Maungakawa Story

We wanted somewhere quiet where our daughter could run around freely without us worrying plus it’s beautiful #maungakawa #treatysettlementstories #produce #theaspirationstory

A photo posted by roomnineteen (@roomnineteen) on Nov 11, 2014 at 2:40pm PST

I’m 3 hours into it - sucker for punishment me - going right over the top #maungakawa #the-aspiration-story-story #produce #treatysettlementstories

A photo posted by roomnineteen (@roomnineteen) on Nov 11, 2014 at 1:29pm PST

We’re new friends - I’ve just moved to the bottom of the hill but she’s been here 7 years - we’re going to make this walk a regular thing #maungakawa #treatysettlementstories #produce #theaspirationstory

A photo posted by roomnineteen (@roomnineteen) on Nov 11, 2014 at 3:30pm PST

My daughter has never been up here before so I brought her up to see the view. It’s also a great place to see the new highway transition link. #maungakawa #produce #treatysettlementstories #the-aspiration-story

A photo posted by roomnineteen (@roomnineteen) on Nov 11, 2014 at 2:39pm PST

The hill makes her work pretty hard on the trip back up but she’s a great ride #maungakawa #theinbetweenstory #treatysettlementstories #find

A photo posted by roomnineteen (@roomnineteen) on Nov 11, 2014 at 3:26pm PST

I do this every Sunday - i start my shift early so I can - I love it - it’s a beautiful mountain - it’s my special place #maungakawa #treatysettlementstories #theaspirationstory #produce

A photo posted by roomnineteen (@roomnineteen) on Nov 11, 2014 at 3:22pm PST

The thing that really kills me is that I’m pretty sure I’m only a third of the way up. But it doesn’t stop me doing it every weekend. Catch you guys on the way back. #maungakawa #treatysettlementstories #produce #theaspirationstory

A photo posted by roomnineteen (@roomnineteen) on Nov 11, 2014 at 4:03pm PST

I’ve just immigrated here from Nottingham in England. In New Zealand I’m a great grandma and I’m going to live here at the bottom of Maungakawa Hill - I think it’s absolutely gorgeous #theaspirationstory #maungakawa #treatysettlementstories #produce

A photo posted by roomnineteen (@roomnineteen) on Nov 11, 2014 at 2:50pm PST

Preserving our native trees. #maungakawa #treatysettlementstories #produce #the-aspiration-story

A photo posted by roomnineteen (@roomnineteen) on Nov 11, 2014 at 2:30pm PST

We found the tree off the notable trees register - Tom found our tree on the national register #maungakawa #treatysettlementstories #produce #theaspirationstory

A photo posted by roomnineteen (@roomnineteen) on Nov 11, 2014 at 3:08pm PST

The road gets steeper #maungakawa #treatysettlementstories #theaspirationstory #produce

A photo posted by roomnineteen (@roomnineteen) on Nov 11, 2014 at 1:45pm PST

We think we’ve made a difference so far, people often comment that they can see and hear the Tui up here. #maungakawa #produce #treatysettlementstories #the-aspiration-story

A photo posted by roomnineteen (@roomnineteen) on Nov 11, 2014 at 1:36pm PST

Somebody named all these trees - we wonder who it was - maybe Mr Gudex? #maungakawa #treatysettlementstories #theinbetweenstory #find

A photo posted by roomnineteen (@roomnineteen) on Nov 11, 2014 at 2:53pm PST

The canopy closes in #maungakawa #treatysettlementstories #produce

A photo posted by roomnineteen (@roomnineteen) on Nov 11, 2014 at 1:32pm PST

We’ve been laying poison here as part of Project Halo. It’s to get rid of the rats and bring back the Tuis. #maungakawa #produce #the-aspiration-story #treatysettlementstories

A photo posted by roomnineteen (@roomnineteen) on Nov 11, 2014 at 1:30pm PST