Hopukiore, Mount Drury (Place)

SummaryFormer Marae site of Ngāti Tauaiti, along with Moturiki.

Hopukiore, also known as Mount Drury, is a 40-metre hill in Mount Maunganui, Tauranga. It provides views of Pilot Bay and the surrounding area. Hopukiore meaning "catching rats," was a site for tā moko (traditional tattooing), with kiore (native rat) teeth and bones used as tools. Following the Battle of Hopukiore in 1820, its caves were used for burials, and the site remains a wāhi tapu (sacred place). Archaeological evidence includes terraces and other features. In the 1840s, Hopukiore was used by British troops as a military base. The 80th Regiment occupied the hill from 1842 to 1843. In 1852, Commander Byron Drury, after surveying the Bay of Plenty aboard HMS Pandora, was recognised by naming the hill Mount Drury.SourcesThe late kaumatua Kihi Ngatai (Ngai Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Pukenga) on Hopukiore

Photographs

Pilot House and Mt Drury c 1950s

Mount Drury Domain

Mount Drury Tower

Mount Maunganui 1949

Surf Lifesaving 1963

Marine parade, Mount Maunganui c. 1960s

Hopukiore in the 1960s, with Mauao in the distance. Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Photo 99-028

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Hopukiore, Mount Drury (Place)