Flagstaff Hill
Flagstaff Hill overlooks the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. Directly north of the small historical village of Russell, the flagstaff on the hill played a significant role in early relations between the local Māori of the Ngāpuhi iwi and early British colonials.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 31 metres
- Description: hill in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Maiki” and “Maiki Hill”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Russell Museum and Christ Church.
Christ Church
Church
Photo: Pulv, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Christ Church is New Zealand's oldest surviving church, located in the village of Russell. The Anglican church was built in 1835 by Gilbert Mair under the supervision of Charles Baker, and originally held services in both English and Māori.
Pompallier House
Historic building
Photo: Zaqrfv, Public domain.
Pompallier House is a nineteenth-century building located in Russell, New Zealand which once served as the headquarters to the French Catholic mission to the Western Pacific.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Russell and Waitangi.
Russell
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Russell is a charming, elegant township in the Bay of Islands, in the Northland region of the North Island of New Zealand. A short passenger ferry ride across the bay from Paihia and the Treaty Grounds at Waitangi, this historic town is one of the earliest European settlements in New Zealand, dating back to the early 19th century.
Waitangi
Village
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Waitangi is a locality on the north side of the Waitangi River in the Bay of Islands, 60 kilometres north of Whangārei, on the North Island of New Zealand.
Paihia
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Paihia is an historic town in the Bay of Islands in the Northland region of the North Island of New Zealand. It has numerous sights and activities, and stunning views of the bay.
Flagstaff Hill
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-35.25556° or 35° 15′ 20″ southLongitude
174.12092° or 174° 7′ 15″ eastElevation
31 metres (102 feet)Open location code
4VPPP4VC+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
node 10679829950OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Norwegian Bokmål—“Flagstaff Hill” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Maiki Hill”
- Dutch: “Flagstaff Hill, New Zealand”
- French: “Flagstaff Hill (Baie des Îles)”
- French: “Flagstaff Hill”
- German: “Maiki Hill”
- Maori: “Maiki”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Flagstaff Hill (New Zealand)”
- Norwegian: “Flagstaff Hill”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Flagstaff Hill”. Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.