User:Winnieswikiworld/Monte Cecilia Park



Monte Cecilia Park is located in the Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland suburb of Hillsborough. The park surrounds the historic Pah Homestead and neighbors Marcellin College, Parkside Retirement Village and the St Francis Friary & Retreat Centre.

Origins
The land which Monte Cecilia Park was formed was once known as Whataroa Pā as it was a fortified Pā in the 17th and 18th centuries. The site was important to Māori tribes such as

in 1844 the land was bought from Māori by William Hart.

In 2002 it was purchased by Auckland City Council