Ko ngā tūpuna maunga ō Tāmaki Makaurau, ērā i tū hei pā tūwatawata i ngā rā ō tuaukiuki, hei haumaru i ngā iwi ō taua wā. Nō te taenga mai ō Tauiwi ka riro katoa te mana ō aua tūpuna maunga ki ngā ringa tāmi o te karauna mā roto mai i ngā tuku whenua ō Apihai Te Kawau, tētahi ō ngā rangatira ō Ngāti Whātua. Tekau mā toru ngā iwi me ngā hapū o Tāmaki Makaurau,ā, e whanga ana kia hoki rā anō te mana o ngā maunga ki a rātau, ka mutu, kua whai hononga motuhake rātau ki te kaunihera kia tū hei kaitiaki ki runga anō i ēnei tūpuna maunga.

The ancestral mountains of Auckland once stood as sacred pā sites for local iwi and hapū. When European arrived, the authority of these ancestral mountains were sold off to the British by Ngāti Whātua chief, Apihai Te Kawau. There are thirteen tribes and sub-tribes within the Auckland boundary, and they are working closely with the local council to regain status over their ancestral mountains.

Ngā Kaikōrero: Ropata Paora, Ngarimu Blair
Ringatohu: Regan Paranihi