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Friday, September 18, 2009

Te Ahumairangi Hill ( formerly Tinakori Hill )






Te Ahumairangi Hill was formerly known and recorded as Tinakori Hill (that wasn't an official name). The Town Belt landmark dominates and delineates the western flank of Thorndon. Topographic map 260-R27, R28 & Pt.Q27 -Wellington, records the highest point as 303m above sea level. From the beaconed trig station named 'Upper Witako No 2' the hill extends northeasterly and parallel to Tinakori Road for approximately 1km.

So ... thanks to the NZ Geographic Board we're not hiking up the Tinakori Hill any longer ... it's official, we're off to Te Ahumairangi Hill.

2 comments:

  1. The topographical map mentioned has been superseded already ! A new official national map series has been published; launched on 23 September 2009.
    http://www.linz.govt.nz/topography/topo-maps/topo50/index.aspx
    The new mapsheet for this area is
    NZTopo50-BQ31, Edition 1.0 Published 2009

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  2. Signage expenditure for the 2009/10 year ids all allocated and all current signage on Te Ahumairangi Hill and the street signage that leads to it will be updated in the next financial year. This starts on July 1 and this particular signage need will be a priority for signage expenditure at that point.

    Parks and Gardens
    Walkways and Reserves Project Officer
    P 801-3476

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