Tinakori Hill
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Tinakori Hill is a hill running for 38 hectares through the Town belt of Wellington
, New Zealand
. It was renamed Te Ahumairangi Hill by the Port Nicholson Block (Taranaki Whanui ki Te Upoko o te Ika) Claims Settlement Act 2009.
, 'tina means dinner andkahore means 'none'. The complaint became the name of both the road and the hill, and was Anglicised to Tinakore and then Tinakori.
The hill was an important site for radio transmission, with 45 aerials along its length at one time, and a receiving station at the peak. The latter was demolished in 1975. There is now a microwave repeater which handles South Island television signals and cellphone coverage.
Storms in 2004 felled hundreds of trees and required the removal of 10.5 hectares of pines from the steep lower slopes the following year. 10,000 new trees have since been planted.
A new lookout and car park were opened in November 2010.
Wellington
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, New Zealand
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. It was renamed Te Ahumairangi Hill by the Port Nicholson Block (Taranaki Whanui ki Te Upoko o te Ika) Claims Settlement Act 2009.
History
Originally, the whole ridgeline was called Te Ahumairangi. During early European settlement, a road was built along the base of the ridge, and according to tradition, the Māori labourers had to work through their meal breaks. In MāoriMaori language
Māori or te reo Māori , commonly te reo , is the language of the indigenous population of New Zealand, the Māori. It has the status of an official language in New Zealand...
, 'tina means dinner andkahore means 'none'. The complaint became the name of both the road and the hill, and was Anglicised to Tinakore and then Tinakori.
The hill was an important site for radio transmission, with 45 aerials along its length at one time, and a receiving station at the peak. The latter was demolished in 1975. There is now a microwave repeater which handles South Island television signals and cellphone coverage.
Storms in 2004 felled hundreds of trees and required the removal of 10.5 hectares of pines from the steep lower slopes the following year. 10,000 new trees have since been planted.
A new lookout and car park were opened in November 2010.