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Mangere Mountain Education Centre

Te rohe - Location
100 Coronation Rd, Mangere Bridge, Manukau

Ngā haora mahi - Opening hours
Monday to Friday 9am – 4pm

Te utu - Admission
Free

Guided tours: Schools: $3.00 / child. Tourist Groups: $10.00/person
Workshops: Schools: $4.00/child. Tourist Groups: $10.00/person

Te Whare Akoranga o Te Pane o Mataoho' - Mangere Mountain Education Trust

Mangere Mountain Education Centre takes groups for an LEOTC experience on one of the best preserved volcanic cones in Auckland, Mangere Mountain.

The Centre's programmes include Guided walks on the mountain and/or Practical Workshops that include Maori garden toolmaking, the use of Maori medicinal plants, and traditional Maori gardening practices.

The centre’s programmes are bicultural and have links to social science, science, technology and the arts curricula.

The mountain provides a window into the mysteries of our past, having been occupied by tangata whenua for centuries. Many of the archaeological remains, such as kumara pits, terraces and garden mounds are more than 500 years old and give an insight into reading our landscape. Students are given opportunities to explore these remains, the unique geology of this volcano and hear the stories of the past.

From the summit, sprawling views of a modern Tamaki Makaurau inspire images of voyaging waka and prolific gardens allowing concepts to take on a new meaning such as; mana, whakapapa, kaitiakitanga, manaakitanga, and taonga.

Visitors leave with a greater appreciation of the changing way people interact with their environment and each other, and having taken a glimpse beyond the mountain’s surface, have gained a deeper sense of place.

Ngā wāhi -
Facilities

  • Reference library

  • Public programmes

  • Guided tours

  • Wheelchair access

  • Function space

  • Other facilities

    Museum brochures / lecture hall / Practical workshops Maori tool making, Maori medicinal plants & traditional Maori gardening practices

Whakapā mai -
Contact

Kei te mahere -
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