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Guide Leilani Tawha on Māngere Mountain.
Most people know Māngere as the place they catch a plane. But this South Auckland suburb has a rich history for both Māori and Chinese. In the 1970s, one of the few touchstones to my Chinese side was visits to a Chinese friend of my mother. Māngere was market garden territory. There I was introduced to Chinese boiled lollies that were salty, not sweet and walks on Māngere Mountain.
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Lava dome where the tohunga tā moko lived and worked. Recently I returned to the maunga for a walk hosted by guides from local mana whenua, Te Waiōhua iwi. The walks are run by Māngere Mountain Education Centre.