Geography in action at M膩ngere Mountain
Around 60 Year 11 Geography students swapped the classroom for the crater this week, heading to Te Pane o Mataoho M膩ngere Mountain.
Students gathered data to develop their understanding of land use on M膩ngere Mountain by early M膩ori, early European and present day people, and learned about the geology and formation of聽M膩ngere Mountain.
There was a special emphasis on early Maori land use by the ancestors of the local iwi (who run the Education Centre). Students participated in traditional M膩ori gardening (m膩ra kai) and traditional M膩ori stick games (t墨 r膩kau) workshops to enhance their understanding聽of early M膩ori land use on聽M膩ngere Mountain. The kumara and taro they harvested from the centre鈥檚 garden will be given back to the M膩ngere Community.
M膩ngere is one of the most well-preserved volcanic cones in the Auckland Volcanic Field, making it a perfect outdoor classroom for understanding both the physical 鈥榖ones鈥 of the earth and the human history layered on top of it.
