page_title: Mount Maunganui (mountain)
section_title: Ownership
hierarchical_section_title: Mount Maunganui (mountain) / Ownership
caption_attribution_description: English: Panorama of photos of Mt Maunganui, Tauranga, New Zealand; Deutsch: Foto-Panorama des Mt. Maunganui nahe Tauranga (Neuseeland)
context_page_description: Mount Maunganui, or Mauao, commonly known by locals as The Mount, is an extinct volcanic cone at the end of a peninsula and the town of Mount Maunganui, by the eastern entrance to the Tauranga Harbour in New Zealand. It is considered very important and tapu by the local Māori iwi, featuring extensively in local mythology. It is also of significant historical value. The summit is 232 metres above sea level.
  In recent years there have been several fires on the mountain, in turn triggering a number of replanting efforts. Since Mount Maunganui has been open to the general public it has become a popular location for many activities including scenic walks, jogging and even hang gliding.
context_section_description: On 14 May 2008, New Zealand's Parliament adopted legislation whereby ownership of Mount Maunganui was transferred from the Crown to the Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngati Ranginui and Ngati Pukenga iwi. The land had been alienated following the 1863 land wars.
caption: Panorama of the mountain and the Main Beach
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