivid impression. When U2's crew member, Aucklander Greg Carroll, died as a result of a motorbike accident, the band's next album, The Joshua Tree, was dedicated to Greg and featured the song 'One Tree Hill'. In 1994, Māori activist Mike Smith attacked the Monterey Pine on the top of Māungakiekie with a chainsaw. Some Māori felt that a pine tree, as a non-native plant, was inappropriate for a place of such importance to Māori. There was another chainsaw attack in 1999 and two years later the tree was removed as it had become unsafe as a result of the attacks. No tree has been planted to replace it.
Demographics
One Tree Hill covers 2.75 km2 (1.06 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 4,800 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 1,745 people per km2.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 4,125 | — |
2013 | 4,161 | +0.12% |
2018 | 4,506 | +1.61% |
Source: [4] |
One Tree Hill had a population of 4,506 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 345 people (8.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 381 people (9.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,680 households, comprising 2,169 males and 2,340 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female. The median age was 34.7 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 810 people (18.0%) aged under 15 years, 945 (21.0%) aged 15 to 29, 2,301 (51.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 450 (10.0%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 65.3% European/Pākehā, 8.5% Māori, 10.9% Pacific peoples, 24.0% Asian, and 3.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 35.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 47.2% had no religion, 38.6% were Christian, 0.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 2.7% were Hindu, 2.1% were Muslim, 1.6% were Buddhist and 1.7% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 1,581 (42.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 318 (8.6%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $45,000, compared with $31,800 nationally. 1,116 people (30.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,205 (59.7%) people were employed full-time, 483 (13.1%) were part-time, and 129 (3.5%) were unemployed.[4]
Education
Oranga School is a coeducational contributing primary school (years 1-6) with a roll of 260 as of February 2024.[5][6]
Notable people
- Cicely Hilda Farmer (1870–1955), novelist (born in One Tree Hill)[7]
- Arthur Hall (1880–1931), MP for the Reform Party and farmer (born in One Tree Hill)[8]
Mayors
One Tree Hill existed as a separate borough from 1930 until 1989, when it was absorbed into Auckland City. During that time, the borough had eight mayors:[9]
Name | Term of office | ||
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1 | Joseph Speight Hardwicke | 1930 | 1931 |
2 | Israel Goldstine | 1931 | 1947 |
3 | Brian Preston Stevenson | 1947 | 1956 |
4 | Francis William Laidlaw Milne | 1956 | 1968 |
5 | Walter Adolph Race | 1968 | 1971 |
6 | Leonard Jack Harley | 1971 | 1971 |
7 | Harold Cooper Sadgrove | 1971 | 1974 |
8 | Jack Dickey | 1974 | 1989 |
References
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Cossar, Charlotte (30 January 2004). "One Tree Hill". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. One Tree Hill (142800). 2018 Census place summary: One Tree Hill
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ Education Counts: Oranga School
- ^ Bird, Ron. "NZ SEA SCOUTS JOIN 100TH COMMEMORATION" (PDF). Professional Skipper. No. November/December 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Death of an MP: Mr. A. W. Hall of Hauraki". The New Zealand Herald. 18 April 1931. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Papers Past.
- ^ "Timeline of Auckland mayors". Auckland Council Archives. Retrieved 15 November 2020.