Te Ahumairangi Hill

[6] One folk etymology given for this name is that, during early European settlement, a road was built along the base of the ridge, and the Māori labourers had to work through their meal breaks.

[2] Another folk etymology suggests that the name is instead based on remarks made by Te Paki, a relative of Wi Tako Ngātata, when some officials visited a Māori hamlet regarding land business: "Ka mate nga pakeha....I te tina kore hoki."

")[6] 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.

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.

[2] The critically endangered freshwater snail species, Potamopyrgus oppidanus, is found only on Te Ahumairangi hill.