▁the ▁two ▁har b ours . ▁The ▁vol can ic ▁soil ▁on ▁the ▁sc oria ▁cone ▁was ▁highly ▁fert ile , ▁and ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁ter rac ed ▁the ▁s lop es ▁extens ively . ▁The ▁hill ▁was ▁relatively ▁easy ▁to ▁defend ▁from ▁ra iding ▁parties ▁from ▁other ▁tribes ▁by ▁its ▁ste ep ▁sides ▁and ▁impos ing ▁wooden ▁pal is ades . ▁Wa io h ua ▁occupation ▁of ▁the ▁M ā ori ▁p ā ▁ended ▁around ▁ 1 7 4 0 - 1 7 5 0 ▁AD ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁defeated ▁in ▁a ▁war ▁against ▁the ▁inv ading ▁Ng ati ▁What ua - o - K a ip ara ▁The ▁p ā ▁was ▁abandoned ▁around ▁ 1 7 9 5 ▁AD ▁with ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Te ▁Ta ou ▁leader ▁Tu per iri . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁the ▁Ng ati ▁What ua , ▁with ▁the ▁conc urrence ▁of ▁represent atives ▁of ▁the ▁Wa io h ua ▁people , ▁sold ▁a ▁block ▁of ▁land ▁which ▁included ▁Ma ung ak iek ie ▁/ ▁One ▁Tree ▁Hill ▁to ▁a ▁merchant , ▁Thomas ▁Henry . ▁The ▁Government ▁under ▁its ▁pre empt ive ▁rights ▁ex cluded ▁ 1 1 5 ▁acres ▁of ▁the ▁hill ▁itself ▁from ▁the ▁sale ▁and ▁this ▁was ▁v ested ▁in ▁the ▁Crown . ▁This ▁is ▁now ▁One ▁Tree ▁Hill ▁Domain . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁Brown ▁& ▁Campbell ▁purchased ▁Henry ' s ▁land ▁surrounding ▁the ▁recently ▁protected ▁One ▁Tree ▁Hill ▁Domain . ▁This ▁land ▁ultimately ▁became ▁Corn wall ▁Park ▁in