Stockade Hill

Stockade Hill
TypePublic park
LocationAuckland, New Zealand
Coordinates36°53′32″S 174°55′40″E / 36.89222°S 174.92784°E / -36.89222; 174.92784
Operated byAuckland Council
StatusOpen year round

Stockade Hill, Howick was the location of a stockade built by British settlers to defend from indigenous Māori during the British colonisation of New Zealand. It is located on the main road into Howick, New Zealand.

Howick's war memorial is located in the centre of the remains of the stockade's earthworks which are readily visible today.

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