▁attacked ▁twice ▁with ▁ch ains aws ▁by ▁M ā ori ▁activ ists ▁to ▁draw ▁attention ▁to ▁in just ices ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁government ▁had ▁inf lic ted ▁upon ▁M ā ori . ▁The ▁first ▁attack ▁happened ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁the ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Independ ence . ▁A ▁second ▁attack ▁on ▁ 5 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁left ▁the ▁tree ▁unable ▁to ▁recover ▁even ▁though ▁substantial ▁efforts ▁were ▁made , ▁and ▁so ▁it ▁was ▁removed ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁October ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁risk ▁of ▁it ▁col laps ing . ▁The ▁ch ains aw ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁attack ▁was ▁later ▁placed ▁on ▁sale ▁on ▁popular ▁New ▁Zealand ▁au ction ▁site , ▁Trade Me ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁but ▁later ▁with dra wn ▁by ▁the ▁website ▁after ▁compla ints ▁and ▁a ▁poll ▁of ▁users . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁listed ▁on ▁e B ay . ▁The ▁ch ains aw ▁is ▁now ▁in ▁the ▁collection ▁of ▁Museum ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Te ▁Papa ▁T ong are wa . ▁ ▁A ▁well - att ended ▁dawn ▁ceremony ▁conducted ▁by ▁T up una ▁Ma ung a ▁Author ity ▁took ▁place ▁upon ▁Ma ung ak iek ie ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁plant ing ▁nine ▁young ▁t ō t ara ▁and ▁p ō h ut uka wa ▁grown ▁from ▁parent ▁trees ▁on ▁the ▁hill . ▁A ▁k iek ie ▁will ▁be ▁added ▁later