In actual fact, my plan for today was orgininally to head over to Rangatoto, but in the end I got up a bit too late and missed the ferry, so, after a long series of "damn!" and "d'oh"s I thought I should do something else with myself.
I'd heard of the one tree hill domain, so i thought i'd go and check it out.
The domain and the cornwall park are basically side by side to each other, similar to hyde park and prince albert park.
The One Tree Hill is a 182 metre volcanic peak, it turns out that Auckland is actually a beehive for volcanoes and this domain was of particularly strong volvanic activity a few (thousand) years ago.
There'a a huge obelisk at the summit in honor of the Maori people (the Maori being the new zealand aborigines).
The view from the summit is awesome, you can actually make out all the volcanic cones and craters around ackland, as well as catching a view of both shores (auckland is an istmus, so you can catch the sea both on the north east and south west).
The park itself is also really cool, with plenty of random sculptures to commemorate that the one tree hill was once a main Maori fortress. Because of the volcanic soil being very fertile and the excellent defensive position, the one tree hill became a massive settlement (till the europeans came and took over, basically).
Hopefully tomorrow I will get up in time and catch the ferry! For now, I´m a gonna chill, was a bit of a walk!
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