# Mount Grey

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Mountain in New Zealand

Not to be confused with [Mount Gray](/source/Mount_Gray).

Mount Grey / Maukatere Mount Grey / Maukatere, looking towards Christchurch Highest point Elevation 933 m (3,061 ft)[1] Coordinates 43°07′02″S 172°32′51″E / 43.117316°S 172.547586°E / -43.117316; 172.547586 Naming Etymology Named for George Grey, and from Ngāi Tahu Māori for floating mountain[2] Native name Maukatere (Māori) English translation Floating mountain Defining authority New Zealand Geographic Board Geography Mount Grey / Maukatere Location in New Zealand Country New Zealand Region Canterbury Climbing Access Mt Grey Track, Red Beach Track

**Mount Grey** (officially **Mount Grey / Maukatere**) is a 934-metre (3,065 ft) mountain 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) west of [Amberley](/source/Amberley%2C_New_Zealand) in [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand).[3] It is named after [Sir George Grey](/source/George_Grey) who was governor of New Zealand when English surveyors climbed it in 1849.[4] In [Te Reo Māori](/source/M%C4%81ori_language), the mountain is called Maukatere, 'floating mountain', from where the spirits of the dead leave on the long journey to [Cape Reinga](/source/Cape_Reinga).[2]

Maukatere is a significant mountain for the [Kaiapoi](/source/Kaiapoi)-based [Ngāi Tūāhuriri](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ng%C4%81i_T%C5%AB%C4%81huriri&action=edit&redlink=1), a [hapū](/source/Hap%C5%AB) (subtribe) of [Ngāi Tahu](/source/Ng%C4%81i_Tahu).[5] Maukatere marked the inland boundary of the Crown purchase of the Canterbury and Otago area recorded in "[Kemp's Deed](/source/Kemp's_Deed)" in 1848.[6]

In 1998, the [Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998](/source/Ng%C4%81i_Tahu_Claims_Settlement_Act_1998) changed the official name of the mountain to Mount Grey / Maukatere.[7][4]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Place name detail: 21 November 2021"](https://gazetteer.linz.govt.nz/place/7327). *New Zealand Gazetteer*. [Land Information New Zealand](/source/Land_Information_New_Zealand).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-DOC_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-DOC_2-1) ["Mount Grey/Maukatere Conservation Area"](https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/canterbury/places/mount-grey-maukatere-conservation-area/?tab-id=50578). *www.doc.govt.nz*. Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Mt Grey/Maungatere walking tracks"](http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/tracks-and-walks/canterbury/north-canterbury-and-arthurs-pass/mt-grey-walking-tracks/). Department of Conservation.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-linz_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-linz_4-1) ["Place name detail: Mount Grey/Maukatere"](https://gazetteer.linz.govt.nz/place/7327). *New Zealand Gazetteer*. [Land Information New Zealand](/source/Land_Information_New_Zealand). Retrieved 18 July 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Kahurumanu2_5-0)** ["Atlas — Cultural Mapping Project — Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu"](https://www.kahurumanu.co.nz/atlas?find=Maukatere). *www.kahurumanu.co.nz*. Retrieved 17 July 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Kahurumanu_6-0)** ["Protecting Ngai Tahu History — Cultural Mapping Project — Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu"](https://www.kahurumanu.co.nz/cultural-mapping-story/protecting-ngai-tahu-history). *www.kahurumanu.co.nz*. Retrieved 17 July 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998"](http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1998/0097/1.0/096be8ed800a3ff4.pdf) (pdf). Parliamentary Counsel Office.

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