Rarotonga / Mount Smart (also known as Te Ipu kura a Maki) is one of the volcanoes in the Auckland Volcanic Field. Quarrying removed almost all the scoria cone, which was 87 m high (around 57 m higher than the surrounding land). Prior to the arrival of Pākehā, it was extensively terraced and used as a defensive pā. The former quarry is now the site of Mount Smart Stadium.
In the 2014 Treaty of Waitangi settlement with the Tamaki Makaurau Collective of 13 Auckland iwi, the volcano was officially named Rarotonga / Mount Smart and ownership was vested to the collective.
The name Rarotonga means "the lower south" and was brought from Hawaiki. Mount Smart was named after Henry Dalton Smart, a lieutenant in the mounted police in the 1840s. Te Ipu kura a Maki means "the red bowl of Maki".
The facility would include community sports facilities, a hospitality concourse and live entertainment facilities. ...Auckland FC have attracted huge crowds in their inaugural season to Go Media (Mt Smart), where they have a five-year deal. .
Last week, Tanner paced him to 3m 58.35s over the mile at Mt SmartStadium, beating a benchmark previously held by Norwegian Jakob Ingebrigtsen, who has since won two Olympic golds ... ....
The first report will look at future investment in the city’s four main stadiums - EdenPark, Go Media (Mt Smart), North Harbour, and Western Springs... (Mt Smart), North Harbour and Western Springs.
During his two-and-a-bit seasons at Mt Smart, the former Kangaroos and Origin representative logged 46 games, usually coming off the bench as a ball-playing forward ... "Dylan is obviously very creative with that ... Walker covered all of those options ... ....
Last week, Ruthe, 15, became the youngest man to break four minutes over four laps of a standard running track, clocking 3m 58.35s at Mt SmartStadium... Second- fastest is Ruthe's training mate, Sam Tanner (3m 31.34s) ... ....
One option for councillors is to stick with the status quo, leaving privately owned EdenPark as the city’s largest stadium, and the council managing Go Media (Mt Smart), North Harbour and Western Springs. .
Walker, 30, was contracted to the Mt Smart club through to the end of the 2025 NRL season, but has been allowed to leave the club just three rounds into the new season. ... He goes with our support and best wishes.” ... .
Long after his NZ Warriors teammates disappeared into the Mt Smart night, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad remains, sweeping out the locker room ... Smart - their 14-13 win in 2017 was his debut game for the club.
On Wednesday, Ruthe, 15, became the youngest person to break four minutes for the mile at rain-soaked Mt SmartStadium, still 24 days short of his 16th birthday ... Now, the shoes that carried him to history have been posted on Trade Me ... ....